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[Candy LaChance]

Sons of Sam Horn Authors Library, Inscribed

SoSH is proud to count many published authors among it's members. Here is your chance to win the complete (?) SoSH Authors Library! SoSH has a very diverse membership as represented in the library; there really is something here for everyone! Of course there are books for the baseball enthusiast and Red Sox fan, but also something for the poet, the cook, the curious reader and the math challenged! The library contains twenty-one books, each signed by the author [with an extra bonus], as well as one very special limited edition of "Win it for. . ."!

Feeding the Monster
by: smnookin
Seth Mnookin's blog

The Economy of Baseball
by: jcbradbury
Sabernomics.com

Interviews from Red Sox Nation

by: David Laurila
Buy David Laurila's Book

The 2008 Red Sox Annual
Edited by: ZachCrouch
Cuzittt sez: "Includes Articles by at least 3 Dopes (Cuzittt, Smastroyin, URISoxFan) and numerous contributions by other SoSHers. It's like a cornucopia of SoSH antics... edited down for maximum consumption."
MapleStreetPress


Guide to New England Ballparks
Co-written by: David Laurila and mabrowndog, with principle author Tom Mason
Buy this other fantastic Maple Street Press Book!

Keys to the Game 2007
Keys to the Game 2004
and bonus thong!
Plus, the 2005 and 2006 Keys to the Game: unfortunately without the happy ending [not pictured]
by: Jose Melendez
Keys to the Game Blog

500 3-Ingredient Recipes
500 5-Ingredient Desserts
3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Comfort Foods, for the SoSH Crockpot Enthusiast
by: hildy
Buy hildy's Books

My Thieves

The Violence

Accumulus
by: RoyHobbs
Buy RoyHobbs' Books

Why I’m Still Married

Shakespeare Behind Bars
by: Redkluzu
Buy Redkluzu's Books

Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: Annotated Teachers Ed.
by: visalia oak
From the author: A Sox WS picture is on page 660. Manny Ramirez is mentioned in a word problem on page 94.
Larry Bird is pictured on page 177. Finally, someone named "Gehrig38" & "Papi" are listed in the acknowledgments.
Buy visalia oak's Book

Paths to Glory
by: LahoudOrBillyC
LahoudOrBillyC's web-site

Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox
by: joyofsox
Read more at 1918 Red Sox

And last, but not least:

Win it for. . .
[temporary picture; actual picture to follow]
by: SoSH via Jacklamabe65 and Lanternjaw
Jacklamabe65, original thread starter, has upped this donation considerably.
He is donating a bound copy, signed by him, of the original thread; only the Red Sox and the Baseball Hall of Fame have copies, along with 5 other members.
Jacklamabe65 states this version is better because:
1) it is in sequential order from the first post to the last
2) it has every post in the thread
3) the best posts that were written were NOT submitted for publication because they were too private.
The value of this book is priceless.
Buy the soft-cover book, and you will still help K ALS!

Here is a summer's worth of reading from your fellow members!
Donated by: The Authors

Retail Value: $520+
Minimum Bid: $50

Note: If item is to be shipped to winner, shipping will be added to the winning bid. Winner will be notified with final price via PM and must pay for item via PayPal within 24 hours or item will go to the next highest bidder. [If possible I will get these to you in person, otherwise they will be sent media mail]

Edited by Candy LaChance, 09 August 2008 - 02:02 PM.

[Orange Julia]

$100

[DJnVa]

The Economy of Baseball
by: absintheofmalaise
Sabernomics.com

Abs didn't write that book....

[absintheofmalaise]

No I didn't. I can barely add 2 +2.

[Candy LaChance]

OK, So one boneheaded mistake for me. Full apologies to Mr. Bradbury!

edit: ok, so maybe not just one.

Edited by Candy LaChance, 12 July 2008 - 05:59 PM.

[bsj]

No I didn't. I can barely add 2 +2.

1 + 1 makes 3...ohhhh!!!

[Yaz4Ever]

1 + 1 makes 3...ohhhh!!!

Which explains your support of Obama's policies I kid, I kid.

