A Game Of Extremes

Author : Roy Lingster
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798796900833

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A Game of Extremes by Roy Lingster Pdf

A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about the Myths and Legend from on and off the Field. The game of baseball goes far deeper than balls, strikes, and homeruns. Every player has a story, from the roller coaster ride of getting to the major leagues to their play on and off the field. Those stories range from the hysterical to the historic to the heroic. Famous players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Ty Cobb can appear larger than life, but they are human. In A Game of Extremes, you'll find the quirks and the drama from the not-so-obvious side of baseball and grow your love of the game and the characters in the sport. These 25 incredible short stories talk of triumph and adversity, chaos and comedy. They cover past to present for those stars in the limelight and those underdogs who fly under the radar. It looks at rules that twist the game in funny ways, rarities, and lunacy. Learn about: An unusual player who demanded 10 Tons of Guacamole and a Samurai Sword be written into his contract. A mythical pitcher who was the inspiration for a movie character and an April Fools joke that duped the nation. The trickster who stole first base, forever leaving his mark on baseball with a new official rule written just for him. Advice for living a long, healthy life from a player who stayed young through a career that spanned five decades before his Hall of Fame induction. The real effects of drugs, drinking, and PEDs on players, including the experience of one pitcher who accidentally pitched an entire game on LSD. A player born on Friday the 13th to later die on April Fools and how he rose against adversity to hold a place in the Hall of Fame. The wisdom of every Yogi in baseball with quotes and stories from the player's mouths that fill every chapter. Whether you're a baseball fanatic or just someone who enjoys the legend and lore of the game, A Game of Extremes won't disappoint you. It has new twists on old stories and stories you've never heard. It is a baseball salad direct from the green fields of Summer. Experience the true spirit of the game, the diversity, richness, and surprises as you turn each page. To find out what separates these extraordinary baseball stories from the rest and uncover the truth behind some of the game's most famous and infamous players. Just scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button to feast on this entertaining experience now.

Author : Dick Wimmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Extreme sports
ISBN : 1580800890

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The Extreme Game by Dick Wimmer Pdf

Join with David Quammen on kayaking New Zealand's Toaroha River, Jeffery Resner onMountain Golf, Ira Berkow on the New York-to-San Diego ultra-marathon, and many more.

Author : John McCollister
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493048885

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The Baseball Book of Why by John McCollister Pdf

Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport’s five eras—Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era—it answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball’s traditions began.

Author : Bill Pronzini
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612320991

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With an Extreme Burning by Bill Pronzini Pdf

In a story of ordinary people trapped in extraordinary and deadly circumstances, two friends are faced with the possibility that someone they know well-for reasons they cannot fathom-is plotting to destroy them and everyone they love.

Author : Matt Shaw
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548426725

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The Game by Matt Shaw Pdf

People tune in from all over the world... A not-so secret show aired via a private satellite on the Dark Web, where contestants are forced to fight one another and navigate their way through a maze of unspeakable horrors. In this episode: It's Victoria's turn. A woman plucked from her normal life and dropped directly into Hell, unaware she is being watched all around the world. The producers don't know if she, or the other contestants, will survive and they don't care. All they care about are the viewing figures. More Gore, More Ratings. The Game has started... Warning: There are strong scenes of violence in this book. If easily shocked or offended, please do not purchase. SAW meets The Running Man in Matt Shaw's shocking new horror! "Uncompromising and savage, Matt Shaw's writing ensures that the future of the horror genre is in good hands." Shaun Hutson, author of 'Slugs'

Author : Sebastian Löbner,Thomas Gamerschlag,Tobias Kalenscher,Markus Schrenk,Henk Zeevat
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030502003

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Concepts, Frames and Cascades in Semantics, Cognition and Ontology by Sebastian Löbner,Thomas Gamerschlag,Tobias Kalenscher,Markus Schrenk,Henk Zeevat Pdf

This open access book presents novel theoretical, empirical and experimental work exploring the nature of mental representations that support natural language production and understanding, and other manifestations of cognition. One fundamental question raised in the text is whether requisite knowledge structures can be adequately modeled by means of a uniform representational format, and if so, what exactly is its nature. Frames are a key topic covered which have had a strong impact on the exploration of knowledge representations in artificial intelligence, psychology and linguistics; cascades are a novel development in frame theory. Other key subject areas explored are: concepts and categorization, the experimental investigation of mental representation, as well as cognitive analysis in semantics. This book is of interest to students, researchers, and professionals working on cognition in the fields of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology.

