New Releases by Frank Keating

Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father, a Constitutional Convention delegate, author of the Federalist Papers, and the first secretary of the US Treasury, is brought to life with this vivid and accessible illustrated biography. Alexander Hamilton was an unknown immigrant, an orphan, a boy of no connections but, still, despite all odds, had an important role in transforming the world. As George Washington’s right-hand man, Hamilton helped bring victory to America during the Revolutionary War, wrote most of the Federalist papers, and helped to build a country. Author Frank Keating’s detailed historical facts are complemented by stunning paintings from Mike Wimmer to form a portrait that will fascinate young readers.

Frank Keating takes you on an ultimate tour of Abraham Lincoln’s life from boyhood to presidency in this biography, which includes stunning paintings by award-winning artist Mike Wimmer that bring the sixteenth President of the United States to vivid life. To say Abraham Lincoln came from humble beginnings is an understatement. He was born in a Kentucky log cabin with a packed-dirt floor, rough slab roof, and leather-hinged door. He went barefoot for most of the year and wasn’t expected to amount to much. But reading was everything to him and his free time was consumed by books. Abraham Lincoln read furiously, studied law, and knew that hard work was his only path to making a change in the world. When he ran for the presidency, he stood for unity—one people and one land. He brought freedom to all citizens, ended slavery, and made the country whole again. This visual tour de force is based on historical documents and chronicles Honest Abe’s life from boyhood to his extraordinary leadership position as the sixteenth President of the United States of America.

Frank Keating''s work adorned the Guardian for four decades from 1973 until shortly before his death in early 2013. In his heyday Keating''s fizzing wordplay and sheer joie de vivre thrilled readers. They saw him not just as a journalist but as a fan who shared their own delight in sport for its own sake and in the stars who made it watchable. He also had a special rapport with many of the greats such as Barry John and Ian Botham. From the 1970s to the 1990s he attended nearly all the great sporting events. Later he became a nostalgist with a matchless gift for bringing the past to life. But his happy, rosy, sunlit view of sport was always subject to magnificent outbreaks of literary bad temper, especially when confronted by committee-room idiots and officious gatemen. The Highlights includes much of his best writing in the Guardian on a huge range of sport plus extracts from his work elsewhere, including The Observer, The Oldie and The Spectator - and from his books, including the autobiography Half-Time Whistle and his classic account of the 1980-81 England tour of the Caribbean, Another Bloody Day in Paradise. Edited by his friend and colleague Matthew Engel, The Highlights is a lasting record of the work of a very special writer.

Founding father George Washington’s boyhood defined our first president—see how in this picture book biography. As a boy, with the help of his teachers, George Washington created a list of the values of civility that he wanted to live by: 1. When another speaks, be attentive yourself and disturb not the audience. 2. Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company. This richly illustrated picture book is based on that little-known historical document and chronicles George Washington’s life from boyhood to his extraordinary leadership position as the first President of the United States of America.

"A man only learns by two things," Will Rogers said."One is reading, and the other is association with smarter people." Will Rogers loved people, and adventure, from the time he was a young boy.As a man, he traveled to the four corners of the globe--and never met a man he didn''t like.Filled with Will Rogers''s own timeless quotes, this picture book tells the story of a great maverick who lived the American dream.Governor Frank Keating of Oklahoma and award-winning illustrator Mike Wimmer bring to life a role model--and one of Oklahoma''s favorite sons--who was quick on his trusty steed but even quicker with his wits.

His name was Theodore, but he is remembered as Teddy. As a young boy, he was a dreamer and a reader and had a curiosity about life he could never satisfy. As the youngest man to ever be president, he led a nation to greatness and he made every day count. Frank Keating''s telling of incidents in Roosevelt''s rich and varied life reminds readers how one person can make a difference. Mike Wimmer''s exuberant paintings make Roosevelt come to life a century after his presidency.

English Test batsman, Graham Gooch, reveals his true thoughts on his career to date. He talks about the friction between him and his fellow players during his England captaincy, the South Africa rebel tours and their repercussions, and the philosophy behind his approach to the game. 1996.

As 20th century sport gallops headlong towar ds the millennium post in a blanket finish, Frank Keating as ks who and what was the best of the century. ''

The game of Rugby Union football first took on a wholly identifiable modern shape just a century ago. In 1893 a New Zealand team played its first matches under the banner of its newly-formed union; in the same year the referee was deemed a game''s sole arbiter; in 1894 points values were consolidated to read as they do today; in 1896 the first British tour to South Africa was made; and in the mid-1890s the vital position on the field - fly-half - evolved out of the fledgling game''s need for more organization, specialization - and drama. itself, this chronicle of international rugby''s Number 10s celebrates the centenary of their invention by two bold little brothers and copper-ladlers from West Wales. The book delves into the lives and talents of the great fly-halves of rugby history, and considers which of the present-day stars in that position may have a decisive influence in the 1995 World Cup. His other books include Half-Time Whistle, which was runner-up for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.

An autobiography by the sports journalist Frank Keating which evokes a country childhood and recounts raucous tales of local journalism and a crazy decade as a maverick television producer. The book also incorporates appraisals of giants of both the sports field and the press-box.