Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On June 14, get 20% off Football/Soccer when you enter the coupon code GOAL. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On June 13, get 20% off Sixties Shockers when you enter the coupon code SHOCKER. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On June 12, get 20% off Bargaining with Baseball when you enter the coupon code NLRB. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On June 6, get 20% off Inside the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild when you enter the coupon code GUILD. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On June 4, get 20% off Bobby Whitlock when you enter the coupon code DOMINOS. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
New book today, Caroline Munro, First Lady of Fantasy by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter. This filmography includes TV and music video appearances, chronicling Munro’s film career.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On June 4, get 20% off North of the DMZ when you enter the coupon code DMZ. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Two new books in today, second edition of The American Presidents Ranked by Performance, 1789-2012, and Masters of the “Humdrum” Mystery.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
From June 1-3, get 20% off Vince Guaraldi at the Piano when you enter the coupon code LINUS. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Newly published books June 1st, Science and Technology in World History, and Chasing Jeb Stuart and John Mosby. Beginning in the 14th century, Science and Technology covers the birth of the scientific method and how it evolved and affected other disciplines like economics and religion. Chasing Jeb Stuart is a tactical study of the Union Northern Virginia Cavalry in the Civil War from 1862-63, with accounts from soldiers and personal records.
Listen to a podcast interview with the charming Molly Lawless and check out the video footage showing her at work: http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/2012/03/25/the-bookshelf-podcast-molly-lawless/
Two new books published this week, The Iconic Obama, 2007-2009, and Redcoats on the Cape Fear. Iconic Obama covers the sensational and iconic campaign and early presidency of Barack Obama and his effect on pop culture. Redcoats is a history of the Revolutionary War in Wilmington, North Carolina and surrounding area, with over 100 eyewitness accounts of those events.
Make sure to check out McFarland’s ebooks on Barnes & Noble’s Nook, with many titles already available including these:
Two new books published this week, Beyond the Screenplay and Legends of Vietnam. Beyond the Screenplay analyzes drama in a theoretical way, from Sophocles to Orson Welles. Legends of Vietnam retells Vietnamese tales from 1321 to day, analyzing what created the culture surrounding them.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On May 29, 2012, get 20% off The Stewart/Colbert Effect when you enter the coupon code TRUTHINESS. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On May 29, 2012, get 20% off The Things You Find on the Appalachian Trail when you enter the coupon code AT. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Update: the online catalog has been restored.
The McFarland website is up. However, the online catalog, book searches and individual book product pages will be down temporarily until service is completed (Sunday, May 27, 2012, 9:54 P.M. EST).
Another book published today, The Evolution of Organ Music in the 17th Century. This historical books covers the major national styles of European organ music and inclues 350 musical examples.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Organ-Music
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
Today through Memorial Day weekend, get 20% off “Jump, Damn it, Jump!” (also available in large print) when you enter the coupon code JUMP. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
A new book out today, a combination of two biographies fit into one book. It covers the career of Ty Cobb, the Detroit Tigers outfielder, and also his legacy 25 years later, comparing him to another great baseball player, Babe Ruth.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Ty-Cobb
Another two titles out, The Lost Battalion and the Meuse-Argonne, 1918, and Indian Placenames. Lost Battalion chronicles the American soldiers that fought in World War I’s Battle of Meuse-Argonne, a 7 week long battle along a 25-mile front. Indian Placenames is the newest edition of the two volume set that covers all the American Indian names used for places in the U.S. and how some have changed over time.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Lost-Battalion
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Indian-Placenames
Two new books in today, Witch Hunts and Web-Spinning Heroics. Witch hunts is an historical graphic novel that covers the trials of witches in Europe and America. Web-Spinning Heroics is a collection of essays about Spider-man and his legacy.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Witch-Hunts
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Web-Heroics
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On May 24, 2012, get 20% off War, Politics and Superheroes when you enter the coupon code SUPERHERO. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Two more new books in, The Joseph Paradox, and The Civil War Roster of Davie County, North Carolina. Joseph chronicles the popular tale of the bible story including a look into the meaning behind the story. Davie County was possibly reluctant to join the Civil War, and this book covers every man that ended up serving for Davie County.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Davie-County
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Joseph-Paradox
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On May 22, 2012, get 20% off Mustang Genesis when you enter the coupon code MUSTANG. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
2 more new books published today, The Performance Identities of Lady Gaga and Alan LeMay. Lady Gaga contains a series of essays that cover all things Gaga, including sexuality, surrealism, parody and more. Alan LeMay is a biography of the author of The Searchers and his success through the 1930s and 40s.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Lady-Gaga
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Alan-LeMay
Another 2 titles in today, You and Your Doctor, and The Nelson-Wolgast fight and the San Francisco Boxing Scene, 1900-1914. Your Doctor covers the changes in healthcare and info about the doctor-patient relationship from the patient’s point of view. Nelson-Wolgast is about the early 20th century boxing scene in San Francisco, and the build-up to this lightweight boxing championship.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Your-Doctor
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Nelson-Wolgast
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
On May 22, 2012, get 20% off The Bigfoot Filmography when you enter the coupon code SASQUATCH. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
Two more new titles in, This Day in American History and The Tiger Woods Phenomenon. Day in History is a day by day chronology of the whole year, with important events that happened on each day, from the 1500s to today. Tiger Woods is about both his good and bad effect on the game of golf, and his cultural impact and significance.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/American-History
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Tiger-Woods
Two new books in, Ancient Symbology in Fantasy Literature and The Politics of Authenticity in Presidential Campaigns, 1976-2008. Ancient Symbology covers modern books and comics like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings use ancient symbology. Politics of Authenticity presents the presidents from 1976 to 2008 and their campaigns to meet the American people on a personal level, “as one of us.”
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Ancient-Symbology
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Politics-Authenticity
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
Now through May 21, get 20% off Understanding Sabermetrics
when you enter the coupon code SABERMETRICS. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
2 new books in, Latin America and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era, and Dogmatism in Science and Medicine. Latin Artists is a comprehensive encyclopedia on artists, with each entry featuring their works and a quick glimpse of their life and achievements. Dogmatism in Science is a study of how dominant theories in science and medicine have become too important, and stifle the will to create new theories and keep an open ended experimental doctrine.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Caribbean-Artists
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Dogmatism-Science
Introducing new Daily Deals: every weekday, McFarland will offer one title at 20% off the list price. Check back every day, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates about the Daily Deal!
Now through May 21, get 20% off Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam (also available in large print) when you enter the coupon code PUCKER. The discount will be applied in the shopping cart prior to checkout.
The new two volume paperback edition of Gunsmoke is out this week. Gunsmoke, the classic radio and TV show that gave America a sense of the fantastic West, has been reprinted to paperback, complete with 241 photos. These two volumes gives insights into the pioneering of TV and radio and how it affected Gunsmoke, along with summaries of episodes and character quotes.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Gunsmoke
Two more books published this week, Mrs. Spencer Tracy and the John Tracy Clinic and Musicmakers of Network Radio. Mrs. Spencer Tracy by Patricia Mahon is a biography of Tracy’s life of educating deaf children. Musicmakers is a series of biographies on 24 different radio performers, and their lives in front of the microphone.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Mrs-Spencer-Tracy
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Musicmakers-of-Network-Radio
Three more new books this week, De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell, 1834, Walter Penn Shipley, and Perry Como. DLB vs. McD is a history of the players’ matches against each other in the 1834 London Westminster Chess Club, which includes 85 different games played. Walter Penn Shipley is a history of Shipley’s crucial part in the U.S.’s 19th and 20th century chess development. Perry Como is a biography of the American singer and TV personality, including a year by year chronology of his life.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/De-la-Bourdonnais
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Walter-Penn-Shipley
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Perry-Como
Two new books in for this week, African American Dance and The Tap Dance Dictionary. African American Dance by Barbara Glass tells of how African slaves being brought to America did not lack culture, and they influenced mainland America with their dance. The Tap Dance Dictionary by Mark Knowles gives a comprehensive list of dance moves and steps for tap dance, to aid teaching and learning.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/African-American-Dance
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Tap-Dance-Dictionary
Haig Bosmajian’s Burning Books and Donald Dewey’s Ray Arcel are two newly published books this week. Burning Books gives a 2000 year history of the practice of burning subversive and heretical books. Ray Arcel is a boxing biography telling of the life and travels of Ray Arcel, a boy from Indiana that moved to NYC and became a prominent name in boxing.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/burning-books
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/ray-arcel
This diary of a Navy trauma surgeon, Zsolt Stockinger, is a day by day memoir of February 2005 – March 2006. Fragments from Iraq offers a smooth story, with charming but serious accounts of injured soldiers, field assignments, and even X-rays showing 40mm grenades still in the pockets of soldiers as they are quickly treated.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book
Another recently published book is Dead on a High Hill, Essays on War, Literature and Living by W.D. Ehrhart. This collection of essays ranges from Vietnam War policies, and Korean and Iraq war experiences to mountain gorillas in Rwanda and teaching poetry to teenagers. The book is a very smooth read from cover to cover, continuing easily from essay to essay.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-7039-6
Another historical look at an Arizona town by Nancy Burgess, “An Illustrated History of Mayer, Arizona” covers the beginning of this small town near the center of Arizona. This illustrated history covers the mining, railroad and business boom in Mayer and the entrepreneurial undertaking of the town’s founder, Joe Mayer.
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6287-2
McFarland will be attending the BookExpo America conference from June 5th to 7th in the Javits center in New York, New York. Come say hi to Karl-Heinz in booth #2450.
Just in from the printer: Enviro-Toons, Werewolves and Other Shapeshifters in Popular Culture, Women in the Church
and American Attack Aircraft Since 1926.
Congratulations to Molly Lawless (Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball) on the wonderful review in USA Today.
The fifth and final volume of Snow Wildsmith’s series of handbooks is now available. Joining the Military helps young people who might be curious about serving in the military decide whether service is right for them, which branch is the best fit, and whether they are qualified for and prepared for service. The handbooks walk a teenager or young adult through the enlistment and recruit training process: making the decision to join, talking to recruiters, getting qualified, preparing for basic training, and learning what to expect at basic recruit training.
Two of our titles have been nominated for the 2012 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research:
Richard Ackelson. Frank Sinatra: A Compete Recording History of Techniques
Bobby Whitlock with Marc Roberty. Bobby Whitlock: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Autobiography
The winners will be announced in August, and the awards will be presented during a banquet at ARSC’s annual conference in May 2013.
David Layton (The Humanism of Doctor Who) will be presenting at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, June 11, 4:30 pm on the subject of Teaching Online College Senior Projects.
David Coleman appears on the Fortean-theme radio show The Church of Mabus Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 11 pm (EST). Listen live via http://churchofmabusradio.com.
Robert G Pielke will be giving a talk about his book Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 4:00 (PST) at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.
Author Maureen Dabbagh will be joining Allen Cardoza and Dr. Melody Foxx for “Answers for the Family” Radio Show on the LA Talk Radio Network on Monday, May 28, 2012 from 11:00 am to 11:50 am PST (Pacific).
Author and artist guidelines for graphic novels have been updated. McFarland has brought its 33 years of publishing experience to the graphic format. Both nonfiction and fiction manuscripts are being considered. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a graphic novel, please refer to our guidelines. For general questions, see McFarland’s author resource center. For questions not covered there, please contact Natalie Foreman.
Beatriz Dujovne will be reading a paper based on her book In Strangers’ Arms at the 2012 Spring Meeting: The Leading Edge of Creativity (American Psychological Association, Division of Psychoanalysis) on April 19, 2012 at Hotel La Fonda, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tom Lisanti (author of six McFarland books including Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies) will be co-hosting, with Ben Mankieicz, Turner Classic Movies’ Spring Break Film Festival beginning Monday April 16 at 8pm through Friday April 20. Ben and Tom will introduce 19 surf and summer movies from the Sixties including Where the Boys Are; Gidget Goes Hawaiian; Beach Blanket Bingo; Blue Hawaii; The Girls on the Beach; Ride the Wild Surf; and a few in the snow such as Winter a-Go-Go.
Frank Cox will host a book-signing party at Jerry Farber’s Side Door, 3652 Roswell Road in Buckhead, Georgia, Friday, April 13, 2012 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Author Cyndee Schaffer will be involved in the following upcoming events:
• She will be the featured author at the Chicago Jewish Authors Literary series on Monday, April 23, 2012 at Max and Benny’s Restaurant, Northbrook, IL at 7 PM.
• She will be speaking on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at North Shore Senior Center Men’s Club, North Shore Senior Center, 161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL at 10:30.
• She will be part of a panel discussion about WWII Veterans on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods, Skokie, IL at 7 PM.
Author Stan M. Haynes will be giving a talk about his book The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832–1872 to the Library Company of the Baltimore Bar on April 17.
Author Kathleen Lockwood will be involved in the following upcoming events:
• She will be discussing the book with Gene Pitts on the Professional Sports Lives Radio show Saturday, March 25th from 1:00 to 2:00
• She will be participating in the Celebrate Pink Expo in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on April 14th.
• She will be joining her husband Skip Lockwood at the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park Open House on Thursday, April 19th.
The city of Austin, Texas, and Mayor Lee Leffingwell have proclaimed March 22 as Bobby Whitlock Day. All are invited, and events run from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street. There will be news coverage and filming. At 10 that evening Bobby and his band will be playing at the Saxon Pub to continue the festivities.
Cyndee Schaffer will be speaking on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL at 2 PM.
Author Beatriz Dujovne is participating in the North American Cultural Institute (ICANA) conference on March 20 at 6.30 pm at ICANA Centro, 672 Maipú St., Buenos Aires.
Sharon E. Hohler will be interviewing with ADVANCE for Nurses (an online news magazine for nurses) next week about her book Caregiver’s Guide: Care for Yourself While You Care for Your Loved Ones.
Author Jim Corrigan will speak about his book, The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater, this Sunday, Feb. 26, at 9 pm on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN).
Roger L. Kemp was just appointed to the Advisory Committee of the China Center, which is affiliated with the University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), Beijing, China. This is a joint project between CUPL and ICMA (Int’l City/County Management Assn). You can learn more from their website at: http://icma.org/en/international/regions/Country/1001/China
Louis J. Salome (Violence, Veils and Bloodlines: Reporting from War Zones) will be talking about current events in Syria and throughout the Middle East on the Laura Knoy program on New Hampshire Public Radio, 89.1 FM WEVO from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28.
Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel by A.B. Emrys has been chosen as a 2011 Agatha finalist.
Paul Green discusses his latest book Jennifer Jones: The Life and Films with host Ed Robertson on the internet radio show TV Confidential from 2/15 to 2/22.
Myron J. Smith will be speaking to the combined Tri Cities Civil War Roundtable on March 12 in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Feb 9-11: We are attending the Antique Automobile Club of America Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
The late Elena Watson (Television Horror Movie Hosts) will be inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame at the upcoming gathering of Television Horror Hosts – Internet – Cinema (G.O.T.H.I.C.). The event will take place during the HorrorHound Weekend con.
Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946–1962
: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns by Chris York and Rafiel York is now published.
Feb 8-11: McFarland will be exhibiting at the Southwest Popular Culture Association conference in Albuquerque, NM.
Mark Pizzato (Inner Theatres of Good and Evil) was interviewed about his book on “Charlotte Talks
.”
Feb 3: Owen Muelder, Director of the Underground Railroad Freedom Center, (Theodore Dwight Weld and the American Anti-Slavery Society and Underground Railroad in Western Illinois), will speak about his work for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
Andrei Lankov (North of the DMV) speaks about the situation in North Korea on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Jan 20-24: McFarland will be exhibiting at the American Library Association (ALA) midwinter meeting in Dallas.
Jan 6-8: McFarland will be exhibiting at the Modern Language Association (MLA) conference in Seattle.
The U.S. Postal Service will not guarantee delivery by Christmas for parcels shipping by standard book rate. For expedited shipping, please place your order by telephone at 800-253-2187 or 336-246-4460.
Beatriz Dujovne (In Strangers’ Arms: The Magic of the Tango), will speak about her work at The Oregon Health and Sciences University (Portland) at 5:30 pm.
Congratulations to Carl Goodwin (They Started in MGs) who won two writing awards in the recent International Automotive Media Competition, both for feature articles published in Vintage Motorsport.
Nov 17-20: McFarland will be exhibiting at the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) in Philadelphia, PA.
Chris Dickon (The Foreign Burial of American War Dead) will be signing books at Up Center Books (Norfolk, VA) from 7 to 9 pm.
Werewolves of Wisconsin and Other American Myths, Monsters and Ghosts by Andy Fish is now published.
Nov 17: Author Joe Page (Pro Football Championships Before the Super Bowl and Primo Carnera) will be a guest author at the grand opening reception of Parnassus Books of Nashville.
Check out author Fred Guida’s (A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations) new blog at www.charlesdickensonscreen.com.
Author Tony Jinks (An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience) will be speaking about his work at the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research, Inc. (Melbourne) at 7 pm.
Congratulations to author Dennis Snelling whose book (The Greatest Minor League), has received a Finalist Nomination for the 2011 CASEY Award.
Sat Dec 3: Author Aintzane Mentxaka (Kate O’Brien and the Fiction of Identity), will present her book at The New Theatre in Dublin, Ireland at 3 pm.
Wed Nov 30: Author Meir Ribalow (Peanuts and Crackerjacks), will read from his newly published book at The Players, at 7:30 pm. RSVP at New River Dramatists.
Naomi “Omie” Wise
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The Legacy of the Goddess
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Asian Women Artists
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