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Anasazi Runner: a novel of identity and speed
ISBN: 9780615597126 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sean, a gifted runner, inherited only one thing from his mother, a mysterious carved amulet with three haunting faces. He doesn't understand why, but when he carries it, he runs faster and feels closer to his unknown ancestors. His girlfriend's grandmother fears the amulet is an omen of evil from the ancient Navajo enemies, the Anasazi, and pleads with him to "put it back" in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, but Sean cannot bring himself to part with it. Instead, he straps the amulet to himself and, with the help of his retired high school running coach, begins to train in Pagosa Springs, Colorado,...
Sean, a gifted runner, inherited only one thing from his mother, a mysterious carved amulet with three haunting faces. He doesn't understand why, but ...
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58,86 zł |
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Touchback
ISBN: 9780985455286 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ** NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE ** WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU GOT A SECOND CHANCE? When Scott Murphy scored the winning touchdown in the 1991 state championship game, it should have launched a golden future-the full scholarship to Ohio State, the million-dollar signing bonus, marriage to the beauty queen, and NFL glory. Instead, it all ended with a sickening pop as his leg shattered in four places. The next twenty years would be a study in Murphy's Law-whatever could go wrong did. Just when things seem at their worst-he's losing his farm, his relationship with his wife is crumbling-a miracle...
** NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE ** WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU GOT A SECOND CHANCE? When Scott Murphy scored the winning touchdown in the 1991 state champi...
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58,86 zł |
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Road to Rupp
ISBN: 9781466389236 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Road to Rupp is the fictional recollection of a small-town, Kentucky high school basketball phenom as he and his team overcomes obstacles, both on and off the court, while chasing the state title. JoWayne Boone and the Liberty High Colonels are headed to the state championship. But, this is Kentucky - the only state in the entire country that pits schools of different sizes and classes against one another in the ultimate basketball showdown in Rupp Arena. To go home champions, all JoWayne and his teammates have to do is win four games in four days against some of the biggest, baddest schools...
Road to Rupp is the fictional recollection of a small-town, Kentucky high school basketball phenom as he and his team overcomes obstacles, both on and...
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76,81 zł |
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A Second Chance
ISBN: 9780615609201 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of Ben David, a young man who was a very gifted athlete in high school. In 1959 he signs a professional baseball contract with the Cincinnati Reds, as a catcher, and is sent to play in the minor leagues after high school. He is expected to be a major league ballplayer by all who saw him play, including two of his teammates who share his playing adventures in the minors. However, early in his career misfortune occurs and he has to give up baseball. Several years later as a 65 year old man fate gives him and his old teammates a second chance. Ben David has become an expert in...
This is the story of Ben David, a young man who was a very gifted athlete in high school. In 1959 he signs a professional baseball contract with the C...
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67,97 zł |
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Love Pour Over Me
ISBN: 9781456608569 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Love Pour Over Me is a powerfully moving, inspirational story. This remarkable, inspirational story recounts African American track and field star, Raymond Clarke's tumultuous, yet amazingly triumphant life. Malcolm, Raymond's father, struggles with untreated alcoholism. Raymond's mother, a starry-eyed dreamer, abandoned Raymond when he was only two years old. Raymond's track and field successes make him one of America's top middle-distance runners, earning him a scholarship to a prestigious university. But, it's at college, where Raymond's life is supposed to... Love Pour Over Me is a powerfully moving, inspirational story. This remarkable, inspirational story recounts African American trac... |
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86,09 zł |
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Little Sisters of War
ISBN: 9781468027457 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley is the setting for Little Sisters of War, a story of women athletes and the game of lacrosse. Things begin with Kate Holland preparing to return to her alma mater, tiny Spotswood College. Her journey takes us back to the years when she was young, and her character formed, especially during one particular year, a season of controversy, conflict, and triumph. Kate had eight minutes to get over to the dining hall. She grabbed her hat and bolted. A brass bar, securing the weathered oak doors of Wilson Hall, rattled and snapped as it...
In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley is the setting for Little Sisters of War, a story of women athletes and the game of l...
