Behind the Plate
Behind the Plate

Author: Javy Lopez

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1617496200

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Popular Atlanta Braves catcher Javier “Javy” Lopez opens up in this autobiography to tell his amazing story, from learning to play baseball on a neighborhood basketball court to his record of 42 home runs in a season by a catcher. The product of a lower-middle-class background in Puerto Rico, Javy had to overcome numerous hardships—not the least of which was a language barrier—to fulfill his destiny as one of the most accomplished catchers of the modern era. He tells of bumps along the way to success, including why he overstated his signing bonus as well as the time in the minors when he cried during an all-night meltdown due to his struggles on the field. But he went on to be named MVP of the 1996 National League Championship Series, and played on 12 of the Atlanta Braves' unprecedented 14 straight division-winning teams of the 1990s and 2000s. From his relationship with great teammates such as Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, to his failed comeback attempt with the Braves in 2008, this autobiography tells all about the handsome, warm, engaging Lopez and how he became one of baseball's most popular players.

Rage Behind Closed Doors
Rage Behind Closed Doors

Author: Amber Moon

Publisher: Writers Republic LLC

Published: 2022-03-18

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1646205820

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Amber Moon, starts her autobiography from her youngest age of two about the different abuses she endured while growing up through her adolescence years into her teenage years. Throughout the novel, she expresses the actions and emotions how she overcame her abuse in hopes to help others. A nice day out. I was only 4. My brother Tim and I had been home with my dad all week while mother has been working at the hospital taking care of patients. She's a LPN. After breakfast my dad came out back and told us we were going to the "icebox" to go fish with Rob today and we needed to get inside and get ready. Oh how I can remember my brother being so happy. Me...I felt panic. As I knew this was going to be a day of drinking and torture as it always was when my dad and his friend are together. We had gotten to the sink hole of a fishing place, it was back behind a lot of trees. I can still remember the smell to this day and how dirty it was. I often wondered why we ate the fish from that place. The water was always filled with trash. Yes, refrigerators too. Yet everyone in Hornell fished there. My dad set up the fishing rods on the bank and told me to sit on the ground that I wasn't good enough to sit in a chair, they are used only for men. As I watched my father, Rob and my brother all sit down in one. I sat in a pile of muddy grass patch that had trash in it. Crying, my dad slapped me across the face and asked me, "Do you want another?" As he raised his hand over his head. I curled up my legs and hugged them close to my chest in hopes I would not get hit again. Instead he pulls out his Polaroid from the back seat of his truck and takes a picture. As he yells, "Come on you little pussy."

Behind the Wall
Behind the Wall

Author: Rich Wiles

Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

Published: 2010-02-28

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1597974390

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Of the approximately seven million Palestinian refugees around the world, more than 650,000 are living in camps along the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Having been forced from their homes, either through violence or the threat of it, those living in these camps, Rich Wiles asserts, suffer greatly from Israeli Army incursions, violence, poverty, and desperation—often even more severely than in the surrounding cities or villages. Although much media attention has been drawn to the area's political climate, the stories of its dispossessed people have gone largely underreported. Having spent much of his time in Palestine since 2003, Wiles offers a glimpse inside the West Bank's refugee camps between 2006 and 2007 through a collection of oral histories, vignettes, and photographic portraits. In these pieces, Wiles recounts conversations with Palestinians of all ages, including survivors of al-Nakba, released child and female prisoners, parents trying to rear their children amid the violence of military occupation, and exiles struggling for the right of return to their original villages. These intimate portrayals not only offer clues to understanding the physical and psychological effects of exile, colonization, and occupation, they also reveal the true Palestinian psyche, one that is at once full of life, love, and strength. Through both written word and photographic image, Behind the Wall allows Palestinians to speak for themselves.

The Circle Game
The Circle Game

Author: Joni Mitchell

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781770860421

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More than forty years ago, Joni Mitchell Ts music helped define a generation of young people. Now, one of her classic songs is introduced to a new generation through the remarkable art of Brian Deines. " The Circle Game," a charming nod to childhood dreams and memories, tells the story of a young boy experiencing the simple wonders of life: dragonflies in jars, the night sky, frozen streams, and carousels. As the years go by, cartwheels are replaced by car wheels and the boy Ts dreams change, but the sense of wonder remains. The first Joni Mitchell song to be illustrated for children, "The Circle Game "captures the timeless magic of youth.

Behind the Signs
Behind the Signs

Author: Kirk Toncray

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-10

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1475954565

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Kirk Toncray remembers a normal childhood, and the successful establishment of a family and a career as a diesel mechanic and heavy equipment services manager. Then a series of devastating events left him without a job, without a wife, partially disabled from an on-the-job injury and a motorcycle accident and, finally, homeless. Behind the signs looks beyond the stereotypes to examine the misfortunes, mistakes, and miseries that can bring ordinary lives to ruin.

Unauthorized Travel of Subversives Behind the Iron Curtain on United States Passports
Unauthorized Travel of Subversives Behind the Iron Curtain on United States Passports

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary

Publisher:

Published: 1951

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The subcommittee recommends that the Department of State forthwith revise its system of checking applications for passports against available security information so as to preclude the issuance of passports to Communists. Application forms for passports require the applicant to subscribe to an oath that he is not a Communist, so that the applicant may be prosecuted for perjury if he subscribes to a false oath.

Behind the Wall
Behind the Wall

Author: Mary Widdifield

Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group

Published: 2015-04-07

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1634132041

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Mental illness profoundly impacts family and loved ones. These seven true stories told by nine parents were selected from interviews conducted by sisters, Mary and Elin Widdifield, and interwoven with one sisters own experiences. Told with remarkable candor, these stories offer more insight than any single story or academic analysis. Behind the Wall provides a shared voice for millions of people who advocate for a child or loved one who lives with mental illness, fosters a better understanding for society at-large, and delivers a compelling and ultimately hopeful read for anyone fascinated by the human condition. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly twenty million Americans ages eighteen and older suffer from a serious mental illness. Sixty million - about one in four adults - suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Factor in the family members profoundly affected by a loved one's disorder and mental illness touches virtually all of us. Yet it remains a subject that is often misunderstood, rarely talked about, and frequently stigmatizing. When mental illness enters the national discussion, it typically comes in the wake of a violent tragedy, attracting temporary attention and further misunderstanding. Behind the Wall posits that while mental health professionals and policy makers provide invaluable perspectives, the true story of mental Illness can be told most accurately by the people in the trenches: the parents who watched it all unfold with their child in harrowing and heartfelt detail. Book jacket.