Seeking The Perfect Game
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Seeking The Perfect Game
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Author : Cordelia Chávez Candelaria
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1989-09-07
Seeking The Perfect Game written by Cordelia Chávez Candelaria and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-09-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this comprehensive study of baseball in American literature, Candelaria looks primarily at novels to explore how writers have used this quintessential American symbol and to examine what the metaphors and images of the fictional universe of baseball have to tell us about ourselves. Her analysis includes both juvenile and adult sports fiction and other types of literary works that draw significantly on baseball imagery. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narrative. Candelaria examines the origins and folklore of baseball, the development of its mythic status as the national game or pastime, as well as early literary treatments. Baseball soon emerged as a romantic and heroic metaphor in juvenile and pulp fiction and as a vehicle for ironic comedy in the work of Ring Lardner and other writers of the early decades of the twentieth century. Allusions to baseball in works by such literary masters as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway emphasize the symbolic dimensions of the game, and its mythic possibilities have been fully exploited by more recent writers, notably Bernard Malamud in The Natural and Philip Roth in The Great American Novel. Increasingly complex levels of abstraction are characteristic of the baseball fiction of Philip Roth, Mark Harris, Jay Neugeboren, John Graham Alexander, and Robert Coover. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narratives. A stimulating work of literary and cultural criticism, this book will appeal to students and scholars of American literature, popular culture, American studies, and physical education, as well as to baseball enthusiasts.
Perfect Game
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Author : Katie Kenyhercz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-10-26
Perfect Game written by Katie Kenyhercz 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 2015-10-26 with Fiction categories.
Playing the field comes easy to these six successful athletes who are at the top of their games, but lasting love is harder to find. Watch them meet their perfect matches in these adrenaline-fueled sports romances. Are you game? Full Strength: When an injury derails goalie Shane Reese, he takes it badly, and the new team shrink, Allie Kallen, has to help him get his head back on straight. Allie sees through his bravado to the real fear beyond it--and what she sees reminds her of the past she's running from. Falling in love isn't in their plans, but they can't keep their emotions on ice. Trade Off: Traded and jaded, catcher Ben Border is considering stepping out from behind the plate...until he runs into former flame Scarlett Dare. The sexy marketing executive still sends him into a fever pitch, but is she willing to trade Fortune 500 success for a happily ever after? The Bull Rider's Brother: Lizzie Hudson is enjoying a rodeo weekend to start her summer when James Sullivan, the cowboy who got away, walks back into her life. Can he learn to redefine family before she gives up on him and marries another? Perfect Partners: London's latest hit dance competition television show throws Lisa Darby and Redmond Carrington into each other's arms. The problem? They're former flames who aren't looking for a repeat performance. Can they stay in step with their goals and ahead of their past? The Rebel's Own: In high school, a cruel prank left shy Kennedy Bailey pregnant and alone. Now grown-up and gorgeous, she won't let anything stop her from saving her five-year-old son's life when he's diagnosed with leukemia. Even if it means confronting his father, NFL quarterback Ryan Carville, who just wants a second chance to show he's a man worth loving. High Octane: Ignited: Cassidy Miller was living her dreams as an EMS helicopter pilot, but it all came crashing down. The last thing she needs is to get involved with a British Formula One driver who thrives on risk. Sexy daredevil Ronan Hawes has no room in his life for anything but winning. From Brussels to Abu Dhabi, Texas to Germany, their relationship navigates the dangerous turns of life, love, and racing. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Perfect Game
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Author : Jordana Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Perfect Game written by Jordana Ryan and has been published by Siren-BookStrand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Fiction categories.
[BookStrand Contemporary Romance] When her mother dies, Jessie decides to take a chance and get to know the father she had idolized from a distance, but never really had a relationship with. In Santa Fe, she's determined to make a new start no matter what it takes. Trevor Malone is the pitcher for the Santa Fe Devils, the team Jessie's father coaches. When a career threatening injury occurs, he is forced to get to know Jessie as the woman she is rather than the bratty child he remembers from a single visit years ago. As the two come together in their own individual times of tragedy, they find that they can take of their masks and just be who they really are. Despite the odds, Jessie and Trevor begin a journey that changes them and those around them. Could love really be better than chasing the high of pitching the Perfect Game? ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance
O Nelligan And The Perfect Game
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Author : Michael Nethercott
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2013-08-13
O Nelligan And The Perfect Game written by Michael Nethercott and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-13 with Fiction categories.
Meet Lee Plunkett and Mr. O'Nelligan, the unforgettable duo featured in Michael Nethercott's The Séance Society, in this excellent short story set in the fall of 1956. When young private eye Lee Plunkett is hired by a lovely Italian immigrant to investigate the death of her father, he quickly realizes he's in over his head. Luckily, Lee is more than ably assisted by the charming Mr. O'Nelligan, a scholarly, quick-witted Irishman with a knack for quoting Celtic bards, and, more importantly, solving crimes. In the course of their investigation--which involves prophetic dreams, stolen art, and the World Series--Plunkett and O'Nelligan must face off with a wealthy, debonair scoundrel who considers himself "the perfect man." Charming, unique, and wholly entertaining, "O'Nelligan and the Perfect Game" introduces readers to the unlikely pair of Plunkett and O'Nelligan, whose adventures continue in The Haunting Ballad.
