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Barry: The Story of Motorcycling Legend, Barry Sheene
by Nick Harris Steve ParrishThis is the remarkable story of Barry Sheene, the cheeky cockney boy who grew up to become a sporting legend. He won the British motorcycling 125cc championship aged just twenty and twice became World Champion in the 500cc class, despite two life-threatening crashes. In an era when sport and its personalities rarely made it off the back pages, Barry Sheene crossed the bridge between sport and celebrity in a style that only George Best had achieved previously.Barry is an intimate and revealing account told by three people who knew him better than most. Steve Parrish, fellow bike racer and now BBC commentator, Nick Harris, who wrote and broadcast on all Barry's major successes, and Barry's widow, Stephanie. Frank and fascinating, Barry is an exclusive look into the extraordinary life of a charming and complex man.
Bart Giamatti: A Profile
by Robert P. MoncreiffThis vivid portrait of Bart Giamatti encompasses his entire eventful life but focuses especially on his years at Yale University (1966-1986) and his brief career as a major league baseball executive (1986-1989). As scholar, teacher, and then university president, Giamatti was an admired and respected figure on campus. He forged his academic career during turbulent decades, and his tenure in baseball was no less contentious, for as commissioner of baseball he oversaw the banishment of Cincinnati's Pete Rose from the game for gambling. The book draws on Giamatti's numerous writings and speeches to illuminate the character and complexities of the man and to understand the values that motivated his leadership. Bart Giamatti was a cultural conservative and institutional moderate at a time when such values were out of favor and under attack. At Yale, as a baseball executive, and indeed in all things, Giamatti championed the related values of freedom and order.
Bart Starr: America's Quarterback and the Rise of the National Football League
by Keith DunnavantThe definitive, authorized biography of Bart Starr, quarterback for the University of Alabama and for the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s. A must-read for fans of the Crimson Tide, the Packers, and football greats.No one can touch Bart Starr's record setting 5 NFL Championships including 3 straight. America's Quarterback tells the story of the man who helped create the legend of Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers. Set against the changing landscape of the last half of the 20th century, this biography traces Starr's life from childhood in Alabama to stardom in Green Bay and beyond. Not a simple sports story, Keith Dunnavant traces the story of one man reaching for the American dream while professional football emerged from the shadows to capture the nation's imagination. It's a story of the tension between a coach and a player as different as fire and ice, and how they came to trust and revere each other. It's a story of triumph tempered by tragedy, and the world-class athlete who quietly, persistently, achieved a level of greatness unsurpassed by any quarterback since.A remarkable blend of personal memory and historical narrative, Bart Starr: America's Quarterback and the Rise of the National Football League is a tribute to an American hero and the perfect companion to the classic When Pride Still Mattered.
Bartleby il punter
by Wakii Reader Brutus GrigliadiferroQuesto racconto prende il celebre “Bartleby lo scrivano” di Hermann Melville, lo rimescola con l’ambiente del football americano liceale e ne trae una storia piuttosto folle in cui un giovane giocatore fa uscire completamente di testa il suo allenatore. Se avete praticato il football, o magari il rugby, o qualunque altro sport, questo libro vi piacerà sicuramente. Il libro include un questionario. Dedico quest’opera ai miei allenatori di football, specialmente quelli a cui ho accelerato la calvizie e che mi hanno urlato contro quando me lo meritavo. I personaggi ripresi e modificati includono: Bartleby, Ginger Nut, Grubman, Nippers, Turkey, Achab, Ismaele, Stubb, Queequeg, Starbuck, padre Mapple, Tashtego, Daggoo, Flask e Yorpy.
Bartleby, el pateador
by Wakii ReederEsta historia toma el "Bartleby el escribiente" de Melville y lo mezcla con el fútbol de la escuela secundaria para hacer una historia disparatada de un jugador que saca de quicio al entrenador. Si has jugado al fútbol en la escuela secundaria (o en cualquier otro deporte), te encantará esta historia. El libro incluye una guía de discusión. Este libro está dedicado a mis entrenadores de fútbol. Especialmente a los que he contribuido a su calvicie y me han regañado cuando me lo he buscado. Entre los personajes deformados de Melville se encuentran: Bartleby, Ginger Nut, Grubman, Nippers, Turkey, Ahab, Ishmael, Stubb, Queequeg, Starbuck, Father Maple, Tashtego, Daggoo, Flask y Yorpy.
