Inside Pitch

One of the greatest pitchers of his generation, Tom Glavine delivered the defining moment of the Atlanta Braves’ 1990s dynasty. Glavine took the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium mound for Game 6 of the 1

From the spark of ambition to play baseball professionally to the necessity of reinventing life after baseball, the anthropologist and former Minor Leaguer George Gmelch describes the lives of the men

The Inside Pitch and More: Baseball’s Business and the Public Trust, written by former American League President Gene Budig, investigates the human and corporate sides of our nation’s pastime. Through

Pitch by Pitch gets inside the head of Bob Gibson on October 2, 1968, when he took the mound for game one of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers and struck out a record seventeen batters.With

An in-depth look at all the science of sound and all the ways we use sound in the world!What role does sound play in your world?Sound: Pitch, Volume, Music, and Noise with Hands-On Science Activities for Kids is a symphony of learning as readers ages 8 to 11 learn to identify the sounds around them and pinpoint how they're formed and where they travel from. From splashy puddles to crunchy leaves to barking dogs to a strummed guitar, sound is all around us. For most people, sound plays a major role in their experience of the world. Discover how scientists use sound to map the ocean floor and investigate climate change. Learn how sound exists inside the human body. Examine how sound travels, what a sound wave is, and how the human ear works! In this book, kids have fun learning about sound as a sensation and as a tool of communication--and not just for humans.Hands-on STEM activities, entertaining illustrations, essential questions, text-to-world connections, fascinating sidebars, and li

Jim Thompson’s sinewy, brutal, and beloved novel comes to life in this graphic noir-novel! In THE KILLER INSIDE ME, Thompson went where few have dared, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other since the legendary Babe Ruth. Ohtani's dominance as a two-way player, one that pitches and bats effectively, has taken the Major League by storm. Since entering the league, he won the 2018 AL Rookie ofthe Year, competed in the 2021 Home Run Derby, started in the 2021 All Star Game as both a pitcher and hitter (the first player to ever do so), won the 2021 Most Valuable Player award, and was named to Time 100's list of most influential people of 2021. The question on everyone's mind is how is this Japanese phenom doing this? And how far can he go? As the next generation of baseball superstars cement themselves, Ohtani, who can pitch a 100mph fastball and was a Top 3 home run leader at the end of the season, stands out amongst them all. Major League Baseball has found the new face of the sport. In Sho-time, Jeff Fletcher will examine the player's path from his early days in Japan, his transition to the MLB, and a

Boxers recall their highs and lows, their greatest triumphs, the background stories, and many shock revelations of their careers in this exciting collection. Acclaimed boxing writer, author, and histo

The debate over sexual violence on campus is reaching fever pitch, from headlines about outof-control fraternities, to the ”mattress protests” by female students at Columbia University and other colle

From the host of Thrive LOUD comes an essential playbook to unlocking the unlimited potential that lies in every conversationWhat if every conversation you had was a great one?Sometimes, that promising lead turns out to be a bust. That first date doesn’t lead to a second. The sales pitch fails to land the client. But what if they could? What if you knew the steps to “set up” each conversation to increase the likelihood that you connect, engage and win?Welcome to Speak Easy. Unlike prohibition-era speakeasies―underground bars with secret knocks, where people spoke quietly to avoid detection―there’s no bathtub gin here. But inside these covers you’ll find some of the best-kept secrets of elite interviewers and conversationalists.Your host, Lou Diamond, is a storyteller, podcaster, and professional speaker who has studied how content can connect and engage audiences. He has analyzed, edited, and broken down thousands of interviews and great conversations. Through him, you now have exclusi

Baby Blues is a pitch-perfect and hilarious family-oriented comic strip that typifies modern parenting. In this chronological collection, readers get a close-up view inside the home of the MacPhersons

Inside the political backrooms of Ottawa, the Mad Men of Canadian politics are planning their next consumer-friendly pitch. Where once politics was seen as a public service, increasingly it?s seen as

Pitch by Pitch gets inside Bob Gibson's head on the evening of October 2, 1968, when he took the mound in game one of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers and struck out a record seventeen batt

Ten years on from the 2005 Ashes, the greatest series of all time, former England bowler Simon Jones takes you back to relive the drama on the pitch and inside the dressing room, and reveals the raw t