Jack Buck
Jack Buck

Author: Jack Buck

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-05-06

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1613216793

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In his forthright and honest autobiography, former St. Louis Cardinal, World Series, and Super Bowl broadcaster Jack Buck entertains all of his fans once more in a different setting. Jack Buck: "That's a Winner!" does more than entertain, however. It provides readers with an inside look at a man they listened to so often, they considered him part of the family. From the days of growing up working at the drive-in, to his time in the army, to his first stint on TV, and so much more, the reader learns about how he became the legendary broadcaster who fans came to adore. Buck also covers his time working with Harry Caray, the St. Louis Cardinals’ August A. Busch Jr. and Whitey Herzog eras, and all the way through the 1990s. A perfect gift for any fan of the legendary play-by-play announcer! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

On Fire
On Fire

Author: John O'Leary

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1501117742

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In the bestselling tradition of Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly and Nick Vujicic’s Life Without Limits comes a rousing 7-step plan for living a life on fire, filled with hope and possibility—from an inspirational speaker who survived a near-fatal fire at the age of nine and now runs a successful business inspiring people all around the world. When John O’Leary was nine years old, he was almost killed in a devastating house fire. With burns on one hundred percent of his body, O’Leary mustered an almost unimaginable amount of inner strength just to survive the ordeal. The insights he gained through this experience and the heroes who stepped into his life to help him through the journey—his family, the medical staff, and total strangers—changed his life. Now he is committed to living life to the fullest and inspiring others to do the same. An incredible and emotionally honest account of triumph over tragedy, On Fire contains O’Leary’s reflections on being that little boy, the life-giving choices made then, and the resulting lessons he learned. O’Leary very clearly shares that without the right people providing the right guidance, at the right time, he never would have made it through those five months in the hospital, let alone the years that followed as he struggled to regain mobility, embrace his story, and ignite clarity of his life’s purpose. On Fire encourages us to seize the power to choose our path and transform our lives from mundane to extraordinary. Once we stop thinking solely on the big moments in our lives, we can begin to focus on those smaller opportunities that tend to pass us by. These are the events—the inflection points in our lives—that can determine how we feel about life now, where we are headed in the future, and how many lives we can impact along the way. We can’t always choose the path we walk, but we can choose how we walk it. Empowering, inspiring, remarkably honest, and heartfelt, O’Leary’s strength and incredible spirit shine through on every page.

Lucky Bastard
Lucky Bastard

Author: Joe Buck

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1101984570

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In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the country—including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century's most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubs–winning World Series—reveals why he is one lucky bastard. Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years. They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting legend and that he was beloved in his adopted hometown of St. Louis. Yet they have no idea who Joe really is. Or how he got here. They don’t know how he almost blew his career. They haven’t read his funniest and most embarrassing stories or heard about his interactions with the biggest sports stars of this era. They don’t know how hard he can laugh at himself—or that he thinks some of his critics have a point. And they don’t know what it was really like to grow up in his father’s shadow. Joe and Jack were best friends, but it wasn’t that simple. Jack, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost fifty years, helped Joe get his broadcasting start at eighteen. But Joe had to prove himself, first as a minor league radio announcer and then on local TV, national TV with ESPN, and then finally on FOX. He now has a successful, Emmy-winning career, but only after a lot of dues-paying, learning, and pretty damn entertaining mistakes that are recounted in this book. In his memoir, Joe takes us through his life on and off the field. He shares the lessons he learned from his father, the errors he made along the way, and the personal mountain he climbed and conquered, all of which have truly made him a Lucky Bastard.

Jack Buck
Jack Buck

Author:

Publisher: Sports Pub

Published: 2003-01

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781582616063

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Soldier, poet, broadcaster, emcee, philanthropist, friend, colleague, sports fan. Jack Buck was many things to many people in his 77 years -- but the role that he was most suited to was that of family man. Here in the pages of Jack Buck: Forever a Winner, his family shares an inside look at the man they shared with the world. To many, Jack Buck was baseball. Several generations of devoted Cardinal fans considered the warm, deep tones of Jack's voice the very essence of summer. Sitting on the back porch, listening to Jack calling a doubleheader, made you feel like you were right there in the ballpark. Jack's calls highlighted so many great moments in Cardinals history -- Bob Gibson's no-hitter, Lou Brock's stolen-base record, Ozzie Smith's playoff home run. You held your breath as Jack narrated Mark McGwire's quest for home-run immortality. And all of baseball shared his disbelief following Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run, when Jack exclaimed, "I don't believe what I just saw!" There is no doubt that Jack had a way with words, whether in spoken or written form. He occasionally shared another dimension of his personality with the public: his gift for poetry. His reading at Busch Stadium of the patriotic poem he wrote following the events of 9/11 left few dry eyes in the audience and restarted baseball for many Americans. This poem and a collection of his other touching verses are featured in these pages. On that sad day in June of 2002, when the nation lost Jack after his long struggle with illness, a great voice in the history of American culture was silenced. Players, broadcasters, and fans from around the world expressed their admiration for the beloved icon and grieved the loss of this amiable spirit. Book jacket.

Records of North American Big Game
Records of North American Big Game

Author: Boone and Crockett Club

Publisher: Boone and Crockett Club

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 940

ISBN-13: 9780940864511

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The most complete big game records book available--containing a listing of over 22,000 trophies, the stories behind all the current World's Records trophies, and hundreds of field and portrait photographs of the greatest big game animals ever taken.

In Awe
In Awe

Author: John O'Leary

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0593135458

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The #1 bestselling author of On Fire shows us how to recapture and harness our childlike sense of wonder in order to become more engaged, successful, and fulfilled. “Engaging . . . O’Leary encourages us to see the world through a child’s eyes.”—Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie There once was a time when we joyfully raised our hands to answer questions, connected easily with others, believed that anything was possible, and fearlessly jumped into new experiences. A time when we viewed each day not as something to endure, but as a marvelous gift to explore and savor—when we danced through our lives in awe of the ordinary moments and eager for the promise of tomorrow. Unfortunately, that’s far from our experience today. Instead, we feel disconnected and jaded. Social media reminds us that we don’t measure up, and the mainstream media barrages us with constant negativity. Many of us find ourselves caught in a life of dogged responsibility and mind-numbing repetition. The daily struggle to earn a living has caused us to lose the sense of wonder with which we once greeted every day. In his new book, bestselling author John O’Leary invites us to consider that it is possible to once again navigate the world as a child does. Identifying five senses children innately possess and that we’ve lost touch with as we age, O’Leary shares emotional, humorous, and inspirational stories intertwined with fascinating new research showing how each of us can reclaim our childlike joy, and why doing so will change how we interact with the world. In Awe reveals how we can regain that ability to see fresh insights, reach for new solutions, and live our best lives.

Bring 'em Back Alive
Bring 'em Back Alive

Author: Frank Buck

Publisher: Texas Tech University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780896725829

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The intrepid Texas jungle adventurer Frank Buck spent his life capturing alive every kind of animal, and enthralled generations of readers with the stories of danger and daring collected here.

Celebrating 70
Celebrating 70

Author: Bernie Miklasz

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780892046218

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Presents a homer-by-homer review of the St. Louis Cardinal slugger's single-season home run record.

Buck
Buck

Author: M.K. Asante

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2014-05-13

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0812983629

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“A story of surviving and thriving with passion, compassion, wit, and style.”—Maya Angelou “In America, we have a tradition of black writers whose autobiographies and memoirs come to define an era. . . . Buck may be this generation’s story.”—NPR A coming-of-age story about navigating the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family, Buck shares the story of a generation through one original and riveting voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: his mother a dancer, his father a revered professor. But as a teenager, MK was alone on the streets of North Philadelphia, swept up in a world of drugs, sex, and violence. MK’s memoir is an unforgettable tale of how one precocious, confused kid educated himself through gangs, rap, mystic cults, ghetto philosophy, and, eventually, books. It is an inspiring tribute to the power of literature to heal and redeem us.