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Jackie Robinson: My Own Story

by Jackie Robinson, Wendell Smith ...

Autobiography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, beginning with his athletic career and dealing particularly with baseball and the first step toward equal participation by African Americans in this great sport."I believe that a man's race, color, and religion should never constitute a handicap. The denial to anyone, anywhere, any time of equality of opportunity to work is incomprehensible to me. ... Read more

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Autobiography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, beginning with his athletic career and dealing particularly with baseball and the first step toward equal participation by African Americans in this great sport."I believe that a man's race, color, and religion should never constitute a handicap. The denial to anyone, anywhere, any time of equality of opportunity to work is incomprehensible to me.
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Chili: Wendell's Picks

by Wendell Smith ...

Delicious and Fabulous Chili Recipes from Around the U.S.A. A book for people who like to give large, inexpensive parties for friends. For mothers and grandmothers to give the young mothers just starting to cook. For people who like delicious and different flavors of chili. ... Read more

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Delicious and Fabulous Chili Recipes from Around the U.S.A. A book for people who like to give large, inexpensive parties for friends. For mothers and grandmothers to give the young mothers just starting to cook. For people who like delicious and different flavors of chili.
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The Wendell Smith Reader

Selected Writings on Sports, Civil Rights and Black History

by Wendell Smith ...

With the world's eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star's side in 1946-47. Wendell Smith was a pioneer not only in writing, but in broadcast media as well, with a career that spanned 1937-1972 and included more than 1,500 written pieces.After an extensive biographical sketch, this work presents a collection of Smith's writings. ... Read more

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With the world's eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star's side in 1946-47. Wendell Smith was a pioneer not only in writing, but in broadcast media as well, with a career that spanned 1937-1972 and included more than 1,500 written pieces.After an extensive biographical sketch, this work presents a collection of Smith's writings.
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Guarding the Local Church

by Dick Iverson, Frank Damazio, Wendell Smith ...

We are living in a day and age when the church is under attack. Over the last two thousand years, the church has faced many attempts to destroy it and its influence. It has never been the attacks from outside of the church that have been a serious threat since the church was built for war, but it is the attacks from within that have been the most dangerous.In this book, Dick Iverson speaks to us ... Read more

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We are living in a day and age when the church is under attack. Over the last two thousand years, the church has faced many attempts to destroy it and its influence. It has never been the attacks from outside of the church that have been a serious threat since the church was built for war, but it is the attacks from within that have been the most dangerous.In this book, Dick Iverson speaks to us
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Called to Pastor

The Gift of the Pastorate

by Wendell Smith ...

In Ephesians, Paul said, And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers (Eph. 4:11). From this verse we understand that being a pastor and teacher is a gift from God. Becoming a pastor is not done when a person so desires, but when he is given the Gift of the Pastorate. This book is being written especially for those who are being ... Read more

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In Ephesians, Paul said, And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers (Eph. 4:11). From this verse we understand that being a pastor and teacher is a gift from God. Becoming a pastor is not done when a person so desires, but when he is given the Gift of the Pastorate. This book is being written especially for those who are being
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Baseball

A History of America's Favorite Game

by George Vecsey ...

Series Book 25 - Modern Library Chronicles
“Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without wasting a word.”—Lee Eisenberg, author of The NumberIn Baseball, one of the great bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh ... Read more

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“Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without wasting a word.”—Lee Eisenberg, author of The NumberIn Baseball, one of the great bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh
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The Last Hero

A Life of Henry Aaron

by Howard Bryant ...

This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon.“Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post“The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAfter his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation ... Read more

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This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon.“Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post“The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAfter his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation
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The Forgotten League: A History of Negro League Baseball

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Rube Foster, Cool Papa Bell, Monte Irvin, Buck Leonard…they are some of the greatest players to ever play the game; so why have so few people heard of them? Because they never played in the MLB; they were the heroes of a baseball league often forgotten: The Negro League.This book traces the history of the league from the early days of Professional Black Baseball and the formation of leagues to ... Read more

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Rube Foster, Cool Papa Bell, Monte Irvin, Buck Leonard…they are some of the greatest players to ever play the game; so why have so few people heard of them? Because they never played in the MLB; they were the heroes of a baseball league often forgotten: The Negro League.This book traces the history of the league from the early days of Professional Black Baseball and the formation of leagues to
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Willie Mays

The Life, The Legend

by James S. Hirsch ...

The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays.Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays.Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s
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Opening Day

The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season

by Jonathan Eig ...

This bestselling account of the most important season in baseball history, 1947, tells the dramatic story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed baseball forever.April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into major-league baseball ... Read more

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This bestselling account of the most important season in baseball history, 1947, tells the dramatic story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed baseball forever.April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into major-league baseball
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Forty Million Dollar Slaves

The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete

by William C. Rhoden ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An explosive and absorbing discussion of race, politics, and the history of American sports.”—EbonyFrom Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says New York Times columnist ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An explosive and absorbing discussion of race, politics, and the history of American sports.”—EbonyFrom Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says New York Times columnist
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Branch Rickey

A Life

by Jimmy Breslin ...

Series series Penguin Lives
The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie “42”The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. Rickey's is the classic ... Read more

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The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie “42”The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. Rickey's is the classic
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