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Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
by Jerry Pinkney Alan SchroederMany people know about Harriet Tubman's adult life--how she helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom along the Underground Railroad. But how many know about Harriet Tubman's life as a child? This dramatic portrayal is illustrated in full color by four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney.
Minuta de un testamento: Memorias
by Eduardo ArroyoEl autorretrato de toda una generación de postguerra, exilio, lucha antifranquista, bohemia y, finalmente, libertad, éxito y glamour. Las memorias de Eduardo Arroyo, artista en sentido amplio e intelectual de primera línea, tienen la vocación de ser leídas como «una sarta de confidencias plagadas de historias» y de «dejarlo todo dicho, todo cosido, todo atado». Inspiradas en la Minuta de un testamento de Gumersindo de Azcárate, estas memorias tejidas de recuerdos, reflexiones, anécdotas, retratos y mucho humor, cubren en un desorden perfecto su adolescencia en el Madrid los años cincuenta, su exilio en París, donde su obra, marcada por cierta obsesión por la España franquista, fue muy bien recibida y valorada, su gusto por el Whisky J&B, las dificultades de la creación artística, sus viajes a Cuba o su amistad con Jorge Semprún. A caballo entre Francia e Italia, participó en todas las aventuras de la «figuración narrativa», corriente que combina la representación de lo cotidiano con las demandas sociales y políticas del momento. Tras la muerte de Franco, regresó a España, país en el que pasó a sentirse como un extraño. Fue en ese momento cuando se atenuó el carácter contestatario de su obra, y exploró nuevos temas y personajes como el deshollinador o el boxeador, maravillosas metáforas del artista.
Minute By Minute: A Pivotal Question from God, My Response, and The Remarkable Miracles That Followed
by Joanne MoodyMinuto a minuto relata la realidad de elegir conscientemente confiar en Dios en medio de la agonía. Justo cuando parece que la esperanza se ha desvanecido, Dios entra y sobrenaturalmente sana a Joanne en un momento. Su historia es de fe, esperanza y triunfo victorioso sobre la muerte.Una vez fue una atleta entrenada en las mejores condiciones, pero Joanne Moody sufrió una lesión posterior al embarazo que la marginó durante los siguientes 14 años. No es alguien a quien renunciar fácilmente, Joanne luchó para encontrar una respuesta a su dolor año tras año. Incontables médicos intentaron tratarla hasta que finalmente uno recomendó a un cirujano en Francia. Joanne y sus hermanas hacen la caminata solo para mirar a la muerte a la cara. En el momento de su mayor dolor, Dios se inclinó y le dio una promesa. Minuto a minuto lo mantendrá pasando las páginas mientras se une a Joanne en su viaje a través de un valle de dolor y su eventual llegada al pináculo de la fe y el amor.
Minute By Minute: A Pivotal Question from God, My Response, and The Remarkable Miracles That Followed
by Joanne MoodyLooking at a decade’s worth of chronic pain, a promise from God helped Joanne stand firm until He ultimately heals her.Once a trained athlete in peak condition, Joanne Moody suffered a post pregnancy injury that sidelined her for the next 14 years. Not one to give up easily, Moody fought to find an answer to her pain year after year. Countless doctors attempted to treat her until finally one recommended a surgeon in France. Joanne and her sisters make the trek only to stare death in the face again. At the moment of greatest pain, God reached down and gave her a promise. Minute by Minute will keep the pages turning as you join Joanne on her journey through a valley of pain and her eventual arrival at the pinnacle of faith and love.In Minute by Minute, you will see read a compelling story of:The power of prayerPerseverance through adversityChoosing to trust God amidst agonyAn intimate commitment from God to JoanneTrials and suffering being transformed by God’s supernatural power
Minuto a minuto
by Joanne MoodyMinuto a minuto relata la realidad de elegir conscientemente confiar en Dios en medio de la agonía. Justo cuando parece que la esperanza se ha desvanecido, Dios entra y sobrenaturalmente sana a Joanne en un momento. Su historia es de fe, esperanza y triunfo victorioso sobre la muerte.Una vez fue una atleta entrenada en las mejores condiciones, pero Joanne Moody sufrió una lesión posterior al embarazo que la marginó durante los siguientes 14 años. No es alguien a quien renunciar fácilmente, Joanne luchó para encontrar una respuesta a su dolor año tras año. Incontables médicos intentaron tratarla hasta que finalmente uno recomendó a un cirujano en Francia. Joanne y sus hermanas hacen la caminata solo para mirar a la muerte a la cara. En el momento de su mayor dolor, Dios se inclinó y le dio una promesa. Minuto a minuto lo mantendrá pasando las páginas mientras se une a Joanne en su viaje a través de un valle de dolor y su eventual llegada al pináculo de la fe y el amor.
Mira Bai
by Usha S. NilssonA monograph in English by Usha S. Nilsson on the medieval Saint-poetess of Rajasthan.
Mira Corpora
by Jeff JacksonOne of the 'Best Books of 2013.'-Slate, Flavorwire, Largehearted Boy, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, LitReactor"To read Jeff Jackson's Mira Corpora is to enter into a trance state. A hypnotic, brutal, and lyric exploration of youth, trauma and the construction of memory, this novel is like nothing I've ever read before and is, unquestionably, one of my favorite books published this year."-Laura van den Berg, Salon"A piercing howl of a book. Slyly seductive and utterly gripping ... [Jackson's] prose practically crackles and sparks. This punk coming-of-age story smolders long after the book is through."-Slate"Style is pre-eminent in Jeff Jackson's eerie and enigmatic debut. The prose works like the expressionless masks worn by killers in horror films."-Wall Street Journal"Episodic yet suspenseful, smeared with gutter detritus yet glittering with right-on apercus, the novel delivers both jolts to the spine and food for thought."-Bookforum"A gutter punk Catcher in the Rye."-Shelf Awareness"What's most compelling-and terrifying... is the originality and execution. [Mira Corpora] has a very cinematic quality to it, like the dreamscapes of a Lynch, or, better, a strange, filmic mash-up of Lord of the Flies, Demian, and House of Leaves, as directed by Harmony Korine."-Impose"[A] mesmerizing debut, which reads like some cross between Bruno Schulz and the backstories of random characters from Penelope Spheeris' 1984 film Suburbia. It's the overarching sensibility that also puts Mira Corpora in a unique group of books that can only be dubbed Punk Lit. "-Flavorwire"It's fine work in its manic pacing and its summoning of certain cultural emblems. Present tense with a vengeance. I hope the book finds the serious readers who are out there waiting for this kind of fiction to hit them in the face."-Don DeLillo"Jeff Jackson is one of the most extraordinarily gifted young writers I've read in a very long time. His strangely serene yet gripping, unsettling, and beautifully rendered novel Mira Corpora has within it all the earmarks of an important new literary voice."-Dennis CooperMira Corpora is the debut novel from acclaimed playwright Jeff Jackson, an inspired, dreamlike adventure by a distinctive new talent.Literary and inventive, but also fast-paced and gripping, Mira Corpora charts the journey of a young runaway. A coming-of-age story for people who hate coming-of-age stories, featuring a colony of outcast children, teenage oracles, amusement parks haunted by gibbons, mysterious cassette tapes, and a reclusive underground rockstar.With astounding precision, Jackson weaves a moving tale of discovery and self-preservation across a startling, vibrant landscape.Jeff Jackson holds an MFA from NYU and is the recipient of fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Five of his plays have been produced by the Obie Award-winning Collapsable Giraffe company.
Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement
by Susan RimbyFor her time, Mira Lloyd Dock was an exceptional woman: a university-trained botanist, lecturer, women’s club leader, activist in the City Beautiful movement, and public official—the first woman to be appointed to Pennsylvania’s state government. In her twelve years on the Pennsylvania Forest Commission, she allied with the likes of J. T. Rothrock, Gifford Pinchot, and Dietrich Brandis to help bring about a new era in American forestry. She was also an integral force in founding and fostering the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in Mont Alto, which produced generations of Pennsylvania foresters before becoming Penn State's Mont Alto campus. Though much has been written about her male counterparts, Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement is the first book dedicated to Mira Lloyd Dock and her work. Susan Rimby weaves these layers of Dock’s story together with the greater historical context of the era to create a vivid and accessible picture of Progressive Era conservation in the eastern United States and Dock’s important role and legacy in that movement.
Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement
by Susan RimbyFor her time, Mira Lloyd Dock was an exceptional woman: a university-trained botanist, lecturer, women’s club leader, activist in the City Beautiful movement, and public official—the first woman to be appointed to Pennsylvania’s state government. In her twelve years on the Pennsylvania Forest Commission, she allied with the likes of J. T. Rothrock, Gifford Pinchot, and Dietrich Brandis to help bring about a new era in American forestry. She was also an integral force in founding and fostering the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in Mont Alto, which produced generations of Pennsylvania foresters before becoming Penn State's Mont Alto campus. Though much has been written about her male counterparts, Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement is the first book dedicated to Mira Lloyd Dock and her work. Susan Rimby weaves these layers of Dock’s story together with the greater historical context of the era to create a vivid and accessible picture of Progressive Era conservation in the eastern United States and Dock’s important role and legacy in that movement.
Mira la catedral que habitas: La vida de Saint-Exupéry en la Argentina
by Álvaro AbósLos días de Saint-Exupéry en la Argentina, narrados por primera vez de manera minuciosa, documentada y fascinante. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry vivió casi dieciséis meses en la Argentina. Durante ese corto tiempo escribió uno de sus mejores libros, se enamoró de quien sería la mujer de su vida y a la que inmortalizó como la rosa en El principito, contribuyó al desarrollo de la aviación civil y se vio envuelto en los sucesos políticos del tumultuoso 1930. Su experiencia en el país fue breve, pero intensa y decisiva. Fruto de una exhaustiva investigación, esta biografía recrea los secretos de ese periplo y reconstruye la vida del personaje, desde su nacimiento en una familia de la aristocracia hasta su final trágico, cuando desaparece combatiendo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y se convierte en mito literario. Retrato emocionante de un Saint-Exupéry heroico y provocador, aunque también solitario y contradictorio. Una aventura humana fascinante y una de las más bellas historias argentinas. «A veces pasa que el destino de alguien se condensa en un solo momento, aquel en el que sabe para siempre quién es. Esto le ocurrió a Saint-Exupéry en su momento argentino, aunque haya durado poco más de un año».Álvaro Abós
Mira por donde
by Fernando Savater"¿Escribir tu autobiografía? Pero ¿no eres demasiado joven?." Fernando Savater reconoce que le encanta este reproche, pues significa que todavía le queda algo para lo que "no es demasiado mayor"; aunque ganarse el piropo le haya costado escribir un volumen de memorias. Con una mezcla de ternura, ironía, melancolía, acidez y sentido del humor, el filósofo relata la historia de su vida, o más bien "lo que el tiempo ha hecho conmigo", como él prefiere describirlo. La primera parte se ocupa de su infancia en San Sebastián, la etapa más feliz de su vida, que llega hasta los doce años cuando su familia se trasladó a Madrid. La segunda recoge sus recuerdos de adolescencia y primera juventud, hasta la muerte de Francisco Franco cuando Savater contaba veintiocho años. La tercera parte abarca hasta hoy mismo, y se centra en su compromiso político, pues "hacer política cuando la democracia está amenazada es precisamente la primera obligación de una conciencia sana". El autor se explaya en sus gustos, sus aficiones y sus preferencias, porque como él dice "estamos unidos a este mundo y a la vida por cuanto aprobamos, no por nuestra capacidad de detestar". Las lecturas de infancia, las carreras de caballos, los filósofos que siempre lo acompañan o los lugares y las personas que ama forman parte de esta historia. En esta obra única, cargada de saber y sentimiento, el autor mira los tramos del camino recorrido, consciente de que uno no lo puede contar todo de sí mismo: "no refiero toda la verdad, pero creo que lo que digo es bastante verdadero siempre".
Mira por dónde: Autobiografía razonada
by Fernando SavaterCon una mezcla de ternura, ironía, melancolía, acidez y sentido del humor, el filósofo relata la historia de su vida, o más bien «lo que el tiempo ha hecho conmigo», como él prefiere describirlo. «¿Escribir tu autobiografía? Pero, ¿no eres demasiado joven?» Fernando Savater reconoce que le encanta este reproche, pues significa que todavía le queda algo para lo que no es «demasiado mayor»; aunque ganarse el piropo le haya costado escribir un volumen de memorias. La primera parte se ocupa de su infancia en San Sebastián, la etapa más feliz de su vida, que llega hasta los doce años, cuando su familia se trasladó a Madrid. La segunda recoge sus recuerdos de adolescencia y primera juventud, hasta la muerte de Franco, cuando Savater contaba veintiocho años. La tercera parte abarca hasta hoy mismo, y se centra en su compromiso político, pues «hacer política cuando la democracia está amenazada es precisamente la primera obligación de una conciencia sana». El autor se explaya en sus gustos, sus aficiones y sus preferencias, porque como él dice «estamos unidos a este mundo y a la vida por cuanto aprobamos, no por nuestra capacidad de detestar». Las lecturas de infancia, las carreras de caballos, los filósofos que siempre le acompañan o los lugares y las personas que ama forman parte de esta historia. En esta obra única, cargada de saber y sentimiento, el autor mira los tramos del camino recorrido, consciente de que uno no lo puede contar todo de sí mismo: «no refiero toda la verdad, pero creo que lo que digo es bastante verdadero siempre».
Mira'm als ulls: No és tan difícil entendre'ns
by Míriam Hatibi«Vull per als meus fills un món que aposti per la convivència, la diversitat, la pluralitat i el diàleg, sense que ningú hagi de donar explicacions pels seus cognoms o les seves creences.» <P><P>Míriam Hatibi a La Vanguardia Què li passa al món? Què ens passa a nosaltres? A partir de la seva pròpia experiència, Míriam Hatibi relata, en primera persona, el descobriment de «ser diferent» i la construcció d'una identitat plural. En un to proper, amb enorme intel·ligència i agudesa, desmunta tòpics i estereotips sobre la diversitat, i reflexiona sobre els conceptes d'integració, assimilació, tolerància i convivència. En un moment en què les identitats han estat sacsejades per una profunda crisi, la crida de l'autora a obrir els ulls i a descobrir a l'altre -i alhora a nosaltres mateixos- és més necessària que mai. Perquè és urgent començar el diàleg que permetrà que tots ens entenguem. Davant el discurs del racisme i de l'odi, Míriam Hatibi deconstrueix el prejudici que pot arribar a fracturar innecessàriament la societat i alça barreres que són únicament mentals. I Mira'm als ulls constitueix, sobretot, la ferma defensa d'una societat oberta, presidida per l'intercanvi cultural i el respecte, que aposti per la convivència.
Miracle
by Amanda LeaskAs seen on ITV's Britain's Got Talent, where they captured the hearts of the nation, this is Amanda and Miracle's incredible story of survival, love and hopeSnatched from the streets of Thailand, loaded onto a truck with hundreds of other stolen dogs and destined for the restaurants of Hanoi, Miracle the dog shouldn’t be alive today. But an incredible rescue led to a fateful meeting with Amanda Leask, a dog lover from Scotland. Devastated by Miracle’s plight and the hopelessness of his situation, she knew she had to do everything in her power to save him. But Amanda could never have imagined that in doing so she was really saving herself… Amanda’s six year-old son Kyle, who was born with cerebral palsy and autism, built a deep and lasting connection with Miracle and their special bond has transformed not only Kyle’s life but that of the entire family. Heartbreaking, inspirational and ultimately life-affirming, this incredible tale is proof that miracles really can happen…
Miracle Baby: A Fertility Doctor's Fight for Motherhood
by Dorette NoorhasanAn OG/GYN and fertility specialist details her personal struggles with getting pregnant, sharing a doctor’s perspective on a journey faced by many.After years of dedicating her career to bringing new lives into the world, ob/gyn and fertility specialist Dr. Dorete Noorhasan wanted to have a child of her own. But her journey to motherhood was not an easy one.This is her story. The story of a girl who grew up amid hardship, natural disaster, and the harsh reality of life and death. The story of a young woman who dedicated herself to her education and pursued a career in medicine so she could help patients become parents. The story of a mother who was determined, despite all the struggles, setbacks, and heartbreak, to bring her child into this world.Today, one woman in eight is battling infertility. As a physician, Dr. Noorhasan understands the medical aspects of this condition. But as a patient, she has also experienced the emotional turmoil firsthand. Through this unique perspective, Miracle Baby sheds much-needed light on infertility while also offering hope and comfort to those struggling on the road to parenthood, showing how even the most difficult journeys can end in a miracle.Praise for Miracle Baby“Poignant, transparent, inspiring, Dr. Noorhasan’s perspective will resonate with anyone facing a challenging journey to parenthood. Having found her own path to motherhood through surrogacy, she brings a physician’s insight to a deeply personal struggle, and her books are much-need tools to de-mystify infertility and help families find the hope and understanding to persevere.” —Kavitha Blewitt, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Health Specialists of Dallas
Miracle Boy Grows Up: How the Disability Rights Revolution Saved My Sanity
by Ben MattlinBen Mattlin lives a normal, independent life. Why is that interesting? Because Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital weakness from which he was expected to die in childhood. Not only did Mattlin live through childhood, he became one of the first students in a wheelchair to attend Harvard, from which he graduated and became a professional writer. His advantage? Mattlin's life happened to parallel the growth of the disability rights movement, so that in many ways he did not feel that he was disadvantaged at all, merely different. Miracle Boy Grows Up is a witty, unsentimental memoir that you won't forget, told with engrossing intelligence and a unique perspective on living with a disability in the United States.
