nineteen seventies

Joey Peacock, a teen vampire in New York City, has become accustomed to his life feeding on humans, but when he encounters a strange race of young vampires who pose a threat to his way of life, he is forced to take action to protect himself.

A.J. Benza's distinctive blend of wit, dry humor, and genuine tenderness shines through this candid, compelling memoir about the summer of 1974 when his shy, effeminate cousin comes to live with A.J.'s family, which is dominated by his short-tempered, outspoken, hyper-masculine father. At its core, A.J.'s story is about learning that "being exactly who you were meant to be is the only thing that matters." Through anecdotes of fishing with his father, playing tackle football, and conquering neighborhood bullies, he tells a story of triumph and acceptance, of a loving but rough-around- the-edges family that puts aside its prejudices to welcome with open arms a young boy struggling to understand his sexuality and ultimately accept himself.

In 1970s Greenwich Village, fourteen-year-old Rainey Royal lives with her jazz musician father and struggles to find her own identity and creative talent in a broken world.

Examines the history of the Major League Baseball organization during the 1970s, discussing players, team owners, fans, the influence of culture on the game, and more.

Collects a wide range of articles and columns from newspapers and magazines from the 1970s, covering moments and people that have come to define the decade in history--including the lawsuit that broke up the Beatles, Watergate, David Bowie, Jimmy Carter's presidency, and the U.S. Embassy in Teheran.

Examines the history of the Major League Baseball organization during the 1970s, discussing players, team owners, fans, the influence of culture on the game, and more.

Philippe Petit's illicit 1974 high-wire walk between the World Trade Center towers is the touchstone for stories of the people down below, including an Irish monk living in the Bronx projects, a Park Avenue mother in mourning for her son who died in Vietnam, and a heroin-addicted hooker.

Between the Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up. In 1972, Steelers star Franco Harris hitchhiked to practice. NFL teams roomed in skanky motels. They played on guts, painkillers, legal steroids, fury, and camaraderie. A decade later, Joe Montana?s gleamingly efficient 49ers ushered in a new era: the corporate, scripted, multibillion-dollar NFL we watch today. Kevin Cook?s rollicking chronicle of this pivotal decade draws on interviews with legendary players?Harris, Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, Ken ?Snake? Stabler?to re-create their heroics and off-field carousing. He shows coaches John Madden and Bill Walsh outsmarting rivals as Monday Night Football redefined sports? place in American life. Celebrating the game while lamenting the physical toll it took on football?s greatest generation, Cook diagrams the NFL?s transformation from second-tier sport into national obsession.