Dickson, Paul

A collection of quotes and phrases by many of the United States presidents.

Lists place names and resident names with explanations.

A guide to keeping score at baseball games, discussing the history of scoring and presenting information on how and why to score, and the various scoring systems.

Spine title: Names. A compendium of interesting facts about names and nicknames divided into thirty-three categories from cars to trade names to apples.

A collection of over 400 photographs with captions and brief accompanying text describes the American public library system.

Chronicles the events and developments leading up to the Soviets' launch of Sputnik I and discusses how the launch affected the shape of the twentieth century.

History of softball with information on its superstars, records, rules, terminology, equipment, and its impact on American life.

Presents a listing of significant historical events, fads, trends, names, statistics, and slogans since the end of World War II; arranged chronologically from January 1945 through June 1999.