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Changing the Game

My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing

By: Jim Host

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Changing the Game

My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing

By: Jim Host

Many Kentuckians and fans of intercollegiate athletics are familiar with the name Jim Host. As founder and CEO of Host Communications, he was the pioneer in college sports marketing. Host's prevailing innovation in collegiate sports was the concept of bundled licensing, which encouraged corporate partners to become official sponsors of athletic programs across media formats. Host and his team developed the NCAA Radio Network and introduced what became known as the NCAA Corporate Partner Program, employing companies such as Gillette, Valvoline, Coca-Cola, and Pizza Hut to promote university athletic programs and the NCAA at large. Host was involved with the construction of Rupp Arena, the Kentucky Horse Park, and the KFC Yum! Center. But few know his full story. Changing the Game is the first complete account of Host's professional life, detailing his achievements in sports radio, management, and broadcasting; his time in minor league baseball, real estate, and the insurance business; and his foray into Kentucky politics, including his appointments under governors Louie B. Nunn and Ernie Fletcher. This memoir provides a behind-the-scenes look at the growth of big-time athletics and offers solutions for current challenges facing college sports.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813179564

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9780813179568

Saigon Landing

By: Jim Accardi

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Saigon Landing

By: Jim Accardi

Katie O'Brien, the protagonist, is a former prosecutor presently employed as a personal injury litigation specialist in a large law firm in Richfield, Alabama. When a judge asks Katie to agree to represent a man accused of capital murder, she accepts without hesitation. She has always enjoyed indigent defense work and, with a background in psychology and substantial experience in the criminal justice system, she almost thinks of indigent defense work as a sacred obligation. She soon discovers that this is anything but a routine criminal appointment. And when she crosses paths with a formerly disbarred attorney who has insinuated himself into the defense "team" and the ruthless operator of a heavy equipment theft ring, she discovers that she's placed her own life--and that of her kidnapped son--on the line.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465319158

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9781465319159

Burnet - Ferguson - Schneider

By: Jim Schneider

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Burnet - Ferguson - Schneider

By: Jim Schneider

This book is a story of the people who gave birth to my father's family and the times in which they lived. The Ferguson and Schneider families are fairly recent arrivals in America by genealogical standards. My great-grandfather Ferguson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, arriving in the United States while still an infant in 1848. My great-grandfather Schneider was born in Germany and came here in 1868. The Burnet side of the family goes back to the earliest settlers of this country and has its roots on Long Island, New York, in 1643 while still under Dutch rule. That family intermarried with the Dutch of New York City and flourished in trade and medicine, playing significant roles in the early growth of this nation. Throughout the book, I've tried to present stories of who these long-dead ancestors were - what their lives were like and the circumstances that shaped their destinies.

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Lulu.com

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1300853069

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9781300853060

Then Junior Said to Jeff...

The Greatest NASCAR Stories Ever Told

By: Jim McLaurin,David Poole,Tom Gillispie

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Then Junior Said to Jeff...

The Greatest NASCAR Stories Ever Told

By: Jim McLaurin,David Poole,Tom Gillispie

This collection of behind-the-scenes happenings from the history of the beloved stock car series shares stories of the great and the infamous, revealing privy insights into the drivers that fans thought they knew everything about. The book grants a glimpse into Buck Baker's tomato juice incident, how his son Buddy Baker landed face first in the mud on an ambulance stretcher, Dale Earnhardt's 1997 Daytona 500 rolling crash and how he famously went from ambulance to car to complete the race, Tony Stewart's realization that racing was the ideal career choice, and how Jeff Gordon "misplaced" his commemorative Richard Petty money clip. Race fans with allegiance to any era of NASCAR, past or present, will feel drawn into the inner circle of the drivers after sharing in these inside stories that are worth the telling.

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Triumph Books

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1623680476

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9781623680473

The Life and Times of Last Minute Reilly

By: Jim Craig,Lawrie Reilly,Ted Brack,Tommy Gemmell

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The Life and Times of Last Minute Reilly

By: Jim Craig,Lawrie Reilly,Ted Brack,Tommy Gemmell

Lawrie Reilly is one of Hibernian and Scotland's greatest ever players. A member of Hibs' legendary Famous Five forward line, he played a key part in the most successful period in the club's history. Lawrie's career was a real success story. He won the Scottish League title three times with Hibs and was the club's leading goal scorer for seven successive seasons - a record that remains unmatched. In Last Minute Reilly, Lawrie now reveals for the first time what it was like to be a member of the Famous Five, what made him the incredible player he was, his views on why his Hibs team never won the Scottish Cup and his thoughts on the characters in the game. He also tells the full story of why he decided to go on strike, who brokered the deal to get him back on the field doing what he did best and how he sustained the injury that ended his career before the age of thirty. In his international career, Lawrie Reilly achieved a goals per game record for Scotland that has never been bettered - 22 goals in 38 games. He was always at his very best against England and his knack of scoring late equalisers against the Auld Enemy earned him his nickname of 'Last Minute Reilly' along with everlasting popularity amongst Scotland fans. Last Minute Reilly is the story of a genuine footballing great, a legend of the game and one of football's true gentlemen.

