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  • Baseball's Power Shift

    How the Players Union, the Fans, and the Media Changed American Sports Culture

    de Krister Swanson ...
    From Major League Baseball’s inception in the 1880s through World War II, team owners enjoyed monopolistic control of the industry. Despite the players’ desire to form a viable union, every attempt to do so failed. The labor consciousness of baseball players lagged behind that of workers in other industries, and the public was largely in the dark about labor practices in baseball. In the mid-1960s ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

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  • Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    de Michael Lewis ...
    "One of the best baseball—and management—books out....Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."—ForbesMoneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Game of Our Lives

    The English Premier League and the Making of Modern Britain

    de David Goldblatt ...
    The Game of Our Lives is a masterly portrait of soccer and contemporary Britain. Soccer in the United Kingdom has evolved from a jaded, working-class tradition to a sport at the heart of popular culture, from an economic mess to a booming entertainment industry that has conquered the world. The changes in the game, David Goldblatt shows, uncannily mirror the evolution of British society.In the ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Cubs Way

    The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse

    de Tom Verducci ...
    **The New York Times BestsellerWith inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions.**It took 108 years, but it really happened. The ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

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  • Branch Rickey

    A Life

    de Jimmy Breslin ...
    Series series Penguin Lives
    The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie “42”The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. Rickey's is the classic ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • A Well-Paid Slave

    Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

    de Brad Snyder ...
    A “captivating”* look at how center fielder Curt Flood's refusal to accept a trade changed Major League Baseball forever.After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was ... Leer más

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  • The Lords of the Realm

    The Real History of Baseball

    de John Helyar ...
    "The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game."—The New York Times Book ReviewBaseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times. But what you see on the field is only half the game.In this fascinating, colorful chronicle—based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging—John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary ... Leer más

    Antes $13.99 USD Ahora $6.99 USD

  • Blood, Sweat, and Cheers

    Sport and the Making of Modern Canada

    de Colin Howell ...
    Series series Themes in Canadian History
    Blood, Sweat, and Cheers looks at the contribution of sport to the making of the Canadian nation, focusing on the gradual transition from rural sporting practices to the emphasis on contemporary team sports that accompanied the industrial and urban transition. The book also analyzes sport's pre-eminent place in our contemporary consumer-oriented culture, and the sometimes ambivalent contribution ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Buttoned Up

    Clothing, Conformity, and White-Collar Masculinity

    de Erynn Masi de Casanova ...
    Who is today's white-collar man? The world of work has changed radically since The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit and other mid-twentieth-century investigations of corporate life and identity. Contemporary jobs are more precarious, casual Friday has become an institution, and telecommuting blurs the divide between workplace and home. Gender expectations have changed, too, with men's bodies ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Organizational Innovation by Integrating Simplification

    Learning from Buurtzorg Nederland

    de Sharda S. Nandram ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book presents the theory of integrating implification and it provides a profound evidence based study of Buurtzorg Nederland. The case itself, forming the building block of the theory, has received tremendous interest in the Netherlands and abroad. This is the first international book on Buurtzorg Nederland and the first one departing from a management multidisciplinary perspective. The book ... Leer más

    $58.49 USD

  • Much More Than a Game

    Players, Owners, and American Baseball since 1921

    de Robert F. Burk ...
    To most Americans, baseball is just a sport; but to those who own baseball teams--and those who play on them--our national pastime is much more than a game. In this book, Robert Burk traces the turbulent labor history of American baseball since 1921. His comprehensive, readable account details the many battles between owners and players that irrevocably altered the business of baseball.During what ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Milwaukee Braves

    Heroes and Heartbreak

    de William Povletich ...
    During their thirteen years in Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Braves never endured a losing season, won two National League pennants, and in 1957 brought Milwaukee its only World Series championship. With a lineup featuring future Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Red Schoendienst, and Phil Niekro, the team immediately brought Milwaukee "Big League" credentials, won the hearts of ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD