| The Sport Almanac: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, the Olympics and Other Highlights from 1984 Contributor(s): Fort, Emeline (Author), Stevens, Dakota (Author) |
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ISBN: 1140667955 ISBN-13: 9781140667957 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $19.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.63 lbs) 152 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The '80s in Sports brought many memorable moments. For instance, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history, knocking out Trevor Berbick in the second round. In Baseball, Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's record for career hits in 1985 with 4,191. The NBA trophy was split between two teams during the 80s: the LA Lakers took five and three went to the Boston Celtics. In the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl three times, followed by the Washington Redskins who took it twice. In tennis, history was made by Steffi Graf who completed the Golden Grand Slam in 1988. The book reviews the year 1984 in sports including football, baseball, basketball, figure skating, the Olympic Games, and the champions who shined that year including Martina Navratilova, Walter Payton, and Scott Hamilton. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |