The Treasure Hunt Stunt at Fenway Park
Title | The Treasure Hunt Stunt at Fenway Park PDF eBook |
Author | David Aretha |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1622851285 |
The baseball geeks have become celebrities and are going to appear on a television show at Fenway Park. With the chance to win a huge prize, the geeks must find a way to beat all of their opponents, especially the Little League Champs. Will the geeks be able to outsmart and outrun their opponents before they lose their chance at a once-in-a-lifetime prize?
Bossing the Bronx Bombers at Yankee Stadium
Title | Bossing the Bronx Bombers at Yankee Stadium PDF eBook |
Author | David Aretha |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1622851331 |
After being invited to watch a game at Yankee Stadium in one of the luxury suites, the baseball geeks find themselves bringing good luck to the Yankeesàwell sort of, but will they be able to get out of New York before their luck runs out, or will they end up getting people hurtàlike themselves?
A Hall Lot of Trouble at Cooperstown
Title | A Hall Lot of Trouble at Cooperstown PDF eBook |
Author | David Aretha |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1622851676 |
Author David Aretha introduces readers to the "baseball geeks" characters: Joe, Kevin, and Omar. In their first adventure, they find themselves in a crazy situation when they find out one of their family members stole something extremely important from the Baseball Hall of Fame. How are the baseball geeks going to fix this when they live in Ohio and the Hall of Fame is in New York?
Foul Ball Frame-up at Wrigley Field
Title | Foul Ball Frame-up at Wrigley Field PDF eBook |
Author | David Aretha |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1622851277 |
The baseball geeks are back at it again in this second installment from David Aretha. When Omar's dad takes the boys to Wrigley Field to see a Chicago Cubs game, the geeks find themselves in a big mess when Omar gets blamed for something he didn't do. Is Omar going to be the newest curse in the Cubs' history, or will Kevin and Joe save their best friend from having to hide forever?
Baseball Players of the 1950s
Title | Baseball Players of the 1950s PDF eBook |
Author | Rich Marazzi |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 457 |
Release | 2015-06-08 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1476604290 |
The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, is full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here.
The Macho Paradox
Title | The Macho Paradox PDF eBook |
Author | Jackson Katz |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2019-06-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1492697133 |
A fully revised and updated edition to a classic bestseller, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a men's issue—and how all genders can come together to stop it. From the #MeToo movement to current discussions about gender norms in schools, sports, politics, and media culture, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of the women, men, and others who have confronted the problem of gender violence from all angles. Bestselling author Jackson Katz is a pioneering educator and activist on the topic of men's violence against women. In this revised edition of his heralded book, Katz outlines the ways in which cultural ideas about "manhood" contribute to men's sexually harassing and abusive behaviors and that men have a positive role to play in challenging and changing the sexist cultural norms that too often lead to gender violence. This important book for abused women covers topics ranging from mental and emotional abuse to sexual harassment to domestic violence and is a vital read for women with controlling partners or as a self-help book for men. Praise for The Macho Paradox: "A candid look at the cultural factors that lend themselves to tolerance of abuse and violence against women."—Booklist "If only men would read Katz's book, it could serve as a potent form of male consciousness-raising."—Publishers Weekly "These pages will empower both men and women to end the scourge of male violence and abuse. Katz knows how to cut to the core of the issues, demonstrating undeniably that stopping the degradation of women should be every man's priority."—Lundy Bancroft, author of Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Monsters
Title | Monsters PDF eBook |
Author | Rich Cohen |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0374708959 |
Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football is the New York Times bestselling gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime team and their lone Super Bowl season. For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever—a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory. They won a Super Bowl and saved a city. It was not just that the Monsters of the Midway won, but how they did it. On offense, there was high-stepping running back Walter Payton and Punky QB Jim McMahon, who had a knack for pissing off Coach Mike Ditka as he made his way to the end zone. On defense, there was the 46: a revolutionary, quarterback-concussing scheme cooked up by Buddy Ryan and ruthlessly implemented by Hall of Famers such as Dan "Danimal" Hampton and "Samurai" Mike Singletary. On the sidelines, in the locker rooms, and in bars, there was the never-ending soap opera: the coach and the quarterback bickering on TV, Ditka and Ryan nearly coming to blows in the Orange Bowl, the players recording the "Super Bowl Shuffle" video the morning after the season's only loss. Cohen tracked down the coaches and players from this iconic team and asked them everything he has always wanted to know: What's it like to win? What's it like to lose? Do you really hate the guys on the other side? Were you ever scared? What do you think as you lie broken on the field? How do you go on after you have lived your dream but life has not ended? The result is Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, a portrait not merely of a team but of a city and a game: its history, its future, its fallen men, its immortal heroes. But mostly it's about being a fan—about loving too much. This is a book about America at its most nonsensical, delirious, and joyful.