Ankle Breaker
Back in college, Marty Brown coached a ragtag basketball team of inner-city sixth graders, who went from barely able to dribble a ball to earning a spot in the Nor-Cal Championship Tournament. But the joyful memory of that winning season is overshadowed by the dark reality of a murder case gone cold-until a familiar face appears on TV and dredges up memories of a season Marty will never forget. "I was on this case from the day it happened." The caption on the screen identified the man speaking as Detective Pete Willover. "We had a good idea who did it, but we couldn't prove it. We wouldn't be able to prove it . . . not for twenty-six years." Ankle Breaker is based on the true story of two dedicated men. The coach teaches his players about hard work, determination, friendship, and God's love, while the detective doggedly investigates and solves a decades-old murder. Through the power of teamwork and the advancements in DNA technology, both stories careen toward a shared conclusion. Bolstered by God's grace in a world that is often cruel and unpredictable, a group of kids who could have given up on life before they even got started discover surprising victories, uncommon friendships, and help with navigating challenges in their young lives.
Ralphie and the Bills
Join young Ralphie as he shows you around the best fan base in the world! Bills mafia mount up!
Jack’s Mettle
I never met Jack. I had heard the stories a thousand times and even held his medal in my own little hands. In my family, Jack Cooper was a legend, a mythical figure of epic proportions, who quietly led Barnsley to the 1912 FA Cup Championship.Born John Holloway, he was also the same scrapper who took on Millwall supporters, single-handedly battling the crowd who threw rubbish at him from the stands.That was Jack - a conundrum - both tough and tenacious while being a thoughtful, caring man who knew the importance of friends and family.Jack Cooper was a guiding ghost who haunted my life from early in my childhood. A phantom who helped this kid from Nottingham muddle through the muck and mire of having to grow up English in Canada, before emigrating to the United States.There were tears, anger, and laughter at almost every stage of my upbringing, yet the spectre of Jack Cooper and his championship medals loomed large in the background.Football (aka soccer), hockey, and other sports became metaphors for the daily battles against aggressive bullies, unaware teachers, and my undiagnosed dyslexia. Those games and that competition lit a fire under my competitive spirit and Jack's ghost was always there, fanning the flames.However, this is less of a story about my life, but a story of how the legacy and legend of those that have gone before us can make a lasting, positive impact on our lives.Through Jack's great deeds, and the stories that surround him, I have been blessed with all the love and support I ever needed to carry on.This story is for everyone who has ever failed, fallen, or felt they didn't have the strength to get up again. This is the story of my family through the generations, illustrating how our lives are all interconnected and intertwined in layers upon layers over time. For, in the end, we all impact each other in so many different ways without ever really knowing.Ultimately, this is a tale about you, and me, and what we all can learn from Jack Cooper's indomitable spirit.This is the story of Jack's Mettle.
Saved
As a combat veteran-turned-counselor, I wanted to save other veterans, not play a role in destroying innocent lives. In my defense, I didn't know the terrible secret hiding within the walls of my business. Battles, the gym I opened to combine physical and mental health, has been my sole focus for the last ten years. Opening a new location means I can't afford any distractions-certainly not from Leilani Moretti, my new employee who's as sharp as she is beautiful. It doesn't take her long to uncover the facts I missed, and that's when it all goes to hell. I just wish I would've listened before it was too late. Now all I can do is shield her from the fallout. But do to that, she needs to accept the truth: I'm the disaster. She can't save me.
Moving in Stereo
Wimbledon 1996, and tennis journeyman Richard Blanco is enjoying a late career run of success. He reaches the quarter finals, and, partially due to the possibility that he might beat his nemesis Boris Becker, his agent scores him a million-dollar endorsement deal. Unknown to anyone but his complicated psychologist, Blanco is hearing voices--again. Soon, his long-dead friend Luke Scream, former front man for a punk band, will start injecting insanity into Blanco's father-ravaged psyche. Over this chemically infused summer Blanco plays some mature tennis, yet makes dangerous choices, like getting tied to a hotel bed, and becoming the plaything of a shrewd, unstable businesswoman, whose presence he hides from his down-to-earth stripper girlfriend. Moving In Stereo hopscotches the circuit--London, Los Angeles, New York--but when Blanco returns to his home academy in Florida, he faces a penis-shrinking threat from a charismatic rookie, destined to steal his mojo, and spiraling his impulsiveness to new levels of absurdity. Fans of J. P. Dunleavy and David Foster Wallace will love this book and demand more from Tom Trondson. Tom Trondson uses his considerable first-hand knowledge of professional tennis-its history, psychology, mores, and endorsement deals-for this seriocomic bildungsroman. His protagonist, Richard Blanco, is an erratic also-ran of the pro circuit: capable of winning on Centre Court but more likely to flame out spectacularly. Trondson has given us a persuasive, compelling bad boy: a caddish libertine and a haunted searcher who might be careening towards some sort of enlightenment. A crosscourt winner. -Dylan Hicks, author of Amateurs and Boarded Windows
George Carr Football Star
A children's work of fiction about a young footballer who learns a lesson in life.
