New Releases by Dan Taylor

The untold story behind one of baseball’s biggest scandals and the men who saved a tarnished game. In the winter of 1926, Major League Baseball became enveloped in scandal. Two of baseball’s biggest stars, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, were accused of fixing and betting on games. Sportswriters called the scandal worse than that of the infamous “Black Sox.” The reputation of baseball was in tatters. In Baseball at the Abyss, Dan Taylor reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how baseball was saved after the banishment of Cobb and Speaker. It was all set in motion by one unlikely individual—Christy Walsh, the business manager for Babe Ruth and baseball’s first player agent. Taylor follows Walsh and Ruth as the agent arranges for the Babe to star in a motion picture and presses for Ruth to hire a fitness guru, change his habits, and train while in Hollywood. The results were astonishing. The scandal was soon forgotten as a reinvigorated Babe Ruth enjoyed his greatest season in 1927, slugging 60 home runs and powering his New York Yankees to heights never seen before. Baseball at the Abyss features fascinating details of the 1926 scandal and the incredible resurgence of the national pastime when it seemed the game was permanently tarnished. It’s the story of a remarkable year in baseball history and the men who restored glory to a troubled game.

The inspirational story of African American trailblazer Kenny Washington, the first player to reintegrate the NFL. On September 29, 1946, football star Kenny Washington made history. When he trotted onto the field for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington broke the color barrier in the NFL. In Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington, Dan Taylor reveals Washington’s immeasurable impact on his sport and beyond. Legends of the game hailed Washington as one of the greatest players in football history. He was also a baseball star, and Taylor recounts never-before-told details of the efforts to make Washington the first Black player in big league baseball along with Jackie Robinson. Taylor also delves into the heinous verbal and physical abuse Washington was subjected to, his refusal to play in the South, and how he positively impacted ignorant teammates and rivals through his character and talent. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, there was no more popular athlete in Los Angeles than Kenny Washington. Walking Alone chronicles for the first time the life story of this trailblazing football legend.

The Hollywood Stars were the most inventive team in baseball history, known for their celebrity ownership and movie star following during the Golden Age of Hollywood. In Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball, Dan Taylor delivers a fascinating look at the Hollywood Stars and their glorious twenty-year run in the Pacific Coast League. Led by Bob Cobb, owner of the heralded Brown Derby restaurant and known more famously as the creator of the Cobb salad, the Hollywood Stars took professional baseball to a new and innovative level. The team played in short pants, instigated rule changes, employed cheerleaders and movie-star beauty queens, pioneered baseball on television, eschewed trains for planes, and offered fans palatable delicacies not before served at ballparks. On any given night, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Humphrey Bogart, and dozens more cheered on their favorite team from the boxes and grandstands of Gilmore Field. During the Hollywood Stars’ history, its celebrity owners pushed boundaries, challenged existing baseball norms, infuriated rivals, and produced an imaginative product, the likes of which the game had never before seen. Featuring interviews with former players, Lights, Camera, Fastball is an inside look at a team that was far ahead its time, whose innovations are still seen in professional baseball today.

Reconceives human freedom in Spinoza as intrinsically social and politically committed Combining careful historical and textual analysis with comparisons across past and present political theory, this book re-establishes Spinoza as a collectivist philosopher. Taking as its starting point the formative role of fear in Spinoza''s thought, Dan Taylor argues that Spinoza''s vision of human freedom and power is realised socially and collectively. He offers a new critical study of the collectivist Spinoza, where we can become freer through desire, friendship, the imagination and transforming the social institutions that structure a given community. A freedom for one and all, attuned to the vicissitudes of human life and the capabilities of each one of us to live up to the demands and constraints of our limited autonomy. This book develops and enriches the continental tradition of Spinozism, drawing on a range of untranslated materials and bringing a fresh perspective to key debates. It repositions Spinoza as the central thinker of desire and freedom and demonstrates how the conflicts within his work inform contemporary theoretical discussions around democracy, the multitude, populism and power. Dan Taylor is a Lecturer in Social and Political Thought at the Open University

