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Unlikely Champions

Author : Christopher Gallo
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500461973
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Champions written by Christopher Gallo and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlikely Champions: A Miracle in Williamsport celebrates the 25th anniversary of the most stunning upset in the history of the Little League World Series, following the players, now successful adults, leaders, and family men, as they tell their inspirational stories and relate the life lessons they learned.Trumbull National Little League's unlikely 5-2 victory over Taiwan in the 1989 Little League World Series evokes memories of a Little League miracle. Fifteen ordinary 12-year-old boys accomplished something extraordinary, winning the hearts of sports fans across America in the process, stunning the mighty Taiwanese. As the Trumbull kids celebrated on the field, the American-flag-waving crowd of 40,000 chanted in earnest – “USA! USA!” No one gave these Little Leaguers from a small town in Connecticut a chance to win. If your Little League son or daughter aspires to play on Williamsport's Little League Field of Dreams for a world championship, then you must read what these Unlikely Champions have to say to your ballplayer achieving those dreams.We pass along the legacy of the game of baseball by telling stories, from fathers to sons and daughters, grandfathers to grandsons and granddaughters, one generation of fans to the next. It's why every game broadcast features a play-by-play announcer for the action and a “color commentator,” to explain the game and share stories about it. The late A. Bartlett Giamatti often claimed that “Baseball stories were at the heart of the appeal of our game. The history of baseball is an oral one.” This is an American baseball story, finally…and finely told. Foreword by Chris Berman

The Perfect Game

Author : Frank Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250009537
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Game written by Frank Fitzpatrick and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed veteran sportswriter Fitzpatrick chronicles one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history. Through interviews with the players and coaches, through the work of sociologists and cultural critics, through the eyes of those who witnessed the legendary game of Villanova versus Georgetown, Fitzpatrick recreates the key events.

"Had 'Em All the Way"

Author : Thad Mumau
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786497114
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book "Had 'Em All the Way" written by Thad Mumau and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team--team being the operative word. There were no superstars, although Roberto Clemente would become one, and nobody had a record season. The Battling Bucs frequently came from behind to win late in the game, with Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince signing off, "We had 'em all the way." Pittsburgh was the Sad Sack of baseball through most of the 1950s, and as the Pirates grabbed the National League lead early in the 1960 season, fans wondered if the guys in vest-shirts and black sleeves could indeed hang on. And then there was the World Series, the one everybody but the Pirates thought would be won by the Yankees, in which Bill Mazeroski provided the most dramatic finish of all sports championships. This book, featuring interviews with Clemente, Dick Groat, Bob Friend and Dick Schofield, chronicles the Pirates of 1960--a team of friends--and their push through a long and magical season.

My Day with the Cup

Author : Jim Lang
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982194448
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book My Day with the Cup written by Jim Lang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never-before-told stories of wild celebrations and heartfelt moments with the Stanley Cup, in the words of the champions themselves, including Sidney Crosby, Brendan Shanahan, Larry Robinson, and Mike Modano. There is no trophy like the Stanley Cup. It has the names of every champion who’s won it engraved on its shining sides. And when it is won, it is presented first to the players, who have fought so hard to raise it above their heads. The Cup is special in another way, too. Every summer, it goes on a cross-continent tour (sometimes even overseas), visiting every player, coach, and team member who won it that year. Everyone gets their day with the Cup, chaperoned by one of the ever-watchful Keepers of the Cup from the Hockey Hall of Fame to make sure it doesn’t get into too much trouble. The Cup has been everywhere, from the bottom of a pool at a rock star’s mansion to a ride through the sky above Montreal in a helicopter flown by none other than hockey legend Guy Lafleur. It has served beer and champagne, breakfast cereal for kids, popcorn, and hot dogs. It brings joy to players and fans and inspires awe everywhere it goes. Veteran sportscaster and bestselling author Jim Lang has interviewed more than thirty players and coaches, and a couple of Keepers of the Cup, to collect these behind-the-scenes stories of the Stanley Cup’s adventures. Each one is special, but they all share strong themes of family and friends, community, gratitude, and the feeling that the greatest achievements in life are best celebrated with others.

CliffsTestPrep LSAT, 5th Edition

Author : Peter Z Orton
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544185544
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book CliffsTestPrep LSAT, 5th Edition written by Peter Z Orton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-03-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps. Gain an edge with CliffsTestPrep LSAT, 5th Edition. Competition for admission to law school is intense, and your LSAT (Law School Admission Test) score can make the difference. This LSAT study guide is direct, precise, and easy to use. Inside, you'll find The format and an overview of the LSAT, including subject areas Two successful approaches to taking the test: The Plus-Minus and the Elimination strategies Three complete LSAT practice exams Practice questions, answers, and explanations in each chapter A step-by-step "plan of attack" for each section The strategies and materials in this guide have been researched, tested, and evaluated in actual LSAT preparation classes. With such proven help, you can sharpen your skills in Reading comprehension. Understand, interpret, and analyze reading passages on a variety of topics Logical reasoning. Discern the relationships embodied in a set of conditions; derive information from the conditions Essay writing. Express your opinion clearly and logically by adhering to the rules and convention of standard written English Analytical reasoning. Analyze and evaluate short passages or statements With guidance from the CliffsTestPrep series, you'll feel at home in any standardized-test environment!

