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WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH 2009
AUTHOR OF FAITH AND FEAR IN FLUSHING
GREG PRINCE
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Greg Prince discovered the Mets when he was 6, during the magical summer of 1969. He is a Long Island-based writer, editor and communications consultant.The New York Mets fan is an Amazin’ creature whose species finds its voice at last in Greg Prince’s Faith and Fear In Flushing, the definitive account of what it means to root for and live through the machinations of an endlessly fascinating if often frustrating baseball team.
Prince, coauthor of the highly regarded blog of the same name, examines how the life of the franchise mirrors the life of its fans, particularly his own. Unabashedly and unapologetically, Prince stands up for all Mets fans and, by proxy, sports fans everywhere in exploring how we root, why we take it so seriously, and what it all means.
What was it like to enter a baseball world about to be ruled by the Mets in 1969? To understand intrinsically that You Gotta Believe? To overcome the trade of an idol and the dissolution of a roster? To hope hard for a comeback and then receive it in thrilling fashion in 1986? To experience the constant ups and downs the Mets would dispense for the next two decades? To put ups with the Yankees right next door? To make the psychic journey from Shea Stadium to Citi Field? To sort the myths from the realities? Greg Prince, as he has done for thousands of loyal Faith and Fear in Flushing readers daily since 2005, puts it all in perspective as only he can.
STANLEY COHEN is a veteran award-winning newspaper and magazine journalist. He is the author of several previous sports books, one of which (The Game They Played) was ranked the thirty-second greatest sports book of all time by the editors of Sports Illustrated. They were the “Miracle Mets,” winning a championship after a short ignominious history of catastrophic los-ing seasons. Here is the story of that most famous New York Mets season, 1969. Author Stanley Cohen inter-viewed key members of that championship team—Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman, Tommie Agee, Bud Harrelson, Tug McGraw, and others—providing fascinat-ing updates and insights. Complete with a new intro-duction by the author and photographs not included in previous editions, this 40th Anniversary Edition is a unique celebration of a season that Mets fans will never forget.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22ND 2009
AUTHOR OF A MAGIC SUMMER
STANLEY COHEN
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH 2009
MOTION PICTURE AND TV STAR
JOSEPH R GANNASCOLI
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Joseph R Gannascoli attended St. John's University for two years and majored in communications. Gannascoli markets his own original brand of marinara sauce. In recent interviews, he described himself as "psychotic," and regularly jokes about his weight.Gannascoli learned culinary art and opened a restaurant, Soup As Art Restaurant in Brooklyn.As an actor, Gannascoli has appeared in Ed Wood, Blowfish, Mickey Blue Eyes and 976-Wish. Gannascoli's television credits include 30 episodes of The Sopranos in a guest starring capacity and one episode of Law & Order. Prior to the start of Season 6 of The Sopranos, Gannascoli was promoted to series regular. Before appearing as mobster Vito Spatafore in season two, Joseph R. Gannascoli appeared as a pastry shop patron named "Gino" in the season one episode "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti". He is later introduced formally as the nephew of Richie Aprile, Vito Spatafore, in the season two episode "The Happy Wanderer". In a May, 2008, interview with AventuraUSA.com, Gannascoli revealed that he'd originally auditioned for the role of Bobby Baccalieri, but did not get it. That role ultimately went to Steven R. Schirripa. Gannascoli went on to say that he was the one who first proposed the idea of a gay mobster to two of show's writers in an effort to become more involved in the show.Gannascoli participated in the weight loss reality television program, Celebrity Fit Club and lost over 32 pounds, 10.6% of his body weight. Gannasoli started Fit Club at 302 lb and finished the show at 270 lb.He has published a crime novel called A Meal To Die For, loosely based on his life and regularly meets fans to sign copies of this as the start of the "Sopranos Location Tour" in Manhattan.He also has a line of pasta sauces called " sauce boss " and extra virgin olive oil and spices available in King Kullen supermarkets in New York.
A new cigar named "cuigine " is being made by Arganese premium cigars. He was also a member of The National Italian American Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Bright Steps Forward has named Joseph R Gannascoli as their national spokesperson. It is a non profit charity that raises money for kids with cerebral- palsey and autism and severe brain trauma, treatment consists of intense physical therapy and HBOT.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29TH 2009
AUTHOR OF GEORGE THE POOR LITTLE RICH BOY WHO BUILT THE YANKEE EMPIRE
PETER GOLENBOCK
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Peter Golenbock is one of the nation's best-known sports authors. He has written five New York Times bestsellers, including Number 1 with Billy Martin, Balls ) with Graig Nettles, and The Bronx Zoo with Sparky Lyle. His other books include his bestseller on NASCAR, American Zoom , and 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel. His new biography is of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life–but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise in America. The Yankees won ten pennants and six World Series during his tenure. Now acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock draws on more than a hundred interviews with those who have known Steinbrenner throughout his life to tell the fascinating story of “The Boss,” from his Midwestern childhood and family shipping business background through his decades-long ownership of the Yankees–the longest in the team's history. He gets inside the countless manager hirings and firings (and sometimes rehirings) from Billy Martin to Joe Torre, the legendary feuds and hard feelings involving famous figures such as Yogi Berra and Dave Winfield, and the ever-spiraling players' salaries, as well as the astute business deals–with cable television and others–that transformed the Yankees from a $10 million franchise into a powerhouse worth over $1 billion today. Packed with drama, insight, and fascinating front-office details, George will be essential reading for baseball fans and anyone who loves a terrific story well told.
