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The Big Fella

Author : Jane Leavy
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062380249
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book The Big Fella written by Jane Leavy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth—the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity." A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018 “Leavy’s newest masterpiece…. A major work of American history by an author with a flair for mesmerizing story-telling.” —Forbes He lived in the present tense—in the camera’s lens. There was no frame he couldn’t or wouldn’t fill. He swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Like all the new-fangled gadgets then flooding the marketplace—radios, automatic clothes washers, Brownie cameras, microphones and loudspeakers—Babe Ruth "made impossible events happen." Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh—business manager, spin doctor, damage control wizard, and surrogate father, all stuffed into one tightly buttoned double-breasted suit—Ruth drafted the blueprint for modern athletic stardom. His was a life of journeys and itineraries—from uncouth to couth, spartan to spendthrift, abandoned to abandon; from Baltimore to Boston to New York, and back to Boston at the end of his career for a finale with the only team that would have him. There were road trips and hunting trips; grand tours of foreign capitals and post-season promotional tours, not to mention those 714 trips around the bases. After hitting his 60th home run in September 1927—a total that would not be exceeded until 1961, when Roger Maris did it with the aid of the extended modern season—he embarked on the mother of all barnstorming tours, a three-week victory lap across America, accompanied by Yankee teammate Lou Gehrig. Walsh called the tour a "Symphony of Swat." The Omaha World Herald called it "the biggest show since Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey, and seven other associated circuses offered their entire performance under one tent." In The Big Fella, acclaimed biographer Jane Leavy recreates that 21-day circus and in so doing captures the romp and the pathos that defined Ruth’s life and times. Drawing from more than 250 interviews, a trove of previously untapped documents, and Ruth family records, Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man.

Big Fella Rain

Author : Beryl Webber
Publisher : Magabala Books
ISBN 13 : 1925360644
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Big Fella Rain written by Beryl Webber and published by Magabala Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Age range 3 - 8 Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain. It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season to wet season in a country that is like no other place in the world. Fern Martins illustrations seamlessly portray the dramatic skies, the thirsty animals and tiny creatures whose very existence rely on the monsoonal changes. Her exquisite rendering of the big landscape against the subtle shifts in the environment have a timeless quality that will capture the hearts of all readers. Included on the Children's Book Council of Australia 2018 Notables list. 'Big Fella Rain is a glorious salute to the cycles of life and the seasons that shape those cycles. One to look at, feel and absorb many times over.' — Boomerang Books

The Big Bam

Author : Leigh Montville
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0767919718
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book The Big Bam written by Leigh Montville and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. Babe Ruth was more than baseball’s original superstar. For eighty-five years, he has remained the sport’s reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century . . . more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? Why is so little known about his childhood, his private life, and his inner thoughts? In The Big Bam, Leigh Montville, whose recent New York Times bestselling biography of Ted Williams garnered glowing reviews and offered an exceptionally intimate look at Williams’s life, brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever to loom in baseball—and in the history of organized sports. Based on newly discovered documents and interviews—including pages from Ruth’s personal scrapbooks —The Big Bam traces Ruth’s life from his bleak childhood in Baltimore to his brash entrance into professional baseball, from Boston to New York and into the record books as the world’s most explosive slugger and cultural luminary.

Big Fella

Author : Alan St. Jean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977727223
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Big Fella written by Alan St. Jean and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ralphie learns valuable lessons about cooperation as he wanders through the jungle of his imagination in pursuit of a great big lion.

The Big Fella

Author : Robert Macklin
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1864715308
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book The Big Fella written by Robert Macklin and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The never-before-told story of BHP Billiton's global conquests, told by the key players. BHP is part of Australia's DNA; but it remains an enigma. The Big Fella: The rise and rise of BHP Billiton is the compelling story of how BHP and its partner Billiton rose from the humblest beginnings in the Australian Outback and on the Indonesian island of Belitung to starry heights on the great bourses of the world. Based on more than 60 exclusive interviews, it rips away the superficial gloss to expose the political and industrial forces that really drive Big Business in the 21st century. In an investigative tour de force, authors Peter Thompson and Robert Macklin reveal the visions, the schemes, the scandals and the corporate life-and-death struggles that have characterised BHP's evolution from the first lucky strike by the mysterious Charles Rasp at Broken Hill in 1883 to its merger with Billiton in 2001 to its daring $150 billion bid for Rio Tinto six years later. The result is a gripping story of foresight and blunder, of nation-building and rampant ego, of greed and of grace, written by two master storytellers with, for the first time, access to the key players themselves. The Big Fella won the 2010 Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature.

The Big Fella

Author : Bede Nairn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781761280740
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The Big Fella written by Bede Nairn and published by . This book was released on 2023-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Lang was twice premier of New South Wales, his second term ending in 1932 with dismissal by the Governor at the height of the Great Depression. Covering a key period in Australia's history, and that of the Australian Labor Party, The Big Fella is much more than an illuminating biography of the complex Lang.

Sandy Koufax

Author : Jane Leavy
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061753505
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Sandy Koufax written by Jane Leavy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — Time The New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers’ pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile.

