Krantz presents a nostalgic and reverent look at the House That Ruth Built--the most famous and historic baseball stadium in professional sports--complete with an original DVD of highlights and original Yankees commentary. Illustrated.
Since the 18th century, stock certificates have visually charted the evolution of American industry. This book brings together a selection of these highly collectible documents.'
Krantz presents an enchanting look back at baseball from 1932 to 1965, a time when major league teams were franchised only in America's biggest cities in the East. This handsomely illustrated volume traces the seminal role of newsreels in making baseball the national pastime. A one-hour DVD accompanies the book.
Using both U.S. Census records and independent industry research, this employment directory evaluates 250 positions in America according to current salary, career growth potential, job-related stress, and workplace climate.
More than 8,000 bests and worsts in hundreds of cities, the nation, and the world. Fun, factual, and informative, here are top ten and bottom ten lists, with ratings and descriptions of just about everything under the sun from attorneys to Chinese food to hamburger joints to vacation spots. Arranged alphabetically for easy reference. 100 photos. ...
The World's Worsts is the latest compendium of quirky information and vamped up trivia from Pop Culture guru Les Krantz. This entertaining and utterly addictive reference taps into the dark side of human nature and the less than stellar and perhaps best forgotten moments in history. Drew Barrymore makes the Top-10 Shortest Celebrity Marriage list ...
By synthesizing data from actuarial tables, gamblers, mathematicians, and experts in countless fields, this extraordinary and provocative guide gives the probabilty of the occurrence of more than 1,000 events--from winning the lottery to being eaten by a shark to giving birth to a genius. Illustrated throughout.
With the help of sports broadcaster McKay, this volume brings to life the 50 most dramatic sports finishes of all time from the fields of football, basketball, hockey, golf, and more. Photos.
The greatest upsets of all time. For anyone who loves the underdog, these stories of winning against the odds, are dramatic narratives of the human will. Includes a DVD.
This volume tells the stories of some of Hollywood's biggest stars, right up to the time when they became those stars. Accompanied by a video compilation, author Krantz reveals the first silver screen appearances of such stars as Woody Allen, Jim Carrey, Marlon Brando, Demi Moore, Ann-Margret, and Brad Pitt.
Highlighting the iconic Muhammad Ali's brilliant ring moves, his colorful rhetoric, and the most historic photos of his career, this masterfully composed book pays tribute to the greatest athlete of all time.
Focusing on more than 20 sports events of all kinds, Krantz captures the drama of the all-time greatest grudge matches, each with spectacular photos and sidebars. Includes a one-hour DVD with highlights. 150 photos, many in color.
The definitive one-stop shopping reference guide for new parents--with the inside scoop on the safety and value of all the products fundamental to the care of an infant. 100 photos.
This bestselling single sourcebook rates more than 250 jobs in all major categories. Criteria for rankings include salary, stress levels, work environment, outlook, security, and physical demands.
This informative and practical instant reference ranks thousands of the world's best and worst people, places, and things, in more than 1,000 categories--including sports, food, airlines, and consumer products--based on a wide range of objective sources. A lively who's who and what's what of popular culture.
This buyer's guide sets out the results of independent tests on hundreds of office products, including telephone and communication equipment, computerss and peripherals, software, furnishings, general office equipment, security products and delivery services. It provides rates, ranks and descriptions for all the products and services covered, ...
How much money do you make compared to the average American? How does your golf handicap compare? What about your job security? Renowned researcher Les Krantz compiles the averages of everything from alien sightings to waistlines and allows you to compare yourself and your activities to your fellow citizen. 100 photos.
This text provides a "consumer report" of the CD-Rom world, complete with CD-ROM disk sampler. It contains rankings of hundreds of CD-ROMs by a panel of multimedia professionals, evaluating titles in terms of contents, visuals, interface and multimedia elements.
This profile of Americans consists of three main sections: The Quantitative, which includes numerical data and informative text on families, occupations, the sexes, the church, the state, and ethnicity; The Qualitative, which alphabetically lists more than 1,500 biographies and rankings and highlights the achievements of the famous and the ...
This complete source features information on goal setting; addresses, phone numbers, and key personnel for more than 1,000 of the nation's largest employers; and tips on writing effective resumes.
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