1986 BILL JAMES SOFTCOVER

    Alternate cover edition for ISBN 0671425676Incisive, personal reporting that covers the five most recent baseball seasons and such events as Reggie Jackson's three World Series home runs, the triumph of the Phillies, and the bitter ordeal of the 1981 players' strike.

    The first book from the Washington Post's great baseball writer.

    Mr. Moore, a native Oregonian, ran for Bill Bowerman during his tenure as the University of Oregon's cross country and track and field coach. A late-blooming prep runner of modest accomplishments, Moore developed into a world-class distance runner, highlighted by his fourth place finish in the 1972 Munich Olympic Marathon. Moore, described as "the philosopher-marathoner" by the press before his second crack at Fukuoka, is driven to describe to us the body and mind of the men and women whose speed and triumphs, whose graceful aging and defeats we find so fascinating. And he does it better than anyone else.

    2nd annual trade edition of Bill James' famous baseball abstract.

    1982 edition.

    Clean cover, Autographed by Author, pages with markings - Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping!

    Louis Browns and Cardinals at the end of the deadball era before serving as vice president of the Dodgers and general manager of the Pirates. Possessed of one of the most creative minds in the game's long history, Rickey made early use of statistical analysis, pioneered the farm system, and pressed for the expansion of major league baseball. But he is best known for integrating organized baseball, signing Jackie Robinson to a contract at a time when the U.S. armed forces were still segregated and the Civil Rights movement was years away. A courageous move, the signing also stands as proof of Rickey's foresight; by tapping the Negro Leagues, he enlarged the pool of exploitable talent. Soon after, major league ties to the talent-rich Caribbean were strengthened, and years later scouts sign players from Asia and all over the globe. Based on nearly one hundred of interviews and vast amounts of research, including exclusive access to Rickey's own papers, Branch Rickey was originally published in 1982. It still stands as the definitive biography of the legendary executive. The McFarland edition includes updates and revisions, new photographs, a foreword by Branch B. Rickey, and a new preface.

    A winner all the way.--School Library Journal.

    

    

    Also, information about several other anabolic drugs and growth hormones-human chronic gonadotropin is another-is reported along with the opinions of those personally involved. No other book presents this information. Over 300 scientific journal articles form the data base. It is the authoritative source. These steroids and growth hormones are the hottest current sports topic. Their use, for good or ill, is on the rise but athletes often make decisions based on inadequate information. There is even a chapter on the dollar cost. This is the book with answers to what people need to know: should I use steroids and growth hormones or not? are they legal? are they quasi-legal? do they have any long-term effects? how can you tell? will they improve performance? what are the side-effects? what does it cost? who uses them? what do they say about them?

    

    “The most complete book on the subject I have ever come across. I especially like the historical notes”(Jimmy Caras, four-time World Champion). Diagrams, photographs, and line drawings.