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Lake Superior to Manitoba by Canoe: Mapping the Route into the Heart of the Continent

Hap Wilson

The Trans Canada Trail (www.thegreattrail.ca) was designed to run uninterrupted more than 20,000 kilometers from the Pacific to the Arctic to the Atlantic Ocean. Hap Wilson -- a modern-day explorer and mapmaker -- was the man chosen to find a water route through the wilder...

The Arena: Inside the Tailgating, Ticket-Scalping, Mascot-Racing, Dubiously Funded, and Possibly Haunted Monuments of American Sport

RAFI KOHAN · Liveright
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Riotous fan behavior, wild behind-the-scenes machinations, and madcap histories dominate in this unrivaled exploration of the modern American sports stadium. The American sports stadium, in all its raucous glory, is a shockingly overlooked centerpiece of our national culture. In this game-changing...

Flies for Selective Trout: Complete Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Tie the Newest Swisher Flies

Doug Swisher · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 151
Format: Hardcover

Dozens of new flies in full color from America's favorite flytier. Doug Swisher cowrote Selective Trout, the bestselling fly-fishing book of all time. Now he's back with brand new flies. Back in the '80s, right after Selective Trout was first published, many fly-tying books...

The Cooperstown Casebook: Who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who Should Be In, and Who Should Pack Their Plaques

JAY JAFFE · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, tucked away in upstate New York in a small town called Cooperstown, is far from any major media market or big league stadium. Yet no sports hall of fame's membership is so hallowed, nor its qualifications so debated, nor its voting process...

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