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  • A Game of Inches

    The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game on the Field, Volume 1

    by Peter Morris ...
    As befits a game traditionally passed from one generation to the next, baseball has always had a special reverence for origins. Claims of being first with any element of the game are disputed with fervor and passion. When the octogenarian Fred Goldsmith died in 1939, a headline proclaimed, 'Goldsmith Dies Insisting He Invented Curve Ball'; Fred Goldsmith understood the secret of immortality. Yet ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Level Playing Fields

    How the Groundskeeping Murphy Brothers Shaped Baseball

    by Peter Morris ...
    Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. Level Playing Fields sheds light on a usually unnoticed facet of the game, introducing fans and historians alike to the real fundamentals of baseball: dirt and grass. In this lively history, Peter Morris demonstrates that many of the game’s rules and customs actually arose as concessions ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Business Shrink - The Disgruntled Employee

    Manage Challenging Staff Without Losing Your Mind

    by Peter Morris, Peter Laufer ...
    Do your employees plan exit strategies around the water cooler?Are your office hallways filled with nasty gossip?Is your productivity shrinking and your profits dissolving?As a manager, every day you're faced with disgruntled employees. Now Peter Morris, host of the popular radio show "The Business Shrink," draws on his long experience to help you fix these problems.Gleaning tips from experts such ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Catcher

    How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero

    by Peter Morris ...
    Today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure. Decked out in the so-called tools of ignorance, he stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attention. But it wasn't always that way, as Peter Morris shows in this lively and original study. In baseball's early days, catchers stood a safe distance behind the batter. Then the introduction of the curveball in the 1870s led ... Read more

    $23.59 USD

  • All at sea: One Sailor’s Journey

    by Peter A. Morris ...
    I was five years of age when I first fell in love with the sea, which is the subject of the first story in my book All At Sea.I was a 'natural' at it, often performing a task on a boat before being told when or how to do it. I believe this knowledge came from a previous life spent on the water, and from the genes of two grandfathers who had been seafarers, and my father who had also spent some ... Read more

    $5.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Some Notes on Early Woodcut Books, with a Chapter on Illuminated Manuscripts

    Enriched edition.

    by William Morris, Peter Boyd ...
    In "Some Notes on Early Woodcut Books, with a Chapter on Illuminated Manuscripts," William Morris delves into the intricate world of early printed books and manuscripts, examining the aesthetics and techniques of woodcut illustrations in relation to illuminated texts. The work is marked by Morris's advocacy for craftsmanship in the age of industrialization, emphasizing the significance of artistry ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Puddy: The Life And Times Of Syd Puddefoot

    by Peter Morris ...
    Sydney Charles Puddefoot, "Puddy" to his admiring fans, was a household name amongst football supporters between the two world wars, a time generally regarded as the golden age of British football. In this first-ever full-length biography, Peter Morris charts Puddefoot's rise to stardom: from his East London upbringing to hero status at his beloved West Ham United whilst still a teenager; his ... Read more

    $12.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Repeat of Yesterday

    by Peter Morris ...
    Set in a fractured, depopulated Britain, ‘No Repeat of Yesterday’ is a fast-paced thriller that asks questions about the trust we invest in those who wield power. The 2070s. A military-controlled regime fosters social cohesion via the charade of an external military threat. To this end, RAF pilot Nicole Dibaba conducts spectacular nocturnal raids against unoccupied industrial targets. As millions ... Read more

    $5.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cracking Baseball's Cold Cases

    Filling in the Facts About 17 Mystery Major Leaguers

    by Peter Morris ...
    This book is the result of one man's twenty-year quest to solve some of baseball's most enduring mysteries--the "cold cases" of major leaguers about whom virtually nothing is known. (In many instances, the various baseball encyclopedias list only their names and one other word: "deceased.") Some of these mysterious players had negligible professional careers and their time on a major league ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • 12 Short Stories

    by Peter Morris ...
    Kate, was the first of these stories to be published and was favourably reviewed by the poet laureate, Carol Anne Duffy. Forge ahead, was a competition winnner in an Irish writing competition. Many of the other stories won or were ranked highly in major writing awards showing that there is a lot of literary value in this work.Being presented in an electronic format does not allow end notes and ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stork Reality

    Stories from Unplanned Fatherhood

    by Peter Morris ...
    Peter Morris wanted a lot of things in his life, but a child was never one of them. Then one night after too many martinis, he accidentally created one. Nine months later, the world was turned upside down when his son was born and this new father realized he had no idea what he was doing.In his collection of humorous anecdotes, Morris recounts what happens when people who once shunned children ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Abseiling Spiders

    by Peter Morris ...
    Abseiling Spiders is a very funny book focusing on the life of the author. Every incident is true and documentary proof (police receipts, photographs etc) is provided in the hardback edition.The book follows the author from birth in Belfast, where he was 'left with the nuns' to the day he finds out the truth about his birth. The rituals and procedures he must go through are perhaps akin to the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus