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Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball
Jeff Katz - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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The never-before-told story of the momentous season torn in half by the bitter players strike.1981 was a watershed moment in American sports, when players turned an oligarchy of owners into a game where they had a real voice. Midway through the season, a game-changing strike ripped baseball... |
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Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain
Alan Light - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the former senior editor of Rolling Stone and author of The Holy or the Broken, called "thoughtful and illuminating" by The New York Times, a new book on the unlikely coming-to-be of Prince's now legendary album.Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film - each one a commercial... |
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Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine
Michael Ian Black - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author and stand-up comedian Michael Ian Black delivers a frank and funny memoir about confronting his genetic legacy as he hits his forties.Whether it's family history, religion, aging, or his parents, Michael Ian Black always has something to say in the dry,... |
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Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
Chuck Klosterman - Scribner
Format: Paperback
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From the author of the highly acclaimed heavy metal memoir Fargo Rock City comes another hilarious and discerning take on massively popular cultureset in Chuck Klostermans den and your owncovering everything from the effect of John Cusack flicks to the crucial role of breakfast cereal to the awesome... |
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Intangiball: The Subtle Things That Win Baseball Games
Lonnie Wheeler - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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"A unique and refreshing ode to the "little things" that represent baseball's heartbeat--the player who, in countless ways, makes other players better. Intangiball tracks the progress of the Cincinnati Reds through five years of culture change, beginning with the trades... |
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Letters from a Nut
Ted L Nancy
Format: Hardcover
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Who is Ted L. Nancy?He's a concerned hotel guest searching for a lost tooth... He's a superstitious Vegas high-roller who wants to gamble at a casino in his lucky shrimp outfit... He's the genius inventor of "Six Day Underwear"... He's a deman |
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