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$9.95  Buy | Parables from the Diamond
Meditations for Men on Baseball & Life
Glenn Dromgoole and Phil Christopher
Parables from the Diamond is a collection of fifty short meditations for men, using baseball as a theme. Baseball has been a major part of life for so many men, especially those who grew up in the days when baseball was truly the national game. Baseball reminds us of our youth, of our fathers, of our coaches, of men who helped shape and influence our lives. Baseball reminds us of our innocence, of a time when anything seemed possible, back before we had heard of Vietnam, or Ground Zero. Baseball takes us home again and, as we find our way home, we discover true meaning in life. ... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$24.95 Buy | Baseball and the Baby Boomer
A History, Commentary, and Memoir
Talmage Boston
Over the last 50 years, most Baby Boomers have played the game of baseball, watched it, coached their kids in it, read about it, or best of all, replayed it in that special place Bart Giamatti named "the green fields of the mind." Baseball and the Baby Boomer is in large part a baseball history book, but it is also a commentary on baseball's "political" issues — Pete Rose's gambling, steroids, etc. — as well as a fan's memoir of the National Pastime over the last half century. It traces a Baby Boomer's lifetime experience with the game from childhood heroes to adult friends, and from Ford Frick's asterisk to the Mitchell Report. ... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$24.95 Buy | Biggio
The Final Game
Michael Hart
Own this beautiful visual record of the entire time Craig was on the field, from the minute he walked into the dugout and surveyed the setting, until his final farewell and waves to the crowd as he entered the dugout tunnel for the last time as an active player. It includes his first at-bat, and subsequent hit, the last of his career, and his 668th double, most ever by a right-handed hitter, and 6th all-time. It is a record of his play, his emotions, his interaction with his family, and the crowd that was there to salute and honor him. On September 30, 2007, Craig Biggio, the man who made Houston a baseball town, played his final game... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$24.95 Buy | 1939
Baseball's Tipping Point
Talmage Boston
Baseball in all its rich and glorious past, never had a year of greater significance! Baseball’s centennial year—1939—was the game’s tipping point when certain, seemingly unrelated, events acted to create the tipping point that drove the epidemic of change on multiple fronts—transforming the game. Sports news was led by five baseball giants, true American heroes: Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, Feller and Paige. Lou Gehrig ended his 2,130-game streak and gave his “luckiest man” speech. Baseball Hall of Fame opened its doors. Major League games first televised. Joe DiMaggio posted his first MVP season for the 1939 Yankees. ... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$29.95 Buy | Grit and Glory
Six-Man Football
Laura Wilson
On fall Friday nights, as the sun descends below the Western horizon, bleachers fill in cities and small towns across the nation. A ritual played out under bright lights will help define the lives of those gathered and will teach the boys who play about competition, honor, hard work, defeat and victory. Communities are galvanized by the struggle for victory on playing fields throughout the American heartland. Football is the number one topic of conversation. Community spirit and pride are strong. The game is a contest among players, but it also symbolizes the fans’ desires to cling to their own youthful enthusiasms. ... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$24.95 Buy | One Heartbeat II
The Road to the National Championship
Mack Brown and Bill Little
One Heartbeat II chronicles some of the life and times of Mack Brown in his journey from Cookeville, Tennessee (where as a child he rode the team bus with the high school football teams his grandfather coached (to Austin, Texas, where today he is head football coach of The University of Texas Longhorns and the recipient of the 2005 American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year. Poignantly crafted with award-winning writer Bill Little, One Heartbeat II is an anthology of pieces from the heart with thoughts and stories from Brown who, in following his dream of coaching, has built winning football programs everywhere he’s coached. ... More » | | | |  Soft Cover
$9.95 Buy | Head Case Lacrosse Goalie
Sports Fiction with a Winning Edge
Sam T. Chambers and Dr.Bob Rotella
Fifth grader Max Speyer has been chosen to be starting goalie for the local youth lacrosse league. Because he is younger and smaller than the team’s other goalie, he lacks the confidence he needs to beat his arch-rival, Snake-Eyes. In order to boost his confidence, Max over trains to the point of obsession, until an enlightening conversation with his neighbor Dr. Bob shows him that he has “too much train and not enough trust.” When Max follows the visualization tips that Dr. Bob gives him, he is able to get perspective on his own abilities and trust that he is a good enough player to get the job done. When fear drives Max back into his old ways... More » | | | |  Hard Cover
$39.95 Buy | Houston Astros: Deep in the Heart
Blazing a Trail from Expansion to World Series
Bill Brown and Mike Acosta
Many baseball fans associate the Astros with the Astrodome and Houston's glory days as Space City, but from well before that era, baseball in Houston has focused on against-the-odds innovation. Houston Astros: Deep in the Heart shares the stories of the plays and the players who have kept Houston returning to the diamond—from the sandlot days, through the birth of indoor baseball, to the state-of-the-art experience at Minute Maid Park—whatever the weather or the record... More » |
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