Laugh Hard, Laugh Loud, Laugh Often Of all the gifts God give us, laughter is definitely one of the sweetest. Delight in this good-for-the-soul collection of humor dedicated to the many ways laughter can surprise, amaze, comfort and enrich your life like nothing else. Drawing on his experience as a preacher''s kid and a former youth pastor, humorist Dan Taylor shares hilarious anecdotes, such as mentally willing hungry parishioners away from primo potluck cookies dealing with the disappointment of not getting fork-stabbed at church camp running errands with a donut-loving driver''s ed instructor Learn that those with the ability to laugh at themselves are truly blessed—because their well of good humor will never run dry.

Meet Little Miss Jelly Bean and learn about all of the different things that she likes. Little Miss Jelly Bean really, really likes a lot of the same things that other toddlers do, such as dancing, playing in the sand, drawing with crayons, and reading picture books. Little Miss Jelly Bean is inspired by the author''s own bow wearing two-year-old daughter. Recommended for ages 2 to 5.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) T181358 The final leaf contains an epitaphium and the contents. London: printed by R. Hawes, and sold by the author, No. 22, Mile-End-Road; W. Button; T. Knott; J. Marsom; and B. Pollard, Quorndon, Leicestershire, 1796. 144, [2]p.; 12°

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) T184453 Anonymous. By Dan. Taylor. First printed in Leeds in 1784 (cf.t011627). London: printed for the author, and sold by W. Button; T. Knott; J. Marsom; B. Ash; and S. Pollard, Quorndon, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, [1795]. 100p.; 8°

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T118716 Vertical chain lines. St. Ives [Hunts]: printed by T. Bloom; and sold by J. Buckland; B. Ash; J. Marsom; J. Phillips; and T. Scollick, London, 1788. 144p.; 12°

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T115630 London: printed for the author; for T. Knott, W. Ash, J. Marsom, and W. Button, 1792. 24p.; 12°

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T115629 London: sold by the author; W. Button; J. Knott; W. Ash; J. Marsom; and B. Pollard, Quorndon, [1795]. 40p.; 8°

This book contains six confessions of faith which are of great importance to Baptist history. These six confessions, beginning with John Smyth''s (the founder of the Baptist religion), encapsulate the faith and doctrine of the General Baptists.

Few would dispute the pitching greatness of Sandy Koufax--but was Paul Pettit better? Jim Baxes was once compared to the great Pie Traynor yet few baseball fans have ever heard of him. John Elway was undeniably one of the greatest quarterbacks in pro football history but could he have been an even better baseball player? For most fans greatness is measured in trophies and awards and confirmed by consistency over time. During his 70 years in baseball, renowned scout George Genovese witnessed some of the most talented players ever to play the game--some of them unknown to fans. He recalls the careers of unsung greats like Nestor Chavez, Matt Harrington and Derek Tatsuno, who never gained lasting fame despite unrivaled talent.

A first novelty book about The Little Mermaid, with push, pull and slide mechanisms.First Stories: The Little Mermaid is the perfect introduction, for young children, to this classic fairy tale. Push, pull and turn mechanisms bring the story to life and introduce your favourite characters: the little mermaid, the prince and the fearsome sea witch. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully re-imagined for a new generation by children''s illustrator Dan Taylor.

