I See the Crowd Roar

I See the Crowd Roar
Author: Joseph C. Roetheli
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Baseball players
ISBN: 9781939447692

Includes DVD - Suppose that you could not hear or you could not speak, and that you were much smaller than most people. Would you have the courage and persistence to succeed in reaching your dream to play Major League Baseball? Baseball great William "Dummy" Hoy did, and he became the fi rst deaf player to have an extended career in the major leagues. Because of his deafness, he was instrumental in creating hand signals between coaches and players that are still used in baseball today. William dedicated most of his life to developing and encouraging young baseball players, especially those with physical challenges who were playing on community teams. He grew up playing street baseball outside his house with his friends and local amateur teams. I See the Crowd Roar is the inspiring story of William's tenacity and perseverance, and of how he overcame his hearing disability to realize his dream of being a Major League Baseball player. His tenacity and work ethic also helped him set Major League records, stealing 82 bases as a rookie--a record that stood for 97 years--and throwing out three base runners at home plate in a single game--a record that still stands nearly 125 years later. Most of all, William Hoy is an inspiration to all of us who must overcome life's challenges. He is also a man of character and a great role model for today's youth

SINS & Temptation

SINS & Temptation
Author: Lexxi James
Publisher: Lexxi James, LLC
Total Pages: 284
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

ENZO My sins made me chase her. Lies made me own her. And temptation makes me want to keep her. I didn't mean to fall in love. After all, I am the devil incarnate. The god of war. The swift hand of revenge. But how could I not? She's a forbidden angel too easily plucked down from heaven, And I will own all the parts of her. Her enemies are mine. Just as her heart is mine. The more she thinks I can end this, The more she needs to understand... I. Will. Never. Stop. Not even when she begs. SINS & Temptation is a steamy dark romance and the last book in the SINS: The Deal trilogy.

Robert Altman

Robert Altman
Author: Mitchell Zuckoff
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0307387917

Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with M*A*S*H. He reinvented American filmmaking, and went on to produce such masterpieces as McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Player, Short Cuts, and Gosford Park. In Robert Altman, Mitchell Zuckoff has woven together Altman’s final interviews; an incredible cast of voices including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, among scores of others; and contemporary reviews and news accounts into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life.

The Lady is Blue

The Lady is Blue
Author: Aurora Springer
Publisher: Aurora Springer Novels
Total Pages: 356
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Intrepid scientist solves mystery of scaly aliens Dr. Lucy Stannis leads a quiet life as the chief biologist on the isolated planet of Eden until an alien spaceship arrives. Undaunted by the scaled bodies and sharp claws of the formidable Atrapako, Lucy befriends their leader, Sa Kamizan Veedak. But, her hopes for studying the aliens are frustrated when they refuse to cooperate and everything changes for the worse. Sa Kamizan is desperate to find a haven for his exiled people. After the terrible voyage from their desolate homeland, he cannot permit the puny humans to scuttle his plans to colonize the fertile planet. After meeting the beautiful Dr Stannis, he must rethink his devious scheme. Her skills astound him at every new challenge, but he cannot claim her without revealing the Atrapako secret. Conflicts between the unemotional aliens and the lively humans threaten the entire colony. Can Lucy and Sa Kamizan learn to work together to save his people and the human colonists or must they part forever? If you like plucky heroines and mysteries where deceptions abound, then you’ll enjoy this science fiction adventure and sweet romance with a surprise twist at the end. Book 1 of Atrapako on Eden. Other books in this series: Book 2: Dragons of Vkani Book 3: Trapped on Vkani Science fiction, alien invasion, alien romance, action and adventure, space exploration

The Runner's Handbook

The Runner's Handbook
Author: Bob Glover
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 753
Release: 1996-06-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1101199903

If you're a runner, or would like to be one, The Runner's Handbook will answer all your questions. Fitness expert Bob Glover-who has trained thousands of runners-shows you how to devise a training program and keep at the top of your form.

Pieces of the Possible

Pieces of the Possible
Author: Adrian Kirk
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2017-09-28
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1783069198

Pieces of the Possible is a self help book with a difference. It tackles life’s issues in a gentle and approachable way, and is actually a cross between a self help book and a novel.

Fighting Talk

Fighting Talk
Author: Bob Jones
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2013-08-16
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1775534391

From 'A Low Blow' to 'Went the Distance', a fascinating and lively examination of the regular use of terms from the boxing ring in our everyday language. Have you ever stopped to notice how often your local newspaper or favourite magazine uses the terms 'On the Ropes', 'The Gloves Are Off' and 'Knockout Punch'? How often TV newsreaders will say that a politician has "Thrown His hat in the Ring', is a 'Big Hitter', is 'Taking it on the Chin', is 'Down for the Count' or has the 'Killer Instinct'? Knight of the realm, leading businessman, colourful and controversial commentator, and boxing aficionado Sir Robert — Bob —Jones certainly has. Over a period of years he made careful note of how often terms cropped up and then retraced their etymological origins in boxing history. The result is a lively, entertaining, and thought-provoking miscellany of boxing terms that are now part of our everyday English language. Some have strayed far from their original meanings, others are more frequently in use now than at any other time. Jones asks why that might be, and his answers are, well, a knockout.

Slump

Slump
Author: Kevin Waltman
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2014-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1941026028

"Waltman's series opener [Next] (first of a planned four) features plenty of basketball action fueled by hoops slang that will set basketball-mad readers right onto the court. . . . The author avoids slam-dunk answers, leaving readers poised for the next book. Like Derrick, this series is off to a promising high school career."—Kirkus Reviews Things were supposed to change for sophomore year. Things were supposed to be—I don't know—easier somehow. At least with Jasmine. Instead it's more of a struggle than ever. At least last year when she was with Nick Starks I knew where I stood. Derrick Bowen's sophomore year is a grind. He's been looking forward to the basketball season all summer, but his girlfriend Jasmine leaves him for putting too much focus on basketball. The promise his Marion East basketball team showed at the end of last season isn't materializing. And the sweet jumper D-Bow worked on all summer just isn't falling. When Derrick's father is severely injured in a car crash, Derrick is faced with a new reality where basketball can't be his only priority. Kevin Waltman teaches creative writing at the University of Alabama. He lives in Coker, Alabama, with his family. Slump is the second book in his D-Bow High School Hoops series.