The Legend of Jesse Smoke
ISBN: 9781632863973 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Skip Granger, the assistant coach for the Washington Redskins, first sees Jesse Smoke, she is on the beach in Belize. And she has just thrown a regulation football a mile. Granger knows that Smoke's talent is unprecedented for a woman, and nearly unparalleled among men. As Granger observes her throughout a season as quarterback for the Washington Divas of the Independent Women's Football League, he decides to sign her to the Redskins, even as he faces losing his job and credibility. As the first woman on a major NFL team, Jesse Smoke's astounding success places her in the... When Skip Granger, the assistant coach for the Washington Redskins, first sees Jesse Smoke, she is on the beach in Belize. And she has just thrown ... |
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101,69 zł |
Just Joe: Baseball's Natural, as told by his wife
ISBN: 9781929763306 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,75 zł |
The Penalty Area
ISBN: 9781609453534 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Penalty Area is a heartwarming novel about overcoming adversity, making human connections, and playing the glorious game of soccer.
Vincent once had a shot at becoming a professional soccer player, but a career-ending injury put an end to his dreams. A tough kid from a poor family, he has become an emotionally cut-off man with frustrated hopes and limited options. He finds himself coaching an under-16 soccer club in an attempt to keep alive his only passion in life. The team he coaches is little more than a roster of hotheaded boys, none of whom understands the on-field... The Penalty Area is a heartwarming novel about overcoming adversity, making human connections, and playing the glorious game of soccer.
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68,54 zł |
Winning
ISBN: 9781593747978 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the small town of Dilthon, Wyoming, high-school football is religion and the local football coach, Brad Porter, is god. But Coach Porter is a cruel and unforgiving deity, so fiercely determined to win that it frightens an aging uncle and aunt who were once his surrogate parents. After the death of his aunt snaps the last restraints, Coach Porter drives his vulnerable place kicker, Alasdair Pittman, to suicide. Yet when his recklessness costs his own son his life, Coach Porter plunges into turmoil that no gridiron victory can resolve. Groping his way towards a new life, Coach Porter turns...
In the small town of Dilthon, Wyoming, high-school football is religion and the local football coach, Brad Porter, is god. But Coach Porter is a cruel...
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76,43 zł |
Backlash of Mono Fulfillment: Fish Tales with the Captain
ISBN: 9781940869681 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Step aboard Grab a seat and settle in for an entertaining ride with Captain Brian Smith at the helm, as he guides you through a collection of short stories gleaned from over 20 years of fishing and guiding on the Gulf of Mexico. Backlash of Mono Fulfillment is a series of humorous and enlightening fishing exploits featuring anglers young and old from all walks of life. Capt. Brian skillfully intertwines informative tips, tricks and techniques with funny and uplifting experiences that have played out on the deck of his charter boat over the years. From catching bait to exhilarating "Kodak...
Step aboard Grab a seat and settle in for an entertaining ride with Captain Brian Smith at the helm, as he guides you through a collection of short s...
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71,74 zł |
The San Diego Curse
ISBN: 9781523786527 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The San Diego Padres break their city's long championship curse by winning the 2010 World Series. Then members of the Padres start to die. Rodney Taylor, the agent of one of the dead players, investigates. The San Diego Curse is a fast-paced mystery novel, with a few curveballs.
The San Diego Padres break their city's long championship curse by winning the 2010 World Series. Then members of the Padres start to die. Rodney Tayl...
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44,94 zł |
Ghost Runners: An Olympic Dream Betrayed
ISBN: 9780692534007 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joshua Sellers and Bobby Gillman have made the American Olympic team, and are poised to run as Jewish-American athletes. But what happens to Joshua as he gets ready to run for an Olympic gold medal in the crosswinds, under the crooked cross of Nazi Berlin? Racing with irony through the veins of inevitable, bitter, history, Ghost Runners exposes the far-reaching menace of American anti-Semitism, and illuminates the truth about the American dream. It is also a story of friendship, in the face of a great rivalry. "I needed you, Josh," said Jesse Owens, "We were both on the same side. My place...
Joshua Sellers and Bobby Gillman have made the American Olympic team, and are poised to run as Jewish-American athletes. But what happens to Joshua as...
