Frank White
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When the Kansas City Royals appeared in the 1985 World Series, manager Dick Howser had to make a difficult, and controversial, call. Because the series started in the National League city of St. Louis, there would be no designated hitter, which meant that Hal McRae would be delegated to the role of a reserve coming off the bench. Before the start of the I-70 Series, which featured Howser's Kansas City Royals and White Herzog's St. Louis Cardinals,...
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Ex-logger and gas station owner Frank White says living to the age of one hundred is not all it's cracked up to be but it has some plusses. When he trundles down to the local shopping centre in Pender Harbour pretty girls hug him and everybody in town seems to be glad he's lived another day. But celebrity has its drawbacks when he was only fifty and still had most of his marbles, people only wanted to know what was wrong with their car. But "Now that...
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The Cosma Hypothesis: Implications of the Overview Effect By Frank White
In 1986, Frank White was working on his groundbreaking book, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, when he heard the late Tom Wolfe, author of The Right Stuff , say, "The country has never,, had a philosophy of space exploration." This began a continuing quest to develop a deep understanding of why (and how) humans should explore the universe.
The Cosma...
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From 1973 to 1990, the name Frank White was synonymous with fundamental baseball. White, the five-time American League All-Star won eight Rawlings Gold Glove Awards (the annual award that Major League Baseball gives to its top defensive players at each position) at second base, and had a career batting average of.255 for the Kansas City Royals. White is one of only three Royals to have his number retired. Since his retirement, White has been an on-field...
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"The Illuminati Mayhem & Murder" by Frank White delves into the enigmatic and often misunderstood world of the Illuminati, the secret society that has captivated imaginations and sparked controversies for centuries. This comprehensive volume combines White's two groundbreaking works, providing an unparalleled exploration of the group's far-reaching influence, intricate power structures, and alleged involvement in pivotal historical events.
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6) At All Costs
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Frank White, a car salesman from Amarillo, Texas is convinced by his friend T-White to move to Houston and jump into the music industry. Once Frank decides that he will move he is confronted with a couple of obstacles making it hard for him to leave.
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A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. During the many decades that Major League Baseball and its affiliates imposed a strict policy of segregation, black ballplayers in Minnesota were relegated to a haphazard array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black...
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Just days after the June 6, 1944, Allied landing in Normandy, a twenty-five-year-old Navy recruit from rural Indiana begins a two-year odyssey, first facing the rigors of basic and advanced training, then earning an assignment with the famed Seabees and deployment to several battle-scarred islands in the vast Pacific theater, where the war with Japan still rages. His wandering tour of duty ends with an extended stint in Okinawa, site of the last great...
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Toys, bags, bookmarks—quick and delightfully quirky projects for sewing enthusiasts young and old.
With no more than felt and thread, Kata Golda creates toys and practical items for the home that are undeniably charming, stylish, and sweetly imperfect. Her whimsical creations have been selling at high-end boutiques for several years, and now, in Kata Golda’s Hand-Stitched Felt, she shows crafters of all...
With no more than felt and thread, Kata Golda creates toys and practical items for the home that are undeniably charming, stylish, and sweetly imperfect. Her whimsical creations have been selling at high-end boutiques for several years, and now, in Kata Golda’s Hand-Stitched Felt, she shows crafters of all...