From the Junior National Freestyle Championship to the 1996 summer Olympics, Kurt Angle's achievements are second to none in the world of professional wrestling. In the tradition of the successful World Wrestling Federation autobiographies from Mankind and The Rock, comes the inspiring true story of Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist and WWF World Title holder. Angle followed in the footsteps of his four older brothers when he began his wrestling career over 23 years ago. He won the Junior National Freestyle Championship in 1987 and went on to become Wrestler of the Year at Clarion College in 1990. In 1996, with many prestigious wrestling honors to his credit, Angle set his sights on the ultimate prize, an Olympic Gold medal. Angle's impressive combination of discipline and confidence secured him his opportunity to compete on team USA during the Atlanta games. From the Olympics, Angle took his gold medal and uncompromising dedication to the WWF. There he taught the other wrestlers and his audience about the three I's: Integrity, Intelligence, and Intensity. His role at the WWF is "The Most Celebrated, First Real, Athlete in World Wrestling Federation History." Angle's unique combination of integrity, intelligence, and intensity set him on a winning streak which culminated in the capture of the Intercontinental Belt and the World Title. Angle is walking, talking, wrestling proof that hard work and determination and the key elements of success.

It's True, It's True

Harper, John

Angle, Kurt

Biographies & Memoirs

HarperCollinsWillow

Long considered one of the most underappreciated Yankee greats, Mel Stottlemyre was only 22 in 1964 when he got signed to the Yankees, and quickly became one of their star pitchers–pitching in the World Series in 1964, his first year out. After retiring in 1974, he went on to work with the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, and Houston Astros, and finally the New York Yankees in 1996, until his retirement in 2005. Stottlemyre's sons Todd and Mel, Jr. both followed in their father's footsteps, becoming star pitchers themselves, continuing a great Stottlemyre legacy that has made the name synonymous with powerhouse pitching. In this, his first autobiography, Stottlemyre will take us behind the scenes, to the golden age of baseball, through almost five decades of Major League behind–the–scenes stories.

Pride and Pinstripes: The Yankees, Mets, and Surviving Life's Challenges

Sports & Outdoors

Stottlemyre, Mel

Biographies

HarperEntertainment

An introduction to the principal forms and orders of Western liturgy between about 900 and 1700, this book explains their nature and basic historical origin, and presents in detail the contents and orders of principal services as well as additional and special forms of worship. This book emphasizes the mainstream of Western liturgy derived from the medieval Roman Rite as found in secular and monastic churches. After the Reformation it concentrates on the rites of the Roman Catholic church and the Church of England. Harper discusses the nature of liturgy and provides an historical summary and individual chapters on medieval churches and their communities, the Christian calendar, medieval liturgical books, the Psalms, the Office, the Mass, Processions and Additional Observances, Holy Week and Easter, the Tridentine Rite, and the English Book of Common Prayer. Harper concludes with two chapters which raise the problems of establishing the order of a liturgical service, and introduces selected medieval sources accessible in facsimile or edition. A select, annotated bibliography and a glossary of ecclesiastical and liturgical terms are included.

The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century: A Historical Introduction and Guide for Students and Musicians

History

Oxford University Press

An introduction to the principal forms and orders of Western liturgy between about 900 and 1700, this book explains their nature and basic historical origin, and presents in detail the contents and orders of principal services as well as additional and special forms of worship. This book emphasizes the mainstream of Western liturgy derived from the medieval Roman Rite as found in secular and monastic churches. After the Reformation it concentrates on the rites of the Roman Catholic church and the Church of England. Harper discusses the nature of liturgy and provides an historical summary and individual chapters on medieval churches and their communities, the Christian calendar, medieval liturgical books, the Psalms, the Office, the Mass, Processions and Additional Observances, Holy Week and Easter, the Tridentine Rite, and the English Book of Common Prayer. Harper concludes with two chapters which raise the problems of establishing the order of a liturgical service, and introduces selected medieval sources accessible in facsimile or edition. A select, annotated bibliography and a glossary of ecclesiastical and liturgical terms are included.

The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century: A Historical Introduction and Guide for Students and Musicians (Clarendon Paperbacks)

World

Clarendon Press

Book is based on a series of lectures which have been given to postgraduates studying for the Paediatric Membership examination. It is not intended to be a comprehensive textbook but, as the title suggests, a "handbook" - a concise and systematically organized presentation of all the common and many of the more rare skin disorders of children and adolescents. It is hoped that its format, with lists of differential diagnoses, tables, references and further reading and numerous colour illustrations, will make it a useful aid to revision for candidates taking higher examinations in paediatrics. It is also intended to provide physicians with practical clinical advice, which they can use easily as an aid to diagnosis and management.

Handbook of paediatric dermatology

Medical Books

Medicine

Butterworths

* A comprehensive, practical guide to the role and responsibilities of a company chairman from an acknowledged expert

Chairing the Board: A Practical Guide to Activities & Responsibilities (Effective Directors' Guides)

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Kogan Page Business Books

A successful board chairperson must perform a wide range of activities and responsibilities.  This book draws on the experiences of chairmen in both the commercial and non-commercial sectors.  The many topics include: the board’s proper role, focusing on strategic issues, monitoring the enterprise, shareholders and stakeholders, board composition, managing the board’s business, managing board relationships, and assessing and improving effectiveness.  This new edition is required reading for anyone chairing a board who wants to examine the range of their activities and improve their performance.

Chairing the Board: A Practical Guide to Activities & Responsibilities

Kogan Page.

Primarily intended for postgraduates studying for (British) qualifying exams. Covers all the common and many of the more rare dermatological conditions, with new material on child abuse, pre-natal diagnosis, disorders of pigmented skin, tropical conditions, and AIDS. Contains 135 color illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Handbook of Paediatric Dermatology, 2Ed

CRC-Press

Twenty-three contributions are grouped in three sections. The first contains introductory chapters presenting clinical perspectives in medical genetics, and discussing naturally occurring genetic skin diseases in animals, and the skin before birth. The second section, the bulk of the volume, comprises chapters on 16 specific disease groups, among them: epidermolysis bullosa, the ichthyoses, metabolic disorders, and pigmentary disorders. The final four chapters discuss genetic counselling, prenatal diagnosis, preimplantation diagnosis, and the future of gene therapy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Inherited Skin Dis:Hb(0750646284)

Science & Math

Evolution

Even before the New York Mets began the 1992 season, they had set a critical record: the highest payroll ever for a major-league team, $45 million. With players Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, and Howard Johnson, winning another championship seemed a mere formality. The 1992 New York Mets never made it to Cooperstown, however. Veteran newspapermen Bob Klapisch and John Harper reveal the extraordinary inside story of the Mets’ decline and fall—with the sort of detail and uncensored quotes that never run in a family newspaper. From the sex scandals that plagued the club in Florida to the puritanical, no-booze rules of manager Jeff Torborg, from bad behavior on road trips to the downright ornery practical “jokes” that big boys play, The Worst Team Money Could Buy is a grand-slam classic.

The Worst Team Money Could Buy

Klapisch, Bob

Baseball

Bison Books

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