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Black & White Publishing

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1845023870

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9781845023874

Tails of the Smokies

By: Jim Parks

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Tails of the Smokies

By: Jim Parks

Driving toward the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you may decide to take one of the numerous backroads to avoid the traffic of the more touristy areas. One of those backroads, Highway 15, takes you across the Harvey "Pop" Powell Memorial Bridge, where Homer is selling copies of the Laurel Cove Banner for a quarter, and through the fictional town of Laurel Cove, population 278. Laurel Cove has one traffic light, really a flashing yellow light, slowing down visitors. Otherwise, you may miss the whittlin' bench in front of Webb's Grocery or Boots' Barber Shop, owned by the only barber and one of several part-time moonshiners in town. Further down Main Street, you turn left at the light in front of First Fidelity Bank, once robbed by Public Enemy Number 1, John Dillinger, and onto Church Street. After crossing Big Bear Fork, Reverend Mitchell waves as you notice the sign shows Sunday's sermon, "The Prodigal Son." Most residents know the sign is referencing Dr. Jay McMahan, fresh out of medical school, who grew up in Laurel Cove and is now returning home to assume the role of retiring Doc Hembree. Also, welcoming Jay is his best friend from birth, Dillon Webb. As the two friends resume their friendship and love for fly-fishing, they remember their first trip to Big Creek where Dillon's grandfather, Pop Powell, taught them to catch trout. As Jay and Dillon continue their trips into the mountains, they do so surrounded by the unique characters and humorous events that can only transpire in a small town on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1644686872

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9781644686874

Slobberknocker

My Life in Wrestling

By: Jim Ross,Paul O'Brien

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Slobberknocker

My Life in Wrestling

By: Jim Ross,Paul O'Brien

The Wrestling Biography You’ve Been Waiting For! There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that’s just not JR. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid, with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams, became “The Voice of Wrestling” to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first saw it on his grandparent’s TV. Even though the wrestling business was notoriously secretive and wary of “outsiders,” he somehow got a foot in the door to start a historic career, one where he held almost every job in the business?from putting up the ring to calling matches, from driving his blind, drunk boss towards revenge, to consoling two naked 600 pound brothers in the shower room after a rough match. With all those adventures and responsibilities, he’s also recognized as the man who built and nurtured a once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new heights, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and The Rock to name a few. Readers will finally get the opportunity to hear never-before-told stories about the politics, wackiness, and personalities of all the biggest stars. But this isn’t just a wrestling story. It’s a story about overcoming adversity and achieving your dreams, as success did not come without significant costs and unforeseen challenges to JR, including multiple bouts of severe facial paralysis called Bell’s Palsy. Currently the host of the podcast The Ross Report, any fan of wrestling?from the territory days to today?will be enthralled with stories from the road and behind the scenes. Slobberknocker is the first time Ross tells his story?and you don’t want to miss it!

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Simon and Schuster

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1683581148

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9781683581147

Starmaker

By: Jim Bauckham

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Starmaker

By: Jim Bauckham

The grisly discovery of a body at the bottom of a subway entrance in mid-town Manhattan, leads NYPD detectives Gordon Hodges and Carl Furillo on the path of a monumental serial killer--one who may be a Major League Baseball player.

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Strategic Book Publishing

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160693080X

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9781606930809

Fighting Brits

By: Jim Keys

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Fighting Brits

By: Jim Keys

The story of Britain's fighting men from Bosworth Field to Afghanistan. Here is the blow by blow account of major battles from Trafalgar, Badajoz, Quebec and Waterloo and on to two world wars, Korea, the Falklands and Afghanistan

