Say It Ain't So, Joe!
Title | Say It Ain't So, Joe! PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Gropman |
Publisher | Citadel Press |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Baseball players |
ISBN | 9780806521152 |
This immensely readable biography tells the story of Shoeless Joe Jackson, generally considered baseball's greatest natural hitter ever--but who was implicated in the most notorious sports scandal in American history. of photos.
"Say it Ain't So, Joe."
Title | "Say it Ain't So, Joe." PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Louis Stix |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Sports stories |
ISBN |
Saying It's So
Title | Saying It's So PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel A. Nathan |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2005-08-10 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780252073137 |
Addressing the relationship between cultural narratives and social reality, Nathan considers the media's coverage of the Black Sox scandal, from front-page attention to scathing commentaries and cartoons, when the story broke in 1920 and in the following years.
A Logic Named Joe
Title | A Logic Named Joe PDF eBook |
Author | Murray Leinster |
Publisher | Baen Books |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Science fiction, American |
ISBN | 0743499107 |
Three complete novels, one of them a Hugo Award finalist, with a number of short stories.
Joe DiMaggio
Title | Joe DiMaggio PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Ben Cramer |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 566 |
Release | 2001-09-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0684865475 |
This is the life story of Joe DiMaggio, including his first game with the New York Yankees in the 1930s, his marriage to Marilyn Monroe & his rise to hero status. Richard Ben Cramer tells of the ways in which fame can both build & destroy.
Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin
Title | Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Bailey |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2011-05-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1451654413 |
This explosive, up-close view of Sarah Palin comes from an inner-circle confidant who shares surprising information about how Sarah dealt with staff and perceived “enemies,” and the discrepancy between what she said and what she did.
Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, 2d ed.
Title | Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, 2d ed. PDF eBook |
Author | William N. Taylor, M.D. |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2002-01-16 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780786411283 |
The first edition of this work, published in 1982, concentrated on the athlete's use of and the physician's knowledge of, anabolic steroids. This fully updated second edition discusses the continuing controversy over their use in competitive sports. An introduction of the use and abuse of anabolic steroids is followed by chapters on such topics as anabolic steroid compounds, the anabolic-to-androgen ratio, basic principles of muscle building, current anabolic steroid preparations, anabolic steroid regimes used by athletes, the enhancement of athletic performance, adverse physical effects and mental health risks, the classification of anabolic steroids as controlled substances, growth hormones and other anabolic hormones, the limits of urine drug testing, medical applications of anabolic steroids, muscle building and ergogenic supplements, and addictions.