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Playing Through the Whistle

Steel, Football, and an American Town

by S. L. Price ...

From a Sports Illustrated senior writer, "a richly detailed history of Aliquippa football . . . A remarkable story of urban struggle and athletic prowess" ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company built one of the largest mills in the world and a town to go with it. Aliquippa was a beacon and a melting pot, ... Read more

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From a Sports Illustrated senior writer, "a richly detailed history of Aliquippa football . . . A remarkable story of urban struggle and athletic prowess" ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company built one of the largest mills in the world and a town to go with it. Aliquippa was a beacon and a melting pot,
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Heart of the Game

Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America

by S.L. Price ...

"The best baseball book I have ever read . . . Price gives us an understanding of minor-league baseball, of small-town America, of faith and love and loyalty." — Philadelphia Daily NewsOn a July evening in 2007, during a Double-A Arkansas Travelers game, a foul ball rocketed off Tino Sanchez's bat and struck first-base coach Mike Coolbaugh. The thirty-five-year-old father of two—with another on ... Read more

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"The best baseball book I have ever read . . . Price gives us an understanding of minor-league baseball, of small-town America, of faith and love and loyalty." — Philadelphia Daily NewsOn a July evening in 2007, during a Double-A Arkansas Travelers game, a foul ball rocketed off Tino Sanchez's bat and struck first-base coach Mike Coolbaugh. The thirty-five-year-old father of two—with another on
... Read more

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The American Game

History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse

by S. L. Price ...

From “the master of new journalism [who always] hits it over the fence” (New York Times) and “one of the finest writers on sports anywhere” (USA Today), the scintillating story of lacrosse—the game invented by the Haudenosaunee, played with more passion than any other, that stubbornly mirrors America’s ongoing struggle with inclusivityNearly a millennium ago, Native Americans created lacrosse as a ... Read more

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From “the master of new journalism [who always] hits it over the fence” (New York Times) and “one of the finest writers on sports anywhere” (USA Today), the scintillating story of lacrosse—the game invented by the Haudenosaunee, played with more passion than any other, that stubbornly mirrors America’s ongoing struggle with inclusivityNearly a millennium ago, Native Americans created lacrosse as a
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Playing through the Whistle

Steel, Football, and an American Town

by S. L. Price ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

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15 hours 17 min

From a Sports Illustrated senior writer, a moving epic of football and industrial America, telling the story of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, its now-shuttered steel mill, and its legendary high school football teamAliquippa, Pennsylvania, is famous for two things: the Jones and Laughlin Steel mill, an industrial behemoth that helped win World War II, and football, with a high school team that has ... Read more

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From a Sports Illustrated senior writer, a moving epic of football and industrial America, telling the story of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, its now-shuttered steel mill, and its legendary high school football teamAliquippa, Pennsylvania, is famous for two things: the Jones and Laughlin Steel mill, an industrial behemoth that helped win World War II, and football, with a high school team that has
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The American Game

History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse

by S. L. Price ...

Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett ...

Unabridged

19 hours 43 min

From “the master of new journalism [who always] hits it over the fence” (The New York Times) and “one of the finest writers on sports anywhere” (USA TODAY), the scintillating story of lacrosse—the game invented by the Haudenosaunee, played with more passion than any other, that stubbornly mirrors America’s ongoing struggle with inclusivity.Nearly a millennium ago, Native Americans created lacrosse ... Read more

$34.99 USD

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From “the master of new journalism [who always] hits it over the fence” (The New York Times) and “one of the finest writers on sports anywhere” (USA TODAY), the scintillating story of lacrosse—the game invented by the Haudenosaunee, played with more passion than any other, that stubbornly mirrors America’s ongoing struggle with inclusivity.Nearly a millennium ago, Native Americans created lacrosse
... Read more

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Heart of the Game

Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America

by S.L. Price ...

Narrated by Tom Schiff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

“Genuine and raw…a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.”—Boston GlobeThe critically acclaimed Heart of the Game—subtitled “Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America”—explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Pitching Around Fidel, gives a tragic but ultimately ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“Genuine and raw…a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.”—Boston GlobeThe critically acclaimed Heart of the Game—subtitled “Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America”—explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Pitching Around Fidel, gives a tragic but ultimately
... Read more

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When Women Win

EMILY’s List and the Rise of Women in American Politics

by Ellen R. Malcolm, Craig Unger ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

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11 hours 48 min

The dramatic inside story of the rise of women in elected office over the past quarter-century, from the pioneering founder of three-million-member EMILY's List—one of the most influential players in today’s political landscapeIn 1985, aware of the near-total absence of women in Congress, Ellen R. Malcolm launched EMILY’s List, a powerhouse political organization that seeks to ignite change by ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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The dramatic inside story of the rise of women in elected office over the past quarter-century, from the pioneering founder of three-million-member EMILY's List—one of the most influential players in today’s political landscapeIn 1985, aware of the near-total absence of women in Congress, Ellen R. Malcolm launched EMILY’s List, a powerhouse political organization that seeks to ignite change by
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Stalin and the Scientists

A History of Triumph and Tragedy, 1905-1953

by Simon Ings ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce ...

Unabridged

15 hours 27 min

An epic history of science in the Soviet Union, following the scientists who survived Stalin's rule and helped to reshape the world Scientists throughout history, from Galileo to today's experts on climate change, have often had to contend with politics in their pursuit of knowledge. But in the Soviet Union, where the ruling elites embraced, patronized, and even fetishized science like never ... Read more

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An epic history of science in the Soviet Union, following the scientists who survived Stalin's rule and helped to reshape the world Scientists throughout history, from Galileo to today's experts on climate change, have often had to contend with politics in their pursuit of knowledge. But in the Soviet Union, where the ruling elites embraced, patronized, and even fetishized science like never
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Key Out of Time

by Andre Norton ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Sent from Terra to probe the past of the deserted planet Hawaika, Time Agents Ross Murdock and Gordon Ashe are startled when murky underwater pictures of ancient races locked in a fierce battle for supremacy suddenly appear on their time-probe. Despite prophetic warnings of Karara, a Polynesian girl, the Agents decide to invade the past and uncover the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Sent from Terra to probe the past of the deserted planet Hawaika, Time Agents Ross Murdock and Gordon Ashe are startled when murky underwater pictures of ancient races locked in a fierce battle for supremacy suddenly appear on their time-probe. Despite prophetic warnings of Karara, a Polynesian girl, the Agents decide to invade the past and uncover the
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A People’s History of the American Revolution

How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence

by Ray Raphael ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

16 hours 11 min

A sweeping narrative of the wartime experience, A People's History of the American Revolution is the first book to view the Revolution through the eyes of common folk. Their stories have long been overlooked in the mythic telling of America's founding but are crucial to a comprehensive understanding of the fight for independence. Now, the experience of farmers, laborers, rank-and-file soldiers, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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A sweeping narrative of the wartime experience, A People's History of the American Revolution is the first book to view the Revolution through the eyes of common folk. Their stories have long been overlooked in the mythic telling of America's founding but are crucial to a comprehensive understanding of the fight for independence. Now, the experience of farmers, laborers, rank-and-file soldiers,
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We Had a Little Real Estate Problem

The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy

by Kliph Nesteroff ...

*A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Esquire*"A remarkable book." —Steve Martin"An illumating and stereotype-busting history of Native Americans and comedy" (The Washington Post) from Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” (VICE).It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill’s stand-up routine: “My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York.... ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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*A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Esquire*"A remarkable book." —Steve Martin"An illumating and stereotype-busting history of Native Americans and comedy" (The Washington Post) from Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” (VICE).It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill’s stand-up routine: “My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York....
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Don Cherry's Hockey Stories Part 2

by Don Cherry ...

You thought you'd read them all did you? Well you haven't. Simultaneously loved and loathed Don Cherry is one of the most talkative and talked-about personalities in hockey today. His more than twenty-five years as a player and coach have informed his popular Hockey Night in Canada commentary segment "Coach's Corner." And now he's got more stories to share. In Don Cherry's Hockey Stories Part 2 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

You thought you'd read them all did you? Well you haven't. Simultaneously loved and loathed Don Cherry is one of the most talkative and talked-about personalities in hockey today. His more than twenty-five years as a player and coach have informed his popular Hockey Night in Canada commentary segment "Coach's Corner." And now he's got more stories to share. In Don Cherry's Hockey Stories Part 2
... Read more

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