The Wonder-filler life of Dick Oslund that hilarious Magician. This 426 page book has complete routines for the tricks he used and how to make them entertaining. It also has a fun biography and a section on al the magicians he knew and worked with. Plus fascinating stories of life on the road.

Inspired by the classic Kerouac tradition of mixing writing with wanderlust, poet and National Public Radio regular Andrei Codrescu chronicles his own picaresque trek through America in this raucous, resonant memoir. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year in Hyperion hardcover.

The 150,000 women who served in the Women's Army Corps are now seen as the undersung heroes of the Second World War. This memoir describes the life of a WAC enlistee who would serve in England when it came under attack, France immediately after the Allied invasion, and Germany after VE Day. From her experience in basic training in Daytona Beach to the climactic moment when she saw the Statue of Liberty as her ship approached American shores upon her return home, this work provides a glimpse into the life of a woman in uniform during this crucial time in American history.

Porsche Unexpected: Discoveries in Collecting Many of us have been enamored with Porsche. It is a marque with extraordinary history, technological advances, and that unique combination of elegance and brute force. Many of us have also wanted a collection of Porsches, from the earliest Gm�nd Coupe to the latest hypercar. In Porsche Unexpected: ......

In this clear-eyed, candid, and ultimately reassuring

Not Quite There won't escort you to the front row of a concert. It's not about unlimited budgets and carefully crafted reality TV scenarios. Rather, it will leave you stranded at 1:00 a.m. in lower Manhattan. It will thrust you into the high reaches of beer-soaked bleachers to inhale the pungent aroma of marijuana as drunken concertgoers urinate on you. It will get you lost in Germany at nightfall, leaving you alone to drive the Autobahn with no cell phone and currency that only works in Switzerland. Too bad you don't speak German. Not Quite There is a real-life account of the adventures and misadventures of what life "on the road" can bring. This book is about the perfect quest for the perfect place and the perfect experience, and the irony of always being Not Quite There. The skeleton might be accounts of travel experiences, but at the heart of the stories, the mishaps, and the people that create them is a glimpse at the answer to a question both complex and simple: where am I going?

There are many beautiful poems within these old woven-together words. Each speaking the weary truth. Reflecting back in time, this poetry points to a repeated history of human yearning. The wanting need to share my life with someone. The sincere beginnings, the attempts at reconciliation, and the anger that followed each failed attempt. But somewhere along my winding unpaved road, love was found. I simply had to keep searching and making changes within myself.