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The Mosquito Bowl

A Game of Life and Death in World War II

de Buzz Bissinger ...

SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILMInstant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured ... ... Leer más

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SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILMInstant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured ...
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The Era, 1947–1957

When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World

de Roger Kahn ...

The author of The Boys of Summer explores the golden age of baseball, an unforgettable time when the game thrived as America's unrivaled national sport.The Era begins in 1947, with Jackie Robinson changing major league baseball forever by taking the field for the Dodgers. Dazzling, momentous events characterize the decade that followed—Robinson's amazing accomplishments; the explosion on the ... Leer más

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The author of The Boys of Summer explores the golden age of baseball, an unforgettable time when the game thrived as America's unrivaled national sport.The Era begins in 1947, with Jackie Robinson changing major league baseball forever by taking the field for the Dodgers. Dazzling, momentous events characterize the decade that followed—Robinson's amazing accomplishments; the explosion on the
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Truee

The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

de Kostya Kennedy ...

Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year: "A captivating reminder of Jackie Robinson's greatness." —John Grisham, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorFor players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball's singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues to extend, the reach of the game. But Robinson's impact extended far beyond ... Leer más

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Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year: "A captivating reminder of Jackie Robinson's greatness." —John Grisham, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorFor players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball's singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues to extend, the reach of the game. But Robinson's impact extended far beyond
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Fenway Park

A Salute to the Coolest, Cruelest, Longest-Running Major League Baseball Stadium in America

de John Powers, Ron Driscoll ...

A centennial celebration of the Boston Red Sox's home stadium and the city's historical landmark.Fenway Park evokes a team and a sport that have become more synonymous with a city's identity than any stadium or arena in the country. The park's instantly recognizable confines have seen some of the most dramatic happenings in baseball history, including Carlton Fisk's "Is it fair?" home run in the ... Leer más

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A centennial celebration of the Boston Red Sox's home stadium and the city's historical landmark.Fenway Park evokes a team and a sport that have become more synonymous with a city's identity than any stadium or arena in the country. The park's instantly recognizable confines have seen some of the most dramatic happenings in baseball history, including Carlton Fisk's "Is it fair?" home run in the
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Charlie Hustle

The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

de Keith O'Brien ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively readable and wholly terrific."—The Wall Street JournalA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively readable and wholly terrific."—The Wall Street JournalA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE
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Autumn Glory

Baseball's First World Series

de Louis P. Masur ...

A suspenseful account of the glorious days more than a century ago when our national madness began, the first Major League Baseball World Series.A post-season series of games to establish supremacy in the major leagues was not inevitable in the baseball world. But in 1903 the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates (in the well-established National League) challenged the Boston Americans (in the upstart ... Leer más

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A suspenseful account of the glorious days more than a century ago when our national madness began, the first Major League Baseball World Series.A post-season series of games to establish supremacy in the major leagues was not inevitable in the baseball world. But in 1903 the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates (in the well-established National League) challenged the Boston Americans (in the upstart
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Baseball's Greatest Quotations

An Illustrated Treasury of Baseball Quotations and Historical Lore

de Paul Dickson ...

Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.They are all here—from Aaron (Estella, Hank's mother) to Zoldack ( ... Leer más

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Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.They are all here—from Aaron (Estella, Hank's mother) to Zoldack (
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When the Giants Were Giants

Bill Terry and the Golden Age of New York Baseball

de Peter Williams ...

This is the story of a forgotten Giant--the man Baseball Magazine called in 1930 "baseball's greatest first baseman"--Bill Terry. Brought up from proverty and the obscurity of semipro ball in the South by the famed "Little Napoleon," manager John McGraw of the Giants, Terry developed into the team's key player in the 1920s. As America battled the Depression, the no-nonsense Terry replaced McGraw ... Leer más

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This is the story of a forgotten Giant--the man Baseball Magazine called in 1930 "baseball's greatest first baseman"--Bill Terry. Brought up from proverty and the obscurity of semipro ball in the South by the famed "Little Napoleon," manager John McGraw of the Giants, Terry developed into the team's key player in the 1920s. As America battled the Depression, the no-nonsense Terry replaced McGraw
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Pitching Isn't Complicated: The Secrets of Pro Pitchers Aren't Secrets At All

de Dan Blewett ...

The PERFECT Pitching Book for coaches and players who want to learn the right way to pitch.Pitching Isn't Complicated is a book of advanced pitching drills, concepts and strategy, explained in simple, easy-to-understand terminology.If you're a young player to learn or a coach trying to do better for his players, this book will teach you everything you need to know, and nothing that you don't. ... Leer más

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The PERFECT Pitching Book for coaches and players who want to learn the right way to pitch.Pitching Isn't Complicated is a book of advanced pitching drills, concepts and strategy, explained in simple, easy-to-understand terminology.If you're a young player to learn or a coach trying to do better for his players, this book will teach you everything you need to know, and nothing that you don't.
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Off Base with Howard Cole

The First 25 Years

de Howard Cole ...

