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New England Candlepin Bowling

Author : Susan Mara Bregman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467105708
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book New England Candlepin Bowling written by Susan Mara Bregman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candlepin bowling is hard. So hard, in fact, that no one has ever bowled a perfect game. The pins are tall and skinny, the balls are small enough to fit in a player's hand, and the fallen pins are not cleared between rolls. Originating in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century and played today mostly in New England and eastern Canada, the game has a rich and colorful history. In the days before automation, sure-footed pin boys manually reset the pins and returned the balls. A long-running, top-rated Boston television show regularly transformed unassuming candlepinners into regional celebrities. And the game has something called a Half Worcester. Author and photographer Susan Mara Bregman bowled at dozens of candlepin centers, combed through dusty archives, and interviewed industry insiders to create this affectionate look at one of America's quirkiest pastimes.

They Came to Bowl

Author : Doug Schmidt
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870203878
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book They Came to Bowl written by Doug Schmidt and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this authoritative and lively book, Doug Schmidt traces bowling's roots from a German religious rite centuries ago to the sport that made Milwaukee famous. From the taverns and saloons that housed recreational games to the sell-out crowds and million-dollar beer sponsorships of televised tournaments, this well-illustrated book covers both sport and city, charting the changing face of bowling over the century. Packed with memorable showdowns and improbable heroes, They Came to Bowl will take you back to the changing lanes of bowling in Milwaukee -- and the sport as a whole.

Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated

Author : Robert D. Putnam
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982130849
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated written by Robert D. Putnam and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America. Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolized a significant social change that became the basis of the acclaimed bestseller, Bowling Alone, which The Washington Post called “a very important book” and Putnam, “the de Tocqueville of our generation.” Bowling Alone surveyed in detail Americans’ changing behavior over the decades, showing how we had become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures, whether it’s with the PTA, church, clubs, political parties, or bowling leagues. In the revised edition of his classic work, Putnam shows how our shrinking access to the “social capital” that is the reward of communal activity and community sharing still poses a serious threat to our civic and personal health, and how these consequences have a new resonance for our divided country today. He includes critical new material on the pervasive influence of social media and the internet, which has introduced previously unthinkable opportunities for social connection—as well as unprecedented levels of alienation and isolation. At the time of its publication, Putnam’s then-groundbreaking work showed how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction, and how the loss of social capital is felt in critical ways, acting as a strong predictor of crime rates and other measures of neighborhood quality of life, and affecting our health in other ways. While the ways in which we connect, or become disconnected, have changed over the decades, his central argument remains as powerful and urgent as ever: mending our frayed social capital is key to preserving the very fabric of our society.

The Bowling Chronicles

Author : J.R. Schmidt
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476628068
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Bowling Chronicles written by J.R. Schmidt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people bowl yet few know much about bowling's rich history. For more than 25 years, J.R. "Dr. Jake" Schmidt has been recounting that history in Bowlers Journal International with vitality and detail. This collection of 90 of his classic articles presents portraits of Dick Weber, Don Carter, Marion Ladewig and other tenpin immortals. Great matches and tournaments are recalled, along with little-known and forgotten stories--the bowling ball that went around the world, the 300 game that took a week to complete, the symphony concert that featured a bowler rolling against pins on stage, the traveling hustler who passed himself off as a German nobleman, the baseball Hall of Famer who won a national bowling championship, and much more.

History of Bowling

Author : American Bowling Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book History of Bowling written by American Bowling Congress and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bowling for Communism

Author : Andrew Demshuk
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501751670
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Bowling for Communism written by Andrew Demshuk and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bowling for Communism illuminates how civic life functioned in Leipzig, East Germany's second-largest city, on the eve of the 1989 revolution by exploring acts of "urban ingenuity" amid catastrophic urban decay. Andrew Demshuk profiles the creative activism of local communist officials who, with the help of scores of volunteers, constructed a palatial bowling alley without Berlin's knowledge or approval. In a city mired in disrepair, civic pride overcame resentment against a regime loathed for corruption, Stasi spies, and the Berlin Wall. Reconstructing such episodes through interviews and obscure archival materials, Demshuk shows how the public sphere functioned in Leipzig before the fall of communism. Hardly detached or inept, local officials worked around centralized failings to build a more humane city. And hardly disengaged, residents turned to black-market construction to patch up their surroundings. Because such "urban ingenuity" was premised on weakness in the centralized regime, the dystopian cityscape evolved from being merely a quotidian grievance to the backdrop for revolution. If, by their actions, officials were demonstrating that the regime was irrelevant, and if, in their own experiences, locals only attained basic repairs outside official channels, why should anyone have mourned the system when it was overthrown?

The Mark Roth Book of Bowling

Author : Mark Roth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780831758004
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book The Mark Roth Book of Bowling written by Mark Roth and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading bowler discusses equipment, technique and attitude, offers tips, and answers questions.

The History of Bowling

Author : Mort Luby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The History of Bowling written by Mort Luby and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Bowling and Billiards

Author : Leila C Doran
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780343192051
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book History of Bowling and Billiards written by Leila C Doran and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Bowling

Author : Joan L. Martin
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowling written by Joan L. Martin and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1986 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Long Bullets

Author : Fintan Lane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954215941
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Long Bullets written by Fintan Lane and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of Bowling

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The History of Bowling written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pin Action

Author : Gianmarc Manzione
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1605987158
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Pin Action written by Gianmarc Manzione and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers—often teenagers—faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and the balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his hustler ways and become a bonafide champion.For the more than 100 million bowlers worldwide and for fans of timeless sports histories, Pin Action captures the underbelly of 1960s and '70s New York and tells the true story of how the most notorious action bowler of all time became a Hall of Famer. Set in the gritty, flashy, lost world of action bowling, Gianmarc Manzione tells an epic tale filled with seedy characters, uproarious eccentricities, improbable twists of fate, and a rags-to-riches narrative so crazy it has to be true.

Inductive Metrology

Author : Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Inductive Metrology written by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Bowling

Author : John Grasso
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810880229
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Bowling written by John Grasso and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that Polynesians played a similar game, using small elliptical balls and round flat stone disks, and, like modern-day bowling, a sixty-foot throwing distance. The Historical Dictionary of Bowling contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on both male and female bowlers, amateur and professional, bowling coaches, writers and other contributors to the sport of bowling; descriptions and results of major tournaments and terminology of the sport. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Bowling.

Bowling

Author : Mark Miller
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747811367
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Bowling written by Mark Miller and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular in various forms the world over, bowling became one of America's favorite pastimes as early as the 1800s. Bowling rules were standardized in New York in 1895. But it wasn't until after World War II that bowling really swept the nation, and by the 1950s and '60s, bowling was ubiquitous in towns and cities small and large. Local and national competitions, television specials, and the Professional Bowlers Association helped fuel the fire. Soon, adults and children alike were participating in bowling on a regular basis, often in weekly leagues. Though popularity has waxed and waned over the years, today more than 95 million people count themselves as regular bowlers. Bowling expert Mark Miller traces the history of bowling in the United States in this colorful and concise exploration of bowling as both a sport and a leisure activity. From its ancient beginnings to the mid-century boom to today's bowling and entertainment centers, Miller captures the essence of bowling.

The Big Book of Bowling

Author : Howard Stallings
Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780879056629
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Bowling written by Howard Stallings and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains scores of humorous tales, 100 striking photographs from the Bowling Hall of Fame and private collections, statistics, trivia. Features trophies, clothing, and kitsch that capture the history of the sport.