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by Jay David
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
A classic work on the African-American experience is revised for the nineties with essays reflecting the concerns of black children from the last three decades and commentary from today's sports stars, politicians, and inner-city gang members.
Atlantic
Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science...
The Upside of Irrationality
The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
“Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act.” — James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably...
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
How the New World Order, Man-Made Diseases, and Zombie Banks Are Destroying America
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
“Jim Marrs can’t be ignored. Few in this country shout about The Truth louder than he.”
—Dallas Observer
In The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy, Jim Marrs, the New York Times bestselling author of Rule by Secrecy and The Rise of The Fourth Reich, offers a terrifying proposition:...
The Black Hand
The Story of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez and His Life in the Mexican Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
THE BLACK HAND is the true story of Rene Enriquez, aka "Boxer," and his rise in a secret criminal organization, a new Mafia, that already has a grip on all organized crime in California and soon all of the United States. This Mafia is using a base army of an estimated 60,000 heavily armed,...
The Rise of the Fourth Reich
The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Throw out everything you think you know about history. Close the approved textbooks, turn off the corporate mass media, and whatever you do, don't believe anything you hear from the government—The Rise of the Fourth Reich reveals the truth about American power. In this explosive new book, the legendary...
The New Road to Serfdom
A Letter of Warning to America
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
In World War II, American soldiers went overseas to rescue England from the Nazi menace. Now, with America threatened from within by the specter of social democracy, British politician Daniel Hannan returns the favor. The New Road to Serfdom is a must-read rallying cry for Tea Party activists, fans...
by Brian J. Karem
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
A seasoned investigative reporter takes us behind the scenes of one of the most shocking cases in California history when a greedy and seductive wife brutally murders her devoted husband.
Tavia Williams thought her new stepmother was sweet and charming. Tavia, just a few years younger than...
For the Thrill of It
Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended,...
On Rocky Top
A Front-Row Seat to the End of an Era
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
“The best book on college football I’ve read in a generation….If you love college football, you’ll love this book.”
— Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won!
Part Season on the Brink, part Fever Pitch, On Rocky Top is...
Clearing the Bases
Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Clearing the Bases is a much-needed call to arms by one of baseball's most respected players. Drawing on his experiences as a third baseman, a manager, and, most recently, a fan, Mike Schmidt takes on everything from skyrocketing payrolls, callous owners, and unapproachable players to inflated statistics,...
Bottom of the 33rd
Hope and Redemption in Baseball's Longest Game
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
“Bottom of the 33rd is chaw-chewing, sunflower-spitting, pine tar proof that too much baseball is never enough.” —Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax
“What a book—an exquisite exercise in story-telling, democracy and myth-making.” —Colum McCann, winner of the...
Do You Love Football?!
Winning with Heart, Passion, and Not Much Sleep
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
When Jon Gruden asks his Tampa Bay Bucs, "Do you love football?!" it's to remind them why they pull on their shoulder pads every Sunday morning. It's not about the money or the fame; it's about their passion for what they do.
And passion is something that has fueled Gruden's entire...
Chalked Up
My Life in Gymnastics
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Fanciful dreams of gold-medal glory led Jennifer Sey to the local gymnastics club in 1976. A natural aptitude and a willingness to endure punishing hard work took her to the elite ranks by the time she was eleven years old. Jennifer traveled the country and the world competing for the U.S. National...