Jarrod Black Chasing Pack
Aussie footballer Jarrod Black's life in the English Football League is going well after his exciting adventures in Newcastle, but there's no time to get complacent. The opportunity to play Harlowe Croft in the long-running action movie series has arisen and with it the chance to relocate to Australia. At the same time, our man finds out that dangerous criminals are on the loose and looking for him. Jarrod sets off, ready to balance football and a new adventure, not knowing the danger - or the excitement - that might be waiting around the corner.
Send in the Clown
A groundbreaking look at golf legend Moe Norman, in a way never told before. Yes, Moe Norman did spend nights sleeping in sand traps or in his car, hitting golf balls off of coke bottles, and had an outward appearance that would make you stop in your tracks. But to those in the know, that wasn't what set him apart. No, it was his golf swing. The best ball-striker in the history of the sport they say. Too bad that during his day, it was everything else about him that people judged him on instead... SAMPLE REVIEWS: "I knew Moe well and had the pleasure of spending time with Moe in both Florida (Royal Oak) and Alberta (Belvedere Golf Club). SEND IN THE CLOWN is an incredible portrayal and the facts are extremely accurate. I could feel Moe's cadence and personality throughout the book. Fantastic job Andrew Stelmack. Moe would have loved it!!! "Garry Meyer, PGA of Canada, Class A Life Member, past PGA National Board Member "An enjoyable and captivating read. Finished the book quickly. Couldn't put it down. Well done." The Golf Podcast Live "Andrew Stelmack brings Moe Norman to life in a unique, stylized way. One of the best golf books of 2022." Alan Shipnuk, American Sportswriter and co-owner of Fire Pit Collective, previous senior writer at Sports Illustrated. "A bold undertaking to present Moe Norman's life in this way rather than a non-fiction biography. Works well at drawing the character of Moe Norman." Golf Monthly "A touching, poignant, fictionally based story based on the legendary and enigmatic Canadian golfer Moe Norman. Moe's story is well documented in biographies written by both Lorne Rubenstein and Tim O'Connor. But what Andrew Stelmack succeeds in doing in this book is to bring Moe Norman to life on the page enabling the reader to really feel the pain, sadness, struggles and rejection he faced throughout his life trying to fit the status quo (especially in the golf world at that time). Kudos to Andrew Stelmack for retelling Moe's story as we can all benefit from the message that being different can be a blessing, a gift, not a detriment." J. Lyons"Eleven stars out of ten! The inspirational book of the year! Right from the first pages I was gripped." J. England, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor Being born with a special gift is often something to be celebrated. But sometimes, unless you are willing to play by everyone else's rules and change the essence of who you are, the door to share your "special something" is more often than not slammed shut in your face, rather than held wide open for you to walk through. There is a price to pay. Moe was one of those kinds of people. And he paid the price. His love and passion for the game never wavered and one of the greatest players in the game was relegated to being a side-show note in history because of it. Until now. Come along for a wild ride of ups and downs, challenges and obstacles, victories and defeats, and learn about a man whose name should have been on your lips long ago, whether you are a golf fan or not. A book that will resonate strongly with anyone who has had to hide a part of their truth in the search for acceptance.
Sachsational!!!
Eddie Sachs gets out of his 1947 Ford. It shows lots of wear and tear. Sachs spots a trailer half way down the track and starts walking toward it. Four men are painting the grandstands in Turn Four with gray paint. Two extra fifty - five gallon barrels of gray paint have been placed by the cross-over walkway. Eddie asks directions to General Manager's office.
