Author: John McNamara Publisher: Georgetown University Press ISBN: 1626167206 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
Book Description
The celebration of Washington D.C. basketball is long overdue. The D.C. metro area stands second to none in its contributions to the game. Countless figures who have had a significant impact on the sport over the years have roots in the region, including E.B. Henderson, the first African-American certified to teach public school physical education, and Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to take the court in an actual NBA game. The city's Spingarn High School produced two players – Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing – recognized among the NBA’s 50 greatest at the League’s 50th anniversary celebration. No other high school in the country can make that claim.These figures and many others are chronicled in this book, the first-ever comprehensive look at the great high school players, teams and coaches in the D.C. metropolitan area. Based on more than 150 interviews, The Capital of Basketball is first and foremost a book about basketball. But in discussing the trends and evolution of the game, McNamara also uncovers the turmoil in the lives of the players and area residents as they dealt with prejudice, educational inequities, politics, and the ways the area has changed through the years.
Author: John McNamara Publisher: Laurel Leaf ISBN: 9780440973539 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 126
Book Description
A ninth-grade genius with a reputation for being a nerd wreaks revenge on his tormentors using his latest science project, by which he can invade their homes via their television screens.
Author: John McNamara Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc. ISBN: 9780822209102 Category : American drama Languages : en Pages : 68
Book Description
THE STORIES: PRESENT TENSE. It's the day of the high-school prom, and Norm Prescot, a love-smitten teenager, is beset with doubts. Will his girlfriend, Ann, keep their date or will she claim that she has to stay at the bedside of her aunt Gladys, w
Author: John D Niles Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 9780393330106 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Enhancing Heaneys masterful bestselling translation of this classic Old English poem, Niless illustrations help modern-day readers visualize the story by bringing it to life.
Author: John M. McNamara Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0198815778 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 353
Book Description
This novel reassessment of the field presents the central concepts in evolutionary game theory and provides an authoritative and up-to-date account. The focus is on concepts that are important for biologists in their attempts to explain observations. This strong connection between concepts and applications is a recurrent theme throughout the book.
Author: John McNamara Publisher: Whitman Pub Llc ISBN: 9780794828110 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
Fans will find reproductions of old game programs, historic tickets, numerous postcards, and photos. These fascinating replicas include a 1911 team photo, a 1920 fundraising brochure for the first Byrd Stadium, and a 1960 poster featuring Gary Collins.
Author: John M. McNamara Publisher: ISBN: Category : Authors Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Summers on the Nebraska Shore explores the dynamics and fluid nature of family. Love, passion and loss feature prominently. Edwin Garside, a successful novelist, reviews his nomadic life, second-guessing many of his decisions, establishing a writer’s retreat as a tool for both solidifying his literary legacy and his connections with his family; goals he learns are entwined.The theme of isolation peppers his many novels and the notion of retreating to his family’s farmstead, but surrounding himself with young writers and family, stirs within him a desire to reclaim, or rediscover, those links and connections he abandoned decades earlier. A lover’s absence influences every decision, every nuance of his actions. But when his dream is destroyed, he steps back and examines the plans he had formulated. He shifts, refocuses on what now seems more important to him: family. He stops trying so hard to cement those bonds and instead places himself within their sphere, allowing relationships to grow more organically, less forced."--Amazon.
Author: John McNamara
Author: John McNamara
Author: John McNamara
Author: John McNamara
Author: John D Niles
Author: John M. McNamara
Author: John McNamara
Author: John M. McNamara
Author: John McNamara
Author: John McNamara