Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Archives of Memory

A Soldier Recalls World War II

by Alice M. Hoffman, Howard S. Hoffman ...

"Tell me about the war"—these words launched a ten-year project in oral history by a husband-and-wife team. Howard Hoffman fought in World War II from Cassino to the Elbe as a mortar crewman and a forward observer. His war experiences are of intrinsic interest to readers who seek a foot soldier's view of those historic events. But the principal purpose of this study was to explore the bounds of ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

"Tell me about the war"—these words launched a ten-year project in oral history by a husband-and-wife team. Howard Hoffman fought in World War II from Cassino to the Elbe as a mortar crewman and a forward observer. His war experiences are of intrinsic interest to readers who seek a foot soldier's view of those historic events. But the principal purpose of this study was to explore the bounds of
... Read more
Thinking about Oral History

Theories and Applications

by Thomas L. Charlton, Alice M. Hoffman, Howard S. Hoffman, Kim Lacy Rogers, Eva M. McMahan, Sherna Berger Gluck, Mary Chamberlain, Valerie Raleigh Yow0, Jeff Friedman1, Charles Hardy III2, Pamela Dean3, Richard Cándida Smith4 ...

A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent authors capture the current state-of-the-art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application. ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent authors capture the current state-of-the-art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application.
... Read more
Handbook of Oral History

by Rebecca Sharpless, Mary Chamberlain, Pamela Dean, James E. Fogerty, Jeff Friedman, Sherna Berger Gluck, Charles Hardy III, Alice M. Hoffman0, Howard S. Hoffman1, Elinor A. Mazé2, Eva M. McMahan3, Charles T. Morrissey4, Kim Lacy Rogers5, Linda Shopes6, Valerie Raleigh Yow7, Ronald J. Grele8, Mary A. Larson9, Richard Cándida Smith0 ...

Originally intending to produce the first comprehensive scholarly reference guide to the antecedents, practices, and theory of oral history, the editors have gone even further, creating a highly readable and useful tool for scholars, students, and the general public. Covering the vast scope of this increasingly popular field, the eminent contributors discuss almost every aspect of a field that ... Read more

$100.99 CAD

Originally intending to produce the first comprehensive scholarly reference guide to the antecedents, practices, and theory of oral history, the editors have gone even further, creating a highly readable and useful tool for scholars, students, and the general public. Covering the vast scope of this increasingly popular field, the eminent contributors discuss almost every aspect of a field that
... Read more
Audiobook

The Last Hero

A Life of Henry Aaron

by Howard Bryant ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

21 hours 50 min

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry Aaron’s reputation has only grown in magnitude: he broke existing records (rbis, total bases, extra-base hits) and set new ones (hitting at least thirty home runs per season fifteen times, becoming the first player in history to hammer five hundred home runs and three thousand hits). But his influence extends beyond statistics, and at long last ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry Aaron’s reputation has only grown in magnitude: he broke existing records (rbis, total bases, extra-base hits) and set new ones (hitting at least thirty home runs per season fifteen times, becoming the first player in history to hammer five hundred home runs and three thousand hits). But his influence extends beyond statistics, and at long last
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Fifteen More Great Novellas

by Robert E. Howard, E.T.A. Hoffman, Edith Wharton, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, Henry Chapman Mercer, Various Authors ...

Narrated by Cathy Dobson ...

