Bøger af Ed Nielsen

The Trip of a Lifetime! If you're looking for an unforgettable European visit, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better place to go than Ireland.If you've been there, you know that for a fact. If you haven't had the chance, what are you waiting for? Either way, Irish Odyssey will either refresh and enhance your memories or show you what you've been missing.The narrative in this book describes everything that happened during a family tour, and plenty of excellent pictures show you what the words describe. You may not be Irish, and you may not know the people in this book, but you'll love reading about them and the places they went. Along the way you'll have a few laughs. May everything turn green today except your gills.-Old Irish proverb

This volume contains exactly the same information as the earlier color edition. The only difference is the pictures are in black-and-white instead of color. If cost is a consideration, here's the solution. Whether you're a coach, player, or fan you can enhance your knowledge of baseball by reading Little Things Win Big Games. Many knowledgeable experts say things like, "There is no comparable book. This one has it all." So, just what is "all?" LTWBG has a separate chapter on such things as hitting, pitching, baserunning, and every defensive position in the game. The book stresses the how and why of baseball and is enhanced by over 200 pictures and illustrations. Each chapter also has a section on "The Drills" wherein precise training exercises are provided to hone the skills described. By following the recommendations in this book, a player will automatically do the right thing in any situation. A player really has no time to think in the middle of a play; everything has to come automatically. A coach can get the very best from his team by employing and instilling the knowledge provided in LTWBG. Several major universities use this this book as a teaching text, which should tell you quite a bit. And finally, fans will gain more enjoyment from watching a game when they know exactly what's happening or what should have happened, and why. Special Advisory: As a coach or player, if you don't absorb and apply the principles in LTWBG, you'd better hope your opponents don't either. Little Things Win Big Games!

Designed specifically for young baseball coaches at all levels, this book would also be a great tool for player and parent. Practicing for Perfection provides drills for each position and skill set in baseball and softball, specific fundamental drills that are key to performanceJust playing the game will improve a player's performance, but it would take a long time to reach any level of proficiency, plus you avoid the player learning bad habits that then must be broken to learn the "Right Way."Meanwhile, the player's team probably will not be too successful. This book will shorten the learning curve dramatically, from years to just weeks. Players who practice these drills diligently will maximize their natural athletic abilities and have an advantage over nearly every opponent they face. The narrative is written clearly, concisely, and is amplified with over 60 photographs that demonstrate exactly what the narrative says. A player, coach, or parent can read AND see exactly what needs to be done. You would need to buy quite a few books to get all the information contained in just this volume. LTWBG: Practicing for Perfection is "one-stop shopping" at its best.

A chapter for every position and skill set with many pictures and illustrations, Little Things Win Big Games is an exceptionally comprehensive book for a baseball fan, player, parent, or coach. If you already know the game (or think you do), this book will be an excellent refresher and may just remind you of things you had forgotten (or never knew!). If you're new to the game, this book will get you started on the right foot by showing you how the game should be played.Larry Gabe has been a baseball player and fan since early grade school, learning from some of the best coaches and baseball minds in the country. He played for a Iowa Hall of Fame high School baseball Coach, as well as a NCAA Hall of Fame Baseball College Coach. Plus, played Semi Pro Baseball with 4 other Iowa Hall of Fame Coaches. He excelled at summer baseball and at the high school, college, and semi-pro levels, but abandoned his professional aspirations for a more predictable career. In Little Things Win Big Games Gabe shares all the knowledge he's accumulated in 60+ years of playing and watching the game. In this copiously illustrated book (149 pictures and diagrams), you'll learn all the basics and advanced techniques that will help you improve your game, no matter what your position on defense or spot in the batting order. Even the most advanced player will pick up things he isn't doing properly, while the young player will learn the right way to play the game and how to be mentally prepared, giving him a competitive edge over his opponents. Among the many laudatory comments about Little Things Win Big Games, Kirkus Reviews said the following: "This is as well-crafted an introduction to baseball as one is likely to find in print, an excellent primer on the basics of the great American pastime. Gabe walks readers through the various components of the game, discussing the basic aspects of every position, and then provides insights into other key elements, such as sliding and bunting. The book accompanies each lesson with helpful pictures, which are particularly indispensable when teaching such things as proper hitting stance. It's impressively comprehensive, covering everything from proper infielder footwork to the mechanics of pitching." Little Things Analytics is a new concept and it appears in this book for the first time anywhere. The underlying math will explain why teams who do the little things best win the games. Everyone knows that errors and misplays hurt a team's odds of winning a game. In this expanded edition of LTWBG, you'll see mathematically how those odds tend to affect a game and how those odds inflate as the game progresses. As a player, you'll learn to bear down harder in later innings. As a coach, LTWBG will tell you how to get your players to focus harder to keep a game from getting away. As a fan, this book will improve your knowledge of the game and enhance your viewing enjoyment.LTWBG is used as a teaching text for baseball and softball at the Universities of Clemson and Northern Iowa. The book is endorsed by former Major Leaguer players Jake Gibbs (Yankees, later head coach at University of Mississippi) and Ed Watt (Orioles, Cubs, Phillies, later 30-year Triple-A pitching coach), as well as many other coaches.If you're playing the game and want to improve, want to learn the fine points to improve your coaching, or are trying to get a better grasp the fine points in order to enjoy spectating to a higher degree, Little Things Win Big Games covers every position, situation, and skill. This book is detailed enough for the most knowledgeable reader, yet simple enough for sub-teens to comprehend.

