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Orator O'Rourke

The Life of a Baseball Radical

By: Mike Roer

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Orator O'Rourke

The Life of a Baseball Radical

By: Mike Roer

As a player, manager, team captain, umpire, owner and league president, Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke (1851-1918) spoke for the players in the emerging game of baseball. O'Rourke's career paralleled the rise of the game from a regional sport with few strategies to the national pastime. Nicknamed "Orator" for his booming voice and his championing of the rights of professional athletes, he was a driving force in making the sport a profession, bringing respectability to the role of professional baseball player. From contemporary sources, O'Rourke's own correspondence, and player files available through the National Baseball Library, a rounded portrait of Jim O'Rourke emerges. Quick to speak his mind, the outfielder played on nine pennant-winning teams, but his playing career was overshadowed by his work in organizing baseball's first union. After his playing days ended, O'Rourke attempted to establish the Connecticut League, becoming the circuit's president, secretary, and treasury. Though the league failed to fully materialize, his Bridgeport Victors did play several games and were one of the few racially integrated teams--a fact emblematic of O'Rourke's efforts to change the national pastime. In those efforts, he attempted to wrest control of the game from the owners and empower the players. A carefully researched account of O'Rourke's life and career, this biography also provides a behind-the-scenes look at the growth of the national pastime from the Civil War through the deadball era.

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0786423552

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Orator O'Rourke

The Life of a Baseball Radical

By: Mike Roer

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The Life of a Baseball Radical

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To War with the 4th

By: Martin King,Mike Collins,Jason Nulton

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To War with the 4th

By: Martin King,Mike Collins,Jason Nulton

A century of valor among one of the finest infantry divisions ever to serve, vividly chronicled through extensive research and interviews with veterans. From the Great War to the War on Terror, the US 4th Infantry Division has always been there. To War with the 4th recounts a hundred years of combat, beginning with their first battle on September 14th, 1918. The men of the “Ivy” Division faced German artillery, fell in the hundreds, yet won the day. On D-Day of World War II, the 4th Division landed at Utah Beach and kept fighting across Europe until Germany surrendered. From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, no other American division suffered more casualties in the European theater, and no other division accomplished as much. In Vietnam, they executed dangerous “search and destroy” missions and fought major engagements, including thirty-three consecutive days of close-quarters combat during the Battle of Dak To. In May 2009, they fought in Iraq at the height of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan for a year-long combat mission in the birthplace of the Taliban. Through firsthand interviews with veterans across the decades, and the expert analysis of the authors, the role of one of America’s mainstay divisions is illuminated in these pages.

