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Welcome to the Circus of Baseball

Author : Ryan McGee
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0385548427
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Welcome to the Circus of Baseball written by Ryan McGee and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a fresh-out-of-college intern for a minor league baseball team. Madness and charm ensue as Ryan McGee spends the season steeped in sweat, fertilizer, nacho cheese sauce, and pure, unadulterated joy in North Carolina with the Asheville Tourists. "A sweet and funny book that reminds us it’s not just the game itself that draws us. It’s also the people." —Tom Verducci, MLB Network, Fox & Sports Illustrated, and New York Times bestselling author of The Yankee Years In the spring of 1994, Ryan McGee (new college graduate) bombed his coveted interview with ESPN--the only place he ever wanted to work. But he did receive one job offer: to work for $100 a week for the Asheville Tourists, a proud minor league baseball team in the heart of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. McCormick Field, home to the Tourists, had once been graced by Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, and Jackie Robinson. What could go wrong? Welcome to the Circus of Baseball is McGee’s hilarious, charming memoir of his first summer working in the sporting world. He has since risen the ESPN ranks to national TV, radio, and Internet host, but his time in Asheville still looms large. Among the many jewels of his experience. . . McGee recounts one of the most entertaining on-field brawls you’ll ever witness (between the fourteen league mascots who had assembled for the all-star game--an eight-foot-tall foam-costumed crustacean, a pudgy red fox, a giant skunk . . . and they were really fighting), as well as the nervous moment he oversaw the game-day entertainer known as "Captain Dynamite and His Exploding Coffin of Death." Most important, McGee details a magical summer of baseball, of learning the ropes, of the ins-and-outs of running a minor league team, and of coming to understand how the pulse of a community can beat gloriously through a minor league ball club. Welcome to the Circus of Baseball is a baseball classic in the making.

The Circus Is in Town

Author : Robert A. Hilliard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781432787219
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book The Circus Is in Town written by Robert A. Hilliard and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family vacation in Reading, PA, to see a baseball game, made notable by a state-line billboard that read: "Welcome to Pennsylvania. America starts here." What did Pennsylvania have that New Jersey didn't? "Well ... Minor League Baseball for one," I muttered to myself. In fact, the Garden State hadn't been home to a minor league team for 12 years, when the Jersey City Indians finished their 1978 season and left town. The Hilliards would soon be moving to rural Sussex County in the northwest corner of Jersey. What passed for family entertainment during the summer months? The neighborhood Dairy Queen was mobbed on Friday nights. The local diner was always crowded on weekends. The main attraction? ... the county's Farm & Horse Show - but only for 10 days in early August. Other than a single bowling center and a pair of old-time movie theatres, the closest entertainment destination for young families could be found at a large mall more than an hour away. After that weekend at Reading's Municipal Stadium, I'd found what was missing in the community we'd be calling home - America's national pastime. But how to go about filling this void? And to what lengths would I personally be willing to go in order to turn this thought into reality? The Circus Is In Town describes the childhood, teenage, young-adult and family events that would shape my decision to table a successful business career for a road less traveled. A roller-coaster ride as unpredictable as a Ryne Duren fastball punctuated the next eight years. With a level of detail that could be chronicled only by the one person who experienced every waking moment, I take readers from the germ of an idea to full-blown reality - replete with pitfalls, internal discord, bureaucratic obstacles, crushing defeats and triumphs of the mind and heart. And then there's the baseball, itself. For anyone looking at getting into the business of baseball, The Circus Is In Town is surely a cautionary tale. For fans of the game, it is pure joy. For either, it's a must read -- Publisher.

The Strange Death of Liberal America

Author : Ralph Brauer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313080976
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Strange Death of Liberal America written by Ralph Brauer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ralph Brauer defines Liberal America as a place where government exists to keep the playing field level. The success of the American experiment, he argues, depends on how well we maintain this equity and its four cornerstones: economic justice, educational equity, voting rights, and media fairness. His book is both a political and intellectual history examining the various threats to these cornerstones, and a social and cultural chronicle. Touching on music, television, movies, and sports, Brauer's thesis is underscored by a historical discussion that begins with the New Deal and works its way to the present, ending with Global Warming and the Iraq War. Arguing that the patient is in intensive care, Brauer identifies three reasons for the decline of the level playing field: 1) a Republican counterrevolution dedicated to rolling back the values of the New Deal, 2) an inability of both parties to answer questions raised by decades of Civil Rights revolutions, and 3) the transformation of suburban America from a place of opportunity created by government programs to a battleground. These three ideas form the basis for the book's three sections. Part One follows the development of the Counterrevolutionary Coalition, beginning with the Southern Strategy and ending with a chapter on America's politicized media. Part Two focuses on questions that have been raised by people of color and by women, and treats the Democratic Party's failure to answer those questions as illustrated by events like the Nader-LaDuke campaign and the 1964 Atlantic City convention. Part Three details the impact of suburban America on the cornerstones.

Black Baseball's National Showcase

Author : Larry Lester
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803280007
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Black Baseball's National Showcase written by Larry Lester and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively illustrated introduction to the Negro League equivalent of the All-Star Game discusses the history of the games, as well as the colorful cast of promoters, gamblers, and hucksters who made it happen. Original.

Forthcoming Books

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Games That Changed Baseball

Author : John G. Robertson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476662266
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Games That Changed Baseball written by John G. Robertson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national pastime's rich history and vast cache of statistics have provided fans and researchers a gold mine of narrative and data since the late 19th century. Many books have been written about Major League Baseball's most famous games. This one takes a different approach, focusing on MLB's most historically significant games. Some will be familiar to baseball scholars, such as the October afternoon in 1961 when Roger Maris eclipsed Babe Ruth's single-season home run record, or the compelling sixth game of the 1975 World Series. Other fascinating games are less well known: the day at the Polo Grounds in 1921, when a fan named Reuben Berman filed a lawsuit against the New York Giants, winning fans the right to keep balls hit into the stands; the first televised broadcast of an MLB game in 1939; opening night of the Houston Astrodome in 1965, when spectators no longer had to be taken out to the ballgame; or the spectator-less April 2015 Orioles-White Sox game, played in an empty stadium in the wake of the Baltimore riots. Each game is listed in chronological order, with detailed historical background and a box score.

Circus Girl

Author : Elizabeth Carter Wellington
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480834696
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Circus Girl written by Elizabeth Carter Wellington and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1971 and seventeen-year-old Sarah Cunningham is consumed by wanderlust. When her passion for capturing interesting subjects through her camera lens leads Sarah to a grassy lot one day, she becomes immediately mesmerized by the fascinating circus life that surrounds her. Eager to fit in and in need of a passport into a world beyond her reach, Sarah escapes her scripted suburban life, makes the circus her family, and loses her virginity to West, a handsome performer with a gift for handling wild animals. While under the spell of circus mystique, Sarah falls in love with West and the nomadic way of life as she mingles with jailbirds and performers alike. As the tour nears its end, the gritty underbelly of the circus is revealed. Just before the show reaches winter quarters in Florida, Sarah makes two unwanted discoveries that place her prematurely into adulthood and lead her to face major life choices. In this coming-of-age story, a restless teenager embarks on a journey of self-discovery during the 1970s after she runs away with the circus and discovers that life under a tent is as unpredictable as she is.

The Billboard

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Writings of Mark Twain

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Writings of Mark Twain written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Mark Twain's speeches

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Mark Twain's speeches written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Billboard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1952-11-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Billboard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1946-11-30 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786455128
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, badly hurt by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 1950s when they were finally rebuilt and had their first success in 40 years. The culminating event was the capture of the 1959 American League pennant, made possible by aging pitcher Early Wynn. Wynn, nearly 40, was the best pitcher in the game that season, winning 22 games and the Cy Young Award. He was the last piece in the puzzle that put the Sox over the top and, in addition to the team's historic season, the book tracks his life before, during and after baseball.

The Legend of Mickey Tussler

Author : Frank Nappi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620873028
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of Mickey Tussler written by Frank Nappi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees seventeen-year old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyone is so hopeful. Mickey’s autism—a disorder still not truly understood even today—has alienated the boy from the world, and he is berated by other players and fans. Mickey faces immense trials in the harsh and competitive world of baseball while coping with the challenges inherent to his disorder. An honest and knowledgeable book about overcoming adversity, and the basis for the television movie A Mile in His Shoes, Mickey’s powerful story shows that with support and determination anyone can be triumphant, even when the odds are stacked against him.

Love Never Changes Screenplay

Author : Brian Stewart
Publisher : Boat Angel Outreach Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love Never Changes Screenplay written by Brian Stewart and published by Boat Angel Outreach Center. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writer was hoping that MJ would perform the part of Bubba in this wonderful interracial love story. Alas, that did not come to pass, but you can enjoy and recommend it to your film making friends.

The Big Cat

Author : Jerry Grillo
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496239717
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book The Big Cat written by Jerry Grillo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1949 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One half-sheet poster used to advertise this 1949 film.

Billboard

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1956-11-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.