Cradle of Champions
Title | Cradle of Champions PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Farrell |
Publisher | Sports Publishing LLC |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1596702052 |
The Daily News Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournamenthas been an institution in New York City for more than threequarters of a century. At the height of the tournament'spopularity, the Golden Gloves which still holds its finals atThe Theater at Madison Square Garden held the attentionof New York sports fans from the end of the football seasonuntil the beginning of baseball's spring training. CountlessNew York boxers have used the Golden Gloves as aspringboard to Olympic and professional careers, includingFloyd Patterson, "Sugar" Ray Robinson, Gerry Cooney, Hector"Macho" Camacho, and Carl "The Truth" Williams. In NewYork Daily News Golden Gloves: 80 Years of BuildingChampions, New York's Hometown Newspaper utilizes theirarchives to tell the story of the tournament through more than150 riveting images and detailed descriptions from veteranGolden Gloves reporter Bill Farrell. Included are rare imagesof Patterson, Robinson, and many other boxing legends.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Title | God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307422976 |
“[Vonnegut] at his wildest best.”—The New York Times Book Review Eliot Rosewater—drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation—is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature . . . with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt Vonnegut’s funniest satire, an etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh we are all heir to. “A brilliantly funny satire on almost everything.”—Conrad Aiken “[Vonnegut was] our finest black humorist. . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—The Atlantic Monthly
The Californian
Title | The Californian PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 712 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Breakfast of Champions
Title | Breakfast of Champions PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2009-09-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307567230 |
“Marvelous . . . [Vonnegut] wheels out all the complaints about America and makes them seem fresh, funny, outrageous, hateful and lovable.”—The New York Times In Breakfast of Champions, one of Kurt Vonnegut’s most beloved characters, the aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. What follows is murderously funny satire, as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth. “Free-wheeling, wild and great . . . uniquely Vonnegut.”—Publishers Weekly
Cat's Cradle
Title | Cat's Cradle PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2009-11-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307567273 |
“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best. “[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—Harper’s Magazine “Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—Atlantic Monthly
Pitman's Journal
Title | Pitman's Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Shorthand |
ISBN |
Champions Vol. 1
Title | Champions Vol. 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Eve Ewing |
Publisher | Marvel Entertainment |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 2021-05-12 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1302938002 |
Collects (2020) #1, Champions (2020) #1-5. Earth’s youngest heroes are outlawed! In the wake of a devastating tragedy, the United States passes a law that will shake the Marvel Universe to its core. The world has had enough of teen crimefighters. The crackdown has begun. And the lives of the next generation will never be the same again. But the world still needs heroes — and Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man will rise to the challenge as Champions once more! After Kamala Khan makes an unexpected and emotional announcement that her team won’t go down without a fight, the group gathers to plan their next move. But the C.R.A.D.L.E. task force is hot on their trail — and there’s a spy in their midst! Where is Riri “Ironheart” Williams in all this? Guest-starring the Champions’ old friend Cyclops — and the seafaring Marauders!