Slicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics by Banks, Robert, 1922-2002

Table of Contents: “…How long is the seam on a baseball --…”
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It's a jungle up there : more tales from the treetops by Lowman, Margaret

Table of Contents: “…Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2…”
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Mexican Americans and sports : a reader on athletics and barrio life

Table of Contents: “…Peloteros in paradise : Mexican American baseball and oppositional politics in Southern California, 1930-1950 /…”
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Rediscovering America : Japanese perspectives on the American century

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Masculinities, Gender Relations, and Sport. by McKay, Dr. Jim

Table of Contents: “…Dueling machos: masculinity and sport in Mexican baseball /…”
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Mathematics and sports

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Out in public : reinventing lesbian/gay anthropology in a globalizing world

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Divine domesticities : Christian paradoxes in Asia and the Pacific by Choi, Hyaeweol, Jolly, Margaret, 1949-

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A tale of two continents : a physicist's life in a turbulent world by Pais, Abraham, 1918-2000

Table of Contents: “…Of the Beginnings of Theoretical Particle Physics, Some Baseball History, and Two Long Summer Journeys --…”
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Rethinking Japanese modernism by Starrs, Roy, 1946-

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Sport, rhetoric, and gender : historical perspectives and media representations

Table of Contents: “…The vamp, the homebody, and the upstart : women and the language of baseball films /…”
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Women and sports in the United States : a documentary reader

Table of Contents: “…All-American girls professional baseball league rules of conduct, 1943-1954 /…”
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Women and sports in the United States : a documentary reader

Table of Contents: “…All-American girls professional baseball league rules of conduct, 1943-1954 /…”
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Choctaw tales

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Choctaw tales

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The American Dream And The National Game.

Table of Contents: “…Professional Sports: The Case of Ring Lardner -- Chapter IV. Professional Baseball: The Black Sox, Judge Landis, Babe Ruth -- Chapter V. …”
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Sports in American Life A History. by Davies, Richard O.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Sports in American Culture -- Sports and American History -- Notes -- Chapter 1: The Emergence of Organized Sports, 1607-1860 -- Games in Colonial New England -- Recreations in Southern Colonies -- The Revolutionary Era and Beyond -- The Democratization of Racing: The Trotters -- Racing by Land and Sea -- The Formative Years of Prizefighting -- Baseball: the Creation of "America's Game" -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Baseball: "America's Game" -- The Early Professional Era…”
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Sport and the color line : black athletes and race relations in twentieth-century America

Table of Contents: “…Sport and Black Pittsburgh, 1900-1930 / Rob Ruck -- Black entrepreneurship in the national pastime : the rise of semiprofessional baseball in Black Chicago, 1890-1915 / Michael E. Lomax -- Year of the comet : Jack Johnson versus Jim Jeffries, July 4, 1910 / Randy Roberts -- "A general understanding" : organized baseball and Black professional baseball, 1900-1930 / Neil Lanctot -- "We were ladies, we just played like boys" : African-American womanhood and competitive basketball at Bennett College, 1928-1942 / Rita Liberti -- A special type of discipline : manhood and community in African-American institutions, 1923-1957 / Pamela Grundy -- Joe Louis : American folk hero / William H. …”
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Ethnicity, sport, identity : struggles for status

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Series Editors Foreword; Prologue; 1 The League of American Wheelmen, Major Taylor and the 'Color Question' in the United States in the 1890s; 2 'Curt Flood Stood Up for Us': The Quest to Break Down Racial Barriers and Structural Inequality in Major League Baseball; 3 Jim Crow Strikes Out: Branch Rickey and the Struggle for Integration in American Baseball; 4 Personal Calvaries: Sports in Philadelphia's African-American Communities, 1920-60.…”
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United News, Release 172 (1945): First Pictures Inside Bomb-Blasted Japan.

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Hillside fields : a history of sports in West Virginia by Barnett, C. Robert (Clarence Robert), 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Baseball Comes to West Virginia : A History of Minor League Baseball in the Mountain State -- Oakhurst Links : From the First Golf Club in America to the Greenbrier Classic -- The Beginning of Football in West Virginia : The First Three Decades, 1891–1919 -- Davis & Elkins Beats Navy : The Rise of College Football in the 1920s -- West Virginia’s “Separate but Equal Basketball Tournament” -- West Virginia University and Marshall College : National College Basketball Champions -- West Virginia State College: National Champions -- The 1950s : The Golden Age of West Virginia University Athletics -- No Field of Dreams, Not Even a Field : West Liberty’s Golden Baseball Season -- West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball : 1935–2013 -- The Girls’ Turn To Play : From the First State Basketball Tournament in 1919 Through Title IX and Beyond -- Ashes to Glory : Marshall Football from 1960 to We Are Marshall -- A Major Leads His Army : West Virginia University Football, 1960 through the Don Nehlen Years -- A History of High School Sports in West Virginia -- Epilogue : Sports in West Virginia, 2011.…”
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How to Play the Game What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, Third Edition. by Heitner, Darren

