Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525433821
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
A Vintage Shorts Selection • Almost three decades ago, iconic and incomparable American essayist Joan Didion’s now-classic report from the Dukakis campaign trail exposed, in no uncertain terms, the complete sham that is the modern American presidential run. Writing with bite and some humor too, Didion betrays “the process”—the way in which power is exchanged and the status quo is maintained. All insiders—politicians, journalists, spin doctors—participate in a political narrative that is “designed as it is to maintain the illusion of consensus by obscuring rather than addressing actual issues.” The optics of presidential campaigns have grown ever more farcical and remote from the needs and issues most relevant to Americans’ lives, and Didion’s elegant, shrewd, and prescient commentary has never been more urgent than it is right now. An ebook short.
Insider Baseball
Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525433821
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
A Vintage Shorts Selection • Almost three decades ago, iconic and incomparable American essayist Joan Didion’s now-classic report from the Dukakis campaign trail exposed, in no uncertain terms, the complete sham that is the modern American presidential run. Writing with bite and some humor too, Didion betrays “the process”—the way in which power is exchanged and the status quo is maintained. All insiders—politicians, journalists, spin doctors—participate in a political narrative that is “designed as it is to maintain the illusion of consensus by obscuring rather than addressing actual issues.” The optics of presidential campaigns have grown ever more farcical and remote from the needs and issues most relevant to Americans’ lives, and Didion’s elegant, shrewd, and prescient commentary has never been more urgent than it is right now. An ebook short.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525433821
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
A Vintage Shorts Selection • Almost three decades ago, iconic and incomparable American essayist Joan Didion’s now-classic report from the Dukakis campaign trail exposed, in no uncertain terms, the complete sham that is the modern American presidential run. Writing with bite and some humor too, Didion betrays “the process”—the way in which power is exchanged and the status quo is maintained. All insiders—politicians, journalists, spin doctors—participate in a political narrative that is “designed as it is to maintain the illusion of consensus by obscuring rather than addressing actual issues.” The optics of presidential campaigns have grown ever more farcical and remote from the needs and issues most relevant to Americans’ lives, and Didion’s elegant, shrewd, and prescient commentary has never been more urgent than it is right now. An ebook short.
Wrigley Field
Author:
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1612344119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1612344119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The Publishers Weekly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia
Author: Gary Gillette
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402760518
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 1880
Book Description
Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from before 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402760518
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 1880
Book Description
Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from before 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.
The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia
Author: Peter Palmer
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402747717
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 1840
Book Description
This baseball lover's ultimate guide features totally revised and up-to-date statistics and every active major league player's updated numbers.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402747717
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 1840
Book Description
This baseball lover's ultimate guide features totally revised and up-to-date statistics and every active major league player's updated numbers.
Baseball
Author: Edward J. Rielly
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803290051
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture looks at American society through the prism of its favorite pastime, discussing not only the game itself but a variety of topics with significance beyond the diamond. Its 269 entries, which vary in length from two hundred to twenty-five hundred words, explore the game?s intersection with race, gender, art, drug abuse, entertainment, business, gambling, movies, and the shift from rural to urban society. ø Filled with larger-than-life characters, baseball legends, sports facts and firsts, important milestones, and observations about daily life and popular culture, this encyclopedia is not only an excellent reference source but also an enjoyable book to browse.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803290051
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture looks at American society through the prism of its favorite pastime, discussing not only the game itself but a variety of topics with significance beyond the diamond. Its 269 entries, which vary in length from two hundred to twenty-five hundred words, explore the game?s intersection with race, gender, art, drug abuse, entertainment, business, gambling, movies, and the shift from rural to urban society. ø Filled with larger-than-life characters, baseball legends, sports facts and firsts, important milestones, and observations about daily life and popular culture, this encyclopedia is not only an excellent reference source but also an enjoyable book to browse.
The Working Press of the Nation
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
V.1 Newspaper directory.--v.2 Magazine directory.--v.3 TV and radio directory.--v.4 Feature writer and photographer directory.--v.5 Internal publications directory.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
V.1 Newspaper directory.--v.2 Magazine directory.--v.3 TV and radio directory.--v.4 Feature writer and photographer directory.--v.5 Internal publications directory.
New Serial Titles
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Baseball's Greatest Games
Author: Eric Enders
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581594034
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Contains all the Major League baseball's memorable moments from Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers to Matt Holiday's head-first slide to win the NL Wild Card in 2007.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581594034
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Contains all the Major League baseball's memorable moments from Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers to Matt Holiday's head-first slide to win the NL Wild Card in 2007.
Pud Galvin
Author: Brian Martin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476625514
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "Pud" Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death. During his 18-year career with Pittsburgh, Buffalo and St. Louis, he was one of the best-paid players in the game--but died penniless. The diminutive hurler was the first to reach 300 wins (and only four pitchers have amassed more). A determined researcher documented Galvin's record decades after his death and he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1965 with 365 wins. This book is the first comprehensive biography of Galvin and his use of a testosterone-based concoction--with eye-popping results--which earned him newfound attention as a pioneer of performance enhancing drugs.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476625514
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "Pud" Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death. During his 18-year career with Pittsburgh, Buffalo and St. Louis, he was one of the best-paid players in the game--but died penniless. The diminutive hurler was the first to reach 300 wins (and only four pitchers have amassed more). A determined researcher documented Galvin's record decades after his death and he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1965 with 365 wins. This book is the first comprehensive biography of Galvin and his use of a testosterone-based concoction--with eye-popping results--which earned him newfound attention as a pioneer of performance enhancing drugs.