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Shelf Stephen Cimbala, distinguished professor of political science at Penn State Delaware County. Deterrence and Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century, published by Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. The book, edited by Cimbala, brings together a number of academic and other experts in the field of nuclear arms and proliferation to discuss contemporary and future problems for U.S. strategy and policy. The authors contend that the end of the Cold War may make the problem of containing the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction harder, not easier, to manage.
James P. Quigel Jr., head of Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Paterno Library. Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball, published by Penn State Press. Although many people know Williamsport as the "birthplace of Little League Baseball," it is a city with a rich professional baseball tradition. Since the 19th century, professional minor league baseball has flourished in Williamsport. Authors Quigel and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr., a reporter for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, provide a comprehensive history of professional minor league baseball in Williamsport from the earliest days up until the present. Drawing upon local Williamsport newspapers, extensive oral histories of former players, baseball administrators, boosters and fans, rare photograph collections and primary source material from the Baseball Hall of Fame Library and Archives, Gateway to the Majors reconstructs the totality of the professional baseball experience. Gateway to the Majors is part of the Penn State Press Keystone Book series. Books in the series are intended to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania by educating them and others, in an entertaining way, about aspects of the history, culture, society and environment of the state as part of the Middle Atlantic region. For more information on Gateway to the Majors, check the Web at http://www.psupress.org/ |