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|  | The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
Twain's two characters, Mr. Brown and himself, tour Europe and send home a series of raucous, deadpan, hilarious reports that serve both to declare the independence of American writers from their European models, and to initiate the stereotype of the ugly American. The book was originally published in 1869 after Twain himself returned from an extensive trip to Europe. AUTHOR: Mark Twain
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel 
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 | Managing Little League Baseball by Ned McIntosh
The new edition of this classic book includes recent rule changes and a special section on Little League Softball. Fully approved by Little League, Inc., and illustrated with photos and diagrams, this book is just the source managers and coaches need to build a team, develop fine young ballplayers, and handle parents and pressure. AUTHOR: Ned McIntosh
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | High Performance Sailing by Frank Bethwaite
Based on 25 years of research and Olympic coaching, this massive reference work is a major event for racing sailors. It presents revolutionary explanations of wind prediction and boat design. Bethwaite's theories boosted the average speed of the highest-performance sailboats from two-thirds the windspeed to windspeed or faster. His family includes three Olympic sailing champions and three world champions (and one of the world's most successful Olympic coaches). This book will have a revolutionary impact on racing sailboats and the way they are sailed. AUTHOR: Frank Bethwaite
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Tracks in the Sea by Chester G. Hearn
A great story of discovery and adventure in the tradition of Longitude Maritime navigation remained largely a matter of guesswork until well into the 19th century, and making a voyage meant following a series of all-too-often disastrous hunches. Changing that became the lifelong obsession of the brilliant, irascible geographer Matthew Fontaine Maury, whose career both aided and mirrored America's rise as a maritime power. With his controversial appointment as the first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1840, he at last found his life's work. While others built railroads across the trackless interior, Maury mapped the highways of wind and current over the previously trackless sea. In Tracks in the Sea, Chester G. Hearn uses Maury's career as a window on the 19th century, including the brief but glorious clipper-ship era of the 1850s, the rise of steam and steel, the Civil War and the destruction of the U.S. merchant fleet, and the points of intersection with some of the most colorful and influential people of the time, including presidents, congressmen, military leaders, scientists, explorers, merchants, and writers. AUTHOR: Chester G. Hearn
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Honda - 4-Stroke Outboard, All Engines, 1988-98 by NP-Chilton Editors
Seloc marine tune-up and repair manuals provide: The most comprehensive, authoritative information available, simple-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated procedures, hundreds of exploded drawings, photographs, and tables, troubleshooting sections, accurate specifications and wiring diagrams. AUTHOR: NP-Chilton Editors
PUBLISHER: Seloc Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Central Italy by Barrie Kerper
Description not available.Pairs a literary first section with writings by Frances Mayes, William Weaver, and Jason Epstein on Italy's history, museums, food, and other attractions; with a second reference section containing practical information on currency, menu translations, and more. Original. AUTHOR: Barrie Kerper
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel
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