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Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2000-08-22
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780688171391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFootball is fun--let's play! Find all the basics in this lively guide. The markings on a football field What football players wear The positions, from quarterback to wide receiver The excitement of the kickoff The thrill of scoring a touchdown All these and more are included with a useful glossary at the end.
Author: James Robison
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Published: 2011-12-20
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0307729877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of America's most enjoyable couples, James and Betty Robison, co-hosts of the LIFE Today television program, reveal the secrets of lifelong marriage that keeps them joyfully “living in love.” Reader's Guide included. Reprint.
Author: Jessica Luther
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1477322175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTriumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mascot was born in an era of racism and bigotry takes the field, or when a relief pitcher accused of domestic violence saves the game, how is one to cheer? Welcome to the club for sports fans who care too much. In Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson tackle the most pressing issues in sports, why they matter, and how we can do better. For the authors, “sticking to sports” is not an option—not when our taxes are paying for the stadiums, and college athletes aren’t getting paid at all. But simply quitting a favorite team won’t change corrupt and deplorable practices, and the root causes of many of these problems are endemic in our wider society. An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom.
Author: Thatcher Heldring
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2017-04-04
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0375987142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Author: Austa Somvichian-Clausen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-05-10
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1507217978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKickstart your social life with over 325 fun-filled activities designed to help you make new friends, bond with your family, and make the most out of every day. What do you want to do today? That’s easy—simply gather some friends and pick out your next adventure from The Live Life Now List. If you’re struggling to figure out your weekend plans, trying to avoid the same-old activities you and your friends do every night, or simply can’t stand to spend another night on the couch, this book has you covered. From planning the perfect themed dinner party to checking out the latest nightlife hotspots, simply pick-and-choose from over 350 fun and unique activities that are sure to kickstart your social plans. Try activities like: -Living like a tourist in your own city by visiting an unexplored neighborhood -Reconnecting with old friends through double dating -Visiting your childhood competitive game of laser tag with your siblings -And many more! Whether you’re looking to meet new friends, bond with old ones, or spend more time with your family, you’ll soon be able to keep your social calendar packed with fun and exciting activities everyone can enjoy.
Author: S. C. Gwynne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016-09-20
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1501116215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn “excellent sports history” (Publishers Weekly) in the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how two unknown coaches revolutionized American football at every level, from high school to the NFL. Hal Mumme spent fourteen mostly losing seasons coaching football before inventing a potent passing offense that would soon shock players, delight fans, and terrify opposing coaches. It all began at a tiny, overlooked college called Iowa Wesleyan, where Mumme was head coach and Mike Leach, a lawyer who had never played college football, was hired as his offensive line coach. In the cornfields of Iowa these two mad inventors, drawn together by a shared disregard for conventionalism and a love for Jimmy Buffett, began to engineer the purest, most extreme passing game in the 145-year history of football. Implementing their “Air Raid” offense, their teams—at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and the University of Kentucky—played blazingly fast—faster than any team ever had before, and they routinely beat teams with far more talented athletes. And Mumme and Leach did it all without even a playbook. “A superb treat for all gridiron fans” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), The Perfect Pass S.C. Gwynne explores Mumme’s leading role in changing football from a run-dominated sport to a pass-dominated one, the game that tens of millions of Americans now watch every fall weekend. Whether you’re a casual or ravenous football fan, this is “a rousing tale of innovation” (Booklist), and “Gwynne’s book ably relates the story of that innovation and the successes of the man who devised it” (New York Journal of Books).
Author: Alexa Martin
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-10-20
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0593102517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of PopSugar's Best Romances of October With the stakes this high, it’s no longer just a game for the Mustang’s quarterback in this romance by the author of Blitzed. Elliot Reed is living her best life—or pretending to. She owes it to her dad’s memory to be happy and make the most of her new job as Strategic Communications Manager for the Denver Mustangs. Things are going well until star quarterback Quinton Howard Jr. decides to use the field as his stage and takes a knee during the national anthem. As the son of a former professional athlete, Quinton knows the good, the bad, and the ugly about football. He's worked his entire life to gain recognition in the sport, and now that he has it, he’s not about to waste his chance to change the league for better. Not even the brilliant but infuriating Elliot, who the Mustangs assign to manage him, will get Quinton back in line. A rocky initial meeting leads to more tension between Quinton and Elliot. But as her new job forces them to spend time together, Elliot realizes they may have more in common than she could've imagined. With her job and his integrity on the line, this is one coin toss that nobody can win.
Author: Steve Specht
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-24
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ISBN-13: 9781734996784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ryan O'Callaghan
Publisher: Akashic Books
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1617757705
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA riveting account of life as a closeted professional athlete from gay NFL player O’Callaghan, against the backdrop of depression, opioid addiction, and the threat of suicide. “[O’Callaghan’s] story is one of beautiful vulnerability, and it further shows the importance of knowing you aren’t alone.” —Oprah Daily, recommended by Gayle King Ryan O’Callaghan’s plan was always to play football and then, when his career was over, kill himself. Growing up in a politically conservative corner of California, the not-so-subtle messages he heard as a young man from his family and from TV and film routinely equated being gay with disease and death. Letting people in on the darkest secret he kept buried inside was not an option: better death with a secret than life as a gay man. As a kid , Ryan never envisioned just how far his football career would take him. He was recruited by the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent five seasons, playing alongside his friend Aaron Rodgers. Then it was on to the NFL for stints with the almost-undefeated New England Patriots and the often-defeated Kansas City Chiefs. Bubbling under the surface of Ryan’s entire NFL career was a collision course between his secret sexuality and his hidden drug use. When the league caught him smoking pot, he turned to NFL-sanctioned prescription painkillers that quickly sent his life into a tailspin. As injuries mounted and his daily intake of opioids reached a near-lethal level, he wrote his suicide note to his parents and plotted his death. Yet someone had been watching. A member of the Chiefs organization stepped in, recognizing the signs of drug addiction. Ryan reluctantly sought psychological help, and it was there that he revealed his lifelong secret for the very first time. Nearing the twilight of his career, Ryan faced the ultimate decision: end it all, or find out if his family and football friends could ever accept a gay man in their lives.
Author: Thaw Washington
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2010-04-12
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 1450059953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst, I’d like to thank God for the blessings with which he has blessed me and the wisdom, knowledge, and the ability to relate to people on their level. Sometimes you have to place yourself right along with them to make them know they can trust them and come to you with the things that are not right. With that sort of relationship, you can get the best out of them. Knowing how to relate, but then, again, you’ve got to love what you are doing. The games I’ve coached have been sort of easy because I played them and wasn’t bad at it. I had great moral support from my pretty daughter, Lateka; my lovely niece, Vonnie, my loving sister, Mamie, and from all my nieces and nephews that backed me up at all the events I put on. It’s a thrill seeing these young girls and boys competing. I really wasn’t aware I had done so much until the surveys began to come in. I remember what someone said one day, when I was on the field pepping up my relay team. “Would Mr. Washington get off the field? You are no coach.” If I’m not a coach, what am I? I’m thrilled to know I’ve touched lives and helped make a difference. I hope by this book, we can build a sport center that will cut down crime that has destroyed many youth who have been cut short of learning to live to love life; for life is a gift to be used every day. We all can play a big part, a kind deed, a word, even a smile. It will all come back to you. Learn to Live to Love Life, Through Tee’s Eyes
