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Product Description: A touching biography of the beloved Pittsburgh Pirate Willie “Pops” Stargell, this life story documents the 21-year, Hall of Fame career of one of the most celebrated and revered players in the history of Major League Baseball...read more

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Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

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A doctor presents an enlightening guide to enable people to deal with their aging in a positive manner, offering dietary advice, tips on how to transcend negative perceptions, and advice on how to transform the demands of aging into an opportunity for spiritual growth. Reprint.