Too Many Men on the Ice
This coming-of-age story follows two fanatical Boston Bruins fans, Steve and Dan, across Canada to Alaska, chasing 1979 Stanley Cup dreams. Throughout their journey, these young men learn a lot about Canadian hospitality and the beautiful country that created the greatest game of all time: hockey. "A great story with a very easy reading style" Terry O'Reilly # 24
Sachsational!!!
Eddie Sachs gets out of his 1947 Ford. It shows lots of wear and tear. Sachs spots a trailer half way down the track and starts walking toward it. Four men are painting the grandstands in Turn Four with gray paint. Two extra fifty - five gallon barrels of gray paint have been placed by the cross-over walkway. Eddie asks directions to General Manager's office.
A Plausible Reason for Your Lousy Behavior
1962. Spring, summer, and fall. The bay area and the Sacramento Valley beyond.The Giants and the Dodgers go to the wire for the National League pennant and a chance to play the New York Yankees. Five years previous, their hated American League next-door neighbor.Salvage work and farming are dirty and "get poor quick" occupations. Jim, John, and Frenchy weather accidents, prop up their aspirations, and wreak revenge, heading into an uncertain winter.
Space Jelly
Space Jelly is a clever tale about the love for the game basketball that takes place in a fantasy, dreamworld setting. Read how the Mice single-handedly restores the love of basketball in a dueling match against a crew of make-believe characters.The last time we saw the Mice, they were on a journey to a climactic championship game. Space Jelly is a new journey for Mice fans to enjoy. Follow the epic basketball team on their latest adventure.
Shape of things to come
A phone call... some click... and everything changes.....
Ski Bum
A flunking Midwestern college student drops out and moves west to live the ski bum life. In the Colorado mountains he finds a group of like-minded, and sometimes degenerate, friends who show him that a ski town is the ideal place for young people to raise a middle finger to societal norms and do as they please. It's a spontaneous party life of hot tub poaching, illicit sledding, and living scrappy and poor in a place where rich people vacation. It's a life he quickly comes to love, but as winter turns to spring, the path forward isn't clear. A classic coming-of-age story, Colin Clancy's debut novel is a profoundly charming depiction of skiing, mountain culture, and the beauty of human connection with the natural world. Find more at colinclancy.net.
Inside the Back Porch
A mid-major university with a struggling football program hits the jackpot when it attracts one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country, Todd Stevens. But the athletic bubble surrounding Todd begins to dissolve as injuries take a toll on his body and mind and he contemplates the future he wants with his beloved Diane King, a serious student and elite swimmer who sees all too clearly the inequities in college sports. Diane's willingness to speak out brings her in conflict with the athletic director of the university and leads to an altercation that will reverberate across the university and impact the lives of everyone touched by it, including the university president.Athletic programs are often touted as the "front porch" of universities. In this gripping tale, Dan Howard portrays the blossoming relationship between two athletes as they negotiate the dark realities and outsized influence of college sports on an American university campus. Against the backdrop of the risks accepted by individuals and institutions to achieve excellence in the realm of college sports, a more universal story about vulnerability, uncertainty, and the power of love unfolds.
The Gaffer
It's January 1989. Neighbours rules the screens, Madchester bosses the airwaves, Lineker, Barnes, Gazza and Co are lording it on the football field, and there's a fresh wave of optimism breezing through the nation. Not everyone's happy though.Thomas Bamford, known disparagingly to all as Tam Bam, is an angry man. He may have pride in his hometown on the Isle of Guff - situated 30 miles off Cornwall - but he hates everyone on it. And the feeling's mutual as he's spent most of his 47 years gorging on pasties and Lucozade (he's a good twelve stone overweight) while cursing and whinging about his never-ending ailments.The only thing Tam lives for is Guff Rovers, his local fourth division football team. Though you'd be hard-pushed to call him a fan. Despite never missing a game, his brutal and unrepentant abuse from the sidelines makes him a menace to the struggling side and a nightmare to anyone sitting near him. And don't get him started on Cockney manager Gary Pullman and silver-spooned owner Gus Pinkle as he really, really hates them. Tam's miserable existence flips when he discovers his AWOL father struck it rich in the Middle East before kicking the bucket and has left him 瞿5million. After trying to buy Manchester United (he claims to be a childhood penpal of Alex Ferguson), Tam settles for a majority share in Guff Rovers, installing himself as the gaffer.Tam, though, is dangerously out of his depth, sacking the entire team and buying in a hodgepodge of journeymen including a cleaner, a kebab van owner, a caber toss champion, and half of Swindon Town's reserves. The club quickly spirals out of control teetering towards their first relegation into non-league football in their 99-year history and financial ruin as Tam Bam learns there's more to football management - and life itself - than he ever realised.
Gloves
Gloves is a story of a boy who turns from a common Farmworker to becoming a Drug lord by entering the deadliest 48 acres of America and eventually climbing the ladders to become a World Heavyweight Champion but through not so acceptable means.
Four Months, Three Words
He's the guy every girl wants...Jace Dawson is less than a year away from accomplishing everything he's spent the past decade striving for. Not only has playing professional football been the dream since he was a kid, the financial incentive isn't one he could walk away from even if he wanted to. That is, until a chance collision has the unexpected outcome of making Jace realize he might want something more than the goal he's spent most of his life pursuing. Might want someone more....she's the girl he can never have.For Vivienne Rhodes, the opportunity to attend Lincoln University represents what she's always craved more than anything: normalcy. One semester is all she has before returning to a future that's set in stone. Her mere presence on campus is only made possible by an elaborate arrangement. The essential component of it is that no one can know her real identity. Falling for the star quarterback is most definitely not part of the plan. But it will all be fine, just as long as she keeps those feelings to herself. Because that unchangeable future? Can't include Jace Dawson.
Home Game
Atlanta Braves minor league pitcher, Brett Davies, has much to contemplate at the young age of 25. Coming back from a torn rotator cuff that slows his dream of major league stardom, he has completed his first post-injury season with their farm team in Greenville, South Carolina. But his success as their top relief pitcher does not lead to a call up to Atlanta at the end of the Greenville season. Did the Braves executives think his repaired shoulder wasn't good enough for major league competition? He needed answers and would go to Atlanta to meet with their general manager to find them. But Brett has more on his mind than baseball. Raised by a single mom, he had never been allowed to meet his father. Brett never knew why. His mother just told him, "It's not possible." And at age 25, Brett wonders if he will ever find the right girl to spend the rest of his life with. No current girlfriend, with none on the horizon, had both Brett (and his mother) concerned. But things were about to rapidly change. The following season Brett finds himself assigned to the Braves minor league team in Rome, Georgia as a player coach. A series of random events brings new people and new challenges into Brett's life. Would they also lead him to the answers he needed to find his way home?
Campus Flirt
From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Sucevic comes a sexy novella in the Campus Series.Know what the problem is with crushing on your best friend?That there's not a damn thing you can do about it. Especially if you don't want to blow up your entire relationship. Easton is the guy I turn to when I need...well, just about everything. And what I've learned over the years is that friendship is more difficult to come by than hookups and boyfriends.Plus, it's not like he sees me as anything other than his soccer playing gal pal. The one he used to sneak out of the house with when we were teenagers. But we're not kids any more. At the end of this year, we'll graduate and go our separate ways. Why that thought fills me with sadness, I don't know.Actually, I do. And that's the problem.So, when my roommate suggests going out with her hot, hockey playing cousin, it seems like the perfect opportunity to move on from this crush. According to her-and I quote-the best way to get over one guy is to get under-I'm pretty sure you know how the saying goes.
Serenading Heartbreak
My first love was my brother's best friend.A lead singer in their band.A picture of rugged perfection.And a drunk soul mate who couldn't commit. My second love was an arrogant baseball player.A player in every sense of the word.A smooth-talking, reliable best friend.And a chance at something beautiful and true. The problem with having a first and second love?That would be loving them at the same time. My story isn't some sexy triangle. It's exquisite agony.Fate gave me two men to love, but none of us knew which one I could keep. A spicy and extremely angsty standalone romance.
Rookie’s Regret
Lioness. That's the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant redhead selling cupcakes at the hockey arena. With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a nomad, Bea Turner is gorgeous, quirky, and refreshing. She's also my teammate's little sister. As the Tennessee Thunderbolts' Rookie, I should steer clear. I'm here to play hockey and provide much-needed financial security for my family. To do that, I need to avoid distractions. Bea doesn't just distract me; she flips my world upside down. One bad joke has me pursuing her. One date and I crave more. Calling her mine? Well, now I'm dreaming of a future. The life of a hockey player - trades, travel, uncertainty - isn't for the heart of a creative. Bea desires adventure and possibility, not early morning skates and strict exercise regimens. When I'm thrust into a situation at odds with Bea's dream career, I know I can't hold her back. If we're meant to be, we'll make it work. But what if we're not? What if my greatest regret is letting my lioness go?
