The incredible memoir from the man voted one of the “Best Umpires of All Time” by the Society of American Baseball Research—filled with more than three decades of fascinating baseball stories. Doug Harvey was a California farm boy, a high school athlete who nevertheless knew that what he really wanted was to become an unsung hero—a major league umpire. Working his way through the minor leagues, earning three hundred dollars a month, he survived just about everything, even riots in stadiums in Puerto Rico. And while players and other umps hit the bars at night, Harvey memorized the rule book. In 1962, he broke into the big leagues and was soon listening to rookie Pete Rose worrying that he would be cut by the Reds and laying down the law with managers such as Tommy Lasorda and Joe Torre. This colorful memoir takes you behind the plate for some of baseball’s most memorable moments, including Roberto Clemente’s three thousandth and final hit; the heroic three-and-two pinch-hit home run by Kirk Gibson in the ’88 World Series; and the nail-biting excitement of the ’68 World Series. But beyond the drama, Harvey turned umpiring into an art. He was a man so respected, whose calls were so feared and infallible, that the players called him “God.” And through it all, he lived by three rules: never take anything from a player, never back down from a call, and never carry a grudge. A book for anyone who loves baseball, They Called Me God is a funny and fascinating tale of on- and off-the-field action, peopled by unforgettable characters from Bob Gibson to Nolan Ryan, and a treatise on good umpiring techniques. In a memoir that transcends the sport, Doug Harvey tells a gripping story of responsibility, fairness, and honesty.
This book explores the work of Shag, America's hippest neo-tiki artist, Leroy Schmaltz, the grand-daddy of 1950s tiki Americana, and the authentic Oceanic art that influenced them both. This book serves as the catalogue for an exhibition of the same name which illuminates traditional tiki culture through the display of primitive anthropomorphic carvings and shows, through the work of Shag and Leroy Schmaltz, how these artists have taken tiki to new levels.
What’s a Gigabook? A collection of just about everything you need to know on a topic, all in one convenient place! Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies takes the best from five other For Dummies books and squeezes out everything but the most important stuff. This single super-sized reference — more than 800 pages’ worth — gives you a go-to guide on everything connected with Windows XP, PCs and peripherals, the Internet, Office 2003, and Money 2004. You might think of it as a “greatest hits” collection. Want to know how to set up, navigate, use, and maintain Windows XP? It’s all in Book I. Book II covers the care and feeding of PCs in general and takes you on a complete tour of peripherals—those add-ons that make computing cool. Want to explore the world via the World Wide Web? Check Book III. And if you finally have to do some work, check into Book IV, where you’ll get the complete story on Office 2003 and Money 2004. You’ll discover how to: Customize Windows XP, set up user accounts, and share files Work with digital photos, Windows Media Player, and Windows Movie Maker Choose a printer, scanner, game hardware, and additional storage Set up a wireless home network Get online safely, protect your kids, create your own Web pages, and cruise for bargains on eBay Use Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint Manage your finances with Microsoft Money Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies is packed with information that’s easy to find and even easier to understand. Keep it handy for reference—you’ll be gigapleased with how useful it is!
Accompanying the artist's acclaimed inaugural exhibition at the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, Jim Shaw: The Wig Museum highlights Shaw's more than thirty-year engagement with America's social, political and spiritual histories through the nation's vernacular and fringe cultures. One of Los Angeles's most idiosyncratic and beloved artists, Shaw was invited to consider the enigmatic artifacts found during the transformation of the former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple-furniture, stage sets, robes, costumes, wigs and regalia left behind by the Freemasons, a worldwide fraternal order dating back to the 18th century. The Wig Museum was specifically conceived for the site and, according to the artist, can be understood as a metaphor for the wig-wearing masonic and judiciary Anglo-Saxon power that is coming to an end.