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Lulu.com

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1291531033

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9781291531039

A Different Way to Win

Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule

By: Jim Rooney

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A Different Way to Win

Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule

By: Jim Rooney

Dan Rooney was one of the most-influential sports executives of his generation, the man who transformed the Pittsburgh Steelers into one of the National Football League’s great dynasties and premiere franchises. Some of his most-important achievements, however, took place off the playing field as he sought to bring about equity in the league’s hiring practices and peace in his ancestral homeland of Ireland. As a business leader, a philanthropist, a diplomat and the author of the famous Rooney Rule, Dan Rooney was known for his core values, his quiet strength, his effectiveness, and his willingness to talk to and hear from those who disagreed with him. In this poignant account of his father’s life, Jim Rooney takes readers behind the scenes to share stories from his hundreds of hours of interviews with business and political leaders; sports and celebrity influencers; and family members. Part memoir, part business biography, part history book, A Different Way to Win underscores the importance of focusing on the long game and the effectiveness in building consensus in a way that is meaningful and sustainable for decades to come.

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Chiloe Publishing

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1733404929

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9781733404921

Great Movie Serials Cb

Great Movie Serial

By: Jim Harmon,Donald F. Glut

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Great Movie Serials Cb

Great Movie Serial

By: Jim Harmon,Donald F. Glut

First published in 1973. Movie Serials Their Sound and Fury, invites you to take a nostalgic trip back to Saturday afternoon and remember your local cinema anytime from 1030 to the 1950s. Thrill once again to the spine-tingling adventures of Dick Tracy, Terry and the Pirates, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, The Green Hornet, The Shadow, The Perils of Pauline, and all the other super-heroes and arch-villians of by-gone days.

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Routledge

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1136223215

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9781136223211

Power, Employment and Accumulation

Social Structures in Economic Theory and Policy

By: Jim Stanford,Lance Taylor,Brant Houston

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Power, Employment and Accumulation

Social Structures in Economic Theory and Policy

By: Jim Stanford,Lance Taylor,Brant Houston

This book provides an interesting and refreshing collection of economic research conducted in the broadly heterodox tradition. A variety of topical issues are addressed, including labor market inequalities, welfare reform, interest rate policies, international trade, and global financial instability. What unites these diverse essays is their common perspective that social institutions and structures "matter" to the performance of economies, and hence should receive more attention from economists. Conventional economic thought focuses unduly on the functioning of so-called "free-markets." The persistent influence of social structures, institutions and practices - and the unequal extent to which differing social constituencies are able to exert power through those structures - often receives short shrift in this traditional research. However, this volume makes a significant contribution by helping to reverse this trend. The chapters, all written by top economists from around North America, address a range of topical issues, utilizing a rich variety of methodological techniques from empirical investigations to game theory and opinion surveys. Furthermore, the book, which is dedicated to the memory of David M. Gordon, has as its unifying theme the incorporation of structural analysis into economic science - an important goal for academics and students alike.

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Routledge

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1317462262

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9781317462262

The New York Yankees All-Time All-Stars

The Best Players at Each Position for the Bronx Bombers

By: Jim Griffin

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The New York Yankees All-Time All-Stars

The Best Players at Each Position for the Bronx Bombers

By: Jim Griffin

Let’s say you’re the manager of the most successful professional baseball team in history, with every past and current player available on your bench. Game time is approaching and the ump needs your line-up card. Who’s your starting pitcher? Crafty Whitey Ford, lights-out Ron Guidry, or a big-game right-hander? Is Munson behind the plate or Yogi? Who’ll bat clean-up? Who’s your DH? Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of intangibles, Jim Griffin constructs an all-time All-Star Yankee line-up for the ages. Agree with his choices or not, you’ll learn all there is to know about the men who played for and managed the winning-est baseball team of all time.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493038184

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9781493038183

Great NASCAR Champions

By: Jim Francis

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Great NASCAR Champions

By: Jim Francis

Profiles of several NASCAR legends, including Jeff Gordon and Richard Petty.

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Crabtree Publishing Company

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0778731871

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9780778731870

Radio Crime Fighters

More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age

By: Jim Cox

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Radio Crime Fighters

More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age

By: Jim Cox

In the early days of radio, producers, directors and scriptwriters were well aware of the listening public's fascination with subject matter tinged with wrongdoing. Stories of right and wrong, crime and punishment, and law and order kept audiences of every age hooked for more than thirty years. This work covers 300+ syndicated radio mystery and adventure serials that aired in the early or middle twentieth century. To be included, a series must have had one or more regularly appearing characters who fought against espionage, theft, murder and other crimes. Each entry includes series name, air dates, sponsor, extant episodes, cast information and synopsis.

