Catalog Search Results
1) Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime: Episode 21,Baseball's Rituals and Traditions
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Why do fielders throw the ball “around the horn” after a strikeout? Why do fans perform “the wave”? When did the “seventh-inning stretch” become a thing? Why do managers wear uniforms? Uncover the roots of these and other rituals and traditions, and the powerful roles they play in baseball.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
After Emancipation, hopes of baseball becoming a vista of racial harmony were quickly checked. Explore the intersection of baseball and race, from the success of Minor League Baseball players like Frank Grant and George Stovey to the Negro Leagues, which became one of the largest industries to be predominantly owned and operated by African Americans.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
For over a century, U.S. presidents have regularly rung in the new baseball year by throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day. From President Taft (the first to throw a pitch) to President Eisenhower (who initially underestimated the game’s cultural importance), learn about the relationship between presidents and baseball.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this episode, learn to better appreciate baseball’s longstanding ties to American culture. Get the story behind baseball’s connection to poetry and fiction (“Casey at the Bat”), music (“Take Me Out to the Ballgame”), collectibles (baseball cards), and even language (terms such as “bush league” and “home run”).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Focus, speed, power: perhaps nothing demonstrates the tae kwon do way as vividly as gearing up and sparring with a partner. In this interactive lesson, Grandmaster Wheaton leads you through a number of kicking drills as well as an introduction to one-step sparring techniques. Bring a partner if you have one, who can also help if you want to break a board.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Take a look back at the very beginnings of baseball and discover how and why the early version of the game evolved in the middle of the 19th century. Learn how early clubs like the Gothams and the Knickerbockers helped repurpose a familiar child’s game so it could be played by urban adults.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Open with five-time world champion Kathy Long in a brief warm-up demonstration, after which David-Dorian Ross leads your first lesson, with an overview of martial arts and some fundamental moves. Although there are many styles, martial arts all rely on our hands and feet as weapons. Explore a few basic techniques and stances broadly common to all forms.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Turn to another form of injustice in baseball: a prejudice against minority groups that contradicted the idea of the baseball diamond as a beacon of equality. Investigate the setbacks and triumphs of Irish Americans, Jewish players, Native Americans, and those with physical handicaps as they fought (and continue to fight) for inclusion.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Learn the last movement in the qigong series called the Eight Pieces of Brocade. Then go through the entire routine from the beginning, concentrating on how qigong and tai chi promote correct posture and a better back. Close with Snake Creeps through the Grass from the short form routine.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Focus on a series of exercises designed to maximize your body's strength and range of motion. Using a body bar, a medicine ball, an Olympic barbell, dumbbells, kettlebells, and a mat, you'll learn how to correctly perform exercises including squat presses, front and rear lunges, cyclones, single-arm presses, gecko rows, side planks, abdominal pikes, and oblique crunches.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to integrate the outlook and practice of tai chi into your work life. Study a routine that you can do in your office or cubicle, as it requires only one step in each direction. Then, learn Looking for the Needle at the Bottom of the Sea.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Focus on tai chi's organizing principles, which underlie everything you have learned so far. These include the balance of yin and yang; softness overcomes hardness; and use mind, not strength. Close with Snake Creeps through the Grass on the other side.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Start the first of the qigong exercises, called the Frolic of the Five Animals. You also begin a regular routine of simple tai chi drills. Then learn the first two movements in the 24-movement short form: Opening the Door and Parting the Wild Horse's Mane.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Martial Arts for Your Mind and Body offers an immersive introduction to nine leading examples of martial arts. Hosted and brought together by tai chi Grandmaster David-Dorian Ross, these 25 interactive lessons (one more than a typical course) give you a solid grounding in the different philosophies, styles, and techniques of the major martial arts families.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Experience the feeling of standing with proper alignment as you explore the third pillar of tai chi: standing meditation. Experiment with a qigong exercise called Standing Like a Tree. Then lose yourself in the next dream-like sequence of the 24 movements: Waving Hands Like Clouds.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
There’s a business side to baseball that goes back to the amateur clubs of the game’s earliest years. In this episode on the economics of America’s pastime, explore early resentment about paying for tickets; the rise of advertising and promotions to increase fan allegiance; and the emergence of brand-empowering logos, colors, and nicknames.
18) Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime: Episode 9,The Development of Baseball's Rules
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Here, Mr. Markusen helps you make sense of the litany of rule changes that took place in the 75 years between 1845 (when the Knickerbocker Club of New York City framed the first written rules) and 1920 (when it became customary to replace the baseball on a regular basis).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how, after a tumultuous three decades, baseball finally found a formula for 20th-century success: leagues and associations. Topics include the transformations of minor leagues into major ones, the competitive relationships between leagues, and the national agreement of 1883 that paved the way for what became known as “organized baseball.”
20) Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime: Episode 7,Baseball Grows by Hitting the Road
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the second half of the 19th century, advancing technology offered greater access to faraway places, which opened new avenues for baseball. From national to world tours, take a closer look at how baseball’s popularity continued to spread, and how men like Jimmy Ryan and Albert Goodwill Spalding helped set it all in motion.
Interlibrary Loans
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Arcadia Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request