McDermott, Terry

"In 'Off Speed,' Terry McDermott weaves the fascinating story of baseball's 150-year hunt for the perfect pitch. Using the framework of a single game (9 chapters, 9 innings, 9 pitches), he explores the history of every type of pitch, combining the folk wisdom of the players with the enormous wealth of new data brought to the sport by the growing legion of statisticians who are transforming many of the sport's once sacred beliefs"--Provided by publisher.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the terrorist mastermind of 9/11. He was the man behind Osama bin Laden who was responsible for setting up Al Qaeda's global networks and training its terrorists. He is being held today at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay.

Examines Gary Lynch and his team's search for the physical aspects of memory and the pursuit of a drug that could treat Alzheimer's and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and reveals the scientific process along the way.