Motor City Champs

Author : Scott Ferkovich
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476629506

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Motor City Champs by Scott Ferkovich Pdf

 In the early 1930s, the Motor City was sputtering from the Great Depression. Then came a talented Detroit Tigers team, steered by player-manager Mickey Cochrane, to inject new pride into the Detroit psyche. It was a cast of colorful characters, with such nicknames as Schoolboy, Goose, Hammerin’ Hank and Little Tommy. Over two seasons in 1934 and 1935, the team powered its way to the top of the baseball world, becoming a symbol of a resurgent metropolis and winning the first-ever Tigers championship. This exhaustively researched account provides an in-depth look into a remarkable period in baseball history.

Author : Stefan Szymanski,Silke-Maria Weineck
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781620974438

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City of Champions by Stefan Szymanski,Silke-Maria Weineck Pdf

The changing fortunes of Detroit, told through the lens of the city's major sporting events, by the bestselling author of Soccernomics, and a prizewinning cultural critic From Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg to the Bad Boys, from Joe Louis and Gordie Howe to the Malice at the Palace, City of Champions explores the history of Detroit through the stories of its most gifted athletes and most celebrated teams, linking iconic events in the history of Motown sports to the city's shifting fortunes. In an era when many teams have left rustbelt cities to relocate elsewhere, Detroit has held on to its franchises, and there is currently great hope in the revival of the city focused on its downtown sports complexes—but to whose benefit? Szymanski and Weineck show how the fate of the teams in Detroit's stadiums, gyms, and fields is echoed in the rise and fall of the car industry, political upheavals ushered in by the depression, World War II, the 1967 uprising, and its recent bankruptcy and renewal. Driven by the conviction that sports not only mirror society but also have a special power to create both community and enduring narratives that help define a city's sense of self, City of Champions is a unique history of the most American of cities.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : MINN:31951D03577495A

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The Bowl Championship Series by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Pdf

Author : Scott Ferkovich
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476666594

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Motor City Champs by Scott Ferkovich Pdf

In the early 1930s, the Motor City was sputtering from the Great Depression. Then came a talented Detroit Tigers team, steered by player-manager Mickey Cochrane, to inject new pride into the Detroit psyche. It was a cast of colorful characters, with such nicknames as Schoolboy, Goose, Hammerin' Hank and Little Tommy. Over two seasons in 1934 and 1935, the team powered its way to the top of the baseball world, becoming a symbol of a resurgent metropolis and winning the first-ever Tigers championship. This exhaustively researched account provides an in-depth look into a remarkable period in baseball history.

Author : Julian I. Graubart
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1589794672

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Golf's Greatest Championship by Julian I. Graubart Pdf

The 1960 U.S. Open Golf Championship played at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado, remains perhaps the most dramatic, competitive, and passionate of all Open championships. In 1960 the young lions of the game were eager to reach the top tier occupied by venerable players such as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. In this Open only a single stroke separated the three leaders-Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and a young but talented amateur named Jack Nicklaus-on the final two holes. The stunning conclusion would prove a watershed in the lives of all three players, and in the game itself. Golf's Greatest Championship is a suspenseful, richly detailed chronicle of this epic chapter in the game of golf.

Author : Golden Krishna
Publisher : New Riders
Page : 99998 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780133890426

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The Best Interface Is No Interface by Golden Krishna Pdf

Our love affair with the digital interface is out of control. We’ve embraced it in the boardroom, the bedroom, and the bathroom. Screens have taken over our lives. Most people spend over eight hours a day staring at a screen, and some “technological innovators” are hoping to grab even more of your eyeball time. You have screens in your pocket, in your car, on your appliances, and maybe even on your face. Average smartphone users check their phones 150 times a day, responding to the addictive buzz of Facebook or emails or Twitter. Are you sick? There’s an app for that! Need to pray? There’s an app for that! Dead? Well, there’s an app for that, too! And most apps are intentionally addictive distractions that end up taking our attention away from things like family, friends, sleep, and oncoming traffic. There’s a better way. In this book, innovator Golden Krishna challenges our world of nagging, screen-based bondage, and shows how we can build a technologically advanced world without digital interfaces. In his insightful, raw, and often hilarious criticism, Golden reveals fascinating ways to think beyond screens using three principles that lead to more meaningful innovation. Whether you’re working in technology, or just wary of a gadget-filled future, you’ll be enlighted and entertained while discovering that the best interface is no interface.

Author : Randall Olson
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781845841560

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GM in Miniature by Randall Olson Pdf

There is a growing interest in handbuilt replica cars. Exhaustively researched and packed with photographs, lists, price ranges and model sources. This is the World's only comprehensive compilation, with 500+ photos, of handbuilt and die-cast 1:43rd scale GM replicas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UFL:31262051558582

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Official tournament record book - Professional Golfers' Association of America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nicholas J. Cotsonika
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Athletes
ISBN : UOM:39015071270014

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Century of Champions by Nicholas J. Cotsonika Pdf

Author : Gerry Brown,Michael Morrison
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0786883669

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ESPN Sports Almanac 1999 by Gerry Brown,Michael Morrison Pdf

ESPN has taken the original Information Please Sports Almanac, known for its thorough stats, compelling facts, and commentary, and added ESPN's unique voice, point of view, and contributions of network personalities. Taking on the witty "quick-hits" tone ESPN is famous for, the new ESPN almanac includes "Inside the Numbers" statistics, expanded quotes, rule changes, ESPN coverage of the top 40 stories and personalities of the year--with continued annual coverage of college, pro, international and Olympic Sports, bizarre sports occurrences, Hall of Fame awards, Who's Who, parks and arenas, business and media, plus much, much more.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Prima Games
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-09
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0761559485

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Codes & Cheats by Anonim Pdf

Containing more than 18,000 codes, cheats, and unlockables for over 1,500 of the most popular current and next-gen games on the biggest platforms, including PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360, this guide offers gamers invincibility, all items, and hidden content are at their fingertips.

Author : Kate Abbott
Publisher : Prima Games
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-24
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0761559442

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Codes and Cheats Fall 2008 by Kate Abbott Pdf

Containing more than 18,000 codes, cheats, and unlockables for more than 1,500 of the most popular current and next-gen games on the biggest platforms, including PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360, this guide is a must-have for all gamers. Original.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Chess
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000950712

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Chess Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bill Morris
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : UCAL:B4495362

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Motor City by Bill Morris Pdf

Fictional account of the automobile industry and Detroit in the early 1950s.

Author : Sports Publishing Inc
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 158261475X

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New Mexico Basketball 2001-02 Yearbook by Sports Publishing Inc Pdf