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Smart Baseball
Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law's iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data means for the future of the sport.For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players' and teams' potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a revolutionary new standard of measurement--sabermetrics--has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accurate, traditionalists, including journalists, fans, and managers, stubbornly believe that the "old" way--a combination of outdated numbers and "gut" instinct--is still the best way. Baseball, they argue, should be run by people, not by numbers.?In this informative and provocative book, teh renowned ESPN analyst and senior baseball writer demolishes a century's worth of accepted wisdom, making the definitive case against the long-established view. Armed with concrete examples from different eras of baseball history, logic, a little math, and lively commentary, he shows how the allegiance to these numbers--dating back to the beginning of the professional game--is firmly rooted not in accuracy or success, but in baseball's irrational adherence to tradition. While Law gores sacred cows, from clutch performers to RBIs to the infamous save rule, he also demystifies sabermetrics, explaining what these "new" numbers really are and why they're vital. He also considers the game's future, examining how teams are using Data--from PhDs to sophisticated statistical databases--to build future rosters; changes that will transform baseball and all of professional sports.
COMBAT CONDITIONING MANUAL - Jiu-Jitsu Defence- Bayonet Defence and Club Defence
This guide is written on behalf of US Marine Major R. E Hanley, who alongside his military career also taught football at Northwestern University.This 1942 guide is designed to bring America's fighting marines up to their physical peak before deployment. With clearly laid out illustrations and simple easy to follow text, it lays out the basis of Hanley's curricula.The material itself covers Ju Jitsu, defences against unarmed attacks, attacks with knives, batons and rifles with bayonets. It also includes the PT (physical training) regimen and how the combat Ju Jitsu content fits within that programme.Watch out for unique contextual techniques such as the 'Foxhole Takedown' showcase the Ju Jitsu as used against a bayonetting attacker whilst you're in a trench or foxhole
Dvoretsky`s Endgame Manual
The Sixth Edition of a Modern Masterpiece When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised sixth edition - 504 pages - is better than ever! German grandmaster Karsten M羹ller, widely recognized as one of the best endgame theoreticians in the world today, has carefully updated the sixth edition with the help of American grandmaster Alex Fishbein. Here is what Magnus Carlsen, the 16th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the sixth edition: "This book occupies a very special place in chess literature... Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual will fill you with the joy and knowledge that will surely improve both your endgame skills and your understanding of our royal game." Here is what Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the fifth edition: "I consider it to be one of the very best chess books published in recent times..." "Dvoretsky's analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy." - John Watson in his review of the first edition in The Week In Chess. "Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame." - Lubomir Kavalek in his review of the first edition in his Washington Post column.
