Dick: 1595 books
Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek
West Hampstead's Musical Heritage Remembered
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Celebrating two musical legends of 1960s and 1970s London, with hundreds of musical legends included, from David Bowie to Stevie WonderConsiderable attention has been given to the EMI Abbey Road Studios in St. Johns Wood, yet very little has been written about their great rivals Decca, who had recording...
Mornings with Barney
The True Story of an Extraordinary Beagle
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
An “insightful and delightfully unsentimental” account of the badly behaved, utterly lovable stray dog who became a local TV star in Indiana (Publishers Weekly).
When he stepped out of his front door one cold winter morning, Indianapolis newscaster Dick Wolfsie had no idea he was about...
by Dick Gillman
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
A personal visit from Mycroft Holmes with a request from the Prime Minister embroils Holmes and Watson in the pursuit of a blackmailer. Threats against the British population have been made and carried out as a stark message that the blackmailer means business.
Holmes and Watson travel to Truro...
by Dick Willilams
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
DJs used to rule the airwaves with personality plus! Hot Rock & Roll Hits, with mile-a-minute delivery and zany presentation! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look into the broadcast studios, spanning formats from the 50s and 60s well into the new millennium. Fifty-plus years of radio excitement and fun!...
Sound Unbound
Sampling Digital Music and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2008
The role of sound and digital media in an information-based society: artists—from Steve Reich and Pierre Boulez to Chuck D and Moby—describe their work.
If Rhythm Science was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound is about the remix—how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines...
by Dick Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
LIM-R-IDDLES REVISITED – Fast, Effective and Fun! 157 brain teasing, laugh provoking scrambled word limericks to challenge readers of all ages If you enjoy puzzles, limerick poetry, words and delightful illustrations LIM-R-iDDLESREVISITED is a book you must have. Millions of readers looked forward...
The Screen Is Red
Hollywood, Communism, and the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
The Screen Is Red portrays Hollywood's ambivalence toward the former Soviet Union before, during, and after the Cold War. In the 1930s, communism combated its alter ego, fascism, yet both threatened to undermine the capitalist system, the movie industry's foundational core value. Hollywood portrayed...
Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944
The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
One of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, Operation Stalemate, as Peleliu was called, was overshadowed by the Normandy landings. It was also, in time, judged by most historians to have been unnecessary; though it had been conceived to protect MacArthur's flank in the Philippines, the U.S....
Assault from the Sky
Assault from the Sky
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
This work describes U.S. Marine Corps helicopter operations, including their actions and evolution, throughout the Vietnam War. The book is divided into parts spanning the three stages of the Corps’ combat deployment: “Buildup (1962–1966),” “Heavy Combat (1967–1969),” and “The Bitter...
Shadow Warriors
The Untold Stories of American Special Operations During WWII
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
In the nearly seven decades following World War II, the heroes of the Allied Forces have been rendered ageless through portrayals transforming their overseas triumphs into household tales. Books, films, and video games have reiterated the stories of such famed American units as Merrill’s Marauders...
Down Range
Navy SEALs in the War on Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2005
In America’s battle against al-Qaeda and their allies, the goal of the Navy SEALs is to be the best guns in the fight—stealthy, effective, professional, and lethal. Here for the first time is a SEAL insider’s battle history of these Special Operations warriors in the war on terrorism.
“Down...
Always Faithful, Always Forward
The Forging of a Special Operations Marine
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Established in 1986, the U.S. Special Operations Command was set up to bring the special operational disciplines of all branches of the military under a single, unified command to act on missions involving unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, and direct action…
The...
Navy SEALs
Their Untold Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
The most complete history of the U.S. Navy SEALs—from their roots in World War II to their celebrated efforts in the War on Terror—written with the unprecedented cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community. The book will tie-in with a fall 2014 PBS series.
Over the last fifty years,...
by Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
The former professional wrestler turned Minnesota governor and New York Times–bestselling author uncovers the truth Uncle Sam is hiding from us.
The official spin on numerous government programs is flat-out bullshit, according to Jesse Ventura. In this incredible collection of actual government...