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Seasons in the sun: the story of big league baseball in Missouri (Sports and American culture series #1)
Par Roger D. Launius. 2002
The roots of professional baseball, and indeed its heart, may be found in the American Midwest, especially in Missouri. In…
Seasons in the Sun, Roger D. Launius offers an excellent overview of the teams, pennant races, trials, and triumphs of the different major-league teams that have resided in the state over the yearsRed Sox heroes of yesteryear
Par Herbert F Crehan, Herb Crehan. 2005
Colorful Johnny Pesky, local boy Jerry Remy, perennial All-Star Carl Yastrzemski, and the immortal Ted Williams are among the dozens…
of Fenway legends who return to the field in this collection of forty engaging profiles, all drawn from in-depth personal interviews. For high school and adult readers. 2005Long taters: a baseball biography of George "Boomer" Scott
Par Ron Anderson. 2012
From his childhood in the Jim Crow south to his glory days with the Red Sox in the 1967 World…
Series, George "Boomer" Scott is chronicled in this authoritative biography that captures the outspoken slugger's on-field triumphs as well as his struggles against racism. 2002Fenway: a biography in words and pictures
Par Dan Shaughnessy, Stan Grossfeld. 1999
Can you believe it?: 30 years of insider stories with the Boston Red Sox
Par Joe Castiglione, Douglas B. Lyons. 2012
The legendary voice of the Red Sox, radio announcer Joe Castiglione takes readers behind the microphone, offering his unique perspectives…
on such milestones as the heartbreaking 1986 World Series and the glorious seasons of 2004 and 2007. For high school and adult readersMercy!: a celebration of Fenway Park's centennial told through Red Sox radio and TV
Par Curt Smith. 2012
One hundred thrilling and sometimes heartbreaking years at Fenway are recounted in this history of the radio and television broadcasters…
who called the play-by-play, including such legends as Curt Gowdy, Ken Coleman, and Joe Castiglione. For high school and adult readersIdiots revisited: catching up with the Red Sox who won the 2004 World Series
Par Ian Browne. 2014
A decade after their curse-breaking triumph, the self-described "idiots" of the 2004 Red Sox recall the ins and outs of…
their championship season with the help of a seasoned baseball journalist. For high school and adult readers. Contains some strong language. 2014Ted Williams: the biography of an American hero
Par Leigh Montville. 2004
The definitive biography of the Red Sox slugger whose towering achievements, including a .406 season batting average record that still…
stands after 70 years, captivated a nation, and whose love-hate relationship with his fans still ignites controversy long past his death. Some strong language. 2004Miracle at Fenway: the inside story of the Boston Red Sox 2004 championship season
Par Saul Wisnia. 2014
The glorious championship season of 2004--after eighty-six years of heartbreak--is recalled here by players, coaches, upper management, and fans, especially…
the author, a seasoned sports writer and lifelong Red Sox lover. For high school and adult readers. Contains some strong language. 2014Al Kaline: the biography of a Tigers icon
Par Jim Hawkins. 2010
Biography of Albert William "Al" Kaline (born December 19, 1934) a former Major League Baseball right fielder. A member of…
the Baseball Hall of Fame, Kaline played his entire 22-year baseball career with the Detroit Tigers. Because of his lengthy career and longtime association with the Tigers organization, Kaline's nickname is "Mr. Tiger."Hank Greenberg: the hero who didn't want to be one (Jewish Lives Ser.)
Par Mark Kurlansky. 2011
Profiles the Jewish-American baseball player who, in 1934, risked his chance to beat Babe Ruth's home run record by sitting…
out a game on Yom Kippur, and describes his impact on Jewish-American history. A 2012 Michigan Notable book. 2011An acclaimed sports writer delivers a peerless history of the tumultuous first year of America's favorite field and the ragtag…
team of Red Sox who crowned the season with a world championshipTony Oliva: the life and times of a Minnesota Twins legend
Par Thom Henninger. 2015
In April 1961, the twenty-two-year-old Cuban prospect failed to impress the Twins in a tryout, but the sudden rupture in…
U.S.-Cuba relations made a return visa all but impossible. The story of how Oliva's unexpected stay led to a second chance and success with the Twins--as well as decades of personal and cultural isolation--is told for the first time in this full-scale biography of the man the fans affectionately call "Tony O."Billy Martin: baseball's flawed genius
Par Bill Pennington, Scott Waxman. 2015
Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of…
the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered by anyone who knows baseball to have been a true baseball genius, a field manager without peer. Yet he's remembered more for his habit of kicking dirt on umpires, for being hired and fired by George Steinbrenner five times, and for his rabble rousing and public brawls. He was combative, fiery, intimidating, and controversial, yet beloved by the everyday fan. He was hard on his players and even harder on himself. He knew how to turn around a losing team like no one else--and how to entertain us every step of the wayPlaying with the enemy: a baseball prodigy, a world at war, and the long journey home
Par Gary W. Moore. 2008
Gene Moore was a country boy who could hit a baseball a country mile. He was so good that the…
Brooklyn Dodgers came calling. When Gene's baseball career was interrupted by World War II, he joined the U.S. Navy, and in 1944, he found himself on a top-secret mission: to guard the German sailors captured from a U-505 submarine carrying an Enigma decoding machine. Stuck with guard duty, Gene taught the enemy how to play baseball. It was a decision the irrevocably changed his life... and maybe baseball itself. Inspired by true events. 2006More than a season: building a championship culture
Par Matt Fulks, Dayton Moore. 2015
Dayton Moore, General Manager of the Kansas City Royals, explains the process he used to change the baseball franchise from…
one that lost 100 games in three consecutive seasons to a team that went to postseason play for the first time in 29 years. UnratedMuzzy Field: tales from a forgotten ballpark
Par Douglas S Malan, Douglas Malan. 2009
Leadership in projects has been under-represented in many of the most influential project methodologies, where the focus has been on…
management and process. The importance to project success of key roles such as project board member, executive sponsor, project manager, client representative or team leader, increases exponentially with the scale and complexity of the project.Kaye Remington's Leading Complex Projects draws on original, empirical research into successful leadership of complex projects, including 70 in-depth interviews with people, across a broad range of industries, selected for their roles in guiding complex projects towards successful outcomes. The book, structured around the major themes from the interviews, explains and applies emerging best-practice in a coherent and focused way. A potent combination of wisdom from leaders in practice and the latest knowledge from many fields of research will engage experienced practitioners, as well as those who are teaching and researching projects, complexity and leadership.Bottom of the 33rd: hope, redemption, and baseball's longest game
Par Dan Barry. 2011
In a 1981 game that was nearly without end, beginning on Holy Saturday and ending in the wee hours of…
Easter Sunday, the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings made history. This lyrical tribute celebrates the game, the fans, and the players, including future stars Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken. For high school and adult readersShipwrecked: a peoples' history of the Seattle Mariners
Par Jon Wells. 2012
A brutally honest look at the moves and misfires of the Seattle Mariners, one of only two major league baseball…
teams who have never made it to the World Series. Sports writer Wells details the team's trials and tribulations, and improvement under new general manager Zduriencik