The six week strike by the uaw against general motors ended on friday, october 25 th with a majority vote in favor of the proposed contract. Jan 10, 20 ralph brancaso im watching the movie, parental guidance over the holidays when i spot ralph branca in this one scene near the end of the movie. Mike reuther is the author of two works of baseball fiction, return to dead city and nothing down. He is a longtime journalist, freelance writer and author. Books were piled everywhere on the tables and on the floor, and contemporary newspaper clippings were strewn on the side tables. But living his lifelong dream soon has its drawbacks when he announces to the. Aug 06, 2017 nothing down, was about a pitcher who loved baseball so much, he was willing to play for free.
Mike reuther uses his fervid imagination to create pageturning novels filled with interesting characters, many of them searching for happiness and their place in the world. Mike reuther businessmedical reporter williamsport. Coyote skins were lying on the backs of two large, comfortable chairs, and on one of the chairs was a pillow with the words, if you cant say something good about someone, sit right here by me. Nothing down the short baseball life of home newbody.
For much of my life home has been an abstract place far away from my reach. The reuther library, archives of labor and urban affairs, is the home to thousands of archival collections documenting the international labor movement, urban and political life in southeast michigan, and wayne state university. He saw labor movements not as narrow special interest groups but as instruments to advance social justice and human rights in democratic. Jan 18, 2011 mike reuther is an author and journalist. The skull was located about 70 yards away from the roadway, down the steep embankment, in a gully carved out by rainwater running down toward the lake, another couple hundred yards away. Mike reuther is currently considered a single author. For it was on a particular labor day weekend, after wed won our amateur adult baseball team tournament, that i first shared my story about sir jon. The most dangerous man in detroit walter reuther and the fate of american labor by nelson lichtenstein. Nothing down, was about a pitcher who loved baseball so. He writes frequently about uber, facebook, and other silicon valley giants for the times, and appears regularly on cnbc and msnbc. Buy nothing down by mike reuther from amazons fiction books store. Mike reuther has 21 books on goodreads with 7373 ratings.
Official audio track for do you really want it by nothing more from the new album the stories we tell ourselves. But living his lifelong dream soon has its drawbacks when he announces to the world he would be happy to play for nothing. Title ascending title descending date ascending date descending subject ascending subject descending duration ascending duration descending. A novel about homer a small town guy given the chance to play major league baseball and to pitch for the new york yankees and troubles he faces.
Please help by moving some material from it into the body. It provides examples of some of the forms selfhate takes, including taking blame but not credit, holding grudges, and trying to be perfect, and explores the many facets of selfhate, including its role in addiction, the battering cycle, and the illusion of control. His blog helps aspiring authors realize their dreams of publishing success. It was the longest strike by the uaw against gm in nearly half a century, and was notable for the widespread media coverage and. This articles lead section may be too long for the length of the article. How did i know it was branca, the old brooklyn dodgers pitcher famous for serving up the home run pitch to bobby thomson that won the 1951 pennant for the new york giants having seen branca on tv through the years and being the baseball nut i. The reuther librarys archives and primary resource education lab aprel seeks a paid intern for the 2019 winter term. Nothing down by mike reuther 1 times cooperstown hall of fame baseball players by editors of publications international ltd.
This book reveals the origin of selfhate, how selfhate works, how to identify it, and how to go beyond it. Dec 18, 2019 internalizing that felt liberating, and helped me put a few books down this year. Mike reuther, a journalist by profession, never stops writing. His books,nothing down, return to dead city and the justreleased write the darn book are available at smashwords. I use different free social mediamore i wish i could be more help on this one. Homer newbody bursts upon the major league baseball scene by throwing nohitters in his first two starts. If you cant say something good about someone, sit right. Reuther works full time as a newspaper reporter for the williamsport sungazette. Smashwords about mike reuther, author of return to dead. Nothing down, the short baseball life of homer newbody. Mike reuther draws on his life experiences and creativity to write contemporary fiction and characterdriven books ranging from fly fishing fiction and baseball novels to mysteries.
His books include the true crime stories the stranger in my bed and love you madly. Mike reuther has a knack of hooking his readers with novels containing offbeat characters and quirky story lines. Ideals get tarnished quickly under the corrosion of material prosperity walter reuther 1. Reuther on what would have been his 100th birthday. The uaw and the big three automakers, general motors, ford, and chrysler, have established a series of joint programs described below, serving a variety of interests, all purportedly aimed at. His uber coverage won the gerald loeb award for distinguished business reporting. Aug 28, 2017 nothing down, was about a pitcher who loved baseball so much, he was willing to play for free. Was that ralph branca in billy crystal film, parental. Walter reuther was famously incorruptible, smart, effective, and made it possible for members of the united auto workers union to become middle class. Mike reuther is the author of the contemporary fiction novel, nothing down the short baseball life of homer newbody, and the selfhelp titles, writing your ebook, write the darn book, fast writing, self publishing. Walter reuther interviewed by mike wallace on the mike wallace interview january 25, 1958 the reuther 100 web site was established with imls grant money to commemorate the life of walter p.
