Duke Slater

Duke Slater
Author: Neal Rozendaal
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-07-25
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0786469579

Fred "Duke" Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century. Born into poverty, he developed into a two-time All-American tackle at the University of Iowa from 1918 to 1921. When the College Football Hall of Fame opened decades later, Duke was the only African American elected in the inaugural class. He then became the first black lineman in National Football League history in 1922, embarking on a remarkable ten-year career in the NFL. Incredibly, Slater was the only African American in the entire NFL for most of the late 1920s, yet he was widely recognized as one of the League's best linemen. But his pioneering influence extended beyond the gridiron. After retirement, he broke ground in the legal field as just the second black judge in Chicago history. On the field or on the bench, the inspirational life of Judge Duke Slater is a true American success story.

Look Out Above!

Look Out Above!
Author: Bob Slater
Publisher: Bulldog Ventures Media, LLC
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2018-12-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1733014705

What a map is to the adventurer, Look Out Above! is to the motivated business professional - an essential guide. Your effectiveness at work, as well as your ability to stand out while fitting in, will increasingly depend on your ability to contribute, write, present, pitch ideas, lead, and advocate, an ability valued in the workplace. Written with clarity and humor by a young professional and a seasoned executive, Look Out Above! distills these workplace skills to their essence, relates them to real-world applications not taught in undergraduate and graduate business schools or in company training, and presents them in one concise volume.Whether you're working with a for-profit or non-profit business or within government, and whether you're working for others or running your own business, the skills you hone here - and the personal transformation that follows - will serve you throughout your career, wherever you go, and whatever you do.

Legends of Surfing

Legends of Surfing
Author: Duke Boyd
Publisher: MVP Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2009-11-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1616731087

Surfing, Jack London remarked, is “a royal sport for the natural kings of earth.” The greatest of those natural kings grant readers an audience in this glorious celebration of the world’s best surfers. Part exquisite picture book and travelogue to the top of the world, part biography and reference guidebook, Legends of Surfing profiles one hundred great surfers, men and women, from throughout the world. In life stories, and in exclusive interviews--which only the surfing icon Duke Boyd could have pulled off--stellar surfers such as Wayne Bartholomew, Tom Curren, Andy and Bruce Irons, Duke Kahanamoku, Dave Kalama, Gerry Lopez, Rob Machado, Mark Occhilupo, and Kelly Slater give us a rare firsthand look at what it’s like, in this crowded world, to “seek and find the perfect day, the perfect wave, and be alone with the surf and his thoughts.” (John Severson, Surfer magazine, 1960)

Lovecraft Cocktails: Elixirs & Libations from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft

Lovecraft Cocktails: Elixirs & Libations from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft
Author: Mike Slater
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1682686426

75 drinks, potions, concoctions, and offerings for your next haunted housewarming or Samhain soirée. The author and the illustrator behind the best-selling Necronomnomnom have summoned another glorious grimoire—this time featuring cursed cocktails. These boozy and punny recipes pay homage to Lovecraftian horror themes and monsters with titles such as the King in Jell-O, Pink FlaMi-Go, and Sunken Island Iced Tea. Further libations include the Hell Residente, Moscow Ghoul, the Root Beer of All Evil, and the Bloodbath & Beyond. The book provides “Virgin Sacrifices” for the coachman designated to drive everyone back from the séance, or for anyone not wanting to imbibe the devil’s water. There are 75 delicious and malicious recipes, each gorgeously illustrated, mercilessly tested, and hilariously written. Recipes appear in the form of cryptic rhymes and arcane rituals but are always easy (and fun) to follow. Bibulous and ridiculous, Lovecraft Cocktails will bring delight and fright for Halloween, the holidays, and beyond.

What It Means to Be a Hawkeye

What It Means to Be a Hawkeye
Author: Lyle Hammes
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1617495409

This unique, compelling new title assembles the greatest players from one of the most celebrated teams in college football to share their personal memories. Filled with firsthand accounts with dozens of players--from the team's early days through the new millennium. "What It Means to Be a Hawkeye: Kirk Ferentz and Iowa's Greatest Players "explores the program's vast success and the seemingly simple question: What does it mean to be a Hawkeye? One person or one phrase cannot answer that question because so many different emotions encompass the true Hawkeye spirit. Over 50 of the greatest Iowa student-athletes, coaches, and administrators from the past century were called upon to express why they are so proud to be a part of the storied tradition that is Iowa football. "What It Means to Be a Hawkeye" brings together all of their stories. It's not just one tradition, one season or one particular game--it's the stories coming from the student-athletes and coaches who made the magic happen over the decades that capture the true essence of representing the University of Iowa.

Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers

Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers
Author: L. Hammes, N. Rozendaal; K. Hammes
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2010-10-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1426943024

"Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers features prominent Hawkeye football and men’s basketball players by their jersey numbers, and it’s bound to be a hit with Hawkeye fans as they recall all the fine players in Iowa football and men’s basketball history who wore those numbers." - Ron Gonder "I think it’s marvelous how you are arranging Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers. So often books in this genre are arranged by a ranking with no historical significance, and I’m glad to see a book with a truly unique approach.” - University of Iowa Press

Kelly Slater: for the Love

Kelly Slater: for the Love
Author: Phil Jarratt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-11-02
Genre: Surfers
ISBN: 9780811873284

In 1994 Kelly Slater was the youngest man to ever win a surfing world championship. In 2008, he became the oldest man to ever win. In this revealing and heartfelt illustrated tribute, the world's best surfer riffs on a life filled with big wins, big money, and big loves.

Jet

Jet
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1966-12-22
Genre:
ISBN:

The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Hawkeye Greats, by the Numbers

Hawkeye Greats, by the Numbers
Author: Lyle Hammes
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1426943032

"Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers features prominent Hawkeye football and men's basketball players by their jersey numbers, and it's bound to be a hit with Hawkeye fans as they recall all the fine players in Iowa football and men's basketball history who wore those numbers." - Ron Gonder "I think it's marvelous how you are arranging Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers. So often books in this genre are arranged by a ranking with no historical significance, and I'm glad to see a book with a truly unique approach." - University of Iowa Press

Invisible Hawkeyes

Invisible Hawkeyes
Author: Lena M. Hill
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1609384415

Conclusion. An Indivisible Legacy: Iowa and the Conscience of Democracy - Michael D. Hill -- About the Contributors -- Notes -- Index