History
This Is Larry Morrow . . .
My Life On and Off the Air; Stories from Four Decades in Cleveland Radio
by Larry Morrow
One of Cleveland's most popular celebrities shares favorite stories about remarkable people and extraordinary events from a long and varied career . . .
Hundreds of thousands of fans tuned in to Larry Morrow each morning for an amazing four decades on four . . . [Read More]
Crazy, With the Papers to Prove It
Stories About the Most Unusual, Eccentric and Outlandish People I've Known in 45 Years as a Sports Journalist
by Dan Coughlin
Dan Coughlin is not crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Cleveland, which means he lived life under a full moon. In this book, the award-winning Plain Dealer and WJW-TV reporter reflects on the most unusual . . . [Read More]
Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart . . .
Tales From the Last Glory Days of Cleveland Newspapers— Told By The Men and Women Who Reported the News
by John H. Tidyman
It was a job unlike any other— putting out a daily newspaper for a major city. In this case, Cleveland, where reporters, photographers and editors were envied, threatened, beatified, fooled and thought to be the luckiest s.o.b.'s in town . . . [Read More]
Big Chuck!
My Favorite Stories from 47 Years on Cleveland TV
by Chuck Schodowski | Tom Feran
Now in paperback, with a NEW chapter full of more great stories.
Tune in as Cleveland TV legend “ Big Chuck” Schodowski tells hundreds of funny and surprising stories from a lifetime in television— in his familiar, good-natured, Cleveland-to . . . [Read More]
Ohio Oddities 2nd Edition
A Guide to the Curious Attractions of the Buckeye State
by Neil Zurcher
An updated and revised edition of the very popular guide to Ohio's strangest roadside attractions by Neil Zurcher--the veteran TV newsman who has driven more than a million miles in Ohio covering local travel.
Find out where you can . . . [Read More]
Strange Tales from Ohio 2nd Edition
True Stories of Remarkable People, Places, and Events in Ohio History
by Neil Zurcher
An updated and revised edition of the popular book about Ohio's offbeat history, by Neil Zurcher--the author of "Ohio Oddities" and "Ohio Road Trips."
Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a monument to a pig. Witness the birth . . . [Read More]
The Buzzard
Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio--A Memoir
by John Gorman | Tom Feran
Now in Paperback!
This rock and roll radio memoir takes you behind the scenes at the nation's hottest station during FM's heyday, from 1973 to 1986. Sex and drugs, music and merchandising--it was a wild time when the FM . . . [Read More]
Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?
From the Projects to Prep School: A Memoir
by Charlise Lyles
NEW updated, softcover edition . . .
A memoir of race and education, this is the story of a girl who grew up and out of the Cleveland projects in the 1960s and '70s.
While growing up in Cleveland, young Charlise Lyles experienced . . . [Read More]
Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio
Stones, Symbols & Stories
by Vicki Blum Vigil
A new book based on the popular Cleveland Cemeteries. Greatly expanded to include 120 cemeteries in 15 counties throughout Northeast Ohio. Takes history buffs on a journey through time to discover fascinating stories of Cleveland's most notable permanent residents, including . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Cops
The Real Stories They Tell Each Other
by John H. Tidyman
Gritty, scary, hilarious, heartbreaking, and wild . . . these remarkable true stories will take you on the roller coaster ride that is life as a Cleveland police officer.
These are the real stories cops trade with each other after the shift, over . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories
True and Tall Tales of the Glory Days, Told by Musicians, DJs, Promoters, and Fans Who Made the Scene in the '60s, '70s, and '80s
by Carlo Wolff
Music fans who grew up with Rock and Roll in Cleveland remember a golden age. We were young, so was the music, and the sense of freedom and excitement the Rock and Roll scene delivered was electric. There were so . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Amusement Park Memories
A Nostalgic Look Back at Euclid Beach Park • Puritas Springs Park Geauga Lake Park • and Other Classic Parks
by David & Diane Francis
For more than seventy-five years these boisterous, colorful, exciting meccas fulfilled the fantasies of entertainment-hungry Clevelanders. Each park had its own distinct personality, its own peculiarities, and its own alluring array of popular attractions.
Each park had its . . . [Read More]
Barnaby and Me
by Linn Sheldon
Now in paperback . . .
One of the most beloved figures in Cleveland entertainment history, Linn Sheldon enchanted children and charmed parents for decades as Barnaby, the master storyteller, Now he shares his own extraordinary life story. From a Dickensian childhood in . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Food Memories
A Nostalgic Look Back at the Food We Loved, the Places We Bought It, and the People Who Made It Special
by Gail Ghetia Bellamy
Remember when food was local? Cleveland companies made it, and local people sold it and ran the restaurants where we ate it. Food makes powerful memories. Mention Hough Bakery and see how quickly we Clevelanders start to drool over just . . . [Read More]
Whatever Happened to the “Paper Rex” Man?
And Other Stories of Cleveland's Near West Side
by The May Dugan Center
Do you remember the “ broken cookie store?” Free dish night at the Marval Theater? Saturdays at the Rollercade? Crusin' on Lorain Avenue? Riding the interurban? The smell of fresh bread coming from the neighborhood bakery?
If so, this is the . . . [Read More]
The Cleveland Orchestra Story
“ Second to None”
by Donald Rosenberg
They are, simply, the best at what they do.
The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the three greatest orchestras in the world— by the near-unanimous acclaim of audiences, critics, and musicians around the globe. What's more, they've achieved this . . . [Read More]
Feagler's Cleveland
The Best from Three Decades of Commentary by Cleveland's Top Columnist
by Dick Feagler
Now in paperback.
A comprehensive and uncompromising look at life in and around the city through a collection of articles by noted Cleveland newspaper columnist and TV commentator Dick Feagler. Political and social commentary, anecdotes, and nostalgic remembrances cover a . . . [Read More]