From the sandlots of San Francisco to the power centers of baseball, this book tells the story of Joe Cronin, one of twentieth-century baseball’s major players, both on the field and off.For most of his playing career, Cronin (1906–84) was the best shortstop in baseball. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956, he was a manager by the age of twenty-six and a general manager at forty-one. He was the youngest player-manager ever to play in the World Series, and he managed the Red Sox lon...

Americans in the 1950s found new ways of enjoying themselves, from the rapid proliferation of television sets into every home, to the dawn of a new age of popular music, rock and roll, symbolized by a charismatic crooner named Elvis Presley. Baseball's place in American culture was still paramount, though the competition was gaining.In Boston, the baseball landscape changed dramatically in 1953 when the Braves moved to Milwaukee. Despite having the city to themselves, the Red Sox s...

The 1936 Yankees, the 1963 Dodgers, the 1975 Reds, the 2010 Giants—why do some baseball teams win while others don’t?General managers and fans alike have pondered this most important of baseball questions. The Moneyball strategy is not the first example of how new ideas and innovative management have transformed the way teams are assembled. In Pursuit of Pennants examines and analyzes a number of compelling, winning baseball teams over the past hundred-plus years,...

From the moment of its inception, the quintessentially American sport of baseball has included cheating. Sometimes that rule-skirting is embraced as ingenious hijinks; other times, reviled as an unforgivable trespass. But what exactly is the difference? Why is skipping bases less egregious than signing underage players? Is sign-stealing evidence of ingenuity, or does it fundamentally change the nature of the game?In Intentional Balk, nationally-recognized baseball historia...

An essential experience of being a baseball fan is the hopeful anticipation of seeing the hometown nine make a run at winning the World Series. In Paths to Glory, Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt review how teams build themselves up into winners. What makes a winning team like the 1900 Brooklyn Superbas or the 1917 White Sox or the 1997 Florida Marlins? And how are these teams different? What makes each championship team a unique product of its time? Armour and Levitt provide the hi...

A groundbreaking book founded on extensive original research, designed to determine how restorative dialogue works, and the role of forgiveness within it.The research involved interviews with 20 victims who went through a Victim Offender Dialogue (used in crimes of severe violence), and documents how the shifts in energy during the course of their dialogue moves the toxicity associated with the crime to a different place. This study explores the role of bilateral forgiveness in res...

"Although Restorative Justice Dialogue is not a long text, it is an impressive achievement. Each chapter is rich in content, as Umbreit and Armour blend theory, practice, empirical research, and case studies to discuss a range of topics from specific models of restorative justice to the role of facilitators in restorative justice dialogue."--PsycCRITIQUES"Restorative Justice Dialogue presents a thorough and comprehensive explanation and as...

Tiny armor? Grow a suit*Is your armor too small for the battles you fight? Does your heart and mind feel the flaming arrows of the enemy? It doesn't have to be that way. As a follower of Christ, you have been given a suit of spiritual armor. But you've probably believed a lie...that you were given a "fully functional" suit of armor. Turns out you got a "fully functional starter kit" which will get you to heaven....but between now and then, the strength and depth of...

King Asa has ruled for many years, but his time is running out. The unfortunate mistakes of the past continue to haunt him, and trouble is brewing in Judah.The nation is surrounded by dangerous enemies as the king's health fails and pain weakens his lifelong faith. Enemies from outside the kingdom are surely to be expected, but are there also enemies within? The old king is widely-loved, but his bitter refusal to accept criticism has led him to oppress innocents. Could they be seek...

FIRST TRADE EDITIONReleased in memory and honor of Virginia Miller Pawlak on her birthday, May 18.Roll out the barrel for a wild, humorous ride of growing up in an unforgettable family of sixteen!Sweet 16: A lively memoir of a family of sixteenAs the seventh child in a house bursting with personalities, the author guides you through the hilarious, heartfelt, and chaotic decades of the 60s, ...

In this enlightening book, Mark Chew provides practical tips and insights to help student leaders, business owners, managers and leaders in any organisation to discover and identify their leadership style. Drawing on his wealth of experience, Mark presents and expounds on key characteristics that the ideal leader should possess. Inspiring and illuminating, and filled with fascinating stories and vivid illustrations, this leadership guide book will renew your mind and empower you to become the...

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse" (Malachi 4:5-6).This message is needed now more than ever.The curse will be banished and blessings will return when fathers and mothers turn their hearts to their children (whether biological or spiritual)in r...