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Fail better: Why Baseball Matters
By Mark Kingwell. 2017
Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a hit only three of…
every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell explores ways in which the game teaches us lessons on fragility, contingency, and community. Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, "Fail Better" serves as an unofficial follow-up to "Catch and Release: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life", which won over readers by offering an intelligent but accessible look into the deep waters of angling. 2017.In the slender margin: the intimate strangeness of death and dying
By Eve Joseph. 2014
Part memoir, part meditation on death itself, this book is an exploration of death from an “insider’s” point of view.…
Using the threads of her brother’s early death and her twenty years of work at a hospice, the author utilizes history, religion, philosophy, literature, personal anecdote, mythology, poetry and pop culture to discern the unknowable mystery that awaits us all. 2014.As someone dies: a handbook for the living
By Elizabeth Johnson. 1995
This guidebook gives practical advice on how to take care of ourselves during the dying process and helps us to…
release the guilt and emotional trauma associated with the death of family members, friends, and pets. Includes short poems and sayings. 1995.Chicken soup for the grieving soul: stories about life, death, and overcoming the loss of a loved one (Chicken Soup For The Soul Ser.)
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen. 2003
Accounts of people who have lost a loved one. Each story details the particular death and explains how the author…
dealt with grief and found the courage to go on. Sections include "Final Gifts," "Coping and Healing," "Special Moments," and "Living Again." 2003.Frost takes listeners back to the 1975 World Series in this thrilling account of the greatest baseball game ever played.…
The Reds and Red Sox endured three soggy days of inactivity to reach game six. But all that downtime could not prepare them for what happened when the skies finally cleared. 2009.How we die: reflections on life's final chapter
By Sherwin B Nuland. 1994
In hopes of removing mystery from dying and making it less frightening, a Yale medical professor explains the biological and…
clinical aspects of death. He describes six causes of death which he asserts to be representative of universal processes, portrays patients, and muses about care and dignity. The examples are heart attack, Alzheimer's disease, murder, AIDS, cancer, and old age. Bestseller 1994.How life imitates the World Series: an inquiry into the game
By Thomas Boswell. 1982
A baseball writer for the "Washington Post" reports on the new statistic, the Total Average, and analyzes such figures as…
Bill Veeck, Earl Weaver, Steve Carlton, Pete Rose, and Reggie Jackson. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1982.Fungo blues: an uncontrolled look at the Toronto Blue Jays
By Philippe Van Rjndt, Patrick Blednick. 1985
Game day: the Blue Jays at SkyDome
By Martin O'Malley, Sean O'Malley. 1994
The authors take us for a behind-the-scenes look at the Blue Jays and Skydome. They include a tour of the…
clubhouse, umpire's room, batting cage, press box. They talk to everyone involved with the game, from Skydome executives to ticket vendors, as well as the media who cover the team. Some strong language. 1994.Getting through the night: finding your way after the loss of a loved one
By Eugenia Price. 1983
An inspirational guide for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Offers hope for survivors to understand…
and accept their loss, to weather the dark night of grief, and to be renewed with the joy of life in the morning. 1983.Death and dignity: making choices and taking charge
By Timothy E Quill. 1993
A physician describes the decision-making process of one of his patients and his role in assisting her suicide. Quill reveals…
how he came to believe that medicine does not properly address the needs of the dying. He outlines alternative choices that he believes a patient can make in consultation with his or her doctor and argues for the need to challenge the status quo that makes one choice an illegal act. 1993.Cleo: how a small black cat helped heal a family
By Helen Brown. 2010
Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year old son Sam was. A week after Helen agreed to let…
Sam have a kitten, Sam was killed in a road accident. Not long after this, a little black kitten was delivered to the family's doorstep. Helen was ready to send her back, but Sam's younger brother, Rob, identified with the kitten who'd also lost her brothers. Stroking her, it was the first time Helen had seen him smile since Sam's death. There was no choice, the kitten -- dubbed Cleo -- had to stay. Cleo's immense character slowly taught the family to laugh again, giving them hope of getting back to normal. 2010.Confessions of a baseball purist: what's right, and wrong, with baseball, as seen from the best seat in the house
By Mark Hyman, Jon Miller. 1998
Longtime Baltimore Orioles announcer and later ESPN broadcaster reminisces about his three decades in baseball. Discusses famous players including Cal…
Ripken and Reggie Jackson, the development of interleague play, the unions, the new breed of players, and the owners. 1998.Cemetery stories: creepy graveyards, embalming secrets & the life of a corpse after death
By Katherine M Ramsland. 2001
Bereavement: studies of grief in adult life (Pelican books)
By Colin Murray Parkes. 1998
This is the third edition of a classic study into bereavement, which aims to answer questions like: how is bereavement…
affected by age, gender, manner of death, personal psychology and culture; what are the signs of pathological grieving which can lead to mental illness; and how can carers provide genuine help without interfering with the painful but necessary "work" of mourning? New to this edition are discussions of the many forms of loss and recent research by the author. 1988.Baseball, you are the manager: You Are The Manager (You Are The Coach Ser.)
By Nathan Aaseng. 1983
Invites the reader to make decisions about do-or-die situations in ten World Series games. Describes what actually happened and how…
it affected the outcome of the game. Grade 5-8 and older readers. 1983.Baseball days: from the sandlots to "the show"
By Bill Littlefield. 1993
A self-confessed baseball traditionalist, Littlefield tours the whole of the baseball world, from Little League games to the major leagues.…
With chapters on hitting and pitching, and tryout camps and old-timers, Littlefield is searching for the soul of baseball, where it is played as a pure game. 1993.Baseball life advice
By Stacey May Fowles. 2017
Fowles gives us a candid perspective on subjects ranging from bat flips to bandwagoners, from the romance of spring training…
to the politics of cheating, from the importance of having a favourite player to the near-religious splendour of a no-hitter. She confronts the stereotypes that female fans lack real knowledge about the game and are only at the ballpark for the eye candy, and calls out the "boys will be boys" attitudes and its implications both on and off the field. She also offers exhilarating snapshots of the Blue Jays' 2015 season, and reflects on the relevance of specific players not only to the average fan, but to the game's history as a whole. Fowles explores how we can use the lens of baseball to examine who we are--for better or worse--and reminds us that our love for the game shouldn't stop us from demanding it be better to its players and its fans. Bestseller. 2017.Baseball anecdotes
By Daniel Okrent, Steve Wulf. 1989
This collection portrays 150 years of great triumphs, heart-breaking losses and amusing blunders in the history of baseball, including the…
Chicago "Black" Sox Scandal of 1919 and the miraculous comeback of the Mets in the 1986 World Series. 1989.