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Bold Ruler (Thoroughbred Legends #24)
by Edward L. BowenVolume 24 of the Thoroughbred Legends series follows the racing and stud career of Bold Ruler. His impressive race record is surpassed only by his superb stud career.
Brooklin & Medio
by Juan SasturainUn famoso basquetbolista y un adolescente común que pasea perros para ganar un poco de dinero se ven accidentalmente implicados en una conspiración terrorista. Sin saber aún para quién trabajan, ni quién es su aliado o su enemigo, estos dos personajes descubren, al mismo tiempo que el lector, en qué consiste este fascinante enredo en el que han caído. Juan Sasturain es un escritor argentino. Desde mediados de los años ochenta ha publicado las novelas Manual de perdedores, Arena en los zapatos, Los sentidos del agua, Los dedos de Walt Disney y Parecido S.A. y dos volúmenes de relatos: Zenitram y La mujer ducha. Sus ficciones se han traducido a una decena de lenguas. Vive y trabaja como periodista en Buenos Aires
Slider: A Novel
by Patrick RobinsonEach summer, on the fields of glorious Cape Marlin, off the New England coast, the nation's best college players gather to play the most important baseball of their lives. Jack Faber is a young hotshot pitcher with an unhittable slider and a rocket for a fastball. He plays for the fabled Seapuit Seawolves and dreams of making the Big Show. But a new coach, the scowling Bruno Riazzi, a former pro catcher, resents the kid's celebrity status and decides to knock him down a peg or two. And he stops at nothing to make it happen. Humiliated, Jack loses his lifelong art, and with it his passion for the game, as well as, mysteriously, his ability to throw. A devastated Jack Faber is released from the St. Charles College roster. But the Seawolves coaches won't give up on him. They bring Jack back to Cape Marlin, determined to help him rediscover his lost talent. He finds himself again under the summer sun, coaches and old friends standing by him. But in the end it will be up to Jack Based on a true story, Slider celebrates the national pastime, a game that can break grown men's hearts-as well as make them whole again.
Minus 148 Degrees: First Winter Ascent of Mt. McKinley
by Art DavidsonArt Davidson recounts the exciting adventures of the first winter ascent of Mt. McKinley in Alaska.
Law for Recreation and Sports Managers, 3rd Edition
by Doyice J. Cotton John T. WolohanWe desire that Law for Recreation and Sport Managers be as up-to-date as possible. With this in mind, the third edition contains several new chapters on timely topics .
Wins, Losses and Lessons: An Autobiography
by Lou HoltzAutobiography of the only football coach to lead 6 different schools to bowl games, and the 9th winningest coach in college football history.
After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC
by Steven MithenArchaeology says present day humans have been on the planet for eighty thousand years. The first writing has been dated to 3,500 BC. This is what humanity may have been during from 20,000 to 5,000 BC, during the period of global warming which followed the last great ice age. The author uses archaeology to talk about humans at various times during this period of time and at various places on the planet. This book is about what life may have been like day to day over a fifteen thousand year period before we learned to write and live in cities.
Money Pitcher: Chief Bender and the Tragedy of Indian Assimilation
by William C. KashatusAs Bender's story is told, the U.S. government's attempts to eradicate Native American culture is also chronicled. "Bender, a standout pitcher for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, became the great hope of Native American athletes. Just six years before his arrival at the central Pennsylvania boarding school, the federal government, fresh from its final military encounter with Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, instigated an aggressive assimilation process designed to extinguish Indian culture. Baseball was an important vehicle in that process. The game was taught at all government-sponsored Indian boarding schools as a means of cultivating Anglo-American values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and individual achievement. Those who excelled at the sport could enter the white mainstream through semipro and minor league ball." And, while "assimilating" they had to endure the blatant racism prevalent in American sports and sportswriting.
Just Labs
by Steven S. SmithFrom the book jacket: "They'll buck freezing, four-foot waves for a quarter-mile to make a retrieve," says author Steve Smith of Labs, "and that night by the fire, lie with their favorite stuffed bunny and woof and arf in their sleep. They'll stand be tween you and a stranger at the door, hackles raised, rumbling a warning only a fool would ignore, and dare danger to enter; two hours later, they'll be yapping at the neighbor kids, trying to worm their way into a game of touch football. If we have to travel away overnight, we know those we love are guarded, safe and protect ed, by a canine radar installation who will patrol the house, count noses, and sleep lightly against the perils of darkness."
When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD-Reactive Attachment Disorder
by Nancy ThomasA clear, focused plan for parenting disturbed children back to health
Games Rednecks Play
by Jeff Foxworthy Vic HenleyA humorous book by comedian Jeff Foxworthy about what Rednecks consider to be a sport.
Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero
by Jeff PearlmanNo Player In The History Of Baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. In his twenty-year career, Bonds has amassed an unprecedented seven MVP awards, eight Gold Gloves, and more than seven hundred home runs, an impressive assortment of feats that has earned him consideration as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Equally deserved, however, is his reputation as an insufferable braggart, whose mythical home runs are rivaled only by his legendary ego. From his staggering ability and fabled pedigree (father Bobby played outfield for the Giants; cousin Reggie Jackson and godfather Willie Mays are both Hall of Famers) to his well-documented run-ins with teammates and the persistent allegations of steroid use, Bonds inspires a like amount of passion from both sides of the fence. For many, Bonds belongs beside Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in baseball's holy trinity; for others, he embodies all that is wrong with the modern athlete: aloof; arrogant; alienated. In Love Me, Hate Me, author Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews-- with former and current teammates, opponents, managers, trainers, friends, and outspoken critics and unapologetic supporters alike--Pearlman reveals, for the first time, a wonderfully nuanced portrait of a prodigiously talented and immensely flawed American icon whose controversial run at baseball immortality forever changed the way we look at our sports heroes.
A Day at the Races
by Harold J. RothwaxDescribes the activities of a typical day at the racetrack, including the work of the trainers, grooms, hot walkers, exercise riders, blacksmiths, and veterinarians.
No End In Sight: My Life as a Blind Iditarod Racer
by Rachael Scdoris Rick SteberRachael Scdoris, the daughter of a sled musher, has a passion for sled dogs and racing. From a young age she dreams of racing the Iditarod. Afflicted with a rare eye disorder, she is legally blind but is determined to overcome obstacles to make her dream come true. The book tells of her childhood, her experiences at school, and her struggle to become independent. Her love of dogs and dogsledding are paramount throughout her young life.
One Good Run: The Legend of Burt Munro
by Tim Hanna"All Burt Munro wanted was one perfect run on his highly modified Indian Scout Motorcycle- to see how fast it would really go. In a tiny home workshop in New Zealand, with the barest of tools, but a native engineering genius, he constantly rebuilt and modified a unique speed machine, bought brand newi n 1920 for $50. After running out of challenges at home and already aged in his sixties, Burt took his 'Munro Special' to the famous Bonneville salt flats in Utah where he became a legend."day. The life story of Burt Munro is one of triumph over limitation, achievement against all odds. Brave, funny, gritty and brilliant, he was quite literally one of the original speed freaks, whose exploits have now inspired the hit movie The World's Fastest Indian starring Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Horse Racing's Holy Grail: The Epic Quest For The Kentucky Derby
by Steve HaskinInterlaced with humor, this book looks at the pitfalls and pressures owners, trainers, and jockeys face at Derby time and why most fail, while others, notably the "big three" of D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, and Nick Zito, always seem to win the big prize.
Dangerous Curves
by Pamela BrittonSpecial Agent Cece Blackwell is smart, savvy and knows her way around a race car. Heading up a team to investigate the murder of a NASCAR driver is right up her alley. The only problem is NASCAR star Blain Sanders, the man who requested her. Blain is well-heeled, well connected and drop-dead gorgeous-and he knew Cece when she was a drag-racing tomboy with grease under her nails. But Cece has grown up since then, in all the right places. And while catching the killer is her main objective, she's not above making the man who ignored her as a teenager squirm a little. Two people on a surefire collision course. But Cece and Blain are about to discover that the sweetest victory does not always come from winning....
Three Strikes and You're Dead: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery
by Donald Bain Jessica FletcherSylvester Cole leaned into my shoulder and spoke in a soft voice. "Do you mind if I ask you something, Mrs. Fletcher? You're an artist, a writer. You must be a sensitive woman. Am I imagining it, or are you picking up the same negative vibes I'm getting?" "I'm not sure I know what you mean." "The atmosphere in this room and on the team. I've been around plenty of conflict in locker rooms and at team dinners, but nothing like this." He faked a shudder, and rubbed his arms as if he were cold. All evening, I'd sensed the tension flowing between Ty Ramos and Junior Bennett. The conflict between the manager and the owner was no secret either, with the two men seated at either end of the dais and seemingly intent on avoiding any attempts to bring them together-or to get them to smile. At times, the foul mood in the room seemed as thick as the Arizona air outside, and I'd contemplated escaping the ballroom for a breath of fresh air. "Well, I have to admit that there is a certain level of discomfort this evening," I said.
Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps: How the NFL Became the Most Successful Sports League in History
by Mark YostTable of contents for the book includes: 1. "In the Best Interest of the League": The NFL Builds Its Future on Its Past 2. Anything but "Free": Playing for the NFL 3. Any Given Sunday: How Bert Bell Built the NFL's Even Playing Field 4. A Perfect Team: Television and the NFL 5. The NFL Goes Prime Time: Monday Night Football and Mainstream Audiences 6. Sports Bars, Satellites, and Fantasy Football: New Media, New Markets 7. NFL Merchandising: The Empire's New Clothes 8. The Super Bowl: Who Really Wins? 9. Stadium Fever: Who Plays and Who Pays? 10. Down to the Wire: Inside the 2006 Negotiations 11. Super Teams, Savvy Owners, and the Future of the NFL
J.P. McCarthy: Just Don't Tell 'Em Where I Am
by Michael ShielsThe first and only biography of J.P. McCarthy. Mike Shiels, J.P.'s producer, delivers a revealing, humorous and insightful look at the radio legend. We hear stories from "Studio D," the Focus show, his boating, golfing and charities. J.P. was the "Great Voice of the Great Lakes" and millions of listeners woke up with him every morning. He informed them, entertained them, and charmed them. Now J.P.'s "back at the microphone" and his loyal listeners will treasure this chance to meet the man they loved and supported so much.
