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Life is going pretty well for Raymond "Stick" Hart. He's happily married to the former Ponkaquogue Municipal Golf Club assistant pro, the beauteous Cajun firecracker Dannie, raising his rambunctious son, Charlie, and getting by writing smart-mouthed greeting cards for 50 bucks a pop. Then, one disaster of a day, Stick's world does a 10-car pile-up. Luckily, Stick has a solution to all his problems. He'll qualify for the British Open.

A spinoff from the Boston Bay Vikings Series. Set in the minor leagues, Nikoli Southern's dream was to make it to the major league team, but now he's not so sure. Willow Carter believed that her job in an assisted living facility for the elderly would keep her safe from harm. She had no idea how deadly that could be.

La Wera Kuri comparte su experiencia para lograr ser uno mismo, atreverte a perseguir tus sueños y alcanzar tus metas, sentir confianza en ti y dejar de creer que las cosas son imposibles e inalcanzables: desde crear la primer liga femenil o la feria más grande de arte, o cambiar a tu país. Desde chica le trataron de imponer gustos y pasiones que no eran congruentes con su personalidad. En Tiempo de ser TÚ, "La Wera" Kuri narra a través de anécdotas y lecciones personales cómo sólo siendo uno mismo podemos acceder a nuestra verdadera misión de vida y plenitud.

As transfer deadline day looms, Ander Anaia is about to make the deal of a lifetime. All that stands in his way is a rival agent. Or so he thinks. The Table, a secret cabal of super agents involved in "off-pitch" criminal activities, have other ideas. And they’ve kidnapped his daughter, Joska, as collateral. David Miller is about to make his first serious deal. A deal that would bring Ander’s world crashing down around him. Now Ander must do everything in his power to stop him. Or risk losing the deal—and his daughter.

El corredor que llevamos dentro desentraña estas y otras preguntas. Este libro no trata de cómo llegar primero o de cómo correr un maratón; más bien explora cómo el simple acto de poner un pie después de otro, a cierto ritmo, desarrolla nuestra creatividad. El autor propone cambios básicos de estilo de vida basándose en las últimas investigaciones científicas y en los efectos que esta actividad produce a nivel hormonal y neurológico.

The Ultimate New York Yankees Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves baseball, sports trivia, and the Bronx Bombers. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from the early days when Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, and Lou Gehrig owned New York, as well as the current era of Bronx baseball led by the likes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

Medallista mundial y exitoso participante en tres Juegos Olímpicos, Daniel Corral es mucho más que las marcas deportivas que ha cosechado. Convencido de que al único a quien tiene que complacer es a sí mismo, el gimnasta bajacaliforniano prefiere enfocarse en sus sueños y en aquello que lo hará feliz, y no en lo que las personas que lo rodean esperan de él.

David Le Breton mezcla en Elogio del caminar a Pierre Sansot y a Patrick Leigh Fermor, pero también hace que Bashô y Stevenson dialoguen sin preocuparse por el rigor histórico, pues el propósito de este exquisito libro no radica ahí, se trata solamente de caminar juntos, de intercambiar impresiones, como si estuviéramos en torno a una mesa en un albergue al borde del camino, por la tarde, cuando el cansancio y el vino nos hacen hablar.

At a time when heroes are too rare, C. Vivian Stringer sets a shining example. She has time and again shown character, fortitude, and heart, both on and off the hardwood, and in the face of unbearable loss. In Standing Tall, she shares her remarkable life story, inspiring us to find this fortitude within ourselves.

From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he also learned that in the bureaucratic world of Canadian sports, an athlete who didn't come up in the system needed to take charge of his fate if he was going to become the world’s best.

A spinoff from the Boston Bay Vikings Series. Set in the world of the minor leagues where Lake Bradshaw's dream is to move up to the major league team. Juniper Shaffer has been living with her brother since their parents died three years ago. She's stuck in a rut until an eventful night leads her down a forbidden path.

Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective. Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about the game they love and how it was, is, and should be played. Their one-of-a-kind insider stories recall a who's who of baseball nobility.

When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, the match looked like one made in heaven. Here was a living legend, the preeminent athlete of his generation, joining forces with one of the most iconic teams in all of sports. The Lakers, in the midst of their worst stretch in franchise history and reeling from the death of their legendary owner Dr. Jerry Buss, needed a savior. LeBron, fresh off ending Cleveland’s 50-year title drought, needed a new challenge to help further burnish his legacy. The script wrote itself.

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as "the greatest golfer in the world". Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague's past were exposed - leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation.

Gallardo recargado es un repaso minucioso y emocionante de los últimos tres años de River, desde octubre de 2015 hasta diciembre de 2018. A través de horas y horas de charlas, más de quince encuentros y cientos de mensajes intercambiados con el autor durante este lapso, además de la mirada complementaria de jugadores, colaboradores e hinchas, el libro nos permite recorrer de la mano de este auténtico líder una época inigualable, descubriendo historias desconocidas, modos de plantear partidos y gestionar situaciones extremas.

You might think success at the highest level insulates you from pressure and doubt. But nothing could be further from the truth. In this book, I take you inside a journey that has forced me to look inwardly in a way I've never had to before. It's been challenging, frustrating, rewarding and left me full of gratitude. Whether you're a business looking to work on your culture, a leader on a learning curve, a person navigating change in their life or just someone of any age trying to get better every day, I hope that my experience can spur you on to greater heights, and master the art of winning.

Regardless of how you view guns, I want you to listen to this book with an open mind. Just know that by learning about your rights under the US federal and your individual state law to carry a handgun and learning about how to carry it around with you will not make you a target nor will it put you in any more danger than what we all face in our daily life. But know that in the event if you find yourself in any situation, at least you have a tool that you can use to defend yourself.

This classic essay from Jon Krakauer is now available as an unabridged audiobook download. This essay is also included in the Classic Krakauer collection. From the best-selling author of Missoula and Into the Wild: a selection of the singular investigative journalism that made Krakauer famous, covering topics from avalanches on Mt. Everest to a volcano in Washington state; from a wilderness therapy program for teens to an extraordinary cave in New Mexico so unearthly that is used by NASA to better understand Mars.

A Love Worth Fighting For Kadeem "The Hammer" Williams is a professional boxer with one goal in mind: to claim the championship title. Focused, driven, and fiercely independent, he never thought he’d be distracted by a woman. That is, until he meets Ayana Carter, a stunning model with a career of her own. They collide at a charity event, and the chemistry is undeniable. But with Kadeem’s grueling training schedule and Ayana’s rising career, their love faces its first challenge—can they balance ambition with love? As Kadeem prepares for the biggest fight of his life, Ayana grapples ...

Sixteen-year-old Matthew McGough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. His passion for the New York Yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly, hanging on his bedroom wall.