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Entertaining and didactic!.......2004-08-05

This instructional tape is entertaining and very instructive. The vocabulary words are used in short stories in which two actors are constantly explaining the meaning of words and using synonyms without losing fluidity of the story. Then the words are reviewed giving the listener a chance to recall the words after hearing them each in a sentence. Improves vocabulary and is very funny. I recommend this audio 99.99%.

Great selection of Vocab for a short period of time!.......2000-04-10

This book contains crucial SAT vocab words, not too many words like some other books do, so you can really learn them in a short period of time. Also, for each words, it gives easy and clear definitions with part of speech and really good example sentences. Memorize all the words in this book, then you'll have a good background vocab for SAT verbal.

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Weaker than it's Predecessor
DREADFULL!
Good, if a bit odd
A Boring Hit Man!
A Step Down from Hit Man into a Slow-Moving Plot

Hit List (John Keller Mysteries)
Lawrence Block
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ASIN: 0061030996
Release Date: 2002-02-05

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Few mystery authors have a stable of protagonists as uniformly appealing as Lawrence Block's. Whether Block's taking the reader into PI Matthew Scudder's world of dimly lit bars and basement AA meetings, quirky burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr's used bookstore, or the international hot-spot hangouts of Evan Tanner, the spy who never sleeps, he always provides good company. John Keller, star of Block's 1998 story collection Hit Man, is a typical Block invention: an unassuming, get-the-job-done-and-move-on New York contract killer who collects stamps, does the morning crossword, eats Vietnamese takeout, and falls for the occasional woman.

When Keller gets off a plane in Louisville, ready to do the job he's been hired for, something about it feels wrong from the start. And when two people are killed in the motel room he's just vacated, he realizes he narrowly missed a setup, but can't figure out why. Then he goes to Boston to do another job, and afterwards dines in a coffee shop where another patron has the misfortune of leaving with Keller's raincoat:

The Globe didn't have it. But there it was in the Herald, a small story on a back page, a man found dead on Boston Common, shot twice in the head with a small-caliber weapon.
Keller could picture the poor bastard, lying face-down on the grass, the rain washing relentlessly down on him. He could picture the dead man's coat, too. The Herald didn't say anything about a coat, but that didn't matter. Keller could picture it all the same.

Keller's agent, Dot, puts the pieces--including the death of another contract killer she books occasionally--together and comes up with the seemingly crazy idea that a greedy hit man is knocking off the competition. In between other legit hits, romancing a commitment-shy artist, visiting an astrologer, and a long stint on jury duty, Keller slowly moves closer to the faceless nemesis he and Dot dub "Roger." But it's Dot, the woman of action, who figures out what to do about him. Though Hit List is too introspective to be a caper novel, and too funny to be noir, it's bound to find a rapt audience with fans of both subgenres. After two such engaging books, can Hit Parade be far behind? --Barrie Trinkle

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Keller is a regular guy. He goes to the movies, works on his stamp collection. Call him for jury duty and he serves without complaint. Then every so often he gets a phone call from White Plains that sends him flying off somewhere to kill a perfect stranger. Keller is a pro and very good at what he does. But the jobs have started to go wrong. The realization is slow coming yet, when it arrives, it is irrefutable: Someone out there is trying to hit the hit man. Keller, God help him, has found his way onto somebody else's hit list.

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Keller is a regular guy. He goes to the movies, collects stamps, serves jury duty. Then every so often he gets a call, packs his bags, and kills a perfect stranger. But lately the jobs have started to go wrong. And then he realizes...someone out there is trying to hit the hit man. Keller is a killer. Professional, cool, confident, competent, reliable. The consummate pro. The hit man's hit man. But he is a complex person: understandably guarded and reclusive, icy and ruthlessly efficient, he is also prone to loneliness, self-doubt, and career worries. Keller may be a crack assassin, but he is also an all-too-human being. We first met Keller in Hit Man. He's back again in HIT LIST. Same job, new list of targets, and a hit man who's after him... "

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Weaker than it's Predecessor.......2007-08-15

I found the introduction to John Keller in Hit Man to be mildly entertaining. I read the novel in less than a day and had only minor qualms about its content. In contrast, Hit List took me over a week to finish and I couldn't help but stop and make mental notes of things that just didn't sit right with me.

