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Author: Robert Rooney Publisher: Tate Publishing ISBN: 1622957458 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
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The summer of 1984 was shaping up to be the greatest for twelve-year-old Ryne Moreland. His beloved Chicago Cubs were on the way to their first penant in 39 years while he and his friends were in hot pursuit of a rumored black panther on the loose. And now that he had discovered girls, his ultimate goal was to obtain his first real kiss from good friend and fellow Cub lover, Marla Hebner. Helped by his good friends, Ryne has to overcome several awkward and comical obstacles to reach his goal and finds himself wondering if he will ever succeed. His journey takes a sudden and serious turn when Marla has to face life's ultimate test, sending Ryne on a search for life's ultimate answers. It is how the young girl and her family handle this test that becomes Ryne's first and greatest spiritual witness. In Summer of 84, Robert Rooney captures joy, laughter and tragedy through the eyes of a child coming of age.
Author: Robert Rooney Publisher: Tate Publishing ISBN: 1622957458 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
The summer of 1984 was shaping up to be the greatest for twelve-year-old Ryne Moreland. His beloved Chicago Cubs were on the way to their first penant in 39 years while he and his friends were in hot pursuit of a rumored black panther on the loose. And now that he had discovered girls, his ultimate goal was to obtain his first real kiss from good friend and fellow Cub lover, Marla Hebner. Helped by his good friends, Ryne has to overcome several awkward and comical obstacles to reach his goal and finds himself wondering if he will ever succeed. His journey takes a sudden and serious turn when Marla has to face life's ultimate test, sending Ryne on a search for life's ultimate answers. It is how the young girl and her family handle this test that becomes Ryne's first and greatest spiritual witness. In Summer of 84, Robert Rooney captures joy, laughter and tragedy through the eyes of a child coming of age.
Author: Randy Laist Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476686513 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 235
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The 1980s is remembered as a time of big hair, synthetic music, and microwave cookery. It is also remembered as the heyday of conservative politics, socioeconomic inequality, and moral panics. It is dichotomously remembered as either a nostalgic age of innocence or a regressive moral wasteland, depending on who you ask, and when. But, most of all, it is remembered. In retro fashion trends, in '80s-based film and television narratives, and through countless rebooted movies, video games, superheroes, and even political slogans imploring us to Make America Great Again (Again). More than merely a historical period, "the '80s" has grown into a contested myth, ever-evolving through the critical and expressive lens of popular culture. This book explores the many shapes the '80s mythos has taken across a diverse array of media. Essays examine television series such as Stranger Things, Cobra Kai, and POSE, films such as Dallas Buyers Club, Summer of '84, and Chocolate Babies, as well as video games, pop music, and toys. Collectively, these essays explore how representations of the 1980s influence the way we think about our past, our present, and our future.
Author: L. Jon Wertheim Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 1328637905 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 349
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A rollicking guided tour of one extraordinary summer, when some of the most pivotal and freakishly coincidental stories all collided and changed the way we think about modern sports The summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sports when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPN’s rise to media dominance as the country’s premier sports network and the first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, and Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, while Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. It was an awakening in the sports world, a moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today. In the tradition of Bill Bryson’s One Summer: America, 1927, L. Jon Wertheim captures these 90 seminal days against the backdrop of the nostalgia-soaked 1980s, to show that this was the year we collectively traded in our ratty Converses for a pair of sleek, heavily branded, ingeniously marketed Nikes. This was the year that sports went big-time.
Author: Doug Wilson Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1466872349 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 394
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Pudge marks the first biography of the Hall of Fame catcher, whose famous home run in the 1975 World Series has been called one of the greatest moment in the history of televised sport. Carlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and 80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game. A homegrown icon, Fisk rapidly became the face of one of the most storied teams in baseball, the Boston Red Sox of the 1970s. As a rookie making only $12,000 a year, he became the first player to unanimously win the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1972, upping both his pay grade and national recognition. Fisk's game-winning home run in Game Six of the hotly-contested 1975 World Series forever immortalized him in one of the sport's most exciting televised moments. Fisk played through an epic period of player-owner relations, including the dawn of free agency, strikes, and collusions. After leaving Boston under controversy in 1981, he joined the Chicago White Sox, where he played for 12 more major league seasons, solidifying his position as one of the best catchers of all time. Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination.
Author: Michaelangelo Matos Publisher: Hachette Books ISBN: 0306903350 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 480
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A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020 The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes Everybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It" to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," these iconic songs continue to dominate advertising, karaoke nights, and the soundtracks for film classics (Boogie Nights) and TV hits (Stranger Things). But the story of that thrilling, turbulent time, an era when Top 40 radio was both the leading edge of popular culture and a moral battleground, has never been told with the full detail it deserves - until now. Can't Slow Down is the definitive portrait of the exploding world of mid-eighties pop and the time it defined, from Cold War anxiety to the home-computer revolution. Big acts like Michael Jackson (Thriller), Prince (Purple Rain), Madonna (Like a Virgin), Bruce Springsteen (Born in the U.S.A.), and George Michael (Wham!'s Make It Big) rubbed shoulders with the stars of the fermenting scenes of hip-hop, indie rock, and club music. Rigorously researched, mapping the entire terrain of American pop, with crucial side trips to the UK and Jamaica, from the biz to the stars to the upstarts and beyond, Can't Slow Down is a vivid journey to the very moment when pop was remaking itself, and the culture at large - one hit at a time.
Author: Rin Mikimoto Publisher: Kodansha America LLC ISBN: 1642122378 Category : Languages : en Pages : 192
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Thanks to Yuni’s urging, Sakurai agrees to forget about the past and reconcile with his estranged father, Leo Sakurada, but… Then, Yuni and friends advance to the third year of high school! What will this new chapter in her life bring? As always, volume 8 of this "forbidden (?) love" comedy is packed full of twists and turns!
Author: Sonny Morin Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: 1685372198 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 150
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Adventures of a Chicano Spanish Teacher, Mexico and Beyond By: Sonny Morin Adventures of a Chicano Spanish Teacher, Mexico and Beyond serves as a memoir of sorts, covering the travel adventures Sonny Morín began as an undergrad and continues throughout his life. The stories in this book cover a span of thirty-some years, twelve years after his last adventure to Palenque and four years after his last adventure to Cozumel. He traveled to Jamaica, Alaska, Peru, and Palau in between the Palenque and Cozumel visits. The book is in three parts, Palenque, Cozumel, and the other locations. The adventures begin with stories to Palenque, through Mexico and Guatemala including: Agua Azul, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Oaxaca City, Puerto Angel, Flores, and Tikal. Part two of the book includes travels to Cozumel and excursions to the mainland including: Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Chichén Itzá, and Holbox. While part three covers all additional locations. A high-energy read, the book takes the reader right into the action of each adventure, each trip.
Author: Chris C. Park Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134671326 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 315
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This title, first published in 1987, provides an authoritative account of both the science and the politics of acid rain. Chris Park places the debates surrounding acid rain in context, and examines the full implications of scientific studies and the effects of acid rain on surface waters, soils and buildings. Evidence is drawn from around the world, including an examination of the damage in Scandinavia and Germany and the effects of acid rain in the U.K. and U.S.A. A comprehensive and relevant work, this is an important guide for students of geography, environment and sustainability and energy policy.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters Publisher: ISBN: Category : Governmental investigations Languages : en Pages : 1506
Author: Robert Rooney
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Author: Randy Laist
Author: L. Jon Wertheim
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Author: Sonny Morin
Author: Chris C. Park
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters