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Y ahora, lo importante (Caballo de Troya 2018, #1)
by Beatriz Navas ValdésLos diarios rescatados de una adolescente rebelde y vital en la España de 1992 acompañados por el epílogo de la autora desde su edad adulta: un diálogo entre los 90 y el siglo XXI. Bienvenidos a los diarios de Beatriz, una madrileña que ha cumplido 14 años en 1992. Beatriz es buena estudiante, sin que eso le impida salir los fines de semana para bailar, beber y flirtear. Ese mismo verano visita la Expo de Sevilla y su padre la lleva a las Olimpiadas de Barcelona. La suya es una vida grata, coherente con la oleada de optimismo imperante en la España de entonces. Pero los titulares de los principales periódicos españoles que Beatriz inserta en las entradas de su diario nos hacen ver que la realidad de ahí fuera no es una celebración perpetua. Los festejos se acaban y la adolescencia de Beatriz también. Aunque la hemos llegado a conocer muy bien a través de su escritura atrevida, nos surgen preguntas sobre ella a las que responde en el epílogo con su voz de adulta que ahora cobra en euros y no en pesetas. «Pero ¿para qué sirven las palabras de una niña de catorce años escritas en un diario? ¿Va a cambiar algo que piense esto? ¿Alguien me escucharía y me tomaría en serio? No. Yo pienso mucho en las historias que me cuentan mis padres y mis abuelos sobre la España de la que venimos, y parece mentira que hayamos avanzado tanto tan rápidamente. Pero hay mucha negatividad y mucho cinismo y creo que todo esto que hemos conseguido se puede ir a la mierda.»
Y el mundo sigue andando...
by Daniel ChavarriaLa autobiografía de Daniel Chavarría, el prolífico escritor uruguayo deprofunda impronta cubana que en este libro presenta, para nuestroextremo deleite, la narración de su propia vida. Sus memorias son elrelato más entretenido, sabio y desopilante que pueda llegar a nuestrasmanos. Un chiquilín de rica historia familiar; un joven a quien le costócompletar sus estudios secundarios, postergó los universitarios, pero se formó con lo recogido de variopintos personajes que se lecruzaron por todas partes. Que fue consolidando una gran erudición con sus múltiples lecturas, también en otras lenguas. Se ganó lavida vendiendo libros puerta por puerta; fue obrero en la industria pesada alemana, guía de arte en el Museo del Prado, buscador deoro en los yacimientos de la región amazónica, traductor eintérprete en Europa y América, hasta su culminación profesional comodocente universitario en Cuba.El aventurero que enamoró yse dejó seducir por las mujeres más diversas hasta finalmente reposar enun sentimiento duradero, el amante de las corridas de toros, el revolucionario en ciernes empecinado en servir a la humanidad másdesprotegida, el padre de conciencia cuestionadora, es el que asimismo tiene la osadía de secuestrar un avión para huir en buscade la libertad o disfrazarse de monje para escapar de seratrapado por golpistas.Todo eso es Daniel Chavarría, el prolífico escritor uruguayo de profundaimpronta cubana que en este libro presenta, para nuestro extremo deleite, la narración de su propiavida. Sus memorias son el relato más entretenido, sabio y desopilante que pueda llegar a nuestras manos.Ya es hora de que los defensores de Cuba nos expresemos sin tapujos, yque el mundo siga andando. Y los que vienen con cámaras a fotografiar paredesdescascaradas y solares y bembés en busca de la Cuba profunda andan mal rumbeados. La Cuba profunda está en las universidades, en lasescuelas de arte?, en sus treinta y cinco mil médicos que prestan servicios en el Tercer Mundo? La autobiografía de Daniel Chavarría, el prolífico escritor uruguayo deprofunda impronta cubana que en este libro presenta, para nuestroextremo deleite, la narración de su propia vida. Sus memorias son elrelato más entretenido, sabio y desopilante que pueda llegar a nuestrasmanos. Un chiquilín de rica historia familiar; un joven a quien le costócompletar sus estudios secundarios, postergó los universitarios, pero se formó con lo recogido de variopintos personajes que se lecruzaron por todas partes. Que fue consolidando una gran erudición con sus múltiples lecturas, también en otras lenguas. Se ganó lavida vendiendo libros puerta por puerta; fue obrero en la industria pesada alemana, guía de arte en el Museo del Prado, buscador deoro en los yacimientos de la región amazónica, traductor eintérprete en Europa y América, hasta su culminación profesional comodocente universitario en Cuba.El aventurero que enamoró yse dejó seducir por las mujeres más diversas hasta finalmente reposar enun sentimiento duradero, el amante de las corridas de toros, el revolucionario en ciernes empecinado en servir a la humanidad másdesprotegida, el padre de conciencia cuestionadora, es el que asimismo tiene la osadía de secuestrar un avión para huir en buscade la libertad o disfrazarse de monje para escapar de seratrapado por golpistas.Todo eso es Daniel Chavarría, el prolífico escritor uruguayo de profundaimpronta cubana que en este libro presenta, para nuestro extremo deleite, la narración de su propiavida. Sus memorias son el relato más entretenido, sabio y desopilante que pueda llegar a nuestras manos.Ya es hora de que los defensores de Cuba nos expresemos sin tapujos, yque el mundo siga andando. Y los
Y el mundo sigue andando...
