Bøker av Richard Peterson

Tells the tale of two teams: one the city's lovable losers, the other a formidable dynasty. This is a celebration of the many legendary stars and colourful characters who wore St Louis uniforms and the writers who told their stories.

Football historians regard the games between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers as the basis for one of the greatest rivalries in NFL history. Richard Peterson and Stephen Peterson, in telling the story of the teams, explore the reasons behind this intense rivalry and the details of its ups and downs for each team and its fans.

A personal history of the hardscrabble life of Pittsburgh's South Side during the city's post - World War II renaissance. It is also the story of an American boy who played baseball on the city's dilapidated playgrounds and rooted for his beloved sports teams while growing up and struggling in Pittsburgh's blue-collar neighborhoods.

Examines the role of managers in private-sector companies in 15 advanced and newly industrialising nations: the USA, Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Russia, Poland, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea, the Territory of Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Malaysia.

In a series of astute reflections on baseball histories, biographies, personal reminiscences, and fiction, this title explores how baseball writers have generated and sometimes challenged the narrative myths of the sport and its players. It looks at the shifting balance of romance and fact in standard baseball histories.