Heronk
Meet the unlikeliest of heroes: Gustav, a wooden goose decoy.His story begins after his creation at the hands of an old German craftsman in 1930's Illinois. Over the course of the next half century, he is pulled along by the current of rivers, pushed by the energy of providence and influenced by the power of the human spirit.Through many travels and unexpected travails, his story offers a unique and insightful glimpse into the world of the waterfowler. Who would think that glass eyes, glued into a wooden head, could see the world so clearly?This is the large print edition of Heronk, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
Heronk
Meet the unlikeliest of heroes: Gustav, a wooden goose decoy.His story begins after his creation at the hands of an old German craftsman in 1930's Illinois. Over the course of the next half century, he is pulled along by the current of rivers, pushed by the energy of providence and influenced by the power of the human spirit.Through many travels and unexpected travails, his story offers a unique and insightful glimpse into the world of the waterfowler. Who would think that glass eyes, glued into a wooden head, could see the world so clearly?This is the large print edition of Heronk, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
Play Fresh
Excitement was in the air and the sun was shining down on Greentopia University. The warm weather welcomed the two rival football teams for the highly anticipated game of the year- the Garden Football League Championship! The BIG question was: "Who will win the championship game? Will it be the Garbage Mites or the Green Machines?" Let's follow these two teams during their journey at Greentopia University! Ready, set... here we go!
Sooley
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams--and even bigger challenges off the court. "Hard to put down ... the pages turn quickly ... building to a climax that won't leave readers doubting whether this is a John Grisham novel." --Associated PressIn the summer of his seventeenth year, Sam­uel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basket­ball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quick­ness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed. During the tournament, Samuel receives dev­astating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ran­sacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp. Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it's just not possible. Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholar­ship. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn't immediately needed. But Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. He works tirelessly on his game, shooting baskets every morning at dawn by himself in the gym, and soon he's dominating everyone in practice. With the Central team los­ing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. And the legend begins. But how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family? Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham's unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. This is Grisham at the top of his game. Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Fourth Down in Texas
Football has always been a big part of coach Gordon "Tuffy" Nehls' life, but now a wave of anti-football sentiment is threatening the staple of American culture. In Fourth Down in Texas, Coach Nehls leads his players through a magical season as his school district considers eliminating the football program. Envisioning a dark future when entrepreneurs and street agents control high school football, Nehls defends the sport he loves while coming to grips with a changing world and living with the regret of a decision that altered a player's life forever.
Beyond the Play
Parker Of all the hot guys in the club, of course I find myself tangled up with a baseball player. Our chemistry is out of the park, igniting as his athletic body moves next to mine. I know exactly who he is, but the infamous Holden Bailey has no idea who I am, or my connection to the team. I prefer it that way. I give in to one dance with Holden and send him home alone. He can have any woman he wants, but for some reason, he wants me. His pursuit is relentless. He wrote the playbook on being a player, though. Giving in could cost me my heart. Holden I thought getting traded to the Blaze was life changing, but it's nothing compared to meeting Parker Monroe. From the moment she bumps into me on the crowded dance floor, I can't tear my eyes away. She's gorgeous, intelligent, and definitely not interested. At least not in the player the media portrays me to be. I need to convince her that with her, I'm authentic, and what we have is the real thing. Game on. When the truth gets twisted, it looks like I'm playing her. But she has it all wrong. The way I feel about Parker is beyond the play. She's my end game.
Wrestling With Tradition
Wrestling with TraditionThis novel is a wonderful story that will grab fans of sports. It is not just a tale about a hero; it is the story of a community. It explores how a sporting activity can keep a community together. Dale Stopperan creates dialogues that are wonderful and features the kind of banter that reflects the world of the characters. The prose is gorgeous and sprinkled with vivid descriptions. Focused and well-crafted scenes, exciting dialogues, action, and emotionally rich characters are a few of the elements that elevate the quality of this narrative, turning it into a gripping story.Tom Kilmer replaced the retiring legendary wrestling coach in a small Iowa town recognized for its deep winning tradition. In a community where winning on the wrestling mat had become a family trait, transitioning to a new coach would not come easy, and losing would be difficult to accept. In the coach's first year, the tradition came crashing down on the Cresco Spartans, who suffered their first losing season in twenty-eight years. The coach understood how the physical aspect of growing up working on a farm contributed to the brutal and mental toughness of being a successful wrestler. But as the wrestlers and their families struggled through personal tragedies, they found themselves depending on the young coach and his wife for support. Would his relationships with his wrestlers be enough to pull his team together before the weight of the tradition becomes too much? This creatively written novel presents readers with an inside perspective of the life within a successful high school wrestling program in the early 1970s, displaying how the athletes, coaches, and those around them interacted, grew and dealt with adversity. Sports enthusiasts and supporters, young and old, will resonate with many of the experiences and situations that the characters find themselves within as they develop team cohesiveness in a totally individual sport.