by Daniel ChavarriaLa autobiografía de Daniel Chavarría, el prolífico escritor uruguayo deprofunda impronta cubana que en este libro presenta, para nuestroextremo deleite, la narración de su propia vida. Sus memorias son elrelato más entretenido, sabio y desopilante que pueda llegar a nuestrasmanos. Un chiquilín de rica historia familiar; un joven a quien le costócompletar sus estudios secundarios, postergó los universitarios, pero se formó con lo recogido de variopintos personajes que se lecruzaron por todas partes. Que fue consolidando una gran erudición con sus múltiples lecturas, también en otras lenguas. Se ganó lavida vendiendo libros puerta por puerta; fue obrero en la industria pesada alemana, guía de arte en el Museo del Prado, buscador deoro en los yacimientos de la región amazónica, traductor eintérprete en Europa y América, hasta su culminación profesional comodocente universitario en Cuba.El aventurero que enamoró yse dejó seducir por las mujeres más diversas hasta finalmente reposar enun sentimiento duradero, el amante de las corridas de toros, el revolucionario en ciernes empecinado en servir a la humanidad másdesprotegida, el padre de conciencia cuestionadora, es el que asimismo tiene la osadía de secuestrar un avión para huir en buscade la libertad o disfrazarse de monje para escapar de seratrapado por golpistas.Todo eso es Daniel Chavarría, el prolífico escritor uruguayo de profundaimpronta cubana que en este libro presenta, para nuestro extremo deleite, la narración de su propiavida. Sus memorias son el relato más entretenido, sabio y desopilante que pueda llegar a nuestras manos.Ya es hora de que los defensores de Cuba nos expresemos sin tapujos, yque el mundo siga andando. Y los que vienen con cámaras a fotografiar paredesdescascaradas y solares y bembés en busca de la Cuba profunda andan mal rumbeados. La Cuba profunda está en las universidades, en lasescuelas de arte?, en sus treinta y cinco mil médicos que prestan servicios en el Tercer Mundo?
¡Y hasta aquí puedo leer!
by Mayra Gómez KempDespués de ser galardonada con el premio más importante de la Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes de Televisión por su larga y fructífera trayectoria profesional, Mayra Gómez Kemp, la presentadora más famosa de la pequeña pantalla, vuelve a la primera línea de la actualidad con un libro de memorias en el que lo cuenta todo: desde el exilio que vivió en su infancia y su posterior viaje a España hasta sus comienzos como actriz y cantante, pasando por todas sus vivencias y anécdotas en el Un, dos, tres, el mítico programa que la convirtió en la primera mujer presentadora de concursos del mundo y en una de las estrellas más entrañables de nuestro país, y, finalmente, el acto de coraje y valentía con el que enfrentó su lucha contra el cáncer.La espontaneidad de Mayra, su cercanía, simpatía, humor y risa han cautivado a generaciones de espectadores para los que, semana tras semana, acabó por convertirse en una más de la familia. Ejemplifica la fuerza de voluntad de una mujer que, en un mundo de hombres, supo defender su integridad y profesión llegando a lo más alto, sin doblegarse nunca a los deseos de los demás. Sus memorias son un canto a la vida, una carta de amor a la profesión y un mensaje positivo de superación ante la adversidad.