The pacing of the story is very off. Things move along so slowly that I found myself counting how many pages were left in almost any given chapter. While the end builds nicely and is probably the only part of the book that approaches being a page-turner, it peters out so unremarkably that the last chapter feels like the wrap up to a Scooby-Doo episode. Especially off-putting is the part where Dot and Keller talk their way into understanding the antagonist and his motivation - that's the closest the reader will get to a characterization of him.

Most of the details and events that happen in Hit List are just plain boring. How anticlimatic is it to have numerous hits in a row end in a bizzare twist of fate? Who really gives a damn about Keller's stamp collection (the only part of Hit Man that had me wishing the pages read even faster)? An astrologer, really? What was the point of the chapters devoted to being on that jury? Also, the expository, dumbed-down conversations between Keller and Dot are more often annoying than not. How excited is a reader supposed to be about the chief conflict of a novel if the anti-hero himself remarks that he hasn't really thought about it in weeks?

It's the same old Keller here, but that may be the very problem. It seems as if Block has added nothing new to the character since the previous installment. References to the previous work are sprinkled throughout but wouldn't detract from a reader's understanding if this was the first Keller novel he or she read. The conversations with Dot, the philately, and even the sexual romps are all familiar things from the first book. But we've seen it all before, except with more interesting circumstances, more challenging hits, and less arbitrary people and situations thrown between the end of the book and whichever page the reader might happen to be at.

DREADFULL!.......2007-07-04

This is what happens when a succesfull author of many, many books has to write another one. Simply Dreadfull! There is hardly any story and 9/10ths of the book is filler!

Good, if a bit odd.......2007-05-14

Lawrence Block is one of those guys who apparently write at the speed of sound, or something. He's now got three series that I know of going, the dark but interesting Matt Scudder private eye series, Bernie Rhodenbarr, the burglar turned used bookstore owner, and of course the series starring Keller, the hit man with mundane everyday problems. This book, Hit List, is second in the series, and it takes up (sort of) where the first one left off.

Keller's an average guy. He does most anything that other, average people do. He collects stamps (something he picked up in the first book after someone told him he needed a hobby). He does the Sunday Crossword. He even goes and does jury duty, and when he's on the jury he has a fling with one of the other jurors, at the same time trying to be honest about whether he thinks the accused person's guilty of the crime he's been accused of. The only thing unusual about Keller is that he kills people for a living. He flies someplace, looks around, and when he sees an opportunity, he kills the person. The first book was really a short story collection, and had an episodic quality to it that, for better or worse, is lacking here. This book was obviously written as a novel to start, because Keller's victims aren't the only ones dying: someone's trying to kill Keller, and getting unlucky. Of course if Keller can't figure out who the guy is, and stop him, then this is going to be a very short series of books.

Block writes different books. The Scudder series is very hardboiled. Rhodenbarr by comparison is pretty light-hearted. The Keller series is more of a very dark comedy. The idea of a killer who collects stamps and winds up on *your* jury is just too weird, if you see what I mean. I enjoy the series, the mundane conversations he has with Dot (who gives him the assignments), the girlfriends he picks up and the stamps he gets. There is an element of suspension of disbelief (everyone Keller kills just dies, but when someone tries to kill Keller, incredible coincidences interfere with the other guy's plans), but it's fun anyway. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it and the first one in the series, provided you think you can enjoy a book this morally disengaged.

A Boring Hit Man!.......2006-10-05

An average plumber has a more interesting life than this hit man.
What a waste.

A Step Down from Hit Man into a Slow-Moving Plot.......2006-10-01

Lawrence Block's series about John Keller, the contract assassin for occasional hire, got off to a strong and nuanced start in Hit Man. A series of short stories were woven together in that book that presents an interesting account of a man who has lost himself in a soul-deadening job . . . but struggles to break free. That book's weakness is that Keller doesn't ring true.

In Hit List, Keller barely rings at all as a character. He's more like a pawn for Mr. Block's fanciful plot about a hit man who has gone rogue.

That is unfortunate because the book started out somewhat promisingly as brushes with danger lead Keller to seek answers. He finds out that he has a "murderer's thumb" -- whatever that is . . . and that the occasions when he's been in danger look bad on his astrological chart. Where might all that have led? Probably someplace much more interesting than where the book actually does lead.

If you decide to stop reading about John Keller after Hit Man, I think you'll be reasonably happy with your decision.

Mr. Block does a solid job of portraying a doomed man, but it's hardly inspiring to better understand the cold comfort of being a contract killer.

