Lew: 188 books
Deadly Times
The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Between 1907 and 1911, the United States was hit by the longest period of sustained terrorism in its history. Of more than 200 bombings that were carried out during this period, the most shocking was the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building on the morning of October 1, 1910, which killed twenty-one...
Victims No Longer
The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
VICTIMS NO LONGER was the first book written specifically for non-offending adult male survivors of incest and other sexual child abuse, rape, physical violence, emotional abuse, abandonment and neglect. It offers hope and encouragement to these courageous men and those who love them - partners,...
by Lew Bryson
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Lively descriptions of New York breweries and brewpubs, with a history of brewing in the Empire State and information on types of beer produced at each site, tours, food served, and nearby lodging and attractions. The author, a beer connoisseur, recommends a favorite for each brewery.
by Lew Stern
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This is a vintage guide to learning how to play the banjo and ukulele. It is aimed at players with little to no previous experience with the instruments, initially walking them through the very basics from holding the instrument to strumming and picking out their first notes. Also included are various...
Joe Louis
The Life of a Heavyweight
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title was the most prominent non-team sports competitor.) In addition, Louis helped bridge the gap of understanding between whites...
A Summer to Remember
Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
While the Cleveland Indians are known lately more for being cellar dwellers than world champions, that wasn’t the case in 1948. Ranked by the Sporting News as the ninth-best team in baseball history, the ’48 Indians were a colorful group of guys, led by the always colorful Bill Veeck, the future...
Baseball's Funnymen
Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake...
Bradford Washburn, An Extraordinary Life
The Autobiography of a Mountaineering Icon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Here at last is the thrilling memoir of the legendary mountaineer Bradford Washburn, one of the last surviving explorers and adventurers of the twentieth century. Drawing from decades of memories, journals, and an exquisite photographic collection, Washburn completes the self-portrait of a man drawn...
by Lew Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Silver mining was a hot topic in the mid nineteenth century, with one discovery following another in the western United States. Across the border in Mexico the mines were much older, and not being worked with the modern methods of US mining. This is a mid nineteenth century tour of some of those mines.
Red State Uprising
How to Take Back America
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Fed up with our arrogant federal government? Don’t want massive programs we don’t need and can’t afford? Then join the Red State Uprising! In his new book, RedState.com founder Erick Erickson clearly outlines what needs to change in Washington and what we can do locally to make it happen. Red...
Boom, Baby!
My Basketball Life in Indiana
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Bobby "Slick" Leonard has etched his name forever on the Mount Rushmore of Indiana basketball, and in Boom, Baby! he shares memories from his storied career. Leonard takes readers inside the Indiana locker room with legendary head coach Branch McCracken and onto the court when he hit the...
Thunder on the Tundra
Football Above the Arctic Circle
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
This is the moving story of high school students in an isolated village at the top of Alaska starting a football team. Against long odds the Whalers had to practice and play in extreme conditions and travel hundreds of miles from home when they went on the "road," flying for each game.They...
Connie Mack's First Dynasty
The Philadelphia Athletics, 1910-1914
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
More than a century ago, the Philadelphia Athletics enjoyed a glorious five-season run under legendary manager Connie Mack, winning three World Series and four pennants from 1910 through 1914. A’s stars such as Hall of Famers Eddie Plank, Eddie Collins, Albert “Chief” Bender and Frank “Home...
Bears by the Numbers
A Complete Team History of the Chicago Bears by Uniform Number
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
What do Al Campana, Frank Dempsey, Stan Wallace, Don Mullins, Gale Sayers, and Steve Trimble all have in common? They all wore number 40 for the Chicago Bears, even though more than four decades passed between the last time Campana last pulled on his jersey and the number was retired for Sayers in...