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I Had a Hammer
The Classic New York Times Bestseller The man who shattered Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record, Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him. I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sports—it is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century America. With courage and candor, Aaron recalls his struggles and triumphs in an atmosphere of virulent racism. He relives the breathtaking moment when, in the heat of hatred and controversy, he hit his 715th home run to break Ruth's cherished record—an accomplishment for which Aaron received more than 900,000 letters, many of them vicious and racially charged. And his story continues through the remainder of his milestone-setting, barrier-smashing career as a player and, later, Atlanta Braves executive—offering an eye-opening and unforgettable portrait of an incomparable athlete, his sport, his epoch, and his world.
Bearcats Rising
The University of Cincinnati's football team has always been an after thought to sports fans in Cincinnati, Ohio. That all changed when Coach Brian Kelly came along and led the team to its first bowl game appearance in the program's history. How did he do it? In Bearcats Rising, the story is told of how an old, dusty football program was brought back to life by a coach whose enthusiasm could set the world on fire. Sportswriter Josh Katzowitz takes a hard, in depth look at the history of the program from the early 1900's to their 2008 Orange Bowl win and what he uncovers is a circus of a program that was in desperate need of a genius ringmaster and finally got one.
To Catch a Spy
Prague, Czechoslovakia. Fall 1964. The alliances between the Russians and the Germans have solidified—and they both found a safe place dangerously close to the free Western world in Prague. Living in the shadows along with his wife and daughter is former Nazi scientist Otto Voss, whose greatest fear is getting captured by the U.S. When Voss goes missing in allied territory, the CIA’s freshly-minted civilian agent Ed Maddux must embark on a mission to capture the scientist. However, as Maddux nears his target, he learns that the stakes are far higher than anyone ever imagined and that his target knows something about the mysterious disappearance of Maddux’s father. As the clock is ticking, Maddux must slip behind enemy lines and stop powerful forces intent on reigniting the war. An explosive edge-of-your-seat thriller fought in the shadows sure to keep readers flipping the pages until the exciting conclusion!
Sid Gillman
Sid Gillman, unlike so many of his coaching colleagues, never wrote a book about himself. He never published his own ideas about the game and why he thought passing the ball in an age where most quarterbacks handed off to running backs was the key to his success. In more than four decades of coaching, nobody thought it necessary to tell the definitive Sid Gillman story. Until now. Gillman was a true innovator. The kind of football genius that goes overlooked by today's average fan, but who will never be forgotten by the coaches he directly - and indirectly - impacted. What NFL fans watch today in ever-increasing numbers (and the high-flying offenses those fans love) can be directly traced back to the Midwestern coach who was a forerunner to the West Coast offense. That's why if you watched the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, you could see the scope of Gillman's reach. In order to truly understand the reason why football offenses are so exciting today, learning about Gillman is absolutely essential. Katzowitz takes you on that journey.
The Cooper Affair
Find out why NY Times bestselling author Vincent Zandri is calling R.J. Patterson “... a worthy successor to Vince Flynn." From bestselling author R.J. Patterson comes a pulse-pounding mystery thriller about a D.B. Cooper copycat who engages former CIA operative James Flynn and FBI agent Jennifer Banks in a deadly game of cat and mouse. In the third installment of the James Flynn thriller series, Flynn is working on an article for his magazine The National surrounding the famous D.B. Cooper skyjacking case in Washington when a brazen criminal leaps from a commercial jet with a million dollars. While it’s not an exact replication of Cooper’s heist, FBI officials can’t deny the similar...
Dead Shot
From Amazon Bestselling Crime Fiction Author Jack Patterson ... Fans of Nelson DeMille, Stieg Larsson and Gillian Flynn will love this exciting mystery thriller from bestselling author Jack Patterson as intrigue and conspiracy drips off each page. "Small town life in southern Idaho might seem quaint and idyllic to some. But when local newspaper reporter Cal Murphy begins to uncover a series of strange deaths that are linked to a sticky spider web of deception, the lid on the peaceful town is blown wide open. Told with all the energy and bravado of an old pro, first-timer Jack Patterson hits one out of the park his first time at bat with Cross Hairs. It's that good." - Vincent Zandri, bestsel...
Dead Wrong
"... DEAD WRONG will have you passionately rooting for Murphy to uncover the truth." -- SLAM Magazine, Oct. 2015 Fans of Lee Childs, Nelson DeMille, and Steig Larsson will enjoy this exciting new thriller from international bestselling author R.J. Patterson! “R.J. Patterson knocks it out of the park!” – Vincent Zandri, NY Times best selling author “…Pure genius …” – Suspense Magazine “You can tell that R.J. Patterson knows what it’s like to live in the newspaper world but … he’s also proven he can write one heck of a murder mystery.” – Josh Katzowitz, NFL writer for CBSsports.com and author of Sid Gillman: Father of the Passing Game “R.J. Patterson has hooked me...
Better Off Dead
Fans of Nelson DeMille, Stieg Larsson and Gillian Flynn will love this exciting new thriller from bestselling author Jack Patterson! When NFL star running back Aaron Banks winds up dead in an abandoned warehouse, San Francisco newspaper reporter Cal Murphy begins an investigation that unearths secrets that are best left alone. Joined by fellow journalist Kelly Mendoza, Cal ventures into a world rife with conspiracies, butting heads with powerful people and putting a bulls-eye on his own chest. But with time running out to expose the truth, Cal must weigh if the story is worth his life -- and if he has what it takes to topple the most powerful man in Southern California. *** "You can tell Jac...
Dead Line
Fans of Harlan Coben, Nelson DeMille, John Sandford, David Baldacci, Alex Berenson and James Patterson will enjoy this pulse-pounding mystery thriller with the Super Bowl as a backdrop. "This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I didn't really want to put it down. Jack Patterson has me hooked. I'll be back for more." - Bob Behler, 3-time Idaho broadcaster of the year and play-by-play voice for Boise State football and basketball "With a quirky cast of characters, witty dialogue and interactions, a richly detailed and descriptive plot and settings, Cross The Line has enough drama and suspense to make this one hell of a thrilling read!" - Jersey Girl Book Reviews "With intrigue...
Shadow of Lies
Never trust a man with nothing to lose. Fall 1965. East Berlin. Ed Maddux’s mission was a simple one—retrieve the scientist and get him back across the Berlin Wall before daybreak. But when a great plan falls apart, Maddux finds himself incarcerated in The Stasi, East Berlin’s state prison. And to spring him and complete the original mission, Rose Fuller, the CIA’s technical services director for Europe, hatches a plan that hinges on one unreliable asset—and her station chief knows nothing about it. The fourth book in the Ed Maddux spy thriller series delivers all the action, adventure, and intrigue that has readers coming back for more.
