Catcher

Author : J.D. Salinger
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316450863

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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Pdf

Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories, particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme--With Love and Squalor, will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is full of children. The hero-narrator of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. The boy himself is at once too simple and too complex for us to make any final comment about him or his story. Perhaps the safest thing we can say about Holden is that he was born in the world not just strongly attracted to beauty but, almost, hopelessly impaled on it. There are many voices in this novel: children's voices, adult voices, underground voices--but Holden's voice is the most eloquent of all. Transcending his own vernacular, yet remaining marvelously faithful to it, he issues a perfectly articulated cry of mixed pain and pleasure. However, like most lovers and clowns and poets of the higher orders, he keeps most of the pain to, and for, himself. The pleasure he gives away, or sets aside, with all his heart. It is there for the reader who can handle it to keep.

Author : Peter Morris
Publisher : Government Institutes
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1615780033

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Catcher by Peter Morris Pdf

Today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure. Decked out in the so-called tools of ignorance, he stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attention. But it wasn't always that way, as Peter Morris shows in this lively and original study. In baseball's early days, catchers stood a safe distance back of the batter. Then the introduction of the curveball in the 1870s led them to move up directly behind home plate, even though they still wore no gloves or protective equipment. Extraordinary courage became the catcher's most notable requirement, but the new positioning also demanded that the catcher have lightning-fast reflexes, great hands, and a cannon for a throwing arm. With so great a range of needed skills, a special mystique came to surround the position, and it began to seem that a good catcher could single-handedly make the difference between winning and losing.

Author : Conor Kelley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786479382

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The Catcher's Handbook by Conor Kelley Pdf

The position of catcher in baseball requires a broad set of physical and mental skills. This handbook, by a former catcher, offers precise advice on everything one needs to succeed behind the plate at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. Drawing on real-life scenarios, it addresses nearly every situation a catcher could ever encounter. In addition to the mechanics of catching, blocking, picking, throwing, and catching pop-ups, topics include choosing the right gear; developing a relationship with the umpire; how to call a great game; when to call a pick-off; how to get runners out or keep them from advancing; making the tag at the plate; how to carry yourself like a team leader; injury prevention and other issues. With tips and drills designed to improve specific skills, this guide is indispensable for any catcher looking to up his game.

Author : E. Ethelbert Miller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781947951587

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How I Found Love Behind the Catcher's Mask by E. Ethelbert Miller Pdf

One can watch many baseball games before seeing a triple play. With this book E. Ethelbert Miller completes his baseball trilogy. How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask is a collection of poems that celebrates baseball by putting a spin on how the game brings meaning to one’s life. Well known Washington, D.C. poet, former Howard University professor, and literary activist, Ethelbert Miller is personal and political when writing from the batter’s box or pitching mound. Here are poems that tip their caps to Joe DiMaggio, Ken Griffey Sr., and Emmett Ashford. Miller's book does not duck from examining the Black Sox Scandal, the career of Glenn Burke or the tragedy of Carl Mays. Miller’s own life at times is a playing field for sadness and what Ellington called “mood indigo.” But his love for baseball is a complete game and continues to reflect the hard heat of pleasure. After If God Invented Baseball and When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and other Baseball Stories, this book, like a triple play, is a thing of beauty. “Baseball should create a new position, poet laureate, and give it to E. Ethelbert Miller. In his third collection of baseball poems (‘a double turning into a trilogy,’ as he writes), Miller weaves knuckleballs and pickoff throws with universal themes of family, race, relationships—and the issues of our time, like rioting and voting rights. With allusions to Monbouquette and Giacometti, Henderson and Danticat, How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask will make you laugh, think and feel a whole new way about baseball and the world around it.”—Tyler Kepner, national baseball columnist for the New York Times and author of the best-selling K: A History of Baseball In Ten Pitches "Ethelbert Miller is one of the most significant and influential poets of our time." --Gwendolyn Brooks

Author : Xan Barksdale
Publisher : Author House
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781463439590

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Catching-101 by Xan Barksdale Pdf

CATCHING-101: The Complete Guide for Baseball Catchers is the most comprehensive book ever written for baseball catchers. It contains tips, drills, and proper mechanics that will help every catcher or coach better understand the most difficult position on the field. This book contains information on EVERY aspect of catching that Coach Barksdale has learned through his years of experience from coaching nationally ranked NCAA teams, and playing at almost every level from Little League to professional baseball. A few of the topics covered in CATCHING-101 are: Receiving Blocking Catching Pop Flies Throwing Fielding Bunts Plays at Home Plate Drills Pitchouts Pass Balls/Wild Pitches Giving Signals And More! If you have been searching for a source with lots of high quality information about catching, this is the book for you! CATCHING-101 was written by Coach Xan Barksdale who is currently an NCAA Division I baseball coach and an ex-professional baseball player. Coach Barksdale played in the Atlanta Braves organization and has been a featured speaker at the prestigious ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) national convention.

Author : Xie BuFan
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647871819

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Demon Catcher's Fox Wife by Xie BuFan Pdf

As a scholar, Zhang Nan had always wanted to become one of the nine great demon catcher s, whose name resounded throughout the world. However, he had never thought that the difficulty of the great tribulation, which involved ten thousand people in the human world, would have quietly arrived...

