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Flirtations with Fame covers a lifetime hunt for celebrity status by one who tries (and comically fails) to join the ranks of the famous with whom he contrives to rub shoulders. Like a name-dropper on steroids, he gets you to enjoy his pursuits and laugh at his gall, guile, gäes, and gaucherie. It is the journey through worlds of sports, movies, journalism, literature, politics, and academe that matters, after all, not the unattainable goal.

Ever since he moved out of the house, Wednesday has become Simon?s favorite day of the week. It is the day he picks up his fourteen-year-old daughter, Leni, from school, drives her to her piano lessons, and enjoys a post-lesson weekly dinner ritual with her. But one Wednesday after he drops Leni at home, Simon suddenly has a foreboding feeling that something is wrong and is subsequently led down a path he never could have imagined. In thirteen...

Ever since he moved out of the house, Wednesday has become Simon?s favorite day of the week. It is the day he picks up his fourteen-year-old daughter, Leni, from school, drives her to her piano lessons, and enjoys a post-lesson weekly dinner ritual with her. But one Wednesday after he drops Leni at home, Simon suddenly has a foreboding feeling that something is wrong and is subsequently led down a path he never could have imagined. In thirteen...

Now Dick Motta, former NBS coach, and Neil D. Issacs, well-known basketball writer, combine their talents to show you the keys to developing your game.

We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks, blackjack in Las Vegas, the NCAA basketball office pool, even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor-play the field, beat the odds, take a chance on love. Yet gambling poses serious risks to individuals and to society as a whole. Neil Isaacs-sports historian, licensed clinical social worker, English professor, an...

This is the long-awaited paperback edition of Neil D. Isaacs' novel about the rise and fall of Jack Molinas. Molinas was a brilliant basketball player whose skills on the court were subverted by a pathological addiction to gambling. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Sam Jones says this about the author and his writing: "Isaacs is not only an outstanding student of sports but a skillful and knowledgeable storyteller as well. ...you will not be able to p...

This is a book about and for couples, a guide to ways of achieving successful coupling. Implicit in its presentation is the notion that a happy couple is the best foundation for a happy family. It is written with two overlapping audiences in mind. The primary audience consists of couples who are interested in examining and perhaps relieving difficulties in their relationships, whether or not they are considering therapy. The secondary audience...

Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism is the definitive collection of essays on Tolkien's masterpiece. The essays span fifty years of critical reaction, from the first publication of The Fellowship of the Ring through the release of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, which inspired a new generation of readers to discover the classic work and prior generations to rediscover its power and beauty. Fans and scholars alike w...

A unique look at baseball's clubhouse culture through the eyes of batboys

The Doaker's Story charts the career of Billy Doakes from champion schoolboy athlete to TV news reporter and his destruction by the cynical forces of the sports/media establishment. He's a tragic hero of our times. The story of William T. Doakes is told from the point of view of his friend and confidant, Mark Simons, a videographer who has followed the Doaker through his transition from athlete to reporter. As the drama unfolds, Simons unwitt...