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Emperors And Idiots
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Author : Mike Vaccaro
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Emperors And Idiots written by Mike Vaccaro and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The New York Yankees. The Boston Red Sox. For a hundred years, no two teams have locked horns as fiercely or as frequently – and no two seasons frame the colossal battle more perfectly than 2003 and 2004. Now, with incredible energy and access, leading sports columnist Mike Vaccaro chronicles the history of the greatest rivalry in sports, and the two stunning American League Championship Series that define a century of baseball. October 17, 2003: A night no Yankees or Red Sox fan will ever forget. At 12:15 am, bottom of the eleventh inning of game seven of the ALCS, New York third-baseman Aaron Boone launches a ball over Yankee Stadium’s left-field fence. The Yankees win their 39th pennant – and send the perennially vexed Boston Red Sox home . . . again . . . suffering another devastating loss to their longtime nemesis. October 20, 2004: A year later, an eerie reprise – but this time things are different. After losing three straight to the Yankees, Boston has charged back to win the next three, forcing a decisive game seven. From the start of the game Boston is in control, and by winning this game they march toward their first World Series victory since 1918. These two explosive years define an extraordinary, epic rivalry – from Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens to Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling, Derek Jeter and Aaron Boone to David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, from nearly a century of Yankee domination to the undisputed breaking of “The Curse.” With the razor-sharp instincts that have made him a top sports journalist, Mike Vaccaro delves into the history of the rollicking rivalry: a vicious collision in 1903 (between the New York Highlanders and Boston Pilgrims) that draws first blood; the era of Babe Ruth and his legendary trade from the Red Sox to the Yankees, ushering in the notorious Curse; the golden age of DiMaggio and Williams; the unstoppable power of Mantle and Maris; the heart and soul of Fisk and Yazstremski versus Pinella and Munson; and the modern era of dueling owners, skyrocketing payrolls, and a renewed rivalry that attracts sell-out crowds even to Yankees-Red Sox spring training games. EMPERORS AND IDIOTS is as lively, fascinating, and raucous as the teams themselves – a must-have volume for any Yankees or Red Sox fan.
Infamous Chinese Emperors 2010 Edition Epub
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Author : Tian Hengyu
language : en
Publisher: Asiapac Books Pte Ltd
Release Date : 2018-11-14
Infamous Chinese Emperors 2010 Edition Epub written by Tian Hengyu and has been published by Asiapac Books Pte Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-14 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
In ancient China, an emperor is regarded as tianzi or "Heaven's son", one who is sent from Heaven to rule the nation and its people. Little wonder that he held sway over the masses and is deemed sacred and inviolate. Literally, a dynasty's rise and fall, and the people's weal and woe, are intimately linked to his calibre and character. Much has been written about the great emperors of China. But what about those rulers who, through their whims and fancies, had the commoners gnash their teeth in grief and hate? Here are 12 stories on China's most notorious emperors—a motley crew of squanderers, murderers, thugs, lechers and idiots swaggering under the holy cloak of a tianzi! Read on and see how they got their just deserts!
The Complete Idiot S Guide To The Roman Empire
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Author : Eric Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2001-08-01
The Complete Idiot S Guide To The Roman Empire written by Eric Nelson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-01 with History categories.
You’re no idiot, of course. The battle scenes in Gladiator had you on the edge of your seat and wondering where you could find more information on the rise and fall of ancient Rome. But so far, your search has left you feeling like a blundering barbarian. Pick yourself up off the coliseum floor! Consult The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Roman Empire—a fun–to–read introduction to the fascinating history, people, and culture of ancient Rome. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • The history of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall. • An idiot-proof introduction to the great epic literature of the Roman Republic. • A survey of the Romans in arts and popular culture. • Fascinating details of some of history’s most nefarious emperors, including Nero, Caligula, and Commodus.
A Nation Of A Hundred Million Idiots
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Author : Jayson Makoto Chun
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-12-06
A Nation Of A Hundred Million Idiots written by Jayson Makoto Chun and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-06 with History categories.
In a comparatively short period, the television industry helped to reconstruct not only postwar Japanese popular culture, but also the Japanese social and political landscape. This book offers a history of Japanese television audiences and the popular media culture that television helped to spawn.