The Bat Boy & His Violin
by Gavin CurtisReginald loves making beautiful classical music. Practicing to develop his talent is a pleasure for the little boy whose mother offers encouragement and listens with equal pleasure. As he diligently prepares for a recital, his father, the manager of the Dukes, a down-on-its-luck team in the Negro national League, appoints his son bat boy in hopes of inspiring Reginald to follow in his footsteps and prepare for a career in professional baseball. Reginald would much rather spend his time mastering his recital pieces, but he is also anxious to please his father. Though well meaning, the little boy causes disaster on the baseball diamond. To prevent further mishaps, he is sent to the bench to harmlessly play his violin. The lovely music unexpectedly brings out the best in the Dukes and Papa listens more appreciatively than he has ever before. In this story of family love, Papa gains pride in his son's ambition and gives the boy whole hearted support. The volunteer who scanned this book has written appealing descriptions of the beautiful water color illustrations. Gavin Curtis has written a satisfying, affectionately told, short story of warm family bonds, set at a time when the prowess of players for the Negro National League is rewarded and they begin merging with the formerly all white teams. This is good reading for anyone from preschool to adult.
Ice Breaker: The Autobiography of Rudy Galindo
by Rudy Galindo Eric MarcusOn January 20, 1996, Rudy Galindo stepped from the shadows to claim national glory--and a place in history. Those present at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, California, witnessed nothing less than a miracle: a series of flawless, transcendent performances that whirled Rudy Galindo to his surprise win... But the true miracle was that he competed at all. In this candid, inspiring autobiography, Rudy Galindo reveals the personal and professional challenges that nearly destroyed his career, but which ultimately gave him the push he needed to achieve his lifelong dream--and earned him a place alongside the great champions in figure skating history. As a young, gay Mexican-American from a working-class family, Rudy grew up in a neighborhood where drugs and gangs were far more prevalent than Olympic hopefuls. But his future was bright: hard work earned him two U.S. pairs skating championships with partner Kristi Yamaguchi--and they seemed headed for Olympic gold. His hopes were dashed when Kristi decided to go it alone. Despondent, his career in crisis, Rudy soon faced even greater personal trials. Within six years he would lose his brother, George, and two coaches to AIDS, and his father to heart attack. Feeling cursed and hopeless, Rudy fell into a period of self-destructive behavior and an eight-month hiatus from training that almost marked the end of his career. Supported by his beloved sister, Laura, Rudy got back out on the ice, where he discovered something far more elusive than a gold medal: a sense of inner peace. With Laura as his dedicated coach, Rudy overcame many hurdles, including his decision to go public with his sexual orientation. At the 1996 Nationals he trusted his own artistic instincts for the first time and delivered two stunning programs that brought the electrified crowd to its feet, and to joyous tears. No one could deny the poetic beauty of Rudy's achievement. A remarkable story, ICEBREAKER portrays much more than one man's difficult, intensive quest to be the best, it chronicles the making of an American hero, one who proves to us all that dignity, determination, and honesty can transform adversity into triumph. The appendix and photo captions are included at the end of the book.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson David Oliver RelinSlamming over the so-called Karakoram "Highway" in his old Land Cruiser, taking great personal risks to seed the region that gave birth to the Taliban with schools, Mortenson goes to war with the root causes of terror every time he offers a student a chance to receive a balanced education, rather than attend an extremist madrassa. If we Americans are to learn from our mistakes, from the flailing, ineffective way we, as a nation, conducted the war on terror after the attacks of 9/11, and from the way we have failed to make our case to the great moderate mass of peace-loving people at the heart of the Muslim world, we need to listen to Greg Mortenson.
Steve Tasker's Tales From the Buffalo Bills
by Scott Pitoniak Steve TaskerIn this book, Steve Tasker, the former special teams standout for the Buffalo Bills, discusses his NFL career and profiles many of the players, coaches and front office personnel who made it possible for the Bills to play in four straight Super Bowls.
Speed Dating
by Nancy WarrenDylan Hargreave thinks I'm an actress paid to pose as his girlfriend at a North Carolina society wedding. How did this happen to me, of all people? Kendall Clarke, award-winning actuary, the veritable shining star of number crunchers who, just hours ago, learned her responsible fiancé (sorry, ex-fiancé) called off our wedding because he'd gotten one of my colleagues pregnant. What are the odds? Don't tell me you've never heard of Dylan Hargreave. Celebrity NASCAR driver? People magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year? Those eyes. That smile... Forget sensible! I've assessed the risk...and I'm taking it! I usually keep the brakes on, but as of now I'm taking a vacation. From me.