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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803273382
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (733 download)
Download or read book Bang the Drum Slowly written by and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant portrayal of professional ballplayers' lives on and off the field during the sport's golden years in the 1950's.
Author : Mark Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Bang the Drum Slowly written by Mark Harris and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of baseball player Henry Wiggen throwing a baseball for the sake of his pocket, his family, his teammates, and dying friend.
Author : Mark Harris
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803272446
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (724 download)
Download or read book It Looked Like for Ever written by Mark Harris and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Wiggen, the bedraggled six-foot-three, 195-pound, left-handed pitcher for the New York Mammoths, returns to narrate another novel in his inimitable manner. Fans who loved him in Bang the Drum Slowly, The Southpaw, and A Ticket for a Seamstitch (all Bison Books) will cheer his comeback. Wiggen is now thirty-nine, a fading veteran with a floating fastball, a finicky prostate, and other intimations of mortality. Released from the Mammoths after nineteen years, the twenty-seventh winningest pitcher in baseball history (tied at 247 victories with Joseph J. "Iron Man" McGinnity and John Powell), Wiggen is not ready to hang up his glove. What impels Henry to pitch against Pate, to trek to California and as far as Japan? He still has a few seasons, a few innings left anyway. Is he principled or possessed? You'll have to decide for yourself as author Mark Harris plays out Wiggen's midlife crisis on familiar American turf: the baseball diamond.
Author : Mark Harris
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803273146
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (731 download)
Download or read book Speed written by Mark Harris and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speed is a first-person novel about two brothers growing up half a century ago--the story of the narrator and his brother Speed, a magnificent boy in every respecct, except one. And Speed's one defect leads him to a mad act of nihilism that is remembered by his brother for a lifetime.
Author : Robert Bly
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780805057782
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (577 download)
Download or read book The Maiden King written by Robert Bly and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 1999-10-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Robert Bly, author of the groundbreaking bestseller Iron John, and famed Jungian analyst Marion Woodman comes an interpretation of a primordial folktale that takes the message behind Iron John to its next phase: the reunion of masculine and feminine. Bly and Woodman interpret the archetypal symbols embedded in an ancient Russian story, The Maiden King, a tale woven of an absent father, a possessive stepmother, a false tutor, and a young man over-whelmed by a beautiful maiden. When the young man's weak response to the maiden ss her retreating in anger, he must go on a quest for self-discovery that leads to Baba Yaga, the fierce yet empowering old woman of Russian folk tradition. The male tency toward impotence in the face of feminine magnificence, the female fear of power and abandonment that leads to rage, the need to get beyond oppositional thinking en route to the Divine, these are issues the book addresses with wisdom and lyricism. The true heir to Iron John, The Maiden King may be the intellectual answer to Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
Author : Michael Miller
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592571628
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (716 download)
Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Drums written by Michael Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the history of drumming, different drum types, how to care for them, and basic skills and tips for playing different types of music.
Author : Robert Coover
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780749398200
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (982 download)
Download or read book The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop written by Robert Coover and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1992-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shawn Levy
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307716791
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book De Niro written by Shawn Levy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICON There’s little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhaps of all time--if not, in fact, the greatest. His work, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, is unparalleled. Mean Streets, the Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver, the Deer Hunter, and Raging Bull all dazzled moviegoers and critics alike, displaying a talent the likes of which had rarely--if ever--been seen. De Niro became known for his deep involvement in his characters, assuming that role completely into his own life, resulting in extraordinary, chameleonic performances. Yet little is known about the off-screen De Niro--he is an intensely private man, whose rare public appearances are often marked by inarticulateness and palpable awkwardness. It can be almost painful to watch at times, in powerful contrast to his confident movie personae. In this elegant and compelling biography, bestselling writer Shawn Levy writes of these many De Niros--the characters and the man--seeking to understand the evolution of an actor who once dove deeply into his roles as if to hide his inner nature, and who now seemingly avoids acting challenges, taking roles which make few apparent demands on his overwhelming talent. Following De Niro's roots as the child of artists (his father, the abstract painter Robert De Niro Sr., was widely celebrated) who encouraged him from an early age to be independent of vision and spirit, to his intense schooling as an actor, the rise of his career, his marriages, his life as a father, restauranteur, and businessman, and, of course, his current movie career, Levy has written a biography that reads like a novel about a character whose inner turmoil takes him to heights of artistry. His many friendships with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel, Shelley Winters, Francis Ford Coppola, among many others, are woven into this extraordinary portrait of DeNiro the man and the artist, also adding a depth of understanding not before seen. Levy has had unprecedented access to De Niro's personal research and production materials, creating a new impression of the effort that went into the actor's legendary performances. The insights gained from DeNiro’s intense working habits shed new perspective on DeNiro’s thinking and portrayals and are wonderful to read. Levy also spoke to De Niro's collaborators and friends to depict De Niro's transition from an ambitious young man to a transfixing and enigmatic artist and cultural figure. Shawn Levy has written a truly engaging, insightful, and entertaining portrait of one of the most wonderful film artists of our time, a book that is worthy of such a great talent.
