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The Major League Pennant Races of 1916

"The Most Maddening Baseball Melee in History"

By: Paul G. Zinn,John G. Zinn

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The Major League Pennant Races of 1916

"The Most Maddening Baseball Melee in History"

By: Paul G. Zinn,John G. Zinn

Baseball at its best is a combination of chess match and gladiatorial combat, waged over a long season but turning on split-second decisions and physical instincts. The 1916 season demonstrated the drama that made the sport the national pastime: tight pennant races, multiple contenders, record-breaking performances, and controversy, both on and off the field. Ten of the 16 teams battled for first place, four pitchers started and won both games of a doubleheader, Babe Ruth pitched on Opening Day, and players from the Federal League became the sport's first free agents. The book features full rosters, player biographies, statistics, photographs and an appendix of the sportswriters who chronicled the season.

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McFarland

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0786453419

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9780786453412

Charles Ebbets

The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn's Beloved Ballpark

By: John G. Zinn

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Charles Ebbets

The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn's Beloved Ballpark

By: John G. Zinn

Much has been written about the legendary players and managers of baseball's Deadball Era (1901-1919). Far less attention has been given to the club owners, like Charles Ebbets. In 1898, after a 15 year apprenticeship, he became president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, taking over a chronic second division team in poor financial condition. Over the next 25 years, he organized four pennant-winning clubs and developed one of the most profitable franchises in the game--while building two state-of-the-art ballparks in Brooklyn. Ebbets was also an effective steward of the national pastime, working tirelessly on innovations that would help all teams, not just his own. Despite his success, his personal weaknesses ultimately undermined much of what he had so painstakingly built. This first full length biography provides an in-depth view of his life and career, filling a critical gap in the history of the Deadball Era and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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253

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McFarland

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147663033X

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9781476630335

Living in Sin?

A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

By: John Shelby Spong

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Living in Sin?

A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

By: John Shelby Spong

Is celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? Should the widowed be allowed to form intimate relationships without remarrying? Should the church receive homosexuals into its community and support committed gay and lesbian relationships? Should congregations publicly and liturgically witness and affirm divorces? Should the church's moral standards continue to be set by patriarchal males? Should women be consecrated bishops? Bishop Spong proposes a pastoral response based on scripture and history to the changing realities of the modern world. He calls for a moral vision to empower the church with inclusive teaching about equal, loving, nonexploitative relationships.

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260

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Harper Collins

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0060675071

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9780060675073

Born of a Woman

By: John Shelby Spong

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Born of a Woman

By: John Shelby Spong

John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality.

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276

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Harper Collins

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006173960X

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9780061739606

Here I Stand

My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality

By: John Shelby Spong

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Here I Stand

My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality

By: John Shelby Spong

The legendary Episcopal Bishop tells of his lifelong struggle to champion an authentic christianity based on love, not hatred.

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Harper Collins

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0061746711

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9780061746710

Charles Ebbets

The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn's Beloved Ballpark

By: John G. Zinn

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The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn's Beloved Ballpark

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The Major League Pennant Races of 1916

The Major League Pennant Races of 1916

Charles Ebbets

Charles Ebbets

Living in Sin?

Living in Sin?

Born of a Woman

Born of a Woman

Here I Stand

Here I Stand

Charles Ebbets

Charles Ebbets

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