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Solving Cold Cases: Investigation Techniques and Protocol

Solving Cold Cases: Investigation Techniques and Protocol...

Author: Joe D. Kennedy ,  Hogan Hilling
ISBN: 9781476687650
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Solving a cold case is extremely difficult and many are left unresolved. In this book, retired NCIS Special Agent...  Read More >>

The First Crossing Of Greenland: The Daring Expedition that Launched Arctic Exploration

The First Crossing Of Greenland: The Daring Expedition...

Author: Fridtjof Nansen
ISBN: 9781783342303
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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The Valiant Englishman: Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's Barolong and the Bechuanaland Wars, 1878-1886

The Valiant Englishman: Christopher Bethell, Montshiwa's...

Author: Andrew Manson
ISBN: 9781776151035
Format: Paperback
$22.00

"Follows the career of an English aristocrat, Christopher Bethell, who arrived in Southern Africa in 1878 as the...  Read More >>

Branch Rickey and the Gospel of Baseball: Righting the Story of America's Pastime

Branch Rickey and the Gospel of Baseball: Righting the...

Author: James E. Dillard
ISBN: 9781476689739
Format: Paperback
$68.20

A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in...  Read More >>

Carolina Loyalist: The Revolutionary War Life of Colonel David Fanning

Carolina Loyalist: The Revolutionary War Life of Colonel...

Author: John Hairr
ISBN: 9781476688671
Format: Paperback
$68.20

One of the most enigmatic figures of the American Revolutionary War, Colonel David Fanning is best known for his...  Read More >>

Joe Cambria: International Super Scout of the Washington Senators

Joe Cambria: International Super Scout of the Washington...

Author: Paul Scimonelli
ISBN: 9781476681474
Format: Paperback
$68.20

One of the most prolific scouts in baseball history, Joe Cambria almost single-handedly saved the Washington Senators...  Read More >>

Tibetan Nomad: Memoir of a Tangled Hair Woman

Tibetan Nomad: Memoir of a Tangled Hair Woman

Author: Norzom Lala
ISBN: 9781476690919
Format: Paperback
$50.60

This memoir chronicles Norzom Lala’s experiences navigating tragedies, culture shocks and her own relationship with...  Read More >>

The Guards Spoke Russian: Memoir of a Ukrainian Jew in a Soviet Gulag

The Guards Spoke Russian: Memoir of a Ukrainian Jew...

Author: Aryeh Malkish
ISBN: 9781476691510
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Aryeh Malkish, a Ukrainian Jew, was an engineering student when the KGB arrested him in 1969 for organising a group...  Read More >>

Get Up, Baby!: My Seven Decades With the St. Louis Cardinals

Get Up, Baby!: My Seven Decades With the St. Louis Cardinals...

Author: Rick Hummel ,  Bob Costas
ISBN: 9781637272886
Format: Paperback
$34.99

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of Cardinals baseball packed with Mike Shannon's passion for the game.  Mike...  Read More >>

Martyrs of the Early American Left: Inez Milholland, Randolph Bourne and John Reed

Martyrs of the Early American Left: Inez Milholland,...

Author: Robert C. Cottrell
ISBN: 9781476691497
Format: Paperback
$93.50

Uniquely intertwining the stories of three early twentieth century radical Americans, this book presents the enthralling...  Read More >>

Chuckin' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants

Chuckin' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants...

Author: Lew Freedman
ISBN: 9781476688046
Format: Paperback
$59.40

A College Football Hall of Famer, Charlie Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the New York Giants...  Read More >>

The Wendell Smith Reader: Selected Writings on Sports, Civil Rights and Black History

The Wendell Smith Reader: Selected Writings on Sports,...

Author: Wendell Smith ,  Michael Scott Pifer
ISBN: 9781476691756
Format: Paperback
$68.20

With the world’s eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter that travelled by his...  Read More >>

Mabel Normand: The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap

Mabel Normand: The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap...

Author: Timothy Dean Lefler
ISBN: 9781476687582
Format: Paperback
$68.20

American silent film actress Mabel Normand (1892-1930) appeared in a string of popular movies opposite stars like...  Read More >>

Charlotte Cushman: A Biography and Performance History

Charlotte Cushman: A Biography and Performance History...

Author: Arthur W. Bloom
ISBN: 9781476690872
Format: Paperback
$84.70

The first book-length biography of Charlotte Cushman, one of the great actors of 19th century American theatre,...  Read More >>

Dan Levenson: Old-Time Banjo and Fiddle Teacher, Performer and Storyteller

Dan Levenson: Old-Time Banjo and Fiddle Teacher, Performer...

Author: Lewis M. Stern ,  David Brooks
ISBN: 9781476683515
Format: Paperback
$68.20

A biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1987 and...  Read More >>

Carried by a Magic Fan: Memoir of an Estonian Refugee Family

Carried by a Magic Fan: Memoir of an Estonian Refugee...

Author: Jaak Treiman
ISBN: 9781476691503
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Set against the backdrop of World War II and accented by the birth, demise and rebirth of a nation, this memoir...  Read More >>

General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A.

General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A.

Author: Samuel J. Martin
ISBN: 9781476693439
Format: Paperback
$84.70

General Braxton Bragg is often described as a despicable, friendless man, the most hated general of the Confederacy....  Read More >>

Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker

Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker

Author: Charles C. Alexander
ISBN: 9781476662473
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Describes not only every significant major league game in which Tris Speaker played, but also the careers of his...  Read More >>

Tony Canzoneri: The Boxing Life of a Five-Time World Champion

Tony Canzoneri: The Boxing Life of a Five-Time World...

Author: Mark Allen Baker
ISBN: 9781476689630
Format: Paperback
$68.20

At age 23, Tony Canzoneri already had three division titles under his belt and was widely considered one of the...  Read More >>

Schnozz: The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi

Schnozz: The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi

Author: David L. Fleitz
ISBN: 9781476689210
Format: Paperback
$59.40

"One of the most popular players in Cincinnati Reds history, Ernie """"Schnozz"""" Lombardi played 1931-1947 as...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of The Punisher: Marvel Comics and the Politics of Vengeance

A Cultural History of The Punisher: Marvel Comics and...

Author: Kent Worcester
ISBN: 9781789388459
Format: Hardback
$223.95

A close reading of one of the most murderous characters in popular culture. First introduced in 1974, the Punisher...  Read More >>

The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835: A Substitute for Social Intercourse

The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835: A...

Author: Sarah Haynsworth Gayle ,  Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins
ISBN: 9780817361181
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Astonishing, tragic, and remarkable, the journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, wife of early Alabama governor John...  Read More >>

Jose Raul Capablanca: A Chess Biography

Jose Raul Capablanca: A Chess Biography

Author: Miguel A. Sánchez
ISBN: 9781476694221
Format: Paperback
$102.30

This is the most complete and thorough biography of Jose Raul Capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history...  Read More >>

Gloria Steinem: Her Passions, Politics, and Mystique

Gloria Steinem: Her Passions, Politics, and Mystique...

Author: Sydney Ladensohn Stern
ISBN: 9781504085632
Format: Paperback
$87.09

Includes a new afterword: A “richly detailed” biography of the iconic feminist based on interviews with friends,...  Read More >>

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