The Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees, Kevin Long trains power-hitters in the fine art of hitting a baseball well—a talent the legendary Ted Williams once called, “the most difficult skill in sport.” In Cage Rat, the man who helps sharpen the mechanics of such superstars as Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Alex Rodriguez shares the expertise he honed over his more than two decades in the game as both player and coach. With an introduction by Alex Rodriguez and an Afterword by Robinson Cano, Cage Rat is an indispensable guide to hitting, filled with practical advice, fascinating behind-the-scenes action, and an enduring, inspiring love for the Great American Pastime.

Cage Rat: Lessons from a Life in Baseball by the Yankees Hitting Coach

Biographies & Memoirs

Long, Kevin

Waggoner, Glen

Leaders & Notable People

Ecco

Humor & Entertainment

Shakespeare didn't write his plays for readers; he wrote individual "cue scripts" for actors who hadn't read the entire play but had to perform on the fly with almost no rehearsal. Those cue scripts have become the written form of his dramas, compiled originally in the First Folio of 1623. And the actors' cues for meaning, emotion, and emphasis are still embedded in Shakespeare's language, ripe for discovery by today's students. Shakespeare's plays rightly remain a staple of the ELA curriculum, but evolving standards and youth culture itself challenge teachers to put students--not a text--at the center of a reading experience in order to support diverse readers and learners. How can we do this? Experienced educators Kevin Long and Mary T. Christel introduce us to the Folio technique, which builds on active drama approaches that position students to engage with a rich text through low-risk speaking and improvisation activities. Without requiring students to become actors, the Folio technique helps them to discover the clues the Bard built into his works that allow actors to efficiently understand their characters' text, context, and subtext. Teachers can use excerpts from the First Folio along with a mass market paperback or digital edition of a play to help students get closer to Shakespeare's intentions; understand the language, action, and emotions of the characters; and perhaps even explore the challenges the Bard's modern editors face. The book offers suggestions for using parallel text, graphic, and abridged editions of Shakespeare's works, as well as activities using cue scripts and a variety of viewing experiences. A deep dive into the rich resources available for teaching Shakespeare's plays, Bring on the Bard is for every high school teacher--early career to veteran--looking for new, hands-on activities to draw students of all ability levels into the work and world of Shakespeare.

Bring on the Bard: Active Drama Approaches for Shakespeare’s Diverse Student Readers

Literature & Fiction

Christel, Mary T

Dramas & Plays

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

1991 - November : First Printing - Palladium Books Presents.. Rifts Conversion Book - Written by Kevin Siembieda - A supplement for the Rifts role-playing game. Includes over 100 monsters, over 30 optional player races, more magic, super-powers, specific conversions &amp; conversion rules. - 224 Pages - Spine is solid / Pages Tight - Hard to Find - Collectible -

Rifts Conversion Book 1

Siembieda, Kevin

Puzzles & Games

Palladium Books

Rifts South America is a hotbed of intrigue and conflict. There are the mysteries of the Nazca Lines (a magic, alien defense system), the return of ancient gods, alien invaders, mutants, Inca undead, transdimensional raiders, and more. Tons of great new character classes, magic, weapons, armor and equipment. Highlights Include: Over 30 new O.C.C.s and R.C.C.s. The Nazca line maker and line drawing magic that creates energy animals, armor and wonders. Larhold magic of the Blue Flame. The return of the Inca Empire. A growing human power led and inspired by the return of the Inca gods. The Silver River Republic is a collection of human and D-Bee alliances constantly involved in conspiracies, alliances and war. War machines that rival the CS or Triax! Written by C.J. Carella. Art by Kevin Long, Vince Martin, Post, and Breaux.

Rifts World Book 9: South America 2

POST

Martijena-Carella, Carlos J.

Marin, Vince

Breaux

Rifts Dark Conversions

Genre Fiction

What separates the 'Tactical Guide to Early Success' from other business books? This book is not going to tell the reader how to create a vision for a large team, we are not going to talk about large-scale organizational change, and we are not going to talk about what you need to do to be the next CEO. The Tactical Guide is about the here and now. It will provide the reader with on-the-job tips that you can employ tomorrow morning that will make them a successful employee, leader, and influencer in their workplace. The authors leverage their collective 20+ year leadership and mentoring experience to provide industry agnostic "Tactical Tips" to help start your career on the right foot or launch your existing career on a different trajectory. These tips were developed not only through experiences in world-class training programs hosted by the Department of Defense but through listening to their mentors and analyzing the author's own habits communication techniques, personal relationships, and more.

Good Luck Don't Suck: A Tactical Guide to Early Success in the Workplace

Business & Money

Whalen, Dan

Kearney, Gabbe

Management & Leadership

Good Luck, Don't Suck Consulting Group

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