Winner and Still Champion
"WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION" is Rusty Kearney's third novel and is set in a section of Rockaway Beach, NY known as "Irishtown". Mr. Kearney was a promising boxer in his early teens but a serious accident ended his dreams of hopefully competing in the Golden Gloves. He still works out on a heavy bag and a speed bag and also lifts weights. He's also a black belt in Aikido - Japanese Martial arts and loves to read books about boxing. He also enjoys watching classic fights; Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, etc. Rusty is divorced and living in Breezy Point, NY.
The Fantasy Player
This is a story about the future of football. A new star emerges in a game that attracts, and demands, ever greater extremes of wealth, fame, and physical prowess. Ardro Holst, in his pursuit of glory, has to work out what is real and what is false, in sport, in life, and in love, in a new world in which the virtual has become almost indistinguishable from the real. He finds himself apparently abandoned by the people who have admired him, supported him, controlled him, and exploited him. Can Ardro rediscover who, and what, he is and work out on whom he can depend in his darkest hour? This is a story about the future of football - and the future of love...
The Cup
A blizzard, a game, and a magical night! DP Hardwick takes us on a journey through the ups and downs of a game and childhood experiences. Follow the bizarre antics of a road hockey game in frigid Canada in the early 70's when sports were still in the hands of the kids. Meet each lovable character as they navigate their lives and play in game 7 of the Stanley Cup final...under a street light in front of their homes. The Cup is a touching, nostalgic story of friendship, teamwork and unlikely heroes. As Hardwick learned from his father and first coach, it's not really about a game, it's about life.
Turkeys Not Bees
Will the nanny state and the media industry in future restrict all types of individual performance? Chance struggles on a capitalist employment treadmill that denies him freedom to take risks. He starts a PhD in science and psychology. His girlfriend Megan is a pole vault champion in training for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. With his help, she uses philosophies of De Beauvoir, Nietzsche, Heidegger's phenomenology and Mihaly's flow, to take personal responsibility for her training. Overreach by the nanny state threatens her use of flow. 'Levellers' want all ability levels to succeed in competitions. Philosopher Debord's 'spectacle' has performers' appearances profiting media and investors. Which will succeed: human turkey-like individualism or bee-like collectivism? When Chance and Megan catch Covid, they oppose the collectivists' mandatory vaccinations with non-violent civil disobedience. Will they succeed? This is speculative fiction satirizing athletics, rugby and ballet, exposing dark forces shaping western democratic societies, revealing how individual freedom can be saved. REVIEWS OF MARTIN KNOX'S PREVIOUS BOOKS ANIMAL FARM 2 (2021) Reviewed by Divine Zape for Readers' Favorite. Review Rating: 5 Stars Fans of Animal Farm by George Orwell will adore Martin Knox's Animal Farm 2, a fable with strong hints of political satire set on a farm on tropical Caruba, an island in the grip of the Social Republic.This is a cleverly plotted story with interesting characters, and readers will relate to the animals that behave like humans; the anthropomorphism is brilliantly executed. Readers will encounter animals such as pigs (Lords Napoleon, Natalia), cattle (Tosser, Earl, Henry, Arnold), sheep (Sharon, Trudy, Sophie, and others), goats, llamas, horses, donkeys, mules, and more. Animal Farm 2 is open to several interpretations with political manipulation, abuse of power, superpower interests, and those who bear the brunt of political manoeuvring. It is a fable, but it is the same story that we see being played out too often in the political world. The novel features relevant and deftly written political themes, a debate on climate change, and the effects of totalitarianism. The characters are elaborately written and readers can see in them a portrait of what politicians do. The satire is biting, ingenious, and written in a context that readers can relate to. Martin Knox's satirical novel is a work of great imagination.
The White Chariot
Ron Rogers is the best jockey in the Dallas County, thanks to his riding partner, Anvil, and together they broke the record for the fastest horse in any dressage contest. Anvil is a five-time consecutive horse racing champion, a pedigree achieved effortlessly. Awarded the highest honours by the Dallas and the Samaritan of England racing associations for spectacular performances on the track, Anvil quickly became the favourite of betting companies across the United States.After winning one of the most spectacular races for the season Anvil suffered unexpected cardiac failure and died immediately despite relentless efforts by paramedics to revive her. The emotional loss affected Ron's ability to continue riding as he struggled with bouts of situational depression and had to quit horse racing for good.Watching from the heavens, Anvil couldn't hold back as her racing partner suffers. When friends and relatives thought Ron's debacle couldn't get any weirder his late horse, Anvil, enrolled him in the national horse racing championship in the dream world. Anvil told Ron that she decided to come back because Ron couldn't move on after her demise. She promised to help Ron win the national horse racing championship which was not possible in the physical world due to premature death.The White Chariot by Boniface Ossai is a thought provoking, inspiring and suspenseful book which captures the raving beauty of the horse racing sport in the county of Dallas and the mysterious bond between a jockey and her racing partner. This horse-man covenant goes well beyond the traditional century-old bond between the horse and its rider in a manner that leaves fans quite fascinated.
The Art of Baseball
Malachi, Elizajane, Noah, and Elias had had the best Saturday ever playing baseball on a magic diamond with the game's greatest. Of course they wanted to go back, but on a weekday? Noah had a better idea-they would practice. If they wanted to hold their own with the other players, they would have to get better quickly. "Coach" Malachi takes them through all kinds of drills to improve strength, accuracy, and mental awareness. On Saturday, the kids would be as ready as they would ever be to face their stiff competition. How would the game turn out? During practice, the kids learn the value of hard work and dedication, as well as an appreciation for our National Pastime. And they are certainly rewarded for it on the magic diamond.
Late Life
Cleveland, Ohio. 2007. Cooper Madison, now fully recovered from Tommy John surgery, has rediscovered his passion for baseball and is once again regarded as the best pitcher in the game. His fastball has developed what experts refer to as having "late life", making him more dominant against opposing hitters than at any point in his career. Coop's love for girlfriend Cara Knox has never been stronger, but an unexpected tragedy threatens to rip them apart just as his baseball career is getting back on track. Torn between accomplishing his goals on the mound and being there for Cara, Coop soon realizes that every decision in life has consequences, especially when choosing between the two things he loves most. Perhaps nobody can relate more to Coop's dilemma than Cara's oldest brother, Detective Jason Knox. In the wake of making national headlines as the cop who helped solve the Edgewater Park Killer case, the veteran detective is forced to make a choice of his own when a grizzly discovery halfway across the country jeopardizes to reveal that the EPK saga is anything but solved.
Star on the Rise
Liam Osborne had a dream- to play professional football for Clifton Rangers.Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for...In the second book in the series, Liam Osborne finds himself thrust into the limelight as his beloved Clifton Rangers make their return to the topflight.With a small squad and a scheming chairman, former player and current manager Harry Welch knows how difficult it's going to be to stay there. Its 1991 and with the riches of the Premier League on the horizon he knows they can't afford to be relegated.It's a lot of pressure for a nineteen-year-old in his third season as a professional footballer. Follow Liam as he battles to come to terms with his newfound fame while dealing with all the insecurities that come with being a teenage star.Inspired by his experiences as a professional footballer is this latest novel from Anthony Potts. It is a chance to go behind the scenes in the brutal world of professional sports.Other books by Anthony PottsRead the first book in the Liam Osborne series- Eye on the Ball
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah is a fictional novel detailing the demise and eventual collapse of Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and all college sports circa 2029. Everyone has their own opinions as to the causes but follow as sports writer Ron Mills details each collapse in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Demise. This is followed by a series of newspaper articles by ninety year old former sportscaster the cantankerous Floyd Beal who has his own opinions of what not only happened to sports in America but the demise of the country itself. While the collapse of the sports was discouraging follow along as attorney Shaun O'Leary fights to bring sports back to America with his own innovative ideas. Can one man make a difference? Its up to O'Leary, but is it too late? The book is filled with actual sports stories and history to compliment the fictional characters. Jeffery Coffey is a husband, father, and grandfather. He is the author of Coming Back: Matthew 6:34 a motivational inspirational book. Coming Back has been read all over the world and received notations from a U.S. Air Force Major in Afghanistan. It reached Barnes and Noble Top 100 in 2010 and was reviewed by ESPN for a possible movie. Jeffery has a background in sports and has coached and played at every level from youth to professional. This background led him to realize that every decade there seemed to be less interest in sports at every level from youth sports to professional leagues and even his own interest waned. This is his first fictional work. This three year project involved hours of research into the history of each sport leading to the fiction aspects of the book that detail the collapse of sports in America.
