Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780802482372
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Can Dallas and the Baker Street Sports Club soccer team win a game when it seems everything is stacked against them?
The Weird Soccer Match
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780802482372
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Can Dallas and the Baker Street Sports Club soccer team win a game when it seems everything is stacked against them?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780802482372
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Can Dallas and the Baker Street Sports Club soccer team win a game when it seems everything is stacked against them?
A Funny Old Game
Author: Pete Randall
Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks
ISBN: 1861514417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
ÿWho are the mysterious children who meet up periodically to play dazzling, almost magical football? Why do they never seem to age ? and why do they turn up not only in different places but in different decades, sometimes different centuries? And who is the boy with the mysterious hawk-like eyes who wanders the ages without ever getting any older? This intriguing work of imagination follows the subtle link between a group of youngsters, a football and the passage of time.
Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks
ISBN: 1861514417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
ÿWho are the mysterious children who meet up periodically to play dazzling, almost magical football? Why do they never seem to age ? and why do they turn up not only in different places but in different decades, sometimes different centuries? And who is the boy with the mysterious hawk-like eyes who wanders the ages without ever getting any older? This intriguing work of imagination follows the subtle link between a group of youngsters, a football and the passage of time.
Football's Strangest Matches
Author: Andrew Ward
Publisher: Portico
ISBN: 1911042289
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
‘It’s a funny old game.’ The world’s favourite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers’ one-man team to Wilfred Minter’s seven-goal haul in which he still ended up on the losing side, here are goals and gaffes galore drawn from all levels of the footballing world, whether high-profile internationals or the lowest tiers of domestic football. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of football fanatics, this book is the perfect gift for the soccer obsessive in your life. Word count: 45,000 words
Publisher: Portico
ISBN: 1911042289
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
‘It’s a funny old game.’ The world’s favourite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers’ one-man team to Wilfred Minter’s seven-goal haul in which he still ended up on the losing side, here are goals and gaffes galore drawn from all levels of the footballing world, whether high-profile internationals or the lowest tiers of domestic football. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of football fanatics, this book is the perfect gift for the soccer obsessive in your life. Word count: 45,000 words
The Crazy Kid
Author: Homer B. Johnson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462054633
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Homer B. Johnson has been a coach in the Garland, Texas, Indpendent School District since 1948 and the athletic director of the GISD sincd 1963. When you coach in one place for that long, you are bound to have a story or two to tell - and Homer definitely has one or two. As Homer spins through one classic story after another in this book, you will see why he has had the cultural impact that he has had on high school sports in Texas. From a sideline fistfight that fired up future Baltimore Colts star Bobby Boyd, to University of Texas star Marquise Goodwin dominating the high school state track meet wo years in a row, all of Homer's favorite stories are told here in his down home, unassuming fashion, with some added insight and testimonials from his peers. If you know Homer or have heard him speak, then you know that his storytelling ability is almost as legendary as Texas itself. If you have not met Homer or heard him speak, you are in for a real treat as you meet him for the first time and relive 60-plus years of Texas high school sports through his eyes.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462054633
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Homer B. Johnson has been a coach in the Garland, Texas, Indpendent School District since 1948 and the athletic director of the GISD sincd 1963. When you coach in one place for that long, you are bound to have a story or two to tell - and Homer definitely has one or two. As Homer spins through one classic story after another in this book, you will see why he has had the cultural impact that he has had on high school sports in Texas. From a sideline fistfight that fired up future Baltimore Colts star Bobby Boyd, to University of Texas star Marquise Goodwin dominating the high school state track meet wo years in a row, all of Homer's favorite stories are told here in his down home, unassuming fashion, with some added insight and testimonials from his peers. If you know Homer or have heard him speak, then you know that his storytelling ability is almost as legendary as Texas itself. If you have not met Homer or heard him speak, you are in for a real treat as you meet him for the first time and relive 60-plus years of Texas high school sports through his eyes.
Angels at Christmas
Author: Debbie Macomber
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 1426842457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Every Christmas, three lovable angels visit Earth. Once a year, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. Despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right…. This Christmas, join Those Christmas Angels as they respond to Anne Fletcher's prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman—and the angels contrive to throw Julie Wilcott in his path (literally!). Watch as the heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy's fondest wish. Because there's always joy Where Angels Go. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy offer you laughter and Christmas cheer in these two heartwarming stories!
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 1426842457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Every Christmas, three lovable angels visit Earth. Once a year, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. Despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right…. This Christmas, join Those Christmas Angels as they respond to Anne Fletcher's prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman—and the angels contrive to throw Julie Wilcott in his path (literally!). Watch as the heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy's fondest wish. Because there's always joy Where Angels Go. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy offer you laughter and Christmas cheer in these two heartwarming stories!
Weird IR
Author: David Bell Mislan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319755560
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The scholarly study of international relations tends to go over the same cases, issues, and themes. This book addresses this by challenging readers to think creatively about international politics. It highlights some of the strangest and rarest phenomena in diplomacy and world politics. Comprised of a series of vignettes and organized by common themes like nonsensical borders, quasi-countries, and diplomatic taboos, Weird IR encourages readers to think critically about the discipline without losing one's sense of humor completely.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319755560
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The scholarly study of international relations tends to go over the same cases, issues, and themes. This book addresses this by challenging readers to think creatively about international politics. It highlights some of the strangest and rarest phenomena in diplomacy and world politics. Comprised of a series of vignettes and organized by common themes like nonsensical borders, quasi-countries, and diplomatic taboos, Weird IR encourages readers to think critically about the discipline without losing one's sense of humor completely.
Choir of Angels
Author: Debbie Macomber
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 0369720857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Angels are all around us—especially at Christmas! Three classic stories of hope and seasonal cheer. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy Greg Bennett hates Christmas. Divorced, almost friendless and about to lose his business, he has no time for what he considers sentimental nonsense. But three irrepressible angels are here to follow him—until he learns what Christmas is truly all about. Those Christmas Angels The angels come down to earth again to respond to Anne Fletcher’s prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman and learn what is actually important in life. So the angels contrive to throw Julie Wilcoff in his path—literally. Where Angels Go Another Christmas, another angelic rescue. Three heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy’s fondest wish…because bringing joy is in their job description! The Angel Books Book 1: SHIRLEY, GOODNESS AND MERCY Book 2: THOSE CHRISTMAS ANGELS Book 3: Where Angels Go
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 0369720857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Angels are all around us—especially at Christmas! Three classic stories of hope and seasonal cheer. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy Greg Bennett hates Christmas. Divorced, almost friendless and about to lose his business, he has no time for what he considers sentimental nonsense. But three irrepressible angels are here to follow him—until he learns what Christmas is truly all about. Those Christmas Angels The angels come down to earth again to respond to Anne Fletcher’s prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman and learn what is actually important in life. So the angels contrive to throw Julie Wilcoff in his path—literally. Where Angels Go Another Christmas, another angelic rescue. Three heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy’s fondest wish…because bringing joy is in their job description! The Angel Books Book 1: SHIRLEY, GOODNESS AND MERCY Book 2: THOSE CHRISTMAS ANGELS Book 3: Where Angels Go
Sports Crazy
Author: Steven J. