The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Author: Merrie A. Fidler

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1476604282

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This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL. The study begins with a brief history of women's softball, an important precursor to, and talent pool for, women's professional baseball. Next the book investigates league administration and organization as well as publicity and promotion. Later chapters cover team administrative structures, managers, chaperones, player backgrounds, and league policies. Finally, discussion focuses on the activities of the AAGPBL Players' Association from 1980 onward. Informed by many years of research and insights from former players, this exhaustive history contains 149 photographs.

Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

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Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-01-26

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0387280219

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Includes introductory chapters on classification of prokaryotes, the concept of bacterial species, numerical and polyphasic taxonomy, bacterial nomenclature and the etymology of prokaryotic names, nucleic acid probes and their application in environmental microbiology, culture collections, and the intellectual property of prokaryotes. The first Road Map to the prokaryotes is included as well as an overview of the phylogenetic backbone and taxonomic framework for prokaryotic systematics.

Progressive Library Organizations
Progressive Library Organizations

Author: Alfred Kagan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-03-27

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1476617295

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This work presents the history and impact of the seven most important progressive library organizations worldwide--in Austria, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and two in the United States. Each organization is considered within its national context, and in fact, the English word "organization" does not quite fit the nature of all of the groups. The South African organization, LIWO, was transitional in that it helped bring South African librarianship from apartheid to majority rule and then disbanded. The other organizations or their successors are still working in one form or another. Some of the organizations have had or continue to have vibrant local chapters, though many of the original activists have recently retired or died. The author has interviewed many of them at a time when they were assessing their life work, and handing off to new generations.