The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told
Author: Jeff Silverman
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781585743643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-seven essays, profiles, and stories about America's pastime.
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Author: Jeff Silverman
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781585743643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-seven essays, profiles, and stories about America's pastime.
Author: Mike Shannon
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 1998-02-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0071612610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBatter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium.
Author: Ken McMillan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-03-08
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 1613212801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen it comes to baseball glory, no other team comes close to the New York Yankees, winners of forty American League pennants and twenty-seven World Series championships. Amazing Tales from the Yankee Dugout is a compilation of the funniest, strangest, and most unique stories, anecdotes, and tall tales that have been attributed to baseball’s legendary New York Yankees through the years. Fans will gain new insights about the famed Bronx Bombers that they’ve never read before.
Author: Paul D. Staudohar
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 1997-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781556523199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology brings together 28 exceptional short stories about the great game of baseball. Written over several decades by some of America's famous writers, many of the stories are about the game itself; others use baseball as a backdrop for timeless themes, such as morality, greed, and love. All of them pay tribute to a game that has merged with America's national identity.
Author: Robert Gordon
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2013-03-01
Total Pages: 189
ISBN-13: 1623682266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ultimate reference book for any “Phillie phanatic,” this book provides a behind-the-scenes peek into the private world of the players, managers, broadcasters, and executives, taking readers into the clubhouse and onto the field. Author Robert Gordon takes fans inside the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies' run to the World Series, when first baseman John Kruk once told a fan, “I ain't an athlete, lady, I'm a baseball player;” back to 1980, when Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, and Larry Bowa delivered the team's first World Series title; and to 2008, when a new generation experienced the ecstasy of a World Series win. Written for every fan who follows the Phillies, this unique book captures the memories and great stories from more than a century of the team's history.
Author: Lamar Underwood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2024-01-09
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 149308352X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I don't regard nature as a spectator sport." -Ed Zern, 1985 Hunting is a serious business-but it's also about camaraderie, achievements and failures, seeing new places, and revisiting cherished ones. The true stories here feature a variety of game, in locations that range from high Yukon Territory mountain peaks to lowland swamps off of Mobile Bay, Alabama. This is an indispensable volume for all lovers and students of the natural world. If your definition of home includes fields and marshes, creeks and river bottoms, plains and mountains, consider this required reading.
Author: Roy White
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2009-03-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1617490059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten for every sports fan who follows the Yankees, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From the New York locker room to the field, the book includes stories from Roy White about Bucky Dent, Mickey Mantel, Billy Martin, Joe Pepitone, and Mickey Rivers, among others, allowing readers to relive the highlights and the celebrations.
Author: Jeff Silverman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-09-08
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1493080342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe perfect gift for anybody who has ever swung a club or marveled at the skill of touring professionals on television, The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most entertaining and insightful stories on the subject of golf. Contributions include some well-known works from renowned writers of the genre, such as Dan Jenkins, Herbert Warren Wind, and John Updike, as well as some rare, lesser-known gems from George Plimpton, Bud Shrake, and the great F. Scott Fitzgerald. The thirty stories in this fascinating collection will lead you from tee to green, avoiding the bunkers while illustrating in vivid detail—through true and fictional tales—all the humor, drama, excitement, and emotion the game of golf is so richly steeped in.
Author: Rich Westcott
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Published: 2012-03-14
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1613210361
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecapture all the magic of Philadelphia Phillies baseball! With 128 years of competition, they have some amazing tales to share. Westcott presents the triumphs, tragedies, and even a little trivia about the team.
Author: Furman Bisher
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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