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54,38 zł |
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Razzle Dazzle
ISBN: 9781477584699 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Headstrong Jessica Burns inherits the sorry, ever-losing New York Jets and vows (against the advice of her father, a winning high school coach in Colorado) to bring more fun and less violence to the NFL. She does this despite the opposition of the other owners, and the disbelief of most of the media, by finding a coaching genius in a wheel chair in the Arizona desert, falling in love with him, and hiring him to bring his revolutionary new razzle dazzle offense to New York. Win Markey was an offensive coordinator at the St. Louis Rams until his Porsche crashed on a snowy highway and left him a...
Headstrong Jessica Burns inherits the sorry, ever-losing New York Jets and vows (against the advice of her father, a winning high school coach in Colo...
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67,92 zł |
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Sports Shorts
ISBN: 9781477220016 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,78 zł |
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Higher
ISBN: 9781463757687 / Angielski / Miękka / 524 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ride with Valerie MacKnight, young equestrian, as she and her team head for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta for Team USA. Along the way she finds love, guidance, and a wondrous teammate who is truly one of a kind. Arthur Gaines, looking for redemption after his daughter's untimely death, sponsors a young rider (Valerie) who is talented but unpredictable. She meets Sherman, chemical heir--super-rich, an alcoholic, but fascinated by the zest she brings to the sport. Meanwhile her new trainer, Desmond, attracts her attention in more ways than one. The homicidal stepfather, Melvin, isn't giving up....
Ride with Valerie MacKnight, young equestrian, as she and her team head for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta for Team USA. Along the way she finds love, g...
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88,36 zł |
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Jacob and the Ultimate Game
ISBN: 9781478184287 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pitching for the interscholastic league championship versus the heavily favored and undefeated Keegan Raging Panthers in his first year on his middle school baseball team, seventh grader Jacob Lawson is feeling the pressure. It's the pressure that comes with an entire school bursting at the seams to win its first ever baseball championship. It's also the pressure of perceived expectations and the desire to win, not only for his dad but also for his teammates and friends and the entire school community-let alone for the girl he has liked for almost the entire school year. Looking within...
Pitching for the interscholastic league championship versus the heavily favored and undefeated Keegan Raging Panthers in his first year on his middle ...
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36,03 zł |
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Olympic Games and Olympic Athletes: Are They Born or Made ?
ISBN: 9781466941564 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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70,31 zł |
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Clay: a football novel
ISBN: 9781475025521 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Book two in the Juddville Jaguars football series. Team captain Pete O'Connor rejoins the team after assault charges against him were officially dropped. Coach Abraham's family life continues to affect his ability to lead the team. A friendship develops between Coach Allen and former UFL star Jimmy Harrison, one that is of great value in his spiritual development. The Jaguars face their first competition in a 4-way scrimmage and their home opener versus the Pennington Pirates.
Book two in the Juddville Jaguars football series. Team captain Pete O'Connor rejoins the team after assault charges against him were officially dropp...
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38,51 zł |
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48 and Counting: A Story of Money, Love and Bicycling
ISBN: 9781478392132 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Although this is his first novel, Jonathan Clements's long practice writing the personal-finance column for "The Wall Street Journal" shows in a quickly paced story with a plot that moves right along, with enough detail that every middle-aged cyclist can relate to," writes Richard Masoner, Cyclelicio.us. "It's a quick, enjoyable read." "An entertaining story," says Ray Niekamp, BikeNoob.com. "48 and Counting" is, as the novel's subtitle suggests, "A Story of Money, Love and Bicycling." It traces amateur cyclist Max Whitfield through three eventful seasons as his marriage collapses... "Although this is his first novel, Jonathan Clements's long practice writing the personal-finance column for "The Wall Street Journal" shows in a q... |
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49,80 zł |
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Overtime: The Legend of Trey ''Shooter'' Parrish/ Liberty Belle: The Legend Contiues
ISBN: 9781477140260 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Howie Thompson shares his insights about the game he loves. Wow He even uses me in his story. Unbelievable Hey, this story is fascinating as it depicts the love for the game by the local PTPer, a prime time performer and a superstar, who comes back from being a player to coach at his alma mater." Dick Vitale Trey 'Shooter' Parrish looked at his coach of four years and said, "Get me the ball, Coach, I can make it." Dripping from sweat, exhausted beyond his thoughts of what he could endure, the star high school senior was ready for his day in the sun. The aged and revered coach of South...
