From the co-author of Why Buildings Fall Down and Why the Earth Quakes (Norton) comes another fascinating look at practical science. This time it's the science of weat...

This is a complete manual for homeowners. When things go wrong, or when you are ready to remodel, you need expert advice. Henri de Marne is one of America's best known and most trusted expe...

In this book, learn: how your house works; how to turn on and off the power, water, fuels and what to do in an emergency when something goes wrong, who to call to fix the problem...

As the last of the northern cod disappeared from the fishing banks of eastern North America during the waning years of the 20th century, more than just fish faced the threat of extinction. I...

Upper Access had never published a work of fiction before, but when we read this manuscript, we couldn't resist it. It's one of those powerful stories that you can't put down, and people wh...

Most Americans, of course, would like to think that our modern-day leaders are more enlightened than the witch-hunting Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. But are they? Is it possible ...

ADHD is a childhood epidemic. By some estimates, 5 percent or more of the school-age children in the US have been diagnosed, and most of them are being treated with powerful prescriptio...

This is a very funny book, even though it also includes some serious consumer information. Lisa Carlson has collected cartoons, jokes, funny quotations, humorous last words, ...

A complete guide for those making funeral arrangements with or without a funeral director. Families, friends, and support groups who want to say goodbye in a meaningful way—not just ...

This book is a true classic—more than 300,000 copies have been sold in its various editions. With every edition, it has grown and improved. Jessica Mitford, in a foreword to the book,...

If it is your job to notify a family that a death has occurred—or is soon expected—how do you do it right? Using vivid examples, Leash guides the reader through this difficult ...

"For a nation obsessed with the happy ending, we give remarkably little thought to our own," writes journalist Tim Brookes. "Our fictions are full of the desire to shape these...

Each year, more than a million Americans are convinced by their therapists (or by misguided "self-help" books) that their childhoods were not as happy as they thought—that they harbo...

As the New York Times pointed out, this book romps through so many fascinating fields of human knowledge that it seems like an entire liberal-arts educat...

Blind since childhood, Mary Blount White was limited in what she could write. Yet after her brother and sister had died, she asked her father for a pencil and began to transcribe messages by...

This book is becoming the herbalist's bible. For the beginner, it's an outstanding introduction to the subject. For those who are already knowledgeable, it is a ready reference and thor...

This is a small-press classic, first issued in 1989, that has helped thousands of people to build or remodel better houses for less money. We've ...