[Cuzittt]

The 2008 Red Sox Annual
by: ZachCrouch
MapleStreetPress

Edited by ZachCrouch. Includes Articles by at least 3 Dopes (Cuzittt, Smastroyin, URISoxFan) and numerous contributions by other SoSHers. It's like a cornucopia of SoSH antics... edited down for maximum consumption.

I'll go 115 for the whole package.

[Candy LaChance]

Edited by ZachCrouch. Includes Articles by at least 3 Dopes (Cuzittt, Smastroyin, URISoxFan) and numerous contributions by other SoSHers. It's like a cornucopia of SoSH antics... edited down for maximum consumption.

I'll go 115 for the whole package.

Thank-you, editing now.

[Tito's Pullover]

No I didn't. I can barely add 2 +2.

I knew there was a reason the Algebra text was included.

Oh, and $150.

[Joe Sixpack]

Here is your chance to win the complete (?) SoSH Authors Library!

An impressive collection for sure, but not complete.

Allan Wood's (joyofsox) book is missing...
Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox

[wibi]

Wow

$200

[Candy LaChance]

An impressive collection for sure, but not complete.

Allan Wood's (joyofsox) book is missing...
Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox

I tried to find him, but got to the wrong person, and no one seemed to be able to direct me to the right person. Someone PM me and we'll see if he'll join us!

Anyway, edited (again - and something tells me it won't be the last time!) to add 2 more books.

[mabrowndog]

Candy, I can throw in a copy of The Maple Street Press Guide to New England Ballparks, which David Laurila and I co-wrote with principle author Tom Mason. I'd be happy to sign it, and I can certainly try to have David add his John Hancock as well (most likely at the Bash).

I'll also donate the cost of shipping this book to the winning bidder.

Retail Value: $30 ($22.95 for the book, $7.05 for postage)

Edited by mabrowndog, 12 July 2008 - 10:03 PM.

[Candy LaChance]

Candy, I can throw in a copy of The Maple Street Press Guide to New England Ballparks, which David Laurila and I co-wrote with principle author Tom Mason. I'd be happy to sign it, and I can certainly try to have David add his John Hancock as well (most likely at the Bash).

I'll also donate the cost of shipping this book to the winning bidder.

Retail Value: $30 ($22.95 for the book, $7.05 for postage)

Fantastic! I'll add it to the pile, and let you know post-auction who to send it to. Thanks!
edit: This is like reverse bidding. I keep upping the retail value of the package. Follow the carrot, book lovers!

Edited by Candy LaChance, 12 July 2008 - 10:12 PM.

[DannyHeep]

$225, and I'll go $235 if Browndog throws in the rights to his cat story.

[mabrowndog]

$225, and I'll go $235 if Browndog throws in the rights to his cat story.

OK...

Once upon a time there was a cat.

He lived, and he died.

THE END.

It's all yours, big boy.

[LoweTek]

What, no "Win It For..." Could be signed by many SoSHers. Paging Shaun...

[Candy LaChance]

What, no "Win It For..." Could be signed by many SoSHers. Paging Shaun...

Of course! How could I have missed that!

[amh03]

Of course! How could I have missed that!

Don't you sleep girl??????

[Candy LaChance]

Don't you sleep girl??????

I have rabies. It keeps me awake.

[wibi]

250

[DannyHeep]

OK...


It's all yours, big boy.

I can't wait for the movie.

[Candy LaChance]

Bump to add another book!

[Nuf Ced]

Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: Annotated Teachers Ed.
by: visalia oak
From the author: A Sox WS picture is on page 660. Manny Ramirez is mentioned in a word problem on page 94.
Larry Bird is pictured on page 177. Finally, someone named "Gehrig38" & "Papi" are listed in the acknowledgments.
Buy visalia oak's Book

Awesome book. Fabulous publisher. Developmental Mathematics at its finest.

[Candy LaChance]

Awesome book. Fabulous publisher. Developmental Mathematics at its finest.

So, does this mean you won't be bidding on this? I could replace it with a copy of Dune. I'd sign it for you.

