Digital media sport : technology, power and culture in the network society

Table of Contents: “…Sport and the Rise of Mobile Media / Gerard Goggin -- Desktop Day Games : Workspace Media, Multitasking and the Digital Baseball Fan / Ethan Tussey -- "SporTV" : The Legacies and Power of Television / Ben Goldsmith -- The Struggle for Platform Leadership in the European Sports Broadcasting Market / Tom Evens & Katrien Lefever -- The Challenge of Unauthorized Online Streaming to the English Premier League and Television Broadcasters / Andrew Kirton & Matthew David -- Part Two: Users, Audiences and Identities. …”
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Integration nation : immigrants, refugees, and America at its best by Eaton, Susan E.

Table of Contents: “…: for bilingual interpreters, a path out of poverty; for medical patients, an amplified voice -- Reclamation space, reclaiming live : in Fort Wayne, Indiana, immigrants and refugees inspire new hope for an old building in a transformed city -- Wealth for everyone : a North Carolina credit union serves a growing immigrant population and creates a safer, more prosperous community -- We are from Hazleton : a baseball celebrity helps bring his divided Pennsylvania hometown together -- Gardens gone global : in Boise, Idaho, refugee farmers reconnect to the land and pass on old traditions in a new place -- Precisely this patch of earth : in America's heartland, three faiths share space, build relationships, and create an international model of pluralism -- Why do we need to talk about race so much? …”
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Indiana University Olympians : from Leroy Samse to Lilly King by Woods, David (Sportswriter)

Table of Contents: “…John Stollmeyer, 1988 -- Angelo DiBernardo, 1984 -- Gregg Thompson, 1984 -- 6 OTHER SPORTS -- Michelle Venturella, Softball, 2000 -- Mickey Morandini , Baseball, 1988 -- Dick Voliva , Wrestling, 1936 -- Sources -- Indiana University Olympians…”
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Encyclopedia of film themes, settings and series by Armstrong, Richard B., 1956-, Armstrong, Mary Willems, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…AsylumsAtomic Bombs; Ator; Auto Racing; Autobiographical Films; Automobiles; Babies; Babysitters; Back to the Future Series; Backwoods Feuds; The Bad News Bears; Baines, Scattergood; Ballet/Ballerinas; Balloons, Hot Air; Bancroft, Brass; Barbers/Hairdressers; The Barrytown Trilogy; Barton, Dick; Baseball; Basket Case Series; Basketball ; Batman; Bats; Beach Party Series; Bears; Beastmaster; Beauty Contests; Belvedere, Mr. …”
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What it means to be a Tiger : Les Miles and LSU's greatest players by Glier, Ray

Table of Contents: “…MICHAEL CLAYTON: Wide Receiver, 2001-2003COREY WEBSTER: Wide Receiver/Cornerback, 2001-2004; RUDY NISWANGER: Center, 2002-2005; CRAIG STELTZ: Safety, 2004-2007; HERMAN JOHNSON: Offensive Tackle, 2005-2008; HONORABLE MENTION; SKIP BERTMAN: Baseball Coach, 1984-2001; Athletic Director 2001-2008; SAM NADER: Football Operations, 1975-Present.…”
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Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction : Hawthorne to Faulkner. by Messenger, Christian K.

Table of Contents: “…Lardner: The Popular Sports Hero; Lardner and Baseball; Lardner and Southwestern Humor Tradition; Lardner and 1920s Popular Culture; PART III The School Sports Hero; 6. …”
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Open Minded Torah : Of Irony, Fundamentalism and Love. by Kolbrener, William

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue, Velvel, Govorovo, 1939; Part I Desire and self; 1 Making exceptions; 2 Do it again, Denzel: Fantasy and second chances; 3 Caught in the act: Torah and desire; 4 Just dreaminâ#x80;#x99;: The Talmud and the interpretation of dreams; 5 The big game: Baseball, John Milton, and making choices; 6 Of rabbis and rotting meat; 7 Identity is out!…”
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The Sportswriter Who Punched Sam McDowell : And Other Sports Stories. by Dolgan, Bob

Table of Contents: “…; Faded Glory, League Park; Confessions of a Baseball Addict.…”
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Until it hurts : america's obsession with youth sports and how it harms our kids by Hyman, Mark

