Download or read book Becoming Mr October written by Reggie Jackson and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soul-baring, brutally candid, and highly colorful memoir of the two years--1977 and 1978--when Reggie Jackson went from being an outcast to a Yankee legend. In the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world. The best player on the Oakland A's dynasty teams, he was the first big-money free agent wooed by George Steinbrenner into coming to the New York Yankees. But, as Reggie writes in this vivid and surprising memoir, until his initial experience with the Yankees, "I didn't know what alone meant." Persevering against an alcoholic manager, ostracism from teammates, and negative stereotypes in the New York City press, Jackson fought against the odds to become "Mr. October." Filled with revealing anecdotes about the notorious "Bronx Zoo" Yankees of the late 1970s, bluntly honest portrayals of his teammates and competitors, and especially of manager Billy Martin, Becoming Mr. October is a revelatory self-portrait of a baseball icon at the height of his public fame and private anguish.
Download or read book Mr October written by Maury Allen and published by Crown. This book was released on 1981 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mr October written by Nicole S. Goodin and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Masen Lennox. Music superstar. Recovering alcoholic....and in need of a fake girlfriend. Masen's reputation as music's bad boy finds him on the verge of losing his entire career, and the best way to clean up his act is to get a woman on his arm. Billie has no idea what she's in for when she agrees to play the part of Masen's girlfriend, but as lines between real and fake start to blur, she's about to find out."--Back cover.
Download or read book Thank You Mr Falker written by Patricia Polacco and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-05-04 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we. This inspiring story will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement, or any special teacher who has made a difference in the child's life.
Download or read book The Rest Is Noise written by Alex Ross and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.
Download or read book Learning to Ski with Mr Magee written by Chris Van Dusen and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One winter morning, Mr. Magee and his little dog, Dee, head out bright and early to learn how to ski. But what begins as a pleasant day in the snow quickly goes downhill when a run-in with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging above an abyss! How will Dee and Magee find their way out of this snowy situation? Chris Van Dusen, the creator of Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee and A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, has crafted yet another fun-filled adventure for Magee fans old and new.
Download or read book Mr Stink written by David Walliams and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second original, touching, twisted, and most of all hilarious novel for children from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children’s author in the country – beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Download or read book Mister October written by Neil Gaiman and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FEEDERS AND EATERSNeil Gaiman UNDER THE PYLONGraham Joyce A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR Matthew Costello HELL HATH ENLARGED HERSELFMichael Marshall Smith FIGURES IN RAINChet Williamson AS YOU HAVE MADE USElizabeth Massie THOUGHTFUL BREATHSPeter Crowther NEVER BACK AGAINMatti Hautala A GIRL, SITTINGMark Morris BLOOD BROTHERSRichard Chizmar LITTLE BROTHERS-PORTFOLIOStephen R. Bissette TIGHT LITTLE STITCHES IN A DEAD MAN'S BACKJoe R. Lansdale CRAVINGYvonne Navarro lXCHEL'S TEARSJose R. Nieto LIFE DURING DEATHDuane Swierczynski AFTER THE ELEPHANT BALLETGary A. Braunbeck OVERNIGHT GUESTCraig Shaw Gardner SPRINGFIELD REPEATERJack M. Haringa CONJURER-BOOK I: THE GRIEVETom Piccirilli THE YEAR THE MUSIC DIEDF. Paul Wilson PROPERTY CONDEMNED-A STORY OF PINE DEEPJonathan Maberry PLAYING THE HUDDYSJohn M. McIlveen CRASHING DOWNWeston Ochse
Download or read book Mr Paint Pig s ABC s written by Richard Scarry and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Huckle and Lowly on a trip through Busytown as they hunt for objects that begin with the letters of the alphabet. Their search has them looking through everything from fruit carts to airplanes.
Download or read book Captain Bligh and Mr Christian written by Richard Hough and published by Chatham Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bounty set out in 1788 to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies as a cheap source of food for slaves. But the combination of the tough discipline of Bligh and the attractions of life in the South Sea Islands drove Fletcher Christian and part of the crew to mutiny, and Bligh along with those loyal to him were set adrift in the ship's launch. Their remarkable 3,600-mile, open-boat voyage to Timor is one of the great feats of navigation, while the story of the mutineers' discovery of the uninhabited island of Pitcairn and their attempt to fashion a community away from the pursuing ships of the Royal Navy is as tense as it is horrific. This drama of mutiny, courage, remarkable voyages, human deceit and treachery, first published in 1972, provides an account of this episode of maritime history.
Download or read book Well Really Mr Twiddle written by Enid Blyton and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite trying his best to be helpful and kind, Mr. Twiddle only causes problems and confusion: he forgets his New Year's Resolution (which is not to forget anything), locks a goose in his dog's kennel, and reports his front door as stolen. Despite making so many silly mistakes, it seems that Mr. Twiddle will never learn from them.
Download or read book Mr October written by Maury Allen and published by New Amer Library. This book was released on 1982 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the career of the great and controversial baseball star is combined with Jackson's outspoken views on politics, race, life, sports, money, women, and fame
Download or read book Mr Gazoo written by Tom Toles and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1987 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cartoons offer a humorous look at the economy, U.S. foreign policy, the Arms talks, the Strategic Defense Initiative, tax reform, and Irangate
Download or read book Fur Seal Arbitration written by Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rachel Carson written by Linda Lear and published by HMH. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authoritative biography of the marine biologist and nature writer whose book Silent Spring inspired the global environmentalist movement. In a career that spanned from civil service to unlikely literary celebrity, Rachel Carson became one of the world’s seminal leaders in conservation. The 1962 publication of her book Silent Spring was a watershed event that led to the banning of DDT and launched the modern environmental movement. Growing up in poverty on a tiny Allegheny River farm, Carson attended the Pennsylvania College for Women on a scholarship. There, she studied science and writing before taking a job with the newly emerging Fish and Wildlife Service. In this definitive biography, Linda Lear traces the evolution of Carson’s private, professional, and public lives, from the origins of her dedication to natural science to her invaluable service as a brilliant, if reluctant, reformer. Drawing on unprecedented access to sources and interviews, Lear masterfully explores the roots of Carson’s powerful connection to the natural world, crafting a “fine portrait of the environmentalist as a human being” (Smithsonian). “Impressively researched and eminently readable . . . Compelling, not just for Carson devotees but for anyone concerned about the environment.” —People “[A] combination of meticulous scholarship and thoughtful, often poignant, writing.” —Science “A sweeping, analytic, first-class biography of Rachel Carson.” —Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book The Great and Dangerous written by Chris Westwood and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have a list too and your name is on it. . . Ben Harvester and Becky Sanborne are clocking off after a normal shift at the Ministry of Pandemonium, guiding the souls of the newly-dead to the afterlife. But the enemy are still smarting after their catastrophic defeat at Halloween and are keen for revenge. A freak tornado that destroys Becky's house is only the start. When thirteen souls are stolen following a bomb explosion on Bad Saturday, the Ministry staff know that it heralds an all-out war with the Lords of Sundown. But little does Ben suspect how far their influence spreads. Who is the mysterious whisperer at his school? And why does Ben feel so uneasy about his mother's new boyfriend? The brilliant follow-up to the highly acclaimed Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood takes readers on a thrilling journey through the streets of London and to the gates of Abhorra. Fantastically gripping until the very last page.
Download or read book Graveyard Shift written by Chris Westwood and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spooky fantasy-adventure in which death is only the beginning!When Ben Harvester meets the mysterious Mr. October in London's Highgate Cemetery, he has no idea what a strange and dramatic turn his life is about to take. But Ben soon discovers that Mr. October works for the Ministry of Pandemonium, a secret organization responsible for tracking down lost souls and guiding them to the afterlife. And Mr. October wants him to be his new recruit.As Ben's apprenticeship begins, his eyes are opened to a new world of wonder -- a world where magic is real and ghosts haunt every crime scene, accident site, and hospital corridor.But with the wonder comes horror. Because the Ministry is not the only organization hunting spirits of the dead. The ghoulish Lords of Sundown want those spirits for their own sinister reasons. And as far as they're concerned, Ben's just chosen the wrong side in a very dangerous war.Ill-mannered spooks and fearsome monsters populate the alternative London of this charming paranormal adventure!
