Search Results - "quarterback"

Slingin' Sam : the Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game / by Holley, Joe

Subjects: “…Quarterbacks (Football) United States Biography.…”
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The Indomitable Don Plusquellic : How a Controversial Mayor Quarterbacked Akron's Comeback. by Love, Steve

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America's Football Factory : Western Pennsylvania's Cradle of Quarterbacks from Johnny Unitas to Joe Montana. by Stewart, Wayne

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Cradle of Quarterbacks; 2. George Blanda: The NFL's Methuselah; 3. …”
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Africana race and communication : a social study of film, communication, and social media

Table of Contents: “…Even playing field : the role of race in the media's analysis and coverage of black NFL quarterbacks /…”
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A Level Playing Field : African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports by Early, Gerald Lyn

Table of Contents: “…When worlds collide : Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Harry Truman, and the Korean War ; Curt Flood, gratitude, and the image of baseball ; Donovan McNabb, Rush Limbaugh, and the making of the Black quarterback -- Heroism and the Republic of Sports. American integration, Black heroism, and the meaning of Jackie Robinson ; Performance and reality : race, sports, and the modern world ; Where have we gone, Mr. …”
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Young athletes, couch potatoes, and helicopter parents : the productivity of play by Skolnikoff, Jessica, Engvall, Robert P.

Table of Contents: “…Why is the coach's son always the quarterback? An expansion of Gladwell's Outliers -- Little League parents: the fine line between healthy obsession and unhealthy behavior -- "Athletic capital": status, performance, and physical activity level among middle school students -- The widening gap of youth activity level -- The power of play -- Me first: there may not be an "I" in team, but there's a "me" -- The loss of community through specialized sports and the loss of unstructured play.…”
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Wages of Wins : Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport. by Berri, David J.

Table of Contents: “…A Few Chicago Stories -- 9. How Are Quarterbacks Like Mutual Funds? -- 10. Scoring to Score -- Notes -- References -- Index…”
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The new technology elite : how great companies optimize both technology consumption and production by Mirchandani, Vinnie

Table of Contents: “…The New Technology Elite : How Great Companies Optimize Both Technology Consumption and Production; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I The Convergence of Technology Production and Consumption; Chapter 1 The New Monday Morning Quarterback; Case Study: UPS -- That's Technology "Amore"; Chapter 2 The "Industrialization" of Technology; Case Study: HP -- The Quest for a "10 Out of 10" Supply Chain; Chapter 3 From Amazon to Zipcar: No Industry Untouched; Case Study: Roosevelt -- Innovation Island; Chapter 4 Australia to Zanzibar: No Country for Old Products.…”
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The National Forgotten League : Entertaining Stories and Observations from Pro Football's First Fifty Years by Daly, Dan

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Chainsaws, slackers, and spy kids : thirty years of filmmaking in Austin, Texas by Macor, Alison, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…The hippies and the cowboys all looked alike -- A living nightmare: Tobe Hooper and the Texas chainsaw massacre -- Eagle Pennell and the rise of regional filmmaking -- Made in Austin: the Austin chronicle and Red headed stranger -- Slacker: the least auteur film ever made -- Mariachi kid: Robert Rodriguez and El Mariachi -- The reluctant quarterback: Richard Linklater and Dazed and confused -- Winning the battle, losing the war: The Newton boys -- The company man: Tim McCanlies and Dancer, Texas pop. 81 -- Office space: the making of a cult classic -- Rebel with or without a crew: Robert Rodriguez and Spy kids -- Conclusion: outside the system, inside the system.…”
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Sundays in the pound : the heroics and heartbreak of the 1985-89 Cleveland Browns by Knight, Jonathan, 1976-

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Outlaws of the Purple Cow and other stories by Goran, Lester

Table of Contents: “…Alias Eleanor Roosevelt -- 11. The Death of the Quarterback -- 12. Say Something to Miss Kathleen Lacey -- 13. …”
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Twelve Roles of Facilitators for School Change. by Williams, R. Bruce

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction to the New Edition -- Introduction -- Part I -- Process Leader -- Chapter 1 -- The Architect Sees the Big Picture -- Chapter 2 -- The Carpenter Builds Consensus -- Chapter 3 -- The Contractor Steers the Process -- Part II -- Skills Trainer -- Chapter 4 -- The Coach Devises Strategies -- Chapter 5 -- The Quarterback Leads the Team -- Chapter 6 -- The Sportscaster Announces the Game -- Part III -- Resource Consultant -- Chapter 7 -- The Producer Organizes the Project -- Chapter 8 -- The Director Overcomes Obstacles -- Chapter 9 -- The Promoter Advertises Successes -- Part IV -- Group Energizer -- Chapter 10 -- The Conductor Stays True to the Score -- Chapter 11 -- The Concertmaster Harmonizes the Environment -- Chapter 12 -- The Critic Celebrates the Performance -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- References -- Index.…”
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Game faces : sport celebrity and the laws of reputation by Fields, Sarah K., 1968-

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Dusty, deek, and Mr. do-right : high school football in Illinois by Bell, Taylor H. A., 1940-

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In the game : race, identity, and sports in the twentieth century

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Collision of wills : Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, and the rise of the modern NFL by Gilden, Jack

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Fourth Down and Out : an Andy Hayes mystery by Welsh-Huggins, Andrew

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Walter Camp and the creation of American football by Tamte, Roger R., 1935-

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What Matters Most for School Leaders : 25 Reminders of What Is Really Important. by Ramsey, Robert D.

Table of Contents: “…-- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction: Some Things Never Change -- Chapter 1 -- What You Do is Special -- Chapter 2 -- Primero Los Ninos: Children First -- Chapter 3 -- There are No Throwaway Kids -- Chapter 4 -- Strong Schools Make a Strong Nation -- Chapter 5 -- Schools are Sacred Places of Hope -- Chapter 6 -- Teaching is the Greatest Profession -- Chapter 7 -- Passion is the Engine That Drives School Leadership -- Chapter 8 -- What Matters Most Costs the Least -- Chapter 9 -- Schools are Only as Strong as the Community Allows -- Chapter 10 -- When it's Your Own Kid, it's Different -- Chapter 11 -- That Pesky Golden Rule Still Works -- Chapter 12 -- Someone Has to be the Grown-up -- Chapter 13 -- Good Leaders Learn to "K.I.S.S." and Enjoy the Happiness of Subtraction -- Chapter 14 -- You can't have too Much Integrity -- Chapter 15 -- Common Sense is Better than a College Degree: The Grandma Test -- Chapter 16 -- Sometimes Kids Need Candy More Than Milk -- Chapter 17 -- A Chicken Doesn't Stop Scratching Just Because Worms are Scarce -- Chapter 18 -- The Reverse Side has a Reverse Side -- Chapter 19 -- The Best Leader is a "Servant Leader" -- Chapter 20 -- Your Mother Didn't Raise You to be a Bureaucrat -- Chapter 21 -- Politicians and Armchair Quarterbacks Don't Get it-So You Have to -- Chapter 22 -- If You're Not Having Fun, You're Doing it Wrong -- Chapter 23 -- Things are Never as Bad as You Think They are -- and You're Braver, Stronger, and Smarter than You Imagine -- Chapter 24 -- You Work to Live, Not Live to Work -- Chapter 25 -- It's Worth it! …”
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