Y tú no regresaste
by Marceline Loridan-IvensUn libro breve y conmovedor. Una carta abrierta al padre que no sobrevivió a la deportación a Auschwitz-Birkenau. El dolor de la pérdida y en el terrible sentimiento de culpa que acompaña siempre a quienes consiguen salir con vida del infierno, pero dejan atrás a los que aman. Hay libros imprescindibles que dejan una marca indeleble, que aun después de haberlos terminado permanecen vívidos en nuestro recuerdo. Este libro breve e intenso es uno de ellos. Marceline Loridan-Ivens, que ha tenido una larga y reconocida carrera como realizadora cinematográfica, fue deportada a Auschwitz-Birkenau en el mismo convoy que su padre el 13 de abril de 1943, cuando contaba apenas quince años. «Tú podrás regresar, porque eres joven, pero yo ya no volveré», le dijo su padre a la joven Marceline cuando fueron deportados. Y ella nunca olvidó esas palabras. Después del horror, de vuelta en París, atenazada por la ausencia de aquel padre benevolente y protector, se quedó sin palabras para explicar lo que había vivido. Con el paso del tiempo, logró adaptarse y se labró una carrera fecunda como documentalista y realizadora cinematográfica junto con su marido, Joris Ivens. Ahora, a los ochenta y seis años de edad, ha plasmado su evocación del dolor en un documento impresionante, escrito a cuatro manos con Judith Perrignon, que ha cautivado a los lectores y a la opinión pública, y que demuestra que hay historias que no pueden dejar de ser contadas y que los libros como éste, lejos de haber perdido vigencia, han adquirido en el presente una gran relevancia. Y tú no regresaste se publicó en Francia a principios de 2015 y obtuvo de inmediato el interés de la crítica y del público lector, que reconocieron en este libro breve y conmovedor un coraje, una lucidez y una coherencia ejemplares, con lo que entró de forma fulgurante en la lista de los más vendidos. Reseñas:«Un libro de rara intensidad.»Mohammed Aïssaoui, Le Figaro «Un testimonio que sin duda golpea con más dureza que otros. Difícil de olvidar.»Nicolas Ungemuth, Le Figaro Magazine «Breve, densa, punzante y conmovedora.»Pierre Vavasseur, Le Parisien «Una fuerza excepcional.»Patrice Trapier, Le JDD «Un libro escrito con el coraje de quien, tanto tiempo después, ni tiene miedo ni se hace ilusiones.»Cordélia Bonal, Libération «Un valiosísimo relato. Un testimonio que, más que nunca, merece ser leído y comprendido.»Elisabeth Philippe, Les Inrockuptibles «Los libros importantes, los que nunca olvidaremos, no necesitan ser voluminosos. He aquí otra prueba.»Maurice Sazafran
Ya para siempre enrabiadas
by Cristina Rivera GarzaCristina Rivera Garza, símbolo de la lucha contra los feminicidios, imparte una conferencia magistral indispensable como antídoto al machismo. Publicación gratuita con motivo del 8M. El feminicidio no se tipificó como delito en México hasta 2012, veintidós años después del asesinato de Liliana, que fue investigado como un crimen de amor. Veintidós años de silencio terrorífico y vergonzoso que ocultaba aquello que quedó como mancha en la memoria. Porque la violencia contra las mujeres es siempre, sea cual sea el lugar del mundo donde ocurra, una mancha que ocultar. Con la mirada luminosa, con la herida doliente, y con la escritura enrabiada que solo puede tener una hermana, Cristina Rivera Garza reconstruyó en El invencible verano de Liliana los últimos tres años de la vida de su hermana para sacar la mancha a la luz. Hoy Flash publica de manera gratuita, con motivo del 8M, Ya para siempre enrabiadas, conferencia magistral que la autora impartió en el marco del XXVIII Coloquio Internacional de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. En ella habla de la rabia, la suya y la de tantas mujeres, como figura esencial para la acción humana. Una rabia que es imprescindible en la lucha contra ese ente, para tantos invisible, que, sin embargo, puede nombrarse, ha de nombrarse. Patriarcado se llama y entre todas se tirará. «En la escuela de la rabia, sépanlo bien, chicas, siempre hay recreo». Cristina Rivera Garza De la autora se ha dicho:«Advertencia: Cristina Rivera Garza es una escritora explosiva. Una diestra creadora de atmósferas, con un estilo poderoso, una lengua evocativa e indomable».Lina Meruane «Una auténtica revelación en las letras hispánicas».Carlos Fuentes De El invencible verano de Liliana se dijo:«Un amoroso homenaje, un libro abierto y en movimiento, una acción política desde la gran literatura».Gabriela Wiener «Este libro puede salvar vidas».Edurne Portela, El Correo «Un libro-ritual que convoca a la víctima y la restaura, que oficia una ceremonia de amor y memoria».Nadal Suau, El Cultural
Yadier Molina (Superstars of Baseball)
by Tania RodriguezYadier Molina is part of a trio of brothers that are taking the baseball world by storm. Yadier, the youngest, might also be the best player. He's one of the best catchers in baseball today. During his decade with the St. Louis Cardinals, Molina has had an impressive career. Base stealers rarely have a chance when Molina is behind the plate! He can catch every ball thrown to him, and he's helped the Cardinals win game after game. Discover how Yadier Molina got so good!
Yajnavalkya
by Sureshwar JhaAmong the galaxy of renowned scholars in the realm of Sanskrit literature in Mithila and the whole of India since the Vedic period to the modern times, Yajnavalkya is the supreme.
Yak Girl: Growing Up in the Remote Dolpo Region of Nepal
by Dorje DolmaThis unusual memoir of a spirited girl in the remote region of Nepal described in Peter Matthieson’s The Snow Leopard vividly portrays life in her primitive mountain village in the 80s, her struggles in bewildering Kathmandu, and her journey to America to receive life-saving surgery. An inspiring story of an indomitable spirit conquering all obstacles, a tale of a girl with a disability on her way to becoming a dynamic woman in a new world.
Yak on Track
by Heather McNeiceIt seemed like a good idea to Heather at the time: organise a challenging trek to raise funds for the education of young Bhutanese girls. Heather had walked in the Himalayas before, so how hard could it be on the trail to Lunana, Bhutan?s most remote plateau? On the 240-kilometre trek, she discovers that `hard? doesn?t even come close. Along with her friend Krista, like-minded lover of mountains and margaritas, a team of eccentric guides and far too many horses, Heather sets off into a landscape of savage beauty, where yetis are feared and only yaks feel at ease. As the team face blizzards, avalanches, altitude sickness and snow blindness, their reward is a rare glimpse of life in the last Shangri-La. At its heart, this book is a love song to Bhutan and its people, an intimate portrait of the only remaining Buddhist kingdom of the Himalayas. Yak on Track is a delightful story about losing yourself but not losing your way. Heather is donating a portion of her royalties from the sale of this book to the Australian Himalayan Foundation in support of a scholarship program for disadvantaged children in Bhutan.
Yakuglas' Legacy: The Art and Times of Charlie James
by Ronald W. HawkerCharlie James (1867–1937) was a premier carver and painter from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation of British Columbia. Also known by his ceremonial name Yakuglas, he was hawker a prolific artist and activist during a period of severe oppression for First Nations people in Canada. Yakuglas’ Legacy examines the life of Charlie James. During the early part of his career James created works primarily for ritual use within Kwakwaka'wakw society. However, in the 1920s, his art found a broader audience as he produced more miniatures and paintings. Through a balanced reading of the historical period and James’ artistic production, Ronald W. Hawker argues that James’ shift to contemporary art forms allowed the artist to make a critical statement about the vitality of Kwakwaka'wakw culture. Yakuglas’ Legacy, aided by the inclusion of 123 colour illustrations, is at once a beautiful and poignant book about the impact of the Canadian project on Aboriginal people and their artistic response.
Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter
by Louise Heal Shoko TendoYakuza Moon is the shocking, yet intensely moving memoir of 37-yearold Shoko Tendo, who grew up the daughter of a yakuza boss. Tendo lived her life in luxury until the age of six, when her father was sent to prison, and her family fell into terrible debt. Bullied by classmates who called her "the yakuza girl," and terrorized at home by a father who became a drunken, violent monster after his release from prison, Tendo rebelled. A regular visitor to nightclubs at the age of 12, she soon became a drug addict and a member of a girl gang. By the age of 15 she found herself sentenced to eight months in a juvenile detention center.Adulthood brought big bucks and glamour when Tendo started working as a bar hostess during Japan’s booming bubble economy of the nineteen- eighties. But among her many rich and loyal patrons there were also abusive clients, one of whom beat her so badly that her face was left permanently scarred. When her mother died, Tendo plunged into such a deep depression that she tried to commit suicide twice.Tendo takes us through the bad times with warmth and candor, and gives a moving and inspiring account of how she overcame a lifetime of discrimination and hardship. Getting tattooed, from the base of her neck to the tips of her toes, with a design centered on a geisha with a dagger in her mouth, was an act that empowered her to start making changes in her life. She quit her job as a hostess. On her last day at the bar she looked up at the full moon, a sight she never forgot. The moon became a symbol of her struggle to become whole, and the title of the book she wrote as an epitaph for herself and her family.
The Yale Indian: The Education of Henry Roe Cloud
by Joel PfisterHonored in his own time as one of the most prominent Indian public intellectuals, Henry Roe Cloud (c. 1884-1950) fought to open higher education to Indians. Joel Pfister's extensive archival research establishes the historical significance of key chapters in the Winnebago's remarkable life. Roe Cloud was the first Indian to receive undergraduate and graduate degrees from Yale University, where he was elected to the prestigious and intellectual Elihu Club. Pfister compares Roe Cloud's experience to that of other "college Indians" and also to African Americans such as W. E. B. Du Bois. Roe Cloud helped launch the Society of American Indians, graduated from Auburn seminary, founded a preparatory school for Indians, and served as the first Indian superintendent of the Haskell Institute (forerunner of Haskell Indian Nations University). He also worked under John Collier at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where he was a catalyst for the Indian New Deal. Roe Cloud's white-collar activism was entwined with the Progressive Era formation of an Indian professional and managerial class, a Native "talented tenth," whose members strategically used their contingent entry into arenas of white social, intellectual, and political power on behalf of Indians without such access. His Yale training provided a cross-cultural education in class-structured emotions and individuality. While at Yale, Roe Cloud was informally adopted by a white missionary couple. Through them he was schooled in upper-middle-class sentimentality and incentives. He also learned how interracial romance could jeopardize Indian acceptance into their class. Roe Cloud expanded the range of what modern Indians could aspire to and achieve.
Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant
by Anne Gardiner Perkins"Perkins makes the story of these early and unwitting feminist pioneers come alive against the backdrop of the contemporaneous civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1970s, and offers observations that remain eerily relevant on U.S. campuses today." —Edward B. Fiske, bestselling author of Fiske Guide to Colleges"If Yale was going to keep its standing as one of the top two or three colleges in the nation, the availability of women was an amenity it could no longer do without."In the winter of 1969, from big cities to small towns, young women across the country sent in applications to Yale University for the first time. The Ivy League institution dedicated to graduating "one thousand male leaders" each year had finally decided to open its doors to the nation's top female students. The landmark decision was a huge step forward for women's equality in education.Or was it?The experience the first undergraduate women found when they stepped onto Yale's imposing campus was not the same one their male peers enjoyed. Isolated from one another, singled out as oddities and sexual objects, and barred from many of the privileges an elite education was supposed to offer, many of the first girls found themselves immersed in an overwhelmingly male culture they were unprepared to face. Yale Needs Women is the story of how these young women fought against the backward-leaning traditions of a centuries-old institution and created the opportunities that would carry them into the future. Anne Gardiner Perkins's unflinching account of a group of young women striving for change is an inspiring story of strength, resilience, and courage that continues to resonate today.