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McFarland

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1476612277

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9781476612270

Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia

By: Jim Haynes

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Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia

By: Jim Haynes

Australia's most amazing characters of the convict age. 'Aussies love a good story and entertainer Jim Haynes has been telling them for decades' —Courier-Mail In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women who forged the nation we would one day become. There's Joseph Banks, the true founder of the colony; Surgeon John White, the saviour of the First Fleet; Pemulwuy, the Bidjigal freedom fighter; Mary Reiby, the horse thief who made good; Sapy Lovell, the Eora gypsy convict; John Donohue, the wild colonial boy; Lady Jane Franklin, the true leader of Van Diemen's Land – and many more! Why did transportation occur, why did it end, and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim's warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia answers these questions and brings to life well-known and unknown figures from Australia's history as a penal settlement. This is the true story of the colonisation of Australia. 'In a year when we could all use a different perspective Jim Haynes came to the rescue with his latest sojourn into history . . . a cast of colourful characters.' —Spectator

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Allen & Unwin

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176118797X

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9781761187971

The Great Radio Sitcoms

By: Jim Cox

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The Great Radio Sitcoms

By: Jim Cox

On January 12, 1926, radio audiences heard the first exchanges of wit and wisdom between "Sam 'n' Henry"--the verbal jousters who would evolve into Amos 'n' Andy and whose broadcasts launched the radio sitcom. Here is a detailed look at 20 of the most popular such sitcoms that aired between the mid-1920s and early 1950s, the three-decade heyday of radio. Each series is discussed from an artistic standpoint, with attention to the program's character development and style of comedy as well as its influence on other shows. The book provides complete biographical profiles of each sitcom's stars as well as several actors whose careers consisted primarily of supporting roles. Appendices include an abbreviated summary of 13 sitcoms beyond those discussed in the main body of the book, and a comprehensive list of 170 radio sitcoms. Notes, bibliography, index.

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McFarland

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0786491809

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9780786491803

Red Tail Skies

A big book of Qantas Stories

By: Jim Eames

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Red Tail Skies

A big book of Qantas Stories

By: Jim Eames

Heroic, hilarious and sometimes just plain weird . . . Jim Eames shares great Qantas stories from World War II to the age of the jumbo and beyond. 'These are stories of passion and dedication, of risk and resilience, of excellence and Australian larrikinism, of inventiveness and determination.' Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny on The Flying Kangaroo 'Jim Eames captures the experiences of a small band of brave, professional and pioneering aircrew who confronted the dangers of war.' Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret'd) on Courage in the Skies First published as the best-selling Courage in the Skies and The Flying Kangaroo From the challenges of its earliest days to the significant but little known involvement in Australia's World War II campaigns and its surge into the jet age and beyond, these are the stories of the men and women, the risk takers and the characters who shaped Qantas. Generous and richly told, Red Tail Skies is a warm-hearted reminder of why Qantas remains so important in the Australian psyche. It is the story of how a uniquely Australian style shaped the safest airline in the world.

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Allen & Unwin

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1761063456

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9781761063459

Official Price Guide to Action Figures

By: Stuart W. Wells, III,Jim Main

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Official Price Guide to Action Figures

By: Stuart W. Wells, III,Jim Main

What do the Bionic Woman, Captain Action, G.I. Joe, Thundercats, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have in common? They're action figures--and part of the hot new area of collectibles! COMPREHENSIVE. From the A-Team to the X-Men, Big Jim to the Little Mermaid, Desert Patrol to Waterworld, Marvel Superheroes to Masters of the Universe, The Official Price Guide to Action Figures lists more than 8,000 different figures from hundreds of series--with separate introductions to each series and its significance, history, and collectibility. SPECIAL SECTIONS. An on-target market review, a step-by-step look at how an action figure is created--from conception to sculpting to production, and a history of Kenner (a major manufacturer of action figures for the past twenty years). PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Helpful tips from the experts on starting, building, and maintaining an action figure collection. WRITTEN BY EXPERTS. Stuart Wells III is the former executive editor of Collectible Toys & Values and Triton: Comics, Cards, and Collectibles, monthly magazines covering all types of action figures. Jim Main is the editor and publisher of Action Figure Collector and Barracks: The G.I. Joe Collectors Magazine. FULLY ILLUSTRATED. The Official Price Guide to Action Figures is packed with more than 600 photographs for easy identification. HOUSE OF COLLECTIBLES. Serving collectors for more than thirty-five years

