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Cal Ripken, Jr., Quiet Hero. 2nd Edition. Lois Nicholson. Baseball star Cal Ripken Jr. is remembered for his early years in a baseball family through the minor leagues, two Most Valuable Player Awards, and record-set- ting achievements as the Baltimore Oriole’s superstar shortstop. Grades 4 to 8. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 50 b/w photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-87033-481-8 • HC • $13.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD From Maryland to Cooperstown: Seven Mary- land Natives in Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Lois P. Nicholson. Chronicles the lives and careers of seven of baseball’s elite, beginning with Baltimore’s own Babe Ruth; Vic Willis; famed hitter “Home Run” Baker; William Julius “Judy” Johnson; Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove; Jimmie Foxx; and Al Kaline. Grades 4 to 8 • 7" x 9" (177 x 228 mm) • 39 b/w photos • 144 pp. • 978-0- 87033-494-8 • HC • $19.95 / £19 / 29.95 CAD Fighting for Fairness: The Life Story of Hall of Fame Sportswriter Sam Lacy. Sam Lacy, with Moses J. Newson. An outspoken advocate for equal opportunity, Sam Lacy spearheaded integration in major league base- ball. He lived with sports heroes Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby in the segregated accommodations to which they were relegated for years, despite their outstanding performances on the playing field. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 35 b/w photos • 272 pp. • 978-0-87033-512-9 • HC • $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Rex Barney’s Thank Youuuu for 50 Years in Base- ball from Brooklyn to Baltimore. Rex Barney, with Norman L. Macht. The man who threw faster than most and whose pitching career sped by quicker than his fastball. Barney became a legend as part of the most exciting era of the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1943–1951. Rex takes the reader into dugouts, clubhouses, and broadcast booths to meet managers, stars, and scrubinis. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 50 b/w photos & 2 illustrations • 280 pp. • 978-0-87033-443-6 • HC • $19.95 / £19 / 29.95 CAD From Colts to Ravens: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Baltimore Professional Football. John F. Steadman. The tale of football in Baltimore from the organization of the Colts in 1947, through the sale of the team to Bob Irsay in 1972, to the infamous trip out of town under the cover of darkness in 1984, and finally the acquisition of a new Baltimore team, the Ravens, in 1996. • 6"x9" (152 x 228 mm) • 68 b/w photos & 3 illustrations • 256 pp. • 978- 0-87033-497-9 • HC • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD MARYLAND • NEW JERSEY The Jersey Shore: A Keepsake. Antelo Devereux Jr. These 85 images are only a sample of the captivating and colorful sights and scenes to be found from early morning into night along the almost 130-mile length of New Jersey’s edge on the Atlantic Ocean, from Sandy Hook to Cape May. • 6" x 6" (152 x 152 mm) • 85 color images • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-5576-9 • HC • $9.99 / £9.99 / 14.99 CAD Naturally New Jersey: A Visual Journey Through New Jersey’s Parks and Preserves. Larry Zink. From High Point State Park to Victorian Cape May, New Jersey has a varied and interesting landscape. Stunning shorelines and mountain forests are waiting to be explored and enjoyed. This book presents a photo- graphic journey, in 80 stunning images, through the state’s parks, highlighting the natural wonders of the most densely populated state in the country. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) •80 color photos •128 pp. •978-0-7643- 3997-4 • HC • $34.99 / £33.99 / 51.99 CAD The Great Swamp: New Jersey’s Natural Treasure. Steven Richman. Wonderful photographs explore 7,500 acres of natural preserve in north-central New Jersey, capturing the diversity of the landscape and natural inhabitants of this Garden State treasure. The Great Swamp plays host to nature lovers via hiking trails, boardwalks, and blinds. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 274 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-2822-0 • PB • $19.95 / £19 / 29.95 CAD Plainfield, New Jersey’s History & Archi- tecture. John Grady & Dot Pollard. Tour homes in Plainfield, New Jersey, many of which have sheltered several generations. Images of brick, wood, and stone buildings and their occupants relate the city’s heritage. • 11"x81/2" (279x215 mm) • 318 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2915-9 • HC • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Middletown: Monmouth County, New Jersey. Randall Gabrielan. This area of New Jersey was settled in 1665, making it one of the earliest neighborhoods on the East Coast of America. Maritime trade, railroads, and political divisions have left their marks on this place during many phases of development. • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279 mm) • 366 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2918-0 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Monmouth County: Past and Present. Randall Gabrielan. Tour beautiful Monmouth County, New Jersey, and see how it has evolved and developed from the early 20th century to today. With more than 400 images, comparative views show old landscapes and streetscapes from the Raritan Bayshore to the Atlantic Shore and Inner and Western Monmouth. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 420 images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4474-9 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Hoboken: History & Architecture at a Glance. Randall Gabrielan. Through 386 images, see how Hoboken evolved from a port and rail center to an industrial power with ethnic neighborhoods. Visit Stevens Institute of Technology, city hall, historic religious institutions, and the St. Louis Condominiums. This keepsake is a must for history lovers, residents, and tourists. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 296 color images&113b/w images •160pp. •978-0-7643-3652-2 • HC • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Changing Jersey City: A History in Photo- graphs. Cynthia Harris & Leon Yost. Step back in time to learn how Jersey City has evolved since the seventeenth century. More than 350 color images provide a tour of Newark Avenue, the Junction, Greenville, and Journal Square. Read about the people and places that made Jersey City famous. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 350 color images •144pp. •978-0-7643-3363-7•PB•$29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00CAD Jersey City: A Monumental History. Randall Gabrielan. Here is an illustrated view of Jersey City, New Jersey, presented with the viewpoint that history is always happening. With the help of more than 340 color and black-and-white photographs and other media, the history and development of eight geograph- ic sections of the area are illuminated. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 346 b/w & color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2638-7 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD Long Branch, New Jersey: Reinventing a Resort. Randall Gabrielan. Tour historic Long Branch and learn what made this city great and how it evolved over the years. Travel from Branch- port to Elberon and the beach front to Hollywood. Stroll through Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park and view Franklyn Cottage, St. James Chapel, and Monmouth University. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 344 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-3366-8 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Picturing Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Glenn D. Koch. More than 490 color and black-and-white postcards and vintage photographs present the history and structures of the island from the 1890s to the 1980s. Stroll the Beach Haven boardwalk, watch the Pound Fishermen hauling in their nets, cross the wood-planked causeway, and walk the streets of Barnegat City. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •250 color & 241 b/wphotos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-2705-6 • HC • $39.95 / £38.99 / 59.95 CAD Greetings from Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Chris Flynn. Displayed in more than 275 precious views of hand-tinted and sepia-toned postcards from the late 1800s through more modern times, Ocean Grove’s history comes alive. Travel within its three natural water borders—the Atlantic Ocean, Wesley Lake, and Fletcher Lake—to view the Asbury Park boardwalk. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 279 postcard images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2627-1 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD Beneath the Garden State: Exploring Aquatic New Jersey. Herb Segars. More than 230 color photos present a view into the strange and beautiful marine animals found in the Atlan- tic waters off New Jersey, as well as shipwrecks and artificial reefs. You will be fascinated by a myriad display of marine animals captured in thirty years of photography. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 235 color photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4109-0 • HC • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD The Ocean City NJ Boardwalk: Two-and- a-Half Miles of Summer. 2nd Edition. Dean Davis. Relive the experience of a meander down the Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk. Beauti- ful imagery from the past and present will take you past the arcades, thrill rides, souvenir shops, and candy and popcorn stops that have become hallmarks of this summer resort. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 218 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-5497-7 •HC• $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours. Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang. Discover the charm- ing New Jersey town with Princeton University at its core. This compelling photographic guide features five walking tours covering both town and campus, and includes suggestions for outings in the greater Princeton area. Beautiful images and informative captions make it both an appeal- ing guidebook and an ideal gift. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 135 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-5318-5 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Pinelands: New Jersey’s Suburban Wilder- ness. Albert D. Horner. Home to many rare and endangered flora and fauna and a 17-trillion- gallon aquifer, the Pinelands National Reserve is New Jersey’s largest natural resource and needs to be preserved for future generations. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 84 photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4881-5 • HC • $35.00 / £33.99 / $53.00 CAD New Jersey: Scenes | 41