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Searchin' for Toothpick Sam

Jamie Selko
Searchin for Toothpick Sam Book PDF

Author : Jamie Selko
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476692494

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Anyone who has collected baseball cards understands the thrill of completing a set. And part of the fun is filling in the gaps along the way, one wax pack at a time, over months or even years. Or sometimes, as in Jamie Selko's case, decades. This memoir recounts the author's love affair with Topps' 1961 baseball card set and his quest to acquire a complete autographed collection--an effort that took almost 40 years and still is one card short, #555 Sam "Toothpick" Jones. The author describes growing up in the early 1960s and details the backstory behind his mission, from the first autograph he got--Joe DiMaggio's, in an officer's club in Mannheim, Germany--to how he decided, 15 years later, to get signatures on each of the '61s. He also comments on each card in the set and on each player's finest game in the season.

Searchin' for Toothpick Sam

Jamie Selko
Searchin for Toothpick Sam Book PDF

Author : Jamie Selko
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476649658

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Searchin' for Toothpick Sam by Jamie Selko Pdf

Anyone who has collected baseball cards understands the thrill of completing a set. And part of the fun is filling in the gaps along the way, one wax pack at a time, over months or even years. Or sometimes, as in Jamie Selko's case, decades. This memoir recounts the author's love affair with Topps' 1961 baseball card set and his quest to acquire a complete autographed collection--an effort that took almost 40 years and still is one card short, #555 Sam "Toothpick" Jones. The author describes growing up in the early 1960s and details the backstory behind his mission, from the first autograph he got--Joe DiMaggio's, in an officer's club in Mannheim, Germany--to how he decided, 15 years later, to get signatures on each of the '61s. He also comments on each card in the set and on each player's finest game in the season.

Jimmie Johnson

Connie Colwell Miller
Jimmie Johnson Book PDF

Author : Connie Colwell Miller
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781614809951

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Jimmie Johnson by Connie Colwell Miller Pdf

NASCAR Heroes introduces young readers to Jimmie Johnson and his accomplishments on and off the racetrack. The brief narrative summarizes Johnson's life and career to date and draws attention to accomplishments beyond his racing skills in the National Association for Stock Car Racing's Cup Series. Short, informative sidebars add to the dynamic, full-spread photographs and easy-to-read text, making Jimmie Johnson a checkered flag for any reader! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Keepers of the Misty Time

Patricia Rowe
Keepers of the Misty Time Book PDF

Author : Patricia Rowe
Publisher : Warner Books (NY)
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0446364355

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Keepers of the Misty Time by Patricia Rowe Pdf

Nine thousand years ago the People of the Misty Time lived along the Pacific Northwest's mighty Columbia River. They were led by women, and one, the spiritual leader known as the Moonkeeper, became such a great power that her image was carved in the great stone cliffs . . . and remains there to this day. This is her story.

Watching Baseball

Jerry Remy,Corey Sandler
Watching Baseball Book PDF

Author : Jerry Remy,Corey Sandler
Publisher : Insiders' Guide
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0762737492

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Watching Baseball by Jerry Remy,Corey Sandler Pdf

A fascinating look at the game within the game by All-Star second baseman andRed Sox broadcaster Remy with professional journalist Sandler.

Baseball in Eau Claire

Jason Christopherson
Baseball in Eau Claire Book PDF

Author : Jason Christopherson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0738531626

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Baseball in Eau Claire by Jason Christopherson Pdf

Eau Claire has been a hotbed for amateur and professional baseball since the end of the Civil War. Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley has had the honor of donning dozens of nationally known baseball stars in its uniforms (most notably Hank Aaron) as well as hosting thousands of other players who were stars in their own right. With this collection of images, author Jason Christopherson takes the reader on a journey in time through the eyes of a baseball fan. Many of the images are from the collections of the players themselves and are therefore available to the public for the first time in this book. Mixed in with the images are stories-and not just the kind you would find in the newspaper. Unless, of course, your local paper runs stories such as the one on a future major leaguer who, not knowing any better, ate gravy-laden pork chops with his bare hands on his first road trip!