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Review -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Arbitration and Regulations Governing Players/Agents -- NFLPA Regulations -- NBPA Regulations -- Major League Baseball Players' Association (MLBPA) Regulations -- Baseball's Salary Arbitration System -- 2 Athlete Agent Duties, Licensure, and Litigation -- Fiduciary Duties -- Registration and Certification -- Noncompete Provisions with Agencies -- Agent/Agent Disputes -- 3 NCAA Issues -- The NCAA's Concept of Amateurism -- Employer-Employee Relationship -- Pay-for-Play and Likeness Rights…”
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Sunday morning. Play it by ear

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Blood of brothers : life and war in Nicaragua by Kinzer, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Squier -- Looking for Contras -- Bureau chief -- CIA and friends -- Life during wartime -- Comandantes -- The faithful -- Baseball and other passions -- Action democracy -- Trabil nani: the Miskito War -- Bloodstains -- Plane crash -- An American martyr -- Oliver North in Nicaragua -- "Peace is a process" -- Endings -- Afterword.…”
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Game faces : sport celebrity and the laws of reputation by Fields, Sarah K., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The history of celebrity and the laws -- Lies, libel, and football : coaches as public figures -- Stop the press : a baseball legend and biography -- Super bowl icon or marketing tool? …”
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The big leagues go to Washington : Congress and sports antitrust, 1951-1989 by Surdam, David G. (David George)

Table of Contents: “…(1957 and 1958) -- We Want More Baseball and Football (1959 and 1960) -- Damn Yankees and Relocations (1964 and 1965) -- Professional Sports Team Community Protection Acts (1982 and 1984-1985) -- Professional Sports Teams Grapple with Radio and Television -- Baseball and Broadcasting (1953) -- The NFL's Big Television Score (1961) -- Television Blackout Hearings (1972-1977) -- The Future Arrives Via Cable Television (1989) -- Can't We All Get Along? …”
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Sports as Soul-Craft : How Playing and Watching SportsEnhances Life. by Marcus, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Soccer: The beautiful game -- Baseball: The immortal game -- Chess: The royal game -- Tennis: A sportsman's pastime & a fighter's game -- Golf: A game of civility -- Cycling: A freedom-loving sport -- Conclusion.…”
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Stan Hochman Unfiltered : 50 Years of Wit and Wisdom from the Groundbreaking Sportswriter. by Hochman, Gloria

Table of Contents: “…Rendell -- Introduction, by Gloria Hochman -- Stan's ""Zingers -- Part I. Baseball -- Introduction, by Garry Maddox -- A Scorekeeper's Final Inning -- Sartorial Sleuthing -- Baseball's Best Ever -- Start the Parade without Me -- That's Incredible-That's Baseball -- Garry Maddox Still Wears White Hat -- Jackie: The First -- The Big Fall: Survivors of '64 -- Don't Play Ball -- Tears Mix with Love for Bart -- Cepeda Deserving of Plaque in Hall -- Do They Really Want to Tell It to the Judge?…”
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Bioorganic synthesis : an introduction by Morrow, Gary W., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Cyclic Diterpenes: From Baseball and Plant Hormones to Anticancer Drugs --…”
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Imagination house : an entrepreneurial life by Walker, E. Lee, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…It began because of baseball -- An unexpected request -- The pivot -- The millionaire ice back -- Day one -- The head coach of Tandem -- International expansion -- The retreat in Santa Rosa -- The crash -- The houseboat -- The denial of death -- The Lambkin Society -- The rail not taken -- The imagination house -- The reunion.…”
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Data Envelopment Analysis : a Handbook of Empirical Studies and Applications

Table of Contents: “…Efficiency Persistence of Bank and Thrift CEOs Using Data Envelopment Analysis -- Assessment of Transportation Performance: A Network Structure -- Total-Factor Energy Efficiency and Its Extensions: Introduction, Computation and Application -- Social cost efficient service quality @0394@03BC Integrating customer valuation in incentive regulation: Evidence from the case of Norway -- DEA Applications to Major League Baseball: Evaluating Manager and Team Efficiencies in Major League Baseball -- Efficiency and Productivity in the US Property-Liability Insurance Industry: Ownership Structure, Product and Distribution Strategies -- Mutual Fund Industry Performance: A Network Data Envelopment Analysis Approach -- DEA performance assessment of mutual funds -- Formulating Management Strategy for International Tourist Hotel Using DEA -- Sustainable Product Design Performance Evaluation with Two-Stage Network Data Envelopment Analysis -- Measuring environmental efficiency: An application to U.S. electric utilities -- Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis in Education -- Performance Benchmarking of School Districts in New York State -- Assessing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Marketing: Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis -- Planning merchandising decisions to account for regional and product assortment differences -- Evaluation of subsidiary marketing performance: combining process and outcome performance metrics -- Nonparametric Estimates of the Components of Productivity and Profitability Change in U.S. …”
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Functional training handbook : flexibility, core stability and athletic performance by Liebenson, Craig

