Joe Cox: 11 books
Almost Perfect
The Heartbreaking Pursuit of Pitching's Holy Grail
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
The rich, poignant tales of major league baseball’s most hard-luck fraternity—the pitchers of its Almost-Perfect Games
From 1908 to 2015, there have been thirteen pitchers who have begun Major League Baseball games by retiring the first twenty-six opposing batters, but then, one out from...
Fightin' Words
Kentucky vs. Louisville
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
The long-standing rivalry between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals is one of the most heated in college basketball. Facing off against each other on the court for over a century, the intrastate rivalry became red-hot over thirty years ago when the two faced each other in 1983 NCAA...
Voice of the Wildcats
Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
As one of the first voices of the University of Kentucky men's basketball program, Claude Sullivan (1924--1967) became a nationally known sportscasting pioneer. His career followed Kentucky's rise to prominence as he announced the first four NCAA championship titles under Coach Adolph Rupp and covered...
A Fine Team Man
Jackie Robinson and the Lives He Touched
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Jackie Robinson famously said that a life is not important except for the impact it has on other lives. As we celebrate Robinson’s 100th birthday in January 2019, Stealing Home profiles nine figures whose lives were altered by the “great experiment,” as the integration of baseball was called...
by Ryan Clark, Joe Cox
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
The essential collection of activities and experiences for all Wildcats fanatics
Even the most die-hard Wildcats fans haven’t done everything there is to experience in and around Lexington. From ordering the infamous breadstick at Joe Bologna’s Restaurant to visiting the Joe Craft Center, this...
by Ryan Clark, Joe Cox
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program is the winningest in the history of the sport, and this book explores those wins along with the personalities, events, and facts that any and every Wildcats fan should know. Wildcats stars from more than a century of success are highlighted, including...
Fightin' Words
Kentucky vs. Louisville
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Over 100 years ago, the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville met for the first time on the basketball court. Over thirty years ago, the intra-state rivals faced each other in the original Dream Game.” Fightin’ Words will have the inside stories of these games and others from...
The Immaculate Inning
Unassisted Triple Plays, 40/40 Seasons, and the Stories Behind Baseball's Rarest Feats
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The Immaculate Inning shines a light on the miracle of baseball’s endless possibility—the way that on any given day, someone (maybe a star, or maybe a scrub) could perform the rarest of single-game feats or cap off a seemingly unobtainable chase for a record. Covering a selection of the most unusual,...
by Joe Cox
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Would you have enjoyed being a captive anthropoid in a zoo 100 years ago? Today, modern zoological parks simulate the natural habitats of the species in their sanctuaries. Gorillas and chimps thrive and reproduce. Many are released back into the wild. But in the corporate world management doesnt seem...
Blended Learning in Practice
A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
A guide to both theory and practice of blended learning offering rigorous research, case studies, and methods for the assessment of educational effectiveness.
Blended learning combines traditional in-person learning with technology-enabled education. Its pedagogical aim is to merge the scale,...
Supply Chains, Markets and Power
Managing Buyer and Supplier Power Regimes
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2001
Supply Chains, Markets and Power takes resource-based thinking forward by stressing the need for a dynamic and entrepreneurial conception of resource acquisition and management. This book will be essential reading for all those with a professional or academic interest in supply chain management.