THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?� Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 28,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 26,000 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It’s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of CNN, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy.

Unfiltered poet and writer Frank Murphy delivers a no nonsense full throttle book that pulls no punches writing about whiskey women and everything in between. Delivering laughs with deep hard hitting writes about life. If you like writing with an edge then you will dig this book.

International Conciliation, No. 360, May, 1940.

International Conciliation, No. 360, May, 1940.

Batter up It' s 1919 and baseball is in trouble All across the country, people are throwing down their bats, and giving up America' s national pastime. It' s up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball Can he do it, or will he strike out?

South Alabama head cross country/track and field coach Lee Evans partnered with renowned track biographer Frank Murphy to tell the story of the former 400-meter record-holder's journey to become a champion at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Corpsman Up! When marines hear this cry on the battlefield, they know one of their own has been hit. A collection of stories from wounded marines and a corpsman.

A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic square is a box of nine numbers arranged so that any line of three numbers adds up to the same number, including on the diagonal! Teachers and kids will love finding out about this popular teaching tool that is still used in elementary schools today!