Unabridged

23 hours 51 min

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers:"Pigeons from Hell" by Robert E. Howard"The Cremona Violin" by E. T. A. Hoffman"Pomegranate Seed" by Edith Wharton"Room Number Ten" by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor"The Screaming Skull' by F. Marion Crawford"The Wolf Book" by Henry Chapman Mercer"Absolute Evil" by Julian Hawthorne"The Legend" by Edith Wharton"The Twins" by Bessie Kyffin-Ta ... Read more

$96.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers:"Pigeons from Hell" by Robert E. Howard"The Cremona Violin" by E. T. A. Hoffman"Pomegranate Seed" by Edith Wharton"Room Number Ten" by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor"The Screaming Skull' by F. Marion Crawford"The Wolf Book" by Henry Chapman Mercer"Absolute Evil" by Julian Hawthorne"The Legend" by Edith Wharton"The Twins" by Bessie Kyffin-Ta
... Read more
Audiobook

The Last Hero

A Life of Henry Aaron

by Howard Bryant ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Abridged

9 hours 32 min

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry Aaron’s reputation has only grown in magnitude: he broke existing records (rbis, total bases, extra-base hits) and set new ones (hitting at least thirty home runs per season fifteen times, becoming the first player in history to hammer five hundred home runs and three thousand hits). But his influence extends beyond statistics, and at long last ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry Aaron’s reputation has only grown in magnitude: he broke existing records (rbis, total bases, extra-base hits) and set new ones (hitting at least thirty home runs per season fifteen times, becoming the first player in history to hammer five hundred home runs and three thousand hits). But his influence extends beyond statistics, and at long last
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Audiobook

Stan Musial

An American Life

by George Vecsey ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

When baseball fans voted on the top twenty-five players of the twentieth century in 1999, Stan Musial didn’t make the cut. This glaring omission—later rectified by a panel of experts—raised an important question: How could a first-ballot Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, still rank as the most underrated athlete of all time?In Stan Musial, veteran ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

When baseball fans voted on the top twenty-five players of the twentieth century in 1999, Stan Musial didn’t make the cut. This glaring omission—later rectified by a panel of experts—raised an important question: How could a first-ballot Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, still rank as the most underrated athlete of all time?In Stan Musial, veteran
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Satchel

The Life and Times of an American Legend

by Larry Tye ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige“Among the rare biographies of an athlete that transcend sports . . . gives us the man as well as the myth.”—The Boston Globe**Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through dogged detective work, ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige“Among the rare biographies of an athlete that transcend sports . . . gives us the man as well as the myth.”—The Boston Globe**Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through dogged detective work,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Luckiest Man

The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

by Jonathan Eig ...

Narrated by Edward Herrmann ...

Abridged

5 hours 47 min

The definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legend Lou Gehrig.Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend—the Iron Horse, the stoic New York Yankee who was the greatest first baseman in history, a man whose consecutive-games streak was ended by a horrible disease that now bears his name. But as this definitive new biography makes clear, Gehrig’s life was more complicated—and, perhaps, ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

The definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legend Lou Gehrig.Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend—the Iron Horse, the stoic New York Yankee who was the greatest first baseman in history, a man whose consecutive-games streak was ended by a horrible disease that now bears his name. But as this definitive new biography makes clear, Gehrig’s life was more complicated—and, perhaps,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Willie Mays

The Life, The Legend

by James S. Hirsch ...

Narrated by Michael Boatman ...

Abridged

10 hours 9 min

The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays.Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays.Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Ted Williams

The Biography of an American Hero

by Leigh Montville ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

20 hours 34 min

He was 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 in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his Hall of Fame career twice to serve his country as a fighter pilot; to embrace his fans while tangling with the ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

He was 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 in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his Hall of Fame career twice to serve his country as a fighter pilot; to embrace his fans while tangling with the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Big Bam

The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

by Leigh Montville ...

Narrated by Adam Grupper ...

Abridged

6 hours 7 min

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever to loom in baseball—and in the history of organized sports.“[Montville is] one ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever to loom in baseball—and in the history of organized sports.“[Montville is] one
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“howard s hoffman”

Archives of Memory

Thinking about Oral History

Handbook of Oral History

The Last Hero

Fifteen More Great Novellas

The Last Hero

People who read these also enjoyed

Stan Musial

Satchel

Luckiest Man

Willie Mays

Ted Williams

The Big Bam

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“howard s hoffman”

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed