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Pitching to the Pennant
The 1954 Cleveland Indians were one of the most remarkable baseball teams of all time. Their record for most wins (111) fell only when the baseball schedule expanded, and their winning percentage, an astounding .721, is still unsurpassed in the American League. Though the season ended with a heartbreaking loss to the New York Giants in the World Series, the 1954 team remains a favorite among Cleveland fans and beyond. Pitching to the Pennant commemorates the ’54 Indians with a biographical sketch of the entire team, from the “Big Three” pitching staff (Mike Garcia and future Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Early Wynn), through notable players such as Bobby Avila, Bob Feller, Larry Doby, and Al Rosen, to manager Al Lopez, his coaches, and the Indians’ broadcast team. There are also stories about Cleveland Stadium and the 1954 All-Star Game (which the team hosted), as well as a season timeline and a firsthand account of Game One of the World Series at the Polo Grounds. Pitching to the Pennant features the superb writing and research of members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), making this book a must for all Indians fans and baseball aficionados.
Operation Venceremos
In the beginning of the Cuban Revolution the CIA sends JOHN MICHAELS to Havana as an undercover field officer. His assignment . . . find out what Fidel Castro is up to and where he is taking the country. John’s cover is working for the Ministry of Culture as a leading dancer in the Cuban National Ballet Company. His covert mission is part of OPERATION VENCEREMOS, an ingenious plan designed to precipitate the collapse of international communism. John takes readers through events prior to his arrival in Cuba, including his CIA recruitment; instruction in espionage tradecraft; black ops training; and undercover field-officer preparation at the Agency’s top-secret facility in Virginia, and h...
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The Great Baseball Players from McGraw to Mantle
Offers photographs and biographical portraits of such great baseball players as Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra
Come Home, Friday
Secrets. Ruthless operatives. Shadowy overseers. And two young adults caught in the middle. Frankie Donofrio’s dad told her, “We all have choices.” Day Goode’s father told him, “One can never go home.” Together, the high school sweethearts make a choice... to go home. Only his home is in a secret collectivist society, not on any map. And Frankie has no idea what is waiting for them. It is the beginning of a journey of discovery, making life-changing decisions... and danger. Because, unknown to Day and Frankie, their choice will have an impact felt around the world. More importantly, most of their decisions have already been made by people they have never even met. Come Home, Friday is a story about family, love, and faith. And the big question of whether you can ever truly go home.
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball
When the pandemic hit in early 2020, baseball's minor leagues cancelled their seasons. A few independent leagues tried abbreviated schedules, but all Major League affiliates shut down--for the first time in more than 120 years. Since then, Major League Baseball has taken over governance of the minors, and leagues and teams have been eliminated. In its fourth and final edition, this book gives a complete accounting of the minor leagues as they were known from the late 19th century through 2019.
Doing Business 2014
Eleventh in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 189 economies, Doing Business 2014 measures regulations affecting 11 areas of everyday business activity around the world.
Managing Disaster Risk in Mexico
Disaster Risk Management Series. Since 1980, Mexico has suffered from 79 disaster events. Over half of these disasters were weather related, such as hurricanes or flooding. One fourth of them were geology related, that is, volcanic eruptions, landslides, or earthquakes. The rest of them were instigated by humans in the form of industrial accidents, chemical and oil spills, explosions, and structural fires. Mexico was chosen for the first appraisal mission due to its experience with natural disaster losses, and because it is considering significant public policy changes in the realm of insurance regulations. The World Bank established the Disaster Management Facility in July 1999 to provide p...
