To a generation of fans, Willie Mays was the greatest ballplayer they had ever seen. The prowess and speed of the Say Hey Kid were unmatched on the diamond before his time, prompting Joe DiMaggio to label him, “the closest you can come to perfection.” He was the first player to hit fifty home runs and steal twenty bases in a single season. Mays played for the New York Giants (1951–1957), San Francisco Giants (1958–1972), and New York Mets (1972–1973), and in his glory days with the Giants ...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 246 thru 250 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Seven Temporary Moons by Murray LeinsterTriggerman by J. F. BoneShort Snorter by Charles EinsteinHomecoming by Miguel HidalgoPogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim

Lost Sci-Fi Books 241 thru 250 - Ten Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960sCollision Orbit by Clyde BeckSpawn of Inferno by Hugh B. CaveMetamorphosis by Mike CurryReferent by Ray BradburySuper Joe Mulloy by Scott F. GrenvilleThe Seven Temporary Moons by Murray LeinsterTriggerman by J. F. BoneShort Snorter by Charles EinsteinHomecoming by Miguel HidalgoPogo Pl...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 5 from the 1800s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. More than 24 hours of vintage science fiction. These science fiction short stories were written by some of the most acclaimed, successful and influential authors of the time including, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Silverberg, Voltaire, Alfred Bester, Clifford D. Simak, Richard Matheson, Murray Leinster, H. G. Wells, Fredric Brown, Donald A. Woll...

Space Travelers and Nothing But Space Travelers 6 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.The Star by Arthur C. ClarkeHappy Ending by Fredric Brown and Mack ReynoldsThe First Man on the Moon by Alfred CoppelAll Cats Are Gray by Andre NortonI Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. YoungBoarding Party by Robert F. YoungFinal Victim by Henry Hasse & Ray BradburyThe Masked Wo...

1950s Science Fiction 8 - 29 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from the 1950sNever Trust a Thief! by Robert SilverbergMoon of Memory by Bryce WaltonMetamorphosis by Mike CurryInheritance by Edward W. LudwigShort Snorter by Charles EinsteinHomecoming by Miguel HidalgoProof of the Pudding by Robert SheckleyNot a Creature Was Stirring by Dean EvansSkin Game by Charles E. FritchThe Enorm...

Return to the era when science fiction magazines introduced readers to impossible planets, experimental machines, and heroes facing problems no one had imagined before. This volume delivers twenty more rediscovered stories filled with daring explorers, clever schemers, unexpected encounters, and mysteries hidden in the vastness of space.Some tales plunge into the dangers of alien environments while others follow quiet characters who suddenly find themselves facing extraordinary sit...

Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip K. Dick and moreRing Around the Sun by Isaac AsimovThe Veldt by Ray BradburyThe Masked World by Jack WilliamsonThe Small Bears by Gene L. HendersonAccept No Substitutes by Robert SheckleyTwo Weeks in August by Frank M. RobinsonDance of the Dead by Richard MathesonSavage Galahad by Bryce Walton...

Three paths lead away from a quiet resort hotel, but only one takes a young couple into something they never expected to find. Hidden in a forest clearing sits a bright red craft that no one seems particularly alarmed about—least of all the hotel manager, who casually explains that its pilot is currently enjoying a peaceful stay in the lounge.What follows is not panic, not invasion, and not a dramatic confrontation. Instead, it is a polite introduction, a handshake, and a signed ba...

Return to the era when science fiction magazines introduced readers to impossible planets, experimental machines, and heroes facing problems no one had imagined before. This volume delivers twenty more rediscovered stories filled with daring explorers, clever schemers, unexpected encounters, and mysteries hidden in the vastness of space.Some tales plunge into the dangers of alien environments while others follow quiet characters who suddenly find themselves facing extraordinary sit...

From one of Canada's top baseball writers and radio hosts: a retrospective of the Toronto Blue Jays on the 20th anniversary of Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run--and a look ahead to what promises to be their most successful season since. A must-have for all Blue Jays fans, and a great read for Toronto and Canadian sports fans in general.In Full Count, Jeff Blair takes us back to the days when the Toronto Blue Jays were "the Cadillac of franchises," and shows us ex...

It was 1982 when Bill Lee was famously booted from the Montreal Expos after he went AWOL in protest of another player’s mistreatment by management. His reputation for antics both on and off the field guaranteed that no other club would pick him up. The Ace from Space had landed on professional baseball’s blacklist, and so it was that one of the most popular major-league pitchers of our day was fated to pack his bags and wander the globe searching for a ball game.Have Glove, Wil...