Author: James W. Minton Sr. Jim Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1973650835 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 176
Book Description
Do kids come with an owner’s manual? This book is about Jim Minton’s journey of figuring out how to raise his kids and learning a lot about himself in the process. When Jim’s children were born, he focused on raising Division I athletes who would make him look good. He started off as that obnoxious dad we have all witnessed at sporting events. He ended up with thirteen principles for improving himself, plus three amazing kids who bring him great joy as they walk in the truth. Jim loves good quotes. He kept a list on the refrigerator as his kids grew up, many of them coming from legendary basketball coach John Wooden. Jim knew his kids were going to find the bad stuff on their phones and in the culture; it was up to him to get the good stuff in front of them. Along the way, Jim discovered that the Bible is the owner’s manual he was looking for.
Author: Ivan Rodriguez Publisher: Triumph Books ISBN: 1633197492 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 212
Book Description
With 14 All-Star appearances, 13 Gold Gloves, a Most Valuable Player Award, and, of course, a World Series ring, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez has more than earned his spot in Cooperstown as one of the best Major League catchers of all time. In They Call Me Pudge, Rodriguez tells the story of his unforgettable baseball journey, from signing his first professional contract as a 16 year-old in Puerto Rico, to his years in Texas, Detroit, and beyond, to the World Series stage in Miami, and behind the doors of the Texas Rangers front office. Rodriguez's accomplishments, his teammates, and his biggest challenges all receive time in the spotlight in this refreshing memoir of a life and Hall-of-Fame career.
Author: Jack Bousquet Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: 1685371094 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 390
Book Description
It's Amazing What You Can Still Accomplish with Only Half-a-Brain: My story of my life, stroke, and perseverance By: Jack Bousquet It’s Amazing What You Can Still Accomplish with Only Half-a-Brain follows the struggles and victories of Jack Bousquet after he suffered a massive stroke, incurring damage to more than 40 percent of his brain. He had to learn to walk again, to talk again, etc. Bousquet was fearful he might not recover. What if he could not provide for his family? The reader will take away the lesson that they should never give up and to always believe in yourself.
Author: Frank O'Hare Publisher: ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 648
Book Description
A comprehensive rhetoric that presents the writing process as a series of choices and revisions that is achieved through the technique of multiple drafting.
Author: Nic Stone Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1984893033 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending—and family-name-ruining—crime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family’s past—and fast—before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.
Author: Kate Blaise Publisher: Gotham ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
A commissioned officer for the 101st Airborne Division recounts the story of her marriage to a helicopter pilot with the Air Cavalry, describing their shared horror at the September 11 attacks and her husband's death in Iraq.
Author: Matthew S. Hiley Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group ISBN: 1626342040 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
An irreverent black comedy about sex, drugs, murder… and children's baseball. Dwayne Devero is just like you and me, except he simply doesn’t give a s**t any more. He’s had enough. He’s done with people living life wrong. You’ll do it right, or he’ll bury you under the bases at the ballpark where he coaches. It’s just that simple. Tired of poor decisions being made all around him, from the politics of player positions on his son's little league baseball team to the philandering of his wife in his own bedroom, Dwayne decides that breaking is better than bending. What follows is a wild ride full of carnage and revenge, led by a man who will stop at absolutely nothing to bring honor back to his family, his community… and children's baseball. Baseball Dads is a pitch black comedy in which one man takes on the duty of bludgeoning honor back into a sometimes dishonorable world.
Author: Kenneth D. Vos Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1491809604 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 275
Book Description
In this work spanning eight decades, the author portrays in concrete detail the joys and rigors of his boyhood on a midwest farm in a bygone era, followed by ten professional years as a pastor which begin with enthusiasm and end in disillusionment. He gets a second chance at life when he and his family move to a Vermont hill farm and he becomes a professor of philosophy at Lyndon State College. A significant part of this renewal is the resolution of a midlife crisis, which the author casts into a Jungian framework replete with numerous dreams and climaxing in a kind of psychological and spiritual redemption. No narrow scholar, Dr. Vos shares his personal philosophy and interest in the history of ideas as well as his passion for activities which include maple sugaring, hunting, softball and collecting early American antiques.
Author: Jen Petro-Roy Publisher: Feiwel & Friends ISBN: 1250619742 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 223
Book Description
Veronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, Life in the Balance. Veronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the All-Star softball team for years. She's practically been playing the game since she was a baby. She should have this tryout on lock. Except right before tryouts, Veronica’s mom announces that she’s entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team. Veronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way discovers a new hobby that leads her to doubt her feelings for the game she thought she loved so much. Is her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?
Author: James W. Minton Sr. Jim
Author: Ivan Rodriguez
Author: Jack Bousquet
Author: Frank O'Hare
Author: Nic Stone
Author: Kate Blaise
Author: Matthew S. Hiley
Author: Thomas C. Cable
Author: Kenneth D. Vos
Author: Jen Petro-Roy