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The Long Walk book trailer

Cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and was sent to the Siberian Gulag along with other captive Poles, Finns, Ukranians, Czechs, Greeks, and even a few English, French, and American unfortunates who had been caught up in the fighting. A year later, he and six comrades from various countries escaped from a labor camp in Yakutsk and made their way, on foot, thousands of miles south to British India, where Rawicz reenli...

Morning Sun Book Trailer/Merrick Alpert

Morning Sun is the true story of Merrick Alpert's journey across America to track down the father who abandoned him and his siblings 30 years earlier. This poignant and often-funny memoir chronicles Alpert's rise from near poverty in rural Connecticut and his successful pursuit of the American dream. Alpert is running for senator in the state of Connecticut.

Morning Sun Book Trailer/Merrick Alpert

Morning Sun is the true story of Merrick Alpert's journey across America to track down the father who abandoned him and his siblings 30 years earlier. This poignant and often-funny memoir chronicles Alpert's rise from near poverty in rural Connecticut and his successful pursuit of the American dream. Alpert is running for senator in the state of Connecticut.

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks author Ethan Gil...

Fantasy. Science fiction. Role-playing games. People around the globe turn away from the real world to inhabit others. Movie fan-freaks design costumes and collect Lord of the Rings action figures. Some attend comic book conventions and Renaissance fairs, others play live-action role-playing games (LARPs). The online game World of Warcraft (WoW) has lured twelve million users worldwide. Even old-school role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) are still wildly popular.What could one ...

How to Pitch a Tent

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks author Ethan Gil...

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Role-playing games. Tens of millions of people around the globe today turn away from the “real” world to inhabit others. The online game World of Warcraft has alone lured nearly twelve million users. Who are these game-players and fantasy fans? What explains the irresistible appeal of such escapist adventures? And what could one man find if he embarked on a quest through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir,...

Tent test

Scanner Steve

Globe Pequot Press's Steve Culpepper at the FalconGuides' booth at the Outdoor Retailer show, winter 2009, scanning badges to his heart's content.

Three Questions for Kit Laybourne

An interview with Kit Laybourne, author of Mediapedia, published by Knack Books, an imprint of the Globe Pequot Press.

Falcon Authors Win Four NOBA Awards

FalconGuides authors win 2008 National Outdoor Book Awards. Winners include Guy Motil, Ed Cooper, Guy Andrews, and Bill and Mary Burnham.