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    A Magic Summer: The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets
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    A Magic Summer: The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets
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    A Magic Summer: The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets

    By Stanley Cohen

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    A Magic Summer tells of that remarkable season by chronicling the major events as viewed twenty years later. Interviews conducted twenty years after with members of the teamSeaver, Ryan, McGraw, and othersprovide immediacy and, with that, fascinating updates and insights. This is a unique record and celebration of a season that Mets fansand all baseball fanswill not soon forget.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateApr 14, 2009
    ISBN9781626367944
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    A Magic Summer: The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets
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    Stanley Cohen

    Dr. Cohen is currently interested in integrating computational imaging with digital workflows. He previously served as President of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) and Treasurer and Member of the Executive Board of FASEB. Science-related activities also include chairmanships of study sections for the NIH and DOD and membership on multiple editorial boards. He is currently the Associate Editor for digital and computational pathology and artificial intelligence topic category for the American Journal of Pathology. He is a Senior Fellow of the Association of Pathology Chairs and Co-Chair of the ASIP Special Interest Group on Digital and Computational Pathology. Awards include the Gold-Headed Cane (ASIP) and the Golden Goose Award (AAAS). He is a member of the Digital Pathology Association (DPA), the Board of the International Academy of Digital Pathology (IADP), and Chair of the External Advisory Board of the Alpert Foundation.

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