Classical Classics is a compilation of CD reviews and fascinating facts relating to the composers and musicians on those CDs. This book does not spend any time on lesser recordings, but you really don't need that information anyway. What you want to know is, "What's the best music available and who made the best recording of that music?" Those are the questions Classical Classics answers, and it does so for over 120 albums.In simple, understandable language this book will tell you which recordings are the best and why they are. In addition, you'll get some captivating information about the composers and musicians on those recordings, as well as the stories behind the music itself. To top it off, Classical Classics includes several irreverent yet accurate biographies of some of history's great composers.If you're lucky enough to have your classical music collection completed, you'll still want this book for the intriguing details it provides involving each composer, musician, conductor, and orchestra. Let's face facts, these are some of the most brilliant and unconventional characters in history; some of their accomplishments and quirks are incredible. On that level, Classical Classics reads like a novel. As a reference for buying CDs, this book could become your Bible.Whether you're a longtime classical aficionado or a relative tyro, or whether you have a doctorate in music or don't know a quarter-note from a quarter-horse, Classical Classics will clear up all the fog when it comes to buying classical CDs.Along with reliable CD recommendations, Classical Classics provides you the stories behind the music, the composers, and the people who made the recordings. For example, you'll read about: -The legends behind the Moonlight Sonata.-The world-class conductor who hated to conduct.-The pianist who absentmindedly hummed along while playing...in the recording studio!-The pianist who got up off his deathbed to perform a final recital.-The composer who would agonize for years before releasing a composition. -The composer who loved to compose but hated writing down the music.-The composer who could compose one movement in his head while writing down another.-The composer who wrote 80 years worth of music but only lived to age 65.-The composer who wrote over 2,000 major pieces.-The composer who wrote a set of pieces, one in every conceivable key, sharp/flat, and major/minor combination.-The orchestra who recorded an average of an album a week for 40 years.-The orchestra who recorded classical music as well as some written by Jimi Hendrix.Classical Classics is the book for starting or expanding your classical music library, or for expanding your knowledge of classical music in general

Ed Nielsen is a keen observer of the modern scene and has chosen 25 timely subjects for analysis. But timely does not mean here today and gone tomorrow. He has taken pains to choose subjects that will be of interest for many years.In this book he analyzes matters such as race relations, religion, the death penalty, illegal immigration, and taxes. On each subject he establishes a factual basis, describes what is going on currently, and suggests future remedies.He develops opinions based on facts, not on racial, political, or any other kind of bias. His views as stated in "Philosophies & Profundities" are as close to irrefutable as possible. Some readers will learn much on subjects they hadn't considered previously. Others will have their existing opinions reinforced. And finally, some readers will be even more resolute in their differing opinions. In all cases, Nielsen strives for civil discourse. Nielsen avoids tags, such as Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative. Instead, he considers himself a pragmatist, someone who bases his thoughts and opinions on provable facts. Nielsen has written seven other books on such subjects as the Vietnam War, WWII, classical music, softball, and baseball. In addition, he has authored hundreds of newspaper and magazines articles on such subjects as dining, sports, and books. He is a retired civilian employee of the Department of Defense. He and his wife live in western North Carolina. For more information about his books, go to his website: BooksByEdNielsen.com

