A League of His Own tells the remarkable story of A.G. Spalding—the pitcher, mogul, and visionary who shaped baseball and the sporting goods empire.Albert Goodwill Spalding became the initial star pitcher of the first professional sports association, cofounded baseball’s National League, founded the world’s greatest sporting goods empire, owned the team that became the Chicago Cubs, organized an around-the-world tour to promote baseball, b...

Persuasive attacks have captured public interest for centuries. These attacks uniquely span the range from high level politics to celebrity scandal. Each context highlights totally different harmful behaviors, yet key strategies are employed in consistent, and surprisingly unique, ways.This book investigates the nature of persuasive attack by examining the strategies used in various cases to denigrate an individual or organization for their behavior and/or character. Beginning with...

In the last decade, the rules for "outliving" heart disease—living well with your heart until you die of some other cause—have changed dramatically.Dr. Richard Stein, the director of Preventive Cardiology at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, cuts through the constant stream of new reports and often-contradictory information about preventing and treating heart disease with his 10 new rules:Rule No. 1: Be Alert to Symptoms that Signal Imminent Heart AttackRule No....

A compilation of Washington, DC, attorney Jacob Stein's essays about lawyers, judges, clients, literature, and popular culture. The essays in this volume have previously appeared in Washington Lawyer, American Scholar, the Times Literary Supplement, and Wilson Quarterly. From the Author: One of these days a tired lawyer, in retreat from the quickly running statute of limitations, and hiding out in a bookstore as I have done, will discover this book. And it may just happen that one or two o...

Drawing on examples of worldwide best practice urban planning, Leslie A. Stein uses an evidence-based approach and a consideration of underlying ideologies to find the universal patterns, solutions and responses to common urban planning problems.

Golf for Beginning Players provides solid advice on swing, position and feel that is more sensible that the lion's share of gimmickry peddled in contemporary golf literature. The guide was published in 1938 and so contains a fair amount of lost golf jargon. From old club sizes ("Brassie" and "Mashie") to forgotten scoring jargon. Did you know a match is said to be at "dormie" when one side is as many holes ahead as there are holes left to play? This is a short, helpful and inexpensive addi...

THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages;* interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole;* readable and applicable exposition.

Despite the continued study of poetry in Western school curricula, poetry is often regarded as either elitist or inaccessible, and there has been a declining interest in both the publication and purchase of poetic works within the broader community. Despite the cultivation of interest within a narrow literary field with poetry journals and writer’s associations, poets have struggled to convert their art into a mainstream commercial product the way that authors, sculptors, or musicians have...

Covering all the knowledge and skills needed for everyday duties as well as success on certification and recertification exams, The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition, is an essential resource for allied health personnel working in ophthalmology, optometry, opticianry, and other eye care settings. Drs. Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, and Melvin I. Freeman are joined by new editor Dr. Rebecca Stein and several new contributing authors who provide practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular ...

From the Author:One of these days a tired lawyer, in retreat from the quickly running statute of limitations, and hiding out in a bookstore as I have done, will discover this book. And it may just happen that one or two of the remarks that follow will remind the tired counselor that the ungrateful client, the unresponsive judge, the damnation of deadlines are all common to those of us who must extract a living from the contention of others.About the Author:Jacob A. St...

Neuroimaging in Addiction presents an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the functional and structural imaging human studies that have greatly advanced our understanding of this complex disorder. Approaching addiction from a conceptual rather than a substance-specific perspective, this book integrates broad neuropsychological constructs that consider addiction as a neuroplastic process with genetic, developmental, and substance-induced contributions.The internationally re...

The twentieth century witnessed an explosion of new nations carved out of existing ramshackle empires and multiethnic states. Many observers contend that the creation of new states will continue indefinitely, with the two hundred of today becoming the four hundred of tomorrow as more groups seek independence. This provocative and compelling book explores the impact of globalization and terrorism on this trend, arguing convincingly that the era of national self-determination has finally com...