Author : Jim Mancall
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786433078
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book James Ellroy written by Jim Mancall and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to James Ellroy's work and life is arranged as an encyclopedia covering his entire career, from his first private-eye novel, Brown's Requiem, to his 2012 e-book Shakedown. It introduces new readers to his characters and plots, and provides experienced Ellroy fans and scholars with detailed analyses of the themes, motifs and stylistic innovations of his books. The work is a tour of Ellroy's dark underworld, highlighting the controversies and unsettling questions that characterize his work, as well as assessing Ellroy's place in the annals of American literature.
Author : Alfred Slote
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064401537
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (644 download)
Download or read book Hang Tough, Paul Mather written by Alfred Slote and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1985 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Mather's a pitcher -- a really good one. His off speed pitch is enough to bowl a kid backward, and his fast ball is pure smoke. There isn't anything he can't throw, from sliders, change-ups, and sinkers to a mean curve ball that breaks at just the right moment. He's pitched no-hitters and perfect games. To Paul, pitching is what you live for and why you live. Lately, though, Paul hasn't been allowed to do much of anything, much less play ball. He's got leukemia, and it's put him into the hospital several times already. His parents are so worried, they've forbidden him to play the game he loves so much. They're afraid that if Paul strains himself his illness may come back a final time...and maybe even take his life. But Paul is a winner. His team needs him, and he won't give up without a fight. Paul Mather is determined to pitch every inning...to keep playing baseball, and to keep hanging tough, no matter what the odds.
Author : Glenn Kenny
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714868028
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Robert De Niro: Anatomy of an Actor written by Glenn Kenny and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The finest book on De Niro yet." – The Film Stage Best known for gangster films, Robert De Niro (b.1943) has led a rich and varied career that encompasses crime movies, musicals, comedies, period pieces and action flicks. His breakout role in Martin Scorcese?s Mean Streets (1973) sparked a decades-long collaboration with the director that included Taxi Driver in 1976 and The King of Comedy in 1983. Oscar winner for Best Actor in Raging Bull (1980), he was awarded the prestigious role of jury president at Cannes in 2011. Anatomy of an Actor titles are comprehensive studies on the craft of the world’s greatest actors, through the analysis of ten of their most iconic roles. The authors examine why and how these famous actors have become some of the most respected and influential in the film world. Each title is divided into ten chapters, each one dedicated to a specific role, and is fully documented with film stills, set photographs, and film sequences. This innovative and beautiful series on actors is accessible to enthusiastic moviegoers as well as serious cinephiles, fans and those who want to become actors.
Author : Lucas Mann
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307907554
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Class A written by Lucas Mann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable chronicle of a year of minor-league baseball in a small Iowa town that follows not only the travails of the players of the Clinton LumberKings but also the lives of their dedicated fans and of the town itself. Award-winning essayist Lucas Mann delivers a powerful debut in his telling of the story of the 2010 season of the Clinton LumberKings. Along the Mississippi River, in a Depression-era stadium, young prospects from all over the world compete for a chance to move up through the baseball ranks to the major leagues. Their coaches, some of whom have spent nearly half a century in the game, watch from the dugout. In the bleachers, local fans call out from the same seats they’ve occupied year after year. And in the distance, smoke rises from the largest remaining factory in a town that once had more millionaires per capita than any other in America. Mann turns his eye on the players, the coaches, the fans, the radio announcer, the town, and finally on himself, a young man raised on baseball, driven to know what still draws him to the stadium. His voice is as fresh and funny as it is poignant, illuminating both the small triumphs and the harsh realities of minor-league ball. Part sports story, part cultural exploration, part memoir, Class A is a moving and unique study of why we play, why we watch, and why we remember.
