Kevin Baker Reihenfolge der Bücher

Focusing on the vibrant history of baseball in New York City, the book showcases iconic figures and lesser-known heroes from the game's inception to the early 1940s. It captures the excitement and cultural significance of baseball, highlighting thrilling stories and pivotal moments that shaped the sport in one of its most influential cities.

Struggling with feelings of inadequacy, Rev. Jonah Dove grapples with his legacy as the son of a prominent Harlem minister while confronting his own troubled past of "passing" as white. Simultaneously, the narrative introduces Malcolm Little, a teenage hustler navigating his ambitions and identity in a racially charged environment. Both characters face the challenges of their identities and the societal pressures of a changing world, highlighting themes of race, self-worth, and the search for purpose.

This groundbreaking series brings the epic story of America to life for a new generation. The companion book is both penetrating and lively, suitable for serious reading or casual skimming. It explores the vast forces that shaped the nation, detailing how revolutions in technology and transportation transformed American life, commerce, and conflict. Key themes include the struggle between settlers and Native Americans, the conflict of slavery leading to the Civil War, the creation of the transcontinental railroad, and American ingenuity during the Great Depression and World War II. Beginning with Jamestown and Plymouth Bay, it highlights landmark moments in political, social, economic, and military history, featuring figures from John Rolfe to Barack Obama. Written by Kevin Baker, the narrative captures the dramatic moments in U.S. history with added detail and nuance. This essential account is beautifully illustrated with over 300 full-color images and includes innovative graphics and text. It presents a comprehensive history of the U.S. that hasn't been told in 40 years, linking events from the frontier to modern cities, and from Jamestown to 9/11. The book takes readers on a journey through the forces that shaped America’s destiny, making it a must-have for every family.

New York Times bestselling author Kevin Baker (Dreamland) writes his first original graphic novel, with internationally acclaimed artist Danijel Zezelj. Alik Strelnikov lives in the shadow of Coney Island, a world of silenced rides and rusting amusement parks that mock his dreams of becoming a hero. Ten years ago, he traded a brutal existence in the Russian army for the promise of America only to become an enforcer in the Brooklyn mob. Now, he chases his ghosts with all he has left: booze, heroin and his lover, Marina, part-time prostitute and full-time fortune teller. The only way the two of them can escape their miserable fates hinges on a desperate plan that will put them between warring mobs and span a century, from contemporary Coney Island to the Russia of the Second Chechen War to spellbinding 1910s New York. Mixing historical novel, immigrant fiction and crime thriller, LUNA PARK marks Kevin Baker's return to Coney Island, the setting of his critically beloved Dreamland and features breathtaking art by Danijel Zezelj (LOVELESS) with to-die-for colors by Dave Stewart (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER).

They came by boat from a starving land—and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains—seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis. But in the terrible July of 1863, the poor and desperate of Paradise Alley would face a new catastrophe—as flames from the war that was tearing America in two reached out to set their city on fire.

Aufbruchstimmung herrscht auf den riesigen Überseedampfern, die die Menschen nach New York in eine vielleicht großartige Zukunft bringen. Auch der kleine ukrainische Gangster Kid wird dort an Land gespült, verliebt sich in die naive Rabbinertochter Esther und lernt Trick, den Zwerg, kennen, der für seine abgöttisch geliebte Carlotta einen Zwergenpalast in Dreamland baut. In Dreamland, durch Millionen von elektrischen Lichtern immer taghell erleuchtet, sammeln sich die Kuriositäten und Monstrositäten des beginnenden technischen Zeitalters: Brutkästen als Jahrmarktsattraktion, die ersten Geisterbahnen, der nachgespielte Burenkrieg und ein täglicher Ausbruch des Vesuvs. Kevin Baker hat ein bewegendes Epos über Aufstieg und Fall, Erlösung und Untergang geschaffen.

Although most of this sprawling book is set in the 20th century, it begins on April 29, 1889, when Benjamin Harrison commemorated the first centennial of American government. This 11-year jump-start allows Harold Evans to write about the last major push to settle the Western territories, the gradual dwindling of Native American societies, the rise to prominence of William Jennings Bryan, and other quintessentially American moments of the 19th century. But make no mistake about it--The American Century is very much rooted in the modern world. Evans's tight, journalistic prose marks the significant events and personages in America's rise to superpower status and offers several educational surprises, such as a two-page spread on too-little-known naval historian Alfred Mahan, whose The Influence of Sea Power upon History shaped foreign policy in America and several European nations. His treatments of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and the Watergate crisis are substantial highlights. Juxtapositions such as Ralph Nader and Rachel Carson or Jimmy Hoffa and Cesar Chavez make for a lively overview. The book essentially ends with the inauguration of George Bush in 1989, although brief mention is made to some of what has happened since then. Filled with photographs and contemporary editorial cartoons, The American Century is an excellent one-volume chronicle of a rather momentous 100 years.

A guide that complements Lars Svensson's Identification Guide to European Passerines. It covers 119 species, with descriptions of ageing and sexing methods, moult, biometrics and racial differences. It is suitable for ringers, museum workers, and keen birders.