The Perfect Game
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Author : W. William Winokur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-07-22
The Perfect Game written by W. William Winokur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-22 with Baseball players categories.
Based on a true story, readers follow a group of rag-tag, shoeless kids from Monterrey, Mexico. The young group of ballplayers shocked not only themselves, but impressed the world when they won 13 games in a row and went on to win the Little League World series.
Imagining Baseball
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Author : David McGimpsey
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2000
Imagining Baseball written by David McGimpsey and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Literary Criticism categories.
"... McGimpsey displays erudition, clever insights and a knack for the wickedly funny wisecrack (several of which are aimed at his beloved, and beleaguered, Montreal Expos). Literary baseball may be a drastically over-analyzed subject, but, like an overachieving rookie, McGrimpsey produces a far better book on it than one would have ever thought possible." --Louis Jacobson, Washington Post "This is the most important critical book on baseball literature in many years." --Murray Sperber, author of Onward to Victory From Field of Dreams to The Natural, from baseball cards to highbrow fiction, this book explores the place of baseball in American popular culture.
Kate Kellner Throws A Perfect Game
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Author : Mindy Killgrove
language : en
Publisher: Mindy Killgrove
Release Date : 2024-02-25
Kate Kellner Throws A Perfect Game written by Mindy Killgrove and has been published by Mindy Killgrove this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-25 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A little competition never hurts anybody. Kate Kellner swears that she and Grady Hughes have what it takes to maintain a strong relationship. She can feel it in her bones. They’re meant to be together. But she knows keeping up with him and making time to see each other isn’t going to be a walk in the park. They’re both going to need to make sacrifices. She may have to dial back on some of her softball workouts, and he’ll have to leave campus every so often to drive back to Farrington. Letting go and stepping back is easier said than done when star athlete, Rosita Cruz Alvarez begins attending Farrington High School and she doesn’t try to hide the fact that she wants Kate’s starting spot in the lineup. Grady barely has a second to adjust to his new life at Felding University when an old friend from the past, Adrienne Gladwell, appears. She’s thrilled to see him and can’t wait to pick up right where they left off before he and his family moved away from San Antonio. Grady knows he should tell Kate about running into his ex-girlfriend, but he doesn’t want to worry her. She’s got enough on her mind as it is. He decides to keep this new information to himself. But, when Kate comes to visit Grady and realizes that things at Felding aren’t exactly what he made them out to be, there’s trouble. Will Kate forgive Grady for keeping secrets? Can Grady find a way to make his relationship with Kate flourish rather than fail when he’s juggling classes, working in a research lab, and making new friends at school? Or…is it time for Kate and Grady to finally admit defeat? Find out by reading the final book in this trilogy…KATE KELLNER THROWS A PERFECT GAME. #Youngadult #Sports #Softball #Romance #Comingofage #LoveTriangle #Oppositesattract
Secrets Of Inspirational Captains Revealed
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Author : David Becker
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2012-06-07
Secrets Of Inspirational Captains Revealed written by David Becker and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Discover the winning secrets to peak performance in the latest book in the Sports Wisdom Series, ?Secrets of Inspirational Captains Revealed?.Following on from National Bestseller, ?Secrets of Winning Coaches Revealed?, the latest offering imparts the collective wisdom of Australia?s finest sports captains using their personal stories and insights.Business leaders, coaches, teachers, parents and athletes can all learn motivational techniques, how to identify and nurture leadership potential and the art of managing team dynamics. These developmental insights are a fast track to excellence not only in sport, but in life. Some of the legendary Australian captains featured include: Shannon Eckstein (World ironman), Nick Farr-Jones (Rugby Union), Cameron Smith (rugby league), James Hird (AFL), Andrew Gaze (basketball), Nikki Hudson (hockey) and many more.Take yourself to the next level of success. Read the book, apply the wisdom by completing the free user guide included and take yourself and your team to new heights.
Making The Team
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Author : Timothy Morris
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1997
Making The Team written by Timothy Morris and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Literary Criticism categories.
He concludes with a chapter that asks, "What does it mean to be 'literary'?" What distinguishes "high art" from a baseball novel, or a mystery, or a romance novel, or pornography? Making the Team suggests that drawing the line may be a more vital concern - not just for scholars, but for Americans at large - than anything critics have argued about for a very long time.
Seasons Of Change
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Author : Richard L. Sartore
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 1999
Seasons Of Change written by Richard L. Sartore and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Sports & Recreation categories.