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<\/a><\/p>\nBig Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s<\/span><\/a> by Dan Epstein<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n The Bronx Is Burning<\/span><\/a> meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball\u2019s most colorful and controversial decade<\/p>\n The Major Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the \u201870s than in any other era. The American popular culture and counterculture collided head-on with the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its very foundations. Outspoken players embraced free agency, openly advocated drug use, and even swapped wives. Controversial owners such as Charlie Finley, Bill Veeck, and Ted Turner introduced Astroturf, prime-time World Series, garish polyester uniforms, and outlandish promotions such as Disco Demolition Night. Hank Aaron and Lou Brock set new heights in power and speed while Reggie Jackson and Carlton Fisk emerged as October heroes and All-Star characters like Mark \u201cThe Bird\u201d Fidrych became pop icons. For the millions of fans who grew up during this time, and especially those who cared just as much about Oscar Gamble\u2019s afro as they did about his average, this book serves up a delicious, Technicolor trip down memory lane.<\/p>\n This looks like a hoot. Can’t wait to dig in.<\/span><\/p>\n \n God of Clocks<\/span><\/a> by Alan Campbell<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n In the cataclysm of the battle of the gods, a portal to Hell has been opened, releasing legions of unnatural creatures that have pushed humanity to the edge of extinction. While warring deities clash with fallen angels, the only hope for mankind\u2019s survival lies with the most unlikely heroes: Former assassin Rachel Hael has rejoined blood-magician Mina Greene and her little dog, Basilis, on one last desperate mission to save the world from the ravages of Hell. As Rachel travels to the final confrontation she has both sought and feared, she begins to realize that time itself is unraveling. And so she must prepare herself for a sacrifice that may claim her heart, her life, her soul\u2014and even then it may not be enough.<\/p>\n \n Shadow’s Son<\/span><\/a> by Jon Sprunk<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n In the holy city of Othir, treachery and corruption lurk at the end of every street, just the place for a freelance assassin with no loyalties and few scruples.<\/p>\n Caim makes his living on the edge of a blade, but when a routine job goes south, he is thrust into the middle of an insidious plot. Pitted against crooked lawmen, rival killers, and sorcery from the Other Side, his only allies are Josephine, the socialite daughter of his last victim, and Kit, a guardian spirit no one else can see. But in this fight for his life, Caim only trusts his knives and his instincts, but they won’t be enough when his quest for justice leads him from Othir’s hazardous back alleys to its shining corridors of power. To unmask a conspiracy at the heart of the empire, he must claim his birthright as the Shadow’s Son . . .<\/p>\n \nPart II<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s by Dan Epstein Promo copy: The Bronx … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51S%2BIdQVcFL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg\"){kind=icon}
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