Looking for Lucie
In the setting of a stormy Scottish loch the lives of two vastly different characters are set to collide, with possibly disastrous outcomes for either one of them...perhaps both. One is a fisherman set on a mission and carrying with him all his worries and human frailties. The other is pitiless, far from human and like no other being you have ever met - Lucie, an enormous pike. It's a tale that all anglers will love and one which all non-anglers will find enjoyable and immensely informative.
Massy’s Game
Massy was big, over 8'2", and still growing, the biggest man in pro basketball. No one thought it possible a man that big could move - could run and jump and shoot and rebound. But, before his first year was out, he became a legend, as well as a threat to the game. No one likes a giant; no one roots for Goliath. Cursed by irate fans, elbowed and punched by competing players, he is universally despised. What drives him on? What is in his past that drives him to continue dragging himself up and down the court when he would rather be playing the piano? What about the father that won't stay off the bottle? And the little girl with the flute? As the season nears its ultimate close, the fury and tension mount. No one can stop the big man even though he doesn't have all the moves and shots. No one and nothing. Beating the backboards, pounding slam-dunks so hard the rim shakes, pulling down rebounds a yard above the rim, blocking shots from ten feet away. He is a one-man wrecking crew, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the fans hate him, the opposing team hates him, and the officials hate him. Massy obliterates the opposition almost single-handedly. But the more shots he blocks, the greater the national hysteria. The book surges on to a screaming apocalyptic ending as unexpected as it is inevitable. If opposing players can't stop him there are other means available. An original and fast-breaking sports novel that makes a strong and provocative comment on our entire society.
The Black Pearl
Book Four of the popular Good Things Come Canadian horse racing series!Everything changes.If the sum total of Liv Lachance's self-worth is the collection of all the things she's done, she's coming up short. Three-quarters of a veterinary degree. Two-thirds of a Canadian Triple Crown. With her star racehorse Chique retired, she's feeling adrift, and her father's racing stable, Triple Stripe, is without a Big Horse.She decides it's time to throw herself back into her career as a jockey, even if her impending marriage to fellow rider Nate Miller incites conflict of interest rumblings. But life has other ideas for Liv when a death in the family and illness in the Triple Stripe ranks turn everything upside-down.The saving grace is that Big Horse? He's waiting in plain sight. But as she realizes how far this Big Horse might take her, she's finally learning that her greatest accomplishments are about so much more than winning races.From Toronto's Woodbine racetrack, to Florida's Gulfstream Park... and all the way to Dubai for the world's riches horse race, the Dubai World Cup.
The Turnstile
The ticket was washed out, as if it had been left out in the sun for months. Below the $12.50 admission price were the words in bold capitals over a faded red, white, and blue design: WORLD SERIES 1975, GAME 6, FENWAY PARK, BOSTON. With my ticket clenched in one hand, I gripped one of the turnstile's arms and pushed ...Lifelong Red Sox fan Landon Burgess thought he'd seen it all - from Jon Lester's no-hitter against the Royals to Big Papi's treasure chest of late-game heroics. Baseball was his passion, and he'd witnessed over six hundred games at the fabled Fenway Park. Enough to know the ins and outs of the "Shrine at the heart of Boston" like he knew his own apartment. Until one late-September evening, when he chances upon a mysterious ticket scalper before the game. He has no way of knowing he's about to see a side of Fenway that can only be experienced through The Turnstile.
The Turnstile
The ticket was washed out, as if it had been left out in the sun for months. Below the $12.50 admission price were the words in bold capitals over a faded red, white, and blue design: WORLD SERIES 1975, GAME 6, FENWAY PARK, BOSTON. With my ticket clenched in one hand, I gripped one of the turnstile's arms and pushed ...Lifelong Red Sox fan Landon Burgess thought he'd seen it all - from Jon Lester's no-hitter against the Royals to Big Papi's treasure chest of late-game heroics. Baseball was his passion, and he'd witnessed over six hundred games at the fabled Fenway Park. Enough to know the ins and outs of the "Shrine at the heart of Boston" like he knew his own apartment. Until one late-September evening, when he chances upon a mysterious ticket scalper before the game. He has no way of knowing he's about to see a side of Fenway that can only be experienced through The Turnstile.
A Tale Of Two Bunnies
The Tales Of Two Bunnies is about two bunnies, Benjamin and Bradley. Benjamin is the active one and Bradley is not interested in being active and just want to stay at home and play video games all day. So Benjamin had to come up with a plan to get Bradley out of the house to interact with his friends and do more in the community . Benjamin ended up taking the batteries out of the game controller to get Bradley out of the house to ask his other friends for batteries so he can continue playing his video game....
