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Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball's Golden Age
ISBN: 9780803295995 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Baseball in the 1920s is most known for Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, but there was another great Yankee player in that era whose compelling story remains untold. Urban Shocker was a fiercely competitive and colorful pitcher, a spitballer who had many famous battles with Babe Ruth before returning to the Yankees. Shocker was traded away to the St. Louis Browns in 1918 by Yankees manager Miller Huggins, a trade Huggins always regretted. In 1925, after four straight seasons with at least twenty wins with the hapless Browns, Shocker became the only player Huggins brought back to the... Baseball in the 1920s is most known for Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, but there was another great Yankee player in that era whose compelling ... |
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Walter Harper, Alaska Native Son
ISBN: 9780803295902 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Walter Harper, Alaska Native Son illuminates the life of the remarkable Irish-Athabascan man who was the first person to summit Mount Denali, North America's tallest mountain. Born in 1893, Walter Harper was the youngest child of Jenny Albert and the legendary gold prospector Arthur Harper. His parents separated shortly after his birth, and his mother raised Walter in the Athabascan tradition, speaking her Koyukon-Athabascan language. When Walter was seventeen years old, Episcopal archdeacon Hudson Stuck hired the skilled and charismatic youth as his riverboat pilot and winter trail...
Walter Harper, Alaska Native Son illuminates the life of the remarkable Irish-Athabascan man who was the first person to summit Mount Denali, N...
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126,98 |
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Bobbito's Book of B-Ball Bong Bong!
ISBN: 9781636142302 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,98 |
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One-Hit Wonders
ISBN: 9781970159578 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,98 |
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Little Poison: Paul Runyan, Sam Snead, and a Long-Shot Upset at the 1938 PGA Championship
ISBN: 9781496231420 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,98 |
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A Giant Among Giants: The Baseball Life of Willie McCovey
ISBN: 9781496236241 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,98 |
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Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano
ISBN: 9781496237668 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,98 |
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Baseball's First Superstar: The Lost Life Story of Christy Mathewson
ISBN: 9781496243270 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,98 |
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George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire
ISBN: 9780470392195 / Angielski / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life--but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise in America. The Yankees won ten pennants and six World Series during his tenure. Now acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times... The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
For 34 years, he berated his pla... |
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127,12 |
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Iditarod Adventures: Tales from Mushers Along the Trail
ISBN: 9781941821534 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In IDITAROD ADVENTURES, mushers explain why they have chosen this rugged lifestyle, what has kept them in long-distance mushing, and the experiences they have endured along that unforgiving trail between Anchorage and Nome.
In IDITAROD ADVENTURES, mushers explain why they have chosen this rugged lifestyle, what has kept them in long-distance mushing, and the experiences t...
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127,12 |
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Babe & the Kid: The Legendary Story of Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester
ISBN: 9781540217714 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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Larry Doby in Black and White: The Story of a Baseball Pioneer
ISBN: 9781683584803 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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Home Run King: The Remarkable Record of Hank Aaron
ISBN: 9781683584841 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine
ISBN: 9780063348967 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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Unlocking the Cage: Exploring the Motivations of MMA Fighters
ISBN: 9781938475269 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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Bless.ed One: From a shantytown in Kabwé, Zambia, to the first Black African in the U.S. Open
ISBN: 9781737983026 / Angielski / Twarda / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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Lincoln's Springfield Neighborhood
ISBN: 9781540213686 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When an emotional Abraham Lincoln took leave of his Springfield neighbors, never to return, his moving tribute to the town and its people reflected their profound influence on the newly elected president. His old neighborhood still stands today as a National Historic Site. The story of the life Lincoln and his family built there returns to us through the careful work of authors Bonnie E. Paull and Richard E. Hart. Journey back in time and meet this diverse but harmonious community as it participated in the business of everyday living while gradually playing a larger role on the national...
When an emotional Abraham Lincoln took leave of his Springfield neighbors, never to return, his moving tribute to the town and its people reflected th...
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Underdog Victories: David vs Goliath Moments on Track
ISBN: 9781923484559 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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Black 14: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Wyoming Football
ISBN: 9780977731893 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1960s one of the strongest voices was that of the black athlete. Not at the University of Wyoming. The only colors that mattered here in '69 were brown and gold, and the only issue worth paying attention to was Cowboy football. Wyoming's 14 black players wanted to wear black armbands during the upcoming game against Brigham Young University to protest the policies of the Mormon Church, which did not allow blacks to enter into the priesthood. The head coach Lloyd Eaton gave them the boot. And everything about Cowboys football changed forever.
In the 1960s one of the strongest voices was that of the black athlete. Not at the University of Wyoming. The only colors that mattered here in '69 we...
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