The Year Of The PitcherBoth a pleasure and a revelation.Daniel Okrent, author of Nine Innings In 1968, two astounding pitchers would dominate the game as never before. One was black, the other white. The stoic Bob Gibson, together with the St. Louis Cardinals, embodied an entire generations hope for integration at a heated moment in American history. The flashy Denny McLain was a crass self promoter who lived a life apart from his Detroit Tigers teammates, searching for

‘I loved this one

blood-chilling

he helped to introduce mathematics to England

if suffocating

religious evangelism

Lillian has made peace with her unfulfilling marriage and fate—until a charismatic artist visits for the summer and makes Lillian re-examine the choices she’s made

refusing to learn Italian and even dyeing her dark hair blonde

Louise and the Class Pet is a Level One I Can Read book

and then a dam of Luther’s design comes under investigation for structural flaws exposed by the tremors

it's not only the roast chestnut stalls on the cobbles of her beloved Covent Garden that cause sparks to fly…

“If nothing is self-evident then nothing can be proved

every decision could be their last