Taylor Publishing: 636 books
by Russell D. Butcher
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2005
The 42,000 acres that comprise Acadia National Park include glacier-worn granite mountains, rocky cliffs, crystal blue ponds and lakes, and a dramatic coastline where waves collide spectacularly with dramatic headlands. This book describes the flora, fauna, and geology of the park, as well as a number...
John Wayne
My Father
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
In John Wayne: My Father, Aissa Wayne delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. The result is an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring hero's humanity.
Lau's Laws on Hitting
The Art of Hitting .400 for the Next Generation; Follow Lau's Laws and Improve Your Hitting!
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
After working as a minor league hitting instructor, Charley Lau Jr. began his quest to resolve the myths and misunderstandings on how to hit a baseball in the most effective way possible. This book not only includes the secret ingredients to building the most dynamic swing possible, but he shows, step-by-step, how to teach yourself or your students.
Dictionary of Jewish Terms
A Guide to the Language of Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The vocabulary of Judaism includes religious terms, customs, Hebrew, Aramaic and Yiddish terms, terms related to American Jewish life and the State of Israel. All are represented in this new guide, with easy to read explanation and cross-references.
by Steve Eubanks
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2001
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, was an ordained minister, gifted orator, and charismatic leader who championed African Americans, civil rights, moral courage, and a truly free America. Dr. King was assassinated in 1968 at age 39, but not before he had changed the world with his inspirational wisdom and words.
Quotable Reagan
Words of Wit, Wisdom, Statesmanship By and About Ronald Reagan, America's Great Communicator
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2001
Former President Reagan, long remembered as the Great Communicator, never was at a loss for words, and his profound wisdom and wit are presented in this unique, impactful book covering more than fifty years from Hollywood to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and beyond.
Quotable Wooden
Words of Wisdom, Preparation, and Success By and About John Wooden, College Basketball's Greatest Coach
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
John Wooden was arguably the greatest college basketball coach of all time, a teacher as well as mentor whose handiwork produced a dynasty bridging the 1960s and 1970s. Quotable Wooden is a compilation of more than two hundred quotes by and about Wooden. Among the topics covered are his playing days...
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Denver, The Broncos, and a Coming of Age
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
Asserting that the 1977 AFC champion Denver Broncos were the tipping point for the transformation of Denver, Colorado from cowtown to today's sports and entertainment mecca, author Terry Frei provides an intimate look at the team and the city it brought together at a time of great change. Along with...
Wildcats to Powercats
K-State Football Facts and Trivia
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2000
Beginning with the first official football game played by K-State in 1896, the purple-clad gridders always struggled to find respectability. By the end of the 1980s, the team was mired in a 30-game winless streak and considered the worst college football team in America.
Then the turn around.
Bill...
Mudville Madness
Fabulous Feats, Belligerent Behavior, and Erratic Episodes on the Diamond
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The extent to which remarkable things can happen on a baseball field is virtually limitless. Bats break, balls carom wildly, personalities clash, and playing fields are invaded by uninvited guests.
Mudville Madness is for baseball fans who seek something beyond the standard boxscores—something...
Peyton Manning
The Last Rodeo
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Peyton Manning is America’s quarterback. And America loves a great comeback story. Less than two years after Manning was fired from the Indianapolis Colts, he led the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl and won pro football’s Most Valuable Player award for the fifth time. In 2013, Manning broke the...
New York City Baseball
The Golden Age, 1947–1957
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
In the heady days after World War II, the nation was ready for excitement and heroes, and a city—New York—was eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers—with their rivalries, their successes, their stars—provided the show.
New...
The Art of Sportscasting
How to Build a Successful Career
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2001
Author Tom Hedrick has elicited and gathered strategic and tactical advice from the top professionals in sporstcasting. Over 76 top-notch sports broadcasting personalities share their experience and acquired wisdom, including Curt Gowdy, Ray Scott, Bob Costas, Jack Buck, Jim Nantz, Keith Jackson,...
Courting Success
Muffet McGraw's Formula for Winning--in Sports and in Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2003
In the shadows of the nation's most storied football program, Muffet McGraw has quietly built the Notre Dame women's basketball program into a national power. Arguably, women's basketball has been the university's most consistently successful varsity sport. Over the past 15 years, Irish women's basketball...