Author: Ima C. Tooitt Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 72
Book Description
This book is a humorous look at some heartbreaking life challenges. Joy is a spirit that heals. Laughter is good medicine and crying keeps us humble. This isn’t the football field is an easy read that may bring you some relatable laughter and tears.
Author: Lew Freedman Publisher: ISBN: 9780228100058 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
"Fully updated to include the recent changes to NFL home stadiums, Football Stadiums tells the stories of 140 great stadiums standing across the United States that have hosted pro football or college football play. These are the home fields of NFL franchises and college teams and as such are a source of endless fascination, research and discussion. They carry vivid memories of victories and losses, and remind spectators of their home town or college life. To loyal fans, they are hallowed ground and the even the destination of pilgrimages." -- publisher
Author: Miller Jeff Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1510730427 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
The 2003 Army football team achieved futility in major college play that might never be equaled, losing all 13 of its games. The squad that took the field on a frigid December 2003 day in Philadelphia for the celebrated Army-Navy game featured only eight fourth-year seniors, just a slice of the fifty energetic freshmen—“plebes” in academy vernacular—who reported to West Point amid the heat and humidity of the summer of 2000, hoping to land spots on the football team. For most of the fifty, West Point represented their best—or only—opportunity to play major college football. They were bypassed by the big-time football schools that award athletic scholarships, which aren’t available at the nation’s military academies. Making a five-year active-duty military commitment following graduation was a small price to pay during peacetime. But peacetime in America ended only days into their second year at the academy, on September 11, 2001. Those eight seniors, like virtually all of their cadet peers, maintained their commitments to the US Army in the wake of 9/11. They worked their way up from West Point’s JV football team as freshmen, earned positions on the Black Knights’ varsity team as others left the program—voluntarily or otherwise—and walked to the center of the field for the coin toss before that final opportunity for victory, against the arch-rival Midshipmen. The football field then gave way to the battlefield. Most of the eight were deployed overseas, serving at least one tour in either Iraq or Afghanistan. One won the Bronze Star, another the Purple Heart. One qualified for an elite Rangers battalion, another for the 160th special operations aviation Night Stalkers. They took on enemy fire. They grieved at the loss of brothers in arms. They hugged their loved ones tightly upon returning home. There was no more talk of football losses. They were winners.
Author: Mark Roland Langdale Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1800467044 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 302
Book Description
On a very usual day, on a very usual school trip to Hampton Court Maze, there is a very unusually named girl called Victoriana Elizabeth Alice Royal. At least she can concentrate on history today and learn new facts as she wanders the maze. But little does Victoriana know that history will come alive for her in a way it never has before...
Author: Anthony Choong Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore ISBN: 1543772560 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 55
Book Description
“You see, reader, it is a lot easier to stick to what you’ve been doing for years rather than to stick your neck out and try something new. But our determination eventually prevailed!” Written with wit, insight and a whimsical imagination, this is the story of a tiny little pixie who ventures outside his grassy house in search of a new home for his kin, learning and pondering the mysteries of human nature as he treks across the football field which makes up the whole small world he’s ever known. His ambition and astounding intellect lead him to ponder the timeless question: Why are human beings such preposterously strange creatures? A heartfelt piece about harmony and courage, this story is a beloved and treasured read for adults and children alike.
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