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The clock was ticking. Suzanne Matteo was 37 years old and she wanted to have a baby. An obstetrician/gynecologist herself, she knew that, biologically, time was running out. Ironically, she and her husband Tony, also an OB/GYN, had delivered thousands of babies for other women but were having no luck of their own. So they sought the help of a world-renowned fertility doctor, Dr. Jerome Check, and decided to go ahead with in-vitro fertilizatio...

In times of trouble, Theodore Roosevelt once said, the country needs not critics or complainers, but "the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood who spends himself in a worthy cause." Richardson Dilworth was such a man. At Belleau Wood and Guadalcanal, epic battles in World Wars I and II, he was there when courage counted. Years later, when the doomed luxury liner Andrea Doria was sinking at sea, Dil...

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When Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market opened its doors on February 22, 1892, it wasn't long before it was recognized as one of the world's great food emporiums. More than a century later, it still is. In 2014, the Market was designated as one of the 10 Great Public Spaces in America by the American Planning Association. With its traditional stall interior and more than 80 merchants, Reading Terminal Market attracts nearly six and a half ...

A hugely successful businessman and entrepreneur, American candy magnate Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine were unable to have children of their own, so the couple set up a trust in 1909 and created the Hershey Industrial School for fatherless, healthy, Caucasian boys. Ever since its creation, the huge legal trust has poured profits from the candy business into this charitable venture, and is legally stipulated to do so in perpetuity. Sinc...

The first biography of one of the premier players of an era often considered to be the greatest in baseball history. In the 1940s and 1950s Mickey was a two-time batting champion, a member of seven All-Star teams, and one of the few players ever to have performed in the major leagues for four decades.

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In the days before traffic signals and interstate highways, drivers traveling between New York and Florida passed through the intersection of Pratt and Light Streets in Baltimore, making it the busiest in the nation. It was up to the Baltimore Mounted Police and their faithful steeds to keep cars, trucks and people moving. No one did it better than Sergeant Bill McKeldin with his high-pitched whistle and the positioning of his horse Bob in the...

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A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia explores the use of activities and other techniques to prevent, reduce and otherwise manage the behavioral symptoms of dementia. Sections cover daily activities, effective communication with patients, especially difficult behaviors, strategies to deal with agitation, repetitive questions, acting out, wandering, restlessness, hoarding, resistance to care, incontinence, destructiveness, sexually and socially inapp...

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A deluxe paperback edition of the highly popular Millennium Philadelphia: The Last One Hundred Years, with the striking black?and?white photographs of city life and history that made it a ?family album of the Philadelphia century.? Picking up where the original left off, a chapter update, ?The New Millennium, ? features a full?color pictorial of the city's continued change into the 21st century, showcasing its ability both to preserve traditio...

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Don?t Call Me Coach presents Phil Martelli at his compelling and captivating best, as he finally puts into print the mantra of his memorable speeches. In fact one of America's most colorful, outspoken, and successful coaches, Martelli compresses his three decades of experience into a ten?point ?lesson plan for life? that will benefit anyone, regardless of the challenges.

A superb account of a little understood chapter in Philadelphia's storied health care past. This is a must-read for anyone interested in public policy, health care delivery, or history of public institutions." Dr. Claire Fagin

As restaurants continue to flourish in Philadelphia, choosing the perfect place for dinner, or even a casual lunch, can pose a challenge. We are sure you will find no better guide to the dining establishments of the city and its environs than noted Philadelphia Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan. Whether you crave a ?decadent splurge? at a fine steakhouse serving succulent cuts and sides, the comfort of a neighborhood bar that ?takes its c...

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The first book-length account of the nation's biggest cable TV company and one of America's most successful and powerful family enterprises. "Comcasted" is the unauthorized biography of both an industry and its founders--principally Ralph Roberts, and his son and successor, Brian.