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Dan Epstein scored a cult hit with "Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s. "Now he returns with a riotous look at the most pivotal season of the decade.

America, 1976: colorful, complex, and combustible. It was a year of Bicentennial celebrations and presidential primaries, of Olympic glory and busing riots, of "killer bees" hysteria and Pong fever. For both the nation and the national pastime, the year was revolutionary, indeed. On the diamond, Thurman Munson led the New York Yankees to their first World Series in a dozen years, but...

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 embraced free agency, openly advocated drug use, and even swapped wives. Controversial owners such as Charlie Finley, Bill Veeck, and Ted Turner...

This issue features internationally renowned experts who have provided their expertise on a variety of topics related to the importance of vitamin D. It was not until feedback loops were identified between vitamin D production and parathyroid hormone, phosphate that it earned its place as a true endocrine hormone. Current social and economic conditions have brought it back into the limelight with outbreaks of rickets and osteomalacia even in developed countries. However its complex regulation, together with the identification and characterization of the vitamin D receptor and its role in...

The Levant Company in England was first established in 1592 to help regulate trade with Turkey and the Levant area. Originally published in 1908, this study details the early origins of the company as well as providing information on surrounding issues such as the regulation of shipping, piracy and the officials of the company. This title will be of interest to students of history and business.

Procrastination comes in all shapes and sizes... No matter the reason, there's one thing in common with all forms of procrastination: ANXIETY.

Do you put off doing things until the very last second? Do you find certain tasks overwhelming to manage? Don't worry-you're not doomed to a life of chronic stress. There is a way to break that seemingly endless cycle of procrastination.

By identifying anxiety as the root of procrastinating behavior, Dr. Yip has created a personal action plan to help individuals reach their fullest potential.

With easy-to-read...

And the bright, colorful design is a home run. It's not your average book of colors it's a visually stunning rainbow of excitement. A sure hit for every young baseball fan. Officially licensed by Major...

Trauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In The Trauma of Everyday Life renowned psychiatrist and author of Thoughts Without a Thinker Mark Epstein uncovers the transformational potential of trauma, revealing how it can be used for the mind's own development.

Western psychology teaches that if we understand...