The Devil Wears Pinstripes
The Devil Wears Pinstripes

Author: Jim Caple

Publisher: Plume

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780452285989

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In The Devil Wears Pinstripes, Jim Caple, ESPN.com’s “designated Yankee hater,” takes on the rabid fans of baseball’s twenty-six-time World Champions, and offers a decidedly different slant on the New York Yankees—the losers of thirteen World Series. Caple delivers his send-up of the evil empire with scathing irony, laying waste to all things Yankees. A creative and unauthorized timeline pokes fun at the organization’s trades, its legendary vanity, and its near-lethal stadium food. He skewers the owners, coaches and players—from the target of all targets George Steinbrenner to the pinstriped icons in the House That Ruth Built. Heroes and lesser mortals appear in all their tarnished glory, whether they’re participating in a World Series shutout, in drunken brawls at strip joints, or engaging in the notorious wife-swapping incident of the 1970s. Die-hard Yankee haters and the fans of all other baseball teams are sure to appreciate this hilariously provocative diatribe.

Confessions of a City Girl
Confessions of a City Girl

Author: Suzana S.

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 075351981X

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This is the story of 'City Girl'. The book exposes the macho madness that has destroyed banks and ruined so many lives. It tells how 'City Girl' was watching when all the boys thought they were masters of the universe.

The Devil's Cloth
The Devil's Cloth

Author: Michel Pastoureau

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-06-04

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 0743453263

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To stripe a surface serves to distinguish it, to point it out, to oppose it or associate it with another surface, and thus to classify it, to keep an eye on it, to verify it, even to censor it. Throughout the ages, the stripe has made its mark in mysterious ways. From prisoners' uniforms to tailored suits, a street sign to a set of sheets, Pablo Picasso to Saint Joseph, stripes have always made a bold statement. But the boundary that separates the good stripe from the bad is often blurred. Why, for instance, were stripes associated with the devil during the Middle Ages? How did stripes come to symbolize freedom and unity after the American and French revolutions? When did the stripe become a standard in men's fashion? "In the stripe," writes author Michel Pastoureau, "there is something that resists enclosure within systems." So before putting on that necktie or waving your country's flag, look to The Devil's Cloth for a colorful history of the stripe in all its variety, controversy, and connotation.

Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew

Author: John Albert

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-11-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1416587446

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The unlikely story of a group of former punk musicians, drug addicts, and Hollywood dropouts who put their lives back together by forming a baseball team. "You never know what's going to save you." After years of dingy nightclubs and drug addiction, John Albert and his hard-luck friends certainly never expected their salvation to arrive in the form of a pastime most often associated with Mom, God, and apple pie. Wrecking Crew —a highly unusual chronicle of recovery and redemption—documents the transformation of a group of musicians, struggling screenwriters, and wannabe actors into a competitive band of hardballers. For over a decade, it seemed to be enough: the narcotics, gambling, whores, and aimless rebellion. But as they stumbled into their thirties, the blithe pursuit of self-destruction had simply become exhausting to these battle-scarred denizens of the L.A. counterculture. The romantic squalor of being perpetually broken-down, periodically drug-addled, and irresponsible began to lose its charm. The idea of fielding a baseball team to compete in a hard-knocks amateur league seemed merely the latest in a string of half-hearted stabs at restoring order to their ragged lives. But this escapade was different. When these men donned their team uniforms, the old obsessions started to fade and something incredible began to happen. This is the unforgettable story of the Griffith Park Pirates.

A Lawyer in Pinstripes
A Lawyer in Pinstripes

Author: Larry M. Roth

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2018-01-24

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1480948527

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A Lawyer in Pinstripes By: Larry M. Roth When Larry M. Roth receives a trip to New York Yankees Fantasy Camp for his birthday, a humorous and touching journey begins for the 59½-year-old lawyer as he tries to get back into baseball shape after a 40-year layoff. Readers will find themselves laughing out loud when following along with the author’s attempts to sharpen his baseball skills with the young bartender at his favorite bar, his trip to Shopping Mall Hell to stock up on his necessary sports equipment, and his late-night trek to the drug store to buy all the pain medication he believes he’ll need at fantasy camp. This autobiographical account also takes a nostalgic turn as the author looks back at his time in Little League and sees how it provided an important escape from difficult family issues. By the end, A Lawyer in Pinstripes: A Fantasy Journey will leave readers thinking one thing: be careful what you wish for.

The Devil's Snake Curve
The Devil's Snake Curve

Author: Josh Ostergaard

Publisher: Coffee House Press

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1566893453

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A humorous, historical, and hirsute miscellany that's the baseball book Howard Zinn would have written, if he hated the Yankees.

Best Boston Sports Arguments
Best Boston Sports Arguments

Author: Jim Caple

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1402249977

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Every Boston fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them - picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top.

Game Boys
Game Boys

Author: Michael Kane

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-06-19

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1440631883

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A year inside the fierce rivalries and big business of competitive videogaming A technology-fueled spin on a classic sports tale, Game Boys profiles "cyber-athletes" who compete for dominance in the professional gaming circuit, a world populated with rivalries, big egos, corporate sponsorships, and large cash prizes. Michael Kane's pioneering account of the lifestyle and business of gaming takes readers to the heart of "e-sports," what many consider the successor in sports entertainment to the X-games and competitive poker. Following the top teams-3D and CompLexity, a rivalry as bitter as the Yankees versus the Red Sox-Kane profiles the star players as they cheat, strategize, sign with rival teams, and get berated by sideline-pacing coaches. Are gamers really the athletes of tomorrow? They act like they are. A lively tour of the quirks and dramas of a subculture on the cusp of big things, Game Boys is a tale of sports glory and a glimpse into the lucrative business of gaming.

The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada

Author: Lauren Weisberger

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2003-04-15

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 0385510918

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE A BROADWAY MUSICAL • The iconic novel that inspired the hit movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway—a gloriously wicked story about the ultimate Boss from Hell and the deals we make with the devil to get to the top “The degree to which The Devil Wears Prada has penetrated pop culture needs no explanation.”—Vanity Fair Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night—with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get her a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not it’s worth the price of her soul.