Planet Of The Umps
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Planet Of The Umps
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Author : Ken Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2004-04-19
Planet Of The Umps written by Ken Kaiser and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-19 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For twenty-five years, Ken Kaiser was the most colorful umpire in the major leagues. Planet of the Umps is his sidesplitting tale of life behind the plate. "Two things nobody wants to grow up to be are an umpire and broke. Thanks to my career in baseball, I got both." After calling balls, strikes, and outs for thirty-six baseball seasons and more than three thousand major-league games, umpire Ken Kaiser finally called it a career. From the first day he hit a minor-league catcher with a pool table to the fateful day baseball called him out on a strike, Kaiser was one of the game's most popular and colorful characters. And in this autobiography--written with the coauthor of Ron Luciano's classic bestseller The Umpire Strikes Back--Kaiser brings to life his wild adventures from the pro-wrestling arena to the baseball diamond. This is the hysterically true story of four decades of baseball as lived and loved on the playing field, from Ted Williams and Billy Martin to Derek Jeter and Mark McGwire, from one-eyed umpires to space-age technology. As he did throughout his long and sometimes controversial career, the larger-than-his-chest-protector Kaiser calls 'em as he saw 'em.
As They See Em
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Author : Bruce Weber
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-03-17
As They See Em written by Bruce Weber 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 2009-03-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Named One of the Best Baseball Books Ever Written by Esquire An insider’s look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small group of men (and the very occasional woman) who make sure America’s favorite pastime is conducted in a manner that is clean, crisp, and true. Millions of American baseball fans know, with absolute certainty, that umpires are simply overpaid galoots who are doing an easy job badly. Millions of American baseball fans are wrong. Bruce Weber, a New York Times reporter, not only interviewed dozens of professional umpires but entered their world, trained to become an umpire, then spent a season working games from Little League to big league spring training. As They See ’Em is Weber’s entertaining account of this experience as well as a lively exploration of what amounts to an eccentric secret society, with its own customs, its own rituals, its own colorful vocabulary. Writing with deep knowledge of and affection for baseball, he delves into such questions as: Why isn’t every strike created equal? Is the ump part of the game or outside of it? Why doesn’t a tie go to the runner? And what do umps and managers say to each other during an argument, really? Packed with fascinating reportage that reveals the game as never before and answers the kinds of questions that fans, exasperated by the clichés of conventional sports commentary, pose to themselves around the television set, Bruce Weber’s As They See ’Em is a towering grand slam.
Baseball And Social Class
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Author : Ronald E. Kates
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-11-16
Baseball And Social Class written by Ronald E. Kates and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This collection of fresh essays examines the intersection of baseball and social class, pointing to the conclusion that America's game, infused from its origins with a democratic mythos and founded on high-minded principles of meritocracy, is nonetheless fraught with problematic class contradictions. Each essayist has explored how class standing has influenced some aspect of the game as experienced by those who play it, those who watch it, those who write about it, and those who market it. The topic of class is an amorphous one and in tying it to baseball the contributors have considered matters of race, education, locality, integration, assimilation, and cultural standing. These elements are crucial to understanding how baseball creates, preserves, reinforces and occasionally assails class divisions among those who watch, play, and own the game.
Contemporary Authors
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Author : Julie Keppen
language : en
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
Release Date : 2004-10
Contemporary Authors written by Julie Keppen and has been published by Contemporary Authors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
The New York Sun Crosswords 18
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Author : Peter Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Sterling
Release Date : 2008-10
The New York Sun Crosswords 18 written by Peter Gordon and has been published by Sterling this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10 with Games & Activities categories.
What makes these crosswords from The New York Sun the best ever? They're carefully edited so those obscure words that nobody actually uses are out, and solving pleasure is in, thanks to tricky clues and witty puns. Most of the puzzles have clever and original themes that add to the fun. (The title hints at the topic.) Plus, solvers will enjoy the wide range of difficulty, which is indicated by the number of stars on top.
The Publishers Weekly
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Publishers Weekly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with American literature categories.
The Icon Project
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Author : Leslie Sklair
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
The Icon Project written by Leslie Sklair and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Architecture categories.
"A pioneering look at the ways in which contemporary architecture serves the interests of the capitalist class, from global North to South and through to the petro-cities of the Gulf States In the last quarter century, a new form of iconic architecture has appeared throughout the world's major cities. Typically designed by globe-trotting "starchitects" or by a few large transnational architectural firms, these projects are almost always driven by private interests. In The Icon Project, sociologist Leslie Sklair focuses on ways in which capitalist globalization is produced and represented all over the world, especially in globalizing cities. Sklair traces how the iconic buildings of our era-elaborate shopping malls, spectacular museums and vast urban megaprojects-constitute the triumphal "Icon Project" of contemporary global capitalism, promoting increasing inequality and hyperconsumerism. He sets out to explain how the architecture industry organizes the social production and marketing of iconic structures and how corporations increasingly dominate the built environment and promote the trend towards globalizing, consumerist cities. The Icon Project, Sklair argues, is a weapon in the struggle to solidify capitalist hegemony as well as reinforce transnational capitalist control of where we live, what we consume, and how we think"--
Library Journal
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Library Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Libraries categories.
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Complete Chemistry For Neet Ug Medium English
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Author : GURCHARANAM ACADEMY PRIVATE LIMITED
language : en
Publisher: Gurcharanam Academy Private Limited
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Complete Chemistry For Neet Ug Medium English written by GURCHARANAM ACADEMY PRIVATE LIMITED and has been published by Gurcharanam Academy Private Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Complete Chemistry for NEET(UG)-Physical, Organic, Inorganic Chemistry cover Class-11th & 12th, Medium-English
Jocko
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Author : Jocko Conlan
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-03-01
Jocko written by Jocko Conlan and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The ultimate umpire relives the good old days on the diamond. Jocko Conlan was an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox when, one afternoon in 1936, he became an umpire. Thus began a career lasting more than a quarter century, most of it with the National League. Through the skillful writing of Robert W. Creamer, the ebullient Jocko makes his many years of umpiring so real that the reader can smell the peanuts and hear the swat of the ball. Jocko is packed with funny stories about famous players and the beleaguered umpire?s lot.