Author : William Healey Dall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Aleuts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011935983

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Tribes of the Extreme Northwest by William Healey Dall Pdf

Northwestern Oregon, with a map, by George Gibbs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112110962096

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The Living Age by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nik Lever
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781136133183

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Flash MX Games by Nik Lever Pdf

Learn the professional skills you need to make the best use of Flash for creating interactive animation and producing exciting, dynamic Internet content. Nik Lever, writing as an artist for artists, takes you through the entire process from creating the art and animation for games in Flash, to adding the interactivity using Flash's ActionScripting language. He also provides valuable extra coverage of how Flash integrates with Director 8.5 Shockwave studio and C++. As a designer using Flash you will see how you can apply your creative skills to the many stages of game production and produce your own interactive games with this versatile package. As an animator you will be able to add interactive functionality to your own animation and produce a game. As a web developer you will see how to make the best use of the sophisticated development environment Flash offers for the production of both artwork and code to create low bandwidth, animated web content that sells! The free CD-Rom includes all the code and files you need to try out each tutorial from the book so you can see exactly how each game was created. Learn from the many different types of games provided as examples, from simple quizzes to platform-based games. High score tables and multi-player games using sockets, vital to higher level online games, are also covered in detail to ensure you have the complete skill set needed to succeed in this competitive arena.

Author : Lewis Pulsipher
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-08
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780786491056

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Game Design by Lewis Pulsipher Pdf

Many aspiring game designers have crippling misconceptions about the process involved in creating a game from scratch, believing a “big idea” is all that is needed to get started. But game design requires action as well as thought, and proper training and practice to do so skillfully. In this indispensible guide, a published commercial game designer and longtime teacher offers practical instruction in the art of video and tabletop game design. The topics explored include the varying types of games, vital preliminaries of making a game, the nuts and bolts of devising a game, creating a prototype, testing, designing levels, technical aspects, and assessing nature of the audience. With practice challenges, a list of resources for further exploration, and a glossary of industry terms, this manual is essential for the nascent game designer and offers food for thought for even the most experienced professional.

Author : Derek Yu
Publisher : Boss Fight Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781940535111

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Spelunky by Derek Yu Pdf

A game's creation as told by its creator, perhaps the best rpimer on game design.

Author : Dominique Prinet
Publisher : Hancock House
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0888397550

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Flying to Extremes by Dominique Prinet Pdf

Recalling some of the most memorable escapades ever conducted in the Canadian Arctic with bush planes, Flying to Extremes takes place in the late ?60s and early ?70s from a base at Yellowknife, in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book is also about colourful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners, adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main bar in Yellowknife in those days. For Arctic dreamers, there was always the flight to the Nahanni River, with its Deadman's Valley, hot springs, tales of lost or dead prospectors, the many airplanes crashed in pursuit of gold, and much more Nahanni lore. This entertaining book recollects Prinet's adventures as a young man while capturing the humour, beauty, danger and unique culture of northern communities, in the dramatic landscape of the Canadian Arctic. Readers familiar with the region and those who can only dream of visiting it will both find this title a nostalgic and captivating read.

Author : Frank Maurer,XP/Agile Universe 2003 (2003 : New Orleans, La.)
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540406624

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Extreme Programming and Agile Methods - XP/Agile Universe 2003 by Frank Maurer,XP/Agile Universe 2003 (2003 : New Orleans, La.) Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the XP / Agile Universe 2003 Conference held in New Orleans, LA, USA in August 2003. The 17 revised full papers presented together with abstracts or papers from an educator symposium and workshop summaries were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on becoming agile, agile methods and processes, agile testing, and tool support for agile teams.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Birds
ISBN : UCAL:$B11665

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Pamphlets on Forestry. Fish and Game by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roy Lingster
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798355171919

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A Game of Extremes 25 Exceptional Football Stories by Roy Lingster Pdf

Speed, strength, precision, and a whole ton of adrenaline make American football one of the most exciting games in the world. It's also a game filled with legendary stories! When you think of the great NFL players, names like Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, and of course, Tom Brady come to mind, for good reasons. But behind each game and each legend, there is more to making an epic game than you might imagine... From the referees practicing their coin toss to stadium managers fearing the worst during a blackout. Then there are the players who laid the foundations of the game, the ones whose names have been forgotten... such as the first teams to play in a televised game to a worldwide audience of 1,000! Back in the day, players would spend their entire career with one team, leading them through the highs and the lows with their unique, incomparable abilities. Mel Hein and Jim Thorpe are just two that come to mind. The rich history of America's favorite sport has created some mind-blowingly inspiring stories throughout the decades... and it will continue to thrill, fascinate, and uplift us in the decades to come. In this book of legends, you will discover: Why old-school Raiders fans can't stand Heidi The biggest mistake of the NFL's commissioner's career and how others have learned from this How one yard or 52 seconds can be enough to change the entire outcome of a game How two brothers won $1 million in fantasy football thanks to a player who recovered from a torn ACL, MCL, and LCL The hungover player who scored the first Super Bowl touchdown for the Green Bay Packers The Native American who won gold medals at the Olympics, played 12 seasons of football, and became the first president of the NFL - but only entered the Hall of Fame 10 years after his death How coaches and managers thought outside the box to complete their teams during the 1987 strike - even recruiting a 7-Eleven security guard and a convict to play The legendary two-way player that no team initially wanted How one player went from earning $5.50 an hour to MVP and the Hall of Fame The team that is famous for playing in the highest-scoring game ever and the 0-0 game How a team of 8 first televised football - with just 2 cameras And much more. Football isn't just about 18 weeks of watching the games. These 25 stories will keep you entertained and amazed throughout the season... and when you are patiently waiting for the next. If the avid fan in you wants to discover 25 of the best football stories, then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.