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Every Title in the Ellis County Universe.

Independent books on baseball, technology, culture, history, faith, and the modern world. Printed with care in Waxahachie, Texas.

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Death by Data cover

Baseball · Culture · Technology

Available Now

Death by Data

Second Edition

A blistering reckoning with the analytics revolution that turned the national pastime into a spreadsheet — and the men who refuse to let it.

Author
Joel D. Bradley
Year
2025
Format
Hardcover · Color Edition · 338 pp.
Price
$39.95
Signed
By the author
Swipe Wright cover

Romantic Satire

Available Now

Swipe Wright

A neon-soaked send-up of love in the age of algorithms. Sharper than a left-swipe, warmer than a match notification.

Author
Joel D. Bradley
Year
2025
Format
Paperback · 304 pp.
Price
$17.95
Signed
By the author
Seven Player Baseball coverComing Soon

Baseball · Strategy · Coaching

In Development

Seven Player Baseball

A Guide to a Faster, Smarter Game

A bold new approach to modern baseball that challenges traditional defensive thinking. Drawing on decades of coaching and professional scouting experience, Joel D. Bradley presents the Seven Player Baseball system—a practical strategy designed to create faster play, smarter positioning, improved player development, and a more exciting game.

Author
Joel D. Bradley
Year
Coming Soon
Format
Paperback
Signed
By the author
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Mr. Lucky coverComing Soon

Novel · Literary Fiction

In Development

Mr. Lucky

A Novel

A man convinced that bad luck follows him suddenly becomes the luckiest man in America — until he falls in love with the one woman who may prove every superstition true. Sometimes the only thing harder than changing your luck is changing what you believe.

Author
Joel D. Bradley
Year
Coming Soon
Format
Hardcover
Signed
By the author
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Tommy's Got a Gun… Or Does He? coverComing Soon

Baseball · Sports Medicine · History

In Development

Tommy's Got a Gun… Or Does He?

Velocity, Tommy John Surgery, and Baseball's Search for Answers

For generations, baseball expected pitchers to carry heavy workloads—four-man rotations, complete games, finishing what they started. Today, pitchers throw fewer innings than ever while benefiting from advanced biomechanics, sports medicine, strength training, pitch counts, and unprecedented performance monitoring. Yet arm injuries continue to rise. Drawing on baseball history, medical research, biomechanics, and decades of professional scouting and coaching experience, this book invites readers to rethink conventional wisdom and ask whether we're finally asking the right questions about why pitchers get hurt.

Author
Joel D. Bradley with Ray Crone
Year
Coming Soon
Format
Hardcover
Signed
By the author

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