Titles by Scott Pitoniak

<strong>A behind-the-scenes perspective on Buffalo Bills history from longtime broadcaster John Murphy</strong><br /><br />As the longtime play-by-play voice of the Buffalo Bills, John Murphy knows what it means to live and breathe Bills football. In<em> If These Walls Could Talk: Buffalo Bills</em>, Murphy opens up about his life and career in Buffalo and provides insight into the team&#39;s inner sanctum as only he can, from Jim Kelly to Josh Allen and beyond.<br /><br />Featuring conversations with players and coaches past and present as well as off-the-wall anecdotes only Murphy can tell, this indispensable volume is your ticket to Bills history.

<div><p>Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock’s most popular and distinctive voices in the 1970s and ’80s, singing and cowriting more than a dozen hits with the band Foreigner. Songs such as “Cold As Ice,” “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “Double Vision,” “Urgent,” and “Midnight Blue” are among 20 Gramm songs that achieved Top 40 status on the Billboard charts and became rock classics still played often, nearly three decades after they first hit the airwaves and the record store shelves. <em>Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock #&39;n#&39; Roll</em> chronicles, with remarkable candor, the ups and downs of this popular rocker’s amazing life—a life which saw him achieve worldwide fame and fortune, then succumb to its trappings before summoning the courage and faith to overcome his drug addiction and a life-threatening brain tumor. Gramm takes the reader behind the scenes—into the recording studio, back stage, on the bus trips and beyond—to give an insider’s look into the life of the man <em>Rolling Stone</em> magazine referred to as “the Pavarotti of rock.”</p></div>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Most Syracuse fans and alumni have seen a game at Carrier Dome, have seen highlights of a young Dwight Freeney and Carmelo Anthony, and know the story of the 2003 NCAA National Champion men#&8217;s basketball team. But only real fans know the history of Archbold Stadium, the words to #&8220;Down the Field,#&8221; or what Otto the Orange#&8217;s name could have been originally. <I>100 Things Syracuse Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die</I> is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of the Syracuse Orange and, whether you#&8217;re a die-hard booster from the days of Jim Brown or a current student at the university, these are the 100 things all fans needs to know and do in their lifetime. Author Scott Pitoniak has collected every essential piece of Orange knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock#&8217;s most popular and distinctive voices in the 1970s and #&8217;80s, singing and cowriting more than a dozen hits with the band Foreigner. Songs such as #&8220;Cold As Ice,#&8221; #&8220;I Want to Know What Love Is,#&8221; #&8220;Waiting for a Girl Like You,#&8221; #&8220;Double Vision,#&8221; #&8220;Urgent,#&8221; and #&8220;Midnight Blue#&8221; are among 20 Gramm songs that achieved Top 40 status on the Billboard charts and became rock classics still played often, nearly three decades after they first hit the airwaves and the record store shelves. <I>Juke Box Hero: The#&160;My Five Decades in Rock 'n' Roll</I>#&160;chronicles, with remarkable candor, the ups and downs of this popular rocker#&8217;s amazing life#&8212;a life which saw him achieve worldwide fame and fortune, then succumb to its trappings before summoning the courage and faith to overcome his drug addiction and a life-threatening brain tumor. Gramm takes the reader behind the scenes#&8212;into the recording studio, back stage, on the bus trips and beyond#&8212;to give an insider#&8217;s look into the life of the man <I>Rolling Stone</I> magazine referred to as #&8220;the Pavarotti of rock.#&8221;

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Identifying the sources of Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim’s fierce competitive drive and loyalty to Syracuse, this fascinating study of the record-setting coach details everything from the effects of his small town upbringing in upstate New York to the years the team fell just short of the title. The book examines the people who shaped Boeheim as an individual and a coach, the great players he has led, and his incredible devotion to raising money in hopes of eradicating cancer—which claimed both of his parents' lives and threatened his own. This revised paperback edition includes a section about the tumultuous and exciting 2011–2012 season, in which the Orange dealt with allegations against former assistant Bernie Fine while maintaining the No. 1 rank for several weeks and advancing to the Elite Eight.

<DIV>In <I>Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story</I>, award-winning sports columnist and best-selling author Scott Pitoniak identifies the sources of Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim's fierce competitive drive and loyalty to Syracuse. The book also examines the people who shaped Boeheim as a person and a coach, the great players he has coached, and his incredible devotion to raising money in hopes of eradicating cancer#&8212;which claimed both of his parents' lives, and has also victimized Boeheim himself.</DIV>

<P>At the end of the 2008 season, Yankee Stadium will be closing its doors, and in memory of this illustrious stadium, this tribute provide fans with hundreds of anecdotes about the iconic ballpark through the eyes of both those who performed there and the many others who were spectators. Stories shared by those who worked, played, rooted or cheered there, grace the pages of this memento, including Billy Crystal witnessing a monster home run by Mickey Mantle at his first game at Yankee Stadium on May 30, 1956; Bob Costas following the Yankees and his favorite player Mickey Mantle in the 1950s; Ernie Harwell calling both football and baseball games at Yankee Stadium; and Keith Olbermann going to games and chasing foul balls in the late 1960s. Filled with interesting facts and heartwarming stories, <I>Memories of Yankee Stadium</I> is a special gift for all of those who want to remember forever the beloved Yankee Stadium the way it was.

Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Buffalo Bills documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Bills highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the 50 sacks of the fearsome 1964 defense, as well as the nine turnovers of Super Bowl XVII. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.