Most baseball fans know of the amazing accomplishments Hall of Fame members achieved on the field, from Joe DiMaggio s 56-game hit streak to Cy Young s 511 career wins. But few are as familiar with the ballplayers lives away from the diamond especially those icons who played before the Internet and 24/7 media coverage. Beyond their baseball statistics, what kind of individuals were they? How did they conduct themselves out of the spotlight? What made them tick? In Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends, John A. Wood looks at the personal lives of...

Wood s fascinating study of Vietnam veterans memoirs explores common themes and representations accurate and inaccurate of soldiers wartime experiences and how these narratives helped shape Americans collective memory of the war. This groundbreaking volume provides a unique perspective on America s most divisive military conflict since the Civil War. Kenneth L. Kusmer, author of "Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History"

Wood s fascinating study of Vietnam veterans memoirs explores common themes and representations accurate and inaccurate of soldiers wartime experiences and how these narratives helped shape Americans collective memory of the war. This groundbreaking volume provides a unique perspective on America s most divisive military conflict since the Civil War. Kenneth L. Kusmer, author of "Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History"

From the trip home after a long day at work to the trek out of a toxic relationship, our encounters with journeys never seem to phase out of the human experience. As dreamers, we constantly put ourselves in the position to go to the next level of our lives. Wood's first collection of poems, Things I Lost Along the Way, dialogues the difficulties and uncertainties of childhood, faith, love, and acceptance. His decisions to leave things behind heralds the truth that God is waiting for us to empty our hands so that He can bestow upon what is rightfully ours. What things must you lay down so that...