Author : Jeff Silverman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 9781585743643
Twenty-seven essays, profiles, and stories about America's pastime.
Author : Mike Shannon
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,17 MB
Release : 1998-02-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0071612610
Batter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium.
Author : Christopher Valenti
Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 26,12 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Baseball stories
ISBN : 9781598868135
Until now... no one has ever written the definitive baseball story. This book takes the main theme from every popular baseball story and combines them into one compelling and exciting adventure. Tate Publishing is proud to present: "Innings Through Time The Greatest Baseball Story Ever Told " Ten Times More Mystical than 'Field of Dreams.' Greater Love Story than 'Pride of the Yankees.' More Psychological Intensity than 'Fear Strikes Out.' More Inspiring than 'The Jackie Robinson Story.' More Emotional than 'Bang the Drum Slowly.' More Magical than 'The Natural.' More than just a baseball story, "Innings Through Time" is a story many have already declared as being 'One of our greatest American classics.' It's a page-turner like no other Most baseball stories before this were the usual rags to riches or biography. It is difficult to put Innings Through Time into any single category. Aside from being a great thriller, "Innings Through Time" is a captivating historical novel filled with tons of intrigue, mystery "and" suspense. It's also one of the most touching and inspiring love stories you will ever read. It will hold your interest from beginning to end."
Author : Robert Gordon
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 26,13 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1623682266
The ultimate reference book for any “Phillie phanatic,” this book provides a behind-the-scenes peek into the private world of the players, managers, broadcasters, and executives, taking readers into the clubhouse and onto the field. Author Robert Gordon takes fans inside the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies' run to the World Series, when first baseman John Kruk once told a fan, “I ain't an athlete, lady, I'm a baseball player;” back to 1980, when Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, and Larry Bowa delivered the team's first World Series title; and to 2008, when a new generation experienced the ecstasy of a World Series win. Written for every fan who follows the Phillies, this unique book captures the memories and great stories from more than a century of the team's history.
Author : Ken McMillan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 24,89 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1613212801
When it comes to baseball glory, no other team comes close to the New York Yankees, winners of forty American League pennants and twenty-seven World Series championships. Amazing Tales from the Yankee Dugout is a compilation of the funniest, strangest, and most unique stories, anecdotes, and tall tales that have been attributed to baseball’s legendary New York Yankees through the years. Fans will gain new insights about the famed Bronx Bombers that they’ve never read before.
Author : Lamar Underwood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 149308352X
"I don't regard nature as a spectator sport." -Ed Zern, 1985 Hunting is a serious business-but it's also about camaraderie, achievements and failures, seeing new places, and revisiting cherished ones. The true stories here feature a variety of game, in locations that range from high Yukon Territory mountain peaks to lowland swamps off of Mobile Bay, Alabama. This is an indispensable volume for all lovers and students of the natural world. If your definition of home includes fields and marshes, creeks and river bottoms, plains and mountains, consider this required reading.
Author : Paul D. Staudohar
Publisher : Lawrence Hill Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,9 MB
Release : 1997-03
Category : Baseball stories, American
ISBN : 9781556523199
This anthology brings together 28 exceptional short stories about the great game of baseball. Written over several decades by some of America's famous writers, many of the stories are about the game itself; others use baseball as a backdrop for timeless themes, such as morality, greed, and love. All of them pay tribute to a game that has merged with America's national identity.
Author : Roy White
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1617490059
Written for every sports fan who follows the Yankees, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From the New York locker room to the field, the book includes stories from Roy White about Bucky Dent, Mickey Mantel, Billy Martin, Joe Pepitone, and Mickey Rivers, among others, allowing readers to relive the highlights and the celebrations.
Author : Jeff Silverman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 17,68 MB
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493080342
The perfect gift for anybody who has ever swung a club or marveled at the skill of touring professionals on television, The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most entertaining and insightful stories on the subject of golf. Contributions include some well-known works from renowned writers of the genre, such as Dan Jenkins, Herbert Warren Wind, and John Updike, as well as some rare, lesser-known gems from George Plimpton, Bud Shrake, and the great F. Scott Fitzgerald. The thirty stories in this fascinating collection will lead you from tee to green, avoiding the bunkers while illustrating in vivid detail—through true and fictional tales—all the humor, drama, excitement, and emotion the game of golf is so richly steeped in.
Author : Rich Westcott
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,80 MB
Release : 2012-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1613210361
Recapture all the magic of Philadelphia Phillies baseball! With 128 years of competition, they have some amazing tales to share. Westcott presents the triumphs, tragedies, and even a little trivia about the team.
