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| Author | : Peter Hopkirk |
| Publisher | : John Murray |
| Total Pages | : 592 |
| Release | : 2006-03-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1848544774 |
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it. Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game are still convulsing Central Asia today.
| Author | : Tim Kurkjian |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2007-05 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0312362234 |
ESPNUs Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge, and deep love of the game to create a book filled with fascinating insight into Major League Baseball.
| Author | : Don Wallace |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2007-11-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1416586415 |
For more than a century, no Number 1 and Number 2 high schoolfootball team had ever met -- until October 6, 2001 One Great Game This is the story of two teams -- Concord De La Salle, a private Catholic school in an upscale Northern California suburb, and Long Beach Poly, a proud public institution from a blue-collar SoCal seaport -- striving to achieve the same goal: the all-American dream. In this supercharged account of the first-ever national high-school championship game, acclaimed sports journalist -- and former Poly varsity football player -- Don Wallace goes out onto the field and straight into the heart of each team. One Great Game offers a rare look at the world of young-adult sportsmanship, featuring up-close and personal interviews with the team players and their families, coaches and cheerleaders, rabid fans and sworn enemies. The result is a powerful piece of sports literature in the tradition of the classic Friday Night Lights. More than a book about football, One Great Game is an engaging cultural history about twenty-first-century American life.
| Author | : Stephen Harper |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2013-11-05 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1476716536 |
Traces the early history of professional hockey in Canada.
| Author | : Michael McGarrity |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2013-02-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1439117349 |
After receiving a call from the newly appointed chief of the New Mexico State Police, ex-Santa Fe chief of detectives Kevin Kerney is thrown into an investigation of a small-town cop-killing no one has been able to solve. His only lead: a homeless schizophrenic's ramblings about rape and an uncharted place called Serpent Gate. Meanwhile, back in Santa Fe, priceless art is stolen from the governor's offices and a beautiful young blonde is murdered in a millionaire's mansion. Kerney follows a trail of clues to Mexico, where he faces off against an old nemesis with powerful government connections. Unwilling to back down, Kerney must use all of his tenacity, raw courage, and knowledge of the criminal mind in a bloody showdown that may cost him his life.
| Author | : Jack Stack |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 375 |
| Release | : 2014-07-03 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781781251539 |
In the early 1980s, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC) in Springfield, Missouri, was a near bankrupt division of International Harvester. Today it's one of the most successful and competitive companies in the United States, with a share price 3000 times what it was thirty years ago. This miracle turnaround is all down to one man, Jack Stack, and his revolutionary system of Open-Book Management, in which every employee understands the company's key figures, can act on them and has a real stake in the business. In Stack's own words: 'When employees think, act and feel like owners ... everybody wins.'As a management strategy, 'the great game of business' is so simple and effective that it's been taken up by companies from Intel to Harley Davidson.
| Author | : Tim Kurkjian |
| Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2007-05-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1429900334 |
ESPN's Tim Kurkjian has spent over twenty-five years covering almost 3,000 Major League Baseball games and interviewing about that many players, coaches, managers and executives. In Is This a Great Game, or What?, Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge and deep love of the game, to create a book filled with some of the most fascinating insight into Major League Baseball this side of Jim Bouton's bestseller, Ball Four. Whether he's explaining what goes through a ballplayer's mind when he faces a fastball in the chapter "My Face Was Crushed by a Bowling Ball Going 90mph", detailing bizarre rituals and superstitions performed by some of baseball's greatest players, or taking us into the locker room to see what transpires in the clubhouse of a Major League team, Kurkjian's tales are at times hilarious, other times horrifying, yet always entertaining. Kurkjian has spoken to some of the greatest ballplayers ever over the years and they have revealed details about themselves and the game they love with a candor that readers won't find anywhere else. Filled with anecdotes and fascinating insight, this is an essential book for baseball fans or anyone curious about America's pastime.
| Author | : Pamela Morgan |
| Publisher | : Balboa Press |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 2013-11-26 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1452586500 |
Journey back before time began to discover how the very first Angels came to be. Explore with the playful pixies as they invent and play the greatest game ever. This tale includes a beautifully illustrated Find the Angels game so your child can see how many they can discoverand then see how many Angels they can identify in their own life!
| Author | : Stephen Harper |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2014-10-21 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1476716544 |
History of the game of hockey and the teams who pursued the first Stanley Cup during the early 1900's.
| Author | : Gene Wojciechowski |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2013-01-29 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0452298954 |
New York Times bestseller "A compelling narrative about the people who produced the most spine-tingling moment in modern college basketball history.” –Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated and CBS March 28, 1992. The final of the NCAA East Regional, Duke vs. Kentucky. Millions could say they witnessed the greatest game and the greatest shot in the history of college basketball. But it wasn’t just the final play—an 80-foot inbounds pass with 2.1 seconds left in overtime—that made Duke’s 104-103 victory so memorable. Each player and coach arrived at that point with a unique story to tell. In The Last Great Game, ESPN columnist Gene Wojciechowski turns the game we think we remember into a drama filled with suspense, humor, revelations, and reverberations. Not just for Duke or Kentucky fans, this acclaimed New York Times bestseller is for everyone who appreciates the great moments in sports.
