Bøker av Jim Reisler

An anthology of 10 African American sportswriters who covered baseball's Negro Leagues in the first part of the 20th century. Writing for black weekly newspapers, they faced the same conditions as the leagues' players, from discrimination to endless travel.

Presents interviews with 15 extraordinary oral deaf role models from diverse backgrounds and professions. Wall Street banker Ralph Marra, paralegal Kristin Buehl, 1984 Olympic gold medallist Jeff Float, and engineer George Oberlander are just some of those who share their experience and stories.

C C Pyle made several fortunes by representing professional football and tennis players before quickly losing everything and disappearing into history's dustbin. This work reevaluates Pyle's fast life and times while analyzing his extraordinary and enduring legacy.