Peter Richmond, Author . Holt $27.50 (449p) ISBN 978-0-8050-7383-6
Miss Peggy Lee," as show marquees always billed her, is for Richmond a vocal genius on the level of Armstrong, Sinatra or Crosby, but one whose reputation has become overshadowed by time. The GQ
reporter aims to restore Lee's luster by...
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Peter Richmond, Author Simon & Schuster $22.5 (284p) ISBN 978-0-671-74851-7
Almost as soon as he became principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles in 1979, Edward Bennett Williams began lobbying for a better ballpark. Aided by William Schaefer, mayor of Baltimore and subsequently governor of Maryland, Williams put together a...
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Peter Richmond, Author Simon & Schuster $22.5 (263p) ISBN 978-0-684-80040-0
This intensely personal account of three WWII battles in the Pacific as reconstructed by the son of a Marine captain who fought in them is less about war than about a boy's memories-however fleeting-of a long-gone father. Richmond (a sports writer...
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Peter Richmond. . Philomel, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-399-25055-2
Adult nonfiction author Richmond, delving into YA territory, gives readers a promising setup: unambitious and uninspired Jack Lefferts has just been accepted into esteemed Oakhurst Hall prep school for 11th grade, where he's expected to perfect his...
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Peter Richmond. Blue Rider, $27.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-399-15870-4
Sports journalist Richmond (Badasses) covers a familiar subject in Jackson, the legendary basketball coach, late of the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, and no shrinking violet. Just this year, Jackson released yet another self-penned...
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