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Same Old Song and Dance
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the book for mature christians
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Demon Hit List
John Eckhardt
Manufacturer: Whitaker House
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ASIN: 0883686147

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Same Old Song and Dance.......2006-03-09

This book was bought as a gift for me, I wouldn't have bought it for myself. It's simply a list of issues, attitudes, addictions and illnesses. Seems like the author has classified everyday issues (we all have them) as demons. Addictions are bad choices and sickness is just that, you're sick. Although I believe that there are demons and that they may oppress at times, I think that most times we are simply our own worst enemy. I really wish that people wouldn't give the devil so much credit, he's just as defeated as he's always been.

very helpful.......2004-10-19

ive had this book for years. in spiritual warfare and in intercession this book has helped me associate and understand different bondages, spirits and attributes of the enemy. this is more of a guide for a veteran, or at least someone with the understanding of what this actually entails.

i suggest derek prince's "They Shall Expel Demons: What You Need to Know About Demons-Your Invisible Enemies"
for a more in-dept study of a demonology type hit list.

the book for mature christians.......2004-03-27

the book is more of a thesaurus for spiritual warfare and those that hear (understand) hear, and those that dont just dont. John Eckhardt has meat not milk to offer in this book it is not for the babes in christ it is for those crhristians who are mature in christ and/or have the spirit of discerment. i give the book Five Stars.

Not very helpful.......2000-08-27

This is a very simplistic book. It lists human vices, such as malice or greed, and then several other words which are the same in meaning. It was more like a vocabulary exercise than anything specifically to do with demons. The author's premise is that you must know a demon in order to get rid of it, so he presents one with lists of attributes. Don't expect any names. The entire book is primarily word lists, along the lines of greed, selfishness, spite, hatred, and so forth. I was disappointed.

The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: A Top 40 List

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the reader from california is right
Rambling and Weak
The 20th Centuryýs Greatest Hits -- A Real Hit!

The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: A Top 40 List
Paul Williams
Manufacturer: Forge Books
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ASIN: 0312873913

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Everybody loves a top 40 list. Every list provokes delight and anger and, if it is a good one, illumination and surprise. Paul Williams list mixes high art and pop culture, and is sure to leave no one who reads it unmoved. But a list only takes one pagethe rest of this book are Williams thoughts on how everyday people connect with art and performance, subjects on which Williams is brilliant, insightful, and entertaining. This is a serious book that is fun to readan entertaining, thought-provoking work on personal and subjective responses to art.

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the reader from california is right.......2003-12-25

Interesting idea and selections, but the book is agressively poorly written. His entries provide no new perspectives on the selected works. He alternates self-praise for his "Idiosyncratic" selections with rage at anyone who would critize one of the works. Liner note writers, academics, SF critics and strawmen take hits while Williams delays engaging the works themselves.

Rambling and Weak.......2001-08-04

I loved the concept of this book. I only wish I had read an excerpt before buying it. The choices are fine, even daring. However, instead of insight, the reader gets poorly written stream-of-consciousness ramblings that add up to nothing but the author's feeble attempt to justify his choices...some of which he hasn't even experienced himself. If you like trivia or history, do not buy this book. If you like an author who thinks he is hip, smart, and funny but is none of these things, go for it.

The 20th Centuryýs Greatest Hits -- A Real Hit!.......2000-09-27

Everyone loves lists -- the best of, worst of, what's hot, what's not. We love to argue with the picks, think of what we would have added or deleted. Now Paul Williams has produced the ultimate thought-provoking list: The 20th Century Greatest Hits, a collection of forty essays comprising a unique "top 40" list of art worth remembering.

First things first. Paul Williams? you ask. No, not the chubby blonde-haired songster of the 70's, but Paul S. Williams who in 1966 at age 17 founded Crawdaddy! the first American rock magazine - precursor to Rolling Stone. He's been referred to as "legendary rock historian," "one of America's foremost writers of rock" and "our best rock journalist" by critics and musicians alike.

Williams is a prolific writer of "observation" books (some forty books in all, most available here on Amazon.com) that include insightful reviews of important musical artists that have influenced us over the past 30 years. He has written extensively about Bob Dylan (three books in print, with a fourth in the works.) He's also written about Neil Young and Brian Wilson and is the author of the best selling underground classic Das Energi. He's a keen observer; a mirror trying to reflect with crystal clarity what he hears and feels about not only music, but artistic events and those who create them.

