2007, ISBN: 9780767913201

London England: Corgi, 2001. Paperback. Small mark to bottom edge of end inside cover. No British sportsman has intrigued the public more than Gweoffrey Boycott. A record-breaking Test cr… Meer...

London England: Corgi, 2001. Paperback. Small mark to bottom edge of end inside cover. No British sportsman has intrigued the public more than Gweoffrey Boycott. A record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Boycott has never been far from controversy. From highlights like his hundreth century at Headingley against Australia in 1977 to low points suchs as the squalid court case in France in 1998, his has been a dramatic roller-coaster of a life lived in the public eye. Based on meticulour research this book cuts through the Boycott mythology to expose the truth about his charismatic, single-minded and often exasperating personality, lifting the lid on one of cricket's great enigmatic characters. Illustrated. 339 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). . 1st Corgi Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Corgi, 2001, 2.5, London England: Snowbooks, 2006. Paperback. A passionate love affair and a shocking discovery threaten her sanity and her very life....Devastated by the death of the beloved grandfather who raised her, precocious young pianist Eleanor Rose heeds the words of the unknown woman in her dream. Leaving the security of her privileged life in Boston, she heads for Eden's Meadow, a Louisana estate which she has never seen, and which has been closed since her grandmother died there mysteriously twenty-five years earlier. 459 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). . 1st UK Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Snowbooks, 2006, 3, US: Ulysses Press, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Learn all the slang words and modern street phrases you never got to in Jap anese class with this fun, super-handy English-Japanese phrasebook. Next time you're traveling or just chattin' in Japanese with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: Cool slang Funny insults Explicit terms Raw swear words Dirty Japanese teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets from Tokyo to Kyoto from "What's up?" (Ossu?) to "I'm smashed," (Beron beron ni nattekita.)., Ulysses Press, 2007, 3, US: Anchor, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend - and a lightning rod for controversy i n life and in death? Still a gangly teenager when he stepped into a Boston Red Sox uniform in 19 39, Williams's boisterous personality and penchant for towering home runs e arned him adoring admirers and venomous critics. In 1941, the entire countr y followed Williams's stunning .406 season, a record that has not been touc hed in over six decades. Then at the pinnacle of his prime, Williams left B oston to train and serve as a fighter pilot in World War II, missing three full years of baseball, making his achievements all the more remarkable. Ted Willams's personal life was equally colorful. His attraction to women ( and their attraction to him) was a constant. He was married and divorced th ree times and he fathered two daughters and a son. He was one of corporate America's first modern spokesmen, and he remained, nearly into his eighties , a fiercely devoted fisherman. With his son, John Henry Williams, he devot ed his final years to the sports memorabilia business, even as illness over took him. And in death, controversy and public outcry followed Williams and the disagreements between his children over the decision to have his body preserved for future resuscitation in a cryonics facility--a fate, many arg ue, Williams never wanted. With unmatched verve and pass., Anchor, 2005, 3<

2005, ISBN: 9780767913201

US: Anchor, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. … Meer...

US: Anchor, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend - and a lightning rod for controversy i n life and in death? Still a gangly teenager when he stepped into a Boston Red Sox uniform in 19 39, Williams's boisterous personality and penchant for towering home runs e arned him adoring admirers and venomous critics. In 1941, the entire countr y followed Williams's stunning .406 season, a record that has not been touc hed in over six decades. Then at the pinnacle of his prime, Williams left B oston to train and serve as a fighter pilot in World War II, missing three full years of baseball, making his achievements all the more remarkable. Ted Willams's personal life was equally colorful. His attraction to women ( and their attraction to him) was a constant. He was married and divorced th ree times and he fathered two daughters and a son. He was one of corporate America's first modern spokesmen, and he remained, nearly into his eighties , a fiercely devoted fisherman. With his son, John Henry Williams, he devot ed his final years to the sports memorabilia business, even as illness over took him. And in death, controversy and public outcry followed Williams and the disagreements between his children over the decision to have his body preserved for future resuscitation in a cryonics facility--a fate, many arg ue, Williams never wanted. With unmatched verve and pass., Anchor, 2005, 3<