Verlag: Proisle Publishing Services
Hey, fans! Follow Bennie the Talking Baseball in his journey from humble beginnings to fame and glory on America's grandest stage-- A Major League baseball diamond. You'll soon discover there is more at the heart of a baseball than a bunch of string.
How much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this Newcastle United Quiz Book. It's not often that books on football make reference to Catch-22, Bob Dylan, Queen Victoria, the Boat Race, Monty Python, EastEnders, LA Confidential, the Beatles and the Likely Lads, but this one does! Try these for size: 1. When Newcastle United reached successive FA Cup finals in 1998 and 1999, which club did they knock out of the competition in both seasons? 2. Although Newcastle United came out on the wrong end of those two magnificent 4-3 encounters with Liverpool at Anfield in the mid-90s, their contribution will always be remembered. Who scored for them in both games? 3. Which three successive Newcastle United managers had all won the European Cup/Champions League as players?Zum Buch
Jeff Van Gundy. Brad Stevens. Frank Vogel. Mike Budenholzer. Tom Thibodeau. Sam Presti. Leon Rose. Before you knew his name, before he guided your team to a championship, he had a playing career of his own at an NCAA Division III college. He didn't play for fortune—the NBA was out of reach, and his school didn't even give athletic scholarships. He didn't play for fame—his games weren't televised, and the stands were rarely full. Whatever the motivation, he simply couldn't give up the game of basketball. And that didn't change after graduation, when it was time to pick a career path. For the first time in league history, NBA coaches and general managers are just as likely to have played Division III basketball as they are to have played in the NBA. While the number of former D3 players working in the NBA is higher than ever, small college alums have served in leadership positions since the league's founding. They shaped the NBA into what it is today, playing integral roles in the Lakers' initial success in LA, the inception of several expansion franchises, the creation of the popular All-Star Weekend dunk contest, and the globalization of the league. Their improbable and inspiring journeys tell a bigger story—the history of small college athletics, the evolution of coaching and management in the NBA, and the hiring practices in the most competitive fields.Zum Buch
The stories in this book are all true. Most began with a dream and conscientious study of maps and logistics. Others are true adventures. Most accounts are anecdotes taken from Cliff Jacobson's experiences as a professional canoeist guide in Minnesota and Canada. Cliff recounts the highlights of an adventurous life, from his second wedding in the remote Arctic to the challenge of taking previously untrained teenagers on a whitewater canoe trip. Feel your heart beat as a grizzly breathes down upon you. Experience the excitement of running a raging northern Canadian river. Experience the cool autumn breeze of Minnesota's Boundary Waters. Engage a 20,000 strong herd of caribou as it thunders before you. Great stories for around the campfire!Zum Buch
Shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Rugby Book of the Year 2025 Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. In January 2019, England's Red Roses became the first fully professional women's rugby team in the world – their abiding mission being to win back the Rugby World Cup. After their narrow defeat against New Zealand in 2017, the formidable squad developed a hugely successful game plan that earned them the longest winning streak in rugby union history. Acclaimed sports journalist Jessica Hayden, who has had unprecedented access to the Red Roses during the writing of this book, goes behind the scenes to follow their challenges, heartbreaks and triumphs. Featuring interviews with all the major players, including Marlie Packer, Jess Breach, Emily Scarratt and many more, this is a truly inspirational story.Zum Buch
Play with Freedom...And Win More! The Best Tennis of Your Life: 50 Mental Strategies for Fearless Performance is an inspirational and practical guide that will help players of all levels finally master the mental game. Author Jeff Greenwald draws from his unique background as a world-class player, sports psychology consultant, psychotherapist, and former coach to provide 50 specific tools you can immediately apply in any match situation. This comprehensive guide will show you how to:Embrace nerves and play even better under pressureMaintain confidence to win more consistentlyDevelop a pinpoint focusAccess an ideal level of intensityPlay with a renewed sense of passion and freedom Why wait any longer to play the best tennis of your life? Get the mental edge with this invaluable resource and watch your game soar. This isn't a book about how to hit a better backhand. It's about how to stop overthinking, stay composed under pressure, and rediscover the joy of the game—even in the heat of battle. Blending hard-earned lessons from the pro tour with insights from his work as a licensed therapist, Jeff writes with the rare combination of authenticity, vulnerability, and wisdom. His practical yet deeply human approach has resonated with athletes around the world—helping The Best Tennis of Your Life sell over 75,000 copies and remain a trusted companion for players seeking not just better results, but a more meaningful way to compete. This audiobook is expertly read by Chris Brinkley, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Audio engineering by Sam Platt.Zum Buch
Named a Kirkus “Best Books of 2022” “An engrossing account of the entrepreneur—and the bra—that changed women’s sports.” —Kirkus Reviews “With cogent reflections on American cultural history and the shifts that laid the groundwork for women’s liberation, Lindahl weaves a narrative that is both intimate and topical....[A]n inspiring narrative about changing the world through fearless innovation.” —Publisher’s Weekly, BookLife Prize “…an extraordinary narrative that should be added to every bookshelf….Lindahl’s five-star account will provide inspiration, comfort, laughter, and community….” —San Francisco Book Review The 1970s saw women coming into their own, working hard to create new roles at home and in sports, culture, politics, and business. It was also the start of the “fitness revolution.” At this unique intersection of feminism and athleticism, Lisa Lindahl’s game-changing entrepreneurial journey began. She invented the first sports bra, the “Jogbra,” in 1977. It was the right product at the right time, throwing Lisa into a high-stakes world of business and power—a world for which she was not fully prepared. Unleash the Girls is the improbable story of a young artist with a disability who used her powers of creativity to solve a vexing problem and ended up leveling the playing field for girls and women across the globe—literally, unleashing the girls. Her invention would become a feminist icon and the company she founded would change an industry. But amid the success, Lisa continued to search for meaning and the true nature of power and beauty. This is the untold story of the invention of the sports bra and how it changed the world for girls and women...and, along the way, changed Lisa, too.Zum Buch
