112 Results for : dimaggio
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The Closer: Young Readers Edition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 385min
Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed. From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Mariano's rise to greatness has been anything but ordinary. He's the guy on the mound who doesn't hear the crowd, just the sound of the ump calling, Strike! The teammate you can rely on, even when the bases are loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Whether you know him as Mo or as the Sandman, Mariano is The Closer, and this is his story. Full of tips for young athletes and tales from the Yankee clubhouse, The Closer: Young Readers Edition is an inspiring story of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication that have defined the life of a baseball legend. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jon Curry. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/001753/bk_hach_001753_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The New York Yankees of the 1950s: Mantle, Stengel, Berra, and a Decade of Dominance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 491min
The 1950s marked a transformative period in postwar American history. In baseball, one dynasty was the story during the decade. The New York Yankees played in eight World Series from 1950 to 1959, winning six of them. Yankees icon Joe DiMaggio retired following the 1951 season, but a new superstar, Mickey Mantle, took over in Yankee Stadium’s center field in 1952. Mantle, the powerful switch-hitter who blasted tape-measure home runs, often tortured by leg ailments, was the number one box office draw in baseball. He was the American League’s most valuable player in 1956 and 1957, putting together a triple crown season in 1956. Mantle came into baseball when TV was just beginning to stir, and with the Yankees reaching the World Series and appearing on national TV seemingly every season, he became the face of the game during the decade. Mantle joined with his pals, pitcher Whitey Ford and infielder Billy Martin, to form a hard-partying trio that would be a joy and a pain to management. The author of several books on the Yankees, David Fischer will bring expertise and a knack for great storytelling to the saga of the most dominant decade in the annals of sport, set during a defining moment in US history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dave Cruse. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/163654/bk_acx0_163654_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 918min
From the New York Times best-selling author of Munson and Pinstripe Empire, Casey Stengel is the definitive biography of baseball's greatest character. There was nobody like Casey before him and no one like him since. For more than 50 years, Casey Stengel lived baseball, first as a player (he was the only person in history to play for all the New York teams - the Dodgers, Giants, Yankees, and Mets) and then as a manager (for the Yankees and Mets, among others). He made his biggest mark on the game revolutionizing the role of manager while winning an astounding 10 pennants and seven World Series championships (including five straight!) with the Yankees. Playing with and against a who's who of Cooperstown - Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb - and forming indelible and sometimes complicated relationships with Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Billy Martin, Casey Stengel was, for an astonishing five decades, the undisputed, hilarious, and beloved face of baseball. For a man who spent so much of his life in the limelight, he still remains an enigma. New York Times best-selling author Marty Appel paints an intimate portrait of a private man who was larger than life and remains the embodiment of the national pastime. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marty Appel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004971/bk_rand_004971_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 759min
Few men in sports history have accomplished more than Yogi Berra: three MVP Awards, 21 World Series appearances as a player, coach, and manager, and a plaque in Cooperstown honoring him as arguably the greatest catcher to ever play the position. Off the field, the man often derided for his appearance has become one of the most beloved and enduring sports figures of all time, as well as a successful pitchman and the source of some of the most-repeated expressions in the English language. Now get ready to listen to the true story of how it all happened. Carlo DeVito's Yogi is the first comprehensive biography of the greatest living Yankee and sheds new light on all aspects of Berra's life, from his humble beginnings in Depression-era St. Louis to his naval service during World War II; from his early days with DiMaggio and the Yankees to his later success with Mantle and Maris; and from his coaching and managing career in the Bronx Zoo to the astute business moves that capitalized on his celebrity status and cemented him as an American icon. For the first time, get the complete truth behind this famous and often misunderstood baseball great. After separating fact from fiction, one truth remains: There's only one Yogi. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alpha Trivette. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009603/bk_adbl_009603_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Namath: A Biography , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1316min
In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of the very few sports heroes who transcended their game. The son of a Hungarian immigrant, Namath left the steel country of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for the Deep South, where he played quarterback for Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama. Almost four years later, he signed a $427,000 contract with the New York Jets that changed football forever, transforming a crude, violent game into show business. Namath became the most glamorous athlete in America; his fame nurtured by the age of television, the point spread, and the sexual revolution. His hair, his draft deferment, and his white shoes became symbols for a generation. But it was his "guarantee" of victory in Super Bowl III that ensured his legend. In the tradition of Richard Ben Cramer's Joe DiMaggio, David Maraniss's A Life of Vince Lombardi, and Nick Tosches's Dino, Mark Kriegel details Namath's journey from steeltown pool halls to the upper reaches of American celebrity, and beyond. He renders Namath as an athlete and a man, a brave champion and a wounded soul. Here are Namath's complex relationships with pain and fame plus his appearances in pantyhose ads, on The Simpsons, and Nixon's Enemies List. Namath is not just for football fans, but for any listener interested in the central role of sports in American culture. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/000335/bk_peng_000335_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1167min
From John Strausbaugh, author of City of Sedition and The Village, comes the definitive history of Gotham during the World War II era. New York City during World War II wasn't just a place of servicemen, politicians, heroes, GI Joes, and Rosie the Riveters, but also of quislings and saboteurs; of Nazi, fascist, and communist sympathizers; of war protesters and conscientious objectors; of gangsters and hookers and profiteers; of latchkey kids and bobby-soxers, poets and painters, atomic scientists and atomic spies.While the war launched and leveled nations, spurred economic growth, and saw the rise and fall of global fascism, New York City would eventually emerge as the new capital of the world. From the Gilded Age to VJ-Day, an array of fascinating New Yorkers rose to fame, from Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Langston Hughes to Joe Louis, to Robert Moses and Joe DiMaggio. In Victory City, John Strausbaugh returns to tell the story of New York City's war years with the same richness, depth, and nuance he brought to his previous books, City of Sedition and The Village, providing listeners with a groundbreaking new look into the greatest city on earth during the most transformative - and costliest - war in human history. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Petkoff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/004913/bk_hach_004913_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Legends Never Die: Athletes and Their Afterlives in Modern America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 349min
With every touchdown, home run, and three-pointer, star athletes represent an American dream that only an elite group blessed with natural talent can achieve. However, Kimball concentrates on what happens once these modern warriors meet their untimely demise. As athletes die, legends rise in their place. The premature deaths of celebrated players not only capture and immortalize their physical superiority, but also jolt their fans with an unanticipated intensity. These athletes escape the inevitability of aging and decline of skill, with only the prime of their youth left to be remembered. But early mortality alone does not transform athletes into immortals. The living ultimately gain the power to construct the legacies of their fallen heroes. In Legends Never Die, Kimball explores the public myths and representations that surround a wide range of athletes, from Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio to Dale Earnhardt and Bonnie McCarroll. Kimball delves deeper than just the cultural significance of sports and its players; he examines how each athlete's narrative is shaped by gender relations, religion, and politics in contemporary America. In looking at how Americans react to the tragic deaths of sports heroes, Kimball illuminates the important role sports play in US society and helps to explain why star athletes possess such cultural power. The book is published by Syracuse University Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert J. Eckrich. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/090273/bk_acx0_090273_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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San Francisco: North Beach Audio Tour: In Search of Urban Artifacts, Hörbuch, Digital, 57min
Back in the 1800s, North Beach was, indeed, actually a beach. Today, it is a neighborhood with a most colorful past encompassing San Francisco's Little Italy, the Barbary Coast and the heart of Beat Generation. And the best way to really appreciate this fascinating part of the city is on foot. This tour is focused on the people and places that have made North Beach what it is today: an exciting and diverse neighborhood with stories to tell around every corner. The tour begins in Washington Square Park near Filbert Street.Stops include A spectacular view of San Francisco from the unlikeliest of locales. You'll see San Francisco from a spot that most longtime residents probably don't even know about. Saints Peter and Paul Church - where Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe posed for wedding photos The Condor - once the heart of San Francisco's legendary adult entertainment district City Lights Books - the noted bookstore-publisher of the Beat era; and Jack Kerouac Alley amd William Saroyan Place The refurbished North Beach mural - illustrating the life and history of the neighborhood And we'll stop at or pass by North Beach Pizza, Italian French Bakery and Molinari Delicatessen. The tour consists of about 55 minutes of material - and you should allow at least two hours for the entire tour. Language: English. Narrator: Greg Pabst. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/ctyl/000003/sp_ctyl_000003_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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American League RBI champions
American League RBI champions ab 35.49 € als Taschenbuch: Babe Ruth Reggie Jackson Ted Williams Ty Cobb Joe DiMaggio Hank Greenberg Frank Robinson Mickey Mantle Ken Griffey Jr. Kirby Puckett Carl Yastrzemski Don Mattingly Jim Rice Jimmie Foxx Jose Canseco Alex Rodriguez. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Ratgeber,- Shop: hugendubel
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American people of Sicilian descent
American people of Sicilian descent ab 54.49 € als Taschenbuch: Sonny Bono Frank Zappa Frank Sinatra Martin Scorsese Joe Pass Frank Capra Jon Bon Jovi Joe DiMaggio Al Pacino Sylvester Stallone Liza Minnelli Vincent R. Impellitteri Susan Sarandon Nancy Sinatra Louis Prima. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Ratgeber,- Shop: hugendubel
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