Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 34 results for “paul dickson”
Skip side bar filters

  • The Unwritten Rules of Baseball

    The Etiquette, Conventional Wisdom, and Axiomatic Codes of Our National Pastime

    by Paul Dickson ...
    From beanballs to basebrawls, the most important rules governing the game of baseball have never been officially written down—until now.They have no sanction from the Commissioner, appear nowhere in any official publication, and are generally not posted on any clubhouse wall. They represent a set of time-honored customs, rituals, and good manners that show a respect for the game, one's teammates, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941

    The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor

    by Paul Dickson ...
    "A must-read book that explores a vital pre-war effort [with] deep research and gripping writing." — Washington TimesIn The rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941, Paul Dickson tells the dramatic story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II.In September 1939, when Nazi ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Miracle in Kigali

    The Rwandan Genocide - a survivor's journey 2019 edition

    by Illuminà©e Nganemariya, Paul Dickson ...
    Miracle in Kigali 2019 edition, marking the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, tells the amazing story of Illuminà©e Nganemariya and her baby son Roger Nsengiyumva's survival in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, during the 1994 Genocide and subsequent life in Norwich.Miracle in Kigali was first published in 2007. This new edition updates Illuminà©e and Roger's story, including Roger's ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Miracle in Kigali

    The Rwandan Genocide - a Survivors Journey

    by Illuminée Nganemariya, Paul Dickson ...
    By a seeming miracle, Illuminee Nganemariya, a young Tutsi bride and her newborn son Roger survived the 1994 attempt by Rwanda's Hutu extremists to wipe their Tutsi neighbours from the face of the earth. Illuminee existed for 100 days in the living hell of Kigali, Rwanda's capital, after watching her husband being dragged away to be killed by friends who had celebrated their wedding with them a ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Baseball's Greatest Quotations

    An Illustrated Treasury of Baseball Quotations and Historical Lore

    by Paul Dickson ...
    Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.They are all here—from Aaron (Estella, Hank's mother) to Zoldack ( ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rising to the Occasion

    The Best Toasts for Any Celebration

    by Paul Dickson ...
    The perfect pocket guide for anyone who ever needs to give a toast.Paul Dickson's Rising to the Occasion is the ideal pocket reference for any moment when one might need to raise a glass. Organized by category, it contains sayings famous and profound, suitable and sentimental, created by the likes of Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, and Willard Scott alongside equally engaging anonymous toasts. Covering ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • G.I. Jive

    A Dictionary of Words at War: The Vernacular of Victory (1939-1946)

    by Mr Paul Dickson ...
    The language of American World War II military service began to evolve with the first draftees of 1940. Their emerging vocabulary was irreverent, creative, and often obscene, influenced by the worlds of music, jazz, swing, jive, and the nation's fascination with occupational slang. The massive Army maneuvers in Tennessee during the spring of 1941 gave rise to a host of profane acronyms, including ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Sputnik

    The Shock of the Century

    by Paul Dickson ...
    On October 4, 1957, the day Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age. Sputnik, all of 184 pounds with only a radio transmitter inside its highly polished shell, became the first artificial satellite in space; while it immediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth century ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • On Mars

    Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA History

    by Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell ...
    Series series Dover Books on Astronomy
    Although it was only designed for a ninety-day surface mission, the Viking 1 lander ultimately transmitted science messages to Earth for seven years. This authoritative history chronicles the remarkable achievements of the Viking program during its first three decades. Commissioned by NASA, it recounts the events surrounding the first planetary landing on Earth's closest neighbor and the first on ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Suddenly, Tomorrow Came

    The NASA History of the Johnson Space Center

    by Henry C. Dethloff ...
    Series series Dover Books on Astronomy
    As the astronauts' home base and the site of Mission Control, the Johnson Space Center has witnessed some of the most triumphant moments in American history. Spanning initiatives from the 1960s to 1993, this illustrated volume traces the center's history, starting with its origins at the beginning of the space race in the late 1950s. Thrilling, authoritative accounts explain the development and ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Partnership

    A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

    by Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell ...
    Series series Dover Books on Astronomy
    The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight, in which teams from the two nations met in orbit to test an international docking system and conduct both collaborative and independent studies. Although primarily a symbol of international goodwill, the mission provided useful experience for future cooperative ventures between the two nations. This authorized ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Before This Decade Is Out

    Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program

    Edited by Glen E. Swanson ...
    Series series Dover Books on Astronomy
    On July 24, 1969, the astronauts of Apollo XI splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, having triumphantly answered John F. Kennedy's 1961 challenge to land an American on the moon "before this decade is out." Behind their success lay the cooperative efforts of political leaders, engineers, scientists, administrators, and other astronauts. These fascinating oral histories recount the inside story of ... Read more

    $12.39 USD