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When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving.

The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers.

"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind-from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop-has though th

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley.

For almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth-by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, flying, going into orbit, even by using their own bodily

It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of

The most compelling figures in the Warner Bros.

In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop.

Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L.

Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany Dufu struggled to accomplish everything she thought she needed to in order to succeed.

So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be.

! groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.

In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman , to becoming a

An intimate, revealing look at one artist's journey from self-censorship to full expression.

This program includes an introduction read by the author. A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of best-selling writer and psychologist Dr.