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Bath Massacre
America's First School Bombing

Arnie Bernstein

A gripping account of America's first—and largest—school mass murder

6 x 9. 216 pgs. 20 B&W photographs. 2009

Cloth     978-0-472-11606-5     $50.00S     Available
Paper     978-0-472-03346-1     $18.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Billy Durant
Creator of General Motors

Lawrence R. Gustin

A new edition of the classic book on the flamboyant genius who helped lead America into the automobile age

6 x 9. 304 pgs. 88 B&W photographs. 2008

Paper     978-0-472-03302-7     $18.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Everyday Leadership
Getting Results in Business, Politics, and Life

Daniel Granholm Mulhern

A down-to-earth, behind-the scenes account that goes beyond the usual self-improvement book to put a human face on the role of leadership in our lives

6 x 9. 216 pgs. 14 boxed text. 2007

Cloth     978-0-472-09972-6     $60.00S     Available
Paper     978-0-472-06972-9     $22.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Great Lakes for Sale
From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps

Dave Dempsey

With a New Afterword

Required reading for anyone who cares about the future of the Great Lakes

6 x 9. 128 pgs. 16 illustration section (2 maps, 1 table & 13 B&W photograph). 2008

Paper     978-0-472-03371-3     $16.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships

Fred Neuschel

The real life stories behind one of the most popular tales of the Great Lakes---the 1912 sinking of the Rouse Simmons

6 x 9. 288 pgs. 16 illustrations, 1 map. 2007

Cloth     978-0-472-11623-2     $24.95T     Available
Paper     978-0-472-03366-9     $18.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Looking for Hickories
The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest

Tom Springer

A masterfully written collection that establishes a new voice for the spirit of the upper Midwest and Michigan and offers a fresh look at the landscape as well as the everyday lives of the people who make up the region's small communities

6 x 9. 168 pgs. 11 B&W illustrations. 2008

Cloth     978-0-472-07023-7     $52.50S     Available
Paper     978-0-472-05023-9     $19.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Michigan Family Field Trips
Fun Sites for Kids

Ellyce Field

An essential, user-friendly guide to planning family adventures in the Great Lakes State

8.5 x 5.5. 144 pgs. 10 line drawings. 2008

Paper     978-0-472-03271-6     $14.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated
A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region

Burton V. Barnes and Warren H. Wagner, Jr.

The number-one book for tree identification in Michigan and the Great Lakes

6 x 9. 456 pgs. 125 drawings, 7 tables, 3 maps. 2004

Cloth     978-0-472-11352-1     $65.00S     Available
Paper     978-0-472-08921-5     $19.95T     Available

 
 
 
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Northern Michigan Almanac

Ron Jolly

A huge compendium of fascinating and little-known facts about Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula

7 x 10. 606 pgs. 200 B&W photographs and numerous tables. 2005

Paper     978-0-472-03088-0     $27.95T     Available

 
 
 
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The Smoked Seafood Cookbook
Easy, Innovative Recipes from America's Best Fish Smokery

T.R. Durham

Exciting new ways to use smoked seafood beyond the bagel and brunch in appetizers, salads, soups, entrées, and more

8.5 x 8.25. 144 pgs. 14 colorized illustrations. 2008

Cloth     978-0-472-11674-4     $26.95T     Available

 
 
 
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TV Land--Detroit

Gordon Castelnero

A reminiscence and recreation of the golden years of Detroit TV, based on interviews with and comments from the people who were there and made it happen

6.0 x 9.0. 344 pgs. 65 B&W photographs. 2006

Paper     978-0-472-03124-5     $22.95T     Available

 
 
 
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When Evil Came to Good Hart

Mardi Link

A new look into an old story—the cold-case file of the murders of a wealthy Detroit-area family in their northern Michigan cabin in 1968

6 x 9. 200 pgs. 20 B&W photographs. 2008

Cloth     978-0-472-11666-9     $60.00S     Available
Paper     978-0-472-03315-7     $22.95T     Available
Ebook Formats     978-0-472-02196-3          Available