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Tales from the Chargers Sideline

A Collection of the Greatest Chargers Stories Ever Told

By: Sid Brooks,Gerri Brooks

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Tales from the Chargers Sideline

A Collection of the Greatest Chargers Stories Ever Told

By: Sid Brooks,Gerri Brooks

During his 27-year tenure with the Chargers, beloved equipment manager Sid Brooks kept more than 5,000 football players from appearing naked before their cheering fans. The first African American to hold the job of equipment manager in the NFL, Brooks was tasked with seeing that each player left the locker room in uniform. But the means to that end was far more complicated—and outrageous—than one would believe. In Tales from the Chargers Locker Room, Sid recounts stories unique to a life spent working behind the scenes in the Chargers locker room. He features stories about Chargers greats like Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, Kellen Winslow, Louie Kelcher, John Jefferson, Rodney Harrison, and Junior Seau. With an eye for detail, he recounts tales of spies sent out to capture the opposing team’s playbooks; the night the lights went out on Don Shula; wild cab rides; the zany pregame rituals and idiosyncrasies; rivalries born not on the playing field, but at the dominoes table; and plenty of pranks and good-natured ribbing. Brimming with hilarity, insight, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, Tales from the Chargers Locker Room is a must-read for every Chargers devotee.

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Simon and Schuster

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1683581237

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9781683581239

The First-Year Experiences of Successful Superintendents

By: Kerry Roberts,Shellie L. Hanna,Sid T. Womack

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The First-Year Experiences of Successful Superintendents

By: Kerry Roberts,Shellie L. Hanna,Sid T. Womack

These qualitative case studies give the prospective superintendent a real-life look at life on the other side of the district CEO’s desk. Two dozen superintendents reflect upon their first challenges and growth opportunities that arose during that all-important first year.

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R&L Education

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1610487109

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9781610487108

Bluegrass Guitar

Know the Players, Play the Music

By: Sid Griffin,Eric Thompson

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Bluegrass Guitar

Know the Players, Play the Music

By: Sid Griffin,Eric Thompson

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879308702

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9780879308704

Sid!

The Sports Legends, the Inside Scoops, and the Close Personal Friends

By: Sid Hartman

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Sid!

The Sports Legends, the Inside Scoops, and the Close Personal Friends

By: Sid Hartman

Sid Hartman has been at the center of Minnesota sports for more than 60 years, getting the inside scoop from players, coaches, owners, and his many "close personal friends." This fascinating tell-all reveals Sid's life and career, from his days as a newspaper boy in Minneapolis and his first scoops as a cub reporter with the Minneapolis Tribune, to his place as a true Minnesota legend. From his controversial role as de facto general manager of the Minneapolis Lakers to his fight to save the Twins, Sid has been in the thick of the local sports scene at all levels. In these pages, sports fans will be privy to Sid's insight into hundreds of events and legendary figures, from Bud Grant and Bob Knight to Kirby Puckett and Kevin Garnett. As one of the most widely read and listened-to sports journalists in the Midwest for over half a century, Sid's impact has been felt by fans from all walks of life, including renowned figures such as Tom Brokaw and Walter Mondale, who called Sid "one of America's hardest-working, most widely read sportswriters." Join Sid and his cast of thousands, and enjoy their outrageous stories---and learn some Minnesota sports history in the process. This updated paperback edition includes Sid's reminiscences on the past decade of Minnesota sports, including the resurgent Twins, the rocky Vikings, and his always-beloved Gophers.

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Mvp Books

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0760331901

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9780760331903

Catch a Fire

Fuelling Inquiry and Passion Through Project-Based Learning

By: Theresa Armstrong,Dr. Eva Brown,Will Burton,Jonathan Dueck,Bonnie Ferguson-Baird,Keith Fulford,Tom Lake,Dave Law,Glenys MacLeod,Jacob Mans,Bonnie Powers,Laura Sims,Sid Williamson,Alex Wilson

