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  Fight or Play Basketball - every...

  Mike Messier

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  Logline: A basketball star risks his chances at a college scholarship when he competes in a boxing tournament just hours before the big game. 
  Synopsis: Jack Scratch is the star player for his high school basketball team, on the fast track to a college scholarship and perhaps a career in the NBA. 
  Jack's journey takes a detour after single mother Janet is saved from a mugger by two boxers: Karl "Sweet Sugar" Brown, a former heavyweight contender who now trains fighters, and Paveli "Punch" Pangora, a Slovenian slugger seeking US citizenship. 
  After Janet befriends the two boxers, Jack checks out the gritty yet legendary "Sweet’s Sweat Box Gym” for himself.   Jack spars with "Bruiser" Bobby Studd, the resident gym bully, and shockingly gets up off the canvas after Studd knocks him down. Despite Bobby's bruising, Jack finds the individual nature of boxing a refreshing challenge after years of carrying his basketball teammates. 
  Sweet and Punch compete for the role of trainer to Jack as well as a romantic partner to Janet. However, Janet, as well as Jack's basketball coach, "Quick" Rick Steele, see boxing as a harmful distraction from Jack's pursuit of a college basketball scholarship. Mom and Coach are furious because Jack's bruised hands from boxing are affecting his basketball shooting abilities. 
    
  Jack, trained by Punch, enters a local boxing tournament and wins his semifinal bout to compete the following week against Bobby, trained by Sweet. However, the boxing tournament finals are scheduled mere hours before the Northeast Classic, an important basketball game that has a direct influence on Jack’s scholarship chances. As Coach Steele warns his star player, "It's your choice, Jack. Make your path, but stick with it. I know you're young, and the world seems like your oyster, but you already got people following your lead, and they need to know which way to head.” 
  Fight or Play Basketball is a found family story with a backdrop of sports.

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  Jesus in my Corner - A Boxer's...

  Andy Flute

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  Jesus in My Corner, written by Andy Flute, chronicles his struggle to overcome a myriad of life-long challenges with violence and alcohol. For over 30 years, violence and alcohol were Andy's daily bread until, one day, by the power of prayer, he managed to achieve what no amount of alcohol or prison incarceration could ever achieve. When he was at the point of death, intoxicated with alcohol following a ten-day binging session, I went to see my old mate and prayed for him with Pastor Steve. Andy was fighting the demon of alcohol and he was on the ropes, down for the count. Andy, a former captain of the English boxing team and British Middleweight title challenger alongside sparring partner Chris Eubank and other world class fighters, knew what brutal fighting was all about. This fight was different, one he couldn't win on his own strength. Andy felt the intense grip and destructive downward spiral alcohol had on his life. Battered and bleeding, with no more strength, he cried out to Jesus. In a truly miraculous turnaround, Andy found Jesus in his corner and almost instantaneously gave up alcohol. During the bleakest of moments, he experienced a spiritual awakening. Slowly, he found his way through darkest era of his life. He came to believe a power greater than himself in Jesus. Now with Jesus in his corner, Andy is an active member of Sedgley Community Church. The Bible employs the analogy of wrestling in reference to our warfare with Satan and his hosts. Andy had a fight that only Jesus could referee, this gigantic battle played out until he was baptised in water. Andy Flute's willingness to share the most intimate aspects of his life was born out of a deep desire to help others addicted to alcohol and violence. Despite these daunting events, Andy now works hard to live a normal life and raise a family of his own. He regularly attends prison workshops and shares his testimony in local schools.

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  Staying on Guard - A Spiritual...

