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Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power

20 reviews
Marc Sandalow

Modern Times, 2008

Politics made accessible
I normally have no interest in politics, and only happened upon this book because my husband was reading it. At first, I was only flipping through it to make another point to my husband about how different our literary tastes are (I'm a literature fan...he's a political junkie). Before long, I was actually reading the damn thing! The author has clearly been a close observer of both Pelosi and ...

Ballparks: A Panoramic History

8 reviews
Marc Sandalow, Jim Sutton

Book Sales, 2004

So nice to see a book like this
This is such a wonderful book. The photos, the colors, it took me back to my childhood. While it was given to me as a gift, I should have bought it before. If you are looking for a gift for that baseball nut you have in your family, get them this book. You will not go wrong and they will love you for it.

Ballparks Yesterday and Today

4 reviews
John Pastier, Jim Sutton, ...

Chartwell Books, 2007

Amazing book about baseball stadiums
"An outstanding illustrated presentation of all the current major league parks combined with a look at stadiums in the past, this book includes complete histories and fascinating anecdotes about each park." For anyone who is heavily into baseball (or specifically interested in stadiums design), this is an absolute treasure of a book -- an impressive, profusely illustrated, exquisite tome of ...