Way of Life chronicles Bob Marks’ journey from high school horseplayer at Roosevelt and Yonkers to the co-author of books on Meadow Skipper and Murray Brown. He came of age during the heyday of harness racing in New York. It was pre-OTB and the stands were packed every night as the likes of Adios Butler, Bye Bye Byrd and Overtrick dominated. While friends went off to college, he learned the finer points of betting; figured out how to use the money he carried to the track for others for his own benefit; became adept at clocking warmups; and cleaned up betting on photos. By the mid-60s he was submitting articles to Wally Rottkamp’s Top Trotter magazine and eventually took over the handicapping role there. While riding the subway to and from his day job his nose was buried in Doc Robbins Tomorrow Trots, not the New York Times. A subsequent job at Boardwalk Associates allowed him to use his public relations skills and gave him an opportunity to strut his stuff as the self-made pedigree Maven he had put so much time and effort into becoming. All of a sudden he was dealing with giants like Delmonica Hanover, Misty Raquel and Davidia Hanover. He worked on the ground breaking Inside Boardwalk newsletter, an opinion shaper as well as an ideal vehicle for advertising the syndicate’s yearlings. It was an early progenitor of HRU. And the No Nukes video he worked on was something new and different in the industry. Meanwhile Marks’ yearling prognostications and imagined races involving the best of the best from different decades were a big hit in Hub Rail. The Perretti years when Marks managed the bookings of the stallions and mares, advertised and promoted the stock for sale and wrote the newsletter. This section is a fount of information and opinions on a score of horses the farm owned, managed, and sought but didn’t get. This book is aimed at those who are seasoned harness racing fans. It is not a primer for the uninitiated, though it provides a glimpse into the world of horse racing. This is a behind the curtain look at the horses and personalities who have fascinated us over the past six decades.
Rose Runners: Chronicles of the Kentucky Derby Winners is not just another book about the biggest party in the world. This is a book like no other for it is a conglomerate of 144 short stories of every Kentucky Derby winner. Starting with Aristides in 1875 through Justify in 2018, each winner is acknowledged and honored with a short bio. Some are funny, others intriguing, while several are heartbreaking. Howard, Marks and Hudson have done a superb job of bringing the reader to every Kentucky Derby as if they were there in person.
Murray Brown: Book Full and Closed.Relives a half century of harness racing legacy at Hanover Shoe Farms, universally acclaimed as The Greatest Name in Harness through the eyes of dual nationality hall of famer Murray Brown who saw it all through his dual roles as general manager for the Standardbred Horse Sales company and public relations director for Hanover Shoe Farms.You'll learn firsthand never before told revelations about the great horsemen and great horses Murray Brown encountered, in addition to the insightful anecdotes about the industry people he met along the way.Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky, the worldly acclaimed farm manager at Hanover Shoe Farms described Murray Brown: Book Full and Closed as Riveting, I couldn't put it down.
This book takes an in-depth look at the function of public relations as it exists in the U.S. military in the 21st Century. There have been several books and journal articles covering the military/media relationship but none that delve into breadth and depth of the responsibilities of today’s military public affairs officer. This book discusses the concept and foundations of military public affairs (relations), the changing strategic landscape in communications, operational planning and execution and the people who practice military public affairs. The goal is to broaden knowledge and understanding of this vital, but little discussed, area of public relations among civilian and military public relations and communications professionals, faculty and staff in public relations programs, military leaders, as well as the U.S. civilian populace, and research scholars specializing in military public relations or public affairs operations.
Book 4 in the Joey Toranetti Series opens with a vision of the past. As with all of the books in Bob Ieva's Joey Toranetti Series The New Breed is fast paced and filled with murder and intrigue as the crime families of Brooklyn and Chicago team together to fight the takeover planned by "the New Breed".
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