  Dan Wenker

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  While hiking down from the Grad Teton in Wyoming, sixty two year old Dan Wenker slid into an underground ice moat and dropped sixty feet, landing on a small three-foot ledge under the ground. Inside the hole, it was pitch black and wet. Staying on Guard is his story of how he survived the experience and went on to have more adventures.  
  Dan began mountain climbing in his fifties, and despite more than one accident and a near-death experience, he is not done yet. In these pages, he shares the value of staying active in mid-life and late-life, how to do so safely by staying on guard, and the importance of finding your why and having wonderful and meaningful experiences.  
  Whether you want to be an armchair adventurer or literally climb every mountain, this book will help you:  
  Learn how to stay on guard in the wilderness, whether skiing, hiking or mountain climbing.  
  Realize it's never too late to get into good physical condition so you can do exciting things in the outdoors. 
  Develop a "What If?" vs. "Not Anymore" mentality for whatever you dream of doing. 
  Discover the world is full of heroes, good people, and divine interventions.  
  Explore how even dangerous situations can have wonderful results.  
  Use fear for your benefit 
  Look for and accept that miracles really do happen.  
  Enjoy life no matter your age!  
  After reading Staying on Guard, you'll find a new appreciation for life and what you are capable of achieving.

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  Badminton Horse Trials at 75

  Kate Green

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  In 1949, the 10th Duke of Beaufort started Badminton Horse Trials with the idea of better preparing British riders for the Olympic Games after a disastrous showing on home ground the year before. His legacy is the world's oldest and most prestigious horse trials, which has captured the imagination of riders worldwide and in 2024 celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary.
  
  Badminton is still an Olympic proving ground as well as a captivating place where dreams can be made or shattered, and the one all riders want to win. The centrepiece remains the cross-country course, a spectacle that draws thousands of spectators and is an imposing challenge for riders, no matter how experienced they are, in an egalitarian sport in which men and women compete on equal terms and the amateur can take on the Olympic gold medallist.
  
  This superbly illustrated book celebrates those riders and their horses, from Sheila Willcox's hattrick in the 1950s to New Zealander Mark Todd who came out of retirement to win three decades after his first victory; from the golden era of Richard Meade, Captain Mark Phillips, Lucinda Green and Princess Anne, to twenty-first-century heroes and heroines, including William Fox-Pitt, Pippa Funnell, Andrew Nicholson, Michael Jung, Oliver Townend and Rosalind Canter.

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  Made in America

  Peter Ueberroth

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  A behind-the-scenes look about how Los Angeles prepared to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.For five years Peter Ueberroth spearheaded the committee that oversaw the 23rd Olympiad held in Los Angeles, California. While the athletes trained, competed, and qualified, this future baseball commissioner and his committee— primarily comprised of business leaders and entrepreneurs— tackled the financial, political, and logistical problems they faced.
  Made in America is a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at what Ueberroth and his colleagues encountered on the road to the 1984 games. Despite the international intrigues, terrorist threats, boycotts, and financial obstacles, Ueberroth managed to make the Los Angeles Olympics an unprecedented success— and the standard for future games.

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  Learning Golf Bundle 2 in 1 Bundle

  Earl Hayes, Nate Curry

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  Learning Golf Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Classic Golf Tips and Every Shot CountsGolf is a physical and a mental game. Most golfers will do absolutely anything to improve their golf game and this is the reason why most are constantly in search of golf secrets to improve their game. It doesn’t matter what your age is, how good a player you are or how long you’ve been playing. There are many ways to improve your game. You can improve your swing, your putting, and your shot. Golf will get you outdoors and will get you moving. The combination of physical and mental activity will keep you sharp.  Every course and every shot is different. You don't have to shoot par or have a perfect game to have fun. It is a contest primarily with yourself to see if you can use your understanding of the game and your practices to improve on your game.This bundle will teach you a variety of tips for different facets of your golf game. These are tips perfect for beginners but a pro could conceivably benefit from them as well. Learn useful tips on how to dramatically improve your game and play like you’ve never played before. This audiobook will cover the following topics:1. Classic Golf Tips: Discover the Magic of Golf and Learn Everything You Need to Know on How to Play an Amazing Game  of Golf2. Every Shot Counts: Learn the Real Secrets of Golf and Discover Tips That Can Tremendously Help Improve Your Game If you want to learn more, download your copy of Learning Golf 2 in 1 Bundle today!

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