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What Is the World Series? (What Was?)
By Gail Herman, Scott Anderson. 2015
"Strike - you're out!" "He's safe!" "Homerun!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see…
which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.Crime expert Linda Fairstein reveals the sinister ways that rapists select and attack their victims, and what you need to…
know to protect yourself From the man who haunted midtown Manhattan's high-rise office buildings, to the stalker in the wooded suburbs near Nashville, serial rapists often have one chilling trait in common: They operate in "comfort zones." Sometimes they find their own comfort zones, such as the stairwell of a familiar office building. Other times they may pinpoint their victims' comfort zones, such as the bedroom of an unlocked house. In both cases, experienced sexual predators exploit their potential victims' most unguarded moments. In How Serial Rapists Target Their Victims, Linda Fairstein breaks down the patterns of these violent criminals and describes the day-to-day ways that women can best safeguard against them. Originally published in Cosmopolitan, this essay is now available in digital format for the first time and features a new introduction by the author.Killer Charm: The Double Lives of Psychopaths (From the Files of Linda Fairstein #1)
By Linda Fairstein. 2009
Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should knowThe 2009 "Craigslist…
Killer" murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator--a handsome young law student with an unsuspecting girlfriend--seemed a very unlikely suspect. This killer, like others before him, had learned to leverage his charm and golden-boy looks to lure his victims, a skill many psychopaths learn to master. In Killer Charm, legal expert Linda Fairstein draws on her decades of experience in the Manhattan District Attorney's office to uncover what traits psychopaths often share, and how to spot them. She illustrates these points with the stories of some of America's most notorious sex criminals, such as Ted Bundy and Marvin Teicher. Originally published in Cosmopolitan, this essay is now available in digital format for the first time and features a new introduction by the author.Linda Fairstein's harrowing investigation into law enforcement's failure to process hundreds of thousands of rape kits across America--ultimately allowing many…
rapists to walk free In 2011, advocacy groups estimated that up to 250,000 rape kits sat untested in police storage across the country. These kits, some from crimes dating as far back as the mid-1990s, represent a disturbing breakdown in law enforcement that has allowed many violent criminals to remain on the streets. In some cases, rape victims are kept in the dark about the investigations into the crimes committed against them. Legal expert Linda Fairstein illustrates this injustice with the story of a Los Angeles woman whose experience, Fairstein writes, "is a tragic example of the outrageous backlog of untested rape kits that has existed nationwide for more than a decade." In The Rape Scandal that Puts You at Risk, Fairstein lays bare these failures of law enforcement and issues a rallying cry for women everywhere to demand change. Originally published in Cosmopolitan, this essay is now available in digital format for the first time and features a new introduction by the author.The Hardmen: Legends And Lessons From The Cycling Gods
By The Velominati. 2018
Embrace and revel in the stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The…
Rules. Read and get ready to ride . . . In cycling, suffering brings glory: a rider's value can be judged by their results, but also by their panache and heroism. Prepared to be awed and inspired by Chris Froome riding on at the Tour de France with a broken wrist or Geraint Thomas finishing it with a broken pelvis. In The Hardmen the writers behind cycling superblog Velominati.com and The Rules will tell the stories and illuminate the myths of not just the greatest cyclists ever, but the toughest. From Eddy Merckx to Beryl Burton, and from Marianne Vos to Edwig Van Hooydonk, the book will lay bare the secrets of their extraordinary and inspirational endurance in the face of pain, danger and disaster. After all, suffering is one of the joys of being a cyclist. Embrace climbs, relish the descents, and get ready to harden up. . .Love and Death in the Sunshine State: The Story of a Crime
By Cutter Wood. 2018
Sometimes the facts aren't the only truth. When a stolen car is recovered on the Gulf Coast of Florida, it…