Spying on Dracula

Mary Labatt
Spying on Dracula Book PDF

Author : Mary Labatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 1550746324

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Spying on Dracula by Mary Labatt Pdf

Sam: Dog Detective is convinced that the creepiest house in town must be the home of Dracula!

MWD

Brian David Johnson,Jan Egleson
MWD Book PDF

Author : Brian David Johnson,Jan Egleson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763657062

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MWD by Brian David Johnson,Jan Egleson Pdf

With unflinching candor, a moving graphic novel follows a young woman’s return from war and her bond with two dogs—one who saves her life in Iraq, and another who helps her reclaim it at home. Liz served in Iraq with her trusty military working dog, Ender, by her side. But now that her tour is over, she has to readjust to life in her small New Hampshire town. Despite being surrounded by people she’s known her whole life, Liz feels entirely alone and soon gets trapped in a downward spiral of flashbacks and blackout drinking. Things seem destined for a bad end, but when Liz’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, Ben, almost hits a stray dog while she is in the car, things start to change. Brutus might just be the only thing that can bring her back from the brink. Brian David Johnson, Jan Egleson, Laila Milevski, and Karl Stevens have created a searing and honest portrait of reentry to civilian life after war and a touching exploration of the bond between dog and human.

The Trailsman #340

Jon Sharpe
The Trailsman 340 Book PDF

Author : Jon Sharpe
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101171707

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The Trailsman #340 by Jon Sharpe Pdf

Fargo plays the most dangerous game… To survive, Fargo has hunted just about everything under the sun. Now, he's been hired to take part in a twisted contest of predator and prey that will determine which one of the Clyburns will inherit their late father's fortune. And the Trailsman knows too well that sometimes the hunter can become the hunted—and the hunted can become the dead…

For Hawkeye Fans Only!

Rich Wolfe
For Hawkeye Fans Only Book PDF

Author : Rich Wolfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0974860336

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For Hawkeye Fans Only! by Rich Wolfe Pdf

Get an inside look at the Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Team through the eyes of their fans.

Soul Music

Joel Rudinow
Soul Music Book PDF

Author : Joel Rudinow
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780472022793

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Soul Music by Joel Rudinow Pdf

"Exceptionally illuminating and philosophically sophisticated." ---Ted Cohen, Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago "In this audacious and long-awaited book, Joel Rudinow takes seriously a range of interrelated issues that most music theorizing is embarrassed to tackle. People often ask me about music and spirituality. With Soul Music, I can finally recommend a book that offers genuine philosophical insight into the topic." ---Theodore Gracyk, Professor of Philosophy, Minnesota State University Moorhead The idea is as strange as it is commonplace---that the "soul" in soul music is more than just a name, that somehow the music truly taps into something essential rooted in the spiritual notion of the soul itself. Or is it strange? From the civil rights movement and beyond, soul music has played a key, indisputable role in moments of national healing. Of course, American popular music has long been embroiled in controversies over its spiritual purity (or lack thereof). But why? However easy it might seem to dismiss these ideas and debates as quaint and merely symbolic, they persist. In Soul Music: Tracking the Spiritual Roots of Pop from Plato to Motown, Joel Rudinow, a philosopher of music, takes these peculiar notions and exposes them to serious scrutiny. How, Rudinow asks, does music truly work upon the soul, individually and collectively? And what does it mean to say that music can be spiritually therapeutic or toxic? This illuminating, meditative exploration leads from the metaphysical idea of the soul to the legend of Robert Johnson to the philosophies of Plato and Leo Strauss to the history of race and racism in American popular culture to current clinical practices of music therapy. Joel Rudinow teaches in the Philosophy and Humanities Departments at Santa Rosa Junior College and is the coauthor of Invitation to Critical Thinking and the coeditor of Ethics and Values in the Information Age.

