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Leo Durocher offers fascinating and fresh insights into the racial integration of baseball, Durocher’s unprecedented suspension from the game, the two clubhouse revolts staged against him in Brooklyn and Chicago, and his vibrant life off the field.

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The dramatic, untold story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II

According to Murphy's Law, "If anything can go wrong, it will." This humorous hardcover compilation offers variations on the well-known adage, including comic truths related to business matters, excuses, efficiency, and legal jargon.

Based on extensive research, this highly praised history recounts the 1932 march on Washington by 45, 000 World War I veterans and the protest's role in the transformation of American society. "Recommended." - Library Journal.

Entertaining, eminently readable volume compiles words and phrases coined or popularized by American presidents. Alphabetical listings feature a definition and (usually) a brief discussion that places them in historical context.

Paul Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and resulting from the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik.

A rich history of baseball's hidden language told through stories and anecdotes about the game's most recognizable names, revised and expanded through the 2018 season.

The dramatic, untold story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II

A smart, hilarious, and lavishly illustrated guide to the most euphemised word in the English language: DrunkA record-breaking assemblage of 2, 964 different ways to say "drunk." Tipsy, roasted, three sheets, whazooed and Boris Yeltsinned are just the beginning....With an introduction by the wise-guy lexicographer himself, Paul Dickson, and illustrations by renowned artist Brian Rea.Dickson, who holds the Guiness World Record for collecting th...

Wisecracking, philosophical, nostalgic, and entertaining, these hundreds of quips and observations by players, their wives, managers, authors, and others cover every aspect of our national pastime. It's a great any-occasion gift for fans!

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