Lew Allen's Books

The 50 Greatest Plays in Chicago Bears Football History

By: Lew Freedman

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The 50 Greatest Plays in Chicago Bears Football History

By: Lew Freedman

In a series that explores the logic-defying comebacks and tough losses, the dramatic interceptions, fumbles, game-winning field goals, and touchdowns that shape a fan’s greatest memories of their beloved team, this book does not disappoint as the ultimate collector’s item for Bears fans. It chronicles the most famous moments in Chicago football history, including Gale Sayers's six-touchdown day against the 49ers, Walter Payton's 275-yard performance in 1977, Devin Hester's Super Bowl XLI kickoff return, and the dominating team performance of Super Bowl XX. The descriptions of each play are accompanied with game information and quotes from participants, players, and observers with firsthand accounts.

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Triumph Books

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1633190773

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9781633190771

African American Pioneers of Baseball

A Biographical Encyclopedia

By: Lew Freedman

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African American Pioneers of Baseball

A Biographical Encyclopedia

By: Lew Freedman

When Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in major league baseball in 1947, elbowing aside the league's policies of segregation that had been inviolate for 60 years, he became a symbol of opportunity and acceptance for African American players everywhere. Robinson withstood discrimination to establish himself as a Hall of Fame player, and to lead future generations of black players into the previously all-white world of Major League Baseball. Written for students and general readers alike, this biographical encyclopedia chronicles the history of African American baseball through the life stories of the game's greatest players, the legends who played a significant role in the integration of the major league. From Negro League stars Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, to color line shatterer Jackie Robinson, and those who followed them in the limelight, such as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, readers will learn how the inclusion of African American players in Major League Baseball improved the sport and race relations in the United States during this critical period in history. Providing detailed accounts of each player's amazing professional achievements, this insightful reference describes how the spectacular talents of African American players elevated Major League Baseball forever. Features include a timeline of important events, numerous photographs, and a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further reading.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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031308226X

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9780313082269

Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing [2 volumes]

[2 volumes]

By: Lew Freedman

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Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing [2 volumes]

[2 volumes]

By: Lew Freedman

This two-volume encyclopedia is the Daytona 500 of stock car racing books—an essential "Bible" that provides an all-encompassing history of the sport as well as an up-to-date examination of modern-day stock car racing. How did stock car racing become firmly entrenched in American pop culture, especially in light of the lack of interest in motorsports overall as a spectator activity in the United States? And what has been the secret to NASCAR's financial success and growth over the last six decades? Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing highlights approximately 250 subjects that have defined the sport since stock car racing was first organized. Organized in A-Z order, it covers all of the greatest drivers, such as Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, Junior Johnson, and David Pearson; the special races such as the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400; and the famed tracks across the country, from Bristol Motor Speedway to Darlington Raceway to Talladega Superspeedway. This unprecedented resource collects information about every element of NASCAR history in one place: the early personalities who shaped the sport and set things in motion, the past greats who have now retired, and today's rising stars who continue to make stock car racing one of the most popular sports in the United States.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216149330

Lion Hearts

A Family Saga of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

By: Henry R Lew

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Lion Hearts

A Family Saga of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

By: Henry R Lew

An exceptional book about extraordinary people living in extraordinary times. My only regret on completing it is that I have not met any of them personally.' - Christopher Bantick A biography of Lonek Lew, the author's father, told through the lives of over twenty people he was friendly or associated with, a number of whom were historical figures. Using his father's clear and detailed accounts of his life in pre-war Poland, the Holocaust and his colourful life in Melbourne, as well as personal meetings and memories, the author assembles portraits of extraordinary people living through extraordinary events.