Offsides
When tragedy strikes, injured young rugby star Jimmy swaps cosmopolitan Cape Town for small-town life. Starting over can be tough, and the locals are notoriously reticent to accept outsiders. And then he meets Lauren. Strong-willed and independent, she knows what she wants from life - and it doesn't include a handsome newcomer. From the dusty streets of Oudshoorn to the exotic beaches of Thailand, the privileged stomping grounds of the Stellenbosch elite to the hallowed halls of Oxford University, and the sun-kissed hedonism of The French Riviera to the heady snow-covered slopes of Austria, Lauren and Jimmy's lives are destined to be inexorably thrown apart and then tauntingly reconnected. Their romance is fraught with betrayal, and the choices they make will test their relationship to the limit. Separated by both circumstance and opportunity, they must make the unenviable choice between striving for professional and financial success or following their heart. This intriguing and delicious story full of family drama, glamorous locations and highly relatable characters touches to the heart of what it is to be a native of the country at the southernmost tip of Africa - and embraces the game that is at the core of South African DNA - rugby!
Golf
"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose" (Winston Churchill). I mean, what imbecile came up with this as a pastime? And why? These are among the many questions Golf: The True Story attempts to answer about one of the world's most beloved sports. Frequently funny, and not altogether factual, this quasi guidebook/ history makes for an informative and entertaining read. It is peppered with illustrations and humorous observations. Trace the evolution of golf down through the ages, from primitive man, to ancient Egypt, the Romans and modern times. Get the inside track on the different types of players, and their far-fetched invented equipment. A rollicking and edifying good read. You'll love Golf: The True Story.Part history, part guidebook, and part love letter to the game.Frequently funny, and not altogether factual.Golf: The True Story is a humorous and not altogether factual (illustrated) guidebook examining the sport and its many facets. Learn about the sport's fictitious history, the types of players, as well as some far-fetched invented equipment. A rollicking and edifying good read.
A Whole New Ball Game
At the end of Thacker's previous novel - The Games People Play - life had given aspiring manager Jon Moreton a good kicking and he was heading for the plane home. He had failed to get his Spanish club, CD Retama, promoted and they looked set to fold. Sophia, his girlfriend/assistant coach, had left him, thinking he had conspired in the club's demise. As for his one-time friend Billy Swan, he was even more rock bottom, having succumbed to blackmail and sold out his mates. In this much-anticipated sequel, will things take a turn for the better for Moreton? Will he cope back in England without Sophia? Will Swan turn up again like a bad penny? Has the Spain chapter of his life closed, or can anything be salvaged? Expect a few twists in the tale, a few more jinking runs into the box and last-ditch, winning goals. It's A Whole New Ball Game.
The Blocks
Pro skateboarder, Ethan Wares, has been dropped by every sponsor and has one last deal on the table: a failing TV station, but that's not all he's got to worry about: his girlfriend is on the verge of dumping himhis friends are blanking himhis brother's medical bills are draining his bank balance, andhis boss is squeezing his balls to deliver video edits of unique and inaccessible skate spots to keep their ratings alive.All that, he can handle.The problem is he's got to film an edit on a granite ledge of a prestigious Art Exhibition, which has been flown 4000 miles around the world and placed in a Council estate nicknamed: The Bronx... and he knows everything is going to go very wrong.Note: these titles contain no sex or violence, but they do contain a few punch-ups and swears.--The Ethan Wares Skateboard series is a fast-paced skateboard adventure written for skateboarders by a skateboarder and is guaranteed to keep you reading from beginning to end.
Captain of the Yankees
A Catcher gets caught between America's favorite pastime and America's most violent time past...While mourning the loss of his father, former All-Star catcher Tom Mason is hired as the new manager of the Yankees. When he is encouraged by the owner to take up meditation in his approach to the team, he begins to experience visions on and off the field that are connected to the Yankees of the American Civil War. As his team pursues a World Series title, Tom lives through team circumstances that mirror the events from his violent ancient visions. He becomes particularly obsessed with visions of Confederate Officer Beauregard Dixon, who perpetrates wartime atrocities against nine Union Soldiers. Has he somehow become an open portal to his own Mason-Dixon past? Tom begins to secretly uncover mysteries that seem to connect the legacy of a modern day sports icon to the definitive American War.
The Center Bench All-Star
Perhaps it's naivet矇, or even arrogance, but so few of us realize how quickly an unexpected chain of tragic events can turn our perfect lives upside down. Barrett Wentworth was lost after a horrible tragedy forced him to leave his beloved hometown of Chicago. While hiding away in the small and forgotten town of Lackton, Oklahoma, Barrett meets a curious and peculiar little boy named Pippen "Pip" Hammond. After Barrett helps Pip improve his baseball skills, he's persuaded to join the coaching staff of the young boy's team. Through friendship and community, Barrett's broken heart begins to mend. Pip Hammond not only helps his friend, Barrett, but he touches the lives of his teammates as well. His efforts earn him an unexpected spot on the all-star team, and the unique and distinguished title of The Center Bench All-Star.
Center-Mid
Allison is a high school senior who plays center-mid for the defending state champion Womack Warriors. As her team's co-captain, she's in the middle of everything, all the action on the field and all the drama off it. When the unity of her team is threatened by both a racial incident and a sexting scandal, Allison must navigate her mother's alcoholism, falling behind in her schoolwork, and her strained relationship with the team's other captain and her best friend Mallory as the Warriors fight to get back to the championship game and win another title.
