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Stan Musial: an American life
Par George Vecsey. 2011
New York Times sports columnist chronicles the life and career of St. Louis Cardinals slugger and Hall of Famer Stan…
Musial (born 1920). Highlights "Stan the Man's" Donora, Pennsylvania, childhood and his onfield success despite being overshadowed in the media by his flamboyant contemporaries Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. 2011Lineup for yesterday
Par Ogden Nash, C. F. Payne. 2011
Collection of Ogden Nash's alphabetical poems of baseball legends, such as Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Includes player stats and…
biographical information. Originally published in 1949 in Sport magazine. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2011La presidenta de la Alianza Nacional para la Salud de los Hispanos presenta información y consejos útiles para las personas…
con diabetes. Incluye factores de riesgo, los cambios necesarios de vida, y un programa de salud de diez puntos para los afectados por la enfermedad. Incluye lista de recursosLas estrellas orientales: cómo el béisbol cambió el pueblo dominicano de San Pedro de Macorís
Par Mark Kurlansky. 2011
A profile of San Pedro de Macorís, a rural town in the Dominican Republic that has produced nearly eighty Major…
League Baseball players. Explores how the love of baseball united a diverse community and changed the face of the game. Spanish language. 2011Stars in the shadows: the Negro league all-star game of 1934
Par Charles R. Smith Jr., Frank Morrison. 2012
A story in rhyme recounts the second Negro League baseball all-star game in Chicago. Recaps each of the nine innings…
in which legendary players such as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, and Turkey Stearnes brought fans to their feet. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012Wherever I wind up: my quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball
Par Wayne Coffey, R. A. Dickey. 2012
Autobiography of the journeyman knuckleball pitcher, who was cut from his first professional team, the Texas Rangers, when doctors discovered…
that Dickey lacks a ligament in one of his elbows. Describes his impoverished Nashville upbringing, his quest for a career, and his Christian faith. 2012Imperfect: an improbable life
Par Tim Brown, Jim Abbott. 2012
Autobiography of professional baseball pitcher and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winner who was born without a right hand. Abbott discusses his…
blue-collar Flint, Michigan, childhood spent playing sports; his achievements in the major leagues, including a 1993 no-hitter for the New York Yankees; and his determination to reach the top. 2012Able to play: overcoming physical challenges (Good sports)
Par Glenn Stout. 2012
Profiles four professional baseball players: pitcher Mordecai Brown, who lost a finger in a farming accident; third baseman Ron Santo,…
who dealt with diabetes throughout his career; pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without his right hand; and outfielder Curtis Pride, who was born deaf. For grades 3-6. 2012Medical director of the UltraWellness Center explains the causes of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Discusses adopting an organic diet,…
exercise plan, and stress-relief methods to prevent chronic illness. Includes recipes. Bestseller. 2012A talk in the park: nine decades of baseball tales from the broadcast booth
Par Curt Smith. 2011
Oral history from one hundred sixteen baseball announcers whose careers spanned from the 1920s radio coverage and the 1930s first…
television broadcasts to the cable-television coverage of the 2000s. Includes commentaries on ballparks, players, managers, and improvements to the game. 2011Hammerin' Hank Greenberg: baseball pioneer
Par Shelley Sommer. 2011
Biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), who played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and…
1940s. Discusses early twentieth-century immigrant life in New York City, where Greenberg grew up, and the widespread prejudice the Jewish athlete endured. For grades 4-7. 2011The captain: the journey of Derek Jeter
Par Ian O'Connor. 2011
Biography of New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (born 1974) chronicles his childhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan; his 1995 major-league debut;…
and his career highlights, which include five World Series rings and five Gold Glove awards. Also recaps Jeter's contentious late-2010 contract negotiations. Some strong language. 2011American Diabetes Association guide to raising a child with diabetes
Par Jean Betschart Roemer, Jean Betschart-Roemer. 2011
Certified diabetes educator teaches patients strategies for maintaining a healthy lifestyle with type 2 diabetes. Provides meal plans and other…
charts and tools for implementing suggestions. Discusses medications, nutrition, complications, and emotional problems that may arise. 2011Sugar nation: the hidden truth behind America's deadliest habit and the simple way to beat it
Par Jeff O'Connell. 2010
Men's health writer describes his four years of research into diabetes, after being diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2006. Posits that…
although the pharmaceutical industry and physicians advocate medication, proper diet and exercise are more effective in preventing and controlling the disease. Outlines the lifestyle actions he took. 2010A life of control: stories of living with diabetes
Par Alan L. Graber, Anne W. Brown, Kathleen Wolff. 2010
Endocrinologist interviews dozens of patients with diabetes about their challenges, coping mechanisms, successes, and failures. Joins with two nurse practitioners…
to discuss the patient's role in self-management, the disease's impact on the family, and the effect of one's environment on health. Also addresses the doctor/patient relationship. 2010Field of screams: haunted tales from the baseball diamond, the locker room, and beyond (Lyons Press Ser.)
Par Dan Gordon, Mickey Bradley. 2010
The authors continue their anecdotes about weird happenings in the world of baseball begun in Haunted Baseball (DB 67877). In…
"New York's New Jersey" a construction worker recalls burying Red Sox paraphernalia under the new Yankee stadium's freshly poured concrete in 2007. 2010The last hero: a life of Henry Aaron
Par Howard Bryant. 2010
Biography of baseball legend Henry "Hank" Aaron (born 1934), who broke Babe Ruth's home-run record in 1974 while playing for…
the Atlanta Braves. Examines Aaron's childhood in segregated Mobile, Alabama; his 1954 debut with the Milwaukee Braves; and indignities he and other African American athletes endured. Some strong language. 2010Baseball heroes: good sports (Good sports)
Par Glenn Stout. 2011
Biographical sketches of baseball pioneers who fought prejudice to play: Hank Greenberg, one of the first Jewish players; Jackie Robinson,…
the first African American in the major leagues; Fernando Valenzuela, a Latino pitcher from Mexico; and Ila Borders, the first woman on a men's college team. For grades 3-6. 2010Explores the cultural impact of the 1940 move of the Homestead Grays, a storied Negro League baseball team, from Pittsburgh…
to segregated Washington, D.C. Recounts how Grays owner Cum Posey rented--and filled--the Washington Senators' stadium. Highlights the role of black journalist Sam Lacey in confronting racism. 2003