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Down to the Last Pitch

How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time

by Tim Wendel ...

Never in baseball history had a last place team rebounded to take the pennant the following season. Yet in 1991, lightning struck twice as the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves, a pair of cellar dwellers the year before, faced each other in an unforgettable World Series.For both clubs, the turnaround was one for the ages. Minnesota and Atlanta rallied throughout the 1991 season around a crop ... Read more

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Never in baseball history had a last place team rebounded to take the pennant the following season. Yet in 1991, lightning struck twice as the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves, a pair of cellar dwellers the year before, faced each other in an unforgettable World Series.For both clubs, the turnaround was one for the ages. Minnesota and Atlanta rallied throughout the 1991 season around a crop
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Summer of '68

The Season That Changed Baseball—and America—Forever

by Tim Wendel ...

The extraordinary story of the 1968 baseball season--when the game was played to perfection even as the country was being pulled apart at the seamsFrom the beginning, '68 was a season rocked by national tragedy and sweeping change. Opening Day was postponed and later played in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral. That summer, as the pennant races were heating up, the assassination of ... Read more

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The extraordinary story of the 1968 baseball season--when the game was played to perfection even as the country was being pulled apart at the seamsFrom the beginning, '68 was a season rocked by national tragedy and sweeping change. Opening Day was postponed and later played in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral. That summer, as the pennant races were heating up, the assassination of
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Rebel Falls

A Novel

by Tim Wendel ...

Series series A Rory Chase Adventure
Winner of the W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award for Excellence in Military Fiction by the Academic Council of the United Nations System.With Rebel Falls**, Tim Wendel takes us to late summer of 1864.** The Civil War rages on. Sherman is marching on Atlanta, while the armies of Grant and Lee battle across Virginia. In the North, war-weariness has made Lincoln's bid for reelection seem doubtful. As the ... Read more

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Winner of the W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award for Excellence in Military Fiction by the Academic Council of the United Nations System.With Rebel Falls**, Tim Wendel takes us to late summer of 1864.** The Civil War rages on. Sherman is marching on Atlanta, while the armies of Grant and Lee battle across Virginia. In the North, war-weariness has made Lincoln's bid for reelection seem doubtful. As the
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Cancer Crossings

A Brother, His Doctors, and the Quest for a Cure to Childhood Leukemia

by Tim Wendel ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

When Eric Wendel was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1966, the survival rate was less than 10 percent. Today, it is 90 percent. Even as politicians call for a “Cancer Moonshot,” this accomplishment remains a pinnacle in cancer research.The author’s daughter, then a medical student at Georgetown Medical School, told her father about this amazing success story. Tim Wendel soon ... Read more

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When Eric Wendel was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1966, the survival rate was less than 10 percent. Today, it is 90 percent. Even as politicians call for a “Cancer Moonshot,” this accomplishment remains a pinnacle in cancer research.The author’s daughter, then a medical student at Georgetown Medical School, told her father about this amazing success story. Tim Wendel soon
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Escape from Castro's Cuba

by Tim Wendel ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

In this visionary sequel to Castro’s Curveball, the former Washington Senators Minor League catcher has returned to Havana with a small role in a movie being filmed on location. Billy Bryan soon realizes that this place and his past remain as star-crossed as when he played winter ball in the Cuban capital decades before.Against his better judgment, Billy becomes entangled in a scheme to spirit a ... Read more

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In this visionary sequel to Castro’s Curveball, the former Washington Senators Minor League catcher has returned to Havana with a small role in a movie being filmed on location. Billy Bryan soon realizes that this place and his past remain as star-crossed as when he played winter ball in the Cuban capital decades before.Against his better judgment, Billy becomes entangled in a scheme to spirit a
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My Man Stan

by Tim Wendel ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel, Scott Mikita ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Magic Radio
Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

Alex loves to play hockey, but he has a difficult time controlling his temper, on and off the ice.Nothing seems to work until his grandfather's "magic" radio transports him back in time, where he meets Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks. Together, Alex and Stan find a way to help each other out. ... Read more

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Alex loves to play hockey, but he has a difficult time controlling his temper, on and off the ice.Nothing seems to work until his grandfather's "magic" radio transports him back in time, where he meets Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks. Together, Alex and Stan find a way to help each other out.
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Night on Manitou Island

by Tim Wendel ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Young Teddy and his older sister, Amanda, find themselves stranded on South Manitou Island on the second full moon of the month, or as the old-timers call it, the night of the blue moon. Little do they know that on such nights the past can come alive here, with ghosts and demons, spirits and pirates, once again walking the earth.To their amazement, Teddy and Amanda find that they have major roles ... Read more

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Young Teddy and his older sister, Amanda, find themselves stranded on South Manitou Island on the second full moon of the month, or as the old-timers call it, the night of the blue moon. Little do they know that on such nights the past can come alive here, with ghosts and demons, spirits and pirates, once again walking the earth.To their amazement, Teddy and Amanda find that they have major roles
... Read more
Escape from Castro's Cuba

A Novel

by Tim Wendel ...