Barça 80's: La dècada de moda en clau blaugrana
by Bernat SolerBernat Soler ha construït a Barça 80's una crònica de records i pensaments que connecten amb aquell culer que ni s'imaginava que un dia el Barça seria el millor equip del món. El Barça dels vuitanta va passar per episodis de tota mena: segrestos, lesions, hepatitis, arbitratges negatius, entrenadors destituïts, baralles entre jugadors i president... i evidentment molt poques victòries, un contrast total amb el gran Barça de fa uns anys. Aquest llibre reivindica el Barça de la nostra joventut. Potser no era el millor Barça, però era el nostre equip. Un llibre dedicat a tots aquells culers que van viure i van patir la dècada dels vuitanta amb les seves petites alegries, però especialment amb les grans decepcions. Un repàs històric d'una dècada, i una sèrie de records i pensaments que connecten no només amb els culers o els aficionats al Barça, sinó també amb tots els nostàlgics dels vuitanta.
Barça oblidat
by Frederic Porta Manuel TomásDesprés de la publicació de Barça inèdit i Barça insòlit, arriba Barça oblidat, amb les més recents pinzellades extretes d'aquest immens tapís, d'aquest tresor que l’aficionat a l'esport, en general, i el barcelonista, en particular, coneixeran de bon grat. Barça oblidat és el llibre que tanca la trilogia realitzada per Manuel Tomàs i Frederic Porta sobre la història del F.C. Barcelona. Després de Barça inèdit i Barça insòlit, convertits ja en llibres de referència i consulta per als interessats en la matèria, aquest últim volum torna a submergir-se en la prolífica i centenària trajectòria del club blaugrana, situant tots els fets en el seu context polític, econòmic i social a partir del rigor i d'una lectura tan amena com didàctica. Així, els autors completen 2.400 píndoles d'aproximació al ric passat de l'entitat que qualsevol culer, i per extensió aficionat curiós al futbol, hauria de conèixer sobre l'ambaixador més destacat que hagi tingut mai Catalunya.Reprenent la celebrada fórmula del trencadís, els autors formen un relat basat en la investigació d'actes oficials, documents fins ara desconeguts i l'hemeroteca periodística de temps pretèrits. Onze capítols on es rescaten tota mena d'episodis, anècdotes, personatges i circumstàncies que no mereixen caure en l'oblit. Vuit-centes anècdotes noves que retraten una visió panoràmica del Barça a través dels seus 121 anys de trajectòria singular. En definitiva, el tercer lliurament d'una obra que homenatja la memòria històrica del barcelonisme, tantscops, dissortadament, marginada. Fins i tot per aquells que estimen el club i el consideren part bàsica del seu sentiment personal. La crítica ha dit...«Completa encara més les històries sobre el F.C. Barcelona que ens van relatar en els seus dos llibres anteriors. Un altre encert de Córner.»Tardes de Domecq «Píndoles de barcelonisme per aproximar-se de manera amena i de vegades punyent a la rica història blaugrana.»Xavier G. Luque, La Vanguardia«Una feina de documentació a l’hemeroteca i als arxius que barregen dades històriques amb detalls de la vida diària.»La Razón «Un llibre amè i àgil que convida a despumar la opulència dels grans clubs i a reconèixer la importància de tantes persones, llocs isuccessos que, des de la quotidianitat, han passat a formar part de la manera de ser dels equips. Tot i que de vegades semblin oblidades.»Pedro Zuazua, El País
Barça: The inside story of the world's greatest football club
by Simon Kuper'This is a masterfully written history of the world's greatest football club. Més que un book!' - GARY LINEKERFrom the bestselling co-author of Soccernomics comes the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful football club in the world - and how that envied position now hangs in the balance.Barça is not just the world's most popular sports club, it is simply one of the most influential organisations on the planet. With almost 250 million followers on social media and 4 million visitors to its Camp Nou stadium each year, there's little wonder its motto is 'More than a club'. But it was not always so. In the past three decades, Barcelona has transformed from regional team to global powerhouse, becoming a model of sporting excellence and a consistent winner of silverware.Simon Kuper unravels exactly how these transformations took place. He outlines the organisational structure behind the club's business decisions, and details the work of its coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists who have revolutionised the sporting world. And, of course, he studies the towering influence of the club's two greatest legends, Johan Cruyff and Lionel Messi.Like many leading global businesses, FC Barcelona closely guards its secrets, granting few outsiders a view behind the scenes. But, after decades of writing about the sport and the club, Kuper was given unprecedented access to the inner sanctum and to the people who strive daily to keep Barcelona at the top. Erudite, personal, and capturing all the latest successes and upheavals, his portrait of this incredible institution goes beyond football to understand Barça as a unique social, cultural, and political phenomenon."I began my research thinking I was going to be explaining Barca's rise to greatness, and Ihave, but I've also ended up charting the decline and fall."
Barça: The rise and fall of the club that built modern football
by Simon Kuper"Imagine the club not as a theatre of dreams but as a workplace. What is office life like day to day? Who are the people who run the club? How much power do they actually have over the players? What should the players eat, and how can you persuade them to eat it?"From the author of bestselling Soccernomics comes a book that will reshape our understanding of football and the world's most talked-about club: FC Barcelona. After 30 years of unprecedented access, this book takes the reader behind closed doors into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroom to reveal the real stories behind Barça's rise to global sports superpower - and its recent fall from grace. It includes interviews with the towering personalities responsible for transforming Barça including Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola. It details the work of coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists, as well as extraordinary players like Lionel Messi, in building not just a club but a football philosophy. It analyses the unique structure of Barça from the Catalan power politics at the top, the cutting-edge sports science hub it has created and its legendary youth academy known as La Masia. This is truly a book decades in the making, which establishes how an army of coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists have built the foundations for one of the outstanding successes of the modern game.(P)Octopus Publishing Group 2021
Baseball
by Ron MartiranoJam-packed with cool baseball trivia, history-making records, unforgettable moments, and wacky true tales of your favorite games, players and events. This book hits a grand slam right out of the park!A perfect gift for the die-hard fan of America's favorite pasttime. Baseball is rich in anecdotes about team superstitions (from the black cat that haunted the Cubs to the "Curse of the Babe"), the antics of the superstars, and other facts that come out of left field. Think today's umpires have a temper? Wait till you read about the 19th century New Jersey ump who pulled out a gun and shoved it in the face of a player who came at him with a bat. Or about the time three Brooklyn Dodger runners found themselves at third base--together. Fans will laugh, they'll learn--and they won't put this down!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Baseball America 2016 Prospect Handbook: Scouting Reports and Rankings of the Best Young Talent in Baseball
by John ManuelBaseball America's Prospect Handbook is, quite simply, the only source you need to find out about the future stars of baseball. Baseball America made its name on finding the best players as amateurs and following them through the minors on the way to the big leagues, and the Prospect Handbook is the compendium that brings it all together. You'll get the Top 30 Prospects for all 30 major league teams, with comprehensive scouting reports on every player. You'll also get a wealth of other information about each team, to give you an idea of where the organization has been and where it's going. It's no accident that you'll find the Prospect Handbook on the desk of every general manager in baseball. Join them in getting the information edge!
Baseball America 2017 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition: Rankings and Reports of the Best Young Talent in Baseball
by John ManuelThe one player guide every true baseball fan will want -- the leading resource for the next generation of rising stars!The Baseball America 2017 Prospect Handbook is the ultimate guide to the next generation of baseball stars. The Prospect Handbook features in-depth analysis and statistics for 900 players, with detailed scouting reports, recaps of each team's amateur draft efforts, and a ranking of Major League Baseball's top farm systems. The Prospect Handbook is a must-have resource for information on the best prospects in baseball and is a valuable tool for fans, fantasy leaguers and anyone who wants to know more about the player development process
Baseball America 2018 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition: Rankings and Reports of the Best Young Talent in Baseball
by Editors of Baseball AmericaA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Baseball America 2019 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition
by Editors of Baseball AmericaThe one player guide every true baseball fan will want - the leading resource for the next generation of rising stars.The Baseball America 2019 Prospect Handbook is the ultimate guide to the next generation of baseball stars. The Prospect Handbook features in-depth analysis and statistics for 900 players, with detailed scouting reports, recaps of each team's amateur draft efforts, and a ranking of Major League Baseball's top farm systems. The Prospect Handbook is the must-have resource for information on the best prospects in baseball and is a valuable tool for fans, fantasy leaguers, and anyone who wants to know more about the player development process.
Baseball America 2020 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition
by Editors of Baseball AmericaA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Baseball America 2021 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition
by The Editors of Baseball AmericaA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Baseball America 2022 Prospect Handbook
by The Editors at Baseball AmericaThe 2022 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB starsThe 2022 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars. With complete scouting reports on more than 900 prospects, the Prospect Handbook is a must-have for superfans as well as fantasy players. Dominate your dynasty league and be the first to know about the stars of the 2020s and early 2030s.
Baseball America 2024 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition
by The Editors at Baseball AmericaThe 2024 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars The 2024 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars. With complete scouting reports on more than 900 prospects, the Prospect Handbook is a must-have for superfans as well as fantasy players. Dominate your dynasty league and be the first to know about the stars of the 2020s and early 2030s.
Baseball America 2025 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition
by The Editors at Baseball AmericaThe 2025 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars The 2025 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars. With complete scouting reports on more than 900 prospects, the Prospect Handbook is a must-have for superfans as well as fantasy players. Dominate your dynasty league and be the first to know about the stars of the 2020s and early 2030s.
Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress
by Frank Ceresi Harry KatzA lavishly illustrated history of America's game from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress, with a foreword by George F. Will and a new preface by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress“One of the most seductively designed books about the sport to come our way. . . . A book like this, so rich and deep in material. . . . brings baseball history to multifaceted life and reminds us that baseball is the sport that celebrates its history more than any other. . . . This book itself is a form of time-traveling—a pleasurable, often surprising and aesthetic trip.” —San Diego Union-TribuneBaseball, the sport that helped reunify the country in the years after the Civil War, remains the National Pastime. The Library of Congress houses the world's largest baseball collection, documenting the history of the game and providing a unique look at America since the late 1700s. Baseball Americana presents the best of the best from that treasure trove. From baseball's biggest stars to street urchins, from its most newsworthy stories to sandlot and Little League games, the book examines baseball's hardscrabble origins, rich cultural heritage, and uniquely American character.The more than 350 fabulous illustrations—many never before published—feature first-generation, vintage photographic and chromolithographic baseball cards; photographs of famous players and ballparks; and newspaper clippings, cartoons, New Deal photographs, and baseball advertisements. Packed with images that will surprise and thrill even the most expert collector, Baseball Americana is a gift for every baseball fan.
Baseball Anecdotes
by Daniel Okrent Steve WulfFrom its winners to its sinners, two bestselling sportswriters chronicle a dizzying trip through more than a century of baseball lore and legend. Some of the stories are celebrated—from Ruth’s called shot to DiMaggio’s streak to Mays’s catch. Some of the men are titans of the game—Mantle, Williams, Koufax. But alongside those stories passed from generation to generation, Daniel Okrent and Steve Wulf have assembled tales both hard-to-believe and a pleasure to read. From the Black Sox scandal to Bill Veeck’s bizarre promotions, from its icons and iconoclasts, from the humble origins of the game to the landmark moments that made it the national pastime, Baseball Anecdotes reveals the enthralling (and often amusing) game that goes on both on the field and behind the scenes of baseball. “A dandy introduction to the game.” —Newsweek “A must . . . Its greatest value might be to those of us who want to pass along baseball lore to our children.” —San Jose Mercury News “Beguiling . . . A history of the game in stories . . . Comic, tragic, controversial.” —The New York Times Book Review
Baseball Baby (A Sports Baby Book)
by Diane AdamsThis original board book series, which begins with America's favorite pasttime--baseball--is sure to be a homerun with the youngest of readers and the sports-loving grown-ups in their lives.A toddler spends an afternoon at the park with his family where he is introduced to baseball for the first time. He makes a few mistakes as he warms up, takes the field, and goes to bat, but he keeps going until he scores the final run of the day and goes to bed a winner.
Baseball Battle (Kids' Sports Stories)
by Elliott SmithLifelong friends Jackson and Logan are moving up from T-ball to baseball, and they couldn't be more excited. But when both boys want to play first base, it's a baseball battle! It's up to these young athletes to decide which is more important: sports or friendship.
Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong
by Jonah Keri Baseball ProspectusIn the numbers-obsessed sport of baseball, statistics don't merely record what players, managers, and owners have done. Properly understood, they can tell us how the teams we root for could employ better strategies, put more effective players on the field, and win more games. The revolution in baseball statistics that began in the 1970s is a controversial subject that professionals and fans alike argue over without end. Despite this fundamental change in the way we watch and understand the sport, no one has written the book that reveals, across every area of strategy and management, how the best practitioners of statistical analysis in baseball-people like Bill James, Billy Beane, and Theo Epstein-think about numbers and the game. Baseball Between the Numbers is that book. In separate chapters covering every aspect of the game, from hitting, pitching, and fielding to roster construction and the scouting and drafting of players, the experts at Baseball Prospectus examine the subtle, hidden aspects of the game, bring them out into the open, and show us how our favorite teams could win more games. This is a book that every fan, every follower of sports radio, every fantasy player, every coach, and every player, at every level, can learn from and enjoy.
Baseball Beyond Our Borders: An International Pastime
by George Gmelch Daniel A. NathanBaseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport is played. This collection of essays tells the story of America’s national pastime as it has spread across the world and undergone instructive, entertaining, and sometimes quirky changes in the process. Covering nineteen countries and a U.S. territory, the contributors show how each country imported baseball, how baseball took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed, and what local and regional traits tell us about the sport’s place in each culture. But what lies in store as baseball’s passport fills up with far-flung stamps? Will the international migration of players homogenize baseball? What role will the World Baseball Classic play? These are just a few of the questions the authors pose.