"Howie Thompson shares his insights about the game he loves. Wow He even uses me in his story. Unbelievable Hey, this story is fascinating as it dep...
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108,71 zł |
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Chasing a Dream
ISBN: 9781479290895 / Angielski / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charlie Becker's once promising baseball career was not supposed to go this way. By age 33 he was certain he was going to be a Major League veteran, not a pitcher struggling to hang on with the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats. Unfortunately, his past has left him with some scars and demons that he just can't seem to shake. Even with a loving wife and adoring son, Charlie lives with a constant feeling of emptiness and regret that is difficult to escape. Now, Charlie's professional baseball career is almost over and he has some decisions to make. Who does he want to be? What does he want to do?...
Charlie Becker's once promising baseball career was not supposed to go this way. By age 33 he was certain he was going to be a Major League veteran, n...
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67,92 zł |
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Playing Golf...: ...Maybe!
ISBN: 9781466963610 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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74,47 zł |
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Lucky 13 (Deadlines & Diamonds)
ISBN: 9781479359929 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tragedy made it possible for Enrique Santiago to take over as Left Fielder for the Las Vegas Rockets. Talent keeps him there, giving him everything a guy could want. Except a woman to share it with. A painful past with one very prominent reminder molded Shayne Xavier into the woman she is. She isn't bitter or jaded, though. She's a realist. Men can't be depended upon and only lead to broken promises and shattered hearts. Unaware of the demons of her past, Ricky tries to offer strength as Shayne's life spins out of control. Sometimes Happily-Ever-After is too good to be true. Will Shayne and...
Tragedy made it possible for Enrique Santiago to take over as Left Fielder for the Las Vegas Rockets. Talent keeps him there, giving him everything a ...
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58,86 zł |
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Gold Albatross
ISBN: 9780615722191 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bryan Minton was searching for something. He didn't know what it was or where to find it. Then a chance meeting sent his life in a completely different direction and put him on the path to answering those questions. Little did he know that a casual round of golf would lead to new relationships and turn his personal and professional lives upside down. Bryan is forced to deal with conflicts at work, turmoil within his family, and contentious legal battles as he becomes engulfed in a fight for the world's most valuable coin. To overcome these obstacles Bryan must use all of his resolve and wits...
Bryan Minton was searching for something. He didn't know what it was or where to find it. Then a chance meeting sent his life in a completely differen...
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67,92 zł |
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Chin Music
ISBN: 9780988343405 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Chin Music." A 95 mile-per-hour fastball thrown at a hitter s chin -- an instant s difference between disrupting the batter s concentration and hitting him in the head. As a metaphor in life, chin music is the split second when destinies are altered and all of our certainties about who we are change forever. Sixteen-year-old Ryan Buck is a talented athlete who was fortunate to escape with minor injuries from the horrific car crash that devastated his family. But factor in the suffocating guilt and the recurring nightmare that plagues him and maybe Ryan wasn t so lucky, after all....
"Chin Music." A 95 mile-per-hour fastball thrown at a hitter s chin -- an instant s difference between disrupting the batter s concentration and hitti...
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96,62 zł |
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Race Across the Sky
ISBN: 9780452299061 / Angielski / Miękka / 373 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who would you run one hundred miles for?
Caleb Oberest is an ultramarathon runner, who severed all ties to his family to race brutal 100-mile marathons across mountains. Shane Oberest is a sales rep for a cutting-edge biotechnology firm, creating new cures for the diseases of our time. Shane has spent his life longing to connect with his older brother, but the distance between them was always too vast. Caleb s running group live by strict rules, but Caleb is breaking one of them. He has fallen in love with a new member and her infant daughter. When Caleb discovers that the baby has a... Who would you run one hundred miles for?
Caleb Oberest is an ultramarathon runner, who severed all ties to his family to race brutal 100-mile mara... |
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94,94 zł |
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