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71,93 zł |
The Essay
ISBN: 9781628727173 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Great Crossover with YA Market
Jimmy Lee Hickam grew up deep in the bowels of Appalachian Ohio, on the poorest road in the poorest county in the poorest region of the state. To make things worse, the name Hickam is synonymous with trouble. Jimmy Lee hails from a mix of thieves, moonshiners, and drunkards who for decades have clung to both the hardscrabble hills and the iron bars of every jail cell in the region. This life, Jimmy Lee believes, is his destiny: working with his drunkard father at the sawmill, or sitting next to his arsonist brother in the penitentiary. If not for an... Great Crossover with YA Market
Jimmy Lee Hickam grew up deep in the bowels of Appalachian Ohio, on the poorest road in the poorest county in the po... |
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64,22 zł |
A Bicycle Without A Chain
ISBN: 9781491790984 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Bicycle Without A Chain is the story of David Kingsley's ill-fated pursuit of the American dream. As he powerfully pedals up Mount Success, chasing after athletic fame and material prosperity, the chain suddenly snaps. Denied a place in society that he once imagined was easily attainable, Kingsley suddenly finds his life path unexpectedly circuitous. Over the course of several years he surrenders his veil of invincibility, a foolish posturing that had stripped him of his humanity. He manages to come to terms with his vulnerability as he seeks to understand the complicated nature of evil.... A Bicycle Without A Chain is the story of David Kingsley's ill-fated pursuit of the American dream. As he powerfully pedals up Mount Success, chasi... |
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89,92 zł |
Maddie Midnight
ISBN: 9780955486890 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maddie Midnight is a novel about sex and motor racing. It follows the adventures of Maddie Midnight, a commercial director employed in the exciting world of Grand Prix racing. She becomes involved in a brilliant plan to improve the team's performance, with the help of Winslow Davenport III, an American man of mystery, who convinces her that he has dreamed up the perfect crime and that it is not bad to be unfair if one is competing in an unfair environment. As their plan goes into action, Maddie and Winslow struggle with whether they should step over the line and become lovers. All is well...
Maddie Midnight is a novel about sex and motor racing. It follows the adventures of Maddie Midnight, a commercial director employed in the exciting wo...
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132,18 zł |
West: A From The Wreckage Novel
ISBN: 9781530283675 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Jules' parents thanked me for saving their daughter that night. Little do they know, their daughter is saving me with every word, every touch, every moment. Sometimes the things you thought you knew are completely wrong. For so long I thought I didn't want anything to do with the West I was, then Friday night happened and now all I want is what I once had." For high school senior West Rutledge, surviving the storm is only the beginning. Four years ago, he closed himself off from his friends and his dreams, but in one night one girl makes him reconsider everything. People say West saved Jules...
"Jules' parents thanked me for saving their daughter that night. Little do they know, their daughter is saving me with every word, every touch, every ...
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44,94 zł |
Working the Glass
ISBN: 9780997027808 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "There's a warmth and geniality in the prose that's quite effective in Working the Glass: A Novel. Andrew is telling an exciting story with a likeable character in Frank. This writer took charge and did the rebounding to craft a successful narrative." --Doug Dorst, author of the novel S, Amazon.com's #1 bestseller in mashup fiction
"Kloak's writing style is terrific. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel set in Chicago and the Czech Republic. The owner of the Svet basketball sports club gives Frank a raw deal. But deep down, our exciting hero has the... "There's a warmth and geniality in the prose that's quite effective in Working the Glass: A Novel. Andrew is telling an exciting story with a likea... |
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275,31 zł |
Last Goodbye
ISBN: 9780692693124 / Angielski / Miękka / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his final moments before succumbing to brain cancer, Jonathan Higgins confides in his best friend about a beautiful girl who should have been his one true love. Hundreds of miles away, on the same spring evening, Abigail Price suddenly suffers from a seizure that leaves her with an overwhelming sense of love and loss that she cannot explain. Starting college the following fall, Abigail meets two men who will forever change her life. Both love and care for her, but one harbors a secret that will split her world into two. Relationships will be tested while Abigail tries to understand what is...
In his final moments before succumbing to brain cancer, Jonathan Higgins confides in his best friend about a beautiful girl who should have been his o...
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98,92 zł |
Illusions of Honor: The Truth and the Myth
ISBN: 9781532706004 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women in the workplace sometimes must make difficult decisions. Working in the world of athletics sometimes makes these decisions even more difficult and lonely. Basketball is a business. The stakes are high. When one college president decides to have a championship regardless of the price, the dominoes begin to fall around him until he is toppled by his own game. Unfortunately, his fall brings down others who have no skin in the game. Choosing honor in a dishonorable world is a dangerous play. All the members of the president's team were not willing players.
