The Book Depository: A New Online Place to Buy Books
There’s a “new” online bookstore that I suspect is going to become more relevant somewhat soon. It’s The Book Depository, at www.bookdepository.com.
It’s been around for a few years but only last year started to sell to U.S. customers. And even then, for many U.S. titles, it just sent customers to Amazon.
This past summer, it started selling all its titles directly to U.S. customers…
Why You Bought A Diesel
There are myriad good reasons for purchasing a diesel-powered automobile. These include incredible fuel economy, amazing torque, and greater reliability compared to gasoline engines. Because diesel engines are known to last far longer than their gasoline counterparts, they have commanded higher resale values as well…
Biofuels – A Biodiesel and Ethanol Primer
Diesels, hybrids, diesel-hybrids, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells – today’s new car buyer is faced with multiple options, each claiming to be the cleanest and most efficient choice. This all notwithstanding, cars today are responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions and consume roughly 18% of the energy used in the U.S.
What’s Doing In Boston
Over 12 million people visit Boston, one of the oldest cities in the United States and the capital of Massachusetts, each year. Founded in 1630, Boston was at the very forefront of the American Revolution and today is center of culture, education, and business.
If you haven’t visited Boston in the past few years, there have been dramatic changes…
Dyson D23 Turbinehead Canister Vacuum Review
Buying a Dyson vacuum cleaner is not like buying other vacuum cleaners. It’s not just the purchase of a product, but also the buying into of a philosophy – the philosophy of James Dyson. Dyson, an inventor and technologist, doesn’t make vacuums the way other companies do…
Danny Frisella
Danny Frisella’s 11-year career in professional baseball is often overshadowed by his unusual death, but the right-handed pitcher spent at least part of 10 different seasons in the majors…
The Boys of Late Summer
Why do so many pro baseball players have August birthdays?
In Major League Baseball, there are a lot more Juan Pierres than there are players like Alex Rodriguez. Yes, Pierre is a light hitter, and A-Rod is one of the greatest sluggers of all time, but there’s another important difference between the two: Pierre was born in August, and Rodriguez was born in July…
Internet Baseball Awards 2011: National League
Today, in the second of two parts of our coverage of the 2011 Internet Baseball Awards, we take a look at the National League’s winners and top finishers. This is the 20th year of the Internet Baseball Awards. In 1991, our first year, the three IBA winners in the National League were…
Internet Baseball Awards 2011: American League
It’s that time of year when we announce the winners of the 20th annual Internet Baseball Awards. The first Internet Baseball Awards balloting took place in 1991, several years before the invention of the web. Most of the voters in ’91 came from the Usenet newsgroup rec.sport.baseball. The voters selected Cal Ripken as their AL MVP, Roger Clemens as their AL Cy Young, and Chuck Knoblauch as their AL Rookie of the Year. The BBWAA voted…
Pitching to the Score
One of the game’s great chestnuts is the theory that some pitchers “pitch to the score” and “know how to win” in a way other than always allowing the fewest number of runs possible. The reverse, that some pitchers tend to give up runs more often in close games, is also a popular theory, though it’s invoked less often. This, some say, makes it worthwhile…