wyszukanych pozycji: 134
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Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer
ISBN: 9780786468478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal teams won more than 100 games. He won three National League pennants with the Cardinals and one with the Boston Braves, and his .597 winning percentage is the fifth highest in baseball history. But Southworth was dogged by demons off the field, including the deaths of three children. On the field, his achievements were minimized by many because they occurred during the war years when the baseball talent level was below par. When he finally got...
Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal...
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141,91 |
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A Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers
ISBN: 9780786447039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this dictionary of major league baseball managers John C. Skipper provides biographical details of more than 500 men who have managed teams over the past 125 years. The examples cited cover managers of widely varying levels of competence.
In this dictionary of major league baseball managers John C. Skipper provides biographical details of more than 500 men who have managed teams over th...
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277,24 |
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Megalodon: And Other Stories
ISBN: 9781545039717 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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44,71 |
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Take Me Out to the Cubs Game: 35 Former Ballplayers Speak of Losing at Wrigley
ISBN: 9780786408108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "There's too much nature in that ballpark"--Harry Chiti And make no mistake, whether it's the wind full-tilt off Lake Michigan, an early-season snowstorm at Waveland and Sheffield, or spring ivy hiding the batted balls of the visiting nine, nature seems to have Wrigley Field and the Cubbies under its thumb. In this book, John Skipper talks with 35 former Chicago Cubs who relive their ball-playing days and speculate on the eternally middling and undeniably popular Northsiders. This troop of now-grizzled bears, including Claude Passeau, Hank Wyse, Alvin Dark, Don Kessinger, Joe Niekro,...
"There's too much nature in that ballpark"--Harry Chiti And make no mistake, whether it's the wind full-tilt off Lake Michigan, an early-season s...
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168,76 |
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Artifact
ISBN: 9781983547850 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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48,78 |
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Keith Skipper's Norfolk Scrapbook
ISBN: 9781909796195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This treasure trove of Norfolk gems can only enhance Keith Skipper's reputation as one of the county's most colourful and passionate advocates. Shot through with his customary wit and humour, it forms an affectionate salute to packed years as writer, broadcaster and entertainer - all of them spiced with deep concern for his native patch. Appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk in 2003, he was awarded an MBE in the 2007 New Year's Honours List for services to his local community. Keith has been writing and talking about Norfolk both for a living and for pleasure since leaving...
This treasure trove of Norfolk gems can only enhance Keith Skipper's reputation as one of the county's most colourful and passionate advocates. Shot t...
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61,80 |
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The Hundred Years Farce
ISBN: 9781492231158 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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36,57 |
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Baseball Nicknames: A Dictionary of Origins and Meanings
ISBN: 9780786467174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The nicknames for over 3,600 players, umpires, managers, owners, broadcasters, writers, executives, other officials, and fans are included in this comprehensive reference work. Each entry provides the given name of the individual, nickname, position, years played (or associated with the game for nonplayers), and origin of the nickname. A separate section (compiled by Brenda S. Wilson) lists players and nicknames for the All American Girls Baseball League. An extensive name index completes the work.
The nicknames for over 3,600 players, umpires, managers, owners, broadcasters, writers, executives, other officials, and fans are included in this com...
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168,76 |
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Dazzy Vance: A Biography of the Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Famer
ISBN: 9780786429851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Charles ?Dazzy? Vance became known as the strike out king after leading the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row. Dazzy mesmerized opposing hitters with a blazing fastball, off-the-tabletop curve, a high leg kick and a sleeve on the undershirt of his pitching arm with slits cut into it that would flutter and distract batters as he delivered the pitch. This famed baseball pitcher was in the minor leagues for 10 years and didn?t make it to the majors to stay until he was 31. He retired at age 44 just missing his goal of winning 200 games. He finished with 197 victories. In 1955,...
Charles ?Dazzy? Vance became known as the strike out king after leading the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row. Dazzy mesmerized oppos...
