Alan Eisenstock: 11 books
Sports Talk
A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
A Journey inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
Their voices explode over the airwaves -- with names like Mike and the Mad Dog, the Stinkin' Genius, Hacksaw, and JT the Brick. They broadcast in drive time and downtime, from rush hour to the dead of night. And yet, millions of fans tune in around...
Ten on Sunday
The Secret Life of Men
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2003
A moving, lyrical, eye-opening look at the true nature of intimacy among men.
The L.A. riots had an indelible effect upon the city of Los Angeles, upon the wider debate in this country about race, and especially -- in the pages of this wonderful memoir -- on ten weekend basketball players. After the...
The Kindergarten Wars
The Battle to Get into America's Best Private Schools
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2006
THE KINDERGARTEN WARS is the first narrative nonfiction book ever to take the reader inside all aspects of the private school application process. Eisenstock follows several families across the country from their first school tours until the moment they open their admissions letters. He interviews...
Raiders!
The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
The official companion book to the hit feature-length documentary, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, in theaters and on video on demand June 27th 2016
In 1982, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Chris Strompolos, eleven, asked Eric Zala, twelve, a question: "Would you...
Hang Time
My Life in Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Elgin Baylor’s memoir of an epic all-star career in the NBA—during which he transformed basketball from a horizontal game to a vertical one—and his fights against racism during his career as a player and as general manager of the LA Clippers under the infamous Donald Sterling
People think...
Just a Guy
Notes from a Blue Collar Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2007
What does it mean to be JUST A GUY?
--A guy doesn't think before he speaks.
--Eating and sleeping always come first. Always.
--A guy may get married, but he doesn't have to like it.
--It's tough to admit, but all guys are exactly the same.
Blue Collar Comedy Star Bill Engvall is JUST A GUY....
by George Lopez, Alan Eisenstock
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
From one of the most celebrated and beloved comedians and actors of our time, George Lopez, comes this hilarious, touching, and often wacky chronicle of life after fifty.
George Lopez just hit the half-century mark and the reset button on his life. Newly single and ready to embrace life, George...
Warrior
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
In this inspiring memoir, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls the wars she has fought—on the playing field, the battlefield, and inside her own soul—revealing how overcoming the harrowing circumstances in her life helped her ultimately redefine what it means to be strong and what “perfect”...
Inside the Meat Grinder
An NFL Official's Life in the Trenches
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2000
Welcome to the violent world of NFL referee Chad Brown, where three-hundred-pound men hurtle at each other at supercharged speeds. Where intimidation is a way of life. And where Chad is the man marked in stripes, the man in the middle, the man who throws the yellow flag-or doesn't. This electrifying...
Love Thy Neighbor
A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
A powerful true story about a Muslim doctor's service to small-town America and the hope of overcoming our country's climate of hostility and fear.
In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage...
by George Lopez, Alan Eisenstock
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 7, 2013
George Lopez acaba de cumplir medio siglo y ha empezado a reiniciar su vida. Recién soltero y listo para disfrutarla, George estaba emocionado de cumplir cincuenta. Sería una nueva fase muy bienvenida en su vida, y la oportunidad para decir adiós a una década que incluyó un trasplante de riñón...