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Hybrid Publishers

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1742981739

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9781742981734

Ring of Bone: Collected Poems

Collected Poems (New & Expanded Edition)

By: Lew Welch

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Ring of Bone: Collected Poems

Collected Poems (New & Expanded Edition)

By: Lew Welch

Lew Welch writes lyrical poems of clarity, humor, and dark probings . . . jazz musical phrasings of American speech is one of Welch's clearest contributions." ? Gary Snyder Lew Welch was a brilliant and troubled poet, legendary among his Beat peers. He disappeared in 1971, leaving a suicide note behind. Ring of Bone collects poems, songs, and some drawings, documenting the full sweep of his creative output from his early years until his death. First published by legendary poetry editor Donald Allen, this new edition includes photos, a biographic timeline, and a statement of poetics gleaned from Welch's own writing.

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City Lights Publishers

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0872865797

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9780872865792

Baseball's Funnymen

Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers

By: Lew Freedman

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Baseball's Funnymen

Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers

By: Lew Freedman

From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball.

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McFarland

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1476663580

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9781476663586

The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History

By: Lew Freedman

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The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History

By: Lew Freedman

This engaging and informative work highlights the 100 biggest moments in the history of American sports, illustrating powerful connections between sporting events and significant social issues of the time. In this homage to sports history, author Lew Freedman compiles athletic feats that caught fans off guard, inspired awe, and left viewers on the edge of their seats, all while making an impression on the world at large. Freedman ranks 100 of the greatest moments in sports, reflecting on the dramatic impact of the events as well as their greater influence on American society of the time. The work showcases the social, historical, and cultural background of memorable games, teams, and athletes, highlighting the enduring value and importance of each selection. An introduction discusses the history of sports and explains the criteria for choosing the 100 sporting events in the book. Fascinating, little-known facts punctuate entries, such as how the athletic accomplishments of Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis helped ease racial tensions in the United States; why the passage of Title IX changed gender relations in the United States forever; and which technologies have altered the way Americans view sport. Content also traces the tremendous advancements of safety gear in sports, from the batting helmet and catchers' shin guards in baseball, to the hardshell helmet and face guard in football, to the face mask for goalies in hockey.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440835756

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9781440835759

Buffalo Bill Cody

The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend

By: Lew Freedman

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Buffalo Bill Cody

The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend

By: Lew Freedman

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. He became a leading scout during the American Indian Wars, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and a renowned show business fixture whose traveling Wild West exhibitions played to millions of spectators the world over for 30 years. He hobnobbed with presidents, kings, queens and European heads of state, befriending many legendary individuals of the West, from General George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull to Wild Bill Hickok and Annie Oakley. Aside from these achievements, Cody's most important legacy may be how he shaped the world's enduring views of the American West through his shows, which he considered to be educational events rather than entertainment. This biography is a fresh look at the life of Buffalo Bill.

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McFarland

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1476640068

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9781476640068

Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434

The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay

By: Lew Hunter

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Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434

The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay

By: Lew Hunter

For decades, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry's most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step by step, that appears in the book.

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Penguin

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1101007184

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9781101007181

Game of My Life Chicago Bears

Memorable Stories of Bears Football

By: Lew Freedman

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Game of My Life Chicago Bears

Memorable Stories of Bears Football

By: Lew Freedman

The author presents stories about and the memories of 28 former and current players on the Chicago Bears football team.

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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161321202X

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9781613212028

Bent Pins to Chains

Alaska and Its Newspapers

By: Evangeline Atwood,Lew Williams Jr.

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Bent Pins to Chains

Alaska and Its Newspapers

By: Evangeline Atwood,Lew Williams Jr.

This book began in the mid 1970s, after historian and author Evangeline Atwood finished her sixth book on Alaska. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner executive Charles Gray and Ketchikan Daily News publisher Lew Williams Jr. urged her to write a history of Alaska newspaper. She finished a manuscript, "A History of One Hundred Years of Newspapering in Alaska, 1885-1985," but dies of cancer in 1987 before it could be published.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469120860

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9781469120867

"Then Ozzie Said to Harold. . ."

The Best Chicago White Sox Stories Ever Told

By: Lew Freedman,Billy Pierce

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"Then Ozzie Said to Harold. . ."

The Best Chicago White Sox Stories Ever Told

By: Lew Freedman,Billy Pierce

Written for every sports fan who follows the Chicago White Sox, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From the locker room to the field, the book includes stories about Carlton Fisk, Bo Jackson, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Billy Pierce, and Frank Thomas, among others, allowing readers to relive the highlights and the celebrations.

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Triumph Books

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1617494143

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9781617494147

The Boyer Brothers of Baseball

By: Lew Freedman

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The Boyer Brothers of Baseball

By: Lew Freedman

This the story of the seven baseball-playing Boyer brothers from western Missouri who signed professional contracts in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Led by oldest brother Cloyd, a pitcher, third baseman Ken and third baseman Clete, three of the seven brothers reached the majors. This book recounts their hardscrabble upbringing and how they fought their way to success. Initially discouraged by arm injuries that curtailed his big-league career, Cloyd became a coach and manager at the minor and major league levels, and remained in the game for nearly half a century. The most accomplished, Ken, became a perennial National League All-Star, and was the 1964 Most Valuable Player. In the 1960s, he was the face of the St. Louis Cardinals, and after his playing days ended he returned to manage the team. Clete gained prominence as a regular for the American League champion New York Yankees, and competed in five World Series before starring in the National League and concluding his career in Japan. While they did not make it to the top, the other four brothers enrich the story with their own baseball histories, and help illustrate how the closeness of the family helped each of them succeed.

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McFarland

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1476617368

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9781476617367

DiMaggio's Yankees

A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty

By: Lew Freedman

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DiMaggio's Yankees

A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty

By: Lew Freedman

When Babe Ruth left the New York Yankees in 1935, some feared that the loss would cripple the club for years. However, the post-Ruth era Yankees continued to dominate until the start of World War II. Their forward-thinking administrative staff signed and developed top-flight talent like Joe DiMaggio and retained superstars like Lou Gehrig, who remained the greatest first baseman in the game until he succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This history of the Yankees from 1936 to late into World War II details the team's swift recovery from losing Ruth and reintroduces unheralded players, examines the personal styles of the key men, and chronicles the team's remarkable achievements, including six American League pennants in eight years and five World Series victories.

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McFarland

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0786488247

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9780786488247

1930

The Story of a Baseball Season When Hitters Reigned Supreme

By: Lew Freedman

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1930

The Story of a Baseball Season When Hitters Reigned Supreme

By: Lew Freedman

The 1930 Major League baseball season was both marvelous and horrendous, great for hitters, embarrassing for pitchers. In totality it was just this side of insane as an outlier among all seasons. Major League Baseball began with the founding of the National League in 1876. In the 145 seasons since then, one season stands out as unique for the astounding nature of hitting: 1930. A flipside of 1968’s “Year of the Pitcher,” when the great St. Louis Cardinals Bob Gibson compiled a 1.12 earned run average and Detroit Tigers Denny McLain won 31 games, the 1930 season was when the batters reigned supreme. During this incredible season, more than one hundred players batted .300, the entire National League averaged .300, ten players hit 30 or more home runs, and some of the greatest individual performances established all-time records. From New York Giants Bill Terry’s .401 average—the last National Leaguer to hit over .400—to the NL-record 56 home runs and major league–record 192 runs batted in by Chicago Cubs Hack Wilson, the 1930 season is a wild, sometimes unbelievable, often wacky baseball story. Breaking down the anomaly of the season and how each team fared, veteran journalist Lew Freeman tells the story of a one-off year unlike any other. While the greats stayed great, and though some pitchers did hold their own—with seven winning 20 or more games, including 28 by Philadelphia Athletics’ Lefty Grove and 25 by Cleveland Indians’ Wes Ferrell—Freedman shares anecdotes about those players that excelled in 1930, and only 1930. More than ninety years later, 1930 offers insight into a season that still stands the test of time for batting excellence.