This is a book for baseball fans of a certain age Dodgers fans ages 10 to 110. There is history, there are issues of the day, there is commentary and there is humor.“Off Base with Howard Cole: The First 25 Years” is a collection of the author’s columns covering the first 25 years of the millennium. From before the depressing dregs of the Frank McCourt administration to the pure joy of back-to-back ... Leer más

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This is a book for baseball fans of a certain age Dodgers fans ages 10 to 110. There is history, there are issues of the day, there is commentary and there is humor.“Off Base with Howard Cole: The First 25 Years” is a collection of the author’s columns covering the first 25 years of the millennium. From before the depressing dregs of the Frank McCourt administration to the pure joy of back-to-back
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The Lords of the Realm

The Real History of Baseball

de John Helyar ...

"The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game."—The New York Times Book ReviewBaseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times. But what you see on the field is only half the game.In this fascinating, colorful chronicle—based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging—John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary ... Leer más

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"The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game."—The New York Times Book ReviewBaseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times. But what you see on the field is only half the game.In this fascinating, colorful chronicle—based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging—John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary
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The Explosive Short-T

de Homer Rice ...

In the pressure-cooker world of 1970s American football, where split-second decisions determine victory or crushing defeat, one revolutionary offensive strategy emerged to shatter defensive expectations and redefine the game forever. Homer Rice's groundbreaking playbook unveils the explosive short-T formation, a tactical masterpiece that transforms ordinary teams into unstoppable scoring machines ... Leer más

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In the pressure-cooker world of 1970s American football, where split-second decisions determine victory or crushing defeat, one revolutionary offensive strategy emerged to shatter defensive expectations and redefine the game forever. Homer Rice's groundbreaking playbook unveils the explosive short-T formation, a tactical masterpiece that transforms ordinary teams into unstoppable scoring machines
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Eight Men Out

The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

de Eliot Asinof ...

A "vividly, excitingly written" classic of baseball history: "The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record" ( Chicago Tribune).It was "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America"—the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox ... Leer más

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A "vividly, excitingly written" classic of baseball history: "The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record" ( Chicago Tribune).It was "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America"—the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox
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勉強自己，我才會是洪一中

The Game Changer: The Ethos of I-Chung Hong

de 洪一中, 陳祖安 ...

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＼＼＼闖蕩職棒34年，執教991勝的偉大紀錄／／／＼＼＼「辣個男人」洪一中的真情告白／／／　　台灣棒壇傳奇教頭洪一中，回首一甲子，如何從抗拒打棒球的孩子，成為職棒賽場叱吒風雲的名帥？什麼樣的養成經驗、什麼樣的態度、什麼價值觀，造就了今日屢創佳績的洪一中？**　　「擁有美好的家庭才是人生最大的勝利。」**　　洪一中的家庭觀——生活很簡單，只有家裡和球場，沒有什麼交際應酬，工作以外所有時間全都給了家庭，因為家人顧得好，工作表現才會好。　　28歲踏入職棒賽場，對洪一中來說，棒球就是為家庭而戰的工作。經歷一代象三連霸的黃金歲月，備受球迷和隊友歡迎，猶如洪家「老六」、兄弟象「團寵」始祖，卻因為家庭因素，跳槽那魯灣，背負莫須有的「叛將」罪名。**　　「我有遺憾，但不後悔。」**　　洪一中的職場觀——公司過去對自己的好，能夠永遠心存感激就好，換了工作，就不再去想過去的豐功偉業。　　從兄弟到雷公，從La ... Leer más

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＼＼＼闖蕩職棒34年，執教991勝的偉大紀錄／／／＼＼＼「辣個男人」洪一中的真情告白／／／　　台灣棒壇傳奇教頭洪一中，回首一甲子，如何從抗拒打棒球的孩子，成為職棒賽場叱吒風雲的名帥？什麼樣的養成經驗、什麼樣的態度、什麼價值觀，造就了今日屢創佳績的洪一中？**　　「擁有美好的家庭才是人生最大的勝利。」**　　洪一中的家庭觀——生活很簡單，只有家裡和球場，沒有什麼交際應酬，工作以外所有時間全都給了家庭，因為家人顧得好，工作表現才會好。　　28歲踏入職棒賽場，對洪一中來說，棒球就是為家庭而戰的工作。經歷一代象三連霸的黃金歲月，備受球迷和隊友歡迎，猶如洪家「老六」、兄弟象「團寵」始祖，卻因為家庭因素，跳槽那魯灣，背負莫須有的「叛將」罪名。**　　「我有遺憾，但不後悔。」**　　洪一中的職場觀——公司過去對自己的好，能夠永遠心存感激就好，換了工作，就不再去想過去的豐功偉業。　　從兄弟到雷公，從La
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Our Game

An American Baseball History

de Charles C. Alexander ...

This entertaining history blends anecdote, incident, and analysis as it chronicles the story of our national pastime.Charles C. Alexander covers the advent of the first professional baseball leagues, the game's surge in the early twentieth century, the Golden Twenties and the Gray Thirties, the breaking of the color line in the late forties, and the game's expansion to its current status as a ... Leer más

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This entertaining history blends anecdote, incident, and analysis as it chronicles the story of our national pastime.Charles C. Alexander covers the advent of the first professional baseball leagues, the game's surge in the early twentieth century, the Golden Twenties and the Gray Thirties, the breaking of the color line in the late forties, and the game's expansion to its current status as a
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The Complete Game

de Ron Darling ...