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Social studies in the storytelling classroom : exploring our cultural voices and perspectives by Stenson, Jane, 1941-, Norfolk, Sherry, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…HartwickShadowball: The Story of the Negro National Leagues -- Bobby Norfolk; Barnstormers: Voices from the Negro Baseball Leagues and the Major Leagues -- Sherry Norfolk; Expectation and Surprise -- Andy Offutt Irwin with Lisa Johnson, Monique Hodge, Ingrid Nixon, Margo Olmsted, Marjorie Schaefer; The Queen Bee -- Jane Stenson; What's Normal? …”
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Learning from Latino Role Models : Inspire Students through Biographies, Instructional Activities, and Creative Assignments by Campos, David

Table of Contents: “…Roberto Clemente Walker : professional baseball player -- Part 2. Instructional sets for 20 picture books that honor Latinos -- Set 21. …”
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Mambo montage : the Latinization of New York

Table of Contents: “…"No country but the one we must fight for" : the emergence of an Antillean nation and community in New York City, 1860-1901 / Nancy Raquel Mirabal ; "The Latins from Manhattan" : confronting race and building community in Jim Crow baseball, 1906-1950 / Adrían Burgos Jr. ; Latino Caribbean diasporas in New York / Ramón Grosfoguel and Chloé S. …”
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Grace by Hodgen, John

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The Sportswriter Who Punched Sam McDowell : And Other Sports Stories. by Dolgan, Bob

Table of Contents: “…; Faded Glory, League Park; Confessions of a Baseball Addict.…”
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Out of the Crazywoods by Savageau, Cheryl, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Geraniums -- Citizens for Citizens -- Wet Ashes -- The Eighth Mouse -- Good morning: -- Memere Stories: Paint -- Not Connect: Abilify Mania -- Piano -- Memere Stories: Talking -- Talk Doc: Karen -- Listenings -- Giving Myself to Beauty -- The Green Quilt -- Memere Stories: Howling -- Eating Worms II -- Greeley Park, Nashua-The Tree -- Maura's Bag -- Talk Doc: The Real Work -- Relearning the Habits of Childhood -- Crying for Real -- Horse Dream II -- Math Games -- Meditation-Fern -- Ambien: The Butterfly, Lock, and Key -- SAD -- Nearly Normal -- Memere Stories: Baseball -- Stigma -- What It Is For…”
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Bodies Built for Game : the Prairie Schooner Anthology of Contemporary Sports Writing. by Diaz, Natalie

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; In Defense of Allen Iverson; Bolting into Throat; last summer of innocence; American Pharoah; Takes Enemy; Professional Wrestling Holds; He takes me; The Hit Man; Psych Ward Visitation Hour; The Wars; After Simone Manuel's Olympic Victory in the Women's 100m Freestyle; In the outfield, daydreaming; The Meaning of Serena Williams; Serena Williams Walks; Boxing Out; Summertime; Aaron Hernandez is my brother; The Church of Michael Jordan; Built For It; Federer as Irreligious Experience; prayer when knees give; Days of '95 II; Baseball…”
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Back home : journeys through Mobile by Hoffman, Roy, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Colorful Competitions; Baseball in the Blood; Tommie Littleton: Gentleman Boxer; Men of Steel: Wheelchair Basketball; The Great Anvil Shoot; Part V. …”
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Working Americans, 1810-2015. Volume VI, Women at work by Derks, Scott