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Simon and Schuster

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168358421X

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9781683584216

Some Direction Found

By: Lew Hamlett

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Some Direction Found

By: Lew Hamlett

I invite you to spend one day with my father and I as we travel through the wilds of southern Pennsylvania and explore the countryside and ourselves. I ask you to consider a forty-seven-year old man as he struggles to correct, perhaps too late, the sins of a quickly passing life. I ask you to place yourself in the seat of a fully grown, but hardly mature, thirteen-year-old boy looking for answers to just about everything. His is the story of a boy willing to ask, but not always accept, his father's reasoning for walking out on his family and why it took nine years for his dad to try and return. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and regale as you jump into what was a twelve-hour gab session in an awkward but productive attempt to ask and answer questions concerning the past years and the recent. The recent being the miracle of the boy's father stepping out of character and stepping into his son's life for one week as a parental volunteer at the boy's Boy Scout troop's yearly summer camp. Learn how a simple wrong turn on the Pennsylvania turnpike could fulfill the father's dream of a lifetime and learn that a man needs his child as much as the child needs him.

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Page Publishing Inc

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Clouds over the Goalpost

Gambling, Assassination, and the NFL in 1963

By: Lew Freedman

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Clouds over the Goalpost

Gambling, Assassination, and the NFL in 1963

By: Lew Freedman

The pro football season of 1963 was dominated by the unexpected. In April, months prior to the beginning of play, it was revealed that two All-Star players, Paul Hornung and Alex Karras, were gambling on the sport and would be suspended from play for at least a year. Even worse, in May, one of the league’s bigger-than-life personalities, Big Daddy Lipscomb, was found dead, with police saying he perished from a heroin overdose, something those who knew him best still dispute. As play began in September, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors in Canton, Ohio, the same town where the National Football League was founded in 1921 and inducted its first class. Also, the war for players and prestige raged with the upstart American Football League trying to obtain equal footing in the public eye. On the field, it was to be the year the Chicago Bears and their aging owner-coach George Halas knew glory once more, fighting off the latest dynasty Green Bay Packers led by Vince Lombardi in a season-long chase for the Western Division title. Yet even that was overshadowed by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. While the nation mourned and other sports leagues suspended activity, the NFL played on with its regular season that sad weekend—a choice commissioner Pete Rozelle later called the worst mistake of his tenure. Clouds over the Goalpost is filled with controversy not only on the field, but off it as well. From the various suspensions to an exciting championship game between the Bears and Giants, 1963 was a year that the NFL would never forget—for both the good and the bad.

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Simon and Schuster

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1613216130

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9781613216132

Heredity

By: Kristi Lew

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Heredity

By: Kristi Lew

Explains the theory of heredity, discussing how traits are passed down from parent to child generation after generation.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438125798

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9781438125794

Ernie Banks

The Life and Career of "Mr. Cub"

By: Lew Freedman

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Ernie Banks

The Life and Career of "Mr. Cub"

By: Lew Freedman

Ernie Banks is perhaps the most popular ballplayer in the history of the Chicago Cubs--a man as famous for his personality and trademark phrases as for his accomplishments on the field. Nicknamed "Mr. Cub," Banks won two National League Most Valuable Player awards and slugged 512 home runs, all while battling discrimination and poverty. His conduct away from the field was so exemplary he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Based on extensive research and personal interviews conducted by the author, this biography details the life of the Texas-born shortstop and first baseman, from his childhood playing softball to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame to his death in 2015.

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McFarland

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1476635137

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9781476635132

Naked Screenwriting

Twenty-two Oscar-Winning Screenwriters Bare Their Secrets to Writing

By: Lew Hunter

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Naked Screenwriting

Twenty-two Oscar-Winning Screenwriters Bare Their Secrets to Writing

By: Lew Hunter

Award-winning screenwriters reveal their Hollywood secrets in crafting brilliant stories and methodology through interviews with world-renowned UCLA screenwriting professor Lew Hunter. Naked Screenwriting includes interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Billy Wilder, Oliver Stone, Bruce Joel Rubin, William Goldman, Julius Epstein, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Alfred Uhry, Tom Schulman, Ted Tally, Ruth Prawer Jabvola, Eric Roth, Jean-Claude Carriere, Frank Pierson, David Ward, Horton Foote, Ron Bass, Alan Ball, Callie Khouri, Robert Benton, Irving Ravetch, and Harriet Frank Junior. Never before has a book covered Oscar-winning writers so thoroughly, shedding insight and wisdom into the art of screenwriting.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538137968

