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Barry Bonds Baseball S Superman
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Author : Steven Travers
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2003-04-10
Barry Bonds Baseball S Superman written by Steven Travers and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Barry Bonds: Baseball Superman is the biography of the game's first four-time Most Valuable Player. In 2001, Bonds broke the greatest record in sports, the all-time single-season home run record held over the years by Babe Ruth, Roger Maris and Mark McGwire, and arguably had the greatest season in baseball history. There is no doubt that for most fans, Barry Bonds is a man of mystery. Author Steven Travers documents the superstar's 2001 campaign as Bonds defied the very bounds of conventional logic and perfected the art of long-ball hitting. Travers also describes Bonds's childhood in Riverside, California, the hometown of his father, Bobby; his successful high school career in the Bay Area, and his All-American career at Arizona State. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Game Of Shadows
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Author : Mark Fainaru-Wada
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-03-23
Game Of Shadows written by Mark Fainaru-Wada and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-23 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In the summer of 1998 two of baseball leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, embarked on a race to break Babe Ruth’s single season home run record. The nation was transfixed as Sosa went on to hit 66 home runs, and McGwire 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants All-Star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by 3 home runs in the midst of what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the next three seasons, as Bonds regularly launched mammoth shots into the San Francisco Bay, baseball players across the country were hitting home runs at unprecedented rates. For years there had been rumors that perhaps some of these players owed their success to steroids. But crowd pleasing homers were big business, and sportswriters, fans, and officials alike simply turned a blind eye. Then, in December of 2004, after more than a year of investigation, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams broke the story that in a federal investigation of a nutritional supplement company called BALCO, Yankees slugger Jason Giambi had admitted taking steroids. Barry Bonds was also implicated. Immediately the issue of steroids became front page news. The revelations led to Congressional hearings on baseball’s drug problems and continued to drive the effort to purge the U.S. Olympic movement of drug cheats. Now Fainaru-Wada and Williams expose for the first time the secrets of the BALCO investigation that has turned the sports world upside down. Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroid Scandal That Rocked Professional by award-winning investigative journalists Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, is a riveting narrative about the biggest doping scandal in the history of sports, and how baseball’s home run king, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants, came to use steroids. Drawing on more than two years of reporting, including interviews with hundreds of people, and exclusive access to secret grand jury testimony, confidential documents, audio recordings, and more, the authors provide, for the first time, a definitive account of the shocking steroids scandal that made headlines across the country. The book traces the career of Victor Conte, founder of the BALCO laboratory, an egomaniacal former rock musician and self-proclaimed nutritionist, who set out to corrupt sports by providing athletes with “designer” steroids that would be undetectable on “state-of-the-art” doping tests. Conte gave the undetectable drugs to 28 of the world’s greatest athletes—Olympians, NFL players and baseball stars, Bonds chief among them. A separate narrative thread details the steroids use of Bonds, an immensely talented, moody player who turned to performance-enhancing drugs after Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals set a new home run record in 1998. Through his personal trainer, Bonds gained access to BALCO drugs. All of the great athletes who visited BALCO benefited tremendously—Bonds broke McGwire’s record—but many had their careers disrupted after federal investigators raided BALCO and indicted Conte. The authors trace the course of the probe, and the baffling decision of federal prosecutors to protect the elite athletes who were involved. Highlights of Game of Shadows include: Barry Bonds A look at how Bonds was driven to use performance-enhancing drugs in part by jealousy over Mark McGwire’s record-breaking 1998 season. It was shortly thereafter that Bonds—who had never used anything more performance enhancing than a protein shake from the health food store—first began using steroids. How Bonds’s weight trainer, steroid dealer Greg Anderson, arranged to meet Victor Conte before the 2001 baseball season with...
Barry Bonds
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Author : Ross Bernstein
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Barry Bonds written by Ross Bernstein and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Looks at the personal life and career of baseball player Barry Bonds who, in 2001, broke more records than any other player in professional baseball.
Barry Bonds
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Author : Steven Travers
language : en
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2003-03
Barry Bonds written by Steven Travers and has been published by Sports Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Bagels Barry Bonds And Rotten Politicians
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Author : Burton S. Blumert
language : en
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Release Date : 2008
Bagels Barry Bonds And Rotten Politicians written by Burton S. Blumert and has been published by Ludwig von Mises Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Criticism categories.
Burton Blumert was an entrepreneur who knew not only all that there is to know about precious metals but also about politics and economics. He offers his wide-ranging insights in this funny, charming, and also learned collection of essays from many years of writing. David Gordon finds that this book is full of insight: "Burt’s writings on politics are by no means confined to praise or condemnation of particular people. He grasps the essence of issues that most others fail to see at all." Blumert was among the closest friends of Murray and Joey Rothbard, having helped him during in his professional life many times. You will find here fascinating stories of their life together. There are also movie reviews, fiction and non-fiction reviews, commentary on media talking heads, observations on various mass insanities, and a contrarian take on virtually all conventional wisdom. This is an enjoyable book that helps you see the world through the eyes of an observer thoroughly steeped in the Rothbardian world view. "As a writer, as you will see from this book, he is a talented satirist who can teach the truths of liberty and life while making you laugh out loud. Most of all, he has shown how the Mises-Rothbard dream of drawing together commerce and ideas can be achieved." Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
The Case For Barry Bonds In The Hall Of Fame
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Author : K. P. Wee
language : en
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
Release Date : 2021-04-05
The Case For Barry Bonds In The Hall Of Fame written by K. P. Wee and has been published by Riverdale Avenue Books LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Barry Bonds is a Hall of Famer. At some point, the best players of their era have to be enshrined. Period. It’s part of our game’s history." —Trevor Bauer, 2020 National League Cy Young Award Winner Sportswriter K. P. Wee asks the question that many MLB fans have been thinking—Should Barry Bonds be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In his 22 years in the Major Leagues, Bonds, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, was: - the All-time Home Run leader with 762 home runs - a seven-time MVP - a 14-time All-Star - an eight-time Gold Glove winner As the final year to vote this home run king in begins, The Case for Barry Bonds in the Baseball Hall of Fame looks at his stunning career from all aspects including his personal life as the son of a baseball legend, as well as never-before told stories of his generosity and mentorship towards other ballplayers. The book also looks at the stories of his distaste for the sports press, as well as the role of racism in professional sports, and how this impacted his career. Join sportswriter K. P. Wee as he shares insights and interviews from baseball insiders, Hall of Fame voters and baseball legends, as he puts to rest the question “Does Barry Bonds belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame?”
Barry Bonds
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Author : John Bloom
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2004-12-30
Barry Bonds written by John Bloom and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-30 with Social Science categories.
A biography of the left fielder of the San Francisco Giants who was a three-time winner of the National League's Most Valuable Player award and who is recognized as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
Barry Bonds
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Author : Raymond H. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2002-08
Barry Bonds written by Raymond H. Miller and has been published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Barry Bonds is arguably the greatest baseball player of all time. He holds the record for most home runs in a season and is baseball's only four-time MVP. This book explores Bonds' early influences, his struggle to get along with teammates, and the impact he has had on the game.
Barry Bonds
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Author : Jeff Savage
language : en
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Barry Bonds written by Jeff Savage and has been published by LernerClassroom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A short look at the life of the baseball star.
Barry Bonds
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Author : Miles Harvey
language : en
Publisher: Children's Press
Release Date : 1994
Barry Bonds written by Miles Harvey and has been published by Children's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Baseball players categories.
These biographies of today's most famous athletes tell of the athletes' triumphs on the field, but also of their most difficult challenges and their often humble beginnings.