sets off a search for a missing woman, local motel owner Sabine Musil-Buehler. Three men are named persons of interest—her husband, her boyfriend, and the man who stole the car—and the residents of Anna Maria Island, with few facts to fuel their speculation, begin to fear the worst. Then, with the days passing quickly, her motel is set on fire, her boyfriend flees the county, and detectives begin digging on the beach. Cutter Wood was a guest at Musil-Buehler’s motel as the search for the missing woman gained momentum, and he found himself drawn steadily deeper into the case. Driven by his own need to understand how a relationship could spin to pieces in such a fatal fashion, he began to meet with the eccentric inhabitants of Anna Maria Island, with the earnest but stymied detectives, and with the affable man soon presumed to be her murderer. But there is only so much that interviews and records can reveal; in trying to understand why we hurt those we love, this book, like Truman Capote’s classic In Cold Blood, tells a story that exists outside of documentary evidence. Wood carries the investigation beyond the facts of the case and into his own life, crafting a tale of misguided love, writerly naiveté, and the dark and often humorous conflicts at the heart of every relationship.A number-one bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells, in masterfully reported detail, the full story of the…
insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street -- Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine -- created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky written especially for this paperback edition, Den of Thieves weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative -- a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions.Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
By Ted Kerasote. 2007
Now including a wonderful new photo insert chronicling Merle's life, this national bestseller explores the relationship between humans and dogs.…
How would dogs live if they were free? Would they stay with their human friends?Merle and Ted found each other in the Utah desert- Merle was living wild and Ted was looking for a pup to keep him company. As their bond grew, Ted taught Merle how to live around wildlife, and Merle taught Ted about the benefits of letting a dog make his own decisions.Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness and leadership and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Ted Kerasote takes us on the journey he and Merle shared. As much a love story as a story of independence and partnership, Merle's Door is tender, funny, and ultimately illuminating.Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History
By Mike Pesca. 2018
From Mike Pesca, host of the popular Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world…
would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Calibri} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Cambria} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Cambria; min-height: 14.0px} No announcer ever proclaimed: "Up Rises Frazier!" "Havlicek commits the foul, trying to steal the ball!" or "The Giants Lose the Pennant, The Giants Lose The Pennant!" Such moments are indelibly etched upon the mind of every sports fan. Or rather, they would be, had they happened. Sports are notoriously games of inches, and when we conjure the thought of certain athletes - like Bill Buckner or Scott Norwood - we can't help but apply a mental tape measure to the highlight reels of our minds. Players, coaches, and of course fans, obsess on the play when they ask, "What if?" Upon Further Review is the first book to answer that question.Upon Further Review is a book of counterfactual sporting scenarios. In its pages the reader will find expertly reported histories, where one small event is flipped on its head, and the resulting ripples are carefully documented, the likes of... What if the U.S. Boycotted Hitler's Olympics? What if Bobby Riggs beat Billie Jean King? What if Bucky Dent popped out at the foot of the Green Monster?What if Drew Bledsoe never got hurt? Upon Further Review takes classic arguments conducted over pints in a pub and places them in the hands of dozens of writers, athletes, and historians. From turning points that every sports fan rues or celebrates, to the forgotten would-be inflection points that defined sports, Upon Further Review answers age old questions, and settles the score, even if the score bounced off the crossbar.Welcome to Jerryworld and an all-access pass to the most valuable sports franchise on the planet, the Dallas Cowboys.Many books…
have been written about the Cowboys, but there's never been an account like this one. HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS tells the story of the NFL's most successful franchise, with special access to its outspoken owner, Jerry Jones, his sons Stephen and Jerry Jr., daughter Charlotte, and dozens of interviews of current and former players and coaches, and characters from across Cowboy Nation. While tracking the successes and controversies of some of the biggest names in the NFL on and off the field, HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS? remembers the legends of previous generations, and explains why the star on the helmet has become iconic, and how a little expansion team from North Texas has evolved into a global $5 billion brand.Primed for their make-or-break 2018 season, HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS? delivers a fun and surprising account of America's Team, its greatest celebrities, its mercurial management, the vicious rivalries, and the enduring saga that makes this the most popular and polarizing team in sports.Disfarçado
