Spiritually rich, emotionally gripping, and intelligently written, First Mistake: Facing Death, Finding Life by D.J. Chang is a book about death, about a powerful spiritual connection, about love and meaning, a book for readers who hunger for more truth than this world can reveal. It...

The House Divided: The Story of the First Congressional Baseball Game by J.B. Manheim explores a little-known but significant moment in American political and sports history: the first Congressional Baseball Game in 1909. While often remembered today as a light-hearted, bipartisan event that raises money...

Four American Tales by Jack Messenger is a collection of four short stories: Wichega, A Hundred Ways to Live, Ballbusters on Parade and Uncle Mort. All four are set in America, and each story is concerned with money and power, secrets and the way they...

In The Ghostly Grammar Boy by Sandra Thompson, Fiona has to deal with her sister and her sister’s new boyfriend’s problems. It’s a typical teenager’s life, except for the fact that her sister and her boyfriend are both dead. When Fiona’s twin sister, Ella, died...

Ordained minister, Chariss K. Walker begins her book, Make a Joyful Noise, by sharing her story. She hit bottom in her early forties. An incurable illness, a divorce, a death in the family was all devastating events. Walker began to search for more. She sought...

The Dwarf and the Twins by Katharina Gerlach is about a pregnant woman who runs through the forest to escape the King's men. A dwarf named Martin decides to help her, not knowing that it would change his life. The woman soon gives birth to...

Wow! If ever there was a rip-roaring narrative, This Never Happened: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson by JB Manheim is it! The novel has its origins in the speculation and uncertainty surrounding the untimely death of Christy Mathewson, baseball legend, in 1925....

The Gamekeepers by J B Manheim is a cracker of a story. The Gamekeepers are the self-appointed protectors of baseball, a self-perpetuating group of three who developed an ingenious plan back in the 1930s to protect the game from behind the scenes. Fast forward to...

Doubleday Doubletake by JB Manheim is the third novel in the Cooperstown Trilogy. Manheim does not disappoint his fans, managing yet again to create a plot of dazzling ingenuity. The Commissioner of Baseball plots to halt and reverse the financial demise of Major League Baseball....

The Federal Case is a work of fiction in the sports fiction, legal drama, and slice-of-life subgenres, and it forms the fourth novel in The Deadball Files book series. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and contains some occasional use of...

The Keystone Corner: Thomas Edison Turns Two is a work of fiction in the thriller, legal drama, sports, and historical fiction subgenres, and is the fifth novel in The Deadball Files series. The work is best suited to the adult reading audience owing to the...

In What’s In Ted’s Wallet, J.B. Manheim and Lawrence Knorr give us a glimpse into Theodore Miller Edison’s life as a young baseball fan in the early 1900s. Theodore, or Ted as he was known, was the youngest son of the famous inventor, Thomas Edison....

Field of Schemes is the sixth book in The Deadball Files series by J.B. Manheim. A thrilling mix of baseball history, politics, and investigative mystery, this book really wraps up the series in style. Detective Adam Wallace finds himself pulled into two cases that seem...