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From Tidewater To The Shenandoah - Snapshots From Virginia's Rich Baseball Legacy (Paperback): David Driver, Lacy Lusk From Tidewater To The Shenandoah - Snapshots From Virginia's Rich Baseball Legacy (Paperback)
David Driver, Lacy Lusk
R750 R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Save R83 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
To Whom it Concerns (Paperback): Lia-Mae Kass To Whom it Concerns (Paperback)
Lia-Mae Kass
R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Baseball Birthright - Chronicles & Connections (Paperback): Pasquale A Carlucci A Baseball Birthright - Chronicles & Connections (Paperback)
Pasquale A Carlucci
R382 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R22 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Meet Me At The Bat (Paperback): George Falkowski Meet Me At The Bat (Paperback)
George Falkowski
R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Walter Johnson Had No Idea - A Life with Baseball (Paperback): Robert McCammon Walter Johnson Had No Idea - A Life with Baseball (Paperback)
Robert McCammon
R762 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Physics of Baseball (Paperback, Revised ed): Robert Adair The Physics of Baseball (Paperback, Revised ed)
Robert Adair
R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Blending scientific fact and sports trivia, Robert Adair examines what a baseball or player in motion does-and why. How fast can a batted ball go? What effect do stitch patterns have on wind resistance? How far does a curve ball break? Who reaches first base faster after a bunt, a right- or left-handed batter? The answers are often surprising -- and always illuminating.

This newly revised third edition considers recent developments in the science of sport such as the neurophysiology of batting, bat vibration, and the character of the "sweet spot." Faster pitchers, longer hitters, and enclosed stadiums also get a good, hard scientific look to determine their effects on the game.

Filled with anecdotes about famous players and incidents, The Physics of Baseball provides fans with fascinating insights into America's favorite pastime.

Baseball and Cultural Heritage (Hardcover): Gregory Ramshaw, Sean Gammon Baseball and Cultural Heritage (Hardcover)
Gregory Ramshaw, Sean Gammon
R3,202 R2,205 Discovery Miles 22 050 Save R997 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The influence of baseball heritage in society and culture Baseball's past has been lauded, romanticized, and idealized, and much has been written about both the sport and its history. This is the first volume to explore the understudied side of baseball-how its heritage is understood, interpreted, commodified, and performed for various purposes today. These essays reveal how baseball's heritage can be a source of great enjoyment and inspiration, tracing its influence on constructed environments, such as stadiums and monuments, and food and popular culture. The contributors discuss how its heritage can be used to address social, political, and economic aims and agendas and can reveal tensions about whose past is remembered and whose is laid aside. Contributors address race and racism in the sport, representations of women in baseball, ballparks as repositories for baseball's heritage, and the role of museums in generating the game's heritage narrative. Providing perspectives on the social impact and influence of baseball in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United Kingdom, Baseball and Cultural Heritage shows how the performance of baseball heritage can reflect the culture and heritage of a nation. A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Paul A. Shackel