Tony Selius was born in Lithuania in 1933. His parents were German citizens, which was fortunate when the Russians took over that territory in the early 1940s. Tony tells of the atrocities committed against Lithuanian citizens by the Russians and local communist sympathizers. As German citizens, the Selius family avoided those atrocities but still had to flee their home. That scenario recurred several times, with the Selius family bouncing from one displaced persons camp to another. In one of those camps, the family's sleep got interrupted every night by Allied bombers on their way to nearby Dresden. Due to the war, there were long periods where Tony and his siblings couldn't attend school. When they were in school, the teacher pressured Tony to join the Hitler Youth (Brown Shirts) but Tony refused. Meanwhile, his father had been forced to work in a factory manufacturing war materials for the Nazis. He was coerced to become a Nazi himself, but refused. Fortunately, his machinist and welding talents were so great that the Nazis didn't force him to join. Toward the end of the war Tony's older brother got conscripted into the German Army as soon as he was old enough and sent to France. Albert communicated regularly with his family for a while, but then his family lost track of him for many months and feared the worst. Here's a preview of some of the things you'll be reading about in Persevere: First, you'll find a paucity of pictures in this book. There are a few of Tony and other family members, but most of them are comparatively recent. The authors would have loved to include period photos from the '30s and '40s, but could find very few. As you'll read, the Selius family had to make sudden moves to escape the advancing Russians, leaving all but their bare essentials behind. Pictures were considered essential but, unfortunately, most of them were in a box that fell from a speeding truck in which they were hidden during a frantic rush to Bavaria. Thus, most of the Selius' pictures are lost forever. Second, you'll be reading about a family in the best of times and the worst of times. Throughout, the family always managed to survive, thrive in fact. Thanks to hard work and ingenuity, they made the very best of some impossible situations. Their can-do attitude and strong Christian faith never wavered. And third, you'll probably come away with new perspectives on Nazis (despite their war effort, they still found time and resources to take care of displaced German citizens), Jews (they actually helped Adolf Hitler come to power in the 1930s, later regretting it of course), Gypsies (Tony had a romantic relationship with a young gypsy girl, during which he learned much about their culture), and WWII in general. You'll learn that at different times both Hitler and Eisenhower were heroes to German citizens. You'll also read some interesting history on such things as the Berlin Airlift and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Tony and his family worked hard, tried to stay out of harm's way, and never lost their faith in God and each other. This book records their tenuous survival and the fascinating relationships they built with Nazis, American occupiers, and even a few Russians. Persevere chronicles the family's triumph over extreme adversity.

A personal account of the WWII experiences. Assault on Avignon documents the World War Two experiences of Gene Carman, a B-25 navigator/bombardier. He and his crew flew many missions over Italy and France, dodging anti-aircraft fire on nearly every trip from their base in Corsica. On August 8, 1944, the odds finally caught up with them and they were shot down over occupied southern France, and then captured by the Germans after being on the run for three days. In Assault on Avignon, you'll read About: -How men were chosen for aviation training over other troops. -What specialized training these men received before going overseas. -About the miracle that was the Norden bombsight. -About the camaraderie and cohesiveness of a flight crew. -What goes through an airman's mind as ground fire hits his plane. -The terror of being shot down and captured in enemy territory. -What it was like to be a prisoner of war.