Saving Grace is the fast-paced and action-packed fourth chapter in the Jake Hancock mystery series, and a sequel of decent-selling comedic mystery Kiss Hidden Lies. We hope you enjoy it! Book description of Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 4 Private Investigator Jake Hancock wakes up in a motel room and can''t remember how he got there. He''s seemingly hungover, but that doesn''t quite add up. Where''s the girl he hooked up with? There isn''t one.He flees the motel room, heading out on a journey to discover how he got there. During a conversation with a cab driver, he deduces he''s lost his memory of last week. What has he done during this time? And who''s to blame for his amnesia? His investigation starts at a diner, which he thinks he visited the night before, where he encounters a quirky, overfamiliar waitress called Grace Black. Hancock saves Grace from her abusive husband and boss and learns that Grace is just as lost and in trouble as he is, so they team up.Together they set off around L.A., retracing Hancock''s steps from the last week. They find out that someone calling herself Hayley Toothridge is behind Hancock''s amnesia, and with the help of Grace, Hancock will do anything to find out who she is and why she did it. But what they don''t know is that by tracking her down they''re playing with fire. Look for the other fast-paced action books in this series: Kiss Hidden Lies, Out of Crime, Served Ice-Cold, and Our Little Secret

Many in baseball consider the scout to be the most important figure in any organization: It is the scout''s work in the high school and college bleachers that unearths future legends. Few have achieved more--and in such grand style--than George Genovese. In a game that values numbers, Genovese''s are staggering. No other scout has been responsible for more players in a single lineup, more home runs by players signed or more All-Star and World Series highlights than Genovese. Genovese''s eye for talent is unmatched, his advocacy for the players he discovers is unrivaled, and the investment he makes toward their success is a difference maker. This autobiography is the story of his seven decades in baseball as a player, manager and scout.

Warning! This title contains adult themes, subject matter, and humor NOT suitable for readers of a sensitive disposition. It also contains four-letter words you wouldn''t write in a birthday card, and also may contain traces of mystery. The Mystery of the Phone Calls is the fast-paced and action-packed second chapter in the Jake Hancock series of private investigator mysteries, and is the sequel to #1 bestselling comedy The Mystery of the Secret Parents. We hope you enjoy it! Book description of Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 2 Smooth-talking Jake Hancock returns in this thrill-a-minute sequel to The Mystery of the Secret Parents.Hancock has just learned his sister and nephew have been kidnapped. The culprit? An enigmatic criminal who communicates through a voice-modulation device low on batteries. He knows by whom, but not why.Hancock needs to save them, and fast. Over the course of one evening and night, Hollywood''s smoothest private detective pits his wits against the best criminal mind if not in the state, then definitely the city. Well, at least the neighborhood.To get his sister and nephew back, Jake will stop at nothing.Justice just got a makeover, Hancock style. The Mystery of the Phone Calls is the second in a series of private detective mysteries starring a private investigator so cool, you shouldn''t put your tongue anywhere near him. Look for the other fast-paced action books in this series: The Mystery of the Secret Parents, The Mystery of the Abandoned Observation Station, The Mystery of the Forgotten Week, and The Mystery of Two Cases.

Out of Crime is the fast-paced and action-packed second chapter in the Jake Hancock series of private investigator mysteries, and is the sequel to #1 bestselling comedy Kiss Hidden Lies. We hope you enjoy it! Book description of Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 2 Smooth-talking Jake Hancock returns in this thrill-a-minute sequel to Kiss Hidden Lies.Hancock has just learned his sister and nephew have been kidnapped. The culprit? An enigmatic criminal who communicates through a voice-modulation device low on batteries. He knows by whom, but not why.Hancock needs to save them, and fast. Over the course of one evening and night, Hollywood''s smoothest private detective pits his wits against the best criminal mind if not in the state, then definitely the city. Well, at least the neighborhood.To get his sister and nephew back, Jake will stop at nothing.Justice just got a makeover, Hancock style. Out of Crime is the second in a series of private detective mysteries starring a private investigator so cool, you shouldn''t put your tongue anywhere near him. Look for the other fast-paced action books in this series: Kiss Hidden Lies, Served Ice-Cold, Saving Grace, and Our Little Secret.

Kiss Hidden Lies is the fast-paced and action-packed first chapter in the Jake Hancock series of private investigator mysteries, and also happens to be a #1 bestselling comedy. We hope you enjoy it! What readers are saying about Kiss Hidden Lies: "Full of twists, scenarios that cracked me up and the humor was awesome." Denise Garnder "Strap in and hold on because this P.I. grabs your heart and never lets go!" Carolyn Johnson "Taylor has introduced a very likable private eye with non-stop witty remarks throughout all the ups and downs." Sherry Karakey "With every turn of the page there''s snappy dialog, outrageous jokes and clever plot lines." Fredrik Valmestadr�d Book description of Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 1 Private Investigator Jake Hancock gets a seemingly straightforward gig: finding out who an actress''s biological father is. But there''s a catch. His client''s parents are unaware she knows the guy who''s been posing as her father is an imposter. And she insists Hancock poses as her older boyfriend to discover the truth from within her family home.Her parents are onto him the moment he steps through the front door, and the roller coaster of an investigation begins.To escape the heat of scrutiny, Hancock rushes his client to an age-regression hypnotherapy session to learn about a time period her parents seem hazy about. What he discovers throws him a curveball: His client had two different parents up to the age of three...something she''s unaware of now. The strange part? They lived together in the same family home.There''s a bizarre secret at the heart of his client''s childhood. And Hancock must face an ethical dilemma for which he isn''t prepared.As a detective, he''s bound to reveal the truth...but at what cost to his client''s happiness? Kiss Hidden Lies is the first in a series of private detective mysteries starring a private investigator so cool, you shouldn''t put your tongue anywhere near him. Look for the other fast-paced action books in this series: Out of Crime, Served Ice-Cold, Saving Grace, and Our Little Secret.

The Mystery of the Secret Parents is the fast-paced and action-packed first chapter in the Jake Hancock series of private investigator mysteries, and also happens to be a #1 bestselling comedy. We hope you enjoy it! What readers are saying about ...Secret Parents: "Full of twists, scenarios that cracked me up and the humor was awesome." Denise Garnder "Strap in and hold on because this P.I. grabs your heart and never lets go!" Carolyn Johnson "Taylor has introduced a very likable private eye with non-stop witty remarks throughout all the ups and downs." Sherry Karakey "With every turn of the page there''s snappy dialog, outrageous jokes and clever plot lines." Fredrik Valmestadr�d Book description of Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 1 Private Investigator Jake Hancock gets a seemingly straightforward gig: finding out who an actress''s biological father is. But there''s a catch. His client''s parents are unaware she knows the guy who''s been posing as her father is an imposter. And she insists Hancock poses as her older boyfriend to discover the truth from within her family home. Her parents are onto him the moment he steps through the front door, and the roller coaster of an investigation begins. To escape the heat of scrutiny, Hancock rushes his client to an age-regression hypnotherapy session to learn about a time period her parents seem hazy about. What he discovers throws him a curveball: His client had two different parents up to the age of three...something she''s unaware of now. The strange part? They lived together in the same family home. There''s a bizarre secret at the heart of his client''s childhood. And Hancock must face an ethical dilemma for which he isn''t prepared. As a detective, he''s bound to reveal the truth...but at what cost to his client''s happiness? The Mystery of the Secret Parents is the first in a series of laugh out loud mysteries starring a private investigator so cool, you shouldn''t put your tongue anywhere near him. Previously titled Hollywood Detective The Jake Hancock private detective novels: Book 1: The Mystery of the Secret Parents Book 2: The Mystery of the Phone Calls Book 3: The Mystery of the Abandoned Observation Station Book 4: The Mystery of the Forgotten Week Book 5: The Mystery of the Two Cases Book 6: The Mystery of the Dead Friend