Author : Dave Moyer
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440154627
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Life and Life Only written by Dave Moyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Mason is the all-American boy whose dreams are as big as the Chicago skyline. Armed with a ninety-two mile per hour fastball and a raging passion for success, Dan is drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the eighth round following his senior season in high school. Rather than sign a professional contract, Dan elects to take his blue eyes and golden arm south to the University of Georgia, where he meets the girl of his dreams, southern belle Anna Jean Simpson. On the verge of achieving both of his lifelong dreams, pitching in the major leagues and conquering the affections of the beautiful Anna Jean, fate conspires against young Dan, and he encounters a series of seemingly random blows. As Dan endures constant heartache and loss, he struggles with his faith, attempts to repair a fractured relationship with his mother, and tries to hold onto his wife and daughter. When fortune steps in and Dan gets a second chance at life, a strange confluence of events presents him with the opportunity to pay forward the favor bestowed on him by a person he never even knew; that is if he can find the pluck to pull it off.
Author : Eliot Asinof
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809321902
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (219 download)
Download or read book Man on Spikes written by Eliot Asinof and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as one of baseball literature's Golden Dozen by Roger Kahn, Man on Spikes is an uncompromisingly realistic novel about a baseball player who struggles through sixteen years of personal crises and professional ordeals before finally appearing in a major league game. In a preface to this new edition, Eliot Asinof reveals the longsuffering ballplayer and friend upon which the novel is based.
Author : Mark Harris
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803272804
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The Tale Maker written by Mark Harris and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Harris took you out to the ballgame in his Henry Wiggen novels, The Southpaw, Bang the Drum Slowly, A Ticket for a Seamstitch, and It Looked Like For Ever. In The Tale Maker, he takes you to college. Rimrose was well-read, smart, and strong. As the editor of the campus Sentinel, he was perfectly placed to observe how a university worked, and ideally inclined to expose its ethical weaknesses. Supported by his parents, he could concentrate on things that mattered: his writing, his wife-to-be, and his friends and enemies—including the warped Kakapick, who serves Rimrose lastingly as model and prototype of the literary scoundrel. Rimrose—Tale Maker of the title—turns from journalism to fiction-writing, kept alive by his wife’s practical and ingenious devotion to selling his stories, even those he has tossed in the trash. As he grows older and begets children, he worries about income and faces stultifying choices: managing his father’s small-town newspaper or playing politics in university service.
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803273191
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (731 download)
Download or read book The Self-made Brain Surgeon, and Other Stories written by and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen stories deal with men and women who are forced to adjust to life's challenges
Author : Günter Grass
Publisher : Vintage Books USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Tin Drum written by Günter Grass and published by Vintage Books USA. This book was released on 1964 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest German novel since the end of World War II, The Tin Drum is the autobiography of Oskar Matzerath, thirty years old, detained in a mental hospital, convicted of a murder he did not commit. On the day of his third birthday, Oskar had "declared, resolved, and determined [to] stop right there, remain as I was, stay the same size, cling to the same attire" (striped pullover and patent-leather shoes). That same day Oskar receives his first tin drum, and from then on it is the means of his expression, allowing him to draw forth memories from the past as well as judgments about the horrors, injustices, and eccentricities he observes through the long nightmare of the Nazi era. As that era ebbs bloodily away, as drum succeeds drum, Oskar participates in the German postwar economic miracle -- working variously in the black market, as an artist's model, in a troupe of traveling musicians. With the onset of affluence and fame, Oskar decides to grow a few inches, only to develop a humpback. But despite his newfound status (and stature), Oskar remains haunted by the deaths of his parents, afflicted by his responsibility for past sins -- and so assumes guilt for a murder he did not commit as an act of atonement and an opportunity to find consolation.The rhythms of Oskar's drums are intricate and insistent, and they lead us, often by way of shocking fantasies, through the dark forest of German history. Through Oskar's piercing, outspoken voice and deformed little figure, through the imaginative distortion and exaggeration of historical experience, a pathetically hilarious yet startlingly true portrayal of the human situation comes into view.
