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by Dave Van Ronk
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that. A pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of the '60s, he was also a marvelous storyteller, a...
The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies
Featuring Dave Anthony, Lord Carrett, Dean Haglund, Allan Havey, Laura House, Jackie Kashian, Suzy Nakamura, Greg ... Schmidt, Neil T. Weakley, and Matt Weinhold
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
A movie guide for film and comedy fans, by filmmakers and comedians, for the movie lover with a good sense of humor.
Tired of the usual boring, dry movie discussion? The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies is something new. Is it serious movie discussion? Is it funny? Do the writers know what...
Before Topgun Days
The Making of a Jet Fighter Instructor
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
The elite navy pilot and author of Topgun Days tells the thrilling story of his struggle to become one of the best to ever take the skies.
An instructor in the navy’s Topgun Program, Dave “Bio” Baranek had always dreamed of becoming a jet fighter. After graduating from college, he joined...
Long and Winding Road
The Greatest Beatles Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
The Beatles were the greatest rock band of all time. And their influence spread far beyond music, influencing the culture and politics of the sixties in a profound way.
In Long and Winding Road, editor Luis Miguel curates the very best writing about the Beatles, from the mysterious death of...
by Dave Wallace; Sue Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
King of the Kippax is THE unofficial Manchester City fanzine, written by the fans, for the fans. Now in it's 24th year it is the voice of City.Edited by Dave and Sue Wallace.
by Dave Rodway
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
I was lucky enough to train with Mr. Jackson. While writing about that I was reminded of all the great teachers I've had.
Anyone interested in MMA or Martial Arts of any kind will appreciate this story.
by Dave Bidini
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Each of the six stories in Dave Bidini's playful, irreverent new book takes a headlong run at the hockey dressing room, and knocks the door down.
In one story, a chronic minor-leaguer discovers the wonders—and the pitfalls—of the game in Europe, both on and off the ice. In another, an NHLer...
The Call of the Wilderness
A Trapper’S Tale
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Dave Vander Meer was just eighteen years old when he set out on his own to explore the northern wilderness of Ontario. Winter would start in just a week, and there was a camp to build, traps to set, and food and furs to collect. To survive, he needed to call upon all his knowledge because the closest...
by Dave Donelson
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
The best and the brightest salespeople don’t waste a moment. Even salespeople who lack good presentation skills or some other talent can make up for it by efficiently using their time. And, on the opposite end of the scale, the salesperson who is floundering and failing invariably has problems with...
by Dave Donelson
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
To overcome objections, be an ally to your customers, not their adversary. Don’t try to prove them wrong for refusing to buy your product, create a way for them to buy it. Don’t demonstrate their ignorance, educate them so they can make better-informed decisions. In other words, don’t overcome...
by Dave Yewman
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Here’s a mantra: speak clearly, write well, and be polite. So why do so many people forget those things the minute they arrive at work? This collection of short essays is a reminder of how things should be, how we need to present well if we want to get a point across, how we need to get to the point...
Pembroke
A Rural, Black Community on the Illinois Dunes
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Winner, ISHS Annual Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2017
With a population of about two thousand, Pembroke Township, one of the largest rural, black communities north of the Mason-Dixon Line, sits in an isolated corner of Kankakee County, Illinois, sixty-five miles south of Chicago. It is...
by Dave Case
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Props to Jets finds Captain Case once-more in the Far East; flying a WWII propeller-driven cargo plane from Hong Kong to Vietnam. The city is one of the most exciting in the World; the women the most beautiful. His flying provides excitement and challenge. It is there he meets the most beautiful of...
The People's Place
Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from the Civil Rights Era to Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Celebrated former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Dave Hoekstra unearths stories as he travels, tastes, and talks his way through 20 of America’s soul food restaurants
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. loved the fried catfish and lemon icebox pie at Memphis’s Four Way restaurant. In New Orleans, beloved...