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A BROTHER FOR BENNY

A BROTHER FOR BENNY
$19.95
  • Leigh Heidenthal
  • IUP Alumni Author

How do we teach adoption to children?

 

A Brother for Benny is a story of a family that accepts a brave, young albino deer into their fold in a loving tale of diversity, acceptance, and adoption.

ISBN/SKU: 
9781953278234
Publication Date: 
2021-04-15

A Major League Life, By Jack Benedict

A Major League Life, By Jack Benedict
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  • Autobiography of Jack Benedict - The Voice of IUP Sports
  • Jack Benedict has seen it all in his 60 years as a radio broadcaster, which planted the seed to write a book about his life in broadcasting.
  • Portion of the Proceeds will be Donated to  Indiana County Humane Society & Four Footed Friends of Indiana County
  • Book Signings at The Co-op Store:
    • Saturday, August 20:  12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
    • Saturday, October 1 (Homecoming):  10:00 am to 12:00 pm


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9780985345426

BURIAL AT HOME PLATE

BURIAL AT HOME PLATE
$23.00

About the Book

Burial at Home Plate offers a colorful look at the Pittsburgh Pirates, with an emphasis on offbeat moments in team history. Read about the doubleheader completed underwater; the Pittsburgh outfielders whose pursuit of a batted ball was halted by a gun-wielding Cincinnati fan; the pitcher who earned a victory while taking a nap; the dead man who tied a franchise record for games played; the sparrow that flew from beneath batter Casey Stengel's cap; and the rookie who struck out while seated on the bench.

Burial at Home Plate touches on the indoor game that was rained out; the throng of 50,000 that turned out in Pittsburgh for a game played more than 400 miles away; the tipsy pitcher who fell asleep inside the tarp during a game; the future MVPs who delivered their first major league hits while still in the minors; the FBI agent who "pinch hit" for Ralph Kiner; and the Pirates manager who disproved the notion that you can't steal first base.

Burial at Home Plate also shines the spotlight on the Green Weenie, the alabaster plaster, Aunt Minnie, the Rickey Dinks, Destiny's Darlings, Dr. Strangeglove, eephus pitches and-the inspiration for the book's title-a strange pre-game interment that took place at home plate.


About the Author

Bob Fulton has written extensively about the Pittsburgh Pirates for regional and national publications such as Sports History, Pittsburgh Magazine, The National Pastime, Pittsburgh Sports Now, Pennsylvania, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game program and On Deck, formerly the official magazine of the Pirates. His work has also appeared in American Heritage, Football Digest, The NCAA News, NFL Exclusive, Delta Sky, Marathon and Beyond, Basketball Weekly, Referee, The Elks Magazine, Collegiate Baseball and Sports Heritage, among others. Fulton is the author of The Summer Olympics: A Treasury of Legend and Lore; Never Lost a Game (Time Just Ran Out); Top Ten Baseball Stats: Interesting Rankings of Players, Managers, Umpires and Teams; and Pirates Treasures: Facts, Feats, Firsts in Pittsburgh Pirates History. In addition, his story on the major league debut of 15-year-old pitcher Joe Nuxhall was included in an anthology, The Ol' Ball Game. Fulton, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, resides in Indiana, Pa.

ISBN/SKU: 
9798888121399
Publication Date: 
2023-08-01

Changing Times: The Folkmen at IUP 1963-1969

Changing Times: The Folkmen at IUP 1963-1969
$30.00
  • Alan W. Luckey
  • Proceeds support the IUP Folkmen Scholarship
  • Featuring the art of Fred Danziger, member of The Folkmen in 1964 - www.freddanziger.com

The decade of the Sixties was a time of great change. This is the story of that decade, as experience by The Folkmen, an award winning folksinging group at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It is a personal history of how they saw, and reacted to, the shifts in American life. On a national level, the young people of the Sixties saw the beginning of the space age and the cold war at its peak, living with the fear of a nuclear holocaust. The loved the election of the dynamic John F Kennedy to the presidency, and felt his assassination rock the country. College students lived the sexual revolution and became involved in the fight for civil rights. The Vietnam War was the pivot that changed American politics and charged youth to rebel in ways that their parents never dreamed. In the midst of these turbulent times, Indiana State College became a university and grew exponentially, and The Folkmen, performing the new and vibrant folk music of the Sixties, sang their way through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey. Their story, the personal touch of this watershed decade, is a retrospective look at the fascinating Sixties.

