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RECENTLY RELEASED | 51 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6987-2 Size: 6" x 9" (152 x 229 mm) Pages: 224 Price: $29.99, £27.99, 42.99 CAD Illustrations: 56 color and b/w photos Binding: hardcover BISAC: HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy Yarmouth Castle Burning The Deadliest Passenger Ship Disaster off the Coast of the United States Since 1934 By Eric Takakjian & Randall Peffer The total loss of SS Yarmouth Castle in 1965 is the deadliest passenger ship disaster off the American coast since the burning of SS Morro Castle in 1934. Based on the authors’ collection of firsthand narratives from survivors and their families, thousands of pages of testimony from the United States Coast Guard accident investigation, and contemporaneous press coverage, the book is primarily the story of the night the Castle burned and, secondarily, the legal and regulatory aftermath of the disaster. Eric Takakjian is the master of the Chincoteague , a 504-foot, oceangoing articulated tug and barge engaged in the coastwise petroleum transportation trade. Randall Peffer is the author of 12 nonfiction books as well as over 350 travel-lifestyle features for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Reader’s Digest , and Sail . ISBN 978-0-7643-6987-2 ISBN: 978-0-7643-7012-0 Size: 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) Pages: 304 Price: $45.00, £40.99, 62.00 CAD Illustrations: 756 color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History America’s Ballparks A Trip Across the Country to Visit Baseball’s Playing Fields, Old and New By Nancy J. Hajeski In this richly illustrated volume, experience the visual panorama of America’s great ballparks—with photos, vintage postcards, illustrations, and team mementos, all displayed in a lively scrapbook style. Within the pages of this book, readers can revel in the new builds—the retro-modern fields inspired by Baltimore’s Camden Yards, while looking fondly back at the older, more traditional ballparks often referred to as Jewel Boxes. All 30 Major League Baseball stadiums are covered in detail, along with a brief history of their teams. Nancy J. Hajeski is a lifelong baseball fan, as well as the author of the biography of a sports legend— Ali, The Official Story of the Greatest of All Time . She lives in New York. ISBN 978-0-7643-7012-0 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6992-6 Size: 6" x 9" (152 x 229 mm) Pages: 160 Price: $19.99, £18.99, 26.99 CAD Illustrations: Binding: softcover BISAC: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Parapsychology / General Psi, Spirits, and Other Paranormal Phenomena An Academic Exploration of Paranormal and Psychic Accounts By Scott Quimby A well-researched and written presentation of paranormal and psychically related stories and historical accounts by an established author and professor. Discover in-depth discussions for topics such as psychic research, spiritualism, and releasement therapy; demons, ghosts, witches, and evil entities; and visions, religious beliefs, past lives, and mystical experiences; and more. Scott Quimby is a retired university professor and clinical psychologist. He has a PhD from Purdue University and has published five books. He lives in Tennessee. ISBN 978-0-7643-6992-6