A Celebration of Empire: A Centenary Souvenir of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1837-1897

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This illustrated volume brings to life the grand Royal and Imperial Procession through London on June 22, 1897, when Queen Victoria was escorted to St. Paul's to see her people and receive their congratulations on the sixtieth anniversary of her accession.

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The story of one of baseball's most ferocious hitters, Jimmie Foxx. The most inclusive biography of Foxx to date, Millikin's book provides a complete picture of his subject.

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The best.......2001-01-03

This book has detail about Foxx that has never appeared anywhere before except possibly contemporary newspapers. Foxx's minor league career, largely ignored by previous biographers, is treated extensively. A compelling treatment of the life of a Hall of Famer who hasn't received as much publicity as many players of lesser talent.

The best book out there on Double X.......2000-07-09

A very informative book. It covers his childhood until his death. Mostly it covers his major league career of 20 years but covers his childhood in Maryland with lots of good details too. However, after his playing years (20+ years) is covered rarely quickly in about 20 pages. It was well written, but sometimes had too much game by game details and stats. Is this book worth the 40.00 price tag? No, and I'm a huge Foxx fan. Cut the price in half or wait for the softback edition to come out, and save yourself 25.00 bucks. A few pictures in the book that are average-nothing spectacular.

The most definative book on Jimmie Foxx that I know of!!!.......1998-08-24

Mr. Millikin must of spent a great deal of time researching on Mr. Foxx. I know of no other book written on Mr. Foxx to be more accurate and true. If you are interested in Mr. Foxx, this is the only book that I would recommend. Great job, Mr. Millikin and I look forward to your next book.

Most definative book on Foxx on the market...a must read!!!.......1998-08-16

Mr. Millikin has done his homework on Mr. Foxx. This book is well researched and by far the most accurate book ever written on Mr. Foxx. Mr. Millikin goes to the extreme to inform the reader, not only on Foxx's baseball career, but on his entire life. Once you finish the book, you feel like you actually knew Mr. Foxx and appreciate his success on the diamond that much more. Thank you, Mr. Millikin for your hard work...your book is one I am proud to have on my bookself!!!

The best book I've ever read.......1998-07-16

I love this book

It is the greatest book I've ever seen

Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967
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Enigmatic Slugger...Enigmatic Read

A VERY GOOD READ

Excellent "just the facts" biography one of baseball's best

Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967
W. Harrison Daniel
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In February 1925, 17-year-old Jimmie Foxx left his home in Sudlersville, Maryland, and joined the Philadelphia Athletics in spring training. Over the next twenty years, Foxx was one of the most consistent stars in the majors. His long home runs were legendary—his 535 were second only to Babe Ruth's 714 when he retired in 1945. Only six years later, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Foxx tried his hand at a variety of jobs after he left baseball, but seemed always to be drawn back to the game. He coached and managed in the minor leagues and even managed the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1953. This is the story of Foxx's rise to glory, his life in and out of the game, and his love affair with the national pastime.

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Enigmatic Slugger...Enigmatic Read.......2001-02-09

Well, I read the book. That is all that I can honestly say. The book just never had imagination or anything that one would expect from a superstar of Foxx's stature and lore. This was like reading a Grade 8 assignment. Structure and content are terribly lacking. A subject loaded with plenty of history and ammunition, yet it looks as though the book was put together piece by piece with not a clue where to begin or end. The only break for the author is that Foxx had a historical abstract that indicated beginning and end to his career. At least the author stayed in that timeframe. Too good a subject for such a poor and lacadasical effort. Two stars is too generous, but the statistics carry the book. Such a shame!

A VERY GOOD READ.......2000-12-31

THIS BOOK IS A WELL WRITTEN STORY ABOUT THE MARK MCGWIRE OF HIS TIME. AN INTERESTING AND SAD STORY ABOUT AN INCREDIBLY STRONG MAN, PHYSICALLY BUT NOT EMOTIONALLY. THE AUTHOR DOES A GOOD JOB DESCRIBING HIS GREAT CAREER AND HIS VERY SAD LIFE OUTSIDE OF BASEBALL. JIMMIE FOXX WAS A VERY MODEST MAN. ALCOHOL TOOK ALOT OF HIS GOODNESS AWAY AND COST HIM JOB AFTER JOB. JIMMIE FOXX IS A HERO TO ME. THE AUTHOR DOES A GREAT JOB OF SHOWING HOW HUMAN THIS MAN WAS. A BOOK THAT MUST BE READ.