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Catch a Fire

Fuelling Inquiry and Passion Through Project-Based Learning

By: Theresa Armstrong,Dr. Eva Brown,Will Burton,Jonathan Dueck,Bonnie Ferguson-Baird,Keith Fulford,Tom Lake,Dave Law,Glenys MacLeod,Jacob Mans,Bonnie Powers,Laura Sims,Sid Williamson,Alex Wilson

This book will inspire, challenge and engage you—and transform your teaching and learning. Each chapter in this book is written by a different educator or team about their experiences with project-based learning, both in and out of the classroom. They reflect not only on the how of project-based learning, but more importantly, on the what and the why. They offer insight into how connecting with learners, honouring their experiences, and promoting deep and rich questioning can be the path to powerful projects and learning. Their writing and thinking is saturated with empathy, expertise, a desire to improve their practice, and an acknowledgment of the need to collaborate.

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Portage & Main Press

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1553797892

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9781553797890

Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families

The Essential Role of Local Government

By: Sid Gardner

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Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families

The Essential Role of Local Government

By: Sid Gardner

Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families outlines a model for developing strategic policy for responding to children and family issues in local governments. It also discusses fifteen strategic roles that local government can play-most of which do not require direct funding, but depends upon the scarce resource of leadership. The book describes policy and analytical tools used by cities and counties, and makes a case for using these tools more strategically. It calls for strategic policy to respond to the four critical forces affecting children and family policy: families; race and culture; communities and neighborhoods; and regionalism. Finally, the book reviews policy in four critical areas affecting local governments: education and school readiness; substance abuse; youth development; and family support programs. It concludes with predictions of issues that will affect cities and counties in the future.

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University Press of America

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0761830944

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9780761830948

How to Fish from Top to Bottom

By: Sid W. Gordon

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How to Fish from Top to Bottom

By: Sid W. Gordon

A classic reference work on all aspects of fishing, from reading the water to specific angling techniques. First published in 1955, now reissued and available for the first time in 20 years.

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Stackpole Books

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0811708373

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9780811708371

Supernatural Experiences

Expect the Supernatural!

By: Sid Roth

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Supernatural Experiences

Expect the Supernatural!

By: Sid Roth

Expect the supernatural! Are you expecting a supernatural encounter with God that will positively change your life? If not, maybe you should be! "For over 35 years I have researched and examined the divine encounters of thousands of people and I can affirm without hesitation that supernatural experiences are real. God does interact with people today and He often does so in direct and even miraculous ways." --Sid Roth Can people today walk in the supernatural realm? Are miraculous encounters still possible in our day and age? Yes! And the evidence is overwhelming: supernatural experiences are just as real today as they were in the days of the first followers of the Messiah. Ten people from very different walks of life tell their real-life stories - their supernatural encounters with the living God that changed their lives completely. If it happened to them, it can happen to you! Their stories include: •Healed from a Brain-Dead Coma •To Heaven and Back •A Hug from Jesus •From Hell to Heaven •Angels in the Night If you want to explore and understand supernatural experiences, you must approach them with knowledge and wisdom based on a solid foundation of truth. That Truth is found in the Word of God- "Knowledge begins with reverence for the Always-Present One. But foolish people hate wisdom and self-control" (Prov. 1:7 PEB).

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Destiny Image Publishers

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0768490995

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9780768490992

Sid Hartman's Great Minnesota Sports Moments

By: Sid Hartman

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Sid Hartman's Great Minnesota Sports Moments

By: Sid Hartman

Legendary StarTribune sportswriter Sid Hartman draws on his six decades in the thick of Minnesota sports action to give readers a vivid picture of the many thrilling moments throughout the years. From George Mikan’s Minneapolis Lakers to the NFC championships of the Minnesota Vikings, from legendary local sports icons such as Bernie Bierman, Harmon Killebrew, and Fran Tarkenton to latter-day celebrities like Kevin Garnett and Randy Moss, from Gopher hockey to the legendary Minnesota Twins' World Series Championships, from the North Stars to the Wild - here are the stories and people that have defined Minnesota sports. Observed with Hartman's unique blend of insight, acumen, and wit that have delighted and enlightened—and occasionally outraged—Minnesota’s legions of sports fans, this collection of Minnesota moments and eras is the ultimate edition for any true sports fan from the land of 10,000 lakes. Features photos from the archives of the StarTribune throughout the book.

