Baseball S Starry Night

Author : Paul Kocak
Publisher : Digitature
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780615622309

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Baseball's Starry Night by Paul Kocak Pdf

Baseball's Starry Night gives you a fan's-eye view of a night that many have called the most exciting night in the history of Major League Baseball. Going beyond a standard retelling of the balls and strikes and homers and webgems, the book hears from 20 fans in their own words. Loyal fans of the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays provide exciting and deeply personal eyewitness accounts -- either from the stadiums or their living rooms. Get the "you-are-there" feeling. "This is a magical book about a magical night. This beautifully told story captures baseball at its very best." Doris Kearns Goodwin "September 28, 2011. It was a night that will forever be frozen in baseball time. A night of miracles. A night of magic. A night of heartbreak. A night for the history books. Somebody needed to write a book about that night. Thankfully, Paul Kocak volunteered for the job. And in this beautifully written book, he takes us not merely inside the astonishing ups and downs of this unforgettable evening, but inside the hearts and minds of 'ordinary' people -- the fans whose pulse rates haven't come down yet." Jayson Stark, ESPN.com Senior Baseball Writer "A retelling unlike any other of the greatest night in baseball regular-season history." Chris Mallonee, BirdsOnTheBat82.com "With Baseball's Starry Night, Paul Kocak captures an unforgettable moment in time in powerful, passionate prose that will bring fans to their feet all over again." Greg Tobin, former editor-in-chief of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. and author of Holy Holidays! "Paul Kocak hits an 'inside the park homer.' What a night!" Len Berman, Sportscaster/Author

Author : Art Graham
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 2444 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781546234678

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From Baseballs to Bombshells by Art Graham Pdf

Growing technology and affluence, rock n roll, baseball, and muscle carsall told through the youth and early adult years of a small-town Montana boy and war veteran. This is a history of the glorious 50s and 60s in America. It is a history also of politicians, the indecency of segregation and war, and the struggle for racial equality and peace. A history of two great nations. Intertwined is the unique history of Vietnam and the Vietnamese long struggle for independence. It is a rendering also of the unique culture of Vietnam with fascinating stories of emperors within the walls of a Forbidden City. Included in the book is a review of the relationship of two nationsone mighty and one resistantultimately entangled in a catastrophic war. Nearly fifty-nine thousand Americans lost to family,friends, wives, and lovers. More than two million Vietnamese soldiers and civilians perished in a war that could not be won.

Author : Mitchell Smith
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fasts and feasts
ISBN : 9781438917429

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Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls by Mitchell Smith Pdf

Marci: Tale of an Air Force Wife is the story of a woman's mid-life search for true love amidst a back drop that includes such exciting cities as Tokyo and Dallas. As we meet the title character, she is engaged in the often stressful and demanding lifestyle of her business career which takes her to the Far East to work at an American Embassy. During a chance encounter on a Japanese train with an interesting man, Marci begins doing something she hasn't done in ages she shares her life story: We see Marci as a very popular teenager with a propensity for men in uniform and with no shortage of Saturday-night dates. We follow her development from being a rather reserved young girl, to a young woman who is at home on the floor of a military dance. Not surprisingly, Marci marries a military man an Air Force Staff Sergeant named Rodney and the story follows Marci around the world as an Air Force wife to England, to Japan, and various locations back in the States. But what should have been an American-as-apple-pie life a military wife raising four children is seriously marred by awful secrets that Marci must deal with largely by herself. As Marci enters its concluding chapters, we again return to the present, and the beginning of a new phase of life. And so we leave Marci, full of hope. Because she knew the love of her life was out there, and this new man in her life, Philip, just might be him.

