Few men in Chicago sports history have been beloved on both the North and South Sides of such a baseball-crazy town. Steve Stone is a fan favorite. Following his last game as Cubs announcer, long after all the players had left the field, nearly everyone left in the stadium looked up to the broadcast booth and chanted "Stoney! Stoney!" for several minutes. In Said in Stone, the Cy Young award-winning pitcher and perhaps future Hall of Fame broadcaster offers his unique slant on the...

Portland's theatre history is marked by early enthusiasm and exceptionally vigorous growth. With the Pacific Northwest's often rainy weather, people sought refuge in movie entertainment, and the city eventually grew to have more theatre seats per capita than similar-sized cities in the United States. Beginning with short cinema segments at vaudeville houses downtown, Portland movie theatres came into their own swiftly and ambitiously. By 1915, there were over 70 individual theatres showing...

Lust For Life is Irving Stone's biographical novel about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.

Nordic Noir Comes to AmericaThirty years after the shocking and never-solved 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme on a snowy street in Stockholm, an activist priest is found gruesomely sacrificed on the altar of a Swedish-American church in Minneapolis. The church’s immigrant janitor is also slain, execution style.The crime shocks Hennepin Island, the church’s time-forgotten riverfront neighborhood, where Span Lokken, a demoralized newspa...

From his early days videotaping crazy skateboard stunts to starring in the Jackass movies, there was little that Stephen "Steve-O" Glover wouldn't do.Whether it was stapling his nutsack to his leg or diving into a pool full of elephant crap, almost nothing was out of bounds. As the stunts got crazier, his life kept pace. He developed a crippling addiction to drugs and alcohol, and an obsession with his own celebrity that proved nearly as dangerous. Only an...

The diminutive singing sensation from Down Under's story is told in ""Female Force: Kylie Minogue.” Kylie’s colourful experiences are brought to life as we follow the star’s ups and downs. From capturing nation’s hearts in Neighbours to the life & loves of a national treasure, and her brave struggle with cancer.

We have always enjoyed being scared. Tall tales of horror that pass down through the ages. We take comfort in the knowledge they are only stories. Except the urban legend has a history. No one knows where they come from or why they persist. Maybe it’s because they are true? 13 Urban Legends old & new will be told in “Urban Legends”. They’re only stories…aren’t they?

The diminutive singing sensation from Down Under's story is told in “FAME: Kylie Minogue.” Kylie’s colourful experiences are brought to life as we follow the star’s ups and downs. From capturing nation’s hearts in Neighbours to the life & loves of a national treasure, and her brave struggle with cancer.

You know their songs, now read their stories. Madonna, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton-John, and Whitney Houston dominated the pop charts during the era daring age of excess, Reagonimcs, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and the birth of the internet, proving themselves members of StormFront’s famed Female Force! Special edition pin-up section featuring Joan Jett, Dolly Parton and more. With a painted cover by famed artist Laura Tejedor Fuentes.

You know their songs, now read their stories. Madonna, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton-John, and Whitney Houston dominated the pop charts during the era daring age of excess, Reagonimcs, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and the birth of the internet, proving themselves members of TidalWave’s famed Female Force! Special edition pin-up section featuring Joan Jett, Dolly Parton and more. With a painted cover by famed artist Laura Tejedor Fuentes.

Few men in Chicago sports history have been beloved on both the North and South Sides of such a baseball-crazy town. Steve Stone is a fan favorite. Following his last game as Cubs announcer, long after all the players had left the field, nearly everyone left in the stadium looked up to the broadcast booth and chanted "Stoney! Stoney!" for several minutes. In Said in Stone, the Cy Young award-winning pitcher and perhaps future Hall of Fame broadcaster offers his unique slant on the...

This book explores how spirituality can improve an organization’s ability to respond to a crisis. It presents biblical examples of leading during a crisis to show how faith can be relied upon to lead during crisis situations. Further, it presents examples of leaders using their faith during trying times. In recent years, organizations have begun to prepare for crises, but scholarly research has not kept up with their efforts. Exploring topics such as communication, servant leadership, and ...