America has lost its war in Vietnam and Cambodia. Racially-tinged riots are tearing the city of Boston apart. 1973, The politics and counterculture of the 1960s is disintegrating into nothing more than sex, drugs and rock and roll. The Boston Red Sox are on one of their improbable runs toward a postseason appearance. In a suburban town in Maryland, a young couple is murdered and another young man is accused. The couple are white and the accused is black. It is up to his friends and family ...

There's a place where love and mistrust are never at peace; where duplicity and deceit are the universal currency. The Co-Conspirator's Tale takes place within this nebulous firmament. There are crimes committed by the police in the name of the law. Excess in the name of revolution. The combination leaves death in its wake and the survivors struggling to find justice in a San Francisco Bay Area noir by the author of the underground classic The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weathe...

Latest in a series of pamphlets exploring current urgent political, social, cultural, and organizing issues from a radical, anti-capitalist viewpoint.

Every review in this book first appeared in Counterpunch magazine. The story they tell is a history of the world. The books are mostly non-fiction—history, political analysis, books about music and its social meanings, theory, and biography. Topics range from the music and politics of Bob Dylan to the life of Kwame Toure, the nature of twenty-first century imperialism to the capitalist turn in China, the counterculture of the Long Sixties and discussions of works by Thomas Pynchon...

Direct marketing has grown beyond its roots in traditional mail order to embrace a host of new technologies, customer relationship-building techniques, and performance measures. Today, businesses and nonprofits of all kinds use direct marketing, which now garners 25% of the U.S. marketer's budget, surpassing newspapers and broadcast TV.Hailed as the “bible” of direct marketing for over 30 years, Successful Direct Marketing Methods has been completely updated and expanded w...

BECAUSE NOT ALL KRAV MAGA IS THE SAME TMIsraeli krav maga is the official self-defense system of the Israel Defense Forces. Krav maga training shares the same principles for civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel alike to deliver them from harm's way. Goals however, are different for law enforcement and military personnel.This book is designed for security-conscious civilians, law enforcement officers, military personnel, and security profession...

12 Rings: Stories of the St. Louis Cardinals World Championships is like a dozen adventure novels, all with the same happy ending. Going back to 1886, St. Louis has won 12 World Series. The Cardinals have been champions during both good and bad economic times, during war and in peace. Twice they've christened a new stadium with a world championship during its first full year. In 12 Rings, veteran newspaperman James Rygelski and eminent baseball historian Robert L. Tiemann...

With traditions, records, and Tigers lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Louisiana State University fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, behind-the-scenes tales, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by players like Y.A. Tittle, Tommy Casanova, Alan Faneca, Odell Beckham Jr., and Leonard Fournette. Covering the championship eras of Paul Dietzel, Nick Saban, Les Miles, and plenty more, this is th...

This Zomnibus collects three humorous adventures from the award-winning Plants vs. Zombies comics series!In Zomboss’s latest Zomnibus collection, Crazy Dave and Zomboss clash when they both have their eye on the same factory up for sale in Battle Extravagonzo! Then there more tricks than treats when Zomboss tries to rebrand Halloween as the much scarier Lawn of Doom celebration—complete with hungry zombies and plenty of traps! Fi...

The Plants vs. Zombies comic-book adventures continue with the second Zomnibus hardcover, collecting volumes 4 to 6 of the original Plants vs. Zombies graphic novel run!The confusing-yet-brilliant inventor known as Crazy Dave helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely move a group of brave plants to a strange family mansion, speed through a car-filled competition to determine the fate of Neighborville, and find the rare Bo...

The political emergence of evangelical Christians has been a signal development in America in the past quarter century. And while their voting tendencies have been closely scrutinized, their participation in the policy debates of the day has not. They continue to be caricatured as anti-intellectual Bible thumpers whose views are devoid of reason, logic, or empirical evidence. They're seen as lemmings, following the cues of Dobson and Robertson and marching in lock step with the Republican ...

All spaceships, like all travelers, grow old and retire someplace quiet, until someone comes along. What will you find on the old derelict? Or hiding in the junkyard of forgotten starships and lost dreams?Join over a dozen of today's most exciting SF authors exploring the forgotten and the lost in the "Boneyard of Lost Dreams"Be sure to pick up the other volumes in this series: Boundary Shock Quarterly