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168,76 |
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Deceptiv Calma
ISBN: 9798330303540 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 2024 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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69,70 |
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Norfolk in a Nutshell
ISBN: 9781909796126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Norfolk raconter Keith Skipper is the master of whimsy and wit, writing in the county's dialect. He adds to the range of his titles with this condensed look at Norfolk, its people and their ways. Thinking of visiting this part of eastern England? Thinking to come and live there? This is the book you will need to fit in with the locals Homesick for Norfolk? This book will make you feel at home, lift your spirits and bring a smile - at the very least - to your face.
Norfolk raconter Keith Skipper is the master of whimsy and wit, writing in the county's dialect. He adds to the range of his titles with this condense...
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61,80 |
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Charlie Gehringer: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Tigers Second Baseman
ISBN: 9780786435746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Charlie Gehringer was the best second baseman of his era, and one of the best ever. A tireless worker with an uncanny ability to focus on the task at hand, he made himself into an outstanding fielder and perhaps the greatest two-strike hitter of all time. His drive soon earned him the nickname Mechanical Man, and it reflected a deep-seated sense of devotion to all that he committed himself to, both on and off of the field. This work follows Gehringers career from the day a scout spotted him on the sandlots of Michigan in 1923 to his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1949 and into his life...
Charlie Gehringer was the best second baseman of his era, and one of the best ever. A tireless worker with an uncanny ability to focus on the task at ...
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168,76 |
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Half Life
ISBN: 9781977543141 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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60,98 |
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Characters and Critters: Hilarious Tales from a West Texas Rancher-Outfitter
ISBN: 9781478216612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection of hilariously true tales was gathered by a West Texas rancher/outfitter. He combines side-splitting punch lines with ample history and inside information on ranching and hunting. You'll learn how to work with bird dogs, deal with rattlesnakes, rattle-up bucks and host turkey hunters. You will meet cow traders, an egg thief, a victim of rabies and a survivor of 7000 volts of electricity. Each chapter in the book details events which led to the author's transition from ranching to outfitting when he began hosting deer and turkey hunters from all across the nation in the...
This collection of hilariously true tales was gathered by a West Texas rancher/outfitter. He combines side-splitting punch lines with ample history an...
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81,17 |
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Remedies for Saving Our Youth in Today's Troubled Society
ISBN: 9781524545727 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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101,39 |
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Skipper Swede's little book of yachting
ISBN: 9781512237818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A hilarious, provoking and obnoxious take on the yachting industry, with real-life stories, examples and observations to match. Sailors (and land-lubbers) beware
A hilarious, provoking and obnoxious take on the yachting industry, with real-life stories, examples and observations to match. Sailors (and land-lubb...
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67,13 |
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Frank Robinson: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786475612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Frank Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century. He was Rookie of the Year for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, won the Triple Crown in 1966, led the Baltimore Orioles to four World Series appearances, and is the only player in baseball history to be voted Most Valuable Player in both the American and National leagues. When his playing career was over, he became the first black manager in both leagues and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982. Amid these accomplishments, he continually strived for recognition--as if he had something to prove--and as a manager...
Frank Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century. He was Rookie of the Year for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, won the Triple...
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168,76 |
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Quantum State: Alien Affairs VI
ISBN: 9798680664490 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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40,65 |
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Family Traits
ISBN: 9781492148913 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
56,91 |
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A Recipe for Discourse: Perspectives on "Like Water for Chocolate"
ISBN: 9789042031913 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Slender and yet panoramic in scope, historical and yet relevant to current-day concerns, Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate has provoked from the outset a divergent range of critical opinions. The essays in A Recipe for Discourse: Perspectives on Like Water for Chocolate represent the novel's problematic nature in their many diverse approaches, perspectives that are certain to awaken in the reader new ways of approaching the text while challenging old ones. This volume's 'dialogue' format, in which essays are grouped thematically, is particularly effective in presenting such a diverse...
Slender and yet panoramic in scope, historical and yet relevant to current-day concerns, Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate has provoked from t...
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424,18 |