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  • Baseball Chronicles: A Collection of 32 Classic Storybooks

    Won in the Ninth, Dick Merriwell's Day, First Base Faulkner, Double Play, Pitcher Pollock, etc.

    by J. E. Copus, Zane Grey, Ring Lardner, William Frederick Kirk, Christy Mathewson, Burt L. Standish, Albertus T. Dudley, Hugh S. Fullerton, W. Crispin Sheppard, Lester Chadwick, Morgan Scott, H. Irving Hancock, Frank A. Warner, J. W. Duffield, Alan Captain Douglas, Mark Overton, Ralph Henry Barbour, Donald Ferguson, Raymond Stone, Grantland Rice ...
    Baseball Chronicles: A Collection of 32 Classic Storybooks captures the essence and nostalgia of America's pastime through a rich tapestry of stories that span myriad literary styles and contextual settings. Within this anthology, readers will find an exploration of the game's cultural impact, a testament to its roots, and its evolution through history. From dramatic narratives to humorous ... Read more

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  • Right off the Bat: Baseball Ballads

    Celebrating America's Pastime Through Poetry and Tradition

    by William Frederick Kirk ...
    In "Right off the Bat: Baseball Ballads," William Frederick Kirk masterfully weaves a tapestry of rhythm and nostalgia, capturing the essence of America's pastime through lyrical prose. Each ballad showcases not just the sport of baseball, but the intertwining of personal narratives, cultural reflections, and the visceral emotions evoked by game day. Kirk's adept use of metaphor and vivid imagery ... Read more

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  • The Norsk Nightingale; Being the Lyrics of a "Lumberyack"

    Songs of Labor and Lumber: Poetic Reflections on Life in the American Frontier

    by William Frederick Kirk ...
    In "The Norsk Nightingale; Being the Lyrics of a 'Lumberyack,'" William Frederick Kirk presents a captivating exploration of the cultural and emotional landscape of Scandinavian lumberjacks in America. The book features lyrical poetry infused with the rustic charm of rural life, blending vivid imagery with folkloric elements that reflect both the struggles and joys of these laborers. Through a ... Read more

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    A Memoir

    by Doris Kearns Goodwin ...
    By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball.Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • A-Z of Jamaican Patois (Patwah)

    Words, Phrases and How We Use Them.

    by Teresa P. Blair ...
    After it was known that Jamaican natives failed interviews that were conducted in patois, the writer decided that it was time to awaken Patois. This book was written to inform readers that Patois is a written language which can be learned and spoken like any other language. The words and phrases in this book, originated from English, African, and Creole, and can be heard wherever Jamaican natives ... Read more

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  • Over Time

    My Life as a Sportswriter

    by Frank Deford ...
    A New York Times bestseller: The "entertaining" memoir by the legendary American sportswriter (Chicago Tribune).Frank Deford joined Sports Illustrated in 1962, and over the following decades became one of the most beloved figures in sports journalism—renowned for everything from his NPR commentaries to his status as a Lite Beer All Star.From the Mad Men-like days of SI in the sixties, to the early ... Read more

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  • The Sweet Science

    by A. J. Liebling ...
    A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was.The Sweet Science depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the ... Read more

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  • More Jamaica Old-Time Sayings

    by Edna Bennett ...
    Jamaicans, like others around the world, often experience a tugging at the heart that can only be assuaged by pleasant memories. In her collection of old Jamaican proverbs, Edna Bennett shares the powerful messages and folk wisdom of the Jamaican people, conveying not only the mellowness of nostalgia, but also the gentleness of the island culture. Led by a desire to keep her culture alive, Bennett ... Read more

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  • This Old Man

    All in Pieces

    by Roger Angell ...
    Roger Angell, the acclaimed New Yorker writer and editor, returns with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life.Long known for his range and supple prose (he is the only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters), Angell won the 2015 American Society of Magazine Editors’ Best ... Read more

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  • Joe DiMaggio

    The Hero's Life

    by Richard Ben Cramer ...
    Joe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good.In the hard-knuckled thirties, he was the immigrant boy who made it big—and spurred the New York Yankees to a new era of dynasty. He was Broadway Joe, the icon of elegance, the man who wooed and won Marilyn Monroe—the most beautiful girl America could dream up.Joe DiMaggio was a mirror of our best self. And he was also ... Read more

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  • Dog Ghosts and The Word on the Brazos

    Negro Preacher Tales from the Brazos Bottoms of Texas

    by J. Mason Brewer ...
    This book contains two volumes of African American folk tales collected by J. Mason Brewer.The stories included in Dog Ghosts are as varied as the Texas landscape, as full of contrasts as Texas weather. Among them are tales that have their roots deeply imbedded in African, Irish, and Welsh mythology; others have parallels in pre-Columbian Mexican tradition, and a few have versions that can be ... Read more

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  • Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You

    A good beer joint is hard to find and other facts of life

    by Lewis Grizzard ...
    PRAISE FOR LEWIS GRIZZARD“So this is what’s happened to the South since William Faulkner left! Lewis Grizzard, a great American, gives us the best collection of stories about a mother’s love, old folks, railroad trains, going home, and the No-Name Bar in Willacoochee, Georgia.”- The Chicago Sun-Times“If you’ve ever owned a truck, a good dog, or had to kiss a good woman good-bye, you need to be ... Read more

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