Dan Russell's Sportstalk was appointment-listening for tens of thousands of B.C. sports fans over its three-decade run. What began in 1984 as a simple 50-minute filler would grow into the longest-running and most-listened to show of its kind in Canada.Russell created and solo-hosted the weekday-evening shows as Sportstalk became the gathering spot for Vancouver Canucks fans, highlighted by memorable marathon coverage of the 1994 and 2011 Stanley Cup finals.Bobby Orr, Michae...

Has the evolution of digital marketing placed businesses at the mercy of software companies? Or is there a path forward for businesses who want to regain their independence and create great marketing again?Digital marketing has been around for over twenty years, yet businesses today are more baffled, bloodied, and battle-scarred than ever. In Snake Oil, marketing scientist Dan Russell offers an entertaining and enlightening joyride back down the hockey sti...

Set in the Arkansas Delta, Dustopia is a debut poetry collection that confronts the brutal contradictions of Southern life with unflinching honesty and lyrical precision. Dan Russell writes from within a landscape shaped by poverty, memory, violence, and quiet endurance, where gospel hymns echo through histories of exploitation, and survival is measured in what can be carried from one day into the next.Throughout, Russell documents working-class experience with a witness-d...

Ted Williams once said, "Hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing to do in sport." He was the last major leaguer to average .400 over a season. Even at lower levels of play, hitting the ball safely four times out of ten chances is a terrific accomplishment. This tells us something: if being successful less than 50 percent of the time is viewed as an outstanding accomplishment, hitting cannot be an easy skill to master.Written by expert Dan Russell, Baseball Hitting Mec...

Dan Russell's gritty narratives and unflinching honesty reveal the harsh realities of the complex characters who inhabit his stories. With a keen eye for detail, stunning dialogue, and a voice that resonates with authenticity, Russell brings these stories to life, offering readers an unvarnished glimpse into a world where life's challenges are as raw as the land. Yankee Dimes is a compelling exploration of the American South that will captivate you from start to finish.

Raped in Prison: A Horror StoryBy: Russell Dan SmithIn this powerful memoir, Russell Dan Smith chronicles his life as a child prisoner among adults and explains the turbulent atmosphere of life in prisons. He details the assault he faced as a child among older prisoners. Smith had enemies among prisoners and prison administrators which necessitated an extraordinary step by federal officials to step in to protect Smith from both.The brutalities he faced lead Smith to...

Imagine a world where extraterrestrials have invaded the world and enslaved all humanity. Women are enslaved for sexual purposes. Men are conscripted into vast armies. Differences among the extraterrestrials usher in a period of violence. The extraterrestrials bring forth monstrous children through the women they have enslaved. Eventually all of the extraterrestrials monstrous progeny are killed by a greater One, who devises technology to rob the extraterrestrials ability to materialize on...

From the author of "Pitching Strategies Explained", "Pitching Mechanics Explained" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource for coaches, parents, and players seeking to improve all aspects of a pitcher’s development. It is one of the very few books available specifically intended to help a coach or parent instruct a pitcher on how to improve his game.Complete with dozens of drills and more than 100 photographs, "Pitching Mechanics Explained" illustrates the sequential move...

Pitching Strategies Explained is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book in the world today on the mental strategies used by top collegiate and professional pitchers. It is a must-have for any player, parent or coach hoping to maximize success at any level of the game.Pitching Strategies Explained leaves no stone unturned as it delves into every aspect of a pitcher’s strategic universe. In addition to drills, warm-ups and sample game plans, it includes a number of charts and tab...

"Gripping... Powerful... Moving... Finish Strong is the kind of book you can be drawn into at any chapter and want to find out what happens next." – John Peterson, Gold Medalist 1976 Olympic Games"Dan Russell is one of the greatest wrestlers I've ever known... and one of the greatest men I've ever known." – Chael Sonnen, Three-time UFC Title ChallengerFor twenty-one years Dan Russell trained for f...

Nick Alston, a Los Angeles private investigator, is hired to find the kidnapped son of America's richest and most hated man. Hastings, a mob hitman in search of redemption, is also on the trail. But both men soon become ensnared by a sinister cabal that spreads from the White House all the way to Dealey Plaza. Decades later in Dallas, Alston's son stumbles across evidence from JFK conspiracy buffs that just might link his father to the shot heard round the world.

Junior, the first dog author to make the New York Times bestseller list, tells his latest howlarious tale of going off-leash in the wilderness.Junior is so excited—his human family is going on vacation and this time they're taking him with them. And they're going to the most magical place in the world—THE WOODS! All the sticks you could possible want! Endless raccoons to chase! A lake to doggy-paddle in! It's a canine paradise!But all of Junior's b...