Author : Stephen C. Wood,J. David Pincus
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786413891

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Reel Baseball by Stephen C. Wood,J. David Pincus Pdf

Not only are movies and baseball two of America's favorite pastimes, they are integral parts of our culture. Small wonder that the two frequently merge in Hollywood's use of baseball themes, jargon, and icons. This work on baseball in the movies is organized into four sections examining different aspects of the cultural intersection between film and baseball. In the first three sections--"Baseball in Baseball Films," "Babe Ruth and the Silver Screen," and "Baseball in Non-Baseball Films"--essays by scholars in various disciplines cover such topics as symbols, the role of family, baseball as a facilitator of violence, and the American mythos. The fourth section consists of interviews with directors (such as Ron Shelton and Penny Marshall), actors (Kevin Costner, James Belushi), and baseball personnel (broadcaster Vin Scully, coach Rod Dedeaux) who have worked in baseball films. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Frederic J. Frommer
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781589798441

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You Gotta Have Heart by Frederic J. Frommer Pdf

“First in War, First in Peace . . . and Last in the American League.” Expressions such as this characterized the legend and lore of baseball in the nation's capital, from the pioneering Washington Nationals of 1859 to the Washington Senators, whose ignominious departure in 1971 left Washingtonians bereft of the national pastime for thirty-three years. This reflective book gives the complete history of the game in the D.C. area, including the 1924 World Series championship team and the Homestead Grays, the perennial Negro League pennant winners from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s who consistently outplayed the Senators. New chapters describe the present-day Nationals, who, in 2012, won the National League East led by the arms of Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg and the bats of Ryan Zimmerman, Adam LaRoche and rookie Bryce Harper. The book is filled with the voices of current and former players, along with presidents, senators, and political commentators who call the team their own.

Author : Kevin King
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440688423

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All the Stars Came Out That Night by Kevin King Pdf

Kevin King’s debut novel, All the Stars Came Out That Night, is a vivid portrait of Depression-era America written in a voice at once humorous and poetic. Set at Boston’s Fenway Park on October 20, 1943, All the Stars Came Out That Night imagines a late-night baseball game bankrolled by Henry Ford, pitting Dizzy Dean’s all-white all-stars against Satchel Paige’s black all-stars. Not a contest waged for money or trophies, the outcome of this game carries with it both the weight of a historic injustice—the barring of blacks from baseball—and the promise of vindication and redemption. Steeped in baseball lore and featuring an array of iconic American figures—from Babe Ruth to Clarence Darrow—All the Stars Came Out That Nightfar transcends the sport of baseball, creating a tale that is mythic, captivating, and above all, quintessentially American.

Author : Bob Wood,Robert Wood
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0070717001

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Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks by Bob Wood,Robert Wood Pdf

One of every red-blooded American's dreams is to take a trip around the country to visit all the great baseball stadiums. Bob Wood was lucky enough to make that journey, and in this boisterous, energetic book, he talks about his trek to 26 ballparks from Los Angeles to Boston, rating the parks for atmosphere, convenience and services.

Author : Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780375899225

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Starry, Starry Night by Lurlene McDaniel Pdf

Remember the true meaning of the holidays with three touching novellas from best-selling author Lurlene McDaniel. In the opening novella, "Christmas Child," 15-year-old Melanie is just getting used to the idea of having a sister when she learns that the child will only live for a few hours. But Melanie learns much about love during her sister's brief but poignant life. In "The Last Dance," Brenda is faced with the difficult choice between good intentions and what she really wants when she becomes the last chance for happiness for a dying boy. In "Kathy's Life," two 16-years-olds seem to have everything on the surface, but not everything is as perfect as it appears.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1472 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : UVA:X004620152

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The Boston Globe Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781483824321

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Spectrum Grade 6 by Anonim Pdf

Spectrum(R) Grade Specific for Grade 6 includes focused practice for reading, language arts, and math mastery. Skills include grammar and usage, parts of speech and sentence types, vocabulary acquisition and usage, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, equations and inequalities, problem solving in the coordinate plane, probability and statistics, and ratios, rates, and percents. Spectrum Grade Specific workbooks contain focused practice for language arts mastery. Each book also includes a writer's guide. Step-by-step instructions help children with planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and sharing writing. The math activities build the skills that children need for math achievement and success. Children in grades 1 to 6 will find lessons and exercises that help them progress through increasingly difficult subject matter. Aligned to current state standards, Spectrum is your child’s path to language arts and math mastery.