Searching for Heroes

Joseph R. Carrieri
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Author : Joseph R. Carrieri
Publisher : Carlyn Publications Incorporated
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0964470101

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Searching for Heroes by Joseph R. Carrieri Pdf

Joe Carrieri was the New York Yankees batboy from 1949-55, an extraordinary time in baseball history. During this era, Casey Stengel began his legendary career as Yankee manager (1949). Joe DiMaggio ended & Mickey Mantle began their major league careers (1951), & the New York Yankees established an unprecedented, still unsurpassed record of five consecutive World Series victories (1949-1953). In this wonderfully evocative book, capturing the color, flavor, & feel of a simpler time, Joe Carrieri offers a unique look at the era's greatest players. Only thirteen when he started with the Yankees, Mr. Carrieri was a sophomore in college when he turned in his pinstripes. His years with the Yankees were also the formative years of his life - the time when a boy becomes a man. From the baseball heroes of his youth, Carrieri began a quest to define the meaning of greatness & the measure of personal success as he saw it reflected in the lives, exploits, & words of the games's best players, coaches, & managers. In SEARCHING FOR HEROES, Joe Carrieri incorporates the lessons of his youth into a philosophy that lasts a lifetime & rediscovers something essential about the American pastime...that in our baseball heroes we find the best of ourselves & gather a glimpse of what we might be. To order: Carlyn Publications, Inc., c/o Joe Carrieri, 200 Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY 11501; 516-248-1188.

Donuthead

Sue Stauffacher
Donuthead Book PDF

Author : Sue Stauffacher
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307521521

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Donuthead by Sue Stauffacher Pdf

Franklin Delano Donuthead is a fifth grader with a lot of problems: For starters, his last name is Donuthead. He considers himself handicapped because one arm and leg are shorter than the other (by less than half an inch), his mother is trying to poison him with non-organic foods (like salami), he doesn’t have a father, and Sarah Kervick, the new girl, who’s mean and totally unhygienic, is attached to him, warts and all, like glue. This is a hilarious and touching novel featuring a neurotic, scared boy and a tougher-than-nails girl who each help the other in more ways than they can imagine. Sue Stauffacher has crafted characters full of wit and sensitivity, with a little anti-bacterial soap thrown in for good measure.

Boy Soldier

Gerhardt B. Thamm
Boy Soldier Book PDF

Author : Gerhardt B. Thamm
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476602325

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Boy Soldier by Gerhardt B. Thamm Pdf

"As a 15-year-old boy I fought briefly in a war. My fight was neither noble nor heroic. I saw the horrors that no 15-year-old boy should ever see. I came into war purely by happenstance, and survived it purely by luck." Gerhardt B. Thamm grew up on his grandfather's farm in Lower Silesia, the hinterlands of Germany. In early 1945 this land, near the Czechoslovakian and Polish borders, became a battleground. The Soviets captured Lower Silesia in February, and Thamm, like many of his Hitler Youth high school classmates, was conscripted to fight on the Eastern Front until the last few days of World War II, experiencing firsthand fearsome barbarity and atrocity. Thamm's family was deported from Silesia in 1946 to West Germany. Gerhardt Thamm arrived in the United States in 1948. The 17-year-old Thamm joined the U.S. Army the same year and served more than 20 years as an enlisted man. "Maybe, just maybe, I fought in this war to escape the barbarity. Maybe I wrote this book to still the memories."

Confederate Sheet Music

E. Lawrence Abel
Confederate Sheet Music Book PDF

Author : E. Lawrence Abel
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786445714

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Confederate Sheet Music by E. Lawrence Abel Pdf

During the American Civil War, songs united and inspired people on both sides. The North had a well-established music publishing industry when the war broke out, but the South had no such industry. The importance of music as an expression of the South's beliefs was obvious; as one music publisher said, "The South must not only fight her own battles but sing her own songs and dance to music composed by her own children." Southern entrepreneurs quickly rose to the challenge. This reference book is distinguished by three major differences from previously published works. First, it lists sheet music that is no longer extant (and listed nowhere else). Second, it gives complete lyrics for all extant songs, a rich source for researchers. And third, a brief historical background has been provided for many of the songs. Each entry provides as much of the following as possible (staying faithful to the typography of each title page): the title as published, names of all lyricists, composers and publishers; dates of publication; cities of publication; and if applicable, the names of catalogs or magazines in which the song appeared. Music published in Southern cities under Federal occupation is excluded.