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In this third edition of Baseball Ratings, author Charles Faber combines the second edition ("great fodder for arguments"--Booklist) with his book on 19th-century greats, Baseball Pioneers ("very impressive"--Reference and User Services Quarterly; "a...

Sal Maglie was a feared and hated pitcher perhaps best known for his vicious knockdown pitches that made batters tremble. Yet he was also respected as a ferocious competitor, one who pitched with his arm and his head, one who could be depended upon...

Community Leisure and Recreation Planning offers an up-to-date, evidence-based approach to planning community leisure and recreation facilities, programs and services. It introduces readers to key theory and best practice in the planning of effective...

"A velvety mix of vivid, sophisticated prose, Raymond Carver's unerring eye for nuance, and John Irving's irreverent, unflinching humor....An intimate look inside the maelstrom of professional cycling."--Boston Globe Daniel Coyne's New York Times...

Sketches of Life and Sport in Southeastern Africa is a book written by Charles Edward Hamilton in 1870. The book provides a detailed description of the author's experiences and adventures during his time in Southeastern Africa. Hamilton's sketches cover...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Arch and unrepentant, Will Leitch, founding editor of Deadspin.com, is the mouthpiece for all the frustrated fans who just want their games back from big money, bloated egos, and blathering sportscasters. Always a fan first and a sportswriter second,...

In any sport, whenever an official takes the field, court, ice, ring, or pitch, they do so with a bright red bull's-eye on their backs. For even with their great accuracy and passion for the game, they do make errors--occasionally, great big fat...

I Dream in Blue is television producer Roger Director's up close and personal chronicle of the 2006-2007 seasons spent with Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, and the rest of the New York Giants, from the first snap of summer camp to the final touchdown of a...

A Home on the Field is about faith, loyalty, and trust. It is a parable in the tradition of Stand and Deliver and Hoosiers--a story of one team and their accidental coach who became certain heroes to the whole community.For the past ten years, Siler...

Baseball has witnessed more than 125,000 home runs. Many have altered the outcome of games, and some have decided pennants and become legend. But no dinger has had greater impact than Hank Aaron's 715th home run. His historic blast on April 8, 1974,...

A fascinating look at the storied World Series of 1906--a thrilling contest between the Chicago Cubs and their upstart crosstown rivals, the Chicago White Sox. The local press nicknamed the Sox the "Hitless Wonders"--a team that emerged as American...

Based in part on the life of baseball legend Ty Cobb, this book belongs in the pantheon of great baseball novels.John Barr is the kind of player who isn't supposed to exist anymore. An all-around superstar, he plays the game with a single-minded ferocity...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Sportwissenschaftliches Institut), Veranstaltung: Seminar Sportgeschichte (Hauptstudium) - Vielfältige Ansätze von...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 2,0, Universität Karlsruhe (TH) (Sport und Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Tennisschwerpunktfach, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Geschichte des sogenannten...

Au tout début des années soixante, Grande-Synthe est une cité dortoir à l'ombre du géant de l'acier, Usinor.L'arrivée d'hommes et de femmes déterminés va transformer un désert sportif en oasis à champions des stades et des salles de sport.Le 26 mars...

Nashville is a Big League city despite never having been home to a major league team. From the Civil War era, to star-studded exhibitions, to outstanding Negro Leagues teams, to some of the great minor league franchises of all time, few cities have as...

This book is a fan's love letter to baseball played at the Corner of Michigan and Trumbull, in downtown Detroit, first at wooden Bennett Park (1896-1911) and then at its steel and concrete replacement known by three names: Navin Field (1912-1937), Briggs...

Whether you love him or hate him, George Steinbrenner has had a bigger impact on baseball than any other team owner in history. Under Steinbrenner's autocratic reign, the New York Yankees have won 7 World Series Championships and 11 Pennants on 3,364...

This book started as a self-serving exercise to personally organize the major details and interesting facts of each Indianapolis 500 over the 100-plus-year history of the greatest race in the world. For many of us passionate racing fans who have attended...

Panther Pride is the story of sports at Georgia State University. It is a chronicle of the beginning of athletics and the university in 1913 and brings the reader current through the 20th century. The individual athletes who excelled during their college...

First published in 1892, "Foil and Sabre" is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to fencing. It aims to provide the student with a complete course of instruction in the contemporary European fencing style, and does so plainly and with the aid of simple...

This is an introductory guide to broadsword fencing and quarterstaff sparring, first published in 1862. The lessons within this volume are based on the contemporary European style used in military schools in France and Italy. With simple instructions and...

A detailed book about the unsung heroes, untold stories, and uncharted events that helped shape the unforgettable timeline of Yugoslavian men's basketball and the NT's success. Today, the Yugoslav NT from the 1980s is considered to be one of the best...

""Der Schachcongress zu London im Jahre 1862, Teil 1-2: Nebst dem Schachcongresse zu Bristol im Jahre 1861"" ist ein Buch von Berthold Suhle, das im Jahr 1864 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch beschreibt den Schachkongress, der 1862 in London...

The Humphries Touch is a novel written by Frederick Watson and published in 1918. The story revolves around the life of a man named Humphries, who possesses a unique talent for business and is able to turn failing companies into successful ventures. The...

""Sport In The Alps: In The Past And Present"" is a book written by William Adolph Baillie-Grohman and published in 1896. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the various sports and pastimes that have been enjoyed in the Alpine region throughout...

On any given spring evening, 360,000 children around the world can be found on the dusty mounds and grassy fields of a Little League field. With more than four million people playing or volunteering in Little League games every year, Little League is the...

This book explores, in breadth and depth, the role of sport in museums. It surveys the history of sport in museums, including the growth in sport museums and halls of fame driven by major sports teams and sport organisations. The book considers the...

In recalling the early part of this century in baseball history, casual fans tend to glorify legends like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. While these remarkable players dazzled fans and grabbed headlines, black players who were every bit as good went unnoticed...

The period from 1920 through the early post-World War II years remains the greatest in the long history of the Detroit Tigers Baseball Club. Between 1920 and 1950 the club won four pennants and two World Series, placed second seven times, and regularly...

Hashim Khan, the legendary squash rackets player, established a record of victories that has no parallel in the game. This book is his story.The style may startle the reader at first. Hashim never learned to write English, or even speak it in the...

Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of the masses?These and many other questions are answered in this new radical...

Lost Histories of Indian Cricket studies the personalities and controversies that have shaped Indian cricket over the years and brings to life the intensity surrounding India's national game. It may be true that that cricket today arouses more passions...

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Sportinstitut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Als die Olympischen Spiele 1916 zum ersten Mal in Deutschland stattfinden sollten, fielen diese...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 2,0, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (Institut für Sportspiele), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit zeigt neben einer kurzen geschichtlichen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,7, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (Institut für Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Körper, Sport und Gesundheit in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Sprache:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,7, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät), Veranstaltung: Wirtschaftsbezogene Kulturgeschichte Deutschlands, Sprache:...

Zwischenprüfungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1,5, Universität Osnabrück, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Hinblick auf Titel und Thema meiner Hausarbeit möchte ich zuerst erklären was der Marathonlauf...

Ebbets Field is one of the most cherished of baseball's lost ballparks. This book tells the story of Ebbets Field through several feature essays and stories of nearly 100 historic games played there.Relive the historic debut of Jackie Robinson, the 1949...

A League of Our Own is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the establishment and 30-year history of the League of Wales, which was rebranded as the Welsh Premier League in 2010 and the Cymru Premier in 2019.