This first-ever comprehensive history of night baseball examines the factors, obstacles and trends that shaped this dramatic change in both the minor and major leagues between 1930 and 1990.
A look at the harrowing journey of two British explorers as they attempt to locate the source of the Nile River. Did they follow any of the instructions of their native guides who had already discovered it, dear reader they did not. The misadventures of these two is a great source of enjoyment.
A cold case look into solving on of the enduring mysteries of WWII, who sold out Anne Frank and her family, giving away their location. This book does a great job using documents and interviews to track down the person (or persons no spoiler) that sent the Frank family to a concentration camp.
This book attempts to prove that the person tried, convicted, and executed as the kidnapper/murder of Charles Lindbergh’s son wasn’t the actual criminal. They present a well-researched and far flung conspiracy involving many different people, but at the end of the day they don’t really answer any of the questions they propose and don’t really convince me, but still a good read if you are interested in this case
A look into the cases of American’s having their citizenship
questioned or in some cases revoked. From being a woman and marrying a
noncitizen, to being offered the ability to give up your citizenship to be
released from an internment camp. This book is infuriating and shows the
lengths people in power will go to keep those they decide are “Un-American”
locked out
A fascinating (and heartbreaking) look at the takeover of
organized labor by the mafia. Starting off with…(wait for it) a murder of a
labor organizer in NY’s garment district this book shows the power and profit
the mob was able to wield over workers. The government using this takeover to
declare unions and organized labor as corrupt and unnecessary was really the
gross cherry on top of this sundae.
