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  • 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

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Dictionary of the Space Age

    by Paul Dickson ...
    Series series New Series in NASA History
    2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceThe launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citizens, words that belonged to the worlds of science, aviation, and science fiction suddenly became ... Read more

    $46.69 USD

  • The Hidden Language of Baseball

    How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime

    by Paul Dickson ...
    Baseball is set apart from other sports by many things, but few are more distinctive than the intricate systems of coded language that govern action on the field and give baseball its unique appeal. During a nine‑inning game, more than one thousand silent instructions are given—from catcher to pitcher, coach to batter, fielder to fielder, umpire to umpire—and without this speechless communication ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Dickson Baseball Dictionary

    by Paul Dickson ...
    The definitive work on the language of baseball—one of the “Five Best Baseball Books” (Wall Street Journal).Hailed as “a staggering piece of scholarship” (Wall Street Journal) and “an indispensable guide to the language of baseball” (San Diego Union-Tribune), The Dickson Baseball Dictionary has become an invaluable resource for those who love the game. Drawing on dozens of nineteenth- and early ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Work Revolution

    by Paul Dickson ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Human Resource Management
    In this book, first published in 1975, the author critically examines the organisation of work, the systems of control, and the patterns of authority in British establishments. By bringing together detailed descriptions of alternative forms of work organisation and management from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the USA, Paul Dickson provokes considerable thought as to the extent to which these models ... Read more

    $57.99 USD