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 apart, the first time a season had ever been stopped in the middle because of a strike. Marvin Miller and the MLB Players Association squared off against Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and the owners in a fight to protect players rights to free agency and defend Americas pastime.Though a time bomb was ticking as the 1981 season began, the game rose to impressive---and now legendary---heights. Pete Rose chased Stan Musials National League hit record and rookie Fernando Valenzuela was creating a sensation as the best pitcher in the majors when the stadiums went dark and the players went on strike.
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1250045215
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Hardcover
Let's Go Crazy
By Light, Alan
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 success and cultural milestone. How did this semi-autobiographical musical masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock sounds come to alter the recording landscape and become an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans? Purple Rain is widely considered to be among the most important albums in music history and often named the best soundtrack of all time. It sold over a million copies in its first week and blasted to #1 on the charts, where it would remain for a full six months and eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide.
Publisher: n/a
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9781476776729
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Hardcover
Navel Gazing
By Black, Michael Ian
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, irreverent voice that has captured a fan base of millions. When a medical diagnosis forces him to realize he's not getting any younger, he reexamines his life as a middle-aged guy - of course, in the deadpan wit and self-deprecating vignettes that have become trademarks of his humor. The alt-comedy take on getting older, Navel Gazing is a funny-because-it's-true memoir about looking around when you're forty and realizing that life is about more than receding hairlines and proving one's manliness on Twitter - it's about laughing at yourself.
Publisher: n/a
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1476748829
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Hardcover
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
By Klosterman, Chuck
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 power of the Dixie ChicksCountless writers and artists have spoken for a generation but no one has done it quite like Chuck Klosterman With an exhaustive knowledge of popular culture and an almost effortless ability to spin brilliant prose out of unlikely subject matter Klosterman attacks the entire spectrum of postmodern America reality TV Internet porn Pamela Anderson literary Jesus freaks and the real difference between apples and oranges of which there is none And dont even get him started on his love life and the whole Harry-Met-Sally situation Whether deconstructing Saved by the Bell episodes or the artistic legacy of Billy Joel the symbolic importance of The Empire Strikes Back or the CelticsLakers rivalry Chuck will make you think hell make you laugh and hell drive you insaneusually all at once Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs is ostensibly about art entertainment infotainment sports politics and kittens butreallyits about us All of us As Klosterman realizes late at night in the moment before he falls asleep In and of itself nothing really matters What matters is that nothing is ever in and of itself Read to believe.
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9780743236010
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Paperback
Intangiball
By Wheeler, Lonnie
"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 of decorated veterans Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. It also draws liberally from such character-conscious clubs as the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays. Author, sportswriter, and eternal fan of the game, Lonnie Wheeler systematically identifies the performance-enhancing qualities (PEQs) that together comprise the "communicable competitiveness" that he calls "teamship." Intangiball is not designed to debunk Moneyball, but rather to sketch in what it left out: "What order is there to a baseball world in which a struggling rookie benefits not a bit from the encouraging words of the veteran who drapes his arm around the kid's shoulders; in which Derek Jeter's professionalism serves none but him; in which there is no reward for hustle, no edge for enthusiasm, no payoff for sacrifice; in which there is no place for the ambient contributions of David Eckstein, Marco Scutaro, or the aging, battered Scott Rolen; in which shared purpose serves no purpose?" Intangibles, as it turns out, not only ennoble the game; they help win it.
Publisher: n/a
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9781451696028
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Hardcover
Difficult Men
By Martin, Brett
A riveting and revealing look at the shows that helped cable television drama emerge as the signature art form of the twenty-first century.In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cable networks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched televisions narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. No longer necessarily concerned with creating always-likable characters, plots that wrapped up neatly every episode, or subjects that were deemed safe and appropriate, shows such as The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men, Deadwood, The Shield, and more tackled issues of life and death, love and sexuality, addiction, race, violence, and existential boredom.
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9781594204197
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Hardcover
Letters from a Nut
By Nancy, Ted L
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
Split Season
By Katz, Jeff
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 apart, the first time a season had ever been stopped in the middle because of a strike. Marvin Miller and the MLB Players Association squared off against Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and the owners in a fight to protect players rights to free agency and defend Americas pastime.Though a time bomb was ticking as the 1981 season began, the game rose to impressive---and now legendary---heights. Pete Rose chased Stan Musials National League hit record and rookie Fernando Valenzuela was creating a sensation as the best pitcher in the majors when the stadiums went dark and the players went on strike.
Let's Go Crazy
By Light, Alan
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 success and cultural milestone. How did this semi-autobiographical musical masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock sounds come to alter the recording landscape and become an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans? Purple Rain is widely considered to be among the most important albums in music history and often named the best soundtrack of all time. It sold over a million copies in its first week and blasted to #1 on the charts, where it would remain for a full six months and eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide.
Navel Gazing
By Black, Michael Ian
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, irreverent voice that has captured a fan base of millions. When a medical diagnosis forces him to realize he's not getting any younger, he reexamines his life as a middle-aged guy - of course, in the deadpan wit and self-deprecating vignettes that have become trademarks of his humor. The alt-comedy take on getting older, Navel Gazing is a funny-because-it's-true memoir about looking around when you're forty and realizing that life is about more than receding hairlines and proving one's manliness on Twitter - it's about laughing at yourself.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
By Klosterman, Chuck
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 power of the Dixie ChicksCountless writers and artists have spoken for a generation but no one has done it quite like Chuck Klosterman With an exhaustive knowledge of popular culture and an almost effortless ability to spin brilliant prose out of unlikely subject matter Klosterman attacks the entire spectrum of postmodern America reality TV Internet porn Pamela Anderson literary Jesus freaks and the real difference between apples and oranges of which there is none And dont even get him started on his love life and the whole Harry-Met-Sally situation Whether deconstructing Saved by the Bell episodes or the artistic legacy of Billy Joel the symbolic importance of The Empire Strikes Back or the CelticsLakers rivalry Chuck will make you think hell make you laugh and hell drive you insaneusually all at once Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs is ostensibly about art entertainment infotainment sports politics and kittens butreallyits about us All of us As Klosterman realizes late at night in the moment before he falls asleep In and of itself nothing really matters What matters is that nothing is ever in and of itself Read to believe.
Intangiball
By Wheeler, Lonnie
"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 of decorated veterans Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. It also draws liberally from such character-conscious clubs as the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays. Author, sportswriter, and eternal fan of the game, Lonnie Wheeler systematically identifies the performance-enhancing qualities (PEQs) that together comprise the "communicable competitiveness" that he calls "teamship." Intangiball is not designed to debunk Moneyball, but rather to sketch in what it left out: "What order is there to a baseball world in which a struggling rookie benefits not a bit from the encouraging words of the veteran who drapes his arm around the kid's shoulders; in which Derek Jeter's professionalism serves none but him; in which there is no reward for hustle, no edge for enthusiasm, no payoff for sacrifice; in which there is no place for the ambient contributions of David Eckstein, Marco Scutaro, or the aging, battered Scott Rolen; in which shared purpose serves no purpose?" Intangibles, as it turns out, not only ennoble the game; they help win it.
Difficult Men
By Martin, Brett
A riveting and revealing look at the shows that helped cable television drama emerge as the signature art form of the twenty-first century.In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cable networks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched televisions narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. No longer necessarily concerned with creating always-likable characters, plots that wrapped up neatly every episode, or subjects that were deemed safe and appropriate, shows such as The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men, Deadwood, The Shield, and more tackled issues of life and death, love and sexuality, addiction, race, violence, and existential boredom.
Letters from a Nut
By Nancy, Ted L
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