Excellent "just the facts" biography one of baseball's best.......1997-03-22

I realy enjoyed this book about baseball's forgotten hero. One of baseball's best hitters, Jimmie Foxx life after baseball was tragic. The author uses extensive research throughout to present the basic facts of the career of Jimmie Foxx--from the young farmboy from Easton, Maryland to his superb career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. The one weakness in the book, though understandable, was the lack of development of the relationship between Foxx and his Hall of Fame teammates such as Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove. Writing a book about a man who was forgotten from the world of baseball fifty years after his career ended was no easy feat. It is truly unfortunate that this book wasn't written in the 1960's when Foxx was still alive and most of his peers were still around to lend insight and develop the relationships that he had between teammates and opponent

Double X: The story of Jimmie Foxx--baseball's forgotten slugger

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Jimmie Foxx: Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967. (book reviews): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly

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Jimmie Foxx: Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967. (book reviews): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly
Charles C. Alexander
Manufacturer: Mississippi State University
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Mississippi Quarterly, published by Mississippi State University on March 22, 1998. The length of the article is 1378 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Jimmie Foxx: Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967. (book reviews)
Author: Charles C. Alexander
Publication: The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: v51 Issue: n2 Page: p389(4)

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JIMMIE FOXX
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Rivers make beautiful music - from the trickle of snowmelt to the burble of a full-flowing stream. Here the famed children's musical ensemble, the Banana Slug String Band, celebrates rivers as a fascinating, ever-changing source of life and joy. The attached CD includes their vibrant rendition of "River Song."

The Seventh Stream: The Emergence of Rocknroll in American Popular Music

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The Thinking Fan's Guide to Rock and Roll

The Seventh Stream: The Emergence of Rocknroll in American Popular Music
Philip H. Ennis
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Philip Ennis presents a major social and cultural study of the origins and evolution of "rocknroll." With masterful command of general trends and telling details, he describes the artistic, economic, and political context that nurtured this radically new popular music. This "seventh stream," which drew from existing forms of pop music, began as a youth movement of rebellion and remains a worldwide banner of youth in search of alternatives.

"Rocknroll" emerged, he shows persuasively, from the successive meeting and melding of the other six "streams"--pop, black pop, country pop, jazz, folk, and gospel. He chronicles how these were shaped by struggles over musical property rights, and by the new technologies of radio and phonograph record.

The most decisive clash was between the New York based music publishers and the radio broadcasters. Their decades long contest resulted in many cultural changes. The basic unit shifted from sheet music to the phonograph record. The radio disc jockey in small, independent radio stations became the new focal point for all the popular musics. New venues, audiences, and talent appeared throughout the nation.

The appearance of "rocknroll" marked a significant cultural moment, argues Ennis. This "seventh stream" was part of an explosive efflorescence in all the American arts after World War II. Its early stars--Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley--built a pantheon of performers with deep roots in all the other streams.

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The Thinking Fan's Guide to Rock and Roll.......2004-12-11

Since I was old enough to hear, I have been a fan of rock and roll music and have probably read dozens of books on the subject, not to mention the thousands of hours listening to everyone from Bill Haley and his Comets through Nirvana and 21st century groups whose names are as forgettable as their music. As I grew older, I began to wonder if there was a credible record of the evolution of rock and roll that dealt with the topic as a sociological phenomenon rather than as a cheering venue for a particular artist or phase of rock and roll. Quite by accident, I stumbled upon Dr. Ennis'thesis that rock and roll is actually a melding of the six other important streams of American music: pop, black pop, country pop, jazz, folk and gospel--hence the title, "The Seventh Stream". Beginning with the formulation of the AM radio industry following World War I, Dr. Ennis traces the evolution of American music from the 1920's up through the 1980's. His account of the early formation of organizations to protect the intellectual property rights of the composer/musician is particularly informative. Nonetheless, Dr. Ennis does not present just a sterile, historical analysis of facts and statistics. Rather, he skillfully introduces the varying personalities behind the rock and roll industry and the result is a work that satisfies the casual rock and roll fan, as well as the student of 20th century Americana. Whether you are a doctoral student of musicology or simply a teenager starting up your own garage band, you'll find this to be a rewarding history of one of our greatest cultural treasures.

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This songbook provides 84 hymns for worship, including well-known hymns now with inclusive language, new lyrics to well-known hymn tunes, and original hymns and songs.

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Cmon now! This is a classic!.......2007-02-08

This was actually the VERY FIRST thing I ever saw in relation to breakdancing back in 2000. This ghetto little book which is such a classic led me on the path to being a professional. Eventually I found actual VIDEOS since it's much easier to learn from them than a book and I went from there. The best videos I found are How To Do The Robot - Breakdance Instructional DVD or Top 20 Breakdance Moves. So check em out but get this book too because it's so funny you won't believe it.

Cataclysmic Beefstick.......2003-08-31

My cat's breath smells like cat food. Chocolate microscopes. The leprachaun told me to burn things. If this is not helpful, then go milk a cow. I'm baking a cheescake. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. Bye kids. If you like Cathrine Zeta-Jones clap your hands.... Yes that's him officer. Yummy fish taco. The Earth is 96 million miles away from the sun. I think. I'm goin' on a picnic. Grandma, don't eat the T.V. remote! All done. Post-It. Adios mother f*****. I'm just kidding. You don't have to take it so seriously.

for those of you that are familiar with this book:.......2002-04-19

"look at that cheeseburger. awesome."

this book is great.

All-time Classic.......2001-01-16

Although the book is farely thin and inconclusive, "Breakdancing: Mr. Fresh and the Supreme Rockers Show You How" is definately a classic breakdancing title. Mr. Fresh and company serves up a platter of BAD (That means GOOD) move descriptions, instructions on how to talk like a breakdancer, dress like a breakdancer, and even what music is the best to breakdance to. Although this book is out of publish and I have spent a very long time trying to contact either Mr. Fresh, King Tut, Supreme Rocker, or any of the Supreme Rockers with no avail, I would have to say this book describes very well the early-'80s Hip-Hop culture.

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Excellent.......2000-03-30

Tight-A** book very help-ful in what I was trying to learn about break-dancing, because I'm tired of printing stuff from the internet do u know how much papper I wasted on that stufff when I can just get it from a book, u really don't know how very help this book has been....

Disabled dancers take breakdancing to whole new level.(Canada Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Disabled dancers take breakdancing to whole new level.(Canada Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000V392AA
Release Date: 2007-08-13

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on August 13, 2007. The length of the article is 503 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Disabled dancers take breakdancing to whole new level.(Canada Wire)
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Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
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excellent reference

A must for every ED

Excellent for the new Executive Director...

The Executive Director's Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader

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The Executive Director's Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader
Mim Carlson , and Margaret Donohoe
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The Executive Director's Survival Guide provides new insight, inspiration, and tools to meet the real life challenges and rewards of leading a nonprofit organization--and to thrive in this big job. Written by Mim Carlson and Margaret Donohoe, experienced nonprofit professionals and consultants on nonprofit leadership, this vital resource will give you the help you need to develop and strengthen personal, interpersonal and organizational effectiveness. It is filled with practical advice for succeeding in the position and offers a reader-friendly question and answer format.

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excellent reference.......2007-01-10

excellent source for anyone looking to be and organized and successful Executive Director. Works for any field.

A must for every ED.......2006-08-19

I'm so glad I decided to purchase this book. Good material! I was feeling a little overwhelmed, 9 months into this new position and that's when I bought this book. THANK YOU!!!

Excellent for the new Executive Director..........2005-09-30

Being new to the Non-Profit arena, I was looking for an insider's guide. I found it in this book. It has specific examples and suggestions that pertain to daily life as an ED. I know that it will always be with me as a reference guide for what and what not to do..

The Executive Director's Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader.......2005-09-12

The book is and excellent resource for information on how to lead a non for profit organization; I would highly recommend it.

However, I did order the book from Amazon to be shipped to my home overnight, for which I paid , but only received it three whole days later. This was rather disappointing and very costly!!!

Example of the Best Non Profit Consultants.......2003-10-24

No one is more qualified and experienced to write an ED Survival Guide to Non profit management than Margaret Donohue and Mim Carlson. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with both of them for a number of years. I have the utmost respect and admiration for them and am thrilled that they took the time to write this book for all of us "in the field" who can and will profit from their wisdom and experience!

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