Librarians seldom have as much fun--or as many direct references to dead bodies--as Miss Helma Zuckas, master sleuth and loaner of all things literary. When Miss Zuckas, librarian to the core, starts digging in the family archives, she turns up some deadly secrets. Unless she can learn the whole story, the final chapters are about to be written as a tale of mystery, mayhem...and murder.

A stunningly illustrated portrait of life and death in a hostile, high-altitude environment where no human can survive for long, Everest invites you to join Breashears, his climbers, and his crew as they make photographic history. Author Broughton Coburn traces each step of the team's progress toward a rendezvous with history--and suddenly you're on the scene of a disaster that riveted the world's attention. Everest incorporates a first-person, on-the-scene...

"With so many hiking opportunities in major metropolitan areas, it takes a local expert to sort through them and find the best of the best. The 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles series profiles the top scenic day hikes within roughly an hour's drive of a given city. Profiling the best scenic day hikes, the hometown authors explore each trail, gathering data via state-of-the-art GPS technology. Expertly drawn trail maps and trail profiles complement the detailed...

When a plane goes missing over Mount Everest, Jack and his fellow agents must brave the highest mountain on Earth to recover its cargo--the first true yeti skull ever recovered.