Most Popular Books by Kevin Baker

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This updated and expanded second edition of Book provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject, Taking a clear structural framework, it guides the reader through the subject''s core elements, which can be used as a learning material for students pursuing their studies in undergraduate and graduate levels in universities and colleges and those who want to learn the topic via a short and complete resource. We hope you find this book useful in shaping your future career.

A comprehensive account of all aspects of marketing in the hospitality industry. Although primarily a textbook for students and teachers of hospitality marketing, this book should prove useful for all practitioners in the hospitality industry who want to add to their knowledge of marketing.

The late, legendary performer and activist''s candid reflections on American race relations and social movements, based on previously unpublished conversations with the award-winning historian Harry Belafonte was more than a bestselling folk singer and Hollywood''s first Black matinée idol; he was also the secret weapon of human rights movements for seventy years--a close confidante of Martin Luther King Jr. and Eleanor Roosevelt; a trusted whisperer to JFK; and a political advisor to African heads of state. Belafonte simultaneously advised Robert F. Kennedy on how to win the Black vote, openly supported Communist leaders including Fidel Castro, and skillfully avoided being blacklisted by J. Edgar Hoover. He was also a masterful fundraiser, almost singlehandedly bankrolling the civil rights movement from his own earnings as well as donations solicited from Hollywood friends and Vegas mobsters. It was Belafonte''s idea to organize superstar artists to record the hit song, "We Are the World" in 1984 to benefit famine victims in Africa. In this candid, revelatory book, drawn from a series of conversations with historian Kevin Baker shortly before Belafonte''s death in 2023, the legendary singer of "Day-O" shares his philosophy on racial politics, African colonialism, the emergence of Israel, the shortcomings of Barack Obama, and the rise of Donald Trump. A Burning House offers a primer on celebrity activism at its best--as well as a cautionary tale about the rise of American authoritarianism.

First Collection of Comics for the LDS Singles Guy

From the author of The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City comes the story of baseball and New York post-WWII—a rise-and-fall tale of dominance, explosive wealth, and the cultural forces changing the sport, the city, and the country After World War II, New York—the most significant Western city to emerge from the war untouched by bombing and violence—seemed indestructible, the undeniable hub of finance, fashion, art, diplomacy, and athletics. In The Golden Age, Baker transports readers through the next three decades: an era where legends still played for the Giants and Dodgers and Yankees, were paid not-yet-exorbitant salaries, and walked the streets of Washington Heights, Brighton Beach, and Staten Island; the era of Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, Jackie Robinson, Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, Sandy Amoros, and more. But, as Baker tells, hubris and changing global economics pushed New York to the edge, and soon, deindustrialization, street crime, drug addiction, white flight, Black flight, riot, and near ruin descended upon the city. The Giants and the Dodgers fled as well, convinced that New York was another aging eastern city that would never recover. Onto this stage appeared the Mets, a "satire of a baseball team," Baker writes. Their dark horse run to the 1969 World Series injected a new energy and hope into the city plagued by despair, and the sport has never been the same since. In this riveting and rollicking ode to America''s favorite pastime, paying homage to the sport''s indomitable home city, Baker paints in vivid detail the vibrant, evolving cityscapes that were backdrops to baseball''s rapid changes, including a huge influx of money to the sport and the desegregation of the game in 1946, when Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers. From the diamonds and bleachers, to the streets of Jackson Heights and Bensonhurst, to the radio stations and clubs and restaurants where ballplayers spent their off-field hours, Baker''s character-driven portrayal of baseball''s golden years will leave fans and novices alike charmed, curious, and nostalgic.

Part two of the companion to the History Channel''s 12 hour series that features the history of our civilization.

A practical, daily devotional (in both English and Spanish) for those seeking to understand God''s relentless pursuit of and unconditional love for every one of us.

Alik Strelnikov lives in the shadows of Coney Island, a world of rusted fairground rides that mock his dreams of heroism. Ten years ago he left a brutal life in the Russian army to travel to America, but now, an enforcer in the Brooklyn mafia his life is guns, drugs, booze & his lover, Marina, sometime prostitute & full-time fortune teller.

Paul Cullen is the last surviving battalion commander from the Kokoda Campaign in New Guinea, reputedly the last Australian officer to have had his horse shot from under him in battle. He was a distinguished soldier, a staunch supporter of the Army Reserve, a business entrepreneur, the founder of Aust Care and AustAid. He was recognised by the United Nations for his outstanding contributions to the refugee cause in 1981. A tireless worker for charity, especially the Royal Blind Society and a noted breeder of Galloway cattle. He will be 96 in February 2006.

More Americans lost their lives during the Civil War than in all other American wars combined. This enhanced e-book from HISTORY® combines dramatic storytelling with short video segments and full-color images detailing the struggle between the North and South. Through the eyes of everyday soldiers and civilians, and through inventions like the minie ball and battlefield medicine, witness the war between the states that tore this nation apart and eventually freed over 4 million slaves. This enhanced e-book will give you a detailed understanding of what caused the war and how it still impacts our nation today.