Jackie's Newport


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Jacqueline Bouvier came to Newport when her mother married Hugh Auchincloss in 1942. Jackie married John F. Kennedy in a most iconic Newport celebration. This book will explore the less-told anecdotes like the gown debacle that could have ruined the Kennedy nuptials. Newport hosted the Kennedy’s happiest times, and the town holds dear memories of this American queen. The tradition of tossing the bridal bouquet from the central stairs of Hammersmith Farm started with Jackie and continued long after. Jackie and her family spent summers here even while the White House was their main address.




Under Jackie's Shadow


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"Oral histories of Black minor league baseball players who played in the post-Jackie Robinson era, from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, who were figuratively and literally left behind as both baseball and the country claimed a newfound racial progressiveness"--




Carrying Jackie's Torch


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The real and painful struggles of the black players who followed Jackie Robinson into major and minor league baseball from 1947 to 1968 are chronicled in this compelling volume. Players share their personal and often heart-wrenching stories of intense racism, both on and off the field, mixed with a sometimes begrudged appreciation for their tremendous talents. Stories include incidents of white players who gave up promising careers in baseball because they wouldn t play with a black teammate, the Georgia law that forbade a black player from dressing in the same clubhouse as the white players, the quotas for the number of blacks on a team, and how salary negotiations without agents or free agency were akin to a plantation system for both black and white players. The 20 players profiled include Ernie Banks, Alvin Jackson, Charlie Murray, Chuck Harmon, Frank Robinson, Bob Gibson, Hank Aaron, Curt Flood, Lou Brock, and Bob Watson. "




Jackie's Not a Real Girl


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Jackie's Country Family Favorites


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While growing up in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, Jacqueline Schaar created both wonderful memories and delicious dishes while sharing the kitchen with her grandmothers and mother. In Jackie's Country Family Favorites, she recreates the recipes that have been tried and perfected by family members over the years and today, bound together in a family cookbook sure to be cherished by many generations to come. From Grandma Theis's recipe for the blueberry dessert she made every Sunday to Grandma Doty's fried potatoes made with soaked bread, bacon grease, and fried onions, Schaar shares a timeless compilation of recipes for tasty appetizers, unforgettable main dishes, and mouthwatering desserts-all easy to prepare ahead of time and made from basic ingredients found in nearly every pantry. The diverse collection of recipes included in Jackie's Country Family Favorites is sure to please today's busy cooks who want to serve their family the kind of comfort food that reminds them of days gone by, when Sunday dinner at their grandmother's house was a time to share fellowship, laughter, and best of all, scrumptious food.




Jackie


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100% Jackie Chan


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This official companion contains exclusive interviews with Chan and many of his co-stars and colleagues, scores of rare and previously unseen photos, behind the scenes reports, articles looking at the best of his films, and even an introduction from Jackie himself.




Jackie Wilson


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Biography of singer Jackie Wilson who had twenty-four top forty hits during the '60s, suffered a heart attack in 1975 and remained in a vegetative state until his death in 1984.