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A captivating biography of the legendary ball player Lou Gehrig, known for both his prowess on the field and his courage in life. Robinson re-creates the life of this legendary baseball player and also provides a insightful look at baseball through the depression years. 50 photographs.
Hailed by critics as a long overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it, "Pound for Pound" is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is the best boxer the sport has arguably ever known. So great were Robinson's skills, he was eulogized by Woody Allen, compared to Joe Louis, ...
The story of one of America's greatest athletes, Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. It draws on rare interviews, press clippings, and eyewitness accounts to tell the story of baseball's Golden Age at the turn of the century and that of one of its best players. Mathewson, thought to be the finest pitcher in baseball history was America's ...
This is the only guidebook on the market to cover both South and North Korea. It includes a special Korea Outdoor chapter. History chapter is written by renowned historian Bruce Cumings. Korea is a very popular destination for people looking to teach English (and do other work) - long term residents are catered for with our useful tips and ...
The final chapter of Frank Graham's dynamic history of the New York Giants is entitled "With One Swipe of His Bat." For sheer drama and a colossal slice of baseball legend, the core of that chapter cannot be topped - Bobby Thomson's "shot heard 'round the world,' " the three-run homer in the 1951 playoff series that determined that the Giants - ...
In 1648, Europe was reeling from the destabilizing effects of religious conflict, economic change, and social upheaval. The issues that divided the Church in the late Middle Ages had forced Europeans to choose sides in a bitter and bloody Catholic/Protestant conflict. A powerful capitalist movement had broken down old social ties, leading to the ...
Sugar Ray Robinson (19211989) was hailed as the finest boxer to ever enter a ring. Muhammad Ali once called him "the king, my master, my idol"and indeed, he was the idol of everyone who had anything to do with boxing. But for African Americans, he was more than a great boxer. In an era when blacks were supposed to be humble and grateful for ...
Hailed by The New York Times as "America's Aristophanes," Will Rogers was one of this century's most astute and beloved humorists. If as he often remarked, he never met a man he didn't like, it is also true that Rogers never met a man he didn't like to make fun of. Everyone from congressmen and Presidents to Hollywood movie moguls and wealthy ...
Published in time for Yankee Stadium's 75th anniversary, this book is both a chronicle of a national temple of sport and a hometown history of the New York Yankees. A chronological text is studded with boxed features highlighting special events, milestones, championship lists, and brief essays, comments, and reminiscences by baseball greats and ...
In 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United States and its allies, thereby planting the seed from which would spring one of the world's most successful and stable democracies. In an age when democracy is often pursued, yet rarely accomplished, in which failed democracies are found throughout Africa, Latin America, and Asia, Japan's ...
This collection of the notable last recorded words of the dying include those of writers, philosophers, athletes, gangsters, kings, queens, movie stars and politicians in all sorts of moods and states of preparedness.
One of football's most innovative motivators is highlighted in this balanced account--"a solid portrait of one of football's most solid figures" ("The New York Times Book Review"). 19 halftones.
The third edition of this highly successful textbook includes new chapters on the economics of the environment, transport and social care, as well as updated treatments of education, health care, housing and the distribution of income and wealth. As well as addressing recent issues and concerns the text retains the essential features that have ...
This lavish, anecdotal tribute to "the house that Ruth built," brims with colorful characters on and off the field: managers, players, owners, some of the greatest sports heroes from Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig and Jackie Robinson.
Before there was Dr. Spock or T. Berry Brazelton or Penelope Leach, there was D. W. Winnicott. A child psychiatrist for over 40 years, he concerned himself with child development in ways that had never been considered before. The writings contained in this book cover issues such as early infant development, family relationships, psychosomatic ...
Greats of the Game is a dazzling summation of many of baseball's greatest players and teams, most exciting games and World Series, and most stunning moments. This treasure trove of stories, facts, and photos is informed by the expertise, experience, and engaging prose of two longtime baseball mavens.
Whether readers love them or hate them, they are the most storied team in baseball history with 26 World Series championships. To commemorate their historic 100th year, the authors have pulled together a striking volume illuminating all of the greatest moments of the Bronx Bombers. 175 photos.
Here is the ex-Cardinal catcher's candid and remarkably witty account of his major league career, his current position as a sports broadcaster and his thoughts on baseball. "Among the best in the field . . . As a literary man, McCarver hits a .400".--Publishers Weekly.
Documenting the revival of the traditional architectural pattern book as a means implementing urban design, this is a practical guide to developing and using pattern books. It describes techniques and working methods for contemporary development and construction processes.
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