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House of Collectibles

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0676600808

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9780676600803

The Moon Seems Upside Down

Letters of love and war

By: Jim Mitchell

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The Moon Seems Upside Down

Letters of love and war

By: Jim Mitchell

The war letters of Arthur Alan Mitchell 1939-45. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Alan Mitchell was a foreman at McPherson's bolt factory in Richmond. Eileen Griffin was a typist at the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. They had just met. He was 23 and she was 19. In 1940, he joined the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, trained at Puckapunyal, fought the French in Syria and the Japanese in Java, and then suffered as a prisoner of the Japanese on the Burma Railroad. Alan survived the war and came home. He and Eileen married and the rest is history. The Moon Seems Upside Down is Alan and Eileen's story. It is a story of love and war told through the letters of Alan to Eileen. The letters are tender and funny, detailed and well-observed. They provide a unique insight into what the Second World War was like for Australian soldiers, and those who waited for them back home.

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Allen & Unwin

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1742696937

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9781742696935

Fantastic Finishes

NASCAR's Great Races

By: Jim Gigliotti

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Fantastic Finishes

NASCAR's Great Races

By: Jim Gigliotti

Reviews several NASCAR races that are memorable for the drivers, the competitiveness, and/or the tactical maneuvering that made them exciting.

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Child's World

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1591870291

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Great by Choice

Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All

By: Jim Collins,Morten T. Hansen

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Great by Choice

Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All

By: Jim Collins,Morten T. Hansen

The new question Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another groundbreaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague, Morten Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times. The new study Great by Choice distinguishes itself from Collins’s prior work by its focus not just on performance, but also on the type of unstable environments faced by leaders today. With a team of more than twenty researchers, Collins and Hansen studied companies that rose to greatness—beating their industry indexes by a minimum of ten times over fifteen years—in environments characterized by big forces and rapid shifts that leaders could not predict or control. The research team then contrasted these “10X companies” to a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to achieve greatness in similarly extreme environments. The new findings The study results were full of provocative surprises. Such as: The best leaders were not more risk taking, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons; they were more disciplined, more empirical, and more paranoid. Innovation by itself turns out not to be the trump card in a chaotic and uncertain world; more important is the ability to scale innovation, to blend creativity with discipline. Following the belief that leading in a “fast world” always requires “fast decisions” and “fast action” is a good way to get killed. The great companies changed less in reaction to a radically changing world than the comparison companies. The authors challenge conventional wisdom with thought-provoking, sticky, and supremely practical concepts. They include: 10Xers; the 20 Mile March; Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs; Leading above the Death Line; Zoom Out, Then Zoom In; and the SMaC Recipe. Finally, in the last chapter, Collins and Hansen present their most provocative and original analysis: defining, quantifying, and studying the role of luck. The great companies and the leaders who built them were not luckier than the comparisons, but they did get a higher Return on Luck. This book is classic Collins: contrarian, data-driven, and uplifting. He and Hansen show convincingly that, even in a chaotic and uncertain world, greatness happens by choice, not chance.

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Harper Collins

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0062120999

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9780062120991

The Immigrant's Apprentice

By: Jim Hunter

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The Immigrant's Apprentice

By: Jim Hunter

From Prison Guard to School teacher, Psych Tech to Pilot to Mexican orphanage volunteer, and many more in between these fourteen short stories are a kaleidoscope view into Mid-Century American and Mexican views, ideals and ways of survival, of both men and women; of what they had to do and how they did it.

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Trafford Publishing

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1698712421

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9781698712420

Matt and Annie

By: Jim Skelly

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Matt and Annie

By: Jim Skelly

Matt and Annie is a collection of short stories, all set in Ireland. The stories run the gamut from humor to murder to horseracing to romance to folklore and much more. Many have unique and unexpected twists and the stories take place in various locales within the country.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412048362

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9781412048361

Best of British Bikes

By: Jim Reynolds

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Best of British Bikes

By: Jim Reynolds

A guide to Britain's motorcycle history, giving the history and description of various motorbikes and including the experiences of the present-day owners.

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Motorbooks International

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1852600330

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9781852600334

The History of NASCAR

By: Jim Francis

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The History of NASCAR

By: Jim Francis

Traces the history of NASCAR racing since its beginning in the 1940s, and tracks its growth and development over the years, NASCAR champions, and famous racing families.

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Crabtree Publishing Company

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0778731863

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The Eighteenth Century

A Current Bibliography for 2002

By: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies,Jim Springer Borck

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The Eighteenth Century

A Current Bibliography for 2002

By: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies,Jim Springer Borck

This 17th volume from the series of bibliographies of the 18th century is divided into sections on: printing and bibliographic studies; historical, social and economic studies; philosophy, science and religion; the fine arts; literary studies; and individual authors.

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