Thanks a Million Big Fella

Author : Sam Smyth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780861219520
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Thanks a Million Big Fella written by Sam Smyth and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lefty O'Doul

Author : Dennis Snelling
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496201175
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Lefty O'Doul written by Dennis Snelling and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From San Francisco to the Ginza in Tokyo, Lefty O’Doul relates the untold story of one of baseball’s greatest hitters, most colorful characters, and the unofficial father of professional baseball in Japan. Lefty O’Doul (1897–1969) began his career on the sandlots of San Francisco and was drafted by the Yankees as a pitcher. Although an arm injury and his refusal to give up the mound clouded his first four years, he converted into an outfielder. After four Minor League seasons he returned to the Major Leagues to become one of the game’s most prolific power hitters, retiring with the fourth-highest lifetime batting average in Major League history. A self-taught “scientific” hitter, O’Doul then became the game’s preeminent hitting instructor, counting Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams as his top disciples. In 1931 O’Doul traveled to Japan with an All-Star team and later convinced Babe Ruth to headline a 1934 tour. By helping to establish the professional game in Japan, he paved the way for Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, and Hideki Matsui to play in the American Major Leagues. O’Doul’s finest moment came in 1949, when General Douglas MacArthur asked him to bring a baseball team to Japan, a tour that MacArthur later praised as one of the greatest diplomatic efforts in U.S. history. O’Doul became one of the most successful managers in the Pacific Coast League and was instrumental in spreading baseball’s growth and popularity in Japan. He is still beloved in Japan, where in 2002 he was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

A Most Remarkable Fella

Author : Susan Loesser
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780634009273
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book A Most Remarkable Fella written by Susan Loesser and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Composer, lyricist and driving force behind such songs and stage productions as "Heart and Soul," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," Guys and Dolls and The Most Happy Fella , Frank Loesser left an indelible mark on American music. In this rich and revealing biography, his daughter profiles this prolific musical mastermind, piecing together her own memories with those of singers, songwriters, producers, friends and family members. The result is an accurate account of what it was like to know Frank Loesser: a very funny man with a fiery temper whose ferocious commitment to his art drove singers out of their minds and to their best. This comprehensive account of Loesser's life and career includes photos, drawings, lyrics and an index.

The Adventures of Lil Big Fella

Author : Jeffrey Cheatham, 2nd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736579602
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Lil Big Fella written by Jeffrey Cheatham, 2nd and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lil Big Fella and his squad have always been taught to do the right thing. When someone close to them experiences something traumatic it tests the bond between these good friends

Jack Charles

Author : Jack Charles
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1760899151
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Jack Charles written by Jack Charles and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life: actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict, activist, even Senior Victorian Australian of the Year. But the title he's most proud to claim is that he's an Aboriginal Elder.

Dogfella

Author : James Guiliani
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 0738218081
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Dogfella written by James Guiliani and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a former mob enforcer become a compassionate advocate for animals in need of loving homes? How did his hardened heart open up to the plight of abused and abandoned pets? James "Head" Guiliani was an unlikely candidate to become a passionate animal rescuer. Raised in a religious family in a blue-collar neighborhood, James became involved in street gangs at a young age. By his mid-twenties, he'd become a 6'2" 250-pound enforcer for the Gambino crime family during the reign of infamous mob boss John Gotti. But after years of worsening alcohol and drug use and a stretch in the Riverhead Correctional Facility, James finally hit bottom. It was then that he met Lena Perrelli, who helped turn his life around, providing the love and support he'd rejected in the past. And when the couple rescued an abandoned and abused shih tzu, the second phase of James's salvation began. Lovingly named Bruno, the small dog opened the former enforcer's hardened heart, and James discovered a new purpose in life as a devoted animal rescuer. Dogfella tells how this onetime altar boy from Queens became a gang member, a mob confidante, an an addict and convicted felon -- and how he found redemption by dedicating his life to animals. Alongside his personal journey, James shares stories from his rescue missions with Keno's Animal Rescue Shelter in Brooklyn: saving pit bulls from a dogfighting ring, driving through six-foot snowdrifts to reach 200 cats stranded in a blizzard, taking in homeless ducks from Staten Island, and many more. Sometimes scary, sometimes funny, and often poignant, James's story shows how the love of an animal can bring even the most hopeless cases a new purpose and a path to redemption.

Deadball

Author : David B. Stinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983668909
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Deadball written by David B. Stinson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Former minor-league baseball player Byron Bennett has a deep and spiritual connection to the game of baseball and its history. He sees things in a way others cannot and believes in things others would not. He thinks the old men working the menial jobs in the dienrs, dives, and graveyards he frequents are not what they seem. They try to fit in, go unnoticed, but Byron suspects thay are not your typical second-career workign stiffs"--Page 4 of cover.

Big Fellow, Long Fellow

Author : T. Ryle Dwyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Big Fellow, Long Fellow written by T. Ryle Dwyer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the years 1917-22, this biography traces the parallel careers and political lives of Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera, two leaders of the Irish revolution who were very different in temperament and style. It also considers the legacy of Collins on de Valera's later political life.

Crossing the Water

Author : Ian Wilkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780992848507
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book Crossing the Water written by Ian Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the turbulent lives of two Irish boys from 1919 to 1946; they must cope with trauma, cruelty, emigration, love, loss and war. Their lives initially diverge but then gradually re-entwine around the daughters of a troubled family in remote Weardale.

The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs

Author : Bill Jenkinson
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs written by Bill Jenkinson and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-02-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth's amazing batting power, sure to inspire debate among baseball fans of every stripe, one of the country's most respected and trusted baseball historians reveals the amazing conclusions of more than twenty years of research. Jenkinson takes readers through Ruth's 1921 season, in which his pattern of battled balls would have accounted for more than 100 home runs in today's ballparks and under today's rules. Yet, 1921 is just tip of the iceberg, for Jenkinson's research reveals that during an era of mammoth field dimensions Ruth hit more 450-plus-feet shots than anybody in history, and the conclusions one can draw are mind boggling.