Sherwood Schwartz told us many entertaining tales during “Gilligan’s Island” run on network television, but the stories behind the scenes are quite remarkable. “Inside Gilligan’s Island” documents what really goes on in Hollywood, as he describes the many obstacles he would overcome to land the show on CBS’s fall schedule in 1964. The network initially […]
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A history of labor relations in MLB Author Krister Swanson takes an examination of the tumultuous relationship between owners of Major League Baseball franchises and the players. Former Major Leaguer Rusty Staub was once remarked that the owners are nothing without the players, and the players are nothing without the owners. That makes sense on
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During the 1980s, referee/wrestler “Dangerous” Danny Davis was a wrestling bad guy that was in high demand. Davis shares his life story, from the fight for survival, to reaching the heights of success in professional wrestling. Davis recounts his days in reform school, and family struggles resulting in desperate measures to find his next meal.
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An interesting perspective on The Great Clivette Michael MacBride has pieced together the miraculous life and career of The Great Clivette. I always appreciate books that focus on historical accuracy. I find truth is stranger than fiction, and Clivette’s life is no exception. Using multiple sources, MacBride allows the listener to hear the man explain
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Of the 2018 audiobook release, I wrote: Did Steven Avery murder photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005? You might have a different perspective after reading this gripping work by true crime writer John Ferak. “Wrecking Crew” is a pin point summary of Kathleen Zellner’s investigation, a Chicago attorney, that has been fighting for justice for Avery
This work was originally published in 1989, and yet, it is still spot on. Ever wonder if a NFL game you were watching might have been fixed? Or if a wide received dropped a pass on purpose, or ever wondered why a defender simply didn’t make the tackle? Investigative journalist[ Dan Moldea traces the routes
A first hand account of true crime cases Retired detective lieutenant Clif Edwards of the Michigan State police reflects on investigations he participated in following his promotion to detective sergeant. This is the follow up to Heart Shots, in the Paths Crossed series, which recounts a wild ten hour chase that started in Michigan, and
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Like the National Football League, the NBA survived during a period of a lack of popularity and credibility, hemorrhaging money, and along the way, absorbing three competing rival leagues. David George Surdam charts the league’s path to competitive balance, establishing their product as superior to the college game and the brand of entertainment delivered by
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George Lucas is an innovative and talented director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose prolific career spans decades. While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained notoriety with his 1973 film American Graffiti, which received five Academy Award nominations. When Star Wars was released, the groundbreaking motion
From a celebrated classicist and author of The Darkening Age (“[a] ballista-bolt of a book”—New York Times Book Review), a group biography of the many, diverse Jesuses who thrived in early Christian traditions—and how they were killed off until just one “true” Christ survived. Contrary to the teachings of the church today, in the first