Author : Spectrum
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781483813257

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Spectrum Grade 6 by Spectrum Pdf

Spectrum(R) Grade Specific for Grade 6 includes focused practice for reading, language arts, and math mastery. Skills include grammar and usage, parts of speech and sentence types, vocabulary acquisition and usage, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, equations and inequalities, problem solving in the coordinate plane, probability and statistics, and ratios, rates, and percents. --Each Spectrum(R) Grade Specific workbook includes a writer's guide and step-by-step instructions, helping children with planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and sharing writing. Children in grades 1 to 6 will find lessons and exercises that help them progress through increasingly difficult subject matter. Aligned to current state standards, Spectrum is your childÕs path to language arts and math mastery.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : PSU:000066202714

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : Glen Macnow,Anthony L. Gargano
Publisher : B B& A Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0970580444

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The Great Philadelphia Fan Book by Glen Macnow,Anthony L. Gargano Pdf

Philadelphia sports fans have a reputation as the roughest, toughest, most vocal and unruly fans in sports. Philly fans booed Santa, cheered, as Michael Irvin lay motionless on the Vet's hard Astroturf. Sports radio personalities Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano tell the story from the Philadelphia fan's perspective. In part a Philadelphia sports memoir, The Great Philadelphia Fan Book is also a historical and anecdotal account of the nation's passionate sports fans centering around Philadelphia's four major league teams. The authors mount a sturdy apologia that will be sure to delight Philadelphia sports fans and remind them of their unique and unabashed dedication to their hometown teams.

Author : Benjamin Earley
Publisher : Benjamin Earley
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mergers Of Ark by Benjamin Earley Pdf

You just awoke, finding yourself somewhere strange, it’s not something you’d be thrilled over. What would you do afterwards if you found yourself on another planet a spirit in that case. Falling through objects, being able to be seen before death, a permanent one. Now take this in your heart, what would you do if galaxies far away were other dimensions and you travel to them when you die. Alsaro woke in this same predicament, but he awoke in a chamber surrounded by other chambers just like his, dangling hanging wrapped around chains. He awoke startled and confused not knowing what to do. This was like a derelization to him, it didn’t feel real at all. Alsaro must merge, a blood pact to survive, together he merges with his companion Jack to travel find out what this merging is and how it goes. Find out in book two what will happen next this is just the beginning.

Author : David R. Brown
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781643506951

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The Flaming Sword by David R. Brown Pdf

Since the beginning of the Neolithic revolution, a pervasive phantom has haunted humanity. It neither rustles nor rattles, nor moans upon the moors. Rather, its apparition is accompanied by the continuous, unbroken rasp of the human race, who, unified in dread, have emitted one solemn plea to a world rent asunder by evil and the abandonment of reason. That sound is the question why? All people have asked this, when evil overtakes them. Formal attempts have been carefully deliberated, for twelve thousand years, to resolve this gripping human dilemma: why is there wrong and suffering. And more tormentingly, why, if there is a God, does evil exist? How can it exist? Many have the answer, only to be turned away. Now, it can be answered. Everyone has heard the story of Adam and Eve, their fall from God, and the angel posted at Paradise to turn them away. The story of fallen, broken man is well known, and his journey through a world wracked with madness and pain is well documented. But what if the real story was skipped over by the narrative? What if the angel at the gates of Paradise was only a figurehead of something much larger? The Flaming Sword is a guard to a gate: but the guard is more than a mere angel, and what it guards is more than the perfect place. It guards perfection itself. Like the angel at Eden, it is programmed to attack whatever nears it charge, including mankind. Be warned, and take heed: for the answer may be far more haunting than the question ever dreamed.