All The Emperor S Men
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Author : Garry Anthony Greenwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
All The Emperor S Men written by Garry Anthony Greenwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
Idiots Follies And Misadventures
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Author : Mikey Robins
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-07-05
Idiots Follies And Misadventures written by Mikey Robins 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 2023-07-05 with Humor categories.
The history books are full of heroes and villains … but what about all the idiots? Comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins tells the astonishing story of human stupidity, one idiot at a time. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein History is full of heroes and villains. But then there are the idiots. Idiots, Follies & Misadventures shows that human stupidity has always been our constant companion. History tends to omit tales of human fallibility. We overlook the dubious and ridiculous contributions made by history’s tawdry parade of knuckleheads. But this book is a call to arms … knuckleheads assemble! And once assembled, prepare to be mocked. Just because history has mostly swept these idiots under the carpet does not make them by any means unsung heroes. These are rather ridiculous cautionary tales, to amuse and add some perspective to our current rash of stupidity. Tales such as: Why you shouldn’t soak your underpants in mercury. The booze cruise that plunged England into civil war. The Russian nuclear briefcase and pizzas. Flatulence jars and The Great Plague of London. The deadly green wallpaper that proved a problem for Britain's trendy middle-class.
The Three Emperors
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Author : Miranda Carter
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009-09-03
The Three Emperors written by Miranda Carter and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Three Emperors by Miranda Carter is the juicy, funny story of the three dysfunctional rulers of Germany, Russia and Great Britain at the turn of the last century, combined with a study of the larger forces around them. Three cousins. Three Emperors. And the road to ruin. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends - but they happened also to rule Europe's three most powerful states. This potent combination together with their own destructive personalities - petty, insecure, bullying, absurdly obsessive (stamp collecting, uniforms) - led not only to their own dramatic fallouts and falls from grace, but also to the outbreak of the First World War. Miranda Carter's riveting account of how three men who should have known better helped bring down an entire world is a gripping story of abdication, betrayal and murder. 'Fascinating. A wonderfully fresh and beautifully choreographed work of history' Mail on Sunday 'Miranda Carter's story is full of vivid quotations...a romp though the palaces of Europe in their last decades before Armageddon' Sunday Times 'Fascinating. Carter is a gifted storyteller and has written a very readable account' Independent 'That these three absurd men could ever have held the fate of Europe in their hands is a fact as hilarious as it is terrifying. I haven't enjoyed a historical biography this much since Lytton Strachey's Victoria' Zadie Smith Miranda Carter's first book, Anthony Blunt: His Lives, won the Royal Society of Literature Award and the Orwell Prize and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Prize, the Guardian First Book Award, the Duff Cooper Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The book was named as one of the New York Times Book Review's seven best books of 2002. Miranda lives in London with her husband and two sons.
First Last Emperors
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Author : Kenneth Dean
language : en
Publisher: Autonomedia New Autonomy Serie
Release Date : 1992
First Last Emperors written by Kenneth Dean and has been published by Autonomedia New Autonomy Serie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
The Emperor Of The Primordial World
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Author : Wu KongDaoRen
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2019-12-07
The Emperor Of The Primordial World written by Wu KongDaoRen and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-07 with Fiction categories.
A bastard son of a marquis who had become a slave had encountered a girl that claimed to be a blood robed emperor ... From this moment onwards, he had been tasked with the task of opening the heavens and becoming the ruler of the empire.
The First Fall Classic
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Author : Mike Vaccaro
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2009-10-06
The First Fall Classic written by Mike Vaccaro and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this wonderful page-turner, veteran sports journalist Mike Vaccaro brings to life a bygone era in cinematic and intimate detail—and re-creates the magic and suspense of the world’s first classic series. Despite a major presidential election, the near-assassination of Teddy Roosevelt, and the most sensational trial of the young century, baseball dominated front-page headlines in October 1912. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants of that year—two of the finest ball clubs that had ever been assembled—went head-to-head in a thrilling eight-game battle that ultimately elevated the World Series from a regional October novelty to a national obsession.