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MVP Books

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0760326568

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9780760326565

The Last Grace

By: Sid McCoy

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The Last Grace

By: Sid McCoy

The Civil War Mandy White says goodbye to her love, Wills Lay, and other young friends who are off to save the Pond Fork River Valley and Virginia from the Union. She is comforted by her pastor, friends John and Hiley, and young Tow Head. To the east, Vera and Thatcher Marlowe watch their daughter Lacy say farewell to Ira Bettencourt, the young man she hopes to marry. Her sister flees to Richmond, hoping to contact a recent visitor to her family home, an actor named Booth. Ira and Wills are dispatched on a dangerous mission that could help the South gain victory. Mandy, back home, is caught in a deadly struggle between Union Lieutenant David Hasker and her old friend, Georgie Coon, leader of a small Rebel band. As Mandy awaits the arrival of a famous Union General who will lead the celebration of the new state of West Virginia, she learns that Georgie Coon is set on assassination of the general who Lieutenant Hasker is ordered to protect. A few ridge lines to the east, Ira and Wills learn that the location of their secret mission is the same as the site of ceremonial burial of one of the Confederacy's greatest field generals. Mandy and Wills are not aware of the great dangers they and their friends face.

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iUniverse

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1469796341

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9781469796345

Morning Will Come

By: Sid Huggins

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Morning Will Come

By: Sid Huggins

Morning Will Come" addresses man's deepest struggles and inspires hope. The author, an experienced pastor, gives wonderful contemporary examples of the Risen Christ's transforming presence and promises. (Practical Life)

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Xulon Press

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1600347754

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9781600347757

Beyond the Limit

By: Sid Watkins

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Beyond the Limit

By: Sid Watkins

In the years since Sid Watkins' first bestselling book of Formula One memoirs, Life at the Limit, was published the sport has seen enormous changes. The FIA's President, Max Mosley, has launched a zero option policy with the goal of zero mortality and much research and development has gone into technical changes to the cars, circuit design, safety barrier development and personal protection in the cockpit. The Prof has been intimately involved with this work, and discusses it in detail here, but as he knows only too well, uncertainty and unpredictability provide the thrills both the fans and the drivers crave. In Beyond the Limit, Watkins also looks at some of the extraordinary Grands Prix the sport has seen in the last four years, including Schumacher's epic crash at Silverstone in 1999. He also looks back over his twenty or more years in the sport and discusses some of the great drivers he has known. Here, too, is a race-by-race account of the Millenium season offering a completely up-to-date picture of Formula One at the beginning of the 21st century. 'Makes fascinating reading' Planet F1 'Lively and entertaining...will make the reader laugh out loud' F1 Magazine '[Sid Watkin's] anecdotes are littered with humour and show us that one of the most respected men in F1 is also one of the funniest' Motorsport News

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Pan Macmillan

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1447238672

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9781447238676

Hedwig’S Secret

War on War

By: Sid J. Truscott

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Hedwig’S Secret

War on War

By: Sid J. Truscott

It is August 1929 and for weeks, there has been no rain in Athebasca Landing. Jack Bishop is a militarist who enjoys his lively discussions about the Great War with his pacifist friend, Dr. Blackwood. But when duty calls, Colonel Bishop quickly steps into his role as a fire-ranger assigned to protect the forests along the Pembina River. As a fire rages, Bishop falls ill. Now his life lies in the hands of Dr. Blackwood and a devoted German nurse, Ms. Nobil, also known as Hedwig. After Nurse Hedwig prepares Bishops wife for the worst, he makes a miraculous recovery and must give his nurse credit for her vigilant care, despite Bishops hatred of Germans. As he continues to recover and immerses himself in his work and politics, he knows he will be forever indebted to Hedwig for keeping him alive. But when Hedwig is kidnapped by Rodnunskya blood-sucking octopus from ChicagoGeislinger is sent on a dangerous mission to America to find the nurse and hopefully rescue her from her abductor. In this historical story, two distinct worlds collide in 1929 when a German nurse is kidnapped and life comes full circle as her fate rests with an unlikely hero.

