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Cobra
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 580

Cobra

Finalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year "For that period of time, he was the greatest player of my generation."--Keith Hernandez Dave Parker was one of the biggest and most badass baseball players of the late twentieth century. He stood at six foot five and weighed 235 pounds. He was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time batting champion, a frequent Gold Glove winner, the 1978 National League MVP, and a World Series champion with both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Oakland A's. Here the great Dave Parker delivers his wild and long-awaited autobiography--an authoritative account of Black baseball during its heyday as seen through the eyes of none other than the Cobra....

The Tall Buildings Reference Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 932

The Tall Buildings Reference Book

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-04-12
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  • Publisher: Routledge

As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today’s urban areas. Whether it is residential, a workplace or mixed use, the tower is both a statement of intent and the defining image for the new global city. The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today. A team of over fifty experts in all aspects of building tall have contributed to the making of the Tall Buildings Reference Book, creating an unparalleled source of information and inspiration for architects, engineers and developers.

Dave Parker, the Cobra Swirl
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 54

Dave Parker, the Cobra Swirl

A brief biography of the Pittsburgh Pirates player who decided at the age of nine to become a baseball star.

Jet
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 64

Jet

  • Type: Magazine
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  • Published: 1986-05-12
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Olympic Stadia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 194

Olympic Stadia

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-09-08
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Olympic Stadia provides a comprehensive account of the development of stadia including but not limited to: developments in running tracks, the introduction of lighting, improvements in spectator viewing standards and the introduction of roofs. Written by a world-renowned expert on sports architecture, the book: Systematically analyses every stadium from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020 Provides drawings, plans, elevations, photographs and illustrations in full colour Considers the fundamental changes wrought by the incorporation of the Paralympic Games Looks at the impact on host cities and their urban infrastructure, and considers the long-term legacies and massive investments that Olympic stadia require Explores the effects of the demands of the world's TV broadcasters. An invaluable and beautiful resource for practical insight and inspiration, this book makes essential reading for anyone interested in Olympic stadia.

Sustainable Timber Design
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 249

Sustainable Timber Design

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-12-17
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This new resource covers the material selection, structural design and connections detailing of truly sustainable timber buildings through: consideration of the nature of wood and the heritage of timber construction, including the importance of forestry and conservation a review of modern techniques to improve the durability, fire resistance and predictability of structural timber elements and their vital connections analysis of the many architectural and structural options, from roundwood shells through glulam arches and gridshells to long span hybrid structures case studies from around the world illustrating the principles discussed and the true potential of timber construction Historicall...

A Brush with Hong Kong
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 100

A Brush with Hong Kong

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Best Man Plays
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 188

The Best Man Plays

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003-04-25
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  • Publisher: McFarland

It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions have better embodied America's ideals and prejudices than baseball. Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers marked the first time an African American participated in a major league contest in the 20th century, and his abilities verified what many had believed all along--that African Americans could compete with white players and excel. The experiences and important contributions of six African American baseball players from the 1900s to the present day are presented in this work. The players are Andrew "Rube" Foster, perhaps the most ...

ABA Journal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 86

ABA Journal

  • Type: Magazine
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  • Published: 1986-07-01
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.

Ebony
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 168

Ebony

  • Type: Magazine
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  • Published: 1979-10
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  • Publisher: Unknown

EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.