"Great art, then, is not some objective phenomenon; it is an essentially subjective, and often profoundly spiritual, personal experience on the part of a person or many persons reading a book, listening to a recording, looking at a painting, watching a play or film..."

Williams has a way of touching your soul through his unique writing style and he's out done himself with this latest observation book. "It's a tease actually," he affirms because it's not a top 40 music review. It's a play on his own Rock and Roll: the 100 Best Singles, published in 1993. Only this book, The 20th Century Greatest Hits, is not limited to rock or even music. It's any work of art that he deemed memorable enough to make his "top 40" list of the century. He includes literature, music recordings, paintings and performing artists. In the book, he asks and answers the question "What is a unit of art?"

"...there are great artists whose works are performances before a live audience. I am a passionate appreciator of this type of art and have written a series of books about Bob Dylan as a performing artist in which I argue for the recognition of live performances, recorded or unrecorded, as works of art that can add up to a great and memorable body of work just as surely as artworks that endure as physical objects."

An odd mishmash of "art", you might think, when you first glance at The List and find Eleanor Roosevelt's Universal Declaration of Human Rights next to Winnie-the-Pooh and later followed by a concert performance of Umm Kulthum. Not to worry, once you read Williams' tantalizing and convincing arguments for their inclusion, you'll be thankful you found this gem.

The List also includes songs by the Beatles and Billie Holiday; works of Picasso and Matisse; books by Philip K Dick, Jack Kerouac and James Joyce; short stories of Borges and Sturgeon; a translation of The I-Ching; movies, poems, live performances and so much more.

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Long out of print, The Sand Wars is Charles Ingrid's classic saga of military science fiction. This special omnibus edition includes the first three books of the series-Solar Kill, Lasertown Blues, and Celestial Hit List-together for the first time.

Jack Storm was one of the last Knights-a soldier abandoned by his own people to fight a battle he couldn't possibly win. His only defense: a suit of armor that has been altered by his alien enemies...armor that could, if worn too long, transform him into an inhuman killing machine....

But Jack Storm is not a machine. He is a man-on a one-man crusade of vengeance....

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Amazed by the other reviews. .......2006-01-07

I see the glowing stars and wonder if we were reading the same book. I don't see it holding up to the battle genre. Machavelli might have thought it a good read. I is almost all poorly crafted first year politisci.

The thing that amazes me is I finished the trilog--as I have thrown aside better books. I kept hoping this obtuse universe would take on some substance and it just never happened.

The idea for this book was a great one and it could have been so much more. Sadly, it ended up being way less.

It isn't my nature to post rips on Amazon. On this one I just couldn't help myself.

I hope you read it with enjoyment.......2005-05-10

Charles Ingrid's six SAND WARS stories can also be found in two omnibuses. If you've not yet experienced Mr. Ingrid's fun to read style, you will need to begin with SOLAR KILL, followed by LASERTOWN BLUES and CELESTIAL HIT LIST.

In ALIEN SALUTE, the first third of Volume Two, Jack Storm and the other survivors from the skirmish on Bythia return home. Yet it's not just Jack's hatred of coldsleep that keeps him out of the cryogenic bay, the Thraks are angry now and Jack believes open war is certain. He's right, too. "When the freighter erupted out of subspace and began braking for Malthen, the Thrakian warship flared into being beside them, tractor beams on full, and the two ships shuddered as they made contact." During the encounter, however, a third ship arrives, speeds past them, and irradiates the nearby Thrakian controlled planet of Opus. The powerful Ash-farel kill Thraks and humans with equal fervor. Things are heating up on the political side as well. Factions within the populace threaten rebellion. Winton, Jack's personal enemy from the first three books, has a successor (Baadluster), a man every bit as dangerous and with the same appetite for the throne and desire to destroy Jack Storm as his predecessor. Emperor Pepys makes Jack the commander of his knights, but it is a difficult command because Jack is still fighting his elusive past as well as the alien parasite growing in his battle armor. There's dangerous battles with the Thraks. And an emperor who cannot be trusted to make the best decisions for his people.

In RETURN FIRE, Jack has deserted his command and engages in a search for proof that the Dominion Knights have been betrayed by their emperor's new scheme. Now allied with the Thraks against the Ash-farel, humans have little choice but to accept the incursion of Thraks into their society. Invasion by peace treaty is how Jack sees it, and it is an invasion he cannot tolerate. He seeks humans in rebellion against the emperor, a dangerous journey that separates Jack from his armor and brings him into direct confrontation with the emperor.

CHALLENGE MET concludes the series. Jack gains hard evidence against the Thraks and their hidden motives. Saint Collin learns some very painful truths about the Ash-farel. Amber endures the nightmare of Minister Baadluster's greed. Meanwhile, Jack cannot help his friends because the emperor and his minister broke his mind while he was recovering from battle wounds. Jack is the kind of man who never gives up, however, and his persistence keeps the pages turning. It was the kind of conclusion that brought an unconscious squeal from my lips [do you ever do that? People around you stare, wondering what on earth you must be reading!].

This is a good story, recommended for all space-fantasy fans--start with SOLAR KILL to maximize your enjoyment.

Enjoyable novels -- great value........2003-01-18

Not just for fans of miltary sci-fi, these adventures of Jack Storm, the last Dominion Knight, are enjoyable stories of adventure and a quest for justice. I applaud Daw Books for releasing these novels in this 3-in-1 paperback format that is a true bargain in these days of corporate greed. And it is a pleasure to be able to re-read these tales in order, as the individual books have been out of print for some time.

The universe created here by Charles Ingrid may not be filled with many new or novel scientific angles, but the very familiar feel of "The Dominion" and even of their foe "The Thraks," has a very comfortable feel. It is like picking up a well thumbed old Robert Heinlein novel, where the characters and their plots are different, but all else feels very familiar.

Good.......2002-01-16

Very well thought out, however you really have to pay attention to keep track of everything that is going on. I'm the kinda guy that reads for awhile and sets the book down, it was hard for me to remember what was going on.

An Awsome Book.......2001-04-26

I remember reading this the first book many years ago, and now its finally back! I must admit thats its even better the second time around. I rank The Sand Wars up with my other favorite series. Hats off to Charles Ingrid fro creating this masterful series.

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A nice Surprise!!!
What goes Up most come Down.
Don't Judge The Book By It's Cover
Do Not Pass This One Up!!!
Dyme Hits the Spot

Dyme Hit List
Curtis Alcutt
Manufacturer: Black Pearl Books
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Rio Romero Clark, is an Oakland-bred brotha determined to remain a Playa-For-Life!

Taught by the best of Macks (his Uncle Lee, Father and Grandfather), Rio feels no woman can resist him. And he knows that his game is definitely tight, considering that he's as a third-generation Playa.

It is Rio's United-Nations-like appreciation for all types and races of women, from the Ghetto-Fab to the Professional, that leads him to the biggest challenge of his Mack-hood, Carmen Massey.

Carmen, a luscious southern-Dyme, at first sight, appears to be just another target on Rio's Dyme Hit List! Possessing a body that's bangin' enough to make most brothas beg, mixed with southern-charm that can cause even the best playa to hesitate, Carmen's got Rio in jeopardy of getting his Playa-Card revoked.

Burdened with the weight of potentially not living-up to the family Mack-legacy, Rio must choose between continuing to love his lifestyle or loving Carmen.

Unexpectedly tragedy strikes in Rio's life and a dark secret in Carmen's past ignites a fire that threatens to burn-up their relationship, permanently.

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A nice Surprise!!!.......2007-07-08

I thought this book was another street tale from the look of the cover but this book was far from that and I loved it! I laughed and cried in this book it was an overall great read!!

What goes Up most come Down........2006-12-29

Rio Romero Clark seems to have it all a good job, good looks, & many women at his beckon call. But that soon changes.

I think Curtis Alcutt did a great job with dyme hit list. The book has a great story line and it kept my interest with its drama & humor.

My one complaint about the book was the MANY characters that were under developed. Great stories usually consist of fewer characters that are well developed, however the book still gets 5 stars in my opinion.

Don't Judge The Book By It's Cover.......2006-12-17

The cover of this book does it "NO" justice. I picked this up but wasn't expecting much based on the cover and the title, but I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a very good and well written love story. This was a first for me by the author but definately not the last. Pick this one up you won't be disappointed, just ignore the cover.

Do Not Pass This One Up!!!.......2006-07-02

I read a few reviews on "Dyme Hit List" and thought I would give it a chance. The storyline seemed decent but if I'm being honest I'll admit that the cover of the book gave me low expectations.

Thank goodness I was wrong. This book shocked the mess out of me by being so good from start to finish. Rio Romero Clark is a player bred out of Oakland, CA, home to some of the most famous macks. Rio lives the player life because that's all he's known from when he was a little boy. His father was creepin' on his mom and his Uncle Lee is a bonafide player that teaches Rio everything he knows.

Then comes Carmen. A woman from Alabama that has moved to Oakland to start a new life. She's beautiful, smart, and not quick to fall for Rio's games. Of course, Carmen playing hard to get makes Rio want her even more. The question is does he want her just to prove his mack game is tight or is he really ready to settle down with someone that's a perfect match?

Although Rio is a player, he has a heart, and you can't help but root for him to come out good in the end. Curtis Alcutt told this story with such originality that again I couldn't believe the treasure that was hidden behind the cover. Each character had his or her own voice and the book moved at a good pace. This book will make you laugh out loud and maybe even cry a little bit too.

I highly recommend you buy this book. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

Dyme Hits the Spot.......2006-06-16

Alcutt doesn't write so much as he makes love to the reader. With details, and poetry, Alcutt weaves a tale with more twists than a pretzel. Part player's manual, part romance, the story has many touching moments, especially when the author describes the inner turmoil of the protagonist. It's a page turner whose blanks don't get filled in until the very end. With words that are not always pretty, Alcutt does not disappoint and I look forward to his next dyme.

Detroit Tigers Lists and More: Runs, Hits and Eras (Great Lakes Books)

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Detroit Tigers Lists and More Hits a Home Run!
Detroit Tigers Lists and More Hits a Home Run!

Detroit Tigers Lists and More: Runs, Hits and Eras (Great Lakes Books)
Mark Pattison , and David Raglin
Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press
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ASIN: 0814330401

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Everything you need to know about the Detroit Tigers—in list form!

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Detroit Tigers Lists and More Hits a Home Run!.......2002-06-12

This is absolutely a "must-have" for any Detroit Tigers fan! Not just a book of statistics, "Detroit Tigers Lists and More" is about every fascinating and obscure trivia you ever wanted to know about the Tigers. Everything from Tigers in other Halls of Fame to player nicknames to fantasy teams to miscellaneous info too good to pass up (like notable fights, forfeits and family relations) - it's here, all neatly cataloged and indexed for easy reference. Pick one up for your favorite sports fan!

Detroit Tigers Lists and More Hits a Home Run!.......2002-06-12

Ted Williams' Hit List : The Best of the Best Ranks the Best of the Rest

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For Baseball fans who follow the hitters

Ted Williams' Hit List : The Best of the Best Ranks the Best of the Rest
Ted Williams
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0071421939

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Ted's take on the top 25 sluggers of all time

Ted Williams, arguably the greatest pure hitter in baseball history, ranks his favorites for the top 25 sluggers of all time, from Babe Ruth to Josh Gibson. Originally published in 1996, Ted Williams' Hit List has sold thousands of copies, proving that when the master speaks, people listen. Here, he brings together statistical analysis, personal anecdotes, and a liberal dose of "Teddy Ballgame" bravado to offer insight into the swings and slams of sluggers past.

Williams discusses sluggers such as:

Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Ty Cobb
Stan Musial
Hank Aaron
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Willie Mays
Hank Greenberg
Mickey Mantle
Frank Robinson
Mike Schmidt

Totally repackaged in a handsome paperback volume, this indispensable bestseller from baseball's beloved "Splendid Splinter" will appeal to everyone who continues to be mesmerized by the Williams mystique.

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For Baseball fans who follow the hitters.......2006-08-27

This is not a book on the art, the technique of successful hitting. It's a book about results - the numbers compiled and compared. The book is centered around Ted's Top 25 - sans Splinter. (In "my book" he's second to another guy who got his start in Boston).
It's very refreshing that this is a collaboration, with Jim Prime, yet the writing is expressive of the great personality of Ted. In your mind you can hear his voice as he discusses his choices.
I was fascinated to read such details as home ballpark dimensions in a player's career; to note that (it seems) the "livelier" the ball, the more "they brought the fences in".
The language is all Baseball throughout the statistical analysis.
This work causes one to reflect on today's sluggers/hitters and who might make such a list a little down the road. But I doubt that it could be as compelling as told by someone other than Williams. (And that statement is from a Yankee fan!).
Recommended!

Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books

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Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books
Teri S. Lesesne , and Rosemary Chance
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Hit List for Children 2: Frequently Challenged Books

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Hit List for Children 2: Frequently Challenged Books
Beverley C. Becker , Susan M. Stan , and American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom
Manufacturer: American Library Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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