Honoring the seventy-fifth anniversary of the late baseball superstar's birth, an illustrated, authorized biography by an award-winning sports columnist shares memories of his entire life, from his early youth, through the accomplishments of his remarkable career with the Yankees, to his final years, accompanied by rare photographs and memorabilia.

Product Description: THE 1939 TEXAS AGGIES details the incredible story of the 1939 national football champions, the Texas A&M Aggies. From a program on the verge of being eliminated in 1934, award-winning sports writer Mickey Herskowitz describes the stunning climb to the national championship the Aggies experienced in 1939, with a near repeat in 1940...read more

The author recounts his twelve World Series games from 1951 to 1964, when the New York Yankees proved themselves the greatest team in baseball history

Collects the favorite baseball memories of several of the game's most influential past and current players, sharing the personal thoughts and feelings of such individuals as Cal Ripken, Jr., Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Yogi Berra, Nolan Ryan, and Hank Aaron. 50,000 first printing.

The wife of the late governor of Texas, John Connally, offers her own eyewitness version of the Kennedy assassination, sharing her personal diary of the events that unfolded both before and following November 22, 1963, disputing the Warren Commission's findings, and providing an intensely personal perspective on the nation's tragedy. 100,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Prescott Bush is the only person in U.S. history to be father of a U.S. President, grandfather of a U.S. President, and grandfather of a state governor. Duty, Honor, Country is more than a biography of the U.S. Senator from Connecticut, although it is that. It looks at the principles that Prescott Bush passed on like family heirlooms to his five children, including George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States: discipline, duty, ethics, commitment, courage, honor, honesty, loyalty, and responsibility. And it looks at the ways the Bush family legacy has made Prescott Bush, former President George Bush, George W. Bush, and Jeb Bush give themselves to public service. "My father believed in the concept of noblesse oblige," said former President George Bush. "You made your money and you had a duty to serve the community or your country." Written with the encouragement and enthusiasm of former President Bush, the book is a readable story of noblesse oblige in action, from the time Prescott Bush served in town government in Greenwich, Connecticut, to his career as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut, to his role in passing far-reaching legislation in the Eisenhower years. It also deals honestly with Prescott Bush's alleged business relationships with Nazi industrialists and other accusations. Half of the book also shows how the commitment to public service was lived out in the lives of Prescott's children and grandchildren, focusing on his son George H.W. Bush and his grandsons George W. Bush and Jeb Bush. "While there is a natural American enchantment with history as nostalgia," says the author, both Georges and Jeb resist - even detest - the words dynasty and legacy. 'Dynasty means something inherited,' said President George W. 'We inherited a good name, but you don't inherit a vote.'"

Product Description: Big man, big voice, big boots, and big deals. Meet Red McCombs, who hasn't heard his given name, Billy Joe, since his mother called him that years ago. His is a story of "only in America," but with a Texas twist. Even down to the name he never uses, Red is a living logo for the Lone Star State—a strapping man with a booming bass voice, a wheeler-dealer who shoots from the hip and asks questions later...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Presents a collection of anecdotes and stories by the Hall of Fame pitcher and his friends and family about his life and career as baseball's strikeout king

This year's captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup Team tells the story of one of golf's greatest greatest teachers, revealing the humor and humility of the man behind the legend and sharing Harvey Penick's unique insights into the PGA tour.

Nashville's most famous talk-show hosts, Crook and Chase, offer entertaining anecdotes and insider secrets about their best shows, their own rise to television fame, and their most unforgettable guests. Reprint.

Offers a profile of the Hall of Fame outfielder who symbolized baseball to a generation, and shares anecdotes about his life on and off the field

The TV journalist recounts his return to Vietnam, describes his interview with Saddam Hussein, and relates his encounter with Mikhail Gorbachev

Recounting his experiences as a twelve-time World Series player with the Yankees, Mickey Mantle describes how he rose to stardom from small-town Oklahoma, worked at the side of Joe DiMaggio, and overcame alcoholism. Reprint.

The former governor of Texas speaks about his political ambitions; his role as adviser to Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; his own failed presidential bids; amassing and losing a fortune; and other topics

Product Description: Photo Illustrations section - The cast included the governor of Texas, Speaker of the House, the state's brighest political star, and two former state attorney generals. Astronauts and priests and even the Pope made cameo appearances...read more

Including anecdotes, quotes, and reminiscences from those who knew him, this biography profiles the personal and professional sides of the football coach

Offers an account of the crime, a look at expatriate European aristocrats, and a portrait of the Duke of Windsor

Product Description: Book by Herskowitz, Mickey

Product Description: Collection of columns from the long-time Texas sportswiter Mickey Herskowitz from the "Sportswriter's Eye" series.

Confidant, friend, and political advisor to the president for more than twenty years discusses his rise and fall within the Washington hierarchy

With nearly two hundred photographs, this book chronicles the odyssey of the 1984 Olympic torch from New York to Los Angeles, drawing on firsthand accounts by participants and spectators and featuring anecdotes about the trip and background sketches of the towns through which the torch passed