Glove Affair

Author : Randy Gordon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781538121139

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Glove Affair by Randy Gordon Pdf

Randy Gordon has spent over 40 years in the world of professional boxing, as a broadcaster, ring announcer, New York State’s athletic commissioner, editor of TheRing magazine, and host of SiriusXM Radio’s At the Fights. No one else has ever seen the sport from so many different angles and from such lofty seats. In Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing, Gordon recounts never-before-heard stories of the boxing industry and offers insights into some of its most famous figures, including Hall-of-Famers Bert Sugar, Alexis Arguello, Bob Arum, and Mike Tyson. With the perspective only an insider can offer, Gordon also reflects on his times with Muhammad Ali—including the champ’s mind-dazzling magic tricks and his thoughts on the “Thrilla’ in Manila”—and provides a glimpse into the boxing commissioner’s office with stories of a wild and fiery hearing and a commission employee’s betrayal of the agency. From his days as a wheelchair bound, severely injured boy in 1959 to the most-widely-listened-to boxing talk show host on the radio, Gordon recalls his life story with passion, humor, and love. More than just another book on the Sweet Science, Glove Affair is a journey through the world of boxing through the eyes of a man who has seen it all.

Author : David Jenemann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315526713

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The Baseball Glove by David Jenemann Pdf

The baseball glove is a ubiquitous item, a crucial piece of equipment in the game of baseball, and it offers the opportunity to examine the production of material culture and social practice at numerous levels. Where and how is a glove made, and how does its manufacture square with the narratives surrounding its place in American cultural life? What are the myths, superstitions, and beliefs surrounding its acquisition, care, use, and significance? How does a glove function as the center of a web of cultural practices that illustrate how individuals relate to a consumer good as a symbol of memory, personal narrative, and national identity? How do the manufacturers of baseball gloves draw upon, promote, and in some sense create these practices? How do these practices and meanings change in other national and cultural contexts? The Baseball Glove offers students the opportunity to examine these questions in an engagingly written and illustrated book that promotes hands-on interaction with a quintessential item of material culture. At the same time, the book gives students the space for critical self-reflection about the place of material goods like sporting equipment in their lives, and it provides the chance to learn different methodological approaches to studying everyday objects.

Author : Steve Wulf
Publisher : ESPN
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780345513083

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ESPN: The Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge by Steve Wulf Pdf

In The ESPN Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge, Steve Wulf, acclaimed author and founding editor of ESPN The Magazine, delivers an arena’s worth of sporting wisdom, trivia, best-of lists, curiosities, legendary feats, and sacred objects–from the magic of Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech to the lore of hockey’s Stanley Cup to the art of the perfectly thrown Wiffle Ball pitch. Written to remind us all why we love the games, this indispensable reference features contributions from the finest minds at ESPN, as well as guidance from actual professionals. Inside you’ll discover • twenty-five of the greatest sporting nicknames • the keys to being a mascot • what happens during a pit stop • the five best (worst?) on-field temper tantrums • a tour of Donovan McNabb’s locker • how Wayne Gretzky tapes his sticks • the unbeatable secret of rock-paper-scissors • how to tape an ankle, fold a paper football, hit a hole in one, whistle with your fingers, throw a knuckleball, jump rope like a champ, and oil a baseball glove • advice from star athletes–learn to run routes like Jerry Rice, take a penalty kick like Landon Donovan, fake opponents out like Chris Paul, and put on your socks the John Wooden way The ESPN Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge is the perfect antidote to our video-game culture and an essential gift for any fan who ever dreamed of throwing a tight spiral in a Super Bowl, closing out a World Series game, or lining up a putt to win a major. In other words, it’s a book for the young and the young at heart.

Author : Mrs. Henry Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105116975785

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Verner's Pride by Mrs. Henry Wood Pdf

Author : Ellen Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10750927

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Verner's Pride by Ellen Wood Pdf

Author : Theodore Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UCAL:$B605696

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The Song of the Bell by Theodore Martin Pdf

Author : Mrs. Henry Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002323336G

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Novels by Mrs. Henry Wood Pdf

Author : Graham Webb
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476681184

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Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959 by Graham Webb Pdf

Short subject films have a long history in American cinemas. These could be anywhere from 2 to 40 minutes long and were used as a "filler" in a picture show that would include a cartoon, a newsreel, possibly a serial and a short before launching into the feature film. Shorts could tackle any topic of interest: an unusual travelogue, a comedy, musical revues, sports, nature or popular vaudeville acts. With the advent of sound-on-film in the mid-to-late 1920s, makers of earlier silent short subjects began experimenting with the short films, using them as a testing ground for the use of sound in feature movies. After the Second World War, and the rising popularity of television, short subject films became far too expensive to produce and they had mostly disappeared from the screens by the late 1950s. This encyclopedia offers comprehensive listings of American short subject films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Railroad engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015013032456

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American Railroad Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia T. O'Conner,Stewart Kellerman
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780812978100

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Origins of the Specious by Patricia T. O'Conner,Stewart Kellerman Pdf

Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.

Author : Mrs. Henry Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3327249

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Mrs. Wood's Novels: Verner's pride. 1880 by Mrs. Henry Wood Pdf

Author : Noah Liberman
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : UOM:49015002802933

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Glove Affairs by Noah Liberman Pdf

In this heartwarming tribute, major leaguers from different eras--from Yogi Berra to Derek Jeter--fondly remember their first baseball gloves. Color photos throughout.

Author : Burt L. Standish
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 4913 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547396314

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The Adventures of Frank and Dick Merriwell by Burt L. Standish Pdf

Frank and Dick Merriwell are fictional characters appearing in a series of adventure novels and short stories. The models for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwells excelled at football, baseball, basketball, crew and track at Yale while solving mysteries and righting wrongs. They are half-brothers, but there is a marked difference between them. Frank usually handles challenges on his own while Dick has mysterious friends and skills that help him. William George "Gilbert" Patten (1866-1945) was a writer of adventure novels, better known by his pen name Burt L. Standish. He wrote westerns and science-fiction novels, but he is the most famous for his sporting stories in the Merriwell series. This edition includes: Frank Merriwell's Limit (Calling a Halt) Frank Merriwell's Chums Frank Merriwell Down South Frank Merriwell's Bravery Frank Merriwell at Yale (Freshman Against Freshman) Frank Merriwell's Races Frank Merriwell's Alarm (Doing His Best) Frank Merriwell's Athletes (The Boys Who Won) Frank Merriwell's Champions (All in the Game) Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale Frank Merriwell's Cruise Frank Merriwell's New Comedian (The Rise of a Star) Frank Merriwell's Reward Frank Merriwell's Backers (The Pride of His Friends) Frank Merriwell's Triumph (The Disappearance of Felicia) Frank Merriwell's Pursuit (How to Win) Frank Merriwell's Son (A Chip off the Old Block) Frank Merriwell's Nobility (The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp) Frank Merriwell, Junior's Golden Trail (The Fugitive Professor) Dick Merriwell's Trap (The Chap Who Bungled) Dick Merriwell Abroad (The Ban of the Terrible Ten) Dick Merriwell's Pranks (Lively Times in the Orient)

Author : Josephine Tey
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1578 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664557605

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JOSEPHINE TEY - Ultimate Mystery Collection by Josephine Tey Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries: The Man in the Queue (Killer in the Crowd) A Shilling for Candles The Franchise Affair To Love and Be Wise The Daughter of Time The Singing Sands Other Mysteries: Miss Pym Disposes Brat Farrar (Come and Kill Me)

Author : J. C. Bird
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317513162

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Control of Enemy Alien Civilians in Great Britain, 1914-1918 (Routledge Revivals) by J. C. Bird Pdf

This study, first published in 1986, examines the evolution and application of the policies of wartime governments designed to deal with the danger to national security thought to be posed by enemy alien residents, and considers the social and political forces which helped shape these policies. The scope of the powers assumed by the authorities to regulate the entry, departure, movement, employment, business activities and many other facets of the lives of aliens were unprecedented in war or peace. This book will be of interest to students of history.