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Casemate

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1612004008

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9781612004006

In Schaduwen van Weleer

Tweede Kroniek van Cranborn

By: Mike Jansen

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In Schaduwen van Weleer

Tweede Kroniek van Cranborn

By: Mike Jansen

Inskald trok zijn deken om zich heen om warm te blijven en gooide nog wat extra brandbaar materiaal op het vuur. Af en toe dacht hij de mist te zien wervelen en kronkelen alsof iets of iemand de kalmte van de nacht verstoorde. Inskald grijnsde toen hij uit de tent van Thoreld luid gesnurk begon te horen. Wat er zich ook in de mist bevond, dat geluid zou het zeker op afstand houden. Jakhals kwam naast hem bij het vuur zitten. Hij staarde in de vlammen en bij het flakkerende licht leek zijn gezicht oud en verweerd, zijn ogen diep en donker. ‘Ik maak me zorgen om je, Jakhals,’ zei Inskald. Jakhals schudde zijn hoofd. ‘Ik zie ze, broeder, ik zie ze in de mist.’ ‘Wie zie je?’ vroeg Inskald. ‘De schaduwen van weleer. De doden van gisteren. De slachtoffers van morgen,’ zei Jakhals. ‘Ik denk dat je ijlt, broeder,’ zei Inskald. ‘Er is daarbuiten niets.’ Jakhals keek hem aan. ‘Durf jij dan de mist in te lopen? Ze zeggen dat het kan, dat het veilig is.’ ‘Wie zeggen dat?’ Inskald strekte zijn nek en keek om zich heen. De mist die boven het moeras hing was spookachtig wit en de schaduwen die het flakkerende vuur wierp leken de mist te laten bewegen. ‘Je vergist je, broeder, er is daar niets.’ Jakhals zat niet meer naast hem... In het vervolg op 'De Falende God' volgen we de diverse personen uit het eerste deel op hun verdere reizen op Cranborn en daarbuiten. Maak kennis met de Kerk van Rotanny, de mysterieuze orde van de Kroezaren en hun nog enigmatischer aanvoerder. Lees over de gebeurtenissen in het verre zuiden waar Weldaf Gardansson strijdt tegen een vijand die hem telkens een stap voor lijkt te zijn en wanhopig probeert zich staande te houden tot zijn generaal Volon Giraingard terugkeert met verse troepen. De huurlingen doorzoeken intussen de restanten van de strooptochten van de Draconii in hun millennia oude burcht, de Drakkanborch, in de hoop het Zwarte Boek van de Duisterlingen terug te vinden dat hen kan vertellen hoe ze een vrijwel zekere toekomst in het Afwezige Licht kunnen afwenden "De Falende God is een zeldzaam goed boek! ****" - Fantasywereld.nl

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Verschijnsel

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9081826514

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9789081826518

Ka-Zar Masterworks Vol. 2

By: Mike Friedrich,Steve Gerber

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Ka-Zar Masterworks Vol. 2

By: Mike Friedrich,Steve Gerber

Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #17-20, Ka-Zar (1974) #1-5, Shanna the She-Devil (1972) #1-5, Daredevil (1964) #110-112; material from Daredevil (1964) #109, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #3. Ka-Zar the Lord of the Hidden Jungle meets Shanna the She-Devil for the very first time in this massive Marvel Masterworks! These two heroes were from separate realms, but after both rejected the modern world and its concrete canyons it was inevitable their paths would cross deep in the jungle. Ka-Zar must first conquer a madman powered by the Super-Soldier serum, the twin villain Gemini and Ka-Zar's brother the Plunderer, while Shanna hunts her father's killers, explores the jungle's mysteries and battles the Mandrill and priestess Nekra. After their paths diverge, Ka-Zar will encounter an evolved incarnation of his Savage Land nemesis in adventures with Bobbi Morse, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent known as Mockingbird. Meanwhile, Shanna completes her quest to avenge her father alongside Daredevil.

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302503103

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9781302503109

A Spanish Learning Grammar

By: Mike Thacker,Pilar Munoz

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A Spanish Learning Grammar

By: Mike Thacker,Pilar Munoz

A Spanish Learning Grammar, Third Edition , is an innovative reference grammar and workbook suitable for you, whether you are studying Spanish at intermediate or advanced level. Its straightforward explanations of grammar are supported by examples with contemporary vocabulary, humorous cartoon drawings, and plentiful, varied exercises, helping you to grasp often complex points of grammar in an enjoyable way. Its carefully devised two-part structure mirrors the learning process, allowing you to focus on core knowledge first and enabling you to progress confidently to more advanced knowledge at your own pace. Key features for this third edition include: New drawings which illustrate grammar through real-life scenarios New vocabulary bringing you up-to-date with Spanish in the digital age Re-ordering of the section on verbs, making the tenses easier for you to find Online interactive exercises with audio answers, providing you with invaluable listening and pronunciation practice. To aid your understanding, this third edition also contains a glossary of grammatical terms, useful verb tables and a key to the exercises. Written in the belief that grammar is the key to real communication, this is an essential textbook for any student of Spanish.

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Routledge

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1134654502

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9781134654505

¡Acción Gramática! Fourth Edition

Spanish Grammar for A Level

By: Phil Turk,Mike Zollo,Francisco Villatoro

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¡Acción Gramática! Fourth Edition

Spanish Grammar for A Level

By: Phil Turk,Mike Zollo,Francisco Villatoro

Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas Level: A-level Subject: Spanish First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Make Spanish grammar second nature with this trusted reference book containing over 300 activities - now completely revised in line with the new A-level specifications. - Supplement key resources in class or encourage independent practice at home, with clear explanations of the grammar points needed at A-level and knowledge-check exercises throughout - Prepare for assessment with longer application activities focused on developing writing skills such as translation and summary - Build confidence as exercises get increasingly more challenging to mirror students' advancement throughout the course - Check students' progress with regular grammar tests and all answers supplied online

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Hodder Education

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1510431594

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9781510431591

Day Peace Broke Out

The VE-Day Experience

By: Mike Brown

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Day Peace Broke Out

The VE-Day Experience

By: Mike Brown

At 3 p.m. on 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made a long-awaited speech in which he officially declared the war in Europe to be over. After six bitter years of conflict, however, perceptions of how victory over Nazism was to be celebrated and what post-war Britain should look like were very different from the visions of the people and the politicians in 1939. Illustrated with photographs, adverts, posters and cartoons, The Day the Peace Broke Out describes the VE-Day celebrations in Britain and across the world through the memories of those who were there, combined with contemporary newspaper and magazine articles. Mike Brown, an authority on the British Home Front of the Second World War, charts the nation's progressive change of heart from defeatism to growing confidence of certain victory. He looks at the immediate post-VE-Day period and the celebration of victory over Japan in August 1945. What should have been a story with a happy ending concludes with the harsh realisation of post-war austerity and the increasing disillusionment that led many Britons to conclude that they had won the war but lost the peace.

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The History Press

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0750953179

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9780750953177

Spainish Verbs Hand Book

By: Mike Zollo

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Spainish Verbs Hand Book

By: Mike Zollo

This outstanding reference book series has been fully revised to teach more effectively the foreign language basics of grammar, verbs, and vocabulary. Suitable for use with any course, including Basic (see page 50 and 51) and Think and Talk (see page 54).

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Berlitz Publishing

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2831563976

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9782831563978

Open Mike

By: Mike Hill

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Open Mike

By: Mike Hill

Who is Mike Hill? For 49 years, he attempted to answer the question, to no avail. Hill was known to the world as the polished, versatile talent with multi-decade broadcast experience. After joining ESPN in 2004, Hill made a name for himself at the network, beginning at the highlight desk for ESPN News and later transitioning to some of the carrier's highest-priority programming, appearing as a host on SportsCenter, NFL Live, Baseball Tonight and NBA Tonight among others. In August of 2013, Hill joined FOX Sports. The embodiment of professionalism, Hill appeared to be living the American Dream; however, his private, internal struggles were taking a toll on his ability to live and to love.Eventually, the mounting trauma resulting from childhood memories of witnessing his mother victimized by domestic violence, a lack of proper male tutelage, discovering that his stepfather was a murder for hire, and the demise of two marriages, forced Hill to his breaking point. Amidst a silent cry for help and a quest to heal from within, forced him to pick up his pen to chronicle the most prolific moments of his life.

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13th & Joan

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1734234679

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9781734234671

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Orator O'Rourke

Orator O'Rourke

Orator O'Rourke

Orator O'Rourke

To War with the 4th

To War with the 4th

In Schaduwen van Weleer

In Schaduwen van Weleer

Ka-Zar Masterworks Vol. 2

Ka-Zar Masterworks Vol. 2

A Spanish Learning Grammar

A Spanish Learning Grammar

¡Acción Gramática! Fourth Edition

¡Acción Gramática! Fourth Edition

Day Peace Broke Out

Day Peace Broke Out

Spainish Verbs Hand Book

Spainish Verbs Hand Book

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