James Charlton

A Literary Companion

The Writer's Quotation Book

William Thompson

The Complete Guide to History, Strategy, Rules, and Records

Croquet

Barbara Gilson

Traditional and modern selections capturing the spirit of Christmas are brought together to be read aloud and to enhance the joyfulness of the season

A Christmas Treasury of Yuletide Stories and Poems

The National Pastime offers baseball history available nowhere else. Each fall this publication from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) explores baseball history with fresh and often surprising views of past players, teams, and events. Drawn from the research efforts of more than 6,700 SABR members, The National Pastime establishes an accurate, lively, and entertaining historical record of baseball. A Note from the Editor, Jim Charlton:My cap is off to my predecessor Mark Alvarez, the Connie Mack of SABR publications director, who toiled in the job for ten years. Mark is a long-time friend and, as it happens, lives in the same county in Connecticut; he has been generous and helpful during this transition. Having been in this job for a few months, I have an even greater appreciation for Mark's excellent work. Before him there were other fine and capable editors, each of whom built on the work of earlier people. These include John Holway, Bob Tiemann, and John Thorn, who edited the premiere issue of The National Pastime, in 1982. The Baseball Research Journal, begun in 1975, was for years edited by Bob Davids. Special editions of TNP were edited or co-edited by Pete Bjarkman, Paul Adomides, and Mark Rucker. Issue 22 of The National Pastime includes a variety of articles, a few of which have been in the works for several years. I particularly recommend Brian Turner's beautifully researched discovery on early integration. Bill Mead, author of Even the Browns, is one of my favorite writers, and his profile of Doc Hyland, the long-time Cards' physician, is most enjoyable; the estimable Gene Karst, probably SABR's senior member at 96, adds a wonderful anecdote. While I don't think I'll ever reach my goal of having a complete issue of TNP devoted to the Chicago Cubs, Art Ahrens' fine piece on the 1927 team is a good start. Dixie Tourangeau brings to life baseball's opening day one hundred years ago, and Lance Richbourg's affectionate and knowledgeable portrait of his father is the cover article. I want to thank the SABR members who served as peer reviewers for the articles here, as well as in the forthcoming BRJ: Ed Hartig, Phil Birnbaum, John Pastier, Steve Boren, Voros McCracken, Marshall Wright, Kevin Saldana, David Vincent, Dick Thompson, Rob Neyer, Jeff Orleans, Leslie Heaphy, Rob Wood, Gene Karst, Lyle Spatz, Neal Traven, Fred Ivor-Campbell, Bill Deane, Eric Enders, and Pete Bjarkman.

A Review of Baseball History

The National Pastime

More than 600 quotations from centuries of observations on writing, reading and books. Published for those who agree with Jason Epstein that “actual books will continue to be irreplaceable depositories of our collective wisdom.” Contributors include Eudora Welty, Patti Smith, Henry Miller, John Updike, Cicero, Groucho Marx, George Orwell, Marcel Proust, William Faulkner, E.L. Doctorow, Woody Allen, C.S. Lewis, Saul Bellow, Dorothy Parker, and hundreds more.

Book Love

A Corporate Companion

The Executive's Quotation Book

Records witty, cynical, serious, and irreverent thoughts on writing and publishing of such literary figures as Samuel Johnson, H.D. Thoreau, Mark Twain, Maxwell Perkins, Oscar Wilde, and William Faulkner

Lisbeth Mark

Cover reads "anecdotes, comforts, recollections and other amusements for every writer, editor and reader." 4x6.5". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Writer's Home Companion

Gathers quotations about education, learning, teaching, and the scholarly life

A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing

Linda Lee

Interpreting Handshakes, Gestures, Power Signals, and Sexual Signs

The Hand Book

The Selection of Burma Beans (Phaseolus Lunatus) for Low Prussic Acid Content

“Andy Aardvark was scared. Seriously scared. In the pale moonlight out on the African savvanah, digging into the tall termite mound. There it was.” Andy is an aardvark who lives in Africa, in an earth burrow on the edge of the savannah. He is a shy little fellow and forages for his food at night in anthills and termite mounds. When Andy awakens from his daytime sleep a letter has been delivered from a long lost aunt in Brazil. They are the giant anteater branch of the family. Her son Albert has been kidnapped and sent to a zoo near to Andy in Africa. Aunt Alice asks for his help to rescue her son and bring him to safety. Andy decides he must travel to the zoo and somehow rescue Albert. He feels that he needs help and resolves to ask his good friend Walter Warthog to come with him. Walter is a fine strapping fellow with impressive tusks and will be ideal protection from any danger. Will Andy and Walter be successful and rescue Albert, or will they encounter danger along the way?

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