Leagues Books

Read this as a kid and always loved it...........I was envious of Jerry getting to be around the big leaguers..........Baseball has changed a lot but this is still a great book for baseball fans...........Found a used copy and bought it for my son to read..............

Excellent writing from a local hawaiian author of a local hawaiian baseball player realizing his dreams in the major leagues.

"Black ballplayers were excluded from the majors by the late nineteenth century (some white players refused to take the field with a black teammate or adversary)--but being 'blackballed' didn't stop them from playing some of baseball's most thrilling games. With archival photographs accompanied by bios, stats, quotes, anecdotes, and historical notes on the monthly grids, this calendar is full-immersion black ball. Partial proceeds benefit two assistance programs for old Negro League ballplayers. ¶ 13 x 12" wall calendar (opens to 13 x 24") with twelve black-and-white reproductions. ISBN: 0-7649-3183-0. Click on the small picture to see the back cover. African American Art & History."--© Pomegranate

A young John B. Holway saw his first NLB game in 1943. And years later, Holway the writer & researcher brought the game back to life in a series of articles and books.

Originally published in 1988, Blackball Stars is a biography of 27 of the greatest players & executives in the history of baseball. It is rich in photographs and statistics, while setting the record straight on the talents of such stars as Bullet Joe Rogan, Chino Smith, Cristobal Torriente, Joe Mendez and Dobie Moore.

Included is a statistical index of all-star teams, Cuban & Mexican league champions, NLB statistical leaders by season and NLB all-time statistical leaders in numerous categories.

Over the years, Holway has personally interviewed more than 70 former players and - with the help of the Society of American Baseball Research - reconstructed batting & pitching stats through a variety of media sources. His outstanding oral history, Voices From the Great Black Baseball Leagues, was published in 1975.

And I need to give a shout to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It is well worth planning a trip around visiting the facility a couple times.

There is a growing awareness on NLB (and the Cuban and Mexican leagues) & the rich heritage it proudly carried when faced with white hatred. It is authors like Holway who set the foundation for the great books that are now being published.

I recieved this cookbook from my mother. As a new bride and new cook the recipes were nearly all fail safe and husband pleasing.

Many of the ladies that contributed to this book were close personal friends of my mother and they were all with out a doubt experienced cooks and hostesses. Hence the timelessness and practicality of the recipes.

Some of the recipes I have memorized because they have become an intregral part of how I cook.

Having a limited knowledge of scouting, I decided to read this book just to see if I could "cut through" the crap. Without a doubt, this book made it so simple to figure out just what the scouts are looking for when evaluating a player for the major leagues. Thanks Mr. Goldis for your insight!!

This handy, highly portable, and thoroughly "user friendly" edition of The Breastfeeding Answer Book by Nancy Mohrbacher (an accredited La Leche League Leader and international board-certified lactation consultant) is a core reference for anyone working in the field of lactation. The information is current, definitive, and organized for quick and easy reference. Nancy Mohrbacher has breastfed her own three boys for well over a year, and has been working with breastfeeding families since 1982. President of the Northern Illinois Lactation Consultant Association, she draws upon her many years of experience and expertise to compile, write and organize the best breastfeeding reference in the field today -- one which can confidently be recommended for anyone with an interest in medical, emotional, cultural, and familial breastfeeding issues.

Jacoby provides a comprehensive introduction to the complex issues surrounding women and trade union participation in the early twentieth century via a history of the Women's Trade Union Leagues of Britain and the United States. The book is well referenced and a must for any serious student of labour women in this period.

I had an opportunity to review Jim Swanson's brilliant political commentary "The Bush League of Nations" during its writing. Jim is co-author with me (Michael "Mike" L. Baird) of our 15-year best-selling book "Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the High-Tech Entrepreneur" (EYSU2), 2nd Edition, Professional Publications, Inc. at eysu d o t org. I knew from that experience that Jim had an astounding ability to write clearly and with high impact. "The Bush League of Nations" captures all of those qualities of the author, and is notable for its clearness, completeness, and consistency - the research embodied in this book is unrivaled. Written in a well-structured way, with numerous "sidebar" anecdotes, this book is easy to consume. Pro-Bush or anti-Bush, the reader will have to be impressed with James Swanson's grasp of the big picture. Historians writing about the impact of the Bush presidency in completely destroying the reputation of the United States worldwide, and in transforming what the GOP party once stood for, should refer to this unique tome on evil and unrestrained power.
Michael "Mike" L. Baird
mike [at} mikebaird d o t com

I had an opportunity to review Jim Swanson's brilliant political commentary "The Bush League of Nations" during its writing. Jim is co-author with me (Michael "Mike" L. Baird) of our 15-year best-selling book
Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the High-Tech Entrepreneur (2nd Edition), Professional Publications, Inc. at eysu d o t org. I knew from that experience that Jim had an astounding ability to write clearly and with high impact. "The Bush League of Nations" captures all of those qualities of the author, and is notable for its clearness, completeness, and consistency - the research embodied in this book is unrivaled. Written in a well-structured way, with numerous "sidebar" anecdotes, this book is easy to consume. Pro-Bush or anti-Bush, the reader will have to be impressed with James Swanson's grasp of the big picture. Historians writing about the impact of the Bush presidency in completely destroying the reputation of the United States worldwide, and in transforming what the GOP party once stood for, should refer to this unique tome on evil and unrestrained power.
Michael "Mike" L. Baird
mike [at} mikebaird d o t com