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Schulz, Charles M., Peanuts, Snoopy, Charlie Brown: Konvolut von 16 Stück 'Selected Cartoons From...', und zwar: Here comes Charlie Brown ( Good ol' Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / Take it easy, Charlie Brown ( You'll flip, Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / Have it your way, Charlie Brown ( Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / This is Your Life, Charlie Brown ( It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown, Vol. I) / You're something Special, Snoopy ( The unsinkable Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / You're too much, Charlie Brown ( But we Love You, Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / What next, Charlie Brown? ( You're out of your Mind, Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / You've done it Again, Charlie Brown ( We're right behind you, Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / Here's to You, Charlie Brown ( You can't win, Charlie Brown, Vol. II) / Who was that dog I saw you with, Charlie Brown ! ( You're You, Charlie Brown, Vol. I) / Good Grief, Charlie Brown! ( Good Grief, more Peanuts, Vol. I) / For the Love of Peanuts! ( Good Grief, more Peanuts, Vol. II) / The Wonderful World of Peanuts! ( More Peanuts, Vol. I) / Hey, Peanuts! ( More Peanuts, Vol. II) / Good ol' Snoopy ( Snoopy, Vol. II) / We love You, Snoopy ( Snoopy, Come Home), Greenwich, Connecticut, Fawcett (= A Fawcett Crest Book), 1970-1973, ISBN: 2-01-001086-8

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THOMSON, CINDY & BROWN, SCOTT; JENKINS, FERGUSON (FOREWORD). Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London: 2008.

288 pages. On October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: we'll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia. Mordecai BrownNdubbed "Three Finger" because of a childhood farm injuryNwas the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century. Brown's handicap enabled him to throw pitches with an unconventional movement that left batters bewilderedNthe curve ball that Ty Cobb once called "the most devastating" he had ever faced. How Brown responded to the Mafia's threats in 1908 mirrored the way he took life in general: with unflappable courage and resolve. Telling his story for the first time, Cindy Thomson and Scott Brown track Mordecai from the Indiana countryside to the coal mines, from semipro ball to the Majors, from the World Series mound back down to the Minors. Along the way they retrieve the lost lore of one of baseball's greatest pitchers and chronicle one man's determination to attain a dream that most believed was unreachable. Cindy Thomson is the author of a historical novel, Brigid of Ireland, and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Scott Brown is a charter member of the Diamond Brotherhood, a SABR member, Old Timers' Baseball Association of Chicago officer, and the founder of the Mordecai Brown Legacy Foundation. Ferguson Jenkins, a former Chicago Cub, is a Hall of Fame pitcher and Cy Young Award winner. "Among the great pleasures of the narrative is the authors' ability to recreate the gritty atmosphere of early baseball. By contrast, today's game seems sedate. Rivalries were intense and local (within the Three I LeagueNIndiana, Illinois, Iowa, for example). Dangers lurked from mobsters, brawling opponents and teammates, and head-hunting pitchers. Umpiring was a high-risk profession." NSteve Golos, Ohioana Quarterly "An excellent window into a time when sport and society were wildly different from today, and it successfully reminds us of Mordecai Brown's rightful place in baseball's collective memory." NTim Denevi, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature "Deadball aficionados, baseball fans in general, and those loving a well written story should read this great book."NMark Dugo, The Inside Game Softcover. Brand new book.

[SW: (Key Words: Mordecai Brown, Three Finger Brown, Cindy Thomson, Scott Brown, Ferguson Jenkins, Baseball Pitchers, Mafia, Biography).]

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THOMSON, CINDY & BROWN, SCOTT; JENKINS, FERGUSON (FOREWORD). Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London: 2008.

264 pages. On October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: we'll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia. Mordecai BrownNdubbed "Three Finger" because of a childhood farm injuryNwas the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century. Brown's handicap enabled him to throw pitches with an unconventional movement that left batters bewilderedNthe curve ball that Ty Cobb once called "the most devastating" he had ever faced. How Brown responded to the Mafia's threats in 1908 mirrored the way he took life in general: with unflappable courage and resolve. Telling his story for the first time, Cindy Thomson and Scott Brown track Mordecai from the Indiana countryside to the coal mines, from semipro ball to the Majors, from the World Series mound back down to the Minors. Along the way they retrieve the lost lore of one of baseball's greatest pitchers and chronicle one man's determination to attain a dream that most believed was unreachable. Cindy Thomson is the author of a historical novel, Brigid of Ireland, and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Scott Brown is a charter member of the Diamond Brotherhood, a SABR member, Old Timers' Baseball Association of Chicago officer, and the founder of the Mordecai Brown Legacy Foundation. Ferguson Jenkins, a former Chicago Cub, is a Hall of Fame pitcher and Cy Young Award winner. "Among the great pleasures of the narrative is the authors' ability to recreate the gritty atmosphere of early baseball. By contrast, today's game seems sedate. Rivalries were intense and local (within the Three I LeagueNIndiana, Illinois, Iowa, for example). Dangers lurked from mobsters, brawling opponents and teammates, and head-hunting pitchers. Umpiring was a high-risk profession." NSteve Golos, Ohioana Quarterly "An excellent window into a time when sport and society were wildly different from today, and it successfully reminds us of Mordecai Brown's rightful place in baseball's collective memory." NTim Denevi, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature "Deadball aficionados, baseball fans in general, and those loving a well written story should read this great book."NMark Dugo, The Inside Game Softcover. Brand new book.

[SW: (Key Words: Mordecai Brown, Three Finger Brown, Cindy Thomson, Scott Brown, Ferguson Jenkins, Baseball Pitchers, Mafia, Biography).]

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Dan Brown. Digital Fortress: A Thriller. St. Martin's Griffin,
0312263120 Clean, tight and unmarked. Amazon.com In most thrillers, "hardware" consists of big guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big firepower. It's an Internet user's spy novel where the good guys and bad guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hidden--they have to gain understanding of what the secret formula actually is. In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You'll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction. Although there's enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the real battleground is cyberspace, because that's where the "bomb" (or rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it and have finger food on hand for supper--you may want to read this one straight through. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. David Pogue, Macworld Magazine A thriller is only as thrilling as it is real, and if Dan Brown's gut-churning story were any realer, its plot turns would hurl you against the wall. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Lawrence Lasker, Screenwriter, Wargames, Sneakers Digital Fortress reads with all the pace of a hit movie. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From AudioFile The National Security Agency's secret code-breaking machine is stumped by Digital Fortress, a code created by a former employee that could undermine the agency's efforts to keep tabs on the Information Highway. The code sparks two chains of events--a battle with a traitor within NSA headquarters that envelops Susan Fletcher, its head cryptographer, and a race for the ring containing the key code, which draws in David Becker, Susan's fiance. Moved along by both the abridgment and Bruce Sabath's breathless reading, this techno-thriller races at a lightning pace. Sabath's offbeat character voices, such as that of an NSA staffer nicknamed Jabba the Hut, are fun. The many twists will keep people guessing to the end. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. From Booklist The National Security Agency (NSA) is one setting for this exciting thriller; the other is Seville, where on page 1 the protagonist, lately dismissed from NSA, drops dead of a supposed heart attack. Though dead, he enjoys a dramaturgical afterlife in the form of his computer program. Digital Fortress creates unbreakable codes, which could render useless NSA's code-cracking supercomputer called TRANSLTR, but the deceased programmer slyly embossed a decryption key on a ring he wore. Pursuit of this ring is the engine of the plot. NSA cryptology boss Trevor Strathmore dispatches linguist Dave Becker to recover the ring, while he and Becker's lover, senior code-cracker Susan Fletcher, ponder the vulnerability of TRANSLTR. In Seville, over-the-top chase scenes abound; meanwhile, the critical events unfold at NSA. In a crescendo of murder, infernos, and explosions, it emerges that Strathmore has as agenda that goes beyond breaching Digital Fortress, and Brown's skill at hinting and concealing Strathmore's deceit will rivet cyber-minded readers. Gilbert Taylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Don Ulsch, Managing Director, the National Security Institute You are not going to forget Dan Brown! Comparisons of Brown to Tom Clancy are inevitable and justified. What Clancy has written so convincingly about the CIA and the FBI, Brown has accomplished masterfully for the secretive National Security Agency in "Digital Fortress". Dan Brown has crafted a powerful and memorable novel that is alive and kicking with intrigue, covert action, and more twists and turns than the NSA has underground bunkers. No longer can we think of Tom Clancy as the dominant literary icon with unequaled insight into the intelligence community: Dan Brown has charged that intrepid hill and now occupies the same high ground. "Digital Fortress" is frighteningly real, filled with honor and dishonor, passion and conviction, life and death, the love of country, and the inescapable conclusion that each of us understands deep inside: the complex simplicity of right and wrong and the strength of love are our beacons of hope. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. John J. Nance, Author, Pandora's Clock, Medusa's Child, and The Last Hostage Dan Brown has unleashed a surprise: a gripping story on the frontier of cyberspace which adroitly explores the frighteningly delicate line between defending us and controlling us. A disturbing, cutting-edge techno-thriller. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "In this fast-paced, plausible tale, Brown blurs the line between good and evil enough to delight patriots and paranoids alike." -Publishers Weekly "Digital Fortress is the best and most realistic techno-thriller to reach the market in years... A chilling thrill a minute." -The Midwest Book Review Review "In this fast-paced, plausible tale, Brown blurs the line between good and evil enough to delight patriots and paranoids alike." -Publishers Weekly "Digital Fortress is the best and most realistic techno-thriller to reach the market in years... A chilling thrill a minute." -The Midwest Book Review Product Description When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage--not by guns or bombs -- but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves. Download Description From the author of the bestselling Da Vinci Code comes a modern cyber-thriller involving a potentially crippling computer code. From the Inside Flap Praise for Dan Brown and Digital Fortress: "A new master of smart thrills." - People "Digital Fortress is the best and most realistic techno-thriller to reach the market in years. Dan Brown's ability to paint in living color the gray area between personal freedom vs. national security...is awesome...Readers will feel a chilling thrill a minute." - The Midwest Book Review "Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest, and most accomplished writers in the country." - bestselling author Nelson DeMille "More intelligence secrets than Tom Clancy...Digital Fortress is closer to the truth than any of us dare imagine." - MacDonnell Ulsch, managing director of the National Security Institute "Dan Brown writes a rocket-fast thriller with enough twists and surprises to keep even the most seasoned readers guessing." - bestselling author Vince Flynn "Exciting...will rivet cyber-minded readers." ...

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