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Now available in paperback, the "fresh and fascinating" ("The Plain
Dealer," Cleveland), "splendid and brilliant" ("Philadelphia Daily
News") history of the early game by the Official Historian of Major
League Baseball.
Who really invented baseball? Forget Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown
and Alexander Cartwright. Meet Daniel Lucius Adams, William Rufus
Wheaton, and other fascinating figures buried beneath the
falsehoods that have accrued around baseball's origins. This is the
true story of how organized baseball started, how gambling shaped
the game from its earliest days, and how it became our national
pastime and our national mirror.
"Baseball in the Garden of Eden" draws on original research to tell
how the game evolved from other bat-and-ball games and gradually
supplanted them, how the New York game came to dominate other
variants, and how gambling and secret professionalism promoted and
plagued the game. From a religious society's plot to anoint Abner
Doubleday as baseball's progenitor to a set of scoundrels and
scandals far more pervasive than the Black Sox Fix of 1919, this
entertaining book is full of surprises. Even the most expert
baseball fan will learn something new with almost every page.
A comprehensive tome of baseball facts, figures, and
did-you-knows-- newly updated! For fans of baseball trivia, this
updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The
Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club
alternate, is sure to provide something for everyone, regardless of
team allegiance. The book covers the following topics: beginnings
of baseball, rules and records, umpires, how to play the game
(i.e., strategy), equipment, ballparks, famous faces (i.e., Hank
Aaron vs. Babe Ruth), managers, executives, trades, the media, big
moments in history, the language of baseball, superstitions and
traditions, spring training, today's game through the 2019 season,
and much more. Veteran sportswriter Dan Schlossberg weaves in
facts, figures, and famous quotes, discusses strategy, and provides
stats and images--many of them never previously published
elsewhere. With this book, you'll discover how the players'
approach, use of equipment, and even salaries and schedules have
changed over time. You will also learn the origin of team and
player nicknames, fun facts about the All-Star Game and World
Series, and so much more. The New Baseball Bible serves as the
perfect gift for fans of America's pastime.
The fascinating, true, story of baseball's amateur origins.
"Explores the conditions and factors that begat the game in the
19th century and turned it into the national pastime....A
delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love
from the first crack of the bat."-Paul Dickson, The Wall Street
Journal Baseball's true founders don't have plaques in Cooperstown.
The founders were the hundreds of uncredited amateurs - ordinary
people - who played without gloves, facemasks or performance
incentives in the middle decades of the 19th century. Unlike
today's pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They
worked, built businesses and fought against the South in the Civil
War. But that's not the way the story has been told. The wrongness
of baseball history can be staggering. You may have heard that
Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither
did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers
played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn't. You have read
that baseball's color line was uncrossed and unchallenged until
Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. You have been told that the clean,
corporate 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings were baseball's first
professional club. Not true. They weren't the first professionals;
they weren't all that clean, either. You may have heard
Cooperstown, Hoboken, or New York City called the birthplace of
baseball, but not Brooklyn. Yet Brooklyn was the home of baseball's
first fans, the first ballpark, the first statistics-and modern
pitching. Baseball was originally supposed to be played, not
watched. This changed when crowds began to show up at games in
Brooklyn in the late 1850s. We fans weren't invited to the party;
we crashed it. Professionalism wasn't part of the plan either, but
when an 1858 Brooklyn versus New York City series accidentally
proved that people would pay to see a game, the writing was on the
outfield wall. When the first professional league was formed in
1871, baseball was already a fully formed modern sport with
championships, media coverage, and famous stars. Professional
baseball invented an organization, but not the sport itself.
Baseball's amazing amateurs had already done that. Thomas W.
Gilbert's history is for baseball fans and anyone fascinating by
history, American culture, and how great things began.
As human populations grow, so do the resource demands imposed on
ecosystems, and the impacts of anthropogenic use and abuse are
becoming ever more apparent. This has led to the development of the
concept of ecosystem services, which describes the beneficial
functions provided by ecosystems for human society. Ecosystem
services are limited and hence threatened by over-exploitation, and
there is an urgent imperative to evaluate trade-offs between
immediate and long-term human needs and to take action to protect
biodiversity, which is a key factor in delivering ecosystem
services. To help inform decision-makers, economic value is
increasingly being associated with many ecosystem services and is
often based on the replacement with anthropogenic alternatives. The
on-going challenges of maintaining sustainable ecosystems and
prescribing economic value to nature is prompting
multi-disciplinary shifts in how we recognise and manage the
environment. This volume brings together emerging topics in
environmental science, making an excellent source for policy makers
and environmental consultants working in the field or related
areas. Ecosystem Services also serves as a concise and referenced
primer for advanced students and researchers in environmental
science and management.
Ranging from the Egypt of the Pharaohs to the present day,
Historical Atlas of Dermatology and Dermatologists offers a unique
insight into the history of dermatology and the influences that led
to present practice. It sheds new light on the emergence of
dermatology as a separate medical speciality and on some of the key
players who have contributed to its development. Arranged as an
illustrated time-line this volume features an exceptional range of
historical plates such as 'Molluscum contagiosum', from Thomas
Bateman's Delineations of Cutaneous Diseases, 1817, an 1869
painting of ichthyosis hystrix by Carl Heitzmann, and early
experiments in ultraviolet therapy by Finsen and colleagues in
1903. The authors have selected individuals representative of each
era, workers who dealt seriously with the dermatologic concerns of
the day, or who through their opinions or behavior project the
color and ambience of the period in which they lived. They have
included typical examples of the books, journals, instruments, and
devices that made up the annals and paraphernalia of the speciality
as it evolved. In order to know where you are going, you have to
know where you've been. The field of dermatology has been
fragmented in the last 30 years. It is becoming increasingly
difficult to answer the simple questions: What is dermatology and
what is a dermatologist? Research dermatology,
dermato-histopathology, pediatric dermatology, and the explosion of
surgical techniques have all made their mark on how dermatology is
practiced. Historical Atlas of Dermatology and Dermatologists
explores the development of this field and where it may be going in
the future.
First published in 1953, this new edition of the popular Classics in Clinical Dermatology with Biographical Sketches has been updated to include developments during the 50 years since its initial publication. It contains the complete contents of the first edition and presents over 30 additional papers, some of them classics not included in the first edition and other significant publications from the second half of the 20th century. The diseases depicted vary from daily clinical fare to the rarest of the rare. Some chapters provide case reports, while others are the result of countless hours spent meticulously studying patients. Compiled and edited by acknowledged leaders in the field, Classics in Clinical Dermatology with Biographical Sketches 50th Anniversary, Second Edition gives you a taste of the diagnostic problems confronted by master dermatologists and how they solved them.
One of the classic baseball stories, You Know Me Al, first
published in 1914, tells the story of the fictional Jack Keefe, a
bush league baseball player who earns a trip to the majors to pitch
for the Chicago White Sox. Set in pre World War I, the book is
comprised of letters that Keefe sends to his "old pal" Al. Through
the letters, the self-centered Keefe reveals his regular struggles
to maintain his position in the big leagues as well as his personal
life and juggle his financial difficulties. Nevertheless, the tales
from on and off the field as he travels with the team are full of
wit, insight, and entertainment. They include Keefe's encounters
with baseball legends such as Ty Cobb, Charles Comiskey, Walter
Johnson, and Eddie Cicotte. In this edition of the book, which
includes a foreword by acclaimed writer John Thorn, readers can
relive all of the glory of this historic era of baseball through
the eyes of one of Ring Lardner's most comical characters, a
century after his creation! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our
Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of
books for readers interested in sports books about baseball, pro
football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or
soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you
are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you
are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you
root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins,
or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins,
Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we
have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New
York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to
publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other
publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a
home.
The 1988 cult classic behind football's data analytics revolution,
now back in print with a new foreword and preface. Data analytics
have revolutionized football. With play sheets informed by advanced
statistical analysis, today's coaches pass more, kick less, and go
for more two-point or fourth-down conversions than ever before. In
1988, sportswriters Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, and John Thorn
proposed just this style of play in The Hidden Game of Football,
but at the time baffled readers scoffed at such a heartless
approach to the game. Football was the ultimate team sport and
unlike baseball could not be reduced to pure probabilities.
Nevertheless, the book developed a cult following among analysts
who, inspired by its unorthodox methods, went on to develop the
core metrics of football analytics used today: win probability,
expected points, QBR, and more. With a new preface by Thorn and
Palmer and a new foreword by Football Outsiders's Aaron Schatz, The
Hidden Game of Football remains an essential resource for armchair
coaches, fantasy managers, and fans of all stripes.