Miracle Country: A Memoir
by Kendra Atleework&“Blending family memoir and environmental history, Kendra Atleework conveys a fundamental truth: the places in which we live, live on—sometimes painfully—in us. This is a powerful, beautiful, and urgently important book.&” —Julie Schumacher, author of Dear Committee Members and The Shakespeare Requirement Kendra Atleework grew up in Swall Meadows, in the Owens Valley of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, where annual rainfall averages five inches and in drought years measures closer to zero. Kendra&’s parents taught their children to thrive in this beautiful, if harsh, landscape, prone to wildfires, blizzards, and gale-force winds. Above all, they were raised on unconditional love and delight in the natural world. After Kendra&’s mother died of a rare autoimmune disease when Kendra was just sixteen, however, her once beloved desert world came to feel empty and hostile, as climate change, drought, and wildfires intensified. The Atleework family fell apart, even as her father tried to keep them together. Kendra escaped to Los Angeles, and then Minneapolis, land of tall trees, full lakes, water everywhere you look. But after years of avoiding her troubled hometown, she realized that she needed to come to terms with its past and present and had to go back. Miracle Country is a moving and unforgettable memoir of flight and return, emptiness and bounty, the realities of a harsh and changing climate, and the true meaning of home. For readers of Cheryl Strayed, Terry Tempest Williams, and Rebecca Solnit, this is a breathtaking debut by a remarkable writer.
Miracle In Motion: Living A Purposeful Life
by David Warden Antonio MartinezRev. T. J. Martinez, SJ is dying of stomach cancer and this book discusses his life before and after he starts a college preparatory school in Texas. This book is beautifully written. It is written to his students at the school: Cristo Rey Jesuit school in Houston, Texas. The Cristo Rey schools were founded to assist the poor to have a good education as preparation for College. He encourages his students by giving them examples from his own life. Not only does he encourage the students but he encourages his readers as well to find meaning, happiness, and most of all, God in their lives.
Miracle In The Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
by Nando ParradoIn October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nando's mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days.Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ...In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mountains, facing death at every step, but inspired by his love for his family Nando drove them on until, finally, 72 days after the crash, they found rescue.
Miracle In The Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
by Nando ParradoWhen Nando Parrado took off on a flight from Uruguay to Chile with his rugby team-mates, he was looking forward to an enjoyable weekend break, and had invited his mother and sister along for the trip. Then disaster struck, as their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived, but Nando's family died and he was unconscious for three days. Stranded 11,000 feet up on an inhospitable glacier, the survivors had almost no food or suitable equipment to withstand temperatures as low as -40C. Meagre supplies rapidly diminished, and soon they heard on the radio that the search for them had been called off. It was then that they realised the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends... In a final, desperate bid for safely, Nando and one of his friends set off on an impossible journey, climbing 17,000 feet-high mountains, facing death at every step. Finally, on the twelfth day of their journey, and 72 days after the crash, they saw a hill farmer and the survivors found rescue.Read by Nando Parrado and Josh Davis(p) 2006 Orion Publishing Group
Miracle Moments in Alabama Crimson Tide Football History: Best Plays, Games, and Records (Miracle Moments)
by Mark MayfieldAlabama’s Crimson Tide has been the most dominant college football team in America for the past decade, winning five national championships and five conference titles. The team, under coach Nick Saban, has won an astounding ninety percent of its games since 2008, and established a dynasty unparalleled in modern college football. As impressive as Saban and his teams have been, these are far from the only glory days in Alabama football history, and their great tradition is celebrated in Miracle Moments in Alabama Crimson Tide Football History. Mark Mayfield chronicles Alabama’s colorful football history dating to when their first team won a scrimmage, 56–0, over a group of Birmingham high school players in 1892. Three decades later, Alabama pulled off a stunning 20–19 upset of West Coast powerhouse Washington in the 1926 Rose Bowl, won its first national championship, and took its place among the elite teams in America with seventeen national titles through eras coached by Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant, Gene Stallings, and Saban. Along the way, some of the best players in the nation have been a part of this extraordinary program—from Don Hutson, Harry Gilmer, Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, John Hannah, Lee Roy Jordan, Derrick Thomas, and Cornelius Bennett to Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, Mark Barron, Dont’a Hightower, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Calvin Ridley, and Heisman Trophy winners Mark Ingram Jr. and Derrick Henry. They and so many other remarkable players and coaches are highlighted in Miracle Moments in Alabama Crimson Tide Football History, a must have for all ‘Bama football fans.
