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Strikeout Story" is an enthralling memoir penned by the legendary baseball player Bob Feller, offering a captivating account of his remarkable career and the unforgettable moments that defined him as one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the sport. Feller takes readers on an extraordinary journey, from his humble beginnings in rural Iowa to becoming a star athlete and ultimately an iconic figure in the world of baseball. In this ins...

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Still Grousin' Buddies is a sequel of sorts to our first book, Grousin Buddies (Authorhouse 2005). More tales of fins, feathers, and friends, this edition brings more of the same, life lessons learned afield with the people we care most about. Although arranged by chapters of similar content, each story and poem stands alone. Each an unique experience, yet not so different than those of others who love the outdoors and the bounties it has to o...

As our good friend, Retz, often says, "Life just keeps comin' at ya." This book is all about life with its fickle little twists and turns. We (the authors) met playing volleyball and grew to be best friends, business associates, and hunting partners. In our 30+ years of friendship we have played, laughed, loved, cried, and grieved together. Set against the backdrop of Northern Wisconsin, the stories in this book were not written specifically t...

From hard-working farm boy growing up in post-WWI Van Meter, Iowa, to the youngest All-Star and longest-lived Hall of Famer, sharp-witted Bob Feller distills nine decades of hard-earned wisdom--gleaned from experiences both on and off the diamond--in his new Little Blue Book of Baseball Wisdom, a sequel to his best-selling Little Black Book of Baseball Wisdom. Feller writes tellingly of the stars of his generation, but also shares the essentia...

Bob Feller's journey from an Iowa farm to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, began in 1936. That's when the 17-year-old pitcher took the mound for the Cleveland Indians and struck out a scrappy shortstop-and future Hall of Famer-named Leo Durocher. The blistering speed of Feller's fastball would soon earn him the nickname "Rapid Robert, ” as well as the respect of the top players in the game. For 18 years, Feller would remain ...