Parents Guide To Travel Ball - Pros & Cons of Travel Baseball & Softball (Paperback): Bill Leatherman Parents Guide To Travel Ball - Pros & Cons of Travel Baseball & Softball (Paperback)
Bill Leatherman
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Ball's Game - The Ball Talks (Paperback): Stefan Mathis A Ball's Game - The Ball Talks (Paperback)
Stefan Mathis
R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Sputnik Season - 1957: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (Paperback): Noel Hynd The Sputnik Season - 1957: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (Paperback)
Noel Hynd
R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Who's Who in New York Baseball - The All-Time Greatest Players (Paperback): Jeremy Pollutro Who's Who in New York Baseball - The All-Time Greatest Players (Paperback)
Jeremy Pollutro
R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Seventh Babe - A Novel by Jerome Charyn (Paperback): Jerom Charyn The Seventh Babe - A Novel by Jerome Charyn (Paperback)
Jerom Charyn
R468 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cooper... Out of Left Field - Based on true incidents of a young boy's triumph over Autism (Paperback): Krisy Dinh Cooper... Out of Left Field - Based on true incidents of a young boy's triumph over Autism (Paperback)
Krisy Dinh; Edited by Gabe Trieu; Michael Pappace
R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Field a Ground Ball - An Ultimate Guide for Infielders (Paperback): Ted Kubiak How to Field a Ground Ball - An Ultimate Guide for Infielders (Paperback)
Ted Kubiak
R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Baseball's Brief Lives - Player Stories Inspired by the Infinite Inning (Paperback): David Roth Baseball's Brief Lives - Player Stories Inspired by the Infinite Inning (Paperback)
David Roth; Steven Goldman
R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Color of the Stars - Advancing a Game; Advancing a Race (Paperback): Kenneth Charles Hine Sr The Color of the Stars - Advancing a Game; Advancing a Race (Paperback)
Kenneth Charles Hine Sr
R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Majoring in the Minors (Paperback): Patrick Sullivan Majoring in the Minors (Paperback)
Patrick Sullivan
R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
George Mitrovich's Baseball Notes - The Informed Opinions of an Elegant Gentleman (Paperback): Tim Peeler, Timothy Dwight... George Mitrovich's Baseball Notes - The Informed Opinions of an Elegant Gentleman (Paperback)
Tim Peeler, Timothy Dwight Mitrovich; George Mitrovich
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ultimate Baseball Activity Book - Crosswords, Word Searches, Puzzles, Fun Facts, Trivia Challenges and Much More for... The Ultimate Baseball Activity Book - Crosswords, Word Searches, Puzzles, Fun Facts, Trivia Challenges and Much More for Baseball Lovers! (Perfect Baseball Gift) (Paperback)
Kurt Taylor
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
108 Stitches - A Girl Grows Up With Baseball (Paperback): Addie Beth Denton 108 Stitches - A Girl Grows Up With Baseball (Paperback)
Addie Beth Denton
R608 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With its sprawl of teams in major, minor, and independent leagues, with its narrative interwoven with our national history, with its catalog of larger-than-life characters, baseball is always a story. The story of baseball is often told by the players and the managers whose faces we recognize. Those storytellers are always men. But this baseball story is a girl's coming-of-age memoir. Addie Beth Denton's 108 Stitches reminds us of the women and girls whose lives were shaped by America's national pastime. Denton's father and uncle were baseball men: her uncle, Harry Craft, was a manager for major league franchises in Kansas City, Chicago, and Houston. As a minor league coach, Harry Craft was Mickey Mantle's first manager. 108 Stitches captures the sights, smells, and sensations of growing up with baseball from Addie Beth's unique vantage point. There are home runs, no-hitters, cantankerous old-timers, and ambitious young gunners, but there are also warmhearted family stories, adolescent melodramas, and the multifaceted experiences of girlhood lived within a man's world. Written for fans young and old, male and female, Addie Beth Denton's memoir stitches together her heartfelt memories of a nostalgic period in American and baseball history.

Little Things Win Big Games - Practicing for Perfection (Paperback): Ed Nielsen, Larry Gabe Little Things Win Big Games - Practicing for Perfection (Paperback)
Ed Nielsen, Larry Gabe
R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pennsylvania's All-Time Baseball Team (Paperback): John J. Rust Pennsylvania's All-Time Baseball Team (Paperback)
John J. Rust
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Long Journey Home - Discovering Life After the Game (Paperback): Richard A Williams My Long Journey Home - Discovering Life After the Game (Paperback)
Richard A Williams
R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spring Meditation (Paperback): Kevin Miller Spring Meditation (Paperback)
Kevin Miller; Selected by Lana Hechtman Ayers
R261 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R20 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Real Story of The Negro Leagues (Paperback): Wayne Moody The Real Story of The Negro Leagues (Paperback)
Wayne Moody
R660 R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Save R56 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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