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  • Making My Pitch

    A Woman's Baseball Odyssey

    de Jean Hastings Ardell, Ila Jane Borders ...
    Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men’s collegiate game. After Mike Veeck signed Borders in May 1997 to pitch for his St. Paul Saints of the independent ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Autumn Balloon

    A Memoir

    de Kenny Porpora ...
    "Porpora's coming-of-age memoir is a brilliant debut from a fine writer with an intriguing way of viewing the world . . . four stars out of four." — USA TodayEvery autumn, Kenny Porpora would watch his heartbroken mother scribble messages on balloons and release them into the sky above Long Island, one for each family member they'd lost to addiction. As the number of balloons grew, his mother fell ... Leer más

    $9.89 USD

  • Becoming a Man

    Half a Life Story

    de Paul Monette ...
    The National Book Award–winning coming-out memoir. "One of the most complex, moral, personal, and political books to have been written about gay life" ( LA Weekly).Paul Monette grew up all-American, Catholic, overachieving . . . and closeted. As a child of the 1950s, a time when a kid suspected of being a "homo" would routinely be beaten up, Monette kept his secret throughout his adolescence. He ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Campy

    The Two Lives of Roy Campanella

    de Neil Lanctot ...
    Neil Lanctot’s biography of Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella—filled with surprises—is the first life of the Dodger great in decades and the most authoritative ever published.Born to a father of Italian descent and an African- American mother, Campanella wanted to be a ballplayer from childhood but was barred by color from the major leagues. He dropped out of school to play professional ball ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Mickey and Willie

    Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age

    de Allen Barra ...
    Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents and played the same position. ... Leer más

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  • American Icon

    de Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O'Keeffe, Christian Red ...
    It was an epic downfall. In twenty-four seasons pitcher Roger Clemens put together one of the greatest careers baseball has ever seen. Seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championships, and 354 victories made him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But on December 13, 2007, the Mitchell Report laid waste to all that. Accusations that Clemens relied on steroids and human growth hormone provided and ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Plant Dreaming Deep

    A Journal

    de May Sarton ...
    The author's tribute to the 18th-century New England farmhouse she called home: "[A] tender and often poignant book by a woman of many insights" ( The New York Times Book Review).In Plant Dreaming Deep, Sarton shares an intensely personal account of transforming a house into a home. She begins with an introduction to the enchanting village of Nelson, where she first meets her house. Sarton finds ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • I Live for This!

    Baseball's Last True Believer

    de Bill Plaschke, Tommy Lasorda ...
    An award-winning sportswriter teams up with LA Dodgers manager and Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda to reveal the secrets of his unlikely success.Tommy Lasorda is baseball's true immortal and one of its larger than life figures. A former pitcher who was overshadowed by Sandy Koufax, Lasorda went on to a Hall of Fame career as a manager with one of baseball's most storied franchises. His teams won two ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Long Balls, No Strikes

    What Baseball Must Do to Keep the Good Times Rolling

    de Joe Morgan ...
    Nobody loves baseball more than Joe Morgan. He's proved it with his hall-of-fame performance on the field and his brilliant color commentary in the broadcast booth. Bob Costas says, "There may not be anyone alive who knows more about baseball than Joe Morgan.In his playing days, Morgan was a key cog in the Big Red Machine, and he saw the game at its zenith. From his perch in the broadcast booth he ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Second Son

    Transitioning Toward My Destiny, Love and Life

    de Ryan K Sallans ...
    Second Son is a unique lens on life and love, intimately exploring the transition experience of Ryan Sallans - born Kimberly Ann Sallans. Ride alongside Ryan's transition from a child to a body-obsessed young woman with an eating disorder; from female to male, daughter to son, and finally a beloved partner to a cherished fiance'. Ryan candidly shares his struggle to find love and acceptance; a ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Oscar Wilde

    Reminiscences

    de André Gide ...
    Traducido por Bernard Frechtman ...
    Personal recollections from André Gide on a man who profoundly influenced his work—Oscar WildeAndré Gide, a towering figure in French letters, draws upon his friendship with Oscar Wilde to sketch a compelling portrait of the tragic, doomed author, both celebrated and shunned in his time. Rather than compile a complete biography, Gide invites us to discover Wilde as he did—from their first meeting ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Unfinished Dollhouse

    A Memoir of Gender and Identity

    de Michelle Alfano ...
    No mother is prepared for the moment when a child comes out to her as a person whose physical gender is out-of-keeping with his emotional and psychological gender-identity. In Michelle Alfano's intimate memoir, she recounts her experience as the mother of a transgender child.The central metaphor of The Unfinished Dollhouse tells the story: on Frankie's fourth birthday, her parents Michelle and Rob ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD