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The Mad Dog Hall of Fame

The Ultimate Top-Ten Rankings of the Best in Sports

By: Christopher Russo,Allen St. John

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The Mad Dog Hall of Fame

The Ultimate Top-Ten Rankings of the Best in Sports

By: Christopher Russo,Allen St. John

From the creators of The Mad Dog 100 comes a definitive ranking of each sport's greatest players, places, and moments in sports history, featuring such top ten lists as the Top 10 Coaches of All Time, the Top 10 Sports Venues, the Top 10 Sports Moments in History, and the Top 10 Players in Baseball, NFL Football, College Basketball, and more. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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304

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Broadway

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0767923723

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9780767923729

A Scottish Football Hall of Fame

By: John Cairney

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A Scottish Football Hall of Fame

By: John Cairney

Those who have been football supporters all their lives can never forget the first match they ever saw, although they might not recall the result. This is because it is the players that stay in the memory and the magic moments they provided for millions of spectators in their time.Every generation throws up its own football field magicians and The Scottish Football Hall of Fame encapsulates the Saturday afternoon spell cast by fine footballers for ordinary working men who lived to cheer on their heroes every week. Fervour was passed down from father to son, and in this way the future of the clubs as well as the fame of a few golden greats was guaranteed. Players like R.S.McColl (Queen's Park), Bobby Walker (Hearts), Alan Morton (Rangers), Denis Law (Manchester United) and Kenny Dalglish (Celtic) are in this pantheon, and they span the arc of Scottish football from its earliest days till modern times. These, and more than a hundred like them, are the men you will read about in these pages. Men who were once household names are captured here in their sporting immortality and introduced to generations of football enthusiasts who never saw them play. The Scottish Football Hall of Fame gives a unique overview of the beautiful game, where by means of illuminating narrative and anecdote, legend can unite with historical fact to honour not only the wearers of the famous dark blue shirt but every foot-soldier in the Tartan Army who has ever shouted 'Scotland! Scotland!' from the terraces.

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179

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Random House

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1780570597

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9781780570594

Roger Bresnahan

A Baseball Life

By: John R. Husman

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Roger Bresnahan

A Baseball Life

By: John R. Husman

Roger Bresnahan began his major league baseball career in 1897 as an 18-year-old pitcher and ended it in 1915 as a catcher, after famously introducing shin guards for the position. He was so widely admired that the Baseball Hall of Fame awarded him a plaque only six years after it opened. He played every position, coached, and managed. He survived a near-fatal accident on the field and, as a first responder, helped save lives during the aftermath of a horrific railroad crash. He was later principal owner and president of the Toledo American Association franchise for eight years. This first-ever biography, based on many years of research, covers Bresnahan's entire life and playing career as it intersected with American history.

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292

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McFarland

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1476694664

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9781476694665

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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0786499737

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9780786499731

The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution, 1650-1815

History of an Institution, 1650-1815

By: Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair,Neal Zaslaw Professor of Music Cornell University

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The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution, 1650-1815

History of an Institution, 1650-1815

By: Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair,Neal Zaslaw Professor of Music Cornell University

This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the "classical" orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Spitzer and Zaslaw document orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertories, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies, concluding around 1800 with the widespread awareness of the orchestra as a central institution in European life.

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670

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199719918

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9780199719914

The Kaiser and His Court

Wilhelm II and the Government of Germany

By: John C. G. Röhl

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The Kaiser and His Court

Wilhelm II and the Government of Germany

By: John C. G. Röhl

A personal and political analysis of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II using new archival sources.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521565049

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9780521565042

Cooperstown by the Numbers

An Analysis of Baseball Hall of Fame Elections

By: John McConnell

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Cooperstown by the Numbers

An Analysis of Baseball Hall of Fame Elections

By: John McConnell

For any baseball fanatic, a trip to Cooperstown can take on the aura of a holy pilgrimage. Yet many fans are unaware of what goes into the selection of players to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Part I of this volume offers a chronology of Hall of Fame voting from 1936 to the present. Part II provides information about the awards won (Cy Young, MVP, Rookie), honors (Sporting News All-Star selections), and other career details (longevity, benchmark statistical achievements) that tend to sway voters. And Part III summarizes the voting trends by position.

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McFarland

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0786455624

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9780786455621

Book's by John Hof

The Mad Dog Hall of Fame

The Mad Dog Hall of Fame

A Scottish Football Hall of Fame

A Scottish Football Hall of Fame

Roger Bresnahan

Roger Bresnahan

Charles Ebbets

Charles Ebbets

The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution, 1650-1815

The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution, 1650-1815

The Kaiser and His Court

The Kaiser and His Court

Cooperstown by the Numbers

Cooperstown by the Numbers

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