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Game of Shadows

Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports

by Mark Fainaru-Wada, Lance Williams ...

In the summer of 1998, two of baseball’s leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, captivated the nation in a race to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Sosa hit 66 home runs, while McGwire finished with 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by hitting 73, in what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the ... Read more

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In the summer of 1998, two of baseball’s leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, captivated the nation in a race to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Sosa hit 66 home runs, while McGwire finished with 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by hitting 73, in what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the
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The Almighty Black P Stone Nation

The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang

by Natalie Y. Moore, Lance Williams ...

This exposé investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terroristic intentions. Interwoven into the narrative is the dynamic influence of leader Jeff Fort, who—despite his flamboyance and high visibility—instilled a rigid structure and discipline that afforded the young men a refuge and a ... Read more

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This exposé investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terroristic intentions. Interwoven into the narrative is the dynamic influence of leader Jeff Fort, who—despite his flamboyance and high visibility—instilled a rigid structure and discipline that afforded the young men a refuge and a
... Read more
Genocide

Countering a Suicidal Ideology

by Lance Williams ...

Are the terms "The Great Replacement" and "White Genocide" really just conspiracy theories concocted by the paranoid and radical fringes of society as the left-wing politicians and pundits in the mainstream media suggest, or does the mainstream media only want to make these ideas look foolish, a bit crazy and even dangerous, so that the mere suggestion is simply blown off?In reality one does not ... Read more

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Are the terms "The Great Replacement" and "White Genocide" really just conspiracy theories concocted by the paranoid and radical fringes of society as the left-wing politicians and pundits in the mainstream media suggest, or does the mainstream media only want to make these ideas look foolish, a bit crazy and even dangerous, so that the mere suggestion is simply blown off?In reality one does not
... Read more
King David and Boss Daley

The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley, and Chicago on the Edge

by Lance Williams ...

In Chicago in mid-twentieth century amid the haze and smoke of urban renewal and the sounds of the wrecking balls and bulldozers, there lived two men, both street-savvy, one Black, one Irish, one young, one old and both leaders of their clans. Each ruled with an iron fist. Each embodied the fighting spirit of the turbulent 1960s. One was David Barksdale, the Black Disciples leader, a Black youth ... Read more

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In Chicago in mid-twentieth century amid the haze and smoke of urban renewal and the sounds of the wrecking balls and bulldozers, there lived two men, both street-savvy, one Black, one Irish, one young, one old and both leaders of their clans. Each ruled with an iron fist. Each embodied the fighting spirit of the turbulent 1960s. One was David Barksdale, the Black Disciples leader, a Black youth
... Read more
Dishonorable Justice

Tales of the Black Widows

by Lance William Hansford ...

It is a story about a young girl whose parents went through a divorce. She had an abusive stepfather who ran out on her and her mother for twenty years. As she got older, she bought a motorcycle with her friends, and they decided to start a female motorcycle club called the Black Widows. She then found out where her stepfather was living, and they decided to ride cross-country to get some self ... Read more

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It is a story about a young girl whose parents went through a divorce. She had an abusive stepfather who ran out on her and her mother for twenty years. As she got older, she bought a motorcycle with her friends, and they decided to start a female motorcycle club called the Black Widows. She then found out where her stepfather was living, and they decided to ride cross-country to get some self
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Something About Ann

by J. Everett Prewitt ...

Narrated by J. Everett Prewitt, Nguyen Ngan, Mike Rashid, Lance Williams, Monica Bradford ...

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6 hours 47 min

Something About Ann is a historical fiction novella with eleven short stories*.* The novella and the short stories follow a group of soldiers who faced a traumatic experience in Vietnam but remained close after returning to the States*.* Violence and turmoil continue to haunt the soldiers as they try to normalize their lives. Sometimes relying on the help of each other, and sometimes relying on ... Read more

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Something About Ann is a historical fiction novella with eleven short stories*.* The novella and the short stories follow a group of soldiers who faced a traumatic experience in Vietnam but remained close after returning to the States*.* Violence and turmoil continue to haunt the soldiers as they try to normalize their lives. Sometimes relying on the help of each other, and sometimes relying on
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Game of Shadows

Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports

by Mark Fainaru-Wada, Lance Williams ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside downFor years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sports, there were rumors that some of our nation’s greatest athletes were using steroids, human growth hormone, and other drugs to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. But as track stars blazed their way to Olympic medals and sluggers brought ... Read more

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The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside downFor years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sports, there were rumors that some of our nation’s greatest athletes were using steroids, human growth hormone, and other drugs to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. But as track stars blazed their way to Olympic medals and sluggers brought
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Game of Shadows

by Mark Fainaru-Wada, Lance Williams ...

Narrated by Arnie Mazer ...

Abridged

6 hours 7 min

The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside downFor years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sports, there were rumors that some of our nation’s greatest athletes were using steroids, human growth hormone, and other drugs to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. But as track stars blazed their way to Olympic medals and sluggers brought ... Read more

$14.98 USD

The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside downFor years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sports, there were rumors that some of our nation’s greatest athletes were using steroids, human growth hormone, and other drugs to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. But as track stars blazed their way to Olympic medals and sluggers brought
... Read more

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Big Hair and Plastic Grass

A Funky Ride through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s

by Dan Epstein ...

Narrated by Dan Epstein ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

The Bronx Is Burning meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball’s most colorful and controversial decade.The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the ‘70s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its very foundations.Outspoken players ... Read more

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The Bronx Is Burning meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball’s most colorful and controversial decade.The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the ‘70s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its very foundations.Outspoken players
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Wherever I Wind Up

My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball

by Wayne Coffey, R.A. Dickey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues.An English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sport-and proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into baseball and a ... Read more

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The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues.An English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sport-and proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into baseball and a
... Read more
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No Angel

My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels

by Jay Dobyns, Nils Johnson-Shelton ...

Narrated by Mel Foster ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

Getting shot in the chest as a rookie ATF agent, bartering for machine guns, throttling down the highway at 100 miles per hour, and responding to a full-scale, bloody riot between the Hells Angels and their rivals, the Mongols—these are just a few of the high-adrenaline experiences Jay Dobyns recounts in this action-packed, hard to imagine, but true story of how he infiltrated the legendary Hells ... Read more

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Getting shot in the chest as a rookie ATF agent, bartering for machine guns, throttling down the highway at 100 miles per hour, and responding to a full-scale, bloody riot between the Hells Angels and their rivals, the Mongols—these are just a few of the high-adrenaline experiences Jay Dobyns recounts in this action-packed, hard to imagine, but true story of how he infiltrated the legendary Hells
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A Guy Like Me

by John Scott ...

Narrated by Kirby Heyborne ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

From the NHL’s most unexpected All-Star MVP comes a sports memoir unlike any other. Hilarious, candid, and reflective, A Guy Like Me recounts the heartwarming story of John Scott: an average joe who became a sports icon overnight.Known as a willing-and-able fighter and bruiser in the league, John Scott was a surprising and tongue-and-cheek nominee for the 2016 NHL All-Star Game. He’d been in the ... Read more

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From the NHL’s most unexpected All-Star MVP comes a sports memoir unlike any other. Hilarious, candid, and reflective, A Guy Like Me recounts the heartwarming story of John Scott: an average joe who became a sports icon overnight.Known as a willing-and-able fighter and bruiser in the league, John Scott was a surprising and tongue-and-cheek nominee for the 2016 NHL All-Star Game. He’d been in the
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