Hat Trick
Soren: You know what's not fun? Going on a Fiji vacation with four other couples. Especially when recently single.What's even worse is when a past hook-up arrives unannounced.Not only do we have a history, but he's ten years younger and a famous rock star. Most importantly, he's my friend's little brother.Being trapped on an island with Jet Jackson is going to be sweet torture because all I want is another chance.I just don't think he's going to give it to me.Jet: You know what's not fun? Escaping one guy who broke my heart only to run into another.Being on the road for three years has left me exhausted. The last thing I want is for Caleb 'Soren' Sorensen to try for round two.I can't fight my draw to him. I've never been able to.I'm suddenly back to being the na簿ve kid who stupidly lusted after a hockey player.All I can think is if I let Soren get close, I'll walk away from this vacation with a double broken heart.
India a Sporting Powerhouse?
Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping in 1984 said that the impact and influence of sports are so great that it reflects a country's economy and civilisation. The vision he and others had helped China within 24 years to dominate the world of sports at its biggest sporting event, The Summer Olympics of 2008 at Beijing, where it secured the highest number of Gold medals surpassing giants like the USA, Russia, Germany, France and UK. Today, China is a superpower. Can India become a superpower? Can India become a global powerhouse in sports? At the heart of India's tryst with sports from cricket to the Olympics is a fascinating premise that takes you down the memory lane to witness Indian cricket's failures and successes through the eyes of a young boy who is passionate and emotional about India's only passion in sports which is cricket and finds out the reason for its reluctance and incapability in the biggest sports event, the Olympics. It gives us a dream and a hope that one day in the near future, India will be crowned a Champion Sporting Nation and proudly cement its place among the legionnaire of the greatest nations.
On Any Given Sunday
"Pat Toomay has mixed fact and fiction to produce a story that will make every armchair quarterback laugh and wince--and worry at his exposition of "the game's" most insidious reality: the prospect -- on any given Sunday--of a fix." --John Seigenthaler, USA Today "Toomay, for many years a lineman with the Cowboys and the Raiders, gives a sinister turn to the old saw that 'on any given Sunday, one team can beat another'. . . . He writes knowledgeably about football: its strategy, the pain, the respect and hatred between the men in the trenches." --Publishers Weekly
Sunday’s Sin
In the not-too-distant future, professional football is king and its players are royalty. Boochie Jones, star player for Buffalo, is among the best in the league. He's a model player with tremendous gifts and a heart of gold. As Boochie leads his team to football's greatest game, there is treachery behind the scenes. A conspiracy involving coaches and executives leading all the way to the commissioner's office lurks under the surface of Buffalo's dream season.When Boochie begins to sense that all is not right, it leads to twists and turns that cost the life of football's greatest son. Why did Boochie Jones have to die? The answer will leave you asking questions long after the final paragraph.
La scommessa
Asia 癡 una giovane donna intelligente e determinata che, dopo la morte dei genitori, gestisce insieme al fratello gemello Adriano l'azienda di famiglia, la Puccini System, che produce sofisticati sistemi di Intelligenza Artificiale.Da qualche tempo la Riv Solution, una delle ditte concorrenti, sviluppa prodotti troppo simili a quelli della Puccini System e questo induce i gemelli a ritenere che qualcuno rubi i loro progetti per conto dell'azienda rivale.Asia, esasperata dalla situazione, decide di occuparsi in prima persona delle indagini e scommette con il fratello di riuscire a individuare come avvengono i furti di idee e chi li commette.Si fa perci簷 assumere, sotto falso nome, dalla Riv Solution.Fino dai primi giorni, il suo capo e un altro dirigente, entrambi uomini affascinanti, iniziano a contendersi le sue attenzioni con galanti inviti a cena e intense partite a tennis. Asia cerca di non lasciarsi coinvolgere ma le rimane sempre pi羅 difficile resistere all'attrazione che prova per uno dei due colleghi e fingere di essere qualcun altro. Le cose si complicano ulteriormente quando le sue indagini sembrano indicare che il colpevole sia proprio l'uomo di cui si sta innamorando...... mi domando se riuscir簷 nel mio intento. In qualche momento la convinzione di farcela vacilla un poco: me la cavo bene con l'informatica e ancora meglio nel mio lavoro ma non sono brava a mentire mentre una spia, o meglio una contro spia, che 癡 il ruolo che mi sono imposta, dovrebbe esserlo. ? la sfida pi羅 ambiziosa che abbia mai affrontato e mi impegner簷 al massimo: la posta in gioco ne vale la pena.
Broken Bat Single
Broken Bat SingleBy: James ThibodeauThis daily journal tells the story of Dave Nichols, a veteran minor league catcher who finally earns a job in the major leagues when he makes the 1993 National League expansion team in Colorado at an age when most playing careers are ending. In a season full of losses, unexpected gains are made through his chronicling of its highs and lows, however. Nichols' discovery of his talent for writing and the healing effect his son's birth has on his troubled marriage make the season memorable for him, even if play on the field is often forgettable. The book's central message is one of gain arising from loss, which ought to be universally relevant. We all lose more often than we care to, but some of our greatest gains could not have come about without losses. The unique feature of Broken Bat Single is the combination of the historical events of the actual games of the 1993 National League season and the narrator's fictional team. Author James Thibodeau simply hopes readers take pleasure from his words, whether baseball fans or not.
