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Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus
A wild, lyrical, and anguished autobiography, in which Charles Mingus pays short shrift to the facts but plunges to the very bottom of his psyche, coming up for air only when it pleases him. He takes the reader through his childhood in Watts, his musical education by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker, and his prodigious appetites--intellectual, culinary, and sexual. The book is a jumble, but a glorious one, by a certified American genius..
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Topdog/underdog
A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks latest riff on the way we are defined by history The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, forettling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future..
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The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution (Modern Library Classics)
Hailed as the greatest novel of the Mexican Revolution, The Underdogsrecounts the story of an illiterate but charismatic Indian peasant farmer’s part in the rebellion against Porfirio Díaz, and his subsequent loss of belief in the cause when the revolutionary alliance becomes factionalized. Azuela’s masterpiece is a timeless, authentic portrayal of peasant life, revolutionary zeal, and political disillusionment..
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Underdogs to Wonderdogs: Fresno State's Road to Omaha and the College World Series Championship
Capturing the rollercoaster ride of Fresno State’s unlikely victory in the 2008 NCAA College World Series, this account tells their story through more than 200 color photographs, radio play-by-play excerpts, and comments from the players themselves. The Bulldogs, originally ranked 89th in the country, triumphed over elimination through six weeks of unprecedented upsets to become the lowest seed ever to win the NCAA baseball championship. Told in the unique style of the team’s radio announcer, this is an exhilarating and inspirational tale of the metamorphosis from adversity into achievement. .
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Underdogs: Beauty Is More Than Fur Deep
The charming Chihuahua and the pugnacious pug. The graceful greyhound, the shaggy sheepdog, and the brazen bulldog The miraculously mesmerizing mutt. These are not the dogs that are typically celebrated in dog books—those focus on the most popular purebreds: Labrador retrievers, Jack Russells, German shepherds Dalmatians. But where are the other breeds? And where are the non-breeds that make up more than half of the U.S. dog population, the mutts? Where is their book? If Americans love anything, it’s the underdog—every kind of underdog, whether it’s a dog or not. We recognize that beauty is more than skin deep—or fur deep. We appreciate dogs of indeterminate lineage, with mottled fur, too-large ears, or strange little bodies; we love dogs who look like impish little children or grumpy old men. Underdogs is their book—a celebration of funny faces and singular shapes, of uncommon breeds and unrecognized mixed-breeds. Underdogs is a charming, touching, and occasionally hilarious look at what we really love about dogs—the true companionship that comes from great character. .
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Challenging the Incumbent: An Underdog's Undertaking
Courage, commitment, determination, and ego make first-time candidates run... But what does it take to make them win? Edward Sidlow's new case study, Challenging the Incumbent: An Underdog's Undertaking, animates the scholarship on congressional elections as it tells an intimate, behind-the-scenes story of the 2000 congressional race in Illinois' 8th district. Lance Pressl, a 42-year-old challenger takes on long-time incumbent Phil Crane in a political contest that epitomizes the trials and tribulations confronting those who dare to run against incumbents. Combining the most recent scholarship on campaigns and elections with an eye-witness account of the day-to-day dynamics of a race, Sidlow documents Pressl's efforts as he tries to win the support and commitment of his core constituents and powerful political allies. The challenges he faces are legion: Will major demographic changes in the district bode well for Pressl, a moderate Democrat running in a well-established Republican stronghold? Will Pressl's well-connected personal contacts bring the dollars so critical to his campaign? Will they attract enough media attention? To whom can he turn for sound strategic advice and support? Balancing key issues in electoral politics with a fascinating David-and-Goliath storyline, Sidlow's study will give students context in which to understand the dynamics--and the vagaries--of House elections..
Price: $30.00
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Fitness Book: Fatness to Fitness - Former Fat Kid Reveals His Most Powerful Personal Strategies and Techniques to Help You Quickly and Safely Achieve Permanent Fitness Success
From world famous exercise physiologist, Joey Atlas, comes a book that many people have been waiting very patiently for. When an author 'throws in' almost $300 worth of free bonus materials, including a 3-level, home exercise DVD - you know the motivation is to truly help the reader succeed. Visit - YourFitnessBook.com/amazon - for free bonus package details. Blending the trials and tribulations of his own life with 21 years of hands on experience in working with hundreds of clients and a complete education in the form and function of the human body - Joey delivers not just a book - but a tool that you will turn to time and time again for solid guidance, clear direction and powerful inspiration. Often referred to as 'the trainer's trainer' - Joey earned this informal title by helping the every day person cut through the hype and nonsense that floods the markets, with his simplified, but extremely effective approach to lifelong fitness success. Word from 'the masses' about Joey kept finding it's way to fitness pros - and a steady rise in demand for his articles and fitness DVDs prompted him to realize that his perspective on the mind-body connection, habits of nutrition and methods of exercise needed to be put in book form and made available to the world. Fatness to Fitness is that book, the book that will deliver you to eternal fitness success..
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The Underdog and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot)
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