Base Ball is a peer-reviewed journal published annually. Offering
the best in original research and analysis, the journal promotes
study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to
1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture.
Long before Moneyball became a sensation, or Nate Silver turned the
knowledge he'd honed on baseball into electoral gold, John Thorn
and Pete Palmer were using statistics to shake the foundations of
the game. First published in 1984, The Hidden Game of Baseball
ushered in the sabermetric revolution by demonstrating that we were
thinking about baseball stats - and thus the game itself - all
wrong. Instead of praising sluggers for gaudy RBI totals or
pitchers for wins, Thorn and Palmer argued in favor of more subtle
measurements that correlated much more closely to the ultimate
goal: winning baseball games. The new gospel promulgated by Thorn
and Palmer opened the door for a flood of new questions, such as
how a ballpark's layout helps or hinders offense or whether a
strikeout really is worse than another kind of out. Taking
questions like these seriously - and backing up the answers with
data-launched a new era, showing fans, journalists, scouts,
executives, and even players themselves a new, better way to look
at the game. This brand-new edition retains the original, while
adding a new introduction by the authors tracing the book's
influence. A foreword by ESPN's lead baseball analyst, Keith Law,
details the book's central role in the transformation of baseball
coverage and team management. Thirty years after its original
publication, The Hidden Game is still bringing the high heat - a
true classic of baseball literature.
Baseball began as a schoolyard game, brought to America by the
colonists. It evolved rapidly over the second half of the
nineteenth century, with innovations and rule changes continuing
throughout the twentieth century and into the modern era. But why
and how did these changes take place? In Strike Four: The Evolution
of Baseball, Richard Hershberger examines the national pastime's
development, from the reasoning behind new rules and innovations to
the consequences of these changes-both intended and unintended-that
often led to a new round of modifications. Topics examined include
the dropped third strike, foul territory, nine innings, tagging up,
balls and strikes, tie games, equipment, the infield fly rule, and
many more. Ultimately, this book provides the reader with a
narrative history of how baseball evolved from an informal folk
game to the sport played in ballparks around the world today. As
such, Strike Four is a wonderful reference for sports fans and
historians of all generations.
The fascinating, true, story of baseball's amateur origins.
"Explores the conditions and factors that begat the game in the
19th century and turned it into the national pastime....A
delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love
from the first crack of the bat."-Paul Dickson, The Wall Street
Journal Baseball's true founders don't have plaques in Cooperstown.
The founders were the hundreds of uncredited amateurs - ordinary
people - who played without gloves, facemasks or performance
incentives in the middle decades of the 19th century. Unlike
today's pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They
worked, built businesses and fought against the South in the Civil
War. But that's not the way the story has been told. The wrongness
of baseball history can be staggering. You may have heard that
Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither
did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers
played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn't. You have read
that baseball's color line was uncrossed and unchallenged until
Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. You have been told that the clean,
corporate 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings were baseball's first
professional club. Not true. They weren't the first professionals;
they weren't all that clean, either. You may have heard
Cooperstown, Hoboken, or New York City called the birthplace of
baseball, but not Brooklyn. Yet Brooklyn was the home of baseball's
first fans, the first ballpark, the first statistics-and modern
pitching. Baseball was originally supposed to be played, not
watched. This changed when crowds began to show up at games in
Brooklyn in the late 1850s. We fans weren't invited to the party;
we crashed it. Professionalism wasn't part of the plan either, but
when an 1858 Brooklyn versus New York City series accidentally
proved that people would pay to see a game, the writing was on the
outfield wall. When the first professional league was formed in
1871, baseball was already a fully formed modern sport with
championships, media coverage, and famous stars. Professional
baseball invented an organization, but not the sport itself.
Baseball's amazing amateurs had already done that. Thomas W.
Gilbert's history is for baseball fans and anyone fascinating by
history, American culture, and how great things began.
