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Mad Ducks and Bears

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031632647X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Mad Ducks and Bears written by George Plimpton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.

Mad Ducks and Bears

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780233965369
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Mad Ducks and Bears written by George Plimpton and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mad Ducks and Bears

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780316379458
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Mad Ducks and Bears written by George Plimpton and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books-now repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In MAD DUCKS AND BEARS, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates-Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, MAD DUCKS AND BEARS is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.

Mad Ducks and Bears

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780233965369
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Mad Ducks and Bears written by George Plimpton and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Best of Plimpton

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 9780871135032
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Best of Plimpton written by George Plimpton and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects profiles, essays, articles, and short stories by the American sportswriter.

Paper Lion

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316284432
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Paper Lion written by George Plimpton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that made a legend -- and captures America's sport in detail that's never been matched, featuring a foreword by Nicholas Dawidoff and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. George Plimpton was perhaps best known for Paper Lion, the book that set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experiences in talking his way into training camp with the Detroit Lions, practicing with the team, and taking snaps behind center. His breezy style captures the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks that pervade when sixty high-strung guys live together in close quarters, and a host of football rites and rituals. One of the funniest and most insightful books ever written on football, Paper Lion is a classic look at the gridiron game and a book The Wall Street Journal calls "a continuous feast...The best book ever about football -- or anything!"

One More July

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780060133764
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book One More July written by George Plimpton and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1977 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Just Ducks!

Author : Nicola Davies
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536221619
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Just Ducks! written by Nicola Davies and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pitch-perfect throughout, enthusiastic and confident. . . . Positively ducky all around." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) The young girl in this story may live in the city, but outside her window there’s a river full of mallard ducks! She hears them as soon as she wakes up, and on the way to school she sees them upside down bobbing for food. Interspersed with fun facts, her enthusiastic commentary about her feathered neighbors — what they look like, how they behave, where they nest, where they sleep — pairs swimmingly with cheerful watercolor illustrations. Back matter includes an index and a note about ducks.

NFL 1965

Author : David Kaiser
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686459
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book NFL 1965 written by David Kaiser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1960s, when pro football eclipsed baseball as America's leading spectator sport, the NFL had the most exciting season in its history. The Eastern Conference Cleveland Browns were the champions in 1965 yet most of the action was in the Western Conference, where the reigning Baltimore Colts contended with the formidable Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. All three teams played two games apiece against the Detroit Lions, a power earlier in the decade, and the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams, who were becoming dominant in the league. In those days the NFL played a wide-open game--long touchdown passes, fumbles and interceptions kept fans on the edges of their seats through seven games each weekend. The league's deep bench included such players as Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Tom Matte, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung and Dave Robinson, rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, and key coaches Don Shula, Vince Lombardi and George Halas. A fantastic final weekend led to a one-game playoff for the right to face the Browns for the championship. Drawing on interviews with surviving players and executives, this book recounts the thrilling drama of the '65 season and places it in the broader context of NFL history.

Open Net

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031632678X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Open Net written by George Plimpton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and now featuring a foreword from Denis Leary and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. In OPEN NET, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition game against the always-tough Philadelphia Flyers. With reflections on such hockey greats as Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, OPEN NET is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man.

Even Big Guys Cry

Author : Alex Karas
Publisher : Holt McDougal
ISBN 13 : 9780030173714
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (737 download)

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Download or read book Even Big Guys Cry written by Alex Karas and published by Holt McDougal. This book was released on 1977 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The former defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions tells his story; how, through strength, tenacity, and wit, he emerged from a sooty steel town to enjoy successful careers in football and in acting.

The Bogey Man

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031632633X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book The Bogey Man written by George Plimpton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Plimpton chronicles his month spent on the PGA tour in THE BOGEY MAN, now repackaged and including a foreword by Rick Reilly and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. What happens when a weekend athlete--of average skill at best--joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton, one of the finest participatory sports journalists, spent a month of self-imposed torture on the tour to find out. Along the way, he meets amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans, and hangers-on. In THE BOGEY MAN, we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton's thoughts and experiences--frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling--from the first tee to the last green. This intriguing classic, which remains one of the wittiest books ever written on golf, features Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Walter Hagan, and many other golf greats and eccentrics, all doing what they do best.

Moby-Duck

Author : Donovan Hohn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110147596X
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Moby-Duck written by Donovan Hohn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes. In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz and David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1406 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1976 with total page 1406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Football

Author : John Grasso
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810878577
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Football written by John Grasso and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gridiron football or American football or just plain football is the most popular sport in the United States in the 21st century. Although attempts have been made to develop the sport outside North America, it is still predominantly a North American sport with similar games (but significant rules differences) played in the United States and Canada. The Historical Dictionary of Football covers the history of American football through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on both amateur (collegiate) and professional players, coaches, teams and executives from all eras. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of football.

Out of My League

Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316284521
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Out of My League written by George Plimpton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baseball classic that Ernest Hemingway called "beautifully observed and incredibly conceived," now repackaged and including a foreword from Jane Leavy and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. The first of Plimpton's remarkable forays into participatory journalism, OUT OF MY LEAGUE chronicles with wit, charm, and grace what happens when a self-professed amateur has the chance to answer every fan's question: could he strike out a major league star? Plimpton's inspired idea--to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All-Stars of the American and National Leagues--begins as a fun-filled stunt and comes to a deeply hellish, nearly humiliating end. This honest and hilarious tale features Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk, and other baseball greats and is "a baseball book such as no one else ever wrote, and one of the best ever." --New York Herald Tribune

American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980

Author : Kirk Curnutt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108551599
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980 written by Kirk Curnutt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980 examines the literary developments of the twentieth-century's gaudiest decade. For a quarter century, filmmakers, musicians, and historians have returned to the era to explore the legacy of Watergate, stagflation, and Saturday Night Fever, uncovering the unique confluence of political and economic phenomena that make the period such a baffling time. Literary historians have never shown much interest in the era, however - a remarkable omission considering writers as diverse as Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, Marilyn French, Adrienne Rich, Gay Talese, Norman Mailer, Alice Walker, and Octavia E. Butler were active. Over the course of twenty-one essays, contributors explore a range of controversial themes these writers tackled, from 1960s' nostalgia to feminism and the redefinition of masculinity to sexual liberation and rock 'n' roll. Other essays address New Journalism, the rise of blockbuster culture, memoir and self-help, and crime fiction - all demonstrating that the Me Decade was nothing short of mesmerizing.