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9789970032501

If You Live By the Sword, Politics in the Making and Unmaking of a University President

If You Live By the Sword
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  • Lawrence K. Pettit
  • Former IUP President

If You Live by the Sword offers an honest portrayal of the human struggles faced by a university president and it explains how these seldom discussed stresses of the position are intensified by the intrusion of politics. Pettit goes behind the scenes and writes openly about intrigue, betrayal, anxiety, and the contention for power that is faced within the university system. In a career that has mixed academia and politics for over forty years, the author was fired more than once for his politics. And when he ran a gubernatorial campaign, he actually had to fire the candidate's mother. On a more personal level, the author experienced two divorces because of the turbulence of his career, and had to fend off false rumors of sexual impropriety and endure politically inspired audits.

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9781450208383
Publication Date: 
2010-03-29

Paintings of Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Paintings of Indiana County, Pennsylvania
$25.00
  • Ron Donoughe
  • IUP Alumni, Art Education, 1980

 

Paintings in this richly colorful, hard-cover book are featured in a permanent installation of 80 works, Homage to Indiana County in the Performing Arts Center at IUP.  Scenes on the IUP Campus and throughout Indiana County were painted on site by award winning plein air artist and IUP alumni Ron Donoughe.

Proceeds support the University Museum at IUP.

ISBN/SKU: 
9781450753821

SISTER TROUBLE FOR ELLA

SISTER TROUBLE FOR ELLA
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  • Leigh Heidenthal
  • IUP Alumni Author

How do we teach children not to tell a lie?

 

Sister Trouble for Ella shows what can happen if you tell a lie and the importance of telling the truth. Bella and Ella face some trouble after not listening.

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9781953278302

The Ferns and Fern Allies of Pennsylvania

The Ferns and Fern Allies of Pennsylvania
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  • Thomas R. Lord, Former IUP Faculty, Biology
  • Holly J. Travis, IUP Faculty, Biology

 

Three hundred million years ago, ferns dominated the earth’s surface, forming extensive marshes and forests with heights of over twenty-five meters. Today, ferns and their allies are still abundantly represented in the plant world, with somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 species identified and recognized. These nonflowering, nonseeding, highly vascular plants make up a major and ancient division in the plant kingdom called Pteridophytes.

In the state of Pennsylvania, one can find more than 100 species of these highly specialized plants. While ferns are by far the largest division of the Pteridophyte group in the state, horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts are the lesser-known members, frequently misidentified as relatives of more modern flowering plants.

 

With more than 190 color photographs and descriptions of 96 different plants, recognizing each Pteridophyte is a relatively easy matter. The photos of the plants show them growing in their natural settings, which helps to establish a clearer picture of the common characteristics of the families and their likely habitats. Maps illustrate the distribution of the various species throughout the counties of Pennsylvania and across the United States. Taxonomic keys are also included for each of the groups to assist in identifying the plants based on their biology. Finally, the book provides the most common local names for the plants, making it useful for both the amateur naturalist and the professional botanist.

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9780964026767T

The IUP Story: From Normal School to University

THE IUP STORY: FROM NORMAL SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY
$49.99
  • The IUP Story: From Normal School to University
  • Charles D. Cashdollar, IUP Professor Emeritus '65

The first IUP history in 30 years—The IUP Story: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, from Normal School to University, by professor emeritus of history Charles Cashdollar ’65.

 

Ten years in the making, the book tells the school’s story, from beginning to the present, by focusing on its people and campus life. Prominent themes throughout its more than 400 pages are the school’s commitment to excellence and its resilience—through war, depression, and pandemic. Generously illustrated, this hardcover book is organized in 14 chronological chapters, with an additional chapter on Jane Leonard, who, as a teacher and administrator, was a central figure during the school’s first 45 years.

ISBN/SKU: 
9781737175100