SABR 50 at 50 celebrates and highlights the Society for American
Baseball Researchâs wide-ranging contributions to baseball
history. Established in 1971 in Cooperstown, New York, SABR has
sought to foster and disseminate the research of baseballâwith
groundbreaking work from statisticians, historians, and independent
researchersâand has published dozens of articles with
far-reaching and long-lasting impact on the game. Among its current
membership are many Major and Minor League Baseball officials,
broadcasters, and writers as well as numerous former players. The
diversity of SABR membersâ interests is reflected in this
fiftieth-anniversary volumeâfrom baseball and the arts to
statistical analysis to the Deadball Era to women in baseball. SABR
50 at 50 includes the most important and influential research
published by members across a multitude of topics, including the
sabermetric work of Dick Cramer, Pete Palmer, and Bill James, along
with Jerry Malloy on the Negro Leagues, Keith Olbermann on why the
shortstop position is number 6, John Thorn and Jules Tygiel on the
untold story behind Jackie Robinsonâs signing with the Dodgers,
and Gai Berlage on the Colorado Silver Bullets womenâs team in
the 1990s. To provide history and context, each notable research
article is accompanied by a short introduction. As SABR celebrates
fifty years this collection gathers the organizationâs most
notable research and baseball history for the serious baseball
reader. Â Â
A project of SABR's Nineteenth Century Committee, INVENTING
BASEBALL brings to life the greatest games to be played in the
game's early years. From the "prisoner of war" game that took place
among captive Union soldiers during the Civil War, to the first
intercollegiate game (Amherst versus Williams), to the first
professional no-hitter, the games in this volume span 1833-1900 and
detail the athletic exploits of such players as Cap Anson, Moses
"Fleetwood" Walker, Charlie Comiskey, Mike "King" Kelly, and John
Montgomery Ward. 42 SABR members contributed chapters to the
effort, including Bill Felber, Bill Nowlin, Bob Bailey, Bob
Tiemann, Casey Tibbitts, Charles Faber, Cliff Blau, Craig Waff,
David Arcidiacano, Dick McBane, Donald Jensen, Edward Achorn, Frank
Vaccaro, Greg Rhodes, Irv Goldfarb, James Rygelski, Jean-Pierre
Caillault, Jeff Samoray, Jerry Casway, Jerry Grillo, Jim Overmyer,
Jimmy Keenan, Joanne Hulbert, John Bauer, John Husman, John Thorn,
John Zinn, Jon Barnes, Kathy Torres, Lyle Spatz, Mark Pestana, Mike
Harrington, Parker Bena, Patricia Millen, Paul Browne, Peter
Mancuso, Phil Dixon, Rich Bogovich, Richard Hershberger, Terry
Gottschall, W. Lloyd Johnson, and William Lamb.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
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"Savor her book in a comfortable chair, with a glass of
sherry."--"Bon Appetit" "Elizabeth David has the intelligence,
subtlety, sensuality, courage and creative force of the true
artist."--"Wine and Food"
"The best food writer of her time."--Jane Grigson, "Times
Literary Supplement"
"An Omelette and a Glass of Wine" is a culinary classic by the
greatest food writer of the mid-twentieth century, and one of the
greatest food writers of any era. This revered volume contains a
collection of articles Elizabeth David originally wrote for
magazines and newspapers such as the "Spectator," "Gourmet,"
"Vogue," and the "Sunday Times" (London). It offers delightful
explorations of food and cooking, among which are its namesake
essay and other such gems as "Syllabubs and Fruit Fools," "Sweet
Vegetables, Soft Wine," "Pleasing Cheeses," and "Whisky in the
Kitchen." David's many admirers will cherish this new edition, and
readers new to her writing will marvel at her wisdom and grace.
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Ever since his first book, "Simple Cooking," and its acclaimed
successors, "Outlaw Cook," "Serious Pig, "and "Pot on the Fire,"
John Thorne has been hailed as one of the most provocative,
passionate, and accessible food writers at work today. In "Mouth
Wide" "Open, "his fifth collection, he has prepared a feast for the
senses and intellect, charting a cook's journey from ingredient to
dish in illuminating essays that delve into the intimate pleasures
of pistachios, the Scottish burr of real marmalade, how the Greeks
made a Greek salad, the (hidden) allure of salt anchovies, and
exploring the uncharted territory of improvised breakfasts and
resolutely idiosyncratic midnight snacks. Most of all, his
inimitable warmth, humor, and generosity of spirit inspire us to
begin our own journey of discovery in the kitchen and in the
age-old comfort and delight of preparing food.
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