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iUniverse

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1491751967

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9781491751961

Chameleon's Morrow

By: Sid Prise

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Chameleon's Morrow

By: Sid Prise

Aurelia of Rasil'yon, a young elfin sorceress, is poised to discover herself and her world. She embarks upon an epic journey that will take her to many countries, through many bodies and forms, and to dealings with many gods and goddesses, of foreign peoples for whom she once had naught but enmity. This odyssey shall not end until she herself ends--coming to the precipice of goddesshood, and to the end of her mortality. She must confront her elfin racism, the haughty curse of her people, and make common cause with orcs and dwarves and gnomes and humans of various nations. Only then is she able to catch a glimpse of the Codex--that tome of truth, inscrutable, that her Uncle Aurel died attempting to recover. Along the way, she meets and touches many beautiful souls, fights many more evil ones, and begins to learn the measure of her destiny. Will she learn the beauty of revolt and liberation, and win her fight against tyranny? Or will she succumb to the force of Madness in the cosmos, and become a God?

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Lulu.com

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1105824950

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9781105824951

Passing The American Charivari

By: SID NASR

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Passing The American Charivari

By: SID NASR

25-year old Ivy League transplant, Tal, ventured West wide-eyed and earnest in his desire to write. Instead, he found a real job, lost the real job, and is now adrift on floes of temp jobs. A shadow at the mercy of his stuntwoman-girlfriend, who looks to L. Ron Hubbard for her own answers, he steals a week to escape from L.A. to New Orleans where out of the serendipitous chaos of Mardi Gras his best friend from college appears. Land Morales is brilliantly mad, but despite a once inseparable friendship with Tal, the two have careened into altogether different orbits. The empty space between them is spanned only by Land's quixotic last words to Tal - that he was embarking on a search for a community. Thrown together again, they thrust the reader into a jaunt that bebops through the conundrum of identity and faith both have grappled with while attempting to ward off the terrific delirium tremens flush of the American Century.

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0615140416

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9780615140414

It Will Not Last the Night

By: Sid Prise

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It Will Not Last the Night

By: Sid Prise

DescriptionThis novel takes place in the thrilling years of the Weimar Republic in Germany, a time when the first modern queer movements and feminist movements were converging with radical political movements of various stripes--from monarchism and fascism to socialism, communism, and anarchism. This story centers round two lovers, a working class young man named Theodor Priser who at first espouses Communism as a way to fight against the reaction of his times, and Katharina Von Rosen, a rich, beautiful flapper girl who answers with Anarchy, and embraces sexual freedom as essential to any social and political liberation. Katharina, who comes to have the nickname ""Katya,"" leads Theodor (whom she names ""Theo"") through his inhibitions to embrace anarchy, with all its sexual and spiritual freedom, and the two go on to form a nucleus of radicalism amongst their friends and comrades in the turbulent world of Weimar Berlin. They suffer many trials and tribulations over the years between 1922 and 1933, but come together at the end to deal a blow to the rising Nazi regime of Germany, one which erased and buried the glory of Weimar--though not for all time. In this novel, all the perverse and darkly celebratory beauty of the Lost Generation comes through, and a story is told that gives light to all that has been forgotten--the daring, the freedom, the craziness of the years between the First World War and the rise of Fascism in what was the most liberated city in all the world at that time--Weimar Berlin. About the AuthorSid Prise is a writer and activist born in 1972 in Chicago. Sid was diagnosed with Undifferentiated Schizophrenia in 1997, following a prolonged mental and emotional crisis culminating in hearing voices, which he deals with to this day. He has been writing seriously since 1994, and published his first novel, True Faith, in 2003. More of his writings are published online at www.smallaxebooks.com. He resides with his partner, Kathy, and their friends in a collective house in Chicago.

