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  • Joe Cronin

    A Life in Baseball

    by Mark Armour ...
    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 ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • In Pursuit of Pennants

    Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball

    by Mark Armour, Daniel R. Levitt ...
    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 ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Intentional Balk

    Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating

    by Daniel Levitt, Mark Armour ...
    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 ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Red Sox Baseball in the Days of Ike and Elvis

    The Red Sox of the 1950s

    by Mark Armour, Bill Nowlin ...
    Series series The SABR Digital Library
    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 ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • The Great Eight

    The 1975 Cincinnati Reds

    by Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) ...
    Series series Memorable Teams in Baseball History
    The 1975 Cincinnati Reds, also known as the “Big Red Machine,” are not just one of the most memorable teams in baseball history—they are unforgettable. While the Reds dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976, it was the ’75 team that surpassed them all, winning 108 games and beating the Boston Red Sox in a thrilling 7-game World Series. Led by Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson, the team ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Violence, Restorative Justice, and Forgiveness

    Dyadic Forgiveness and Energy Shifts in Restorative Justice Dialogue

    by Marilyn Armour, Mark S. Umbreit ...
    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 ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Paths to Glory

    by Daniel R. Levitt; Mark L. Armour ...
    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 ... Read more

    $26.04 CAD

  • Restorative Justice Dialogue

    An Essential Guide for Research and Practice

    by Mark Umbreit, PhD, Marilyn Peterson Armour, PhD ...
    "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 ... Read more

    $80.99 CAD

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    Nobility

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    As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, "Branch Rickey & Jackie Robinson: Nobility" discusses the struggles and triumphs of Branch Rickey's and Jackie Robinson's lives. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself.What emerges after reading ... Read more

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  • Ahead of the Curve

    Inside the Baseball Revolution

    by Brian Kenny ...
    “A delight for baseball lovers” (Kirkus Reviews) and “one of the most significant baseball books of the year” (Bob Costas) Ahead of the Curve uses stories from baseball’s present and past to examine why we sometimes choose ignorance over information, and how tradition can trump logic.Forget batting average. Kill the “Win.” Say goodbye to starting pitchers. And please, please stop bunting. MLB ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • Juicing the Game

    Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball

    by Howard Bryant ...
    In Juicing the Game, award-winning journalist Howard Bryant offers the only big-picture look at the insidious manner in which performance-enhancing drugs infested baseball as the game’s leaders stood idly by, reaping the rewards.Combining hard-hitting investigative journalism with interviews with baseball heavyweights such as Jason Giambi, Commissioner Bud Selig, union head Donald Fehr, and Hall ... Read more

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  • The Best Team Money Can Buy

    The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse

    by Molly Knight ...
    **With a new Afterword covering the 2015 season.The bestselling, inside-the-clubhouse story of two tumultuous years when the Los Angeles Dodgers were re-made from top to bottom, becoming the most talked-about and most colorful team in baseball. “It’s as if Molly Knight ushers you behind the closed clubhouse doors.” (Buster Olney, ESPN)**In 2012 the Los Angeles Dodgers were bought out of bankruptcy ... Read more

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