Leagues Books

At a glance, I was able to view the sources of revenue for the state general fund to answer questions about what role the motor vehicle excise tax (MVET)--the subject of a '99 ballot initiative -- plays in state income. It's a great book to get an overview of how our state works!

Anyone who thinks they know anything about baseball need to read Eddie Epstein. The Delaware grad is, in a word, a genius. Way to go Eddie - how about a sequal.

The Stenciled Strawberry, by the Junior League of Albany, is a true gem of a cookbook. I have owned this cookbook for over 10 years and I consult it before planning dinner, a party or my Christmas baking. The recipes are not confined to just one specialty, but a collection of recipes handed down thru generations, from local restaurants and even some of locals that have gone on to become household names. Now, what truly makes this cookbook a find is that every recipe contains not only simple instructions but indications of how many people each recipe will serve, how much preparation is involved and whether the recipe can be made ahead of time to be served later. This cookbook should be considered a primer for the kitchen!

This book is a must for every kitchen. Every Recipe is a good one. Also each one is rated from easy to difficult, so that you know a head of time what you are getting yourself into. Great for newlyweds too.

Santa brought this book this year and it's quite interesting. Superman guides you on a tour through space, sort of, and really gets into all the extra explanations, i.e. what the planets are really made of, etc. There's some interesting Superman trivia inserted throughout the book as well which will make this book interesting to Superman collectors too. Very educational book, very easy reading, which will make studying space very exciting to young readers. Highly, highly recommend!

This is a wild book!!!!!!! It is full of very wild art photos of crazy scenes, such as Michel in a bathtub full of feathers, another has him in a loin cloth hanging on a cross after a strange bunch of scenes with a dungeonmaster-looking fellow....it is almost indescribable!...it is ALWAYS a topic of conversation when I bring it out! This book is certainly worth obtaining and keeping. It is sensual art in high form.

If you've ever played baseball you'll connect immediately with this book. If you've never played...you'll wish you had.

Mr. Mathews writes about a set of young boys in the best years of their youths playing a game. But they could be any set of boys. You'll undoubtedly see yourself or your son or daughter in many of the characters.

In a way, it's not even about baseball. It's about the ability of children to make life mean more than cell phones and pagers. It's a translator for the secret language that children speak, but few adults do. You'll get an insight into the minds of the nine-year-old boys, and you'll find yourself reminiscing about those days when you were so little.

You'll surely smell the dirt and the dust that rise above the field when the slide came in just under the tag. You'll feel the wind rise out of the west and watch it push the hit into a triple, and you'll hope that Felix's dad can beat cancer.

Mr. Mathews takes the reader on a trip to a gas station as the boys attempt to trick the clerk into believing that Rand McNally is a city in southern Indiana.

He walks you through the rules of the 'Going Down Game,' in which batters have to answer questions about world geography, or become 'beamed' (as the boys say) by the incoming pitch to their cranium area.

Anyone who purchases this book will get more than their money's worth. They'll fall in love with these kids, and maybe, this game.

It's about baseball. It's about children. But most of all, it's about life.

I get one of these calendars every year. Great review of
ballparks past and present. Interesting facts and pictures.
Great gift for any baseball fan.

For an inexpensive, classic Poe gathering of tales, here's twenty-five stories which include his best, from 'Fall of House of Usher' to 'A Descent into the Maelstrom'. Three of the selected pieces make up the basis of both TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABASQUE and TALES OF THE FOLIO CLUB, making for a fine representation of his best horror works.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

An outstanding history of hockey in Fort Wayne, and a wonderful read. Author Blake Sebring nails the history of the third oldest franchise in Minor-League hockey with a series of entertaining five to ten paragraph tales. He hits on life in the old International Hockey League, squaring off with opponents like Muskegon and Toledo. He touches on life after coast-to-coast expansion and the demise of the old league. He captures stories from life in today's United Hockey League. Throughout, he spins stories that perfectly describe what fans love about hockey.


Sebring focuses on the names and faces that populate the game, and never forgets to toss in the irrelevant gem (Did you know the Komets are 10-0 in games where the San Diego Chicken made an appearance?) that truly makes this book indispensable for the fan of minor league sports.

Reading the names in the Dedication and scanning the Chapter names, I knew I was in for a treat. Paging through the Record Book and the season by season stats, I knew I had a keepsake. This is the way a history should be compiled!

Pick up a copy. You won't regret it.