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Cash and Carry: The Spectacular Rise and Hard Fall of C.C. Pyle, America's First Sports Agent

Cash and Carry: The Spectacular Rise and Hard Fall of C.C. Pyle, America's First Sports Agent


Jim Reisler



C.C.Cash and Carry Pyle made several fortunes representing professional football and tennis players--before losing everything and ...
The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer

The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer


Charles J. Murray



The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer...
John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing

John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing


William Aspray



John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing...
Notable Sports Figures

Notable Sports Figures


Dana R. Barnes



From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up--Unbiased biographies of 600 sports figures. Each one- to three-page article includes a b...
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement

Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement


Thomson Gale



Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement...
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement

Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement


Gale



Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement...
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement

Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement


Gale Group



Encyclopedia of World Biography. Supplement...
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Index

Encyclopedia of World Biography. Index


Paula K. Byers, Suzanne Michele Bourgoin



Encyclopedia of World Biography. Index...
Imagination and Rigor: Essays on Eduardo R. Caianiello's Scientific Heritage

Imagination and Rigor: Essays on Eduardo R. Caianiello's Scientific Heritage


Settimo Termini



The aim of this volume of scientific essays is twofold. On the one hand, by remembering the scientific figure of Eduardo...
World War I. Biographies

World War I. Biographies


Sara Pendergast



World War I. Biographies...
Cognitively informed systems: utilizing practical approaches to enrich information presentation and transfer

Cognitively informed systems: utilizing practical approaches to enrich information presentation and transfer


Eshaa Alkhalifa, Eshaa M. Alkhalifa



As science advances, more and more emphasis is being placed on the human user of the computer-based system. Instead of humans lea...
The difference engine: Charles Babbage

The difference engine: Charles Babbage


Doron Swade



The difference engine: Charles Babbage...
Prisoner's Dilemma [von Neumann & game theory]

Prisoner's Dilemma [von Neumann & game theory]


William Poundstone



From Publishers Weekly Poundstone's three-dimensional outline of game theory mathematics sketches the life of its inventor, John...
Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Intelligent Information Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications

Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Intelligent Information Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications


Xuan F. Zha



Researchers in the evolving fields of artificial intelligence and information systems are constantly presented with new challenges...
Knowledge Management Systems in Law Enforcement: Technologies and Techniques

Knowledge Management Systems in Law Enforcement: Technologies and Techniques


Petter Gottschalk



Police forces around the world engage in a variety of activities. Many of these activities, such as roadblocks, arrests, and incre...
Rob Milne: A Tribute to a Pioneering AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Mountaineer, Volume 139 Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

Rob Milne: A Tribute to a Pioneering AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Mountaineer, Volume 139 Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications


A. Bundy, Editors, S. Wilson



Rob Milne was a remarkable man. He died of a heart attack on the 5th of June 2005 while climbing Mount Everest in Nepal. Milne (48...
Information Technology Outsourcing Transactions: Process, Strategies, and Contracts

Information Technology Outsourcing Transactions: Process, Strategies, and Contracts


Barbara Murphy Melby, John K. Halvey



A completely revised update of the First Edition, this book focuses exclusively on outsourcing information technology such as data...
PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook

PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook


Adobe Systems Inc.



This book gives novices an introduction to Postscript--the state-of-the-art ingredient that drives Apple's LaserWriter printer. It...
The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe

The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe


William M. Anderson



The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe...
Growing up with baseball: how we loved and played the game

Growing up with baseball: how we loved and played the game


Gary Land



From Publishers Weekly In this charming collection of essays, ordinary people recall their earliest encounters with baseb...
Baseball (DK Eyewitness Books)

Baseball (DK Eyewitness Books)


James Kelley



Baseball (DK Eyewitness Books)...
The American Indian integration of baseball

The American Indian integration of baseball




Review "Powers-Beck offers a solid examination of a too-little-studied aspect of the national pastime: integration of Ame...
Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball

Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball


Bill Madden



From For longtime baseball fans, this biography of the mercurial owner of the New York Yankees is as painful to read as ...
The postwar Yankees: baseball's golden age revisited

The postwar Yankees: baseball's golden age revisited


David George Surdam



Review "The Postwar Yankees: Baseball''s Golden Age Revisited is a good starting point for anyone interested in the busin...
Venezuelan bust, baseball boom: Andrés Reiner and scouting on the new frontier

Venezuelan bust, baseball boom: Andrés Reiner and scouting on the new frontier


Milton H. Jamail



Review “If you know nothing about Andrés Reiner—and chances are you don’t—know this: Wit...
Physics of Baseball & Softball

Physics of Baseball & Softball


Rod Cross



Review From the reviews: “Provide the clearest and most extensive explanation of what happens the instant bat mee...
Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend

Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend


Timothy M. Gay



From Publishers Weekly Tristam "Spoke" Speaker sits, statistically, alongside baseball's greatest sluggers and fielders, ...
Barry Bonds: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)

Barry Bonds: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)


John Bloom



Review ?An intriguing coverage.?- MBR Bookwatch/Donovan's Bookshelf Book Description This biography examines the ca...
Lou Gehrig: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)

Lou Gehrig: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)


William Kashatus



Review "Lou Gehrig played his last complete season in 1938, while unknowingly suffering from his dread disease. Although ...
You Never Forget Your First: Ballplayers Recall Their Big League Debuts

You Never Forget Your First: Ballplayers Recall Their Big League Debuts


Josh Lewin



Review "Great stories plus great memories equals great reading." --Tim McCarver From the Publisher Players descri...