By Stephen Bentley, PAULA RIBEIRO F F DA ROCHA. 2018
A Operação Julie ainda é hoje o ponto de referência para todas as operações secretas britânicas e treinamento. Em 2011,…
a BBC afirmou que essa operação policial massiva e única foi o início da guerra contra as drogas. Stephen Bentley foi um dos quatro detetives secretos envolvidos na Operação Julie, uma das maiores apreensões de drogas do mundo. Juntamente com seu parceiro disfarçado, ele se infiltrou na gangue que produzia cerca de 90% do LSD do mundo e descobriu um plano para importar grandes quantidades de cocaína boliviana para o Reino Unido. O submundo conhecia o autor como Steve Jackson. Como ele conseguiu se infiltrar nas duas gangues? Ele teve que usar drogas e como "viver uma mentira" o afetou? Descubra as respostas e entre na mente de Steve Jackson, detetive disfarçado. "A perspectiva de um insider sobre o tráfico de drogas, contada com charme, inteligência e, às vezes, humor, por um homem talentoso, singularmente qualificado para contar a verdadeira história." - Excerto de revisão'A CHILLING new memoir by the daughter of mass murderer Fred West and his wife Rose describes the savage cruelty…
of her upbringing in 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester' DAILY MAIL'Mae, I mean this ... I'm not a good person and I let all you children down ...' Rose West, HM PRISON DURHAM It has taken over 20 years for Mae West to find the perspective and strength to tell her remarkable story: one of an abusive, violent childhood, of her serial killer parents and how she has rebuilt her life in the shadow of their terrible crimes. Through her own memories, research and the letters her mother wrote to her from prison, Mae shares her emotionally powerful account of her life as a West. From a toddler locked in the deathly basement to a teen fighting off the sexual advances of her father, Mae's story is one of survival. It also answers the questions: how do you come to terms with knowing your childhood bedroom was a graveyard? How do you accept the fact your parents sexually tortured, murdered and dismembered young women? How do you become a mother yourself when you're haunted by the knowledge that your own mother was a monster? Why were you spared and how do you escape the nightmare?Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL
By Jeff Pearlman. 2017
From a multiple New York Times bestselling author, the rollicking, outrageous, you-can’t-make-this-up story of the USFL The United States Football…
League—known fondly to millions of sports fans as the USFL—was the last football league to not merely challenge the NFL, but cause its owners and executives to collectively shudder. It spanned three seasons, 1983-85. It secured multiple television deals. It drew millions of fans and launched the careers of legends. But then it died beneath the weight of a particularly egotistical and bombastic owner—a New York businessman named Donald J. Trump. The league featured as many as 18 teams, and included such superstars as Steve Young, Jim Kelly, Herschel Walker, Reggie White, Doug Flutie and Mike Rozier. In Football for a Buck, the dogged reporter and biographer Jeff Pearlman draws on more than four hundred interviews to unearth all the salty, untold stories of one of the craziest sports entities to have ever captivated America. From 1980s drug excess to airplane brawls and player-coach punch outs, to backroom business deals, to some of the most enthralling and revolutionary football ever seen, Pearlman transports readers back in time to this crazy, boozy, audacious, unforgettable era of the game. He shows how fortunes were made and lost on the backs of professional athletes and also how, thirty years ago, Trump was a scoundrel and a spoiler. For fans of Terry Pluto’s Loose Balls or Jim Bouton’s Ball Four and of course Pearlman’s own stranger-than-fiction narratives, Football for a Buck is sports as high entertainment—and a cautionary tale of the dangers of ego and excess.Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice
By Curtis Joseph, Kirstie McLellan Day. 2018
Curtis Joseph, known affectionately to hockey fans around the world as Cujo, was an unlikely NHL superstar. The boy from…
Keswick, Ontario, didn’t put on a pair of skates until most kids his age were already far along in organized hockey, and he was passed over by every team in the NHL draft. Despite an unorthodox start, he would go on to play eighteen seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames; be ranked among the all-time greats in several key categories; and win an Olympic gold medal while representing Canada. Joseph is a legend in Toronto, where his fandom rivals that of other beloved Leaf greats, and he’s widely thought of as one of the best goalies of all time.For the first time, in this revealing memoir, Joseph talks about his highly unusual upbringing and what led him to put on his first pair of skates. Written by Kirstie McLellan Day, the world’s top writer of hockey books, this book surprises and entertains, and shares on- and off-the-ice tales no fan has heard before: the untold story behind the legend.The Natural Navigator: The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide
By Tristan Gooley. 2012
Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what…
our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.Run for Your Life
By Mark Cucuzzella. 2018
The first running book by a leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the…
result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to run efficiently and injury-free, whether you're in your twenties, sixties, or seventies--for beginning runners and experienced marathoners.In Run for Your Life, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella explains the simple mechanics of how our bodies have evolved and adapted to run. Despite our natural ability and our human need to run, each year more than half of all runners suffer injuries. Pain and discouragement inevitably follow. Cucuzzella's book outlines the proven, practical techniques to avoid injury and reach the goal of personal fitness and overall health. His book--the first running book to be written by a professor of medicine with the credibility of the Air Force behind him--gives us a straightforward, easy-to-follow look at the anatomy, biomechanics, nutrition, and/or clinical medicine with clear drawings and black-and-white photographs. The book provides illustrated exercises designed to teach healthy running, along with simple progressions, a weekly/monthly schedule detailing common mistakes, and cautions that allow the reader to tailor the training regime to individual needs and abilities. With an annotated list of videos and other innovative, book-Internet links. The proceeds from RUN FOR YOUR LIFE will go to support Mark Cucuzzella's community work through his non-profit organization, Eastern Area Health Education Center/Freedoms Run. Learn more here: http://freedomsrun.org/CommunityGrant.aspxAttucks!
By Phillip Hoose. 2018
The true story of the all-black high school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana, masterfully…
told by National Book Award winner Phil Hoose.By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team from a group of boys born in the South and raised in poverty. Anchored by the astonishing Oscar Robertson, a future college and NBA star, the Crispus Attucks Tigers went down in history as the first state champions from Indianapolis and the first all-black team in U.S. history to win a racially open championship tournament—an integration they had forced with their on-court prowess. From native Hoosier and award-winning author Phillip Hoose comes this true story of a team up against impossible odds, making a difference when it mattered most.This title has Common Core connections.Infiltrado
By Stephen Bentley. 2018
Contado de forma magistral por el oficial disfrazado Stephen Bentley, éste ya no es un libro sensacionalista sobre un crimen…
verdadero. Sumérjase más allá de las partes visibles del agua y llegue a las profundidades sombrías, a medida que usted será conducido no sólo por la operación, sino por las consecuencias, tanto personales como públicas. Una lectura obligatoria para los verdaderos amantes del crimen e historiadores. No soy capaz de recomendar este libro lo suficiente. Fue una lectura muy agradable. - Resumen La Operación Julie sigue siendo hoy el punto de referencia para todas las operaciones de agentes infiltrados británicos y en los más diversos entrenamientos. En 2011, la BBC afirmó que esa operación policial sólida y única fue el inicio de la guerra contra las drogas. Stephen Bentley fue uno de los cuatro detectives infiltrados involucrados en la Operación Julie, una de las mayores aprehensiones de drogas del mundo. Junto con su socio disfrazado, tuvieron acceso a una banda que producía cerca del 90% del LSD del mundo y descubrió un plan para importar enormes cantidades de cocaína boliviana al Reino Unido. El submundo conoció al autor como Steve Jackson. ¿Cómo logró infiltrarse en las dos pandillas? ¿Cómo convertirse en un usuario de drogas y "vivir una mentira" le afectó? Descubre las respuestas entrando en la mente de Steve Jackson, detective disfrazado. "La perspectiva de un insider sobre el tráfico de drogas, contada con encanto, inteligencia y, a veces, humor, por un hombre talentoso, calificado de forma única para contar la verdadera historia." - Resumen de la Crítica "Este no es un drama criminal de televisión donde los chicos y los bandidos son fácilmente identificables y donde el crimen se resuelve durante una hora en que el programa está en el aire. En la historia de la vida real de la Operación Julie, las líneas definidoras no son tan claras y me quedé bastante intrigadoThe Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.
By Evan Ratliff. 2019
The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux—the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled…
cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the technological savvy of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur“Evan Ratliff has pried open a hidden world of high-tech gangsters and drug kingpins and double-crossers and stone-cold hitmen.”—David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon It all started as an online prescription drug network, supplying hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of painkillers to American customers. It would not stop there. Before long, the business had turned into a sprawling multinational conglomerate engaged in almost every conceivable aspect of criminal mayhem. Yachts carrying $100 million in cocaine. Safe houses in Hong Kong filled with gold bars. Shipments of methamphetamine from North Korea. Weapons deals with Iran. Mercenary armies in Somalia. Teams of hit men in the Philippines. Encryption programs so advanced that the government could not break them. The man behind it all, pulling the strings from a laptop in Manila, was Paul Calder Le Roux—a reclusive programmer turned criminal genius who could only exist in the networked world of the twenty-first century, and the kind of self-made crime boss that American law enforcement had never imagined. For half a decade, DEA agents played a global game of cat-and-mouse with Le Roux as he left terror and chaos in his wake. Each time they came close, he would slip away. It would take relentless investigative work, and a shocking betrayal from within his organization, to catch him. And when he was finally caught, the story turned again, as Le Roux struck a deal to bring down his own organization and the people he had once employed. Award-winning investigative journalist Evan Ratliff spent four years piecing together this intricate puzzle, chasing Le Roux’s empire and his shadowy henchmen around the world, conducting hundreds of interviews and uncovering thousands of documents. The result is a riveting, unprecedented account of a crime boss built by and for the digital age.Advance praise for The Mastermind“A true crime classic”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “If truth is stranger than fiction, then The Mastermind is the truest book you’ll read this year. The only thing predictable about it is how quickly you’ll turn the pages.”—Noah Hawley, author of Before the Fall and creator of the TV series FargoDivorciado y Asustado ¡No Más!
By Tasher. 2019
Divorciado y Asustado ¡No Más!: Apoyo emocional para los recién divorciados te provee con la motivación que necesitas pera librarte…
con seguridad del dolor y la traición de tu matrimonio fallido. Tasher habla desde su experiencia personal tras haber pasado a través de muchas etapas propias de las relaciones, como la negación de un matrimonio fallido, la expresividad necesaria para llegar a sanar, y permanecer emocionalmente estable. En esta lectura encontrarás maneras para abrazar tu libertad recién descubierta, mientras obtienes una apreciación más profunda de tu valor y nueva identidad después del divorcio. Tasher escribe desde el corazón, y se equilibra empatizando contigo, pero dejando que tú tomes la responsabilidad de tu felicidad mediante un diálogo honesto Tasher revisa los puntos convincentes de sanidad y fuerza, los cuales comparte con una franqueza que encontrarás liberadora. Continúa animando a aquellos que han sufrido con la negación, la ira, y la depresión por la pérdida de una pareja. Comparte el valor emocional de la ayuda que los amigos y la familia puede proveer, animando emocionalmente al necesitado de vitalidad emocional. También explora las preguntas frecuentes en el divorcio, como la manera en que Dios ve a aquellos que han estado divorciados, si van o no al cielo y mucho más; habla de temas como el abuso, la co-dependencia y el amor propio, ayudándote a identificar las relaciones no saludables. Después de explorar los Capítulos informativos de esta lectura, te sentirás inspirado para ver dentro de ti, dándote cuenta de tus necesidades y vivir otra vez. Todavía hay vida después de una muerte emocional. Divorciado y Asustado ¡No Más!: Apoyo emocional para los recién divorciados te provee con la motivación que necesitas pera librarte con seguridad del dolor y la traición de tu matrimonio fallido. Tasher habla desde su experiencia personal tras haber pasado a través de muchas etapas propias de las