Busch North Scene
Busch North Scene

Author: George Campbell

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1456804677

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Busch North Scene: A Ten Year Retrospective recaps the racers, teams, and events that shaped the NASCAR Busch North Series during the 2000 decade. The book has fun and informative personal reflections from the author and Busch North Scene staff members, as well as many of the personalities that made the NASCAR touring series popular in the decade. The book gives NASCAR fans from New England an inside look at the stars from the region during the late 1990´s and the 2000 decade. Within the books 330+ pages are over 125 photos mixed with personal reflections and amusing anecdotes on the drivers and events. Among the drivers covered in the book are Maine racers Ricky Craven, Andy Santerre, Joe Bessey, Tracy Gordon, Bill Penfold and Kelly Moore. NASCAR Champions like Mike Olsen, Dave Dion, Brad Leighton, Dale Shaw, Matt Kobyluck and Joey Logano are featured as well. Multi-time NASCAR Busch North Series Championship team owner Steve Griswold (Grizco Racing) wrote the foreword for the book. NASCAR Champions Brad Leighton, Andy Santerre, Dave Dion, Mike Olsen and Matt Kobyluck are featured on the cover of the book.

NASCARFor Dummies
NASCARFor Dummies

Author: Mark Martin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-04-29

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0471750980

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Covers the latest drivers, records, and rule changes All-new color photos highlight the fun and excitement of NASCAR Ever wonder what's under the hood of today's stock cars? Want to know the latest about the changes in NASCAR? Top driver Mark Martin puts you behind the wheel on an insider's tour of NASCAR, offering great insights into the new drivers, sponsorship changes, safety requirements, and racing schedule — helping you get more out of every race you watch! Discover how to: Understand the rules, regulations, and standings Identify driver skills and racing strategies Get up to speed on NASCAR lingo Enjoy racing from the stands and on TV Locate NASCAR tracks near you

Stock Car Champions
Stock Car Champions

Author: Richard M. Huff

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781566251402

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Winning a NASCAR race changes a driver's life. Stock Car Champions: Running with NASCAR's Best takes readers behind the scenes and into the lives of such drivers to find out how winning affected them and what impact it has today.

Ebbets to Veeck to Busch
Ebbets to Veeck to Busch

Author: Burton A. Boxerman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2010-06-25

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780786480272

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Of baseball there have been countless books, but, surprisingly, relatively few about the owners, the men and women who invested their time--and, frequently, their fortunes--in baseball teams. What has been written tends to concentrate on the financial aspects of ownership or individual owners and their private lives, and pays less attention to the enduring contributions certain owners have made. Eight owners and their lasting influences on the game are the focus of this book. Charles Ebbets, Barney Dreyfuss, Helene Britton, Clark Griffith, Walter O'Malley, Bill Veeck, Charles Finley and August Busch were chosen for inclusion not only because of their larger contributions but also because they were hands-on owners who ran their teams decisively. For instance, Helene Britton proved that a knowledgable woman could successfully run a ball club, even if she couldn't vote; Bill Veeck hired the first black player in the American League, introduced exploding scoreboards and was the first owner to put his players' names on the backs of their uniforms; Walter O'Malley relocated his Dodgers to the West Coast and convinced Giants owner Horace Stoneham to bring his team out too.

Vintage Tampa Storefronts and Scenes
Vintage Tampa Storefronts and Scenes

Author: John V. Cinchett

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738591769

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In Petula Clark's 1964 smash hit "Downtown," the singer describes a place where all troubles are forgotten and all cares are left behind with the glamour of bright lights, movie shows, and flashy neon signs that light up the city streets. During the 1940s and 1950s, downtown Tampa was a shining model of the American landscape. On every street corner, customers packed their shopping bags with the best to offer from dress shops, hat shops, shoe stores, and of course those beloved department stores of a bygone era, including Kress, Woolworth's, and Grant's. Locally owned stores and shops fueled by the entrepreneurial spirit of Tampa families also dotted the streets of downtown and flourished during Tampa's postwar population expansion, offering an endless bounty of possibilities for success. These historic storefront photographs, compiled from private collections and local library archives, present a walking tour of downtown Tampa and other popular neighborhoods during a simpler time that is so well-loved and remembered.

Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out
Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out

Author: Josh Noel

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2018-06-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1613737246

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Goose Island opened as a family-owned Chicago brewpub in the late 1980s, and it soon became one of the most inventive breweries in the world. In the golden age of light, bland and cheap beers, John Hall and his son Greg brought European flavors to America. With distribution in two dozen states, two brewpubs and status as one of the 20 biggest breweries in the United States, Goose Island became an American success story and was a champion of craft beer. Then, on March 28, 2011, the Halls sold the brewery to Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Budweiser, the least craft-like beer imaginable. The sale forced the industry to reckon with craft beer's mainstream appeal and a popularity few envisioned. Josh Noel broke the news of the sale in the Chicago Tribune, and he covered the resulting backlash from Chicagoans and beer fanatics across the country as the discussion escalated into an intellectual craft beer war. Anheuser-Busch has since bought nine other craft breweries, and from among the outcry rises a question that Noel addresses through personal anecdotes from industry leaders: how should a brewery grow?

This is OUR City
This is OUR City

Author: Shane Stay

Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1782555226

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St. Louis has been the heartbeat of American soccer for years, dominating in club, high school, and college soccer. To this day, St. Louis University has the most NCAA Division I men's soccer national championship titles. Yet, in 1996, when Major League Soccer kicked off its inaugural season, there was no team to represent the Gateway to the West. How did this happen? Author Shane Stay guides you through St. Louis soccer's journey, from its past to the present, including the launch of St. Louis CITY SC. The story will start 100 years in the past and follow the major achievements—and setbacks—of St. Louis soccer. Shane recounts not only the history of soccer at the club, high school, college, and professional levels, but he also provides some helpful hints for which are the best local attractions for soccer fans, and he even goes so far as to predict the future successes of St. Louis CITY SC. This is one book soccer fans will want to have on their shelves!

Dust to Dust
Dust to Dust

Author: Benjamin Busch

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-03-20

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0062096788

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“A wonderful book, original in concept and stunningly written.” —Ward Just “Elegiac, funny, wistful, deep, and wonderfully human, Dust to Dust moved me to laughter and tears, sometimes simultaneously.” —Karl Marlantes, bestselling author of Matterhorn and What It Is Like to Go to War Tim O’Brien meets Annie Dillard in this remarkable memoir by debut author Benjamin Busch. Much more than a war memoir, Dust to Dust brilliantly explores the passage through a lifetime—a moving meditation on life and death, the adventures of childhood and revelations of adulthood. Seemingly ordinary things take on a breathtaking radiance when examined by this decorated Marine officer—veteran of two combat tours in Iraq—actor on the hit HBO series The Wire, and son of acclaimed novelist Frederick Busch. Above all, Benjamin Busch is a truly extraordinary new literary talent as evidenced by his exemplary debut, Dust to Dust—an original, emotionally powerful, and surprisingly refreshing take on an American soldier’s story.