For Every Babe Ruth, There's a Dick Nen ...
Everyone knows the great ones: DiMaggio ... Namath ... Jordon ... Orr ... But what about the other guys, the sports unknowns who spent entire careers in anonymity, until that single remarkable moment when they found themselves in the spotlight with a golden opportunity to triumph ... or flop spectacularly?
In this fascinating, informative, and endlessly entertaining compendium of brief athletic accomplishments, the little guy finally gets his due! From the amazing and inspiring to the downright absurd, here is a treasure trove of little-known lore that every sports fan will cherish; a grand celebration of the unsung heroes of athletic competition -- like the incomparable Dick Nen, who, with only eight at-bats all season, blasted a towering home run that catapulted the lowly Dodgers over the mighty Cardinals, propelling his team into the World Series .. yet did not have another plate appearance for two more years!

One Shining Moment: Sports Heroes for a Day

Holmes, Burnham

Sports & Outdoors

HarperTorch

Describes the life of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use

George Eastman (Pioneers in Change)

Teen & Young Adult

Silver Burdett Pr

Describes the life of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use

Children's Books

Studies the historical circumstances in the American colonies that eventually led to the drafting of the Third Amendment, which forbids the arbitrary quartering of troops in private homes.

The 3rd Amendment

History

Americas

Traces the history of the several clauses of the Fifth Amendment: the right to a grand jury, due process, self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and eminent domain.

The Fifth Amendment (The American Heritage : History of the Bill of Rights)

The Third Amendment (The American heritage history of the Bill of Rights)

Silver Burdett Press

Lists athletes in baseball, basketball, hockey, football, golf, and boxing by nickname, includes brief profiles, and provides school and professional franchise nicknames

Yogi, Babe, and Magic: The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames

Phillips, Louis

Reference

Macmillan General* Reference

An encyclopedic gathering of fascinating facts, legends, and lists looks back over television's first fifty years, gathering profiles, trivia, and anecdotes about all the sitcoms, cop dramas, and soaps, offering coverage of television at its best and at its worst. Original.

The TV Almanac

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper (Raintree Biographies)

Biographies

Heinemann/Raintree

A biography of the labor activist describes how, with only an eighth-grade education, Chavez established the National Farm Workers Association, an organization designed to protect the rights of migrant workers.

Cesar Chavez (American Troublemakers)

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Books by Holmes, Burnham

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One Shining Moment: Sports Heroes for a Day

George Eastman (Pioneers in Change)

George Eastman (Pioneers in Change)

The 3rd Amendment

The Fifth Amendment (The American Heritage : History of the Bill of Rights)

The Third Amendment (The American heritage history of the Bill of Rights)

Yogi, Babe, and Magic: The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames

The TV Almanac

Edward Hopper (Raintree Biographies)

Cesar Chavez (American Troublemakers)