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Chipmunkapublishing ltd

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1847479383

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9781847479389

Promises Kept

A Memoir

By: Sid McMath

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Promises Kept

A Memoir

By: Sid McMath

He has divided his life story into four parts. In the first, he shows how his early life in rural Arkansas sparked his commitment to people. Then he describes his service to democracy in the military, including his commission in the U.S. Marines, a battlefield promotion in the Pacific and other honors, and his subsequent advancement to the rank of major general.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557287546

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9781557287540

Sid-izens United

Salacious Spiels, Stories, Suggestions, and Solutions to Withstand a Woke World

By: Sid Rosenberg

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Sid-izens United

Salacious Spiels, Stories, Suggestions, and Solutions to Withstand a Woke World

By: Sid Rosenberg

The legendary radio personality and equal-opportunity offender delivers authentic and unapologetic takes on the state of everything—from politics to sports, and pop culture to fitness—all with his inimitable style and humor. “Sid Rosenberg writes the way he talks: fast and blunt. His book is entertaining and provides the reader insight into a guy who hit the bottom but pulled himself up to great success. You’ll get your money’s worth and more.” —Bill O’Reilly, Media Guy Phonies and frauds, beware. Whether you’re an athlete, entertainer, or politician—Sid Rosenberg leaves nobody unscathed. Sid helps navigate the tough topics of today, clearly laying out his thoughts and opinions in the one-of-a-kind style and charm that has made him one of the top radio and TV talents in the country. He also provides a “call-to-action” to the reader with his Sid-izen Solutions at the end of each hot-topic chapter. “Every person is born with a filter between their brain and their mouth. Sid Rosenberg was born without one. Anything he thinks of he says. Love him or hate him…he’s the real deal.” —Chazz Palminteri A must-read for the politically incorrect, Sid-izens United: Salacious Spiels, Stories, Suggestions, and Solutions to Withstand a Woke World captures Sid at his best—showing once again why his radio show reaches millions of devoted Sid-izens each week. “Sid Rosenberg is New York personified—caustic, unfiltered, hilarious, and with a huge heart. The bad boy of radio dispenses ripping tales about fame, sport, and politics in his new book. But the sweet bonus is the wisdom he learned from the school of hard knocks on how to succeed at marriage and fatherhood.” —Miranda Devine “I’ve known Sid since he was a customer service agent for a company nobody ever heard of. The fact that I would care what he has to say about world politics or society as a whole is as shocking to me as it is to you, but here I am laughing and crying while hearing his unmistakably unique voice in my ears as I turn the pages of this book. Sid’s a talented creator, an unapologetic and gifted performer in a sea of copycats and unoriginal thoughts. He simply stands out. We share some of the same demons and I’m beyond proud to see him overcome them and succeed as he has and become the father and man that his dad would be so proud of. I have no idea what a Sid-izen is, and I’m terrified now that I might be one.” —Craig Carton

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Simon and Schuster

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1637582889

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9781637582886

The Luciano Story

By: Sid Feder

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The Luciano Story

By: Sid Feder

No gangster has ever been more powerful than Charles “Lucky” Luciano (1897-1962). By the mid-1920s, he had taken over the New York bordellos and was making more than a million dollars a year. In 1931 he engineered the murders of the two reigning New York crime bosses, Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano, and quickly took over the entire New York crime racket. The Luciano Story is the definitive biography of this legendary gangster, based on years of research and dozens of interviews with Luciano himself and among other first-hand accounts. First published in 1954, this book authenticated, for the first time, the far-reaching and sinister operations of the international crime syndicate and its direction by the keenest criminal mastermind in American history.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787201325

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9781787201323

Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

By: Sid Meier

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Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

By: Sid Meier

The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the “godfather of computer gaming” and creator of Civilization, featuring his rules of good game design. "Sid Meier is a foundation of what gaming is for me today." — Phil Spencer, head of Xbox Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world’s most popular video games, including Sid Meier’s Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier’s Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry. Writing with warmth and ironic humor, Meier describes the genesis of his influential studio, MicroProse, founded in 1982 after a trip to a Las Vegas arcade, and recounts the development of landmark games, from vintage classics like Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon, to Civilization and beyond. Articulating his philosophy that a video game should be “a series of interesting decisions,” Meier also shares his perspective on the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers, and fascinating insights into the creative process, including his rules of good game design.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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1324005882

