Author: Mike Echols
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 9780786011049
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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In 1972, the Steven Stayner story chocked the nation. Now the next terrible chapter unfolds as his brother Cary admits he's the Yosemite killer.
Author: Edwin Amenta
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226016684
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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It happens every summer: packs of beer-bellied men with gloves and aluminum bats, putting their middle-aged bodies to the test on the softball diamond. For some, this yearly ritual is driven by a simple desire to enjoy a good ballgame; for others, it’s a way to forge friendships—and rivalries. But for one short, wild-haired, bespectacled professor, playing softball in New York’s Central Park means a whole lot more. It's one last chance to heal the nagging wounds of Little League trauma before the rust of decline and the relentless responsibilities of fatherhood set in. Professor Baseball is the coming-of-middle-age story of New York University professor and Little League benchwarmer Edwin Amenta. As rookie manager of the Performing Arts Softball League’s doormat Sharkeys, he reverses softball’s usual brawn-over-brains formula. He coaxes his skeptical teammates to follow his sabermetric and sociological approach, based equally on Bill James and Max Weber, which in the heady days of early success he dubs “Eddy Ball.” But Amenta soon learns that his teammates’ attachments to favorite positions and time-honored (if ineffective) strategies are hard to break—especially when the team begins losing. And though he rejects the baseball-as-life metaphor, life keeps intruding on his softball season. Amenta here comes to grips with the humiliation of assisted reproduction, suffers mysterious ailments, and finds himself lingering at the sponsor’s bar, while his partner, a beautiful but baseball-challenged professor, second-guesses his book in the making. Can he turn his team—and his life—around? Packed with colorful personalities, dramatic games, and the bustle of New York life, Professor Baseball will charm anyone who has ever root, root, rooted for the underdog.
Author: Dan Coughlin
Publisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
ISBN: 1598510738
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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A second rollicking collection of tales about colorful characters and memorable events from the author of "Crazy, With the Papers to Prove It." Sportswriter Dan Coughlin has met everyone from gun-toting softball fanatics to millionaire sports team owners. Reading his stories is like dipping into a bowl of bar nuts--easy to start and hard to stop!
Author: Billy Staples
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
ISBN: 0757306268
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Recounts the true childhood stories and lessons of some of baseball's greatest players, including Gary Carter, Ralph Kiner, Ferguson Jenkins, and Tony Gwynn.
Author: Wendy Justine
Publisher: WJG Publishing
ISBN: 1999212479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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They’re fearless, fierce, lethal. Meet the men of Onyx Black Ops who risk it all. Meet the kick ass women who rock their world. Book 4 of this spicy, romantic, suspense series. Being married to a military man isn't easy, but what happens when the truth comes out? Diane Williams had carefully planned her life. Become a lawyer. Make partner at a prestigious firm and help the people who needed it the most. Marrying Steve and getting pregnant might have delayed her plan, but finally she was here at the swanky law firm, living the dream. Except it was more like a nightmare. In a life where her husband is a hero and their friends and family seemed to be living their best lives, hers is falling apart. Steve loves the family he’s made with Diane. She’s an amazing wife, mother and now, a lawyer. Her dream seems fulfilled. Except she isn’t happy and as much as he tries, she won’t talk to him. When a routine custody case with a Russian businessman collides with an Onyx Black Op, the Williams family are threatened. The tension between Diane and Steve reaches a breaking point and they are forced to face up to what is happening between them. As the threat escalates, a potential terrorist attack in their hometown is imminent, and Diane’s life is in danger. Steve is suddenly in a race against time to find his wife. The clock is ticking. On the op. On his marriage. On Diane’s life. Can he prove to her he can be the husband she deserves before he loses her forever?
Author: Steve Meyer
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476685584
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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What do women softball players look for in a coach? Drawing on interviews with 50 college players and a survey of players from all NCAA divisions, this book explores what players want and need: someone who connects with them on and off the field, a competent leader who knows and loves the game and mentors them with a vision beyond softball. Coaches from major Division One conferences, as well as Divisions Two and Three and Junior College ranks, share their experiences and coaching strategies--among them four-time Olympian Laura Berg, Baylor University Coach Glenn Moore, University of South Carolina Coach Bev Smith, and four coaches with national championships to their credit. Taking cues from the coaches and players themselves, softball coaches will have the tools they need to revolutionize their approaches.
Author: J M Skinner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781712474914
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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This Travis Is My Name Softball Is My Game College Ruled Composition Notebook features 110 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches in size, and has a matte cover. Makes a great birthday gift or Christmas Present!
Author: J M Skinner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781711169606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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This Shane Is My Name Softball Is My Game College Ruled Composition Notebook features 110 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches in size, and has a matte cover. Makes a great birthday gift or Christmas Present!
Author: J M Skinner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781710946741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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This Heath Is My Name Softball Is My Game College Ruled Composition Notebook features 110 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches in size, and has a matte cover. Makes a great birthday gift or Christmas Present!
Author: Durwood Merrill
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312182373
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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In the tradition of Ron Luciano's bestselling "The Umpire Strikes Back", Durwood Merrill, baseball's most outspoken umpire offers two decades' worth of his sometimes hilarious, always controversial opinions on managers, life on the diamond, the players, and more. of photos.