[joyofsox]

Consider a copy of my 1918 book as part of the package -- with a random Pedro card (or two) as a bookmark(s)!

[Candy LaChance]

One last (?) book!

[jose melendez]

To sweeten the pot, I will add in a copy of the 2004 KEYS book the best selling KEYS book ever.

Also, if bidding somehow hits $500, I will throw in the 2005 and 2006 books as well.

[Candy LaChance]

Thanks, Jose! Sweet. That offer should take us past $500.

[Joe Sixpack]

$300

[Majordad1]

$325

[Candy LaChance]

Bump for special new edition added!

[wibi]

$350

[AlNipper49]

I have one of the copies of the Win It For...

Take my word for it, it's something you really really want. There is something pretty awesome about having a raw book sitting unbound in the same format that lies in the Baseball Hall of Fame, is from a place I frequent and is one of only a few copies.

This item alone, with it's meaning, would warrant a $2000 bid IMHO. I'd literally pay that much for the seminal moment in Sox history for me which will undoubtedly ever be beat and in the format that we're most familiar with. I love hyperbole, but in this case it's not even close. The only way I can describe it is that when we got movers to move us to our new house a few years ago it was one of maybe 5 items I chose to transport myself.

[Sille Skrub]

I have one too, Nipus Maximus. And I couldn't have said it better myself.

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

I have one too, Nipus Maximus. And I couldn't have said it better myself.

Throw in the '05 and '06 Keys Jose.

$500

[Candy LaChance]

Additional "Keys" added!

[The Four Peters]

This is way over my budget, and I will absolutely get outbid, but I can't not want that Win it For copy.

$600

[mabrowndog]

I have one too, Nipus Maximus. And I couldn't have said it better myself.

Ditto. Shaun was gracious enough to hand me a copy when we met here on the Cape a couple summers ago, and it's something I'll always treasure.

He also gave me a copy to hand to Peter Gammons, though I've yet to run into him at a Cape League game. It's still in my SUV, sealed in Saran wrap, waiting for that moment...

There's also one very important thing that makes this bound version especially valuable. The last 40 posts of the thread were lost forever in a major EZ-Board server crash. Shaun had the foresight to print out the entire thread before that happened. That means the limited copies he has bound are the only complete versions of that thread in existence.

Edited by mabrowndog, 14 July 2008 - 09:21 PM.

[wibi]

This is way over my budget, and I will absolutely get outbid, but I can't not want that Win it For copy.

$600

Thats exactly my thought.
$650

[jacklamabe65]

Thanks for the emails, folks. No, I don't have any more copies. Each bound book costs about $40. Maybe we'll do something down the road, but this is the best I can do for now.

[Hawk'sGoodKnees]

I know that this isn't exactly the place for this kind of thing...so I'll make it quick.

My paternal grandfather blessed my family with thick, Red Sox blood. Unfortunately, he caught himself a nasty case of the dementia in 2002.

A day hasn't gone by since that amazing 2004 season that my dad hasn't wanted to sit next to his dad; talk hours and hours about how the Sox did it; and end the teary-eyed conversation with a great, big, overdue manhug.

You see, they never had the greatest relationship. And I know that they rarely share an "I love you." But in my family, the men have always expressed their emotions through sports.

I can see my dad, sitting next to his dad, reading him "Win it for...;" each nodding in agreement, while sheepishly wiping tears away. Something tells me, Grandpa would remember that forever.

OH YEAH...$750.

[amh03]

I can see my dad, sitting next to his dad, reading him "Win it for...;" each nodding in agreement, while sheepishly wiping tears away. Something tells me, Grandpa would remember that forever.

Damn...more tears...

[LoweTek]

Damn...more tears...

"Bid it For..."

[wibi]

$800

[Hawk'sGoodKnees]

$850

[Just Lurking]

This is as good a place as any for my first post.

I'm in for $1,000.

[amh03]

This is as good a place as any for my first post.

I'm in for $1,000.

Wow! Impressive first post...welcome!!

[wibi]

You guys are going to make me spend all my spare cash for the next 2 years arent you...
$1100