Yamamoto: The Man Who Planned Pearl Harbor
by Edwin P. HoytThe first major biography of the Japanese admiral who was the architect of the Pacific War and of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Yamamoto Isoroku
by Mark Stille Adam HookAdmiral Yamamoto Isoroku was the defining Japanese naval commander of World War II. Although by no means part of the militarist clique that dominated Japanese politics in the 1930s, when war came Yamamoto was completely committed to his country's cause and planned and executed the daring pre-emptive strike on Pearl Harbor that so damaged the US Pacific Fleet and ushered in the Pacific War.Yamamoto's career in the Imperial Japanese Navy started in the early years of the 20th century and he saw service in the Russo-Japanese War, being wounded in the battle of Tsushima in 1904, before going on to study at Harvard University and serve as a naval attaché in the inter-war years, an experience that was supposed to give him a unique insight into the American psyche. Despite his opposition to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and war with China in 1937, as well as the tripartite pact with Germany and Italy, he retained his position as commander-in-chief of the combined fleet in the warlike Tojo administration and was it was in this position that he led the IJN to war in 1941.Despite the success of the Pearl Harbor operation, Yamamoto's subsequent handling of the Japanese combined fleet can be called into question. Seeking a 'decisive battle' against the US Pacific Fleet, Yamamoto took up an aggressive position in the Pacific and fought the US Navy at the battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 and the battle of Midway. Midway can be said to be Yamamoto's 'hour of destiny' as he planned and executed the battle. Though unaware that the Japanese Naval code had been broken, he fatally divided his forces, leaving them vulnerable to piecemeal destruction. The final campaign commanded by Yamamoto was that around Guadalcanal, where Yamamoto's myth of excellence will be totally laid bare. Despite a considerable numerical advantage over the Americans, Yamamoto never brought this advantage to bear. The result was a devastating defeat for the IJN and, eventually, the death of Yamamoto himself.This title will use these key campaigns to analyze Yamamoto's command style and strategies, and assess how these impacted upon the course of the war in the Pacific and Japan's chances for success.
The Yangtze Valley and Beyond: An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and Among the Man-Tze of the Somo Territory
by Isabella Lucy BirdIsabella Bird was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she is almost killed by anti-foreign mobs. It many ways, Isabella created the model for travel writing today, and this one of her greatest works.
Yank: Memoir of a World War II Soldier (1941-1945) - From the Desert War of North Africa to the Allied Inv
by Ted EllsworthTed Ellsworth was a young Dartmouth grad in 1941. In the years before the U. S. joined the Second World War effort, American men who wished to fight against Hitler were granted permission from President Roosevelt and the U. S. Congress to join the British army. <P><P>In normal circumstance, fighting for another nation's army would be an automatic forfeiture of U. S. citizenship (as noted on U. S. passports). Yank begins with goodbyes to Ellworth's young wife and family. It covers his crossing to Britain, initial stay in London, assignment to a North African tank regiment and the campaign there, participation in the invasion of Italy and the second wave of D-Day, accounts of fierce battles, being taken prisoner by the Germans and shipped to a POW camp, the camp deprivations, liberation by the Russians, and finally, the year Ellsworth spent wandering eastern Europe with no dog-tags, after the war had ended, trying to reach a city from which he could ship back home. Ellsworth had been officially MIA for over two years, and everyone assumed he was dead. The final pages detail Ellsworth's homecoming when his wife hand-delivers the beautiful and intimate note that she'd written him when he was first reported missing.
Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes
by Bobby Murcer Glen Waggoner“A lovely reminiscence about [Murcer’s] baseball and broadcasting career and his fight with cancer. . . a gentlemanly memoir.” — New York TimesAs he stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on opening day in 1966, Bobby Murcer carried with him the hopes and expectations of Yankees fans looking for the next Mickey Mantle. Bobby wasn't the next Mick, of course, but he became one of the most beloved Yankees of all time.Yankee for Life is Murcer's account of his stellar career as both a player and an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. With self-effacing humor and down-home charm, he shares fascinating and illuminating anecdotes about former teammates, bosses, and the new generation of Yankees superstars—Rivera, Jeter, Rodriguez—whom he watched grow up from the broadcast booth. With candor, courage, and a refreshing dose of wit, he tells of his battle with brain cancer, explaining how the love of his wife and family, his deep religious faith, and the passionate support of fans helped see him through his ordeal.Bobby Murcer may not have achieved the celebrity of some of his fellow players, but ultimately he was what fans always wanted him to be: a Yankee for life.