The goal of this book is to serve as a refresher for those who know the fundamentals, and to serve as a primer for those who don't. While intended to show slow-pitch softball players how to improve their game, this book will be helpful to fast-pitch softball and baseball players as well. After all, most of the principles in this book apply to any game played on a diamond, from Little League to high school and adult softball leagues to the Major Leagues. Most of us will encounter opposing players who can run faster, hit harder, and throw further than we can. But that doesn't mean we have to concede victory. Maybe we can run fast longer, hit more consistently, and throw more accurately. If you're willing to learn and invest in some off-field training, you can often overcome superior athletic skills possessed by the opposition. This book is intended to give you the tools needed to amplify your natural skills. I have played organized ball for over 60 years and, fortunately, I got off to a good start, thanks to fundamentals instilled in me from the very beginning. I began playing organized baseball in early grade school and continued playing summer baseball for the next 10 years under the tutelage of legendary Iowa coach George Engebretson. George coached baseball in the ultra-small town of Rembrandt (200 souls). Nearly every team his charges played against came from much larger towns, yet George's teams were nearly always victorious because he had his players so well grounded in fundamentals. Opposing teams were seldom so well taught. Thus, even when an opposing team had superior athletes, as was often the case, George's team was still dominant. I also played high school baseball for some excellent coaches. Those coaches had an easier job than most because George had already smoothed the rough edges of all the players. Let me hasten to add that those high school coaches taught us quite a bit, too, but they didn't have to start at square one, thanks to George. Coaches Hulsebus, Skogerboe, and Rath could focus on the more advanced nuances of the game and they did a wonderful job. Following high school, I didn't play organized ball while working my way through DeVry Technical Institute (now DeVry University) in Chicago. Once I had graduated there and settled into a career, I resumed playing ball, this time softball, and have played almost continuously ever since. In the 2013 National Senior Games, my team won gold medals in our age group; three teammates and I were selected as All-Americans (wish George was still around to see that!). I often see players who were never taught the proper fundamentals of playing ball or, if they were, the lessons never stuck. For every player I see fitting that description, I'd wager they cost their team about a run per game, on average. That could get very expensive if there is more than one of those players on a team, especially if their opponents have no such handicap. The first chapters of this book will describe the things that a player should do automatically while playing softball. Succeeding chapters will suggest things a player can do to improve his game when not on the field, things I believe will help any player enhance his natural abilities. Incidentally, please excuse my apparent sexism in this volume. I realize that females play softball and will read this book, too, hopefully. When you see masculine pronouns, I'm just trying to keep it simple. That makes it so much easier than using something like "he/she" or some other gender-neutral term. Rest assured that I'm directing my thoughts to both sexes. Softball is one athletic endeavor in which you can participate almost your entire life. With the growth of senior softball, there's really no reason to hang up your cleats until physical infirmities arise, but even those often can be forestalled with proper conditioning. I hope this book helps you enjoy even more the game we all love.

When it comes to beautiful scenery in North America, it would be very hard to top the Canadian Rockies. This book, The Canadian Rockies, has over 115 pages of gorgeous pictures and just enough verbiage to tell you what you're looking at. The book has over 170 spectacular pictures, many of them full page. You'll marvel at the stunning photos of wildlife, plant life, and scenery. If you've been to the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Island, taken the train ride east through the mountains, or visited Lake Louise or Banff National Park, this book will augment the pictures and memories you already have. If you haven't been to those places or done any of those things, The Canadian Rockies will give you a good idea what that would be like. The book is almost as good as being there

If you didn't participate in the Vietnam War, you've probably wondered what it must have been like for those who did. In Warriors you will learn: - What went through a soldier's mind when he learned he was going to Vietnam?- What were his first impressions when he arrived there?- What were the day-to-day routines in a combat zone?- What was it like during a firefight?- What went through a soldier's mind as his tour came to an end?- What are his thoughts now that he can look back on the experience?Warriors provides the answers to these questions and many more, from the perspective of men in such fields as the infantry, artillery, chaplain corps, and aviation. If you were in Vietnam during that unpleasantness, you'll commiserate with your comrades in arms. These nine first-person narratives read like suspense novels and put the reader directly in the line of fire

Scotland has some beautiful scenery, fascinating history, and very intriguing vernacular. Country Roads of Scotland investigates all these facets in detail. Some of the sites described and pictured in this book are Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse, St Andrews, Blair Castle, Loch Ness, the Orkney Islands, Eilean Donan Castle, the Isle of Skye, and Loch Lomond. The book contains 200 excellent photos, many of them full-page. The book also includes just enough verbiage so you will know exactly what the pictures are showing and some of the history behind them. If you've always wanted to visit Scotland, Country Roads of Scotland will tell and show you what you have in store. If you have been there already, this book will augment your memories and picture collection wonderfully.

Norway is one of the most picturesque countries in the world and "Cruising Norway" provides nearly 200 photographs as proof. From all the fjords to the seaports to the gorgeous villages and cities, Norway is an ocular banquet. If you've been there or plan to go, or if you'd just like to see what you're missing "Cruising Norway" shows and tells you just about everything you need to know.