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Swing Kings
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-03-31
Swing Kings written by Jared Diamond and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"The best baseball book I’ve read in years." — Sam Walker • "An exhilarating story of innovation." — Ben Reiter • "Swing Kings feels like a spiritual successor to Moneyball." — Baseball Prospectus From the Wall Street Journal’s national baseball writer, the captivating story of the home run boom, following a group of players who rose from obscurity to stardom and the rogue swing coaches who helped them usher the game into a new age. We are in a historic era for the home run. The 2019 season saw the most homers ever, obliterating a record set just two years before. It is a shift that has transformed the way the game is played, contributing to more strikeouts, longer games, and what feels like the logical conclusion of the analytics era. In Swing Kings, Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn’t steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it’s the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks a group of baseball’s biggest stars—including Aaron Judge, J.D. Martinez, and Justin Turner—who remade their swings under the tutelage of a band of renegade coaches, and remade the game in the process. These coaches, many of them baseball washouts who have reinvented themselves as swing gurus, for years were one of the game’s best-kept secrets. Among their ranks are a swimming pool contractor, the owner of a billiards hall, and an ex-hippie whose swing insights draw from surfing and the technique of Japanese samurai. Now, as Diamond artfully charts, this motley cast has moved from the baseball margins to its center of power. They are changing the way hitting is taught to players of all ages, and major league clubs are scrambling for their services, hiring them in record numbers as coaches and consultants. And Diamond himself, whose baseball career ended in high school, enlists the tutelage of each swing coach he profiles, with an aim toward starring in the annual Boston-New York media game at Yankee Stadium. Swing Kings is both a rollicking history of baseball’s recent past and a deeply reported, character-driven account of a battle between opponents as old as time: old and new, change and stasis, the establishment and those who break from it. Jared Diamond has written a masterful chronicle of America’s pastime at the crossroads.
Swing Kings
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Author : Julie Koerner
language : en
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Swing Kings written by Julie Koerner and has been published by Friedman/Fairfax Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Big band music categories.
This series of book and compact disc packages offers informative and enjoyable histories of many diverse genres of music in a beautifully compact format. Readers will be able to listen to some of the greatest songs ever recorded as they read about the musicians who made them.
Bluefield
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Author : William R. Archer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2000
Bluefield written by William R. Archer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The remarkable story of Bluefield represents a unique combination of geology, geography, and opportunity. Once just the confluence of a handful of family farms in southern West Virginia, Bluefield was put on the map, literally, in the 1880s, when the Norfolk & Western Railway came to town. The company's influence on the rural landscape was overwhelming, and soon, Bluefield was transformed into the center of a coal-fired universe and became a major thoroughfare for the then-thriving mining industry. Though the company--not the coal--was king in Bluefield, enterprising men and women could, and did, share in its success. The city evolved into a successful supply center for the enormous network of towns that sprung up almost overnight throughout the region's coalfields. For the next 60 years, Bluefield experienced dramatic growth, enticing a diverse group of newcomers who helped to build the strong cultural heritage that continues to play a prominent role in the community to the present day.
Swing That Modern Sound
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Author : Kenneth J. Bindas
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2001
Swing That Modern Sound written by Kenneth J. Bindas and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Music categories.
It was for stage bands, for dancing, and for a jiving mood of letting go. Throughout the nation swing re-sounded with the spirit of good times. But this pop genre, for a decade America's favorite, arose during the worst of times, the Great Depression. From its peak in the 1930s until bebop, r & b, and country swamped it after World War II, swing defined an American generation and measured America's musical heartbeat. In its heyday swing reached a mass audience of very disparate individuals and united them. They perceived in the tempers and tempos of swing the very definition of modernity. A survey of the thirties reveals that the time was indeed the Swing Era, America's segue into modernity. What social structures encouraged swing's creation, acceptance, and popularity? Swing, That Modern Sound examines the cultural and historical significance of swing and tells how and why it achieved its audience, unified its fans, defined its generation, and, after World War II, fell into decline. What fed the music? And, in turn, what did the music feed? This book shows that swing manifested the kind of up-to-date allure that the populace craved. Swing sounded modern, happy, optimistic. It flouted the hardship signals of the Great Depression. The key to its rise and appeal, this book argues, was its all-out appropriation of modernity--consumer advertising, the language and symbols of consumption, and the public's all-too-evident wish for goods during a period of scarcity. As it examines the role of race, class, and gender in the creation of this modern music, Swing, That Modern Sound tells how a music genre came to symbolize the cultural revolution taking place in America. Kenneth J. Bindas is an associate professor of history at Kent State University, Trumbull Campus, in Warren, Ohio. He is the author of All of This Music Belongs to the Nation: The WPA's Federal Music Project and American Society, 1935--1939.
Kings Of Swing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Kings Of Swing written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with categories.
The Kings Of Swing We Three Kings
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: First Year Charts for Jazz Ens
Release Date : 2003-05
The Kings Of Swing We Three Kings written by and has been published by First Year Charts for Jazz Ens this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05 with Music categories.
Holiday swing for the younger player arranged by one of the best in the business, Michael Story. A jazz waltz setting of "We Three Kings" works perfectly to create a great chart for your young jazz ensemble. A brief written solo for tenor sax, some nice harmonies, and accessible ranges make a nice package. This one should come together quickly for the holiday program. Optional parts make it even better!
The Kings Mistresses
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Author : Elizabeth C Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-04-03
The Kings Mistresses written by Elizabeth C Goldsmith and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-03 with History categories.
The Mancini Sisters, Marie and Hortense, were born in Rome, brought to the court of Louis XIV of France, and strategically married off by their uncle, Cardinal Mazarin, to secure his political power base. Such was the life of many young women of the age: they had no independent status under the law and were entirely a part of their husband's property once married. Marie and Hortense, however, had other ambitions in mind altogether. Miserable in their marriages and determined to live independently, they abandoned their husbands in secret and began lives of extraordinary daring on the run and in the public eye. The beguiling sisters quickly won the affections of noblemen and kings alike. Their flight became popular fodder for salon conversation and tabloids, and was closely followed by seventeenth-century European society. The Countess of Grignan remarked that they were traveling "like two heroines out of a novel." Others gossiped that they "were roaming the countryside in pursuit of wandering lovers. "Their scandalous behavior -- disguising themselves as men, gambling, and publicly disputing with their husbands -- served as more than just entertainment. It sparked discussions across Europe concerning the legal rights of husbands over their wives. Elizabeth Goldsmith's vibrant biography of the Mancini sisters -- drawn from personal papers of the players involved and the tabloids of the time -- illuminates the lives of two pioneering free spirits who were feminists long before the word existed.
Continuum Encyclopedia Of Popular Music Of The World Volume 8
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Author : David Horn
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-08
Continuum Encyclopedia Of Popular Music Of The World Volume 8 written by David Horn and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with Music categories.
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 8 is one of six volumes within the 'Genre' strand of the series. This volume discusses the genres of North America in relation to their cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. This volume features over 100 in-depth essays on genres ranging from Adult Contemporary to Alternative Rock, from Barbershop to Bebop, and from Disco to Emo.
South To Louisiana
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Author : John Broven
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 1987-01-01
South To Louisiana written by John Broven and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-01-01 with Travel categories.
Describes the history of the music of southern Louisiana and examines the influence of Cajun songs on American popular music
Catalog Of Copyright Entries
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Catalog Of Copyright Entries written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Copyright categories.