Plank Brothers
Wilder County Pirates point guard Garrison Smith enters his senior basketball season with a ton of weight on his shoulders. The preseason coaches' poll pegs his team towards the bottom of the standings, and his dreams of playing high-level college basketball seem incredibly unlikely. Not only is he the team's captain and leader, Garrison feels the added pressure of trying to incorporate a new stoic teammate from New York City, Mike Williams. Can Garrison rise to the challenge and help his team win on and off the court? Follow the action of Plank Brothers, an unexpected brotherhood born amongst the pressures of high school and competition.
Una noche m獺gica
Una noche m獺gica es algo m獺s que un sue簽o convertido en realidad.El gran Sam Benson sufre un infarto que lo pone al borde mismo de la muerte, pero una historia que lleva guardada como un gran secreto, lo hace resistirse a morir para contarla a su hijo y nieto.Los gemelos Durant, talentos del b矇isbol entrenados por 矇l desde su infancia son los protagonistas indiscutibles. odio, envidia, rencor, venganza se enfrentan al amor, al talento, a la entrega y al honor, triunfando los 繳ltimos para hacernos disfrutar de Una noche m獺gica.
The Lives of Stanley B
Mat Guy, author of Barcelona to Buckie Thistle, Minnows United: Adventures at the Fringes of the Beautiful Game, and Another Bloody Saturday, turns his pen to fiction in one of the best novels with a football theme you'll read. The story threads of four main characters are deftly woven together, and it is a boat - the Stanley B - itself a survivor, at the centre. They all share a love of the game and its power as a diversion from the harsher realities of life. Forget Fever Pitch, The Lives of Stanley B gets to the heart of why football matters - written by an author who properly understands the game.
L穩branos del f繳tbol
Colecci籀n de relatos de un f繳tbol diferente en el que la vida y la muerte se pasan el bal籀n al espacio para que corra la banda.Un veterano delantero espa簽ol que ficha por el equipo de soccer de Gotham, un caso futbolero para Sherlock Holmes, un partido homenaje en el limbo entre los amigos de G羹nter Grass y Eduardo Galeano, ultras peligrosos que son capaces de dar algo inesperado por su club, peleas de futbolistas en el vestuario con la sombra del ama簽o sobrevolando el ambiente, presidentes megal籀manos de pueblo que aterrizan en el c矇sped con su helic籀ptero, presencias fantasmales de entrenadores que buscan venganza desde el m獺s all獺 o alineaciones imposibles de pintoresca sonoridad...En estos cuentos de f繳tbol la realidad m獺s loca juega en el mismo equipo que la ficci籀n. El salvadore簽o M獺gico Gonz獺lez dec穩a que 矇l hab穩a respetado mucho al f繳tbol y poco a s穩 mismo. A veces, sin querer el f繳tbol es capaz de hacer mucho da簽o. As穩 que con todo el amor del mundo al bal籀n: Se簽or, l穩branos del f繳tbol, am矇n.
Maybe You Need a More Dynamic System
This story follows Coach B as he develops his coaching system based on developing responses to the game's 13 Triggers. Coaches could read an interesting story about a coach's journey in coaching, while learning about system basketball. Coach B, with the guidance of his personal "Yoda," Gramps, helping him create the swarming, fast paced, constantly attacking, "Piranha System." Coach B learns to help his players differentiate between the Magnificent 7 and the Covert 6 Triggers and how to use codes, cues, options, and essential keys to respond to each Trigger. This is a great book for High School Coaches.
Maybe You Need a More Dynamic System
This story follows Coach B as he develops his coaching system based on developing responses to the game's 13 Triggers. Coaches could read an interesting story about a coach's journey in coaching, while learning about system basketball. Coach B, with the guidance of his personal "Yoda," Gramps, helping him create the swarming, fast paced, constantly attacking, "Piranha System." Coach B learns to help his players differentiate between the Magnificent 7 and the Covert 6 Triggers and how to use codes, cues, options, and essential keys to respond to each Trigger. This is a great book for High School Coaches.
The System
Veteran journalists Madden & Rappaport deliver a thrilling account of pro football full of 1980s American nostalgia. It's every armchair quarterback's dream to call the plays of their favorite team -- fantasy football come to life! But are the games as fair as they seem? Does the best team really win, or is there someone or something pulling the strings?It's the 1980s and pro football has a stranglehold on the sports world. No league is more popular or powerful. But when two ordinary guys wind up running a failing team, they challenge the status quo with a new game plan. Is there any way they'll succeed? The odds are stacked against them, especially when they go up against The System.
Cruising on Ice
It's true that hockey players break hearts.Sometimes, it's their own. Taylor Ranford has three immediate goals: have a blast on her birthday cruise with her sister, help Team USA win the international cheerleading title, and earn enough money to put herself through grad school. Not part of the plan: her sister getting sick and sending her best friend-and Taylor's longtime crush-in her place. She can't face the only guy she's ever had feelings for treating her like she's his little sister when she really wants so much more. After a big blow to his career-and his ego-and with no immediate plans for the next season, Kingston Brewer jumps at the opportunity to go on a last-minute cruise with the bouncy-ponytailed cheerleading coach. Taylor had always been there when he needed her most, and he holds a soft spot for her in his heart. But after a few days on the ship, Kingston begins to see Taylor as more than just his best friend's little sister. Just when he thinks they can explore a future together, Kingston gets THE call from his agent. Now he has to make one of the most difficult choices in his personal and professional life. Will he give up the professional chance of a lifetime for a chance with the girl he's fallen head-over-skates for?
The Fadeaway
Dieser College-Jock ist ein totaler Player. Er ist es gewohnt, zu bekommen, wen und was er will. Bis sie kam. . . KatrinaDer sch瓣rfste Kerl auf dem Campus h繹rt nicht auf, mich um ein Date zu bitten. Ich wei?, das h繹rt sich nach einem angenehmen Problem an, aber dieser Kerl... dieser Kerl hat keine Ahnung, wie kompliziert mein Leben ist: Immerhin bin ich alleinerziehende Mutter und Studentin zugleich und muss diese beiden Dinge irgendwie unter einen Hut bringen.Jeden Donnerstag taucht er in dem Caf矇 auf, in dem ich arbeite. Seine schlechten Anmachspr羹che und seine Arroganz sollten mich total nerven. Tun sie aber nicht. Ich kann nicht ja zu ihm sagen, aber Donnerstag ist mein Lieblingstag. JoelDas sch瓣rfste M瓣dchen auf dem Campus weigert sich, mit mir auszugehen. Ich wei?, ich wei?, das klingt anma?end, aber dieses M瓣dchen... dieses M瓣dchen hat f羹r mich das gewisse Etwas, und ich schaffe es nicht, mich von ihr abzuwenden.Jeden Donnerstag tauche ich in dem Caf矇 auf, in dem sie arbeitet. Sie hat mir schon jede Ausrede aufgetischt, die es gibt. Ich sollte aufgeben und eines der zahllosen M瓣dchen knallen, die mein Telefon t瓣glich in die Luft jagen. Tue ich aber nicht. Selbst wenn sie nein sagt, ist Donnerstag mein Lieblingstag.
Crazy For You
One boy looking for salvation. One girl yearning for hope. Colton Caldwell is hotter than I remember-broad chest, muscles in all the right places, wavy brown hair, and eyes that suck me in. All private-school perfection. Pity he can't drive worth a damn. He hit me with his truck, just backed out without looking, leaving me bruised, aching... and well aware of him. But things have changed since he left. A lot of things. He's no longer the budding football star, and I'm no longer the gawky kid he never noticed. We have one thing in common now... our tortured past. When I witness a fight between Colton and his dad, I realize just how much we're alike. The only problem is, he doesn't seem to think so. But as the darkness we try to leave behind pushes us together... We realize one thing is certain. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn't given. So what if we live today as if it's our last?
(N)ever kiss the neighbor
Ein gl羹ckliches Wiedersehen? Von wegen! Wenn es nach Chuck geht, w羹rde er Logan weiterhin aus dem Weg gehen, nachdem dieser einfach von einem Tag auf den anderen v繹llig unerwartet aus seinem Leben verschwunden ist. Zwei Jahre sp瓣ter steht sein Ex pl繹tzlich wieder vor ihm und will dort weitermachen, wo sie aufgeh繹rt haben. Und obwohl er sich mit aller Macht gegen Logans Ann瓣herungsversuche wehrt, hat die Anziehung zwischen dem attraktiven Surfer und ihm nicht nachgelassen. Schon bald findet sich Chuck in einem Strudel aus alten Erinnerungen und verdr瓣ngten Gef羹hlen wieder. Unaufh繹rlich stellt er sich dieselbe Frage: Hat Logan eine zweite Chance verdient?
The Wrestler
One day during his high school gym class, Matt Lindley must wrestle a new student named Ben Cameron. Matt holds his own in the hard-fought bout, then learns that Cameron is a star on the school wrestling team. Over a year later, during college, Matt is even more astonished to discover that Ben has become a Christian like himself. In the ensuing years of visits and letter-writing, Ben inspires Matthew's faith while upending his ideas about the Bible, church, and spiritual experience. Told with honesty, compassion, and humor, The Wrestler is the story of a young man's post-evangelical faith journey and the unlikely friendship that pushes him to grapple with God.
Kid Swisher
Jedidiah Leaper was the greatest baseball player to have ever played the game. His greatness is attributed to the fact that he lived longer than anybody else in the 19th and 20thCenturies. He was born on February 29th (a leap day) in 1836 (a leap year) with a unique aging process (1 year to a normal person's 4 years). With that uniqueness his life spanned nearly 170 years. Through those years Jed is taught the game of baseball from his father and as he slowly ages he becomes a great student of the game. Eventually, by the time he reaches his pre-teen years he discovers that he is a terrific baseball player with a blazing fastball, which his youthful teammates called a "Swisher." Thus, because of Jed's ever-youthful appearance he is nicknamed, "Kid Swisher." This is Jed's life's story as he travels through history. It begins with his induction into Baseball's prestigious Hall of Fame. He meets and tells his life story to the lucky author. Jed goes back to his father's love of Rounders and then on to Baseball. As Jed reveals the details of his life he also accentuates the people in his life (mostly his family members) as they experience historical events and circumstances. Even some of the people he meets are those in history. However, mainly, Jed's life story is about the game of baseball from its earliest, humble beginnings. Yet, it is a story of Jed's friends and loved ones as well. All, of course, are woven into an epic tale that takes 4 volumes to tell. Kid Swisher 1 is the first volume and incorporates Jed's early years of life.
Trouble in Discovery
Remington Roberts is back for his senior year as point guard for the Sacajawea High basketball team in Discovery, Montana. The Wolves have one major goal-win a state championship! To do this, they'll have to work harder than they've ever worked before. When Connor McDonald, a 6' 6" junior from Oakland, California shows up, their odds of winning it all improve greatly. Connor is the puzzle piece that the Wolves lack-a strong post player who complements Remington's incredible shooting, passing, and ball-handling skills. They could become the best 1-2 punch in the state. But Connor doesn't want to be there. He thinks he's too good for Discovery. He starts hanging out with the wrong crowd and doing less of the hard work necessary for success. Coach Del Brooks, feeling the pressure to win a state championship, has trouble on his hands. Does he follow his own rules and do the right thing, or should he look the other way when it comes to Connor, so he can finally win the state championship he so desperately wants? At the same time, Remington and Jenny Jones have become closer than just friends and it is affecting his focus. The direction their relationship is going could impact the season, their college plans, and quite possibly, the rest of their lives. Will Connor's attitude and behavior derail the entire season, stopping the Wolves from achieving their goal? Will Coach Brooks do the right thing while keeping the team on their path toward victory? Will Remington have to sacrifice his relationship with Jenny in order to achieve his dreams? Follow along as they all make their way through this season unlike any other in Book 2 of the Remington Roberts Series! Special on Ultimate Team Player!Right now I am running a special on Book #1 in the Remington Roberts Series, Ultimate Team Player, for anyone who wants to get caught up on the action leading up to the second book. The price is $9.99 for the paperback and $.99 for the eBook!
Wild Card
The game has rules for a reason...This was it...I could see it in my editor's eyes. This was the last straw. One more misstep and I was going to lose my coveted internship.I decided right there in my room, lime-flavored tortilla chips in hand, that I would do whatever it took to write the story of the century.And I had my target in sight-the undefeated Devil's baseball team. They were RFU royalty, and completely untouchable.Their parties were impossible to get into unless you were handpicked, and I was not.Even still, I had a solid plan.I would not get caught, definitely not seduced, and absolutely wouldn't die. That is until I was stopped and rendered totally speechless by a pair of mossy eyes.He lured me in, close enough to feel the press of his mouth against my skin and the heat of his hands on my body. Undoubtedly, I was a sheep headed straight for the slaughter, which only proved true when he called my bluff. With him holding all the cards for my future success, and in order to salvage what remained of my dream, I did the only thing I could.I made a deal with a devil.
Bertoluzzi
Die erste Geschichte von Bertoluzzi, dem Fu?ballakrobaten, bedient die Mythen- und Legendenbildung auf humoristische und zum Teil paradoxe Weise. Sie vermittelt das absurde und skurrile Tun und Lassen eines imagin瓣ren Fu?ballprofis und verleitet zum ungl瓣ubigen Schmunzeln. Sie ist vor allen Dingen bei der Lekt羹re in jeder Minute ein Vergn羹gen. Die zweite Geschichte bildet das Gegenst羹ck zur frei erfundenen Geschichte, sie schildert ein Spiel zwischen Juventus und Milano, das sich im Friseursalon einer fu?ballverr羹ckten Stadt abspielt. Sie beschreibt ein Erlebnis, das sich tats瓣chlich so ereignet hat, ohne zus瓣tzliche Erfindungen oder Ausschm羹ckungen.
Where The Lions Roam
PJ Irwin is a highly talented middle-aged runner who might be good enough to qualify for one last shot to compete in the Olympics 10,000 Meter Event. After being laid off from his engineering job, PJ takes advantage of his time between jobs to increase his training in an effort to qualify for the trials. Along the way, PJ takes on a part time job coaching cross country at a local catholic high school that is doing everything it can to get enrollment up and stay afloat. What PJ never planned for was the more important duty that would come as a result of this decision to coach.Where the Lions Roam delves into the idea that our final reward requires us to complete our business here on earth.
Bad Crush
Reasons not to crush on Adam: He's my best friend's brother.He's my neighbor.He's the captain of the hockey team.He's a serial monogamist who's sworn off dating.Reasons not to fake date Adam: See above.He has no idea I actually like him-like really like him.But do I listen to any of those really great reasons? Of course not.Now, thanks to my amazing and convincing acting skills, one fake date ends with him being my fake fianc矇 (oops!).My bad crush has gotten me in way over my head.
Los Invencibles y otros Cuentos
Nicol獺s Lithitx nos propone siete cuentos apasionantes con historias tan sorprendentes como atractivas, y escritas con una imaginaci籀n que no conoce de l穩mites."Los Invencibles" es un club de f繳tbol que s籀lo cosecha derrotas. Por lo tanto, despu矇s de cambiar jugadores, t矇cnicos y hasta a la recepcionista deciden contratar a un detective para conocer el motivo de los continuos fracasos.En "Las Memorias del f繳tbol" un periodista se encuentra con un glorioso jugador del pasado al que debe ayudar, mientras que Dante pone en juego su amor por Carol en "Es s籀lo f繳tbol". "El cl獺sico de las Galaxias" es una parodia mordaz de Star Wars en la que las estrellas se miden en un partido 繳nico. "Parecen ni簽os", "Mi primera vez" y "El crack de Rio Tembleque (una historia vivida antes de Los Invencibles)" completan esta obra del autor, que es bienvenida por el p繳blico futbolero.En suma, un Lithitx sarc獺stico e imperdible. Para los amantes de la literatura deportiva y para los que est獺n camino a serlo.
The Third Season
High school senior Willie Stewart seems to have it all. Tall and handsome, the star athlete at York City's El Dorado High is set to begin the 1986 baseball season...The Third Season of his final year. After leading the football and basketball teams to rare playoff appearances in The First Two Seasons, and securing a scholarship to play quarterback at the local university, Willie and his best friend, B. J. Jackson, look to the future while also trying to enjoy the present. As his father continues to fight a courageous health battle, his relationship with Mary Lou falters, and the baseball team makes a push for the postseason, Willie's pressures continue to mount. It seems to all come crashing down one afternoon on the mound, but Willie finds hope from an unlikely source, and finds new love... Elsewhere in the York City community, Tom Mathis struggles to care for his ailing mother and his young son, re-enters the dating world, and attempts to repair a fractured relationship with his brother - all while trying to pursue his coaching dreams; football coach Steve Courtney readies for a return to his alma mater as his El Dorado career draws to a close; disgraced hoops coach Jim Judkins meets the cruelest fate of all...
Change of Hart
My name is Jason Hart. As the best defensive lineman in the country, I eat, sleep and breathe football. And I like it that way. I've only got a few more years before I'll have to retire, so expending energy on anything other than football seems like a waste of time. That is, until I have a random meeting with a little boy that just lost his father. We have more in common than you might think and it creates an unlikely bond. As our friendship grows, so do my feelings for his mother. I know Addison, as a recent widow, isn't ready to date again. But I want to get to know her better, in spite of all her rejections. Is it possible that I, a self-proclaimed bachelor, could be having a Change of Hart?
Where Passion Lives
WHERE PASSION LIVES: The Spirit of College Football is college football's answer to Field of Dreams and The NaturalA GREAT AMERICAN SPORTS NOVEL!Diehard college football fan Kyle McGinnis is eagerly awaiting the kickoff of a new season when something goes horribly wrong. His accidental death lands his spirit in purgatory, where he meets the true Spirit of College Football-none other than football legend Red Grange - The Galloping Ghost. Grange leads Kyle on an extraordinary adventure deep inside the world of college football. Crisscrossing the country with a spirit's all-access pass, they explore some of the game's greatest moments, traditions, and rivalries in a journey that mortal fans can only dream of. But it isn't all just fun and games. As Kyle struggles to unravel the mystery of gaining his passage to heaven, the Ghost reveals a long-forgotten place where the two can join forces in a quest that will have an everlasting impact on the fate of college football. By turns joyous and poignant, this unforgettable story from debut author Dean C. Hawthorne is filled with college football history, a look at both the fun and the trouble spots in today's game, and enough tantalizing "what ifs" to keep college football fans engrossed and entertained for some time to come. P.S. If you're going to tell a ghost story, who better to have as a lead character than one of the most famous ghosts in history. Red Grange earned football immortality with his jaw-dropping play on the field, which branded him with one of the greatest nicknames in sports and made him famous during his playing career. The passage of time, however, has shrouded a great deal of Grange's incredible legacy. Record books are filled with the accomplishments of innumerable athletes who have put up eye-popping statistics, but a true distinction of greatness is producing record-shattering results when it counts the most. That was Red Grange - an athlete who delivered some of the most dominant performances in the biggest moments against some of the very best opponents. WHERE PASSION LIVES: The Spirit of College Football is devoted to helping perpetuate the story of Red Grange, reimagined as an integral part of this truly unique, modern-day tribute to our country's greatest sport.
