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Big Jinny: The Story of a Grizzly Bear
Frank B. Linderman Manufacturer: Bison Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0803280440 |
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Past Time: Baseball as History
Jules Tygiel Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195089588 |
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In Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy and the follow-up Jackie Robinson Reader, Jules Tygiel focused his historian's eye on what was arguably baseball's most stunning single event. Dissecting it from every angle, he followed its consequences through the weft of the national fabric in a pair of consummate, readable, and marvelously entertaining books that painted an arresting portrait of a remarkable man and his remarkable ordeal. In Past Time Tygiel widens his focus to turn his considerable narrative and interpretive skills loose on the broader tapestry of the game itself. The result is a superb collection of essays on American history filtered through the national pastime's lens. "If there is a unifying theme"--and there certainly is--"it is that while the game of baseball itself has changed minimally since its origins, the context and format in which Americans have absorbed and appreciated the game have dramatically shifted."Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of the game, Tygiel uses the game as his doorway for entry into--and airing out--several rooms of the American past. Though the nine essays that make up Past Time reflect the game's nine innings and are presented chronologically, they are each entities unto themselves and can be read in any order. Rarely stepping onto the playing field, they avoid the mushiness and rhapsodizing that baseball tends to evoke. Instead, they take provocative looks at the often overlooked--like why statistics hold the game together, and why holding the game together was crucial to an America emerging from the Civil War--and fresh looks at old warhorses like baseball and the Depression era, baseball and civil rights, and baseball and America's post-World War II geographical shift. The final "inning" examines such recent obsessions as rotisserie leagues and fantasy camps, and the chapter on Bobby Thompson's famed home run and how the ways we would experience the game in the early years of the Cold War would change is thoroughly absorbing. But, then, so is the rest of Past Time. It has you wishing for extra "innings." --Jeff Silverman
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Few writers know more about baseball's role in American life than Jules Tygiel. In Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy, Tygiel penned a classic work, a landmark book that towers above most writing about the sport. Now he ranges across the last century and a half in an intriguing look at baseball as history, and history as reflected in baseball. In Past Time, Tygiel gives us a seat behind home plate, where we catch the ongoing interplay of baseball and American society. We begin in New York in the 1850s, where pre-Civil War nationalism shaped the emergence of a "national pastime." We witness the true birth of modern baseball with the development of its elaborate statistics--the brainchild of English-born reformer, Henry Chadwick. Chadwick, Tygiel writes, created the sport's "historical essence" and even imparted a moral dimension to the game with his concepts of "errors" and "unearned" runs. Tygiel offers equally insightful looks at the role of rags-to-riches player-owners in the formation of the upstart American League and he describes the complex struggle to establish African-American baseball in a segregated world. He also examines baseball during the Great Depression (when Branch Rickey and Larry MacPhail saved the game by perfecting the farm system, night baseball, and radio broadcasts), the ironies of Bobby Thomson's immortal "shot heard 'round the world," the rapid relocation of franchises in the 1950s and 1960s, and the emergence of rotisserie leagues and fantasy camps in the 1980s. In Past Time, Jules Tygiel provides baseball history with a difference. Instead of a pitch-by-pitch account of great games, in this groundbreaking book, the field is American history and baseball itself is the star.Customer Reviews:
Fascinating.......2001-12-20
provocative, enjoyable synthesis of baseball and history.......2001-05-16
Readers could enjoy this volume by selecting any one of the chapters; although the work is presented chronologically, Professor Tygiel offers each "inning" as its own entity. The meticulous research that entered into his writing (the book has some twenty pages of footnotes) weaves seamlessly into truly graceful writing. As he would say of DiMaggio, "he makes it look easy." There are trenchant observations on baseball as business, on the place of a ballclub in a city's self-definition and how the media has enhanced and democratized the sport.
I especially enjoyed his talented analysis of the impact of media on the sport. From print journalism, which helped create fans to the advent of visual media (ably noted as "new ways of knowing") to the impact of electronic dissemination of information, baseball has enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with mass communication. I was most impressed with his description of Henry Chadwick, whose devotion to the scientific and reform ideas he saw as essential to baseball's success, the father of baseball statistics. Readers will no doubt delight remembering Chadwick's invention of the stories "batting average" when they consider the impact of Bill James' type of information in their modern sensibilities.
There are nuggets of unmitigated delight here as well. Tygiel wonderously describes Babe Ruth becoming mute during an early radio interview and having his voice replaced by the moderator; nobody knew the difference and many commented on how well Ruth spoke. Then, Tygiel gives an absolutely fascinating commentary on Russ Hodges' famous "The Giants win the pennant" call after Bobby Thompson hit his "shot heard 'round the world." Not only that, he provides insight into how a prescient statistic analyst, Dodger employee Allan Roth, sadly predicted the very homerun which upset his beloved team.
Written with a love of the sport, a respect for the glorious cadences of the human voice and a knowledge of the political, economic and social interaction of sport and society, "Past Time" will emerge as one of the essential works on baseball every fan of the game and of the country will want to own.
The Best.......2000-10-09
Jules Tygiel maticulously and fascinatingly brings the history of baseball alive from its' beginnings up to "THE" homerun hit by Bobby Thompson in l951. Unlike other authors, however, he intigrates the progress of baseball with its intersection and influence on the progress of society. It is an unforgettable history lesson written in a crisp fashion that allows easy reading.
The last third of the book traces the dramatic changes in professional baseball that brings us the game we know today where arch rivals play a maximum of eight to ten games per year against each other and players continually rotate from team to team seeking the best dollar.
Whether you enjoy today's game as well the past where there were two leagues of eight teams each is irrelevent. Baseball, in the form it is played in 2000,is establishing permanentcy and likely to change little save for further expansion. Jules Tygiel's "Past Time" lets us understand the how and why the changes in the past fifty years have occurred. Like it or not - it sure is nice to know!
Finally, one of the best baseball books I have ever read.
Baseball as America, because Baseball is America.......2000-05-15
The history of some of the early magnates of the game (Comiskey, Mack and McGraw) parallels some of the other early captains of industry, and understanding how they did what they did explains much of how we have moved from agrarian society to industrial capitalism. The segregation of the Negro Leagues and the ultimate integration of the game are richly explored, set with the backdrop of the issue of race in America.
"The Shot Heard Round The World" was certainly one of the games greatest moments. But I had never thought of it in terms of the "post-war pre-eminence" (some, including the author might instead say the "arrogance") of America, and the place of New York as the center of the world (I guess the moniker "Mediteranian" had been already taken several centuries prior).
Easy reading. A great gift for those who have an interest in the game which goes deeper than what can be found in tomorrow morning's box scores.
First-rate baseball history -- emphasis on the "history".......2000-05-06
This shouldn't be the first baseball history book in your library. If you have a shelf-ful of books on the topic, though, "Past Time" should be among them. No matter how many you've read, you'll learn something new here.
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The Nationals Past Times: The History And New Beginning Of Baseball In Washington, D.c.
James C. Roberts Manufacturer: Triumph Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1572437545 |
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More than 30 years after the Senators left town, major league baseball has returned to Washington, D.C. During their inaugural season of 2005, the Nationals will discover what Washingtonians have known all along: baseball and the Beltway have been a perfect match for more than a century. The Nationals Pastime brings that point home with a fascinating collection of stories that explore the history of the game in our nation's capitol.Customer Reviews:
Misleading title.......2005-08-06
Good book on the history of all aspects baseball in DC, not just pro ball.......2005-07-26
This book is not what you think it is.............2005-05-20
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National past time (Southwest Airlines Spirit)
Jim Morrison Manufacturer: AA Magazine ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006RFYQC |
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Past Time Baseball As History
Jules Tygiel Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKN7TM |
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Past Time: Baseball As History
Jules Tygiel Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKTEA8 |
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Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Palau (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Guides)
Tim Rock , and Francis Toribiong Manufacturer: Pisces Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1559920688 |
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very helpful in my u/w photography.......1999-08-31
Don't Waste Your Money.......1997-06-03
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Lonely Planet Palau: Diving & Snorkeling
Tim Rock , and Francis Toribiong Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: Product Features:
ASIN: 1864500190 |
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The Palau archipelago in Micronesia boasts a huge barrier reef that protects the mushroom-shaped limestone Rock Islands, offering tranquil diving and snorkeling in the lagoon's warm waters. Dramatic drop-offs at the famed Ngemelis Wall and Blue Corner makes Palau an adrenaline-pumping drift-diving paradise. Explore historic WWII shipwrecks, venture into mysterious sea caves, and snorkel ancient Jellyfish Lake. From the southern tip of Peleliu to the northern reaches of Kayangel Atoll, this guide covers 48 of Palau's best dive sites, with full-color photos throughout.Customer Reviews:
worth the price.......2005-11-24
Very helpful while diving Palau.......2002-01-29
Excellent, and more than just a diving & snorkeling guide !.......2001-07-28
Excellent, and more than just a diving & snorkeling guide !.......2001-07-28
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Jingle the Brass
Patricia Newman Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0374336792 Release Date: 2004-08-26 |
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It's a Hit!!.......2005-12-11
Lots of fun and informative too........2005-12-02
All Aboard for a GREAT TRAIN BOOK!.......2005-11-15
JIngle the Brass.......2004-11-07
What a fun read!.......2004-10-09
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Bomba the Jingle Boy Among the Slaves
Roy Rockwood Manufacturer: Cupples and Leon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000PUFPSW |
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Children's Christmas Classics Boxed Set VHS Cartoon Movies (Jingle Bells, Frosty, Rudolph, Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
Manufacturer: Castle Communications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000QY12ZC |
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Featuring all the classics as originally seen Santa Claus told and sung by Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney and Kris Keenan Wynn as "Winter. Rudolph is told and sung by Burl Ives. Little Drummer Boy voices by Greer Garson, Frosty voices by Jimmy Durante, plus Jingle Bells. All suitable for children of all ages. Color Cartoons.
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The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories
Manufacturer: Albert Whitman & Co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000I8C8MW |
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Jingle Boy
Kieran Scott Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding Similar Items: ASIN: 0385901380 Release Date: 2003-09-23 |
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The Best.......2005-03-10
Fantastic Holiday Fiction for Teens.......2003-12-31
As someone who absolutely LOVES reading books about the Christmas season, I was ecstatic to find JINGLE BOY. Not only is it one of the only teen fiction Christmas books on the market, but it is also one of the funniest I've ever read. Reminiscent of John Grisham's SKIPPING CHRISTMAS, JINGLE BOY is a must for all who love (or hate) the holiday season. It will keep you laughing out loud throughout the entire holiday season. Possibly longer. Don't miss it.
Erika Sorocco
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Jingles and joys for wee girls and boys
Mary D Brine Manufacturer: Cassell & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B00088N2L8 |
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The new gingerbread boy and joyful jingle play stories
Laura Rountree Smith Manufacturer: A. Whitman Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008D2V4M |
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TANTA KLAUS:( Rhymes with Mouse)O Jingle, O Joy O Tinsel O Boy.
Peter G. Blank Manufacturer: Studio G ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000S546X4 |
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The Dutch Boy's Jingle Paint Book
O.C. Harn Manufacturer: NP ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KT4IWM |
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Fred Stone jingles for good little girls and good little boys
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