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The Bowling Chronicles
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Author : J.R. Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-12-27
The Bowling Chronicles written by J.R. Schmidt and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-27 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Millions of people bowl yet few know much about bowling's rich history. For more than 25 years, J.R. "Dr. Jake" Schmidt has been recounting that history in Bowlers Journal International with vitality and detail. This collection of 90 of his classic articles presents portraits of Dick Weber, Don Carter, Marion Ladewig and other tenpin immortals. Great matches and tournaments are recalled, along with little-known and forgotten stories--the bowling ball that went around the world, the 300 game that took a week to complete, the symphony concert that featured a bowler rolling against pins on stage, the traveling hustler who passed himself off as a German nobleman, the baseball Hall of Famer who won a national bowling championship, and much more.
Andy Varipapa
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Author : Glenn Gerstner
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-05-01
Andy Varipapa written by Glenn Gerstner and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Born in Italy in 1891, Andy Varipapa immigrated to the United States in 1903, uneducated and unable to speak English. Equipped with little more than athletic ability, the will to succeed, and a healthy dose of self-confidence, he became bowling's first superstar. In the 1940s and 1950s, Varipapa was the world's most famous bowler. For more than 50 years, he dazzled fans with an array of never-before-seen trick shots in person, on movie screens, and on television. Varipapa was not only a performer but one of the greatest bowlers ever. He won the prestigious BPAA All-Star tournament in 1946, silencing critics who claimed he was just an entertainer. And he did so at age 55, long past most bowlers' retirement age. To prove it was no fluke, he repeated in 1947. Bowling fans recognized the outspoken and brash "Great Varipapa," who once said, "I'm the most skillful, talkative, and controversial bowler who ever lived." Few knew Andy, the kind and loyal family man and friend. Sourced from interviews with family and friends and more than 1,000 secondary sources, this first-ever biography of Varipapa tells the personal story of bowling's greatest showman and one of its most influential figures.
The Corner Booth Chronicles
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Author : Mimi Thebo
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2009-08-18
The Corner Booth Chronicles written by Mimi Thebo and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-18 with Fiction categories.
EUDORA IS A SMALL TOWN WHERE SECRETS SIMPLY DON’T EXIST, THANKS TO NOSY NEIGHBORS AND LIGHTNING-FAST GOSSIP. As summer descends on Eudora, tempers rise with the scorching sun. The romance of Janey Lane and Mark Ramirez is a perfect example of how the town has resolved its racial tensions, but misunderstandings (compounded by a late-night discovery of beautiful Kylie Requena in Mark’s living room) lead Janey and Mark to call it off. And theirs is not the only split. Patti and Phil Walker, with three mischievous boys and another baby on the way, have not been seen together in weeks. Now Phil has moved in with Chuck from the Beer and Bowl, and the two seem to be plotting something with retiring wheat farmer Jim Evans. It’s suspected that Jim Flory (the town’s confirmed bachelor) might be in on it, but nobody’s sure what “it” might be. The over-the-hedge talk ignites as Mark fumbles his attempt to re-woo Janey (honestly, a ring and a wedding date would have sealed the deal). Toss in mounting pressure on the farming community, political conflicts (local and beyond), some strange crops growing in a certain backyard, and even more babies–now that herbalist and part-time spell maker Lottie, who is conspiring to save Patti’s and Janey’s romances, is herself pregnant–and Eudora must take collective cover as sparks fly. Happily, the town is quick to forgive its all-too-human citizenry, as profound questions of existence take comic and heartfelt turns in a place where nothing much ever happens–except life.
Chronicles Of Perthshire
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Author : Robert Scott Fittis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Chronicles Of Perthshire written by Robert Scott Fittis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Perthshire (Scotland) categories.
Bowling Classic Reprint
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Author : A. Vogell
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-25
Bowling Classic Reprint written by A. Vogell and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-25 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Excerpt from Bowling From time immemorial the sport of bowling has held a place in the pastimes of mankind, not as prominently in past centuries as in the present, but sufficiently to warrant notice in the chronicles of the ancients. Away back in the dark ages of antiquity, traces may be found of the modern game of ten pins in its primitive stage. There are traces of the sport in Biblical history, in the archives of the Chi nese Empire, and later in Roman history, as well as that of England. Germany and France. It appears to be the popular belief that the game is of German origin. This is true to a certain extent, if com pared with the present ten pin game as played in this country; but the game of bowls is of English origin, and antedates the German game by many centuries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Eve Of The Revolution A Chronicle Of The Breach With England
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Author : Carl L. Becker
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-02-11
The Eve Of The Revolution A Chronicle Of The Breach With England written by Carl L. Becker and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-11 with Fiction categories.
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The Bark River Chronicles
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Author : Milton J. Bates
language : en
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Release Date : 2012-09-25
The Bark River Chronicles written by Milton J. Bates and has been published by Wisconsin Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-25 with Nature categories.
The Bark River valley in southeastern Wisconsin is a microcosm of the state's - indeed, of the Great Lakes region's - natural and human history. "The Bark River Chronicles" reports one couple's journey by canoe from the river's headwaters to its confluence with the Rock River and several miles farther downstream to Lake Koshkonong. Along the way, it tells the stories of Ice Age glaciation, the effigy mound builders, the Black Hawk War, early settlement and the development of waterpower sites, and recent efforts to remove old dams and mitigate the damage done by water pollution and invasive species. Along with these big stories, the book recounts dozens of little stories associated with sites along the river. The winter ice harvest, grain milling technology, a key supreme court decision regarding toxic waste disposal, a small-town circus, a scheme to link the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River by canal, the murder of a Chicago mobster, controversies over race and social class in Waukesha County's lake country, community efforts to clean up the river and restore a marsh, visits to places associated with the work of important Wisconsin writers - these and many other stories belong to the Bark River chronicles. For the two voyageurs who paddle the length of the Bark, it is a journey of rediscovery and exploration. As they glide through marshes, woods, farmland, and cities, they acquire not only historical and environmental knowledge but also a renewed sense of the place in which they live. Maps and historical photographs help the reader share their experience.
The Firste Volume Of The Chronicles Of England Scotlande And Irelande
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Author : Raphael Holinshed
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1577
The Firste Volume Of The Chronicles Of England Scotlande And Irelande written by Raphael Holinshed and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1577 with Great Britain categories.
Our Chronicle
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1873
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Milton Spenser And The Chronicles Of Narnia
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Author : Elizabeth Baird Hardy
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-11-21
Milton Spenser And The Chronicles Of Narnia written by Elizabeth Baird Hardy and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
In 1950, Clive Staples Lewis published the first in a series of children’s stories that became The Chronicles of Narnia. The now vastly popular Chronicles are a widely known testament to the religious and moral principles that Lewis embraced in his later life. What many readers and viewers do not know about the Chronicles is that a close reading of the seven-book series reveals the strikingly effective influences of literary sources as diverse as George MacDonald’s fantastic fiction and the courtly love poetry of the High Middle Ages. Arguably the two most influential sources for the series are Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen and John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Lewis was so personally intrigued by these two particular pieces of literature that he became renowned for his scholarly studies of both Milton and Spenser. This book examines the important ways in which Lewis so clearly echoes The Faerie Queen and Paradise Lost, and how the elements of each work together to convey similar meanings. Most specifically, the chapters focus on the telling interweavings that can be seen in the depiction of evil, female characters, fantastic and symbolic landscapes and settings, and the spiritual concepts so personally important to C.S. Lewis.