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9781538137963

Perfect

Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made it Happen

By: Lew Paper

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Perfect

Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made it Happen

By: Lew Paper

“Perfect captures our hearts as it carries us back to the golden age of baseball and the more innocent world of the 1950s.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of The Bully Pulpit On October 8, 1956, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen took the mound for game five of the World Series against the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. In an improbable performance that the New York Times called "the greatest moment in the history of the Fall Classic," Larsen, an otherwise mediocre journeyman pitcher, retired twenty-seven straight Dodger batters to clinch a perfect game and, to date, the only World Series no-hitter ever witnessed in major league baseball. Here, Lew Paper delivers a masterful pitch-by-pitch account of that fateful day and the extraordinary lives of the players on the field—seven of whom would later be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Meticulously researched and relying on dozens of interviews, Paper's gripping narrative recreates Larsen's feat in a pitching duel that featured legendary figures such as Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella. More than just the story of a single game, Perfect is a window into baseball's glorious past.

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Penguin

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1101140453

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9781101140451

Boom, Baby!

My Basketball Life in Indiana

By: Bobby "Slick" Leonard,Lew Freedman,Larry Bird

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Boom, Baby!

My Basketball Life in Indiana

By: Bobby "Slick" Leonard,Lew Freedman,Larry Bird

Bobby "Slick" Leonard has etched his name forever on the Mount Rushmore of Indiana basketball, and in Boom, Baby! he shares memories from his storied career. Leonard takes readers inside the Indiana locker room with legendary head coach Branch McCracken and onto the court when he hit the deciding free throws as the "Hurrying Hoosiers" topped Phog Allen's Kansas Jayhawks. He recalls the NBA's early years, including being drafted by a Baltimore Bullets team that folded soon after selecting him. He tells of his time as the winningest coach in the ABA's nine-year history, securing three championships in his first five seasons with the Indianapolis Pacers. In his final act, "Slick" endeared himself to new generations of Hoosier hoops fans as the longtime Pacers radio voice, with his trademark call "Boom, Baby!" for a successful three-point shot.

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Triumph Books

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1623683238

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The Packers Experience

A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Green Bay Packers

By: Lew Freedman

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The Packers Experience

A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Green Bay Packers

By: Lew Freedman

DIVSince its establishment in 1919, the Green Bay Packers football organization has stood proudly as the United Statesâ€™ only community-owned professional sports team. Its fans are renowned for their unrivaled die-hard dedication, with Lambeau Field season tickets sold out since 1960 and a waiting list stretching decades into the futureâ€”tickets so coveted, they are often bequeathed in family wills. These are not quiet fans. Fortunately, The Packers Experience is not a quiet book./divDIV/divDIVThe ultimate guide to the Green Bay Packers, The Packers Experience takes readers year by year through every single season of the franchiseâ€™s storied history. Award-winning sportswriter Lew Freedman describes each seasonâ€™s key moments, and his stories are accompanied by detailed stats and glorious images. Additional feature articles highlight the legendary players and coaches who have made the Packers one of the most successful organizations in the NFL: Curley Lambeau, Don Hutson, Paul Hornung, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Vince Lombardi, Willie Davis, Herb Adderley, James Lofton, LeRoy Butler, Reggie White, Brett Favre, Donald Driver, Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews, and many others./divDIV/divPhotos from the teamâ€™s history are accompanied by rare memorabilia and mementos. This premier-quality book is the perfect keepsake for Packers fans of all generationsâ€”an essential addition to the Packers library and as timeless as that indomitable Packer pride.

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MVP Books

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161058760X

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9781610587600

Chicago Bears

The Complete Illustrated History

By: Lew Freedman

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Chicago Bears

The Complete Illustrated History

By: Lew Freedman

One of only two remaining charter members of the National Football League, the Chicago Bears are a team steeped in history. With nine pro football championships and twenty-six hall of famers, the Bears are also among the most successful franchises in all of professional sports. Revised and updated to include the latest seasons on the gridiron, Chicago Bears: The Complete Illustrated History brings the teamâ€™s vibrant history to life. Beginning with the franchiseâ€™s 1919 origins as the Decatur Staleys, this lavishly illustrated book presents the highs and lows from more than nine decades of football. Here is the story of the first dynasty under George â€œPapa Bearâ€? Halas; the â€œMonsters of the Midwayâ€? of the 1940s; the teamâ€™s resurgence in the late 1960s; its 1985 Super Bowl win; and the run for the title in 2006. Former Chicago Tribune sportswriter and longtime Bears aficionado Lew Freedmen highlights the legends who have donned Bears uniforms, outsize characters like Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski, Sid Luckman, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus, Gayle Sayers, Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, Brian Urlacher, and many more. He includes the numbers behind the stories---the stats and team records---as well as pivotal plays in Bearsâ€™ history, from Halasâ€™ T-formation to William â€œThe Refrigeratorâ€? Perryâ€™s touchdown runs. The book presents a key chapter of sports history and offers a fitting tribute to one of footballâ€™s most beloved teams.

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1610600932

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9781610600934

Going Yard

The Everything Home Run Book

By: Lew Freedman

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Going Yard

The Everything Home Run Book

By: Lew Freedman

Going Yard includes everything anyone would want to know about home runs—from the rise of Babe Ruth, whose prodigious power revolutionized the sport in the Roaring Twenties and the most famous All-Star game and World Series round-trippers to up-close-and-personal profiles of the 500 home-run club—the men who have crashed the most homers in Major League history. Packed with statistics, photos, diagrams, and lists, this fun and fact-filled book will provide hours of entertainment and answers for any baseball fan's round-tripper trivia questions.

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Triumph Books

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1633190528

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9781633190528

Pennsylvania Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

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Pennsylvania Breweries

By: Lew Bryson

New and updated edition of the bestselling guide to Pennsylvania's 73 breweries and brewpubs History of brewing in the state Full information for travelers, such as lodging, nearby points of interest, and recommended bars in the area Each profile includes types of beer brewed at the site, available tours, food served, and the author's "Pick" of the best beer to try Includes special sections on hotel bars, brewing beer, beer traveling, regional foods, and beer festivals

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Stackpole Books

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0811736415

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9780811736411

God's Economy

Faith-Based Initiatives and the Caring State

By: Lew Daly

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God's Economy

Faith-Based Initiatives and the Caring State

By: Lew Daly

President Obama has signaled a sharp break from many Bush Administration policies, but he remains committed to federal support for religious social service providers. Like George W. Bush’s faith-based initiative, though, Obama’s version of the policy has generated loud criticism—from both sides of the aisle—even as the communities that stand to benefit suffer through an ailing economy. God’s Economy reveals that virtually all of the critics, as well as many supporters, have long misunderstood both the true implications of faith-based partnerships and their unique potential for advancing social justice. Unearthing the intellectual history of the faith-based initiative, Lew Daly locates its roots in the pluralist tradition of Europe’s Christian democracies, in which the state shares sovereignty with social institutions. He argues that Catholic and Dutch Calvinist ideas played a crucial role in the evolution of this tradition, as churches across nineteenth-century Europe developed philosophical and legal defenses to protect their education and social programs against ascendant governments. Tracing the influence of this heritageon the past three decades of American social policy and church-state law, Daly finally untangles the radical beginnings of the faith-based initiative. In the process, he frees it from the narrow culture-war framework that has limited debate on the subject since Bush opened the White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in 2001. A major contribution from an important new voice at the intersection of religion and politics, God’s Economy points the way toward policymaking that combines strong social support with a new moral focus on the protection of families and communities.

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