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Jim Abbott: he beat the odds

Jim Abbott: he beat the odds

Patsy Jensen

Tells the story of Jim Abbott, who became a major-league baseball player in spite of being born without a right hand.
The Adventures of the Chevalier de La Salle and His ...

The Adventures of the Chevalier de La Salle and His ...

John S. C. Abbott

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805-1877) who also wrote under the pseudonyms Jacob Abbott and Joseph S. C. Abbott, was an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer.
The Grace Abbott Reader

The Grace Abbott Reader

Grace Abbott

The Grace Abbott Reader, the first collection of Abbott’s stirring words, shows that the causes she pursued with fiery conscience and fierce determination are as relevant in our day as they were in hers.
Gay and Lesbian Literature Since World War II: History and ...

Gay and Lesbian Literature Since World War II: History and ...

Sonya L Jones

FranklinAbbott, Steve Abbott, Antler, Tommi Avicolli, Walta Borawski, James Broughton, Kirby Congdon, Louie Crew, Gavin Dillard, Jim Eggling,Jim Everhard, Allen Ginsberg, Walter Griffin, Will Inman, Gabriel Lampert, Larry Mitchell, Edmund ...
Jim Abbott

Jim Abbott

John Rolfe

A biography of the one-handed pitcher of the California Angels baseball team.
Jim Abbott

Jim Abbott

Richard Rambeck

A biography of the California Angels pitcher who became the first player to make it to the major leagues with only one hand.
Jim Abbott: Beating the Odds

Jim Abbott: Beating the Odds

Rick L. Johnson

A biography of the one-handed pitcher of the California Angels baseball team.
Jim Abbott: Making the Most of it

Jim Abbott: Making the Most of it

Mohammed Alzein

A biography of the determined baseball player born with only one hand who became a pitcher in the Major Leagues.
Jim Abbott

Jim Abbott

Jon Kramer

A biography of the determined athlete who became the first pitcher to make it to the major leagues with only one hand, playing for the California Angels, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox.
Andrew Abbott et l’héritage de l’école de Chicago

Andrew Abbott et l’héritage de l’école de Chicago

Didier Demazière

Disponible sous format numérique seulement, le second volume de Andrew Abbott et l’héritage de l’école de Chicago prolonge la réflexion, en approfondissant d’autres aspects de l’œuvre d’Abbott : il rassemble treize ...
An Indispensable Liberty: The Fight for Free Speech in ...

An Indispensable Liberty: The Fight for Free Speech in ...

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Abbott, For Free Press and Equal Rights, 6; Richard H. Abbott, “Jason Clarke Swayze, Republican Editor in ... Richard H. Abbott, “The Republican Party Press in Reconstruction Georgia, 1867–1874,” Journal of Southern History 61, no.
Grace Abbott; or, The Sunday tea-party

Grace Abbott; or, The Sunday tea-party

Grace Abbott (fict. name.)

Grace Abbott (fict. name.) tea-party. But perhaps she was the worst girl of the class. Not at all. She was not worse than most of the others, only very careless and thoughtless. Miss Mowbray's teaching had seemed very convincing when they ...
Jackson C. Frank: The Clear, Hard Light of Genius:

Jackson C. Frank: The Clear, Hard Light of Genius:

Jim Abbott

The story of Jackson C. Frank is tragic.
Imperfect: An Improbable Life

Imperfect: An Improbable Life

Jim Abbott

A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball, explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved through high school, college and adulthood. 30,000 first printing.
Return to Heaven

Return to Heaven

Jim Feazell

In this sequel to COME THE SWINE Chuck Abbott, three years after he and Bubba destroyed the Demon from hell, returned to help Bubba quell another bedeviled shroud of evil that had enveloped Heaven.
Jim Abbott: Major League Pitcher

Jim Abbott: Major League Pitcher

Norman L. Macht

An inspirational biography of the one-handed pitcher of the New York Yankees traces his entire career in baseball, from his first no-hitter in Little League to winning an Olympic Gold Medal
Nations of the World: Italy

Nations of the World: Italy

John S. C. Abbott

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805-1877) was an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer.
Being Mike Abbott

Being Mike Abbott

Robin Stewart

In short, Being Mike Abbott is a light-hearted read which will appeal to fans of the actor and the series that made him famous.
The Veliger

The Veliger

More editions

Dr. Donald Abbott and Dr. John Phillips have brought continuity to the course by being totally involved in it again this spring. They were joined by Dr. Isabella Abbott, Mr. Charles Baxter, Dr. Robin Burnett, Dr. Frederick Fuhrman, Dr. Malvern  ...
Imperfect: An Improbable Life

Imperfect: An Improbable Life

Jim Abbott

With a riveting pitch-by-pitch account of his no-hitter providing the ideal frame for his story, this unique athlete offers readers an extraordinary and unforgettable memoir. “Compelling . . . [a] big-hearted memoir.”—Los Angeles ...
White Mountain

White Mountain

Dinah McCall

Isabella smiled. “Doyou needhelp with your luggage?” Theman shook his head. “ No. We only have thetwo bags. We can manage ... “Abbott House.” “This is Detective Mike Butoli with the Brighton Beach police. I need tospeak toSamuel Abbott.
Grace Abbott; or, the Sunday tea party

Grace Abbott; or, the Sunday tea party

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“Grace Abbott will come,” she heard her remark; “she said she wouldn't, but I know she'll change:” and it was with these words in her mind that she entered the house of God. As she came home, slowly and silently, she thought she would open ...
A Distant Melody (Wings of Glory Book #1): A Novel

A Distant Melody (Wings of Glory Book #1): A Novel

Sarah Sundin

Yesterday my sister, Helen, received a telegram. Jim's destroyer was torpedoed off Guadalcanal a month ago. Oh, Allie, Jim was killed. Jim Carlisle? Handsome, charming Jim Carlisle, who teased his sister about her doll, who jitterbugged with  ...
Landscaping and Horticulture

Landscaping and Horticulture

Paula Wallace

Jim Penman – Jim's Mowing Jim's Mowing began as a one-man business in 1982. Jim Penman, with a marketing budget of $24 and a dedication to customer service, started a business that eventually employed 30 subcontractors. Problems ...
Processual Sociology

Processual Sociology

Andrew Abbott

In 'Processual Sociology', Abbott first examines the endurance of individuals and social groups through time and then goes on to consider the question of what this means for human nature.
Battlelines

Battlelines

Tony Abbott

In Battlelines, Abbott looks at the values and instincts that drive the Liberal Party and proposes policy that the party should adopt. This is the often humorous story of his own political development.

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