Table of Contents: “…1810-1899. 1810 Profile: Estate Matron ; 1826 Profile: Schoolteacher ; 1858 Profile: Plantation Wife ; 1881 Profile: Educational Reformer ; 1896 Profile: Anti-Corset Advocate ; 1898 Profile: Child Prodigy Composer -- 1900-1909. 1901 Profile: Anti-Cigarette Advocate ; 1905 Profile: Irish Servant ; 1907 Profile: Teacher & Organizer -- 1910-1919. 1916 Profile: Teacher of Immigrant Children ; 1917 Profile: Creator of Campbell's Kids ; 1919 Profile: Hair Care Business Owner -- 1920-1929. 1921 Profile: Teacher of German Immigrants ; 1927 Profile: Jazz Singer & Dancer ; 1928 Profile: Purity for Silent Films Advocate ; 1930-1939. 1933 Profile: School Librarian ; 1936 Profile: Olympic Swimmer ; 1939 Profile: Pianist & Arranger -- 1940-1949. 1945 Profile: High School Teacher ; 1945 Profile: US Navy Lieutenant ; 1948 Profile: Baseball Player -- 1950-1959. 1955 Profile: Founder of Scholarship Program ; 1956 Profile: Puerto Rican Factory Worker ; 1959 Profile: Hospital Workers' Strike Organizer -- 1960-1969. 1964 Profile: Black Artist Producer ; 1965 Profile: Psychologist & Head Start Champion ; 1969 Profile: Co-founder of SIECUS -- 1970-1979. 1970 Profile: Executive Director of CTW ; 1972 Profile: Grateful Dead Deadhead ; 1976 Profile: Inventor of Liquid Paper -- 1980-1989. 1983 Profile: Anti-Nuclear Weapons Advocate ; 1983 Profile: Microphone Boom Operator ; 1985 Profile: Classical Singer -- 1990-1999. 1992 Profile: High School Athlete & Scholar ; 1994 Profile: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Visionary ; 1999 Profile: Standardized Testing Skeptic -- 2000-2009. 2000 Profile: Lawyer Debating Prayer at School ; 2001 Profile: Ultimate Frisbee Player ; 2006 Profile: Olympic Hockey Player -- 2010-2015. 2010 Profile: Homeschooling Mother ; 2012 Profile: Nursery School Founder ; 2015 Profile: Artist.…”
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Costumbristas cubanos del siglo XIX by Autores, Varios

Table of Contents: “…La vieja curanderaJULIÁN DEL CASAL; El general Sabas Marín y su familia; La prensa; Semana Santa; Sensaciones personales; Los oficios; El baseball en Cuba; La noche buena; Noche y mañana; Notas teatrales; Bocetos sangrientos; El matadero; Bocetos habaneros; Un café; RAMÓN MEZA; El pescador; El carbonero; La verbena de san Juan; El lechero; José el de las suertes; Libros a la carta…”
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Oral history, community, and work in the American West

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Leveling the playing field : how the law can make sports better for fans by Weiler, Paul C.

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Sport, Public Broadcasting, and Cultural Citizenship.

Table of Contents: “…The National Pastime: Major League BaseballThe Radio Prologue; The Broadcast Television Era; The Cable Television Era; The Digital Era; America's Game: The National Football League; Pre-Television US Football; The NFL and Television 'Marriage'; Cable and the NFL; The Digital Era; Fan Access and the Future; Conclusion; References; 5. …”
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The New York Times disunion : a history of the Civil War

Table of Contents: “…Women and the Home Front; Introduction; Women at War; Laugh During Wartime; The Civil War's Rip Van Winkle; General Butler and the Women; Scrapbooking the Civil War; The Civil War and the Fourth Estate; Making War on the Draft; Going to the Fair; Albert Cashier's Secret; Blacks, Baseball, and the Civil War; 4. The Battlefield; Introduction; Blue, Gray, and Everything in Between; The War Comes Home for Lee; The Boys of War; The Purchase by Blood; The Fighting Second; Winning the Field but Not the War; Striking the Blow at Fort Wagner.…”
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Made in Florida : Artists, Celebrities, Activists, Educators, and Other Icons in the Sunshine State. by Levy, Art

Table of Contents: “…Joey Cornblit-Jai alai superstarPhil Esposito-Hockey promoter; Chris Evert-Tennis icon; Artis Gilmore-"Gentle Giant"; Shaquille O'Neal-Basketball celebrity; Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez-Professional golfer; Steve Spurrier-Gator great; Doug Williams-First African American quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl; Winky Wright-Boxing titlist; Don Zimmer-Baseball lifer; 4. Educators; Ray Arsenault-Civil rights historian; Judith A. …”
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The Smalbanac 2.0 : an opinionated guide to New York's capital district by Garretson-Persans, Christine M.

Table of Contents: “…BowlingRock Wall Climbing; Indoor Baseball; Roller Skating; Dance and Exercise Classes; Skateboarding; Mini-Golf and Fun Parks; Museums; Go to the Movies; Go to the Theater; Art and Other Types of Classes; Planetariums and Stargazing; Take a Tour; Art Galleries; Music to Your Ears; Open Mics; Especially for the Kids; Bar Districts; Friday Arts Nights; Things You Shouldn't Do but Will; Body Modification; Let's Eat!…”
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Radio daze : stories from the front in Cleveland's FM air wars by Olszewski, Mike, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Sperm Cell Production -- Television, Togas, Playboy, and the Buzzard's Enemies ListThe Sperm Matures -- Gateway to the Eighties -- Dominance and Decay -- Baseball Buzzards -- The Long March Continues -- Another One Bites the Dust -- Part 3: Benchmarks: 1983â€?…”
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Who killed Vincent Chin?

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I heart design : remarkable graphic design selected by designers, illustrators, and critics

Table of Contents: “…DYLAN POSTER -- 45. JOHN M. WARD BASEBALL CARD, 1887 -- 46. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM -- 47. …”
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How great leaders think : the art of reframing by Bolman, Lee G.

Table of Contents: “…Information TechnologyNature of the Workforce; Applying the Structural Frame; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Organizing Groups and Teams; Lord of the Flies; Saga of the Trapped Chilean Miners; Comparing Leadership Dynamics; Task and Structure in Teams; Structures of Sports Teams; Sum of the Parts: Baseball; Planning the Next Move: Football; Coordination on the Fly: Basketball; Conclusion; Part 3: Human Resource Leadership; Chapter 4: Leading People; Treat 'em Like Dirt; Semco: Investing in People; Developing a Philosophy and Values; Hiring the Right People; Keeping Them; Investing in People.…”
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Handbook of decision making

Table of Contents: “…PART V RECENT EMPIRICAL FINDINGS THAT SUPPORT THEORIES AND VIEWS -- The Bradford studies: decision making and implementation processes and performance / Susan Miller -- Comparing the merits of decision-making processes / Paul C. Nutt -- Of baseball, medical decision making, and innumeracy / Lori Ferranti, Steven Cheng, and David Dilts -- The dimensions of decisions: a conceptual and empirical investigation / Lori S. …”
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The Probability Workbook by McShane-Vaughn, Mary

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- CIP data -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Learning to Count -- 2.1 Enumeration -- 2-1 Games Sum of Two Dice -- 2-2 Configurations Birth Order -- 2-3 Inspection Fan Assemblies -- 2-4 Games Coin Toss -- 2-5 Games Coin, Die, and Card Suit -- 2-6 Famous Problems The Lady Tasting Tea -- 2-7 Baseball World Series -- 2-8 Configurations The Seating Chart Conundrum -- 2-9 Travel Itineraries -- 2-10 Famous Problems Einstein's Riddle -- 2.2 Factorials -- 2-11 Configurations Arranging Symbols…”
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New border voices : an anthology

Table of Contents: “…Fry -- Fertile / Gabriela Ybarra Lemmons -- Wireless panteón / Lauren Espinoza -- The border is a good place to live / Agustín Cadena ; translated by Pat Dubrava -- Wild woman of the Navidad / Shawnee Wren -- From Mariguano: a novel / Juan Ochoa -- Border ; El Paso women / Sheryl Luna -- The 29th of April / Flores -- Dear Celan ; [Magic needed] / Emmy Pérez -- Corrido / Brian Allen Carr -- El Paso and the sister city / Jorge Azcárate -- LoneStar special / David René Solis -- Quitclaim / Sean Chadwell -- Sonnet for human smugglers ; Tough guy / Octavio Quintanilla -- The loss of Juárez / Sergio Troncoso -- And old Guerrero waits ; Across / Chip Dameron -- Stupids / Christine Granados -- Santa de las Embarazadas / Beatriz Guzmán Velásquez -- Cobb and me / Robert Paul Moreira -- Daiquiri / Pat Mora -- Un frontera pocho en San Antonio / Isaac Chavarria -- Contrabandista epistle / Jim Sanderson -- El Paso / Kevin Prufer -- Vozilencio: river of voices / Richard Yañez -- La polvadera: border murder ; Desert nectar on scenic drive / Robin Scofield -- Baseball over the moon / Kathryn Lane -- The bone box/Waka Tupapaku / Carmen Tafolla -- A starving Indian woman / John MacAyeal -- Raspas, tequila y balazos ; Where are you, home? …”
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Catastrophic Injuries in Sports and Recreation : Causes and Prevention - A Canadian Study. by Tator, Charles H.

