New Releases by Dan Taylor

The first-ever biography of golf trailblazer Ted Rhodes details his rise from an impoverished childhood to becoming the first African American golfer to play in the U.S. Open.

"The book is about my three years in the Peace Corps from 1962 to 1965. It provides a detailed history of Peace Corps training back then and the work of the Peace Corps in several sites in Colombia during that time period plus my personal experiences during that time"--

The untold story behind one of baseball''s biggest scandals and how the innovative, behind-the-scenes work of the first-ever player agent pushed Babe Ruth, the game''s greatest player, to a history-making season and rescued a tarnished 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.

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.

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°

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.

What better way to discover yourself and your partner than to escape from it all ?That''s exactly what we did. Putting everything on the line, we followed our dreams and our hearts. Six weeks of freedom discovering America, and each other. Using the network of Greyhound buses we made our way across the states from Boston to California. A truly mammoth trip, but one neither of us will ever forget !Come with us on our journey of discovery and share the adventure that was America from the comfort of your armchair

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.

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.

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!

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 City—an immense megalopolis of urban sprawl that stretches far and wide horizontally as well as towering and lofty vertically. Within the dichotomy of the soaring Spires and the deep Downs, Kitty Kane leads a double-life. As the only daughter of Commissioner Kurt Kane she is an influential socialite among the upper echelon who live privileged lives amid the Spires. But, far below among the downtrodden that dwell within the Downs she is a lethal street samurai, a vigilante, a mercenary known as the Gritty Kitty.

The The Rise of the Bulldogs tells the extraordinary story of the unranked 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs and their remarkable journey from a seemingly lost season to NCAA National Champions. Baseball fans across America were held spellbound by Fresno State''s nail-biting and improbable adventure through the NCAA playoffs. A record viewing audience of almost 2 million households tuned in to ESPN''s live coverage as Fresno State grabbed their crown. Now in this gripping on-the-field account, readers can experience what Baseball America magazine columnist John Manuel described as "the biggest upset winners in College World Series history, perhaps all of college sports." Only a handful of people close to the team know the inside truth about the turmoil—the injuries, the conflicts, and the betrayals that took place during the Bulldogs'' momentous season. Television sportscaster Dan Taylor is one of those insiders, and he reveals the real story in these pages. Taylor shows how late-season tumult forced a reevaluation of the commitment, direction, and relationships among the players themselves; how the team bonded as a unit and developed leadership from within; and how these changes led to a positive and carefree brand of baseball. Ultimately, the group found the belief they needed in one another in the midst of the most unlikely crowning of a national champion in the history of collegiate sports. This is the ultimate underdog story, with a long shot coming out on top against overwhelming odds.

"Lenny wanted others to like him, so he tried to please everyone. He would follow his friends no matter what, even if they did something Lenny knew was wrong. He just couldn''t say ''no'' to them. That is, until Daniel was thrown into the lions'' den and God chose Lenny to take the lead"--Cover, p. [4].