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  • The definitive work on the language of baseball—one of the “Five Best Baseball Books” (Wall Street Journal).Hailed as “a staggering piece of scholarship” (Wall Street Journal) and “an indispensable…
    The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third Edition)

    The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third Edition)

    By Paul Dickson rating of short cover   ( 6 customer ratings) W. W. Norton & Company, June 2011 ISBN: 9780393073492 Sports, Baseball Language:  English
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  • In the summer of 1932, at the height of the Depression, some forty-five thousand veterans of World War I descended on Washington, D.C., from all over the country to demand the bonus promised them…
    The Bonus Army: An American Epic

    The Bonus Army: An American Epic

    By Paul Dickson, Thomas B. Allen rating of short cover   ( 48 customer ratings) Bloomsbury Publishing, December 2010 ISBN: 9780802719362 Language:  English
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  • The founding fathers (a term created by Warren G. Harding for his "front porch campaign" of 1920) felt that coining words and creating new uses for old ones was part of their role in creating a new…
    Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America's Presidents

    Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America's…

    By Paul Dickson rating of short cover   ( 16 customer ratings) Bloomsbury Publishing, January 2013 ISBN: 9780802743824 Language:  English
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  • A comprehensive A-to-Z dictionary of journalistic buzzwords and phrases, this witty book is both a handy reference and a humorous look at the true absurdity of journalists’ tired quips and clichés…
    Journalese: A Dictionary for Deciphering the News

    Journalese: A Dictionary for Deciphering the News

    By Paul Dickson, Robert Skole rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Marion Street Press, LLC, December 2012 ISBN: 9781936863570 Humour & Comedy, General Humour Language:  English
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  • From beanballs to basebrawls, the most important rules governing the game of baseball have never been officially written down—until now.They have no sanction from the Commissioner, appear nowhere in…
    The Unwritten Rules of Baseball

    The Unwritten Rules of Baseball

    By Paul Dickson rating of short cover   ( 16 customer ratings) HarperCollins, October 2009 ISBN: 9780061971242 Sports, Baseball Language:  English
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  • A smart, hilarious, and lavishly illustrated guide to the most euphemised word in the English language: DrunkA record-breaking assemblage of 2,964 different ways to say "drunk." Tipsy, roasted, three…
    Intoxerated

    Intoxerated

    By Paul Dickson, Brian Rea rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Melville House, November 2012 ISBN: 9781612191447 Humour & Comedy, General Humour Language:  English
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  • By a seeming miracle, Illuminee Nganemariya, a young Tutsi bride and her newborn son Roger survived the 1994 attempt by Rwanda's Hutu extremists to wipe their Tutsi neighbours from the face of the…
    Miracle in Kigali

    Miracle in Kigali - The Rwandan Genocide - a Survivors Journey

    By Illuminée Nganemariya, Paul Dickson The Tagman Press, October 2012 ISBN: 9781903571958 Language:  English
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  • William Louis "Bill" Veeck, Jr. (1914-1986) is legendary in many ways-baseball impresario and innovator, independent spirit, champion of civil rights in a time of great change. Paul Dickson has…
    Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick

    Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick

    By Paul Dickson rating of short cover   ( 89 customer ratings) Bloomsbury Publishing, April 2012 ISBN: 9780802778314 Language:  English
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  • Baseball is set apart from other sports by many things, but few are more distinctive than the intricate systems of coded language that govern action on the field and give baseball its unique…
    The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime

    The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign Stealing Have Influenced the…

    By Paul Dickson rating of short cover   ( 47 customer ratings) Bloomsbury Publishing, May 2009 ISBN: 9780802719300 Language:  English
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  • In this unique book, Paul Dickson celebrates one of the most unusual traditions in all of sports--the baseball scorecard. Within the history of the scorecard are some of baseball's greatest moments…
    The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball

    The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the…

    By Paul Dickson rating of short cover   ( 103 customer ratings) Bloomsbury Publishing, May 2009 ISBN: 9780802718716 Sports, Baseball Language:  English
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