Table of Contents: “…AIR SPORTS -- 32 Flying Small Aircraft -- 33 Other Air Sports: Ultralight Air Sports, Hang-Gliding, Para-gliding, Gliding -- 34 Parachuting -- SECTION 7. FIELD SPORTS -- 35 Baseball -- 36 Football -- 37 Soccer -- 38 Rugby -- 39 Other Field Sports: Track and Field, Field Hockey, Lacrosse -- SECTION 8. …”
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The Bronx : the ultimate guide to New York City's beautiful borough by Ultan, Lloyd, Olson, Shelley, 1951-

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Use trouble : poems by Harper, Michael S., 1938-2016

Table of Contents: “…The Secret Lore of Will's Presidency -- Zen: The Trainride Home to the Welcome Table -- The Flight Home -- Tatum -- Baseball (Orb) -- Josh Gibson (Master of National Past) -- Blackjack -- Look Backwards: Henry Aaron's Hammer…”
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STEM-infusing the elementary classroom by Reagan, Miranda Talley

Table of Contents: “…Note continued: Richness of the Interaction -- Discussion Starters -- Your Next Step -- ch. 10 Leadership For Change -- A Really Hard Night -- Progress as an Expectation -- Modeling -- Parent Involvement -- Goal Setting -- Sharing Resources and Providing Support -- Teaching Teams -- Teacher Trust and Autonomy -- Closing -- Discussion Starters -- Your Next Step -- RESOURCES -- Resource A Pipeline Lesson Plan -- Resource B Volcano Lesson Plan -- Resource C Candy Cane Lesson Plan -- Resource D Germs Lesson Plan -- Resource E Top Secret Message Lesson Plan -- Resource F Baseball Lesson Plan -- Resource G Moon Rover Lesson Plan -- Resource H Improvement Log -- Resource I Storm Shelter Lesson Plan -- Resource J Lego Lesson Plan -- Resource K Tennis Shoe Lesson Plan -- Resource L Helmet Lesson Plan -- Resource M Blank Lesson Plan Template 1 -- Resource N Blank Lesson Plan Template 2 -- Resource O Additional STEM-lnfused Activity Ideas.…”
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Arbitrage international : Droit et pratique (2 volumes). by Rubino-Sammartano, Mauro

Table of Contents: “…Différents types d'arbitrage; 4. Arbitrage baseball (ou arbitrage des offres finales)…”
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Benchmarks : new and selected poems 1963-2013 by Dauenhauer, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Thoughts after Working on Salmon Eggs from our GrandsonForwarding John Updike's "Baseball" on The Writer's Almanac, June 22, 2009; Unfinished Business; Triptych: Easter 2011; Joyriding; Gardening with Elijah; Meditation on Dandelionsin Morning Sunlight; New Poems, Part Two: Juneau Sketches; Daanaawaak / Silver Dollar Eye: Supermarket Satori; Phenomenology of Moss; Shark Fins; Easter Monday; Song Sparrow; Ear-shattering; July 5, 2009; Sunrise; Daybreak; Through Study Window; Iambics for the Southeast Alaska Regional Cross-Country Meet September 20, 2003; Parody of Spring; View of Auke Lake.…”
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Common nonsense by Rooney, Andrew A.

Table of Contents: “…; When Do You Go To Bed?; 3. Politics; Baseball and Politics; A Vote Against Candidates; No More Mr. …”
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Eleven more American women poets in the 21st century : poetics across North America

Table of Contents: “…Open. Box.]; [Baby. N. Baseball. Song.]; [Wartime Surroundings.]; From Adorno's Noise: [consents to a few statements one knows ultimately to implicate murder]; [it is difficult to write satire]; [the opposite of slackness]; POETICS STATEMENT: Siren; LISTENING IN ON CARLA HARRYMAN'S BABY; ERÍN MOURE; POEMS; From O Cidadán: document32 (inviolable); document33 (arena); Eleventh Impermeable of the Carthage of Harms.…”
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