Named a 2021 Top Thriller by Alta Journal2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist in Action/Adventure Fiction2021 Professional Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins University facultyFinalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearIn this visionary sequel to Castro’s Curveball, the former Washington Senators Minor League catcher has returned to Havana with a small role in a ... Read more

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Named a 2021 Top Thriller by Alta Journal2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist in Action/Adventure Fiction2021 Professional Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins University facultyFinalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearIn this visionary sequel to Castro’s Curveball, the former Washington Senators Minor League catcher has returned to Havana with a small role in a
... Read more
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Habana Libre

A Novella

by Tim Wendel ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel ...

Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

The distance between Cuba and the United States: tantalizingly close yet worlds apart. When a beautiful showgirl married to Cuba’s most famous baseball player escapes to the sea, only a boy and a boat and a belief in the “American Dream” keep her afloat. Planning to rendezvous with her husband after an exhibition game in El Norte, the showgirl risks everything only to discover that crossing the ... Read more

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The distance between Cuba and the United States: tantalizingly close yet worlds apart. When a beautiful showgirl married to Cuba’s most famous baseball player escapes to the sea, only a boy and a boat and a belief in the “American Dream” keep her afloat. Planning to rendezvous with her husband after an exhibition game in El Norte, the showgirl risks everything only to discover that crossing the
... Read more
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Rebel Falls

A Novel

by Tim Wendel ...

Narrated by Courtney Patterson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

With Rebel Falls, Tim Wendel takes us to late summer of 1864. The Civil War rages on. Sherman is marching on Atlanta, while the armies of Grant and Lee battle across Virginia. In the North, war-weariness has made Lincoln's bid for reelection seem doubtful. As the fate of the nation hangs in the balance, Confederate agents gather in Niagara Falls to plan one last maneuver to turn the tide of the ... Read more

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With Rebel Falls, Tim Wendel takes us to late summer of 1864. The Civil War rages on. Sherman is marching on Atlanta, while the armies of Grant and Lee battle across Virginia. In the North, war-weariness has made Lincoln's bid for reelection seem doubtful. As the fate of the nation hangs in the balance, Confederate agents gather in Niagara Falls to plan one last maneuver to turn the tide of the
... Read more

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Buffalo, Home of the Braves

by Tim Wendel, Chris Wendel ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel, Pete Weber ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

BUFFALO, HOME OF THE BRAVES chronicles the rise and fall of the National Basketball Association franchise in Western New York that existed from 1970-1978. The team roster included such key players and personalities as Bob McAdoo, Dr. Jack Ramsay, Randy Smith, Paul Snyder, Jack Marin, Gar Heard, John Shumate and Ernie DiGregorio. The Braves made history with their up-tempo style of play and had ... Read more

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BUFFALO, HOME OF THE BRAVES chronicles the rise and fall of the National Basketball Association franchise in Western New York that existed from 1970-1978. The team roster included such key players and personalities as Bob McAdoo, Dr. Jack Ramsay, Randy Smith, Paul Snyder, Jack Marin, Gar Heard, John Shumate and Ernie DiGregorio. The Braves made history with their up-tempo style of play and had
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Far From Home

Latino Baseball Players in America

by Tim Wendel, Jose Luis Villegas ...

Narrated by Tim Wendel ...

Abridged

1 hour 28 min

The National Pastime and the American dream entwine in this powerful story of Latinos who came to the United States their eyes on a tantalizing prize: a career in professional baseball. From Cuba to Venezuela and throughout the Caribbean, thousands of boys play sandlot ball while inspired by Latino greats who paved the way. Players like Roberto Clemente, Martin Dihigo, Orlando Cepeda and the Alou ... Read more

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The National Pastime and the American dream entwine in this powerful story of Latinos who came to the United States their eyes on a tantalizing prize: a career in professional baseball. From Cuba to Venezuela and throughout the Caribbean, thousands of boys play sandlot ball while inspired by Latino greats who paved the way. Players like Roberto Clemente, Martin Dihigo, Orlando Cepeda and the Alou
... Read more

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