Yankee Miracles: Life with the Boss and the Bronx Bombers
by Hank Steinbrenner Ray Negron Sally Cook<P> If it was not all so true, you’d think it was a fairy tale. A seventeen-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee Stadium and gets nabbed by George Steinbrenner himself. Contrary to his gruff public image, the Boss—driven by a compassionate inner voice—reclaims the teen at a time when the Bronx is literally burning. <P> Thus begins the unlikeliest of baseball stories, one in which Ray Negron is transformed from street kid to batboy and beyond. Befriending many of major league baseball’s greatest stars—Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson, Munson, Mantle, Catfish, A-Rod, Jeter, even Mrs. Lou Gehrig—Negron ultimately emerges as a dynamic community leader, dedicating his own life to helping the sick and rescuing generations of city kids from unfulfilled lives. Yankee Miracles is a book about the power of baseball to transform lives, about all those miracles on 161st Street we never knew were there.
Yankee Mission: Thomas Kydd 25 (Thomas Kydd #36)
by Julian StockwinSwashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail.With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown.The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region - there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the Moluccas, rather than the fortresses one by one but is fiercely opposed. Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a triumphant conclusion - however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East stretches Kydd and Tyger's company to their very limits.*************Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' Guardian'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily Express'This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail' Nautical Magazine'Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book' Historical Naval Society(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
by Andy MartinoWith rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team ownership, and insights into the World Series wins and day-to-day running of the team that fans never get to see.When Brian Cashman arrived in the Bronx as an intern in 1986, he discovered a team in chaos, run on impulse and emotion and lacking the sheen that had defined the Yankees in earlier eras. Decades later, Cashman had risen through the ranks of the front office, earned the trust of the Steinbrenner family, and become the longest-serving GM in the Yankees&’ storied history, helping to transform the Yankees to glory with a string of World Series championships and an unmatched streak of winning seasons. With unprecedented inside access and featuring exclusive interviews with Cashman, owner Hal Steinbrenner, top front-office executives, current Yankee stars and coaches, award-winning baseball journalist Andy Martino gives fans a view from the GM&’s seat that we would never normally see. From Cashman&’s battles with inscrutable team captain Derek Jeter, to tensions between Jeter and A-Rod, to Cashman&’s struggles with beloved manager Joe Torre. This book explores the management of egos on the field and in the front office, as well as the evolution of the manager position over generations and into the analytics era. Packed with drama and intrigue, this is the definitive inside account of the most intriguing and storied franchise in Major League Baseball.
The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball
by Willie RandolphLegendary New York Yankee Willie Randolph tells the story of his life playing and coaching for the most storied professional sports franchise in the world, detailing his career on and off the field with some of baseball biggest stars.In his long-awaited memoir, Willie Randolph shares stories from life in New York Yankee pinstripes, opening up about the team that raised him and the city that molded him.For over thirty years, Randolph has been a part of Yankee lore and mythology. From the best seat in the stadium he has witnessed the greats, from Reggie Jackson to Don Mattingly to Derek Jeter; larger-than-life managers, including Billy Martin and Joe Torre; and of course The Boss himself. Randolph offers truly unique, firsthand insight into some of the greatest players to ever play the game and the greatest teams ever to call the Bronx their home.But though Randolph is a Yankee, he is first and foremost a quintessential New Yorker. Brooklyn born and raised, he shares memories of his rise from the projects to the house that Ruth built. Along the way he discusses, his triumphs and struggles on the field and in the dugout, as well as his time spent as manager of the Yankees’ crosstown rivals, the Mets.As fascinating and thoughtful as Randolph himself, filled with sixteen pages of black-and-white photos, The Yankee Way is a moving portrait of a legendary team, a unique city, and a remarkable man. With 16 pages of black & white photos.
The Yankee Years
by Joe Torre Tom VerducciWritten as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Tom Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from Joe Torre, the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager of the modern era.
Yao Ming
by Jeff SavageWhen Houston Rockets center Yao Ming slam dunks the ball, millions of people across the world are watching. That's because Yao's fans in China all join in to cheer him on. In 2002, the Houston Rockets, drafted Yao and brought him to the United States to play in the NBA. He quickly became one of the leagues best players. When the Summer Olympics were held in Beijing in 2008, Yao played for his home country. Learn more about one of the world's most popular athletes.