Author : Richard Cahan
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 10,69 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 9780972545662
A celebration of the past 75 years of Chicago sports based on artistic and historical photographs from the files of the Chicago Sun-Times. The book includes 350 duotone, black-and-white photographs. It details the city's major sports as well as the championship teams and athletes from boxer Joe Louis to Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan. This is the first major sports photo book that focuses on Chicago's great sports tradition.
Author : Alex Kotlowitz
Publisher : Crown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1400097509
The acclaimed author of There Are No Children Here takes us into the heart of Chicago by introducing us to some of the city’s most interesting, if not always celebrated, people. Chicago is one of America’s most iconic, historic, and fascinating cities, as well as a major travel destination. For Alex Kotlowitz, an accidental Chicagoan, it is the perfect perch from which to peer into America’s heart. It’s a place, as one historian has said, of “messy vitalities,” a stew of contradictions: coarse yet gentle, idealistic yet restrained, grappling with its promise, alternately sure and unsure of itself. Chicago, like America, is a kind of refuge for outsiders. It’s probably why Alex Kotlowitz found comfort there. He’s drawn to people on the outside who are trying to clean up—or at least make sense of—the mess on the inside. Perspective doesn’t come easy if you’re standing in the center. As with There Are No Children Here, Never a City So Real is not so much a tour of a place as a chronicle of its soul, its lifeblood. It is a tour of the people of Chicago, who have been the author’s guides into this city’s—and in a broader sense, this country’s—heart. From the Hardcover edition.
Author : Abraham Aamidor
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 39,50 MB
Release : 2003-09-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780253216168
Reprints over twenty selections of sports writing from print media across the United States, including beat coverage, and significant issues in sports reporting.
Author : Alison Pollet
Publisher : MTV Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,86 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Real world (Television program : United States)
ISBN : 9780743446433
Thousands of hours taped--but only a fraction of them aired! So, do fans really know everything that happens in the 11th season of the original reality TV show? This title is a thrilling look at what the camera didn't show as MTVUs The Real World goes to the Windy City. Full-color photos throughout.
Author : Terry Pluto
Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 2012-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1598510940
Joe Tait is like a family friend to three generations of Cleveland sports fans. This book celebrates his Hall-of-Fame broadcasting career with stories from Joe and dozens of fans, media colleagues, and players. He was "the Voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers." But to fans, Joe was also "one of us." Cavs basketball, Indians baseball, or Mount Union football, he made the game come alive, and wasn't afraid to speak his mind¿even when it might get him in trouble with the coach or the owner. He inspired a generation of young broadcasters, and phrases he invented became part of the common language of Northeast Ohio sports.These stories will make you feel like you're sharing a personal play-by-play recap with one of the best announcers in all of sports.
Author : Jeff Pearlman
Publisher : Avery
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,7 MB
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1592407374
The definitive biography of Chicago Bears and Hall of Fame superstar Walter Payton. Based on meticulous research and interviews with nearly 700 contacts, an unforgettable portrait that describes a man who lived his life just like he played the game: at full speed.
Author : Adam Gamble
Publisher : Good Night Books
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1602197350
Many of North America’s most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these boardbooks designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the continent’s natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area’s attractions—such as the Rocky Mountains in Denver, the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Lake Ontario in Toronto, and volcanoes in Hawaii. Rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place.
Author : Elliott J. Gorn
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Sports
ISBN : 0252075234
Chicago has garnered national recognition by winning the World Series, the Super Bowl, and a string of titles in the National Basketball Association. But amateur sports also play a large role in the city's athletic traditions, especially in schools and youth leagues. In fourteen chapters, experts focus on multiple aspects of Chicago sports, including long looks at amateur boxing, the impact of gender and ethnicity in sports, the politics of horse racing and stadium building, the lasting scandal of the Black Sox, and the perpetual heartbreak of the Cubs. Well illustrated with forty photographs, this volume will help historians and sports fans alike appreciate the longstanding importance of sports in Chicago. Contributors are Peter Alter, Robin F. Bachin, Larry Bennett, Linda J. Borish, Gerald Gems, Elliott J. Gorn, Richard Kimball, Gabe Logan, Daniel A. Nathan, Timothy Neary, Steven A. Riess, John Russick, Timothy Spears, Costas Spirou, and Loic Wacquant.
Author : John Mullin
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,49 MB
Release : 2009-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 140223063X
Every Chicago fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them-picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in the Windy City Veteran Chicago sportswriter John Moon Mullin takes you inside the 100 best debates in Chicago sports. Covering the Bears, Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises.Arguments include: Who wins? Butkus vs. Payton. Sayers vs. UrlacherWho is the best Chicago announcer? Jack, Harry...or?NBA's best? Jordan's Bulls, Magic's Lakers or Bird's Celtics?Who really killed the '85 Bears? Was it just McCaskey?The Ultimate Bears Coach? Papa Bear or Da Coach?Who does Chicago most love to hate? A Piston, a Packer or one of our own
Author : Steven G. Mandis
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1942952554
The untold story of Real Madrid: one of the most incredible turnarounds in sports and business history. Real Madrid is the most successful sports team on the planet. The soccer club has more trophies than any other sports team, including 11 UEFA Champions League trophies. However, the story behind the triumph goes beyond the players and coaches. Generally unnoticed, a management team consisting mostly of outsiders took the team from near bankruptcy to the most valuable sports organization in the world. How did Real Madrid achieve such extraordinary success? Columbia Business School adjunct professor Steven G. Mandis investigates. Given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, Mandis is the first researcher to rigorously ana- lyze both the on-the-field and business aspects of a sports team. What he learns is completely unexpected and challenges the conventional wisdom that moneyball-fueled data analytics are the primary instruments of success. Instead, Real Madrid's winning formula both on and off the field, from player selection to financial management, is based on aligning strategy with the culture and values of its fan base. Chasing the most talented (and most expensive) players can be a recipe for a winning record, but also financial disaster, as it was for Real Madrid in the late 1990s. Real Madrid's management believes that the club exists to serve the Real Madrid community. They discovered that its fans care more about why the team exists, how their club wins, and whom it wins with versus just winning. The why, how, and whom create a community brand and identity, and inspire extraordinary passion and loyalty, which has led to amazing marketing and commercial success—in turn, attracting and paying for the best players in the world, with the values the fans expect. The club's values and culture also provide a powerful environment for these best players to work together to win trophies. The Real Madrid Way explains how Real Madrid has created and maintains a culture that drives both financial and on-the-field success. This book is an engrossing account of the lifetime of one of the greatest clubs in the most popular sport in the world, and for business and organization leaders, it's an invaluable inside look at a compelling alternative model with lasting competitive advantages that can deliver superior and sustainable returns and performance.