Upsets, Comebacks and Turnarounds

Author : Sr. David N. Hunter
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1640820914
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Upsets, Comebacks and Turnarounds written by Sr. David N. Hunter and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the World of Sports, there's nothing like an upset win, a comeback from way back, and a complete turnaround. The same is true in life. In sports, we celebrate the underdogs, both the teams and the players who are at a distinct disadvantage and are expected to lose. Yet some way, somehow, these teams and players find a way triumph in spite of adversity. Upsets, Comebacks, and Turnarounds looks back to those who have already overcome and looks ahead to those facing overwhelming obstacles yet to be overcome. This book examines the intersection of God and sports and the connection of sports and spirituality. It is dedicated to those in life not favored to win; to those voted least likely to succeed; and to those picked to finish dead last or not at all; in other words, the underdogs. The Bible is chock-full of unprecedented upset wins. The Holy Writ is replete with remarkable, courageous comebacks. And scripture is saturated with stories of tremendous turnarounds. Leah, Ruth, Jonathan, Moses, and Elijah are just a few of the faithful who overcame overwhelming odds and were victorious. They found a way to believe God for, and experience, miracles. This is a telling of their side of the story. This book is a tribute to all of the biblical long-shots. to all those who "didn't stand a chance." Biblical stories of men and women of the faith are inspiration and motivation for us all. At one point in their lives, ordinary people just like you and me were spiritually empty, bereft of hope and brimming with despair. But God turned it around. He did it for them, He did it for me, and He can do the same for you too.

The Most Unlikely Champion

Author : Vera Koo
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1504388577
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Most Unlikely Champion written by Vera Koo and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vera Koo enrolled in a firearm safety course because she was afraid of guns. Goals are important to Vera, so she set hers high, completing the beginner's course, and eventually becoming the best shooter in her advanced class. Her instructor suggested she reach for an even higher goal with competitive shooting. And she did. With unflinching focus and determination, Vera became one of the most accomplished shooters ever. At age 70, she’s an eight-time women’s division winner of the prestigious Bianchi Cup Action Pistol Championship. She’s the first woman to place in the Top 20 in the Bianchi Cup competition. Vera’s story is more than that of a petite Asian woman becoming a top competitor in the male-dominated sport shooting world. It’s the story of a Chinese immigrant, raised in a traditional Chinese culture, where women deferred to their husbands and kept to their socio-economic class, succeeded in America. Vera is a successful businesswoman, accomplished athlete, and a loving wife and mother. It was never an ‘either or’ for Vera, it’s about meeting life’s challenges head-on with dogged persistence, grace, humility—and humor. With faith in herself and God, Vera has survived unexpected tragedies, tremendous hurt, and betrayal. And yet, her story is about hope, love, compassion, and forgiveness. Through all the twists and turns in her life, Vera shows us how the same grit that made her a world class athlete, helped her find joy. “Search for something you’re good at,” Vera says, "and it will take you far.” - Vera

Portland Trail Blazers

Author : Travis Clark
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1617877948
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Portland Trail Blazers written by Travis Clark and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portland Trail Blazers is a beginner's history of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Beginning with the franchise's early years, readers will experience the team's highest and lowest moments, meet the team's best players and managers, and gain the inside track on information that completes the team's story. Mini-biographies, fun facts, anecdotes, fantastic quotes, and sidebars combine with full-color, action-packed photographs to round out the story of the Trail Blazers, allowing your readers Inside the NBA! SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

TLA Video & DVD Guide 2004

Author : David Bleiler
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466867817
Total Pages : 4477 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book TLA Video & DVD Guide 2004 written by David Bleiler and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 4477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The TLA Film, Video and DVD Guide 2004 is the absolutely indispensable guide to worthwhile cinema. It includes over 10,000 entries on the best of film and video that a real film lover might actually want to see. Unlike some of the other mass market guides that tend to be clogged with unenlightening entries on even more unenlightening films, TLA focuses on independent, foreign as well as the best of Hollywood to bring the cineaste an opinionated guide that is both fun to read and easy to use. The guide includes: * Reviews of more than 10,000 entries * Four detailed indexes--by star, director, country of origin, and theme. * More than 300 photos throughout * A listing of all the major film awards of the past quarter century, as well as TLA Bests and recommended films *A comprehensive selection of cinema from over 50 countries. From one of the finest names in video retailing and a growing rental chain comes the latest edition of one of the most respected film, video, and DVD guides. The TLA Film, Video and DVD Guide is perfect for anyone with an eclectic taste in cinema.

100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Author : Derrick Goold
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1641252081
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book 100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die written by Derrick Goold and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most St. Louis Cardinals fans have taken in a game or two at Busch Stadium, have seen highlights of a young Ozzie Smith, and enjoyed Matt Carpenter's salsa-induced hot streak in 2018. But only real fans have visited "Trinket City," know the origin of the Redbird logo, or understand the significance of the number 1.12. In this revised and updated edition of 100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, author Derrick Goold collects every essential piece of Cardinals knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining, enlightening, and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Iberia Chronicles

Author : Karan Tejwani
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1785317393
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Iberia Chronicles written by Karan Tejwani and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iberia Chronicles is a fascinating compendium of all things Spanish and Portuguese football. From the glory and grandeur of Spain's biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, to the rise of Portugal's Boavista and Braga along with everything in between, this is a comprehensive guide to the highs and lows of the game in two football-mad countries. The two nations have a vast history in the sport-Portugal started playing in 1875 and Spain 15 years later. Today they are two of the world's top footballing nations. Despite political issues, the Basque region dominated Spanish football in the 1980s, while great managers such as John Toshack and Luis Aragones made their mark in the country. In nearby Portugal, the late bloomers in the sport had an era to be proud of in the 1990s, but it wasn't until 2016 and the European Championships that they tasted true glory. Iberia Chronicles is penned by a collective of 22 writers. Learn about the key players, managers, glories, and downfalls that have shaped the sport in Spain and Portugal.

Outside the Box

Author : Duncan Alexander
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473536774
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Outside the Box written by Duncan Alexander and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In football, numbers are everywhere. From touches in the opposition box to expected goals, clear-cut chances to win-loss ratios. In the modern game, these numbers help provide the narrative, the drama, and the conversation. They are scrutinised in order to justify results and to predict future outcomes. They even dictate transfer policy and drive clubs to achieve the impossible. But when did the numbers become so important and what do they mean? In Outside the Box, Duncan Alexander looks back at twenty-five years of the Premier League and beyond, uncovering the hidden truths and accepted myths that surround the game. Using the archives of OptaJoe and never-before-seen data, we discover why Liverpool have gone 27 years without winning a league title and why Lionel Messi is the best player in the game’s history. Or is he? Insightful, wry, and hugely entertaining, Outside the Box is an enlightening and accessible account of football across the decades, analysing data from the some of the greatest seasons, players, teams and managers.

Making Sustainability Work

Author : Marc J. Epstein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351276425
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Making Sustainability Work written by Marc J. Epstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate "how-to-do-it" guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually making sustainability work for organizations. An updated edition of a landmark book at a time when a growing number of corporate leaders are asking for urgent help in "getting this done".

Understanding Post-Soviet Transitions

Author : Christoph H. Stefes
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230287468
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Post-Soviet Transitions written by Christoph H. Stefes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an account of systemic corruption within the context of post-Soviet economic and political transitions. Focusing on Armenia and Georgia, it shows how systemic corruption has developed since the fall of Soviet rule and how corruption has shaped the emerging economic and political systems of these two countries.

Women Against the Vote

Author : Julia Bush
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019924877X
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Women Against the Vote written by Julia Bush and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British women who resisted their own enfranchisement were ridiculed by the suffragists and have since been neglected by historians. Yet these women claimed to form a majority of the female public on the eve of the First World War. Julia Bush rediscovers the history of female anti-suffragism in Britain.

The Hustle

Author : Doug Merlino
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608192156
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Hustle written by Doug Merlino and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles a social experiment through which wealthy white and disadvantaged African-American basketball athletes were put together to form a successful youth team that also enabled the black players to attend private school, revealing what became of them years later.

Wars of Position

Author : Timothy Brennan
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231510454
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Wars of Position written by Timothy Brennan and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking stock of contemporary social, cultural, and political currents, Timothy Brennan explores key turning points in the recent history of American intellectual life. He contends that a certain social-democratic vision of politics has been banished from public discussion, leading to an unlikely convergence of the political right and the academic left and a deadening of critical opposition. Brennan challenges the conventional view that affiliations based on political belief, claims upon the state, or the public interest have been rendered obsolete by the march of events in the years before and after Reagan. Instead, he lays out a new path for a future infused with a sense of intellectual and political possibility. In highlighting the shift in America's intellectual culture, Brennan makes the case for seeing belief as an identity. As much as race or ethnicity, political belief, Brennan argues, is itself an identity-one that remains unrecognized and without legal protections while possessing its own distinctive culture. Brennan also champions the idea of cosmopolitanism and critiques those theorists who relegate the left to the status of postcolonial "other." Wars of Position documents how alternative views were chased from the public stage by strategic acts of censorship, including within supposedly dissident wings of the humanities. He explores how the humanities entered the cultural and political mainstream and settled into an awkward secular religion of the "middle way." In a series of interrelated chapters, Brennan considers narratives of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Clinton impeachment; reexamines Salman Rushdie's pre-fatwa writing to illuminate its radical social leanings; presents a startling new interpretation of Edward Said; looks at the fatal reception of Antonio Gramsci within postcolonial history and criticism; and offers a stinging critique of Hardt and Negri's Empire and the influence of Italian radicalism on contemporary cultural theory. Throughout the work, Brennan also draws on and critiques the ideas and influence of Heidegger, Lyotard, Kristeva, and other influential theorists.