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah is a fictional novel detailing the demise and eventual collapse of Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and all college sports circa 2029. Everyone has their own opinions as to the causes but follow as sports writer Ron Mills details each collapse in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Demise. This is followed by a series of newspaper articles by ninety year old former sportscaster the cantankerous Floyd Beal who has his own opinions of what not only happened to sports in America but the demise of the country itself. While the collapse of the sports was discouraging follow along as attorney Shaun O'Leary fights to bring sports back to America with his own innovative ideas. Can one man make a difference? Its up to O'Leary, but is it too late? The book is filled with actual sports stories and history to compliment the fictional characters. Jeffery Coffey is a husband, father, and grandfather. He is the author of Coming Back: Matthew 6:34 a motivational inspirational book. Coming Back has been read all over the world and received notations from a U.S. Air Force Major in Afghanistan. It reached Barnes and Noble Top 100 in 2010 and was reviewed by ESPN for a possible movie. Jeffery has a background in sports and has coached and played at every level from youth to professional. This background led him to realize that every decade there seemed to be less interest in sports at every level from youth sports to professional leagues and even his own interest waned. This is his first fictional work. This three year project involved hours of research into the history of each sport leading to the fiction aspects of the book that detail the collapse of sports in America.
A Ticket for a Seamstitch
This is the third novel narrated by Henry Wiggen, a six-foot three-inch, 195-pound, left-handed pitcher for the New York Mammoths. Henry, who began as a rookie in The Southpaw and developed into a pro in Bang the Drum Slowly, is a mature veteran in A Ticket for a Seamstitch. A seamstress from "somewhere out West" writes to Henry, her hero, that she will be in New York to watch the Mammoths play on the Fourth of July. When she arrives in New York, both the married Henry and his pal, the very unmarried Thurston "Piney" Woods, are at a loss as to what to do with their visitor. The two men finally do the decent thing: they take the seamstress to the automat for dinner. In so doing, they both learn some things worth knowing, although the distraction undoubtedly affects their performance in the big game. In the essay "Easy Does It Not" Mark Harris describes the origins of this wonderfully comic novel.
What a Footballer!
"Daniel Malka began with nothing. He earned everything by blood, sweat and tears. He won many championships for his club and for the national team. However, unexpected misfortune ruined his life." What a Footballer tells the story of a poor boy named Daniel Malka who got the opportunity to represent a football club and moved from extreme poverty to great riches. With an enriched lifestyle of money, fame, luxurious rides, and everything he desired, Daniel lived his life to the fullest, albeit carelessly.Before long, he lost everything his career gave him, his fame, money, connections, and even his health, through lavish spending and careless associations. He ruined his life with luxury expenses, false companions, and mixing with the wrong girls. He quickly returned to his old life of pain and hunger, unfulfilled hopes and aspirations, mockery and disappointment.Money and fame are two of the most powerful assets that a human can possess. They either bring out our best or our worst, depending on how we handle them. Daniel handled money and fame the wrong way. He grew up in hardships, and his relationship with survival was harsh. So he saw careless spending and associating with the wrong crowd as his way to run from poverty. Oh, how wrong he was!He has now learned his lessons. All he wants is his wealth back as he promises to start a new life and live wisely if given a second chance. The question is will he get a second chance? Will he get back all he lost? Will Daniel start a new life if he regains his wealth and never lose his money all over again? Has he truly learned his lessons?Packed with life lessons, this book tells a story that many of us can relate to. It tells a 'behind the scenes' story of how people (like us) handle fame, wealth, pains, challenges, and struggles of everyday life. Is there a chance for redemption?Will Daniel and several others rise again?Get this Book Today to Find Out!From the same author of The Rise and Fall of a Poor man, ranked #1 in its genre on Amazon in 2017.
A Thing or Two About the Game
Brad is smart, idealistic, and unemployed, with a lifelong history of coming up short. When he stumbles into an arrangement to coach the Marlins, a softball team of eleven- and twelve-year-old girls, he sets out to accomplish something. But accomplish what? Girls' little league softball, he's told, is not about winning. Brad would just as soon win, but just teaching, he quickly realizes, will be hard enough. So Brad sets out to teach. To coax, cajole, and bribe his girls to run the bases aggressively, throw to the cutoffs, cover bases. The season progresses. Through ups and downs, through tears and small triumphs, the Marlins improve. Brad comes to understand and care about his players. But as the playoffs approach, Brad becomes increasingly aware . . . of rival coaches bending rules; of parents jockeying to advance their ambitions for their daughters; of convoluted off-field politics. Brad struggles to keep his focus on what matters. For it's all so familiar. The twisted, conflicting agendas that have troubled his paths through life and career: Here they are, once again, penetrating even this small world of girls' softball. This story about softball is also a story about people searching for meaning; it's about sorting through the tangles, and learning a thing or two about a game.
