Respected by his baseball peers, beloved by Chicago fans and teammates, Ernie Banks did everything there was to do in the game he loved. Everything, that is, except play in a World Series. How and why that experience eluded him during one season of particular promise—1969—is a key storyline of this fresh look at one of baseball's legendary players. Banks, who had picked cotton outside Dallas as a youth, ascended from a barnstorming semipro team to the major leagues after Kansas City Monarc...

Fully updated and revised, with new photographs and glaze recipes, this is the third edition of this classic guide to ash glazes.Forever curious and eager to learn new things about ceramics, Phil Rogers constantly tinkered with clay bodies, glaze formulae and approaches to firing. This volume is his seminal work on transforming ash into glaze: an essential text for all potters and ceramicists with additional relevance today with its focus on prioritising the use of...

A New York Times bestsellerForeword by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans nationwide.More than a century old, the game of baseball is resistant to change—owners, manage...

Part of the ""Carriage by Sea"" series, this second edition contains statistical information on coal consumption, production and trade, including comparative statistics by geographical area, together with full analysis. The carriage of coal by sea, including the specifications and problems of vessels used to carry coal, terminal operations and charterparties are also covered, as are some of the most frequently arising claims and preventative measures. The book is suitable for companies inv...

Valdemar Vågen er en succesrig direktør, der befinder sig midt i livet. Han er single, arbejde er hans eneste hobby, firmaet hele hans verden. På vej til arbejde kører en elbil en dag ind i Valdemars cykel. Da han vågner, ligger han på hospitalet med en brækket skulder. Hvad nu? Hvad med firmaet? Hvordan skal de klare sig uden ham?Skulderoperationen trækker ud, og langsomt begynder Valdemar Vågen at falde til blandt de søde sygeplejersker og sine medpatienter på hospitalet. Så godt,...

Blackstone Audio presents an eclectic mix of stories, plays and sketches dedicated to the thinking paranoiac. Gore, sex, horror, literature and edifying morals—what more could you want from an audiobook?This collection includes "In a Grove," upon which Akira Kurosawa based his classic film, Rashomon; an adult fairy tale by the author of Winnie-the-Pooh; the real story (honest!) behind Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel The Moon Maid; and cautionary and scary ta...

Budge Rogers: A Rugby Life is the long overdue biography of one of rugby's most iconic players, Derek Prior Budge Rogers. The story of the wing forward who lit up rugby grounds around the world in the 1960s and 1970s with dazzling and determined wing play, Rogers is a true rugby great. He captained Bedford RFC for five seasons, including the year they won the National Cup in his last game for the club. He spent nine years as England captain and toured overseas with the British Lio...

When the history of horror comics was written, one name stood and still stands above the rest: EC Comics. With equal parts suspense, gore, camp, and revenge, the triumvirate of EC’s horror output laid the groundwork for what was to come from many of the genre’s greatest writers and directors.Now, Pocket Universe Productions (producers of the X-Files and Locke & Key audio dramas) presents EC’s The Vault of Horror, its stories adapted and p...

Between the poles of a church's non-involvement in church planting and a church's pursuit of planting through pragmatic methods, Churches Planting Churches guides churches in a biblically faithful approach to engage in training and sending church planters and teams. With an experienced team of pastors and church planters, thirteen contributors consider foundation, preparation, establishment, development, and care for a church plant. Readers will find a substantial guide for the A-...

There is a timeless, inspirational message to be found when talking about the Merritt Island years of Adrian Rogers. With a priority upon the inerrant Word of God preached in a dynamic and endearing way along with an emphasis upon personal evangelism, the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and an innovative vision for comprehensively ministering to "the whole man...physical, mental, and spiritual," contemporary readers will feel as though Adrian Rogers once again stands behind t...

'It is impossible to win everything he has won' – Tadej Pogacar'Explains why and how the Belgian champion will remain the greatest cyclist of all time' – Planète CyclismeThe author puts the Belgian's most beautiful wins in perspective by looking at his opponents'– L'Est Républicain'Merckx is in a class by himself' – Jacques AnquetilA UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF MERCKX'S DOMINANCE OF CYCLING, W...

Insects - Science Fiction StoriesThis audio book collection features three captivating stories about interstellar insects. "The Mad Planet" by Murray Leinster is a thrilling tale about a world consumed by monstrous insects and the struggle of humanity to survive. "The Red Dust" is another exciting story from Leinster, where a space explorer encounters a strange and deadly form of red dust that turns out to be a highly intelligent and dangerous insect species. Lastl...