Miracle Moments in Michigan Wolverines Football History: Best Plays, Games, and Records (Miracle Moments)
by Steve Kornacki Derek KornackiWith the most victories and highest winning percentage in college football history, the University of Michigan Wolverines have a long and storied history. They have won forty-two Big Ten championships, eleven national titles, and twenty-one bowl games. These accomplishments and more are celebrated in Miracle Moments in Michigan Wolverines Football History. Derek and Steve Kornacki detail many of the Wolverines' greatest moments including legendary coach Fielding Yost's 1901 "point a minute" team that posted a perfect 11-0 record and outscored their opponents, 550-0, the opening of Michigan Stadium, "The Big House" in 1927, the hard-fought "Snow Bowl" victory over Ohio State in 1950, the 1969 victory over Ohio State that broke the Buckeyes' twenty-two game winning streak and launched "The Ten-Year War," the 1998 Rose Bowl victory over Washington State that clinched their first National Championship since 1948, and much more. All the great players and coaches are highlighted in Miracle Moments in Michigan Football History, a must have for all fans of the maize and blue.
Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History: Best Plays, Games, and Records (Miracle Moments)
by Michael R. SteeleThe Notre Dame Fighting Irish is one of the most celebrated teams in college football. It has the second-most victories of all time, eleven national titles, featured seven Heisman Trophy recipients including Paul Hornung and Tim Brown, and won eighteen bowl games. Its storied tradition is celebrated in Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History. Michael R. Steele brings to life many of the Irish's greatest moments, including their first victory over Michigan in 1909, Knute Rockne’s “Four Horsemen” in the 1920s, the epic scoreless tie with powerful Army in 1946, their incredible comeback led by Joe Montana in the 1979 Cotton Bowl, Lou Holtz’s 1988 national championship team that ended Miami’s thirty-six-game regular-season winning streak in stunning fashion, and much more. All the great players and coaches are highlighted in Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History, a must-have for all fans of the blue and gold.
Miracle Moments in USC Trojans Football History: Best Plays, Games, and Records (Miracle Moments)
by Dan WeberThe USC Trojans football program has been one of the winningest and most recognizable college football teams to ever play the sport. There have been numerous moments in the history of the Trojans that have proven miraculous, from recruiting day to the gridiron and from the regular season to bowl games. In Miracle Moments in USC Trojans Football History, Dan Weber details the team’s greatest achievements, from their first BCS national championship victory of many in 1928 over the favored Stanford team, to its notable rivalries with Notre Dame and crosstown enemy UCLA, USC’s role in breaking the color barrier in college football, its legendary 1972 championship team, the famous O.J. Simpson 64-yard game-winning run over the top-ranked UCLA Bruins, the arrival of head coach Pete Carroll, the famous Bush Push, Jake Olson’s historic snap in 2017, and much more. In doing so, Weber highlights the key players and coaches and reveals the high level of excitement that comes with being a USC Trojans fan. Complete with full-color photos, this book makes the perfect gift for young and old fans of the USC Trojans football team alike!
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne And The Secret Mud That Changed Baseball
by David A. KellyLena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare baseballs before every game. Read the story of how Lena's mud went from a riverbank to the major leagues and all the way to the Hall of Fame.