Table of Contents: “…PART 2 Sport-Specific Training Considerations8 Baseball; 9 Basketball; 10 Cycling; 11 Dance; 12 Football; 13 Golf; 14 Hockey; 15 Mixed Martial Arts; 16 Olympic Weight Lifting; 17 Skiing; 18 Soccer; 19 Swimming; 20 Surfing; 21 Tennis; PART 3 Strength and Conditioning Considerations; 22 Establishing Functional Baselines and Appropriate Training for Off-Season Conditioning and Injury Prevention; 23 Running in Sport; 24 The Dead Lift; 25 Off-Season Considerations for Baseball; 26 Off-Season Considerations for Basketball; 27 Off-Season Considerations for Hockey.…”
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Crash course statistics. When predictions succeed.

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Stadium games : fifty years of big league greed and bush league boondoggles by Weiner, Jay, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…If you build it : Minnesota's quest to become major league -- Something to cheer for : the Met welcomes the Vikings and the Twins -- Where the sun don't shine : Calvin and Max move under the teflon sky -- I'm only human : understanding Carl Pohlad -- Off target : Norm's stars go South along with Harv and Marv's fortunes -- I gotta get me one of these : Carl's edifice complex -- Falling in love with the deal : the governor's men go to bat for Carl -- Spilling the beans : the Twins' crime of omission -- It sure looked like a loan : Carl's "contribution" hits the fan -- Holding up the Indians : Arne plays the race card -- Leaving it to Beaver : the special session fake out -- "Baseball lives if you push green" : the public calls Carl's bluff -- Resuscitating the deal : Norm and Sharon wrestle for riverfront baseball -- Building a public trust : striking a fair deal with pro sports.…”
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Stadium games : fifty years of big league greed and bush league boondoggles by Weiner, Jay, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…If you build it : Minnesota's quest to become major league -- Something to cheer for : the Met welcomes the Vikings and the Twins -- Where the sun don't shine : Calvin and Max move under the teflon sky -- I'm only human : understanding Carl Pohlad -- Off target : Norm's stars go South along with Harv and Marv's fortunes -- I gotta get me one of these : Carl's edifice complex -- Falling in love with the deal : the governor's men go to bat for Carl -- Spilling the beans : the Twins' crime of omission -- It sure looked like a loan : Carl's "contribution" hits the fan -- Holding up the Indians : Arne plays the race card -- Leaving it to Beaver : the special session fake out -- "Baseball lives if you push green" : the public calls Carl's bluff -- Resuscitating the deal : Norm and Sharon wrestle for riverfront baseball -- Building a public trust : striking a fair deal with pro sports.…”
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The top 10 corrective exercises

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Golf ball roll -- Calf stretch (on BOSU®) -- Foam roller : side-of-thigh -- Foam roller : quadriceps -- Baseball on butt -- Two tennis balls on the upper back -- Hip flexor Stretch -- Lying rotations -- lunge with knee pull -- Step back with arm raise.…”
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Bring In the Right-Hander! : My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues. by Reuss, Jerry

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Social entrepreneurship in education : private ventures for the public good by Sandler, Michael R., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Energy and persistence conquer all things -- Bold interventions -- Breaking the mold -- Venturing into education -- The journey and challenges of scale and profitability -- Mining the gold -- Boom, bust, and unforseen consequences -- Building sustainable structure for the education industry -- Education entrepreneurs responding to the call -- Epilogue: baseball, education, and our future.…”
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Sport histories : figurational studies in the development of modern sports

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : history, sociology and the sociology of sport : the work of Norbert Elias / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington -- Boxing in the western civilizing process / Ken Sheard -- Public schools, status rivalry and the development of football / Eric Dunning and Graham Curry -- Rugby union football in England : civilizing processes and the de-institutionalization of amateurism / Andrew White -- Cricket : civilizing and de-civilizing processes in the imperial game / Dominic Malcolm -- Baseball : myths and modernization / Daniel Bloyce -- Game, set and match : lawn tennis, from early origins to modern sport / Ian Cooper -- The influence of state formation processes on the early development of motor racing / Alex Twitchen -- Clay shooting : civilization in the line of fire / Stuart Smith -- The development of sport in Japan : martial arts and baseball / Koichi Kiku -- After Olga : developments in women's artistic gymnastics following the 1972 'Olga Korbut phenomenon' / Tansin Benn and Barry Benn -- Conclusion : figurational sociology and the development of modern sport / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington.…”
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Years of minutes by Rooney, Andrew A.

Table of Contents: “…Postal Service; Church Architecture; Minorities; TV Rules; Baseball Analyst; Harry Reasoner; Clarence Thomas; Soviet Disunion; The Homeless; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Harassment Response; Labels; Bills; Letter to the President; 1992; Progress; Education; Drug Companies; Presidential Families; Movie Critics; Political Platform; Neighbors; Rodney King; Campaign 1992; The Rodney King Tape; Medical Bills; Baseball and the Debates; Election Quiz; The Plum Book; The Election…”
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