Im basketball through and through, but like it says on the back of the book you dont have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this pageturning novel. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. How did i know it was branca, the old brooklyn dodgers pitcher famous for serving up the home run pitch to bobby thomson that won the 1951 pennant for. Sep 28, 2011 his books include the acclaimed baseball dreams, fishing magic and the amazon bestselling baseball novel, nothing down.
View mike reuthers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Write the darn book has helped aspiring authors reach their goals of. She founded the mountain view zen center in mountain view, california, and the zen monastery practice center in murphys, california, and teaches in both communities. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mikes. Nothing down by mike reuther goodreads author this is really a gem of a novel. Join facebook to connect with mike reuther and others you may know.
Heres an excerpt from mike reuthers book, baseball dreams, fishing magic. Mike reuther i wish i could be more help on this one. Beyond here is nothing is a photographic meditation on the notion of home. A nonnonsense and prolific writer, he has 18 books hes selfpublished since 2011. As someone who for years endured the pain and frustration of publishing rejection im. The first time i stopped reading a book in the middle of it was when i realized i didnt like jack kerouac, and sold my copy of on the road after about 100 pages. Homer is an unlikely hero, undersized with less than adequate pitching skills, he relies on pinpoint control honed through many years of. His books include the acclaimed baseball dreams, fishing magic and the amazon bestselling baseball novel, nothing down.
Return to dead city, reuthers 2011 debut, also features a worldweary main character that battles alcoholism and has a baseball history. Hes also the author of books that help writers realize their writing dreams, among them, write the mike reuther uses his fervid imagination to create pageturning novels filled with interesting characters, many of them. The short baseball life of homer newbody by mike reuther freebie contemporary fiction rating. A history of the baseball hall of fame ceremony by dennis corcoran. Feb 07, 20 mike reuther is a journalist and author of write the darn book and other books on writing. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. It was the longest strike by the uaw against gm in nearly half a century, and was notable for the widespread media coverage and public sympathy for the strikers. This body of work navigates the boundaries of being exploring the unsettling feeling of rootlessness, the mental burden of loneliness and the constant search for. His latest work is more of the same, as a former hotshot american legion pitcher is now a middleaged man fraught with anxiety and seemingly going nowhere in life. And that of course would be mike reuther, a 1975 graduate from muncy high school and an aspiring author who has now written and published a third book titled write the darn book. Mike isaac is a technology reporter at the new york times and author of super pumped. Aug 19, 2019 ideals get tarnished quickly under the corrosion of material prosperity walter reuther 1. Mr online a tale of corruption by the united auto workers. Mike reuther businessmedical reporter williamsport sun.
Mike reuther is a journalist by profession, but he never stops writing. Cheri huber is the author of 19 books, including when youre falling, dive and timeout for parents. Homer is an unlikely hero, undersized with less than adequate pitching skills, he relies on pinpoint control honed through many years of practice to be competitive. Smashwords return to dead city a book by mike reuther. Most mornings, before he heads to work at the daily newspaper, where he reports on government, politics, health care, crime, sports and general news, mike works on his novels and selfhelp books. He is also the author of works of baseball fiction, return to dead city, a mystery, and three novels, nothing down, baseball dreams, fishing magic, and pitching for sanity.
The sole criticism is that i was a bit disappointed in the abrupt ending. Nothing down is the story of homer newbody, a rookie pitching sensation for the new york yankees who loves the game of baseball and is knowledgeable about the games history. Lets sit down before we go is a portrait of the places van manen visited and the people she met, stayed with and became friends with during her travels across russia, georgia, kazakhstan, moldova, siberia, tatarstan and uzbekistan. September 1, 1907 may 9, 1970 was an american leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who built the united automobile workers uaw into one of the most progressive labor unions in american history. Bennett, 86, a tough, confident former boxer who became one of the most powerful men in the auto industry in the 1930s as a close aide to henry ford, died jan. Smashwords about mike reuther, author of return to dead city. Reuther has also penned books on writing, particularly those targeted at the beginning writer. The uaw and the big three automakers, general motors, ford, and chrysler, have established a series of joint programs described below, serving a variety of interests, all purportedly aimed at benefiting union members. Mike reuther is a journalist and author of write the darn book and other books on writing. You can spend a lot of money on marketing, i guess, and sell some books. Though some actual towns, cities, and locations may be mentioned, they are used in a fictitious manner and the events and occurrences were invented in the mind and imagination of the author.
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