Author : Rod Duncan
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857665317

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The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan Pdf

Phillip K. Dick Award Finalist “Steampunk and circus wonder” come together in this “tight and fun” series starring an undercover female detective on the lam in alternate Victorian England (The Washington Post) Elizabeth Barnabus lives a double life—as herself and as her brother, the private detective. She is trying to solve the mystery of a disappearing aristocrat and a hoard of arcane machines. In her way stand the rogues, freaks, and self-proclaimed alchemists of a travelling circus. But when she comes up against an agent of the all-powerful Patent Office, her life and the course of history will begin to change. And not necessarily for the better.

Author : Young-Ran Lee
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781644031292

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Create Dream Catchers by Young-Ran Lee Pdf

String together peaceful dream catchers with Korean artist Young-Ran Lee. Each of the 26 projects features a distinctive look and part of the fun is you can find your supplies and materials by just walking through nature. From the beach to the woods, or just your backyard- use shells, leaves, and more for a one-of-a-kind look. Plus, try your hand at crocheting and weaving with more traditional materials like yarn and string for a finished, modern interpretation. Learn about the origins of dream catchers, comprehensive how-to instructions, and enjoy stunning, ethereal photography on each page.

Author : Peggy Vincent
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0743219341

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Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent Pdf

In this engaging account of her career as a midwife, Vincent describes the hilarious, sometimes frightening, events surrounding the appearance of a new human being. More than a collection of unforgettable stories, "Baby Catcher" is a clarion call for a less technological, more personalized approach to childbirth in this country.

Author : David Fremont
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781645950561

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Carlton Crumple Creature Catcher 1: Catch the Munchies! by David Fremont Pdf

Fast food, monsters, and super funny, madcap adventure combine in this graphic novel series starter as Carlton Crumple sets out to stop the Munchie monsters from taking over every Chubbzy Cheeseburger in America! Fans of series like Lunch Lady and Dog Man will gobble this down. Carlton Crumple has been obsessed with monsters ever since his older brother dressed up like them to scare him. He is determined to rid the world of monsters! Even though he's only eleven. . . . When a band of fast food crazed Munchies storm into a burger joint where Carlton is working, he finally has his chance! A cross-country chase ensues. Cops! Munchies! Carlton and his best friend Lulu! Cheeseburgers! Awesome! With it's bright art and over-the-top escapades, Catch the Munchies! is a hilarious and delicious treat, launching a new series that's sure to be devoured by middle grade graphic novel readers, especially fans of Lunch Lady and Dog Man.

Author : Alden R. Carter
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613284305

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Bull Catcher by Alden R. Carter Pdf

Neil Bull Larsen loves baseball more than anything. But when he submits his four-year baseball diary as his senior project, he is prompted to take a closer look at his life--and learns some important lessons about himself. AN ALA Best Book For Young Adults.

Author : Marianne Wiggins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743265218

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The Shadow Catcher by Marianne Wiggins Pdf

Inspired by the life of legendary photographer Edward Curtis, a series of tales about a photographer's developing relationship with the Native Americans he astonishes by showing them pictures of themselves is interspersed with parallel tales about an unsung soldier, a husband, and a father. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Author : Doug Wedge,Charlie O'Brien
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781623492922

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The Cy Young Catcher by Doug Wedge,Charlie O'Brien Pdf

During fifteen seasons in the major leagues, Charlie O’Brien was battery-mate to thirteen pitchers who won the Cy Young Award, presented each year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. To put that accomplishment in perspective, Hall of Fame catchers Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra each worked with only one Cy Young winner during their careers. Legendary hurlers caught by O’Brien include such greats as Roger Clemens, Dwight Gooden, Bret Saberhagen, and Steve Bedrosian. O’Brien’s The Cy Young Catcher, written with Doug Wedge, includes up-close views of the thirteen Cy Young Award–winning pitchers at their best . . . and occasionally at their worst. O’Brien shares an inside perspective on how catchers talk to umpires, what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a 90-mph fastball, and how it feels to be in a clutch situation when the World Series is on the line. This authentic, down-to-earth memoir will not only delight baseball fans of all stripes, it will also provide keen insights into what separates the game’s greatest competitors from the also-rans.

Author : New Bedford (Mass.). Board of Public Works
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Public works
ISBN : HARVARD:LI3DLZ

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Annual Report ... Together with the Superintendent's Report to the Board ... by New Bedford (Mass.). Board of Public Works Pdf

Author : Jerry Weinstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 1606792938

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The Complete Handbook of Coaching Catchers by Jerry Weinstein Pdf

An in-depth, comprehensive book from one of the best catching instructors in baseball. Illustrated with nearly 400 photos many of Major League catchers the book covers everything coaches and catchers at every level need to know in regard to stances, receiving, blocking, and throwing, with innovative drills for each skill, plus sophisticated pitch calling and game management material. And the book isn t just for catchers it is an excellent resource for anyone in baseball, from coaches to pitchers to other position players interested in bettering their overall game. -- Amazon.