Kiss Hidden Lies is the fast-paced and action-packed first chapter in the Jake Hancock series of private investigator mysteries, and also happens to be a #1 bestselling comedy. We hope you enjoy it! What readers are saying about Kiss Hidden Lies: "Full of twists, scenarios that cracked me up and the humor was awesome." Denise Garnder "Strap in and hold on because this P.I. grabs your heart and never lets go!" Carolyn Johnson "Taylor has introduced a very likable private eye with non-stop witty remarks throughout all the ups and downs." Sherry Karakey "With every turn of the page there''s snappy dialog, outrageous jokes and clever plot lines." Fredrik Valmestadr�d Book description of Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 1 Private Investigator Jake Hancock gets a seemingly straightforward gig: finding out who an actress''s biological father is. But there''s a catch. His client''s parents are unaware she knows the guy who''s been posing as her father is an imposter. And she insists Hancock poses as her older boyfriend to discover the truth from within her family home.Her parents are onto him the moment he steps through the front door, and the roller coaster of an investigation begins.To escape the heat of scrutiny, Hancock rushes his client to an age-regression hypnotherapy session to learn about a time period her parents seem hazy about. What he discovers throws him a curveball: His client had two different parents up to the age of three...something she''s unaware of now. The strange part? They lived together in the same family home.There''s a bizarre secret at the heart of his client''s childhood. And Hancock must face an ethical dilemma for which he isn''t prepared.As a detective, he''s bound to reveal the truth...but at what cost to his client''s happiness? Kiss Hidden Lies is the first in a series of private detective mysteries starring a private investigator so cool, you shouldn''t put your tongue anywhere near him. Look for the other fast-paced action books in this series: Out of Crime, Served Ice-Cold, Saving Grace, and Our Little Secret.

A comprehensive and empathetic program for addressing, planning, and putting into effect long-term parent care. Long-term care for aging parents is a sensitive, often difficult, but ultimately inevitable issue all of us must face. The Parent Care Conversation offers a step-by-step approach for families to follow that will enable them to develop workable plans of action. By first addressing the emotional aspects of long-term care that take into account the parents feelings and wishes, then integrating the practical and financial components, this book will open the door for a critical exchange of information and honest discussion among adult children and their aging parents that has long been the major roadblock to successful elder care. Filled with factual information, useful tips, real-life stories, and practical exercises, The Parent Care Conversation provides a proactive and collaborative solution to the long-term care issues that eventually everyone must face.

Tumble down the rabbit hole and discover Alice''s world of wonder, then complete the Wonderland scenes, magical beyond your wildest dreams Use over 300 stickers to set the table for the Mad Hatter''s tea party and join in the Queen of Hearts'' croquet match. This lively sticker book is packed with activities including mazes, puzzles, connect-the-dots, spot-the-difference and plenty of scenes to color, and puts you in charge of Alice''s amazing adventures. A wonderfully interactive introduction to Lewis Carroll''s classic children''s story, with bright, contemporary illustrations, Alice in Wonderland: First Sticker Activity Book is perfect for curious little hands.

Imagine pulling up a stool to the bar and sipping a frosty pint of your favorite beverage as you listen in on the conversations of the "regulars" that frequent the neighborhood tavern. But, this establishment is unlike any other bar. The HIDEOUT BAR & GRILL caters to the super heroes of First City. And, this watering hole serves as more than just a place to wash away the troubles of serving and protecting society as crime-fighting crusaders. For the regular heroes it is "a place where everyone knows your name," secret identity or not.

How many teeth did the Tyrannosaurus Rex have? Dylan and Wings head to Roar Island to get up close and personal with the King of Dinosaurs to find out! (Ages 4-7)

The stegosaurus is best known for the large plates running down its back. But it also had a secret weapon. Dylan and Wings head to Roar Island to find out what it is.

The Journal of Junk Culture and Fringe Media returns with a look at men''s action novels including The Destroyer, Dirty Harry and Ninja Master as well as articles on Nikkatsu Erotic Cinema, Nazi Zombie Flicks, Burt Lancaster and WAVE Productions. Plus, a huge DVD review section includes the best (and worst) in sci-fi, action, horror and sleazy trash sinema.