The World Book Encyclopedia

The World Book Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2002
Genre: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN:

An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

Swimming Through Life

Swimming Through Life
Author: Diana Addison Lyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781535275491

'Swimming Through Life' is an extensive history of Men's Olympic Water Polo worldwide spanning the era 1980 - 2016. Central to the story is Terry Schroeder (Captain of USA Olympic Men's Water Polo 1984, 1988 & 1992) and his life's journey - accompanied by the legions of exceptional people he's come to know through his water polo playing days and his Olympic coaching. The book is a heartfelt portrayal of the power of the human spirit .

The Devil and the Dark Water

The Devil and the Dark Water
Author: Stuart Turton
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1728206030

"Compulsively readable."—New York Times Book Review From Stuart Turton, author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, comes an extraordinary new locked-room murder mystery. A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist. It's 1634, and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Traveling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent. Among the other guests is Sara Wessel, a noblewoman with a secret. But no sooner is their ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. A strange symbol appears on the sail. A dead leper stalks the decks. Livestock dies in the night. And then the passengers hear a terrible voice, whispering to them in the darkness, promising three unholy miracles, followed by a slaughter. First an impossible pursuit. Second an impossible theft. And third an impossible murder. Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes? With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent and Sara can solve a mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board. Shirley Jackson meets Sherlock Holmes in this chilling thriller of supernatural horror, occult suspicion, and paranormal mystery on the high seas.

Fish Out of Water

Fish Out of Water
Author: Joanne Levy
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459826612

Key Selling Points A boy planning his bar mitzvah project is frustrated that he’s not allowed to pursue his interests. This book examines gender stereotyping in a safe and humorous way. Fish Out of Water explores theissue of toxic masculinity, which is very much in the news right now as traditional gender roles and assumptions are being challenged. The author has written numerous books for middle-grade audiences and balances funny and sweet well. The author is Jewish and includes Jewish content in all her stories. New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

Stugotz's Personal Record Book

Stugotz's Personal Record Book
Author: Jon "Stugotz" Weiner
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2024-11-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0593734084

Sports radio legend Stugotz rewrites the record books, taking rings away from undeserving champions and giving them to the rightful winners. “I’ve been accused of rooting against every team in America, but I am rooting FOR Stugotz’s Personal Record Book.”—Joe Buck Without Tom Brady, Bill Belichick is a worse head coach than Herm Edwards. Kevin Durant has no rings. Rafael Nadal is not on the Mount Rushmore of men’s tennis. For years, popular sports radio personality Stugotz has been telling fans that he keeps a “personal record book,” a kind of alternate sports universe in which Babe Ruth is not a great Yankee, Sean McVay has no rings, and Joe Namath is not in the Hall of Fame, to name just a few of his sacred proclamations. As Stugotz hilariously renders his controversial judgments with the steely conviction of a psychopath, what might seem like broadsides meant to rattle the cages of avid sports fans are transformed into shockingly wise, well-considered arguments that, taken together, form a radical revision of sports history. Prepare to be wildly entertained as he shows where flash and hype have replaced integrity and sportsmanship. He takes rings away and gives new ones out, reframes some of history’s most iconic games, and declares entire sports dead (sorry, horse racing). He even invites some of the biggest names in sports media, such as Scott Van Pelt and Mina Kimes, to offer their rebuttals. By taking on the legends of basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, and tennis, Stugotz leaves no stone unturned—and no sport unscathed.

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Author: Jeff Hobbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 147673190X

A biography of a young African-American man who escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets when he returned home.

Guinness Sports Record Book, 1989-90

Guinness Sports Record Book, 1989-90
Author: David A. Boehm
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1989-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780806967110

After background material, each sport is handled separately in alphabetical order including Olympic competitions and such games as chess and scrabble.