The Man Who Once Played Catch With Nellie Fox
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The Man Who Once Played Catch With Nellie Fox
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Author : John Manderino
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2009-11-01
The Man Who Once Played Catch With Nellie Fox written by John Manderino and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-01 with Fiction categories.
At forty, Hank has decided he's through with baseball—a routine pop-up fell on his head and he got the message. Trouble is, baseball is the one thing that's given any meaning to his life. This is the painfully funny story of a man who decides to get a life, but isn't sure how. It's about fathers and sons, heroes and whiners, the wheel of fortune (and Vanna White), baseball and the decline of Western civilization—and why Nellie Fox always spat in his glove.
The Baseball Novel
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Author : Noel Schraufnagel
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-08-29
The Baseball Novel written by Noel Schraufnagel and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This annotated bibliography covers approximately 400 novels published from 1838 through 2007. A substantial introduction to the history and development of the genre precedes the chronologically arranged entries, which provide bibliographic details and extensive annotations on plot, themes, and compositional strengths and weaknesses. Mainstream novels by writers such as Hemingway, Wolfe, Roth, and DeLillo are included. Appendices provide historical overviews for the primary baseball subgenres, including mystery, fantasy, and science-fiction; lists for novels that foreground issues of race or ethnicity (or both, as in Winegardner's Vera Cruz Blues), gender (Gilbert's A League of Their Own), and class (Hay's The Dixie Association); and the author's rankings of great baseball novels overall and by subgenre.
But You Scared Me The Most
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Author : John Manderino
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2005-08-01
But You Scared Me The Most written by John Manderino and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-01 with Fiction categories.
This collection of twenty-six dark but often humorous short stories features a pantheon of disturbed and disturbing characters, human and otherwise. Many of the stories are modern takes on classic monsters crafted with twisted plots and Twilight Zone-esque endings. For example, “Wolfman and Janice” is about a werewolf who is doing the best he can under very trying circumstances, especially when confronted with eating his elderly neighbor’s cat. There’s an adolescent vampire-wannabe who is suffering badly: in love for the first time. “Frankenstein and His Mother” is a terrifying story of a grown man who wears a Frankenstein mask and lives with his mother watching TV and eating corn chips all day while being afraid of work. “Dracula’s Daughter” turns a pretentious hippie into an honest ghost. And Bigfoot—lonely, sexually frustrated—tells all. Other stories feature characters who seem perfectly normal until they're alone. Phil, for instance, is never so happy as when he’s with his inflatable girlfriend Vanessa—until she tells him the devastating truth about himself. Elderly Ellen is running out of patience with her dead husband George, who’s turned prankish. “Bob and Todd” tells the story of a hitchhiking ride gone bad that will have readers squirming in their seats. More than just standard monster stories, the tales in But You Scared Me the Most reveal much more about about human nature and will appeal to a wide range of fans of smart, funny short fiction.
Northsiders
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Author : Gerald C. Wood
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-08-21
Northsiders written by Gerald C. Wood and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This collection of 19 essays examine the role of baseball's Cubs in the history and politics of Chicago. They focus on topics such as the rise of a nationwide fan base through the long reach of superstation WGN; the local uses and views of icons Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Ryne Sandberg; historical divides along lines of race (on the field) and class (in the stands); Wrigley Field as a public space both sacred and cursed; the importance of local and nationwide media coverage; and the Cubs' impact on Chicago music and literature.
Book Review Index
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Book Review Index 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 Books categories.
Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.
Writer S Guide To Book Editors Publishers And Literary Agents 2001 2002
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Author : Jeff Herman
language : en
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
Release Date : 2000
Writer S Guide To Book Editors Publishers And Literary Agents 2001 2002 written by Jeff Herman and has been published by Prima Lifestyles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The classic reference guide for book authors has been completely revised and updated with the names and specific areas of interest of thousands of editors at over 500 book publishing houses.
Bums No More
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Author : Brian M. Endsley
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-11-03
Bums No More written by Brian M. Endsley and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This is the story of the 1959 Dodgers, a team that rose above its disastrous first season on the West Coast for an out-of-nowhere World Series title. One of baseball's greatest underdog champions, the '59 Dodgers were a rag-tag team made of long shots salvaged from the minor leagues and over-the-hill ballplayers who reached back for one final triumph. After surviving a thrilling three team pennant race, they met fellow long shots the Chicago White Sox in an underdog World Series. Here, the team's story is recounted in detail, with game-by-game highlights, and set against the cultural backdrop of the civil rights movement, the Cold War, and the rock and roll cultural revolution.
Pitching To The Pennant
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Author : Joseph Wancho
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2014-04-01
Pitching To The Pennant written by Joseph Wancho 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 2014-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"A commemorative volume on the 1954 Cleveland Indians"--
Outrageous Fortune
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Author : James F. Vail
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2002-01-07
Outrageous Fortune written by James F. Vail and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, enshrines some players whose worthiness seems questionable to the game's most knowledgeable fans--and excludes others whose credentials are remarkable. Critics of the current voting system, which uses two sets of electors and has been used for over sixty years, argue that it is too subjective--the only measurable requirement is that the player have at least ten years of major league service at the position for which he is selected. This critical and statistical study identifies the errors of selection and omission in Hall of Fame voting. It proposes a method that adapts objective, statistical criteria to the current selection process. The method preserves positives that exist in the current subjective method, while simultaneously reducing the likelihood of injustices to players, managers, and Negro Leaguers.
The Chicago Of Fiction
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Author : James A. Kaser
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2011
The Chicago Of Fiction written by James A. Kaser and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with American fiction categories.
The importance of Chicago in American culture has made the city's place in the American imagination a crucial topic for literary scholars and cultural historians. While databases of bibliographical information on Chicago-centered fiction are available, they are of little use to scholars researching works written before the 1980s. In The Chicago of Fiction: A Resource Guide, James A. Kaser provides detailed synopses for more than 1,200 works of fiction significantly set in Chicago and published between 1852 and 1980. The synopses include plot summaries, names of major characters, and an indication of physical settings. An appendix provides bibliographical information for works dating from 1981 well into the 21st century, while a biographical section provides basic information about the authors, some of whom are obscure and would be difficult to find in other sources. Written to assist researchers in locating works of fiction for analysis, the plot summaries highlight ways in which the works touch on major aspects of social history and cultural studies (i.e., class, ethnicity, gender, immigrant experience, and race). The book is also a useful reader advisory tool for librarians and readers who want to identify materials for leisure reading, particularly since genre, juvenile, and young adult fiction, as well as literary fiction, are included.