Iowa Alumni Magazine
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 350
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Jim Zabel: 65 Years of Fun and Games
Author: Jim Zabel
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Published: 2010-10
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780980097894
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccording to coauthor Rich Wolfe, Jim Zabel is a "god" in Iowa. Over 50 years of University of Iowa football and basketball broadcasts have made him a weekly guest in millions of Iowa households. If Howard Stern is the voice of all our malevolent dark thoughts, Jim Zabel is the good angel on the other shoulder, providing the voiceover soundtrack for all the grain-fed young Hawkeyes of the Heartland. Jim Zabel: 65 Years of Fun and Games is a marvelous, funny, and true account of the absolutely incredible career of the "voice of Iowa." Never-before-told, behind-the-scenes stories mixed with great humor plus dozens of priceless photos make this book a must-read for the hundreds of thousands of Jim Zabel fans. The remembrances are all here, from his youth growing up in Davenport and his match race with Jesse Owens to his days as a University of Iowa student and his relationships with presidents, movie stars, and hall of famers. If a basketball or a football could talk, it would sound like Jim Zabel. The included CD is an audio collection of his greatest calls -- which more specifically are Iowa Hawkeyes highlights of game-winning passes/baskets for which he was the radio broadcaster.
Jock Mahoney
Author: Gene Freese
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013-10-31
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 0786476893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first stuntmen to successfully move into acting, he was the popular star of the 1950s television westerns Range Rider and Yancy Derringer and twice played Tarzan on the big screen, presenting a memorable portrayal of an educated, articulate and mature jungle lord true to author Edgar Rice Burroughs' original vision. Filming in real jungles around the world took a physical toll on Mahoney that transformed him from leading man to burly character actor. He had to overcome the effects of a stroke but true to his tough guy nature rose above it to resume his life's many adventures. Mahoney was beloved by fans at conventions and appearances until his untimely demise in 1989 from a stroke-caused motor vehicle accident.
Iowa's WHO Radio
Author: Jeff Stein
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738576305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a Des Moines insurance company started a radio station in 1924, no one imagined it would bring news from a world war home to families desperate for information, carry the exploits of University of Iowa athletics to fans nationwide, draw the ire of a Cuban dictator, and be home to a future president. From the earliest days of "This is W-H-O. Who? Bankers Life, Des Moines" to today's "50,000-watt, clear channel voice of the middle west," one of the most powerful radio stations in America has been part of Iowa life for nearly 90 years. With a signal that reaches "from coast to coast, border to border, and then some," trusted voices such as Jack Shelley, Herb Plambeck, Jim Zabel, Lee Kline, and Duane Ellett have graced the WHO radio airwaves, while Van & Bonnie, Jan Mickelson, Bob Quinn, and others carry on the tradition today. From the Barn Dance Frolic and Phone Forum to Sportsman's Notebook and The Big Show, WHO has consistently reflected the values of Iowans.
For Hawkeye Fans Only!
Author: Rich Wolfe
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780974860336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet an inside look at the Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Team through the eyes of their fans.
Where the Gods Sleep
Author: Mike Duke
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Published: 2019-05-27
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ISBN-13: 9781945263316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the author of "Low" and "Ashley's Tale" a new cosmic horror novel. We have made a grave error in vigilance, brothers. The dark comet has drawn near. The cultists have selected a vessel. He dreams of the hidden place, where the Gods Sleep, banished there by our Lord. After centuries of inactivity, Korrobbathith and his followers are attempting, once more, to open the gate. We must move with haste if we hope to stop them. You know the consequences of failure. Korrobbothith and the other gods will walk this earth again, and I fear, this time, they will not remain in the shadows. None of us - man, woman, or child - will find refuge from their barbaric reign unless we submit and serve them. God help us all if we are too late.
Farmyard Beat
Author: Lindsey Craig
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 2011-06-14
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 0375988866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor Lindsey Craig teams up with Arthur creator and bestselling artist Marc Brown in a toe-tapping farmyard dance-a-thon—perfect for toddler and preschooler read-alouds. As soon as the sun goes down, the animals are up! ("Sheep can't sleep. Sheep can't sleep. Sheep can't sleep 'cause they got that beat!") Before long, there's a giant farmyard dance party, complete with funny animal sounds. But what happens when all the racket wakes up Farmer Sue? Here's a colorful bedtime story that begs to be read aloud.
Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen
Author: Dylan Horrocks
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: 2015-01-18
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1606997904
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks returns with a long-awaited new graphic novel, the first since his perennial classic, 1998’s Hicksville. Cartoonist Sam Zabel hasn’t drawn a comic in years. Stuck in a nightmare of creative block and despair, Sam spends his days writing superhero stories for a large American comics publisher and staring at a blank piece of paper, unable to draw a single line. Then one day he finds a mysterious old comic book set on Mars and is suddenly thrown headlong into a wild, fantastic journey through centuries of comics, stories, and imaginary worlds. Accompanied by a young webcomic creator named Alice and an enigmatic schoolgirl with rocket boots and a bag full of comics, Sam goes in search of the Magic Pen, encountering sex-crazed aliens, medieval monks, pirates, pixies and ― of course ― cartoonists. Funny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers, and moral consequences of fantasy.
Comparing the Literatures
Author: David Damrosch
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2022-02-08
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0691234558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaperback reprint. Originally published: 2020.
Who Were the Beatles?
Author: Geoff Edgers
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-01-05
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1101078278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlmost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book. Readers will learn about their childhoods in Liverpool, their first forays into rock music, what Beatlemania was like, and why they broke up. It's all here in an easy-to-read narrative with plenty of black-and-white illustrations!