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9781324005889

The Complete Furnigore Parables

By: Sid Weiskirch

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The Complete Furnigore Parables

By: Sid Weiskirch

About the Author Sid Weiskirch is ninety years old and does not have Alzheimer’s disease. He has used biofeedback exercises for sixty years to stop migraine headaches. He is a retired marketing professional with a four-year degree in marketing from Roosevelt University in Chicago. In his spare time, he enjoys playing table tennis.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1685378994

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9781685378998

Leaning on the Wind

Under the Spell of the Great Chinook

By: Sid Marty

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Leaning on the Wind

Under the Spell of the Great Chinook

By: Sid Marty

A finalist for the 1995 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language non-fiction Winner of the Mountain Environment and Culture Award at the 1995 Banff Mountain Book Festival Leaning on the Wind is a love song of the west, sung to the tune of the wild chinook wind. Sid Marty skilfully weaves together the prehistory of Alberta with the experiences of First Nations, miners, early homesteaders and his own family. At the centre of his tale is the Marty homestead, located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Sid looks back through generations of his family and celebrates the feats of wild creatures and wild westerners. The past comes alive in these pages, but so does the present, where you will meet cowboy poets, bull riders, sailplane pilots, desperate chicken farmers, curmudgeonly broncos, a homicidal cow elk, some dubious politicians and several fierce defenders of the earth. Humour and sardonic wit abound, along with abundant affection for the western earth and the people who depend on its bounties and experience its extremes of wind, frost and drought. A western classic, Leaning on the Wind is as evocative today as when it was first published in 1995.

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Heritage House Publishing Co

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192693671X

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9781926936710

Judy & I: My Life with Judy Garland

By: Sid Luft

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Judy & I: My Life with Judy Garland

By: Sid Luft

Sid ‘One-Punch’ Luft, amateur-boxer, producer and Judy Garland’s third husband was the one man in her life who stuck around, helping her achieve a meteoric comeback in the 1960s. It was Luft who reversed the fortunes of an apparently faded career, seeing her triumph at Carnegie Hall, in ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘The Judy Garland Show’. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells their story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not-quite-divorced Judy and the not-quite-divorced Sid meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club. A straight-talking sharp shooter, Sid fell for Judy hard and fast and the romance persisted through separations, reconciliations, and later divorce. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to save her from the demons that ultimately drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life. ‘In prose so brassy that it bruises the sensibilities, Luft… illuminates the dark side of life in the spotlight and dispels any sentimental illusions about the glories of show business in Hollywood’s classic age.’ - The New Yorker

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1787590720

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9781787590724

Newspaper Wars

Civil Rights and White Resistance in South Carolina, 1935-1965

By: Sid Bedingfield

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Newspaper Wars

Civil Rights and White Resistance in South Carolina, 1935-1965

By: Sid Bedingfield

Against all odds, the seeds of social change found purchase in mid-twentieth century South Carolina. Newspaperman John McCray and his allies at the Lighthouse and Informer challenged readers to "rebel and fight"--to reject the "slavery of thought and action" and become "progressive fighters" for equality. Newspaper Wars traces the role journalism played in the fight for civil rights in South Carolina from the 1930s through the 1960s. Moving the press to the center of the political action, Sid Bedingfield tells the stories of the long-overlooked men and women on the front lines of a revolution. African American progress sparked a battle to shape South Carolina's civic life, with civil rights activists arrayed against white journalists determined to preserve segregation through massive resistance. As that strategy failed, white newspapers turned to overt political action and crafted the still-prevalent narratives that aligned southern whites with the national conservative movement. A fascinating portrait of a defining time, Newspaper Wars analyzes the role journalism played--and still can play--during times of social, cultural, and political change.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252099834

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9780252099830

Fear and Loathing in La Liga

Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalry

By: Sid Lowe

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Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalry

By: Sid Lowe

Fear and Loathing in La Liga is the definitive history of the greatest rivalry in world sport: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. It's Messi vs. Ronaldo, Guardiola vs. Mourinho, the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs. Franco's fascists, plus majestic goals and mesmerizing skills. It's the best two teams on the planet going head-to-head. It's more than a game. It's a war. It's El Cláco. Only, it's not quite that simple. Spanish soccer expert and historian Sid Lowe covers 100 years of rivalry, athletic beauty, and excellence. Fear and Loathing in La Liga is a nuanced, revisionist, and brilliantly informed history that goes beyond sport. Lowe weaves together this story of the rivalry with the history and culture of Spain, emphasizing that it is "never about just the soccer." With exclusive testimonies and astonishing anecdotes, he takes us inside this epic battle, including the wounds left by the Civil War, Madrid's golden age in the fifties when they won five European cups, Johan Cruyff's Barcelona Dream Team, the doomed Galáico experiment, and LuíFigo's "betrayal." By exploring the history, politics, culture, economics, and language -- while never forgetting the drama on the field -- Lowe demonstrates the relationship between these two soccer giants and reveals the true story behind their explosive rivalry.

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1568584512

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9781568584515

A Buddhist in the Classroom

By: Sid Brown

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A Buddhist in the Classroom

By: Sid Brown

A Buddhist perspective on classroom training.

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SUNY Press

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0791475980

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Worst Pills, Best Pills

A Consumer's Guide to Preventing Drug-Induced Deat

By: Sid M. Wolfe

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A Consumer's Guide to Preventing Drug-Induced Deat

By: Sid M. Wolfe

More than 100,000 people a year die in American hospitals from adverse reactions to medication, making drug reactions one of the leading causes of death in this country, researchers are reporting today...." -- Journal of the American Medical Association study, as quoted in The New York Times It is no longer a secret that adverse drug reactions can be dangerous or even fatal, or that doctors often prescribe two relatively safe drugs -- which may cause a life-threatening interaction if taken together. THIS IS THE BOOK THAT TELLS YOU WHAT OTHER PILL BOOKS WON'T ABOUT YOUR MEDICATION! Top-selling drugs that are among the 160 Do Not Use Drugs discussed inside: Ultram Darvoset-N Lopid Desogen & OrthoCept Elavil Ativan Restoril Flexeril Valium Bentyl Entex LA Glucophage Macrobid Patients fill more than 80 million prescriptions a year for these drugs! Consumer advocate Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, has thoroughly revised and updated this accessible, indispensable bestseller that alerts you to the potential risks of hundreds of medications available today. Worst Pills, Best Pills gives you the information you need to become actively involved in caring for yourself -- by asking your doctor smart questions about the drugs prescribed for you. Arranged by disease/condition, it offers chapters on adverse drug reactions, alphabetical indexes listing pills by their brand and generic names, new information about commonly used drugs, guidelines for helping you to say "no" if your doctor prescribes a drug you should not take, and safer alternative choices. Worst Pills, Best Pills also includes startling information about certain drugs that can actually cause depression, hallucinations or psychoses, sexual dysfunction, dementia, auto accidents, insomnia, parkinsonism, and more. Caution: Call your doctor before stopping the use of any drug.

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Simon and Schuster

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143913880X

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9781439138809

Card Games Around the World

By: Sid Sackson

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Card Games Around the World

By: Sid Sackson

A leading inventor and collector of games, Sid Sackson is also an expert on game history. For this highly entertaining volume, the self-proclaimed "game addict" has selected over 60 popular games from around the world. A brief but fascinating introductory chapter to the history of card playing is followed by a valuable glossary of terms associated with this popular pastime. Additional chapters supply instructions, detailed illustrations, and an abundance of clear examples for playing such intriguing diversions as Sampen, Kowah, Kabu, Cha Kau Tsz' and Khanhoo from Asia; Skat, Blackjack, Old Maid, Fan Tan, Eights, Klondike, La Belle Loucie, Accordion, and Hearts from Europe; Whist, Blackout, Cribbage, Spoil Five, and Casino from the British Isles; Pif Paf, Samba, Bolivia, and Canasta from Latin America; and Poker, Pinochle, Contract Bridge, Rummy, and Oklahoma Gin from the United States. Most games can be played by children or adults with a common deck of 52 playing cards (a few will need additional cards from a second deck).

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0486281000

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9780486281001

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