Women in the workplace sometimes must make difficult decisions. Working in the world of athletics sometimes makes these decisions even more difficult ...
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35,76 zł |
Offside: A Mystery
ISBN: 9780997674514 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2006, amid the great real estate bubble, Rick Hermannik, an adult referee of youth soccer, is found murdered in a ritzy Los Angeles suburb, his whistle left in an unnatural place. Suspicion quickly falls upon volunteer coach Diego Diaz, a one-time gang member whose hot Latino rant over an offside call pops up on YouTube. The media eagerly pursue the delicious story line of out-of-control soccer parents. Case closed-until the boyfriend of Diaz's grown daughter, Hector Rivera, a former high school soccer star but now a college dropout in a dead-end job, tries to figure out the truth, and... In 2006, amid the great real estate bubble, Rick Hermannik, an adult referee of youth soccer, is found murdered in a ritzy Los Angeles suburb, his ... |
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59,77 zł |
The Game
ISBN: 9781535365215 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joe Fleming earns his livelihood as a sailmaker and supports his mother and sisters. He adds to his income by taking part in prize-fights at sporting clubs. He is due to be married to Genevieve, who works in the Silversteins' candy shop. Joe agrees to give up "the game" but asks that Genevieve watch his last fight, on the eve of their wedding, and she reluctantly agrees. The story is told from Genevieve's point of view.
Joe Fleming earns his livelihood as a sailmaker and supports his mother and sisters. He adds to his income by taking part in prize-fights at sporting ...
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24,20 zł |
Throwback Special
ISBN: 9780393353785 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is the absorbing story of twenty-two men who gather every fall to painstakingly reenact what ESPN called "the most shocking play in NFL history" and the Washington Redskins dubbed the "Throwback Special" the November 1985 play in which the Redskins' Joe Theismann had his leg horribly broken by Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants live on Monday Night Football. With wit and great empathy, Chris Bachelder introduces us to Charles, a psychologist whose expertise is in high demand; George, a garrulous public librarian; Fat Michael, envied and despised by the others for... Here is the absorbing story of twenty-two men who gather every fall to painstakingly reenact what ESPN called "the most shocking play in NFL histor... |
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85,47 zł |
Winning Streak
ISBN: 9780997983913 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At twenty-nine, Patrick "Trick" Evans has just accomplished what no golfer since 1930 has been able to do, win all four of golf's major championships in the same calendar year. There's no doubt that he's the sporting world's newest superstar but he walks away from it all after the sudden death of his father and retreats to his secluded home in Chatham, Massachusetts. Casper Quinlan is helping her father reinvent his magazine, Fore , to have a place in the digital age. As part of her new job, she accepts the challenge to land an interview with the reclusive Trick Evans.... At twenty-nine, Patrick "Trick" Evans has just accomplished what no golfer since 1930 has been able to do, win all four of golf's major championshi... |
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79,72 zł |
A New Season
ISBN: 9781517265786 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sexy on the edge of dark sports romance. Dark deception has pushed Emma past her limits. She has no choice but to run again. Back home, she falls in the arms of her childhood crush, sweet and sexy Jaken Tanner, NFL quarterback and publicly all around nice guy. Emma is desperate to put her sordid past behind her and become the kind of woman worthy of the pure and passionate love Jaken offers. Despite their immediate attraction and Jaken being the man of her dreams, Emma is afraid to get sucked into his famous guy life and lose herself all over again. If only she could erase the last few years....
Sexy on the edge of dark sports romance. Dark deception has pushed Emma past her limits. She has no choice but to run again. Back home, she falls in t...
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58,43 zł |
Twisted Mind
ISBN: 9781535598866 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She's toxic.
Everyone tells me to leave her-that she's going to destroy me. But things aren't that simple. Elora's pregnant with my child and I endure her twisted games of manipulation and violence to protect my unborn baby. I never predicted she would do the unthinkable or that she was cruel enough to kill. Yet she did, and now everything's spiralling out of control. The light-hearted jokester on the race track isn't a part I can play anymore. The Dustin Coates everyone loved is no longer me. I'm merely a grief-stricken man who's barely able to function. At least... She's toxic.
Everyone tells me to leave her-that she's going to destroy me. But things aren't that simple. Elora's pregnant with my child... |
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62,93 zł |