World Series champion, former All-Star, and award-winning television analyst Ron Darling gives readers a inside look at one of the most demanding and strategic positions in all of sports: the pitcher. Drawing on vivid situations from his playing days for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics, and from moments he has observed as a broadcaster, Darling offers an engaging look at the art, ... Leer más

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World Series champion, former All-Star, and award-winning television analyst Ron Darling gives readers a inside look at one of the most demanding and strategic positions in all of sports: the pitcher. Drawing on vivid situations from his playing days for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics, and from moments he has observed as a broadcaster, Darling offers an engaging look at the art,
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Great Stuff

Baseball's Most Amazing Pitching Feats

de Rich Westcott ...

Who never heard of Johnny Vander Meer’s back-to-back no-hitters? Or Christy Mathewson’s three shutouts in one World Series? Or Steve Carlton winning 27 games for a last-place team that won a total of only 59 games? These and a variety of other pitching feats comprise the contents of Rich Westcott’s latest book, Great Stuff: Baseball’s Most Amazing Pitching Feats.However, this is not a book that ... Leer más

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Who never heard of Johnny Vander Meer’s back-to-back no-hitters? Or Christy Mathewson’s three shutouts in one World Series? Or Steve Carlton winning 27 games for a last-place team that won a total of only 59 games? These and a variety of other pitching feats comprise the contents of Rich Westcott’s latest book, Great Stuff: Baseball’s Most Amazing Pitching Feats.However, this is not a book that
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Mickey and Willie

Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age

de Allen Barra ...

Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents and played the same position. ... Leer más

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Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents and played the same position.
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October 1964

de David Halberstam ...

The New York Times bestseller by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, capturing the 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals."Compelling . . . [ October ] 1964 is a chronicle of the end of a great dynasty and of a game, like the country, on the cusp of enormous change." — Newsweek</em... ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestseller by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, capturing the 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals."Compelling . . . [ October ] 1964 is a chronicle of the end of a great dynasty and of a game, like the country, on the cusp of enormous change." — Newsweek</em...
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Tigerland

1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing

de Wil Haygood ...

Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year. They defeated bigger, richer, whiter teams across the ... Leer más

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Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year. They defeated bigger, richer, whiter teams across the
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Talking to GOATs

The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard

de Jim Gray ...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY“As a sportscaster and sports historian, Jim’s career genuinely stands the test of time. . . . This book is sports history about some of the greats by one of the greats, who was taking it all in on the sidelines, in the stands or the dugout, by the eighteenth green, courtside, or in the broadcast booth.” —Tom Brady, seven-time NFL Super Bowl ... Leer más

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INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY“As a sportscaster and sports historian, Jim’s career genuinely stands the test of time. . . . This book is sports history about some of the greats by one of the greats, who was taking it all in on the sidelines, in the stands or the dugout, by the eighteenth green, courtside, or in the broadcast booth.” —Tom Brady, seven-time NFL Super Bowl
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New York City Baseball

The Golden Age, 1947–1957

de Harvey Frommer, sports historian, journalist, and author of Remembering Yankee Stadium ...

In the heady days after World War II, the nation was ready for excitement and heroes, and a city—New York—was eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers—with their rivalries, their successes, their stars—provided the show.New York City Baseball recaptures the extraordinary decade of 1947–1957, when the three New York teams were the uncrowned ... Leer más

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In the heady days after World War II, the nation was ready for excitement and heroes, and a city—New York—was eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers—with their rivalries, their successes, their stars—provided the show.New York City Baseball recaptures the extraordinary decade of 1947–1957, when the three New York teams were the uncrowned
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The Grandest Stage

A History of the World Series

de Tyler Kepner ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches comes the ultimate history of the World Series—a vivid portrait of baseball at its finest and most intense, filled with humor, lore, analysis, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic.The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American team sports. It’s the place where ... Leer más

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From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches comes the ultimate history of the World Series—a vivid portrait of baseball at its finest and most intense, filled with humor, lore, analysis, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic.The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American team sports. It’s the place where
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Life Is Yours to Win

Lessons Forged from the Purpose, Passion, and Magic of Baseball

de Augie Garrido ...

PRACTICE PERFECT,PLAY FOR FUNAugust “Augie” Garrido has led his baseball teams to more victories than any coach in any sport in NCAA Division I history. He is also the winner of more National Coach of the Year awards than any other college coach. Garrido’s former teams at Cal State Fullerton and, more recently, at the University of Texas together have compiled a total of five College World Series ... Leer más

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PRACTICE PERFECT,PLAY FOR FUNAugust “Augie” Garrido has led his baseball teams to more victories than any coach in any sport in NCAA Division I history. He is also the winner of more National Coach of the Year awards than any other college coach. Garrido’s former teams at Cal State Fullerton and, more recently, at the University of Texas together have compiled a total of five College World Series
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