Throughout his 40 year career F Scott Hess has painted against the grain of the contemporary art world. In this comprehensive monograph, we witness Hess steadfastly going his own way. In the 80s, a period in which conceptual art was favored, he emphasized figurative work with narrative themes. His rebellious nature is further exposed as his career progresses and he confronts and explores societal taboos. Although much of Hess' subject matter is challenging, he also employs humor to great end, leavening work that is sometimes very dark. His stylistic influences are many, reflecting both his formal studies and his extensive travels. During his time studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, he received the Theodor K rner award. In the 1990s, he spent a year in residency in Iran on a J. Paul Getty Fellowship. More recently Hess painting was chosen as the cover art for the book Realismus in Der Bildenden Kunst (Realism in the Visual Arts Europe and N. America 1830 2000, Gebr. Mann
The power of choice: your health is your wealth Why we are just custodians of our bodies and must give an accounting Students: learn the one item to increase your GPA and make your brain like a "steel trap" for knowledge Parents: learn how to make your young children "super brainy"-safely and scientifically, with your pediatrician's approval "Wisdom is proved right by all her children"-actual stories of ordinary people who became centenarians with functional health One item that naturally and safely fights anxiety and depression Just enacting two or three simple protocols will yield real benefits in how you feel and function The power to change unwanted thought to freedom Master the Master: learn how to voice activate God's power in your life Learn the power of rest and enjoy it too Learn the many physical and spiritual benefits of fasting for adults The One person most Christians do not enjoy to His fullest-God the Holy Spirit This is just the training ground-heaven is not going to be the same for everyone Forgiveness-the best news ever given for every man, woman, and child who receives it
Following in the flight path of The Accidental Airline and Bent Props and Blow Pots, From Fox Moths to Jet Rangers: A Bush Pilot's Life marks Canada's Centennial of Flight with another memorable story from Canada's bush flying heritage. Captain Harvey Evans was only eighteen years old when he earned his commercial pilot's licence in 1952, just as the aviation industry was emerging from the shadow of WWII, and he racked up an impressive 20,000 hours of flying time before filing his final flight plan in 1994. It was a remarkable and distinguished career that began in the old days of bush flying, bouncing around northern Canada on a wing and a prayer in biplanes full of frozen fish, then moved on to the early days of commercial helicopter work and extended into the time of flying by computer. Over the course of his career Evans had plenty of adventures. He describes one that happened on June 16, 1960, when a private plane carrying a fisherman and his young son had gone missing near Flin Flon: "The Air Force had called off the search at the end of fourteen days...The next morning I was flying...right over Tartan Lake where the missing aircraft had been heading and...much to my surprise a little figure came running out onto a bald rock and started waving frantically." The boy had survived at the wreck site without food for two weeks, first nursing his badly burned father then sleeping beside his corpse. The rescue was national news and made Evans a brief celebrity, but most of his story is that of an elite pilot replete with clear and absorbing descriptions of the jobs that made up his long working life. By the time he retired in 1994 he had been flying 42 years, doing every kind of job in every part of the continent, making him one of the most respected chopper pilots alive.
Doug Mayberry is a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of Dear Doug from January to June of 2014.
All-new work from the artist/author of The Saddest Place on Earth. Garcia's seemingly light-hearted paintings and drawings of charming cartoon-like characters paradoxically actually depict dark tales of violence, corruption and greed. Camille Rose Garcia's paintings of creepy cartoon children living in wasteland fairy tales are critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias. Her influences include Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Henry Darger, Walt Disney, The Clash and The Dead Kennedys.
Cracking The Wellness Code has been on our minds for a long time! Quotes on 'wellness' abound through the ages: The part can never be well unless the whole is well Plato Mankind has aspired to long life throughout the ages. He has long recognized that without 'sound mind' and a satisfactory 'quality of life' long life is not an attractive prospect. Philosophers and sages - including the unknown cynic who stated that 'Good health is merely the slowest way to die!' - have offered numerous solutions to this long-standing predicament. This is where the Celebrity Experts shine light on the subject. The Celebrity Experts in this book document the fact that healthy bodies and healthy minds are key ingredients to cracking The Wellness Code. In our lives, there are many different routes to "Wellness" for each of us. There is no panacea. Consequently, these Celebrity Experts focus on the most relevant areas, including: nutrition, diet and exercise, physical and mental health, medical considerations, career wellbeing and healthy habits. In the search for "Wellness" the Celebrity Experts discuss healthy living from the standpoint of balance, lifestyle and mindset. When you read this book, you will find numerous topics of interest written by those who have experienced positive results. The leading coaches in their subject matter have poured out their best tips that clients invest thousands of dollars to glean. This subject matter is set in a contemporary setting for twenty- first century relevance, so read and enjoy................ Mens sane in corpore sana. Juvenal (A sound mind in a sound body)
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