Wheels of Change: From Zero to 600 MPH
The Amazing Story of California and the Automobile
Coming in 2009, Wheels of Change will be published by Heyday Books and the California Historical Society.
Hot rods and drag racing. Sports car racing at Pebble Beach and Palm Springs. Harley Earl and the birth of the Corvette. Hollywood fast car guys Steve McQueen, James Dean, Clark Cable and Gary Cooper. The amazing custom car creations of George Barris. The daring speed exploits of Barney Oldfield, Jimmy Murphy and Craig Breedlove and the Spirit of America--all of these people and stories are part of the incredible saga of California and the automobile.
With more than 125 photographs, this is Nelson's latest book on California history and its people. As he writes in the Introduction, "this is a story about cars, California and perhaps surprisingly, youth and the passions of the young." The story, which begins in the 1890s and extends into the 1960s, is a stirring, colorfully written narrative about how California has changed the automobile--and how the automobile has changed California.
Available everywhere in 2009!
The Golden Game: The Story of California Baseball
"The rare baseball book that transcends its regional emphasis to earn a place on the shelf of anyone who loves the game."
--San Francisco Chronicle
Rated one of the top ten books of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, California Journal, National Public Radio and others.
"A wholly charming and endearing book."
--Los Angeles Times
The subject of a KVIE-TV documentary, The Golden Game. Featured at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco and the annual conference of the Organization of American Historians.
"I've read some terrific sports books in recent years.
David Maraniss' When Pride Still Mattered and Richard Ben Cramer's Joe DiMaggio come to mind, but I found
none more interesting than Kevin Nelson's current page-turner, The Golden Game: The Story of California
Baseball.
--Long Beach Press Telegram
National Finalist, Seymour Prize, Society for American Baseball Research, For the Most Distinguished Baseball Book of the Year, 2004.
"True baseball fans, buy this book immediately:
An exhilarating and thoroughly excellent read on the state's long history with the sport."
--Oakland Tribune
Read an excerpt on Californiaauthors.com.
Order today on Amazon.com.
The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration
A Year of Motivation, Revelation and Instruction
Now in its eighth printing, the international running bestseller. Filled with the wit and wisdom of marathoners and philosophers, The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration is the ultimate coach, motivator and therapist all in one.
Testimonials from runners:
"Last year, I made a resolution to myself to get in shape, eat healthy, and basically be a fit person inside and out. Very quickly I lost my motivation and was not living up to my expectations. I came upon this book soon afterwards, and tried to regain my motivation. After restarting my exercise program along with reading this book, I am now running every day of the week, rain or shine, hot or cold, I run through it all, all due this very book. If you buy one book in your life, buy Catcher in the Rye. But if you buy two, buy this one too!"
"Kevin Nelson gives practical, fun and whimsical advice to people who love (or want to love) to run."
"This book was given to me as a gift. Being a 'novice runner' of two years, I found this book to be very motivational. It is very intuitive on the thoughts of runners and some of the obstacles runners may encounter and how to get beyond those barriers."
Available on Amazon.com!
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