Not Just a Nightwatchman
Vandana Kumari Jena is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service. She writes novels, short stories and poems. Her short stories have been published in over twenty anthologies. Her works include two novels-The Dance of Death (2008) andClueless (2019); three collections of short stories-The Incubation Chamber (2014), The Future is Mine (2015) and One Rotten Apple and Other Stories (2018); and a collection of middles-In the Middle (2015). She lives in Mumbai.
Only One Forever (Only One Series 8)
From The Something So Series and the This Is series comes Only One Forever.DylanMy dreams came true when I was adopted at ten.I was the best on the ice. Living the life of what every kid dreams of.We've been best friends since then. Even when she was the annoying little sister following us around.I would do anything for her.It is another family vacation; except this time it feels different. Everything feels different.AlexAll my memories have Dylan in them. From the first time I fell off my bike, to the time I got my heartbroken for the first time.He's always been my protector, but it's time to let the dream of being his go.One last family trip, one last goodbye.Except fate steps in and has other plans.At the end of the day, you only get one forever.
Return Passage
A musician seeks inspiration on the open sea and finds it in the most unexpected way. Myles and Rose are twins. Despite the success of their musical duet, they can't manage to break out. Myles knows they're missing something if only he could pin it down. Vonda's attempts to restart her life keep sinking beneath the waves. She needs to chart a new course. A chance meeting on Maui and a leisurely five-week sailboat ride to Victoria, Canada changes the future for all three of them.
We Should Have Kept the Dog
In the backwater flatlands of a small southern Indiana town on a storied, old nine-hole golf course hard on the banks of the Ohio River a 15-year-old boy enjoys the summer of 1961 playing golf and learning about life. For this young man, the summer starts in June as a contestant in an adult 36-hole tournament in southern Illinois, a tournament that he leads after the first hole. The summer ends in August in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 18th hole of his first match in his first men's match play tournament. It tells of the events that made up his summer and the last summer of the grand old golf course and its culture.
Solo Crossing
When a man loses everything, that is when the possibilities begin.Ron had it all: the career, the big house, the sailing hobby, the great girlfriend. He always looked ahead, never behind. Never had to. Until the day it all went away.Left with nothing but his boat and a childhood dream of circumnavigating the globe, he set sail, looking for the future.When a storm lashes him during his first crossing, he finally looks at what he left behind.Come sail the seas in this opener to M. L. Buchman's latest short story series.
Least We Forget
"What difference does it make?" the corner-stone quote of Hillary Clinton preparing for an election. That same statement can be applied today when coaches want instant gratification bypassing basic fundamentals of the sport they are coaching. Learning the fundamentals of any sport is a long process and doesn't happen over-night. High school coaches that stay in high school, teach basic fundamentals helping everyone understand that there is no shortcut to success is what this book is about. Is there any sports fan who didn't have a high school coach that make a difference in their life? This book covers all sports in the Texas Panhandle/Plains region governed by the UIL. There is a section for each sport showing the history of high school state championships between this area and other regions. What makes this book different is the legendary coaches are nominated by their peers and is about high school coaches only.
The Wildcards
In the era of major sponsors and all time Grand-Slam Champions, can a couple of Aussie wildcard teenagers really make a breakthrough in the world of tennis?Melbourne brothers, Tim and Jack Anderson, find themselves living on their grandparent's farm in rural Victoria. The city boys, resentful at being sent away while their father undergoes extensive medical treatment, are also angry at having to start at a new high school in the small community of Winjarra. Yet, despite their reservations, they find new friends and possible romance. A chance introduction to tennis surprises them when they discover an aptitude and untapped skills.Their obsession with the game leads to dreams of a tennis future, but they are late starters in a game where some prodigies have been playing since kindergarten. How much are the brothers prepared to sacrifice? Will they ever manage to close the gap on those who have been playing for years? For despite all their natural talent and flair, the big question that haunts them is a simple one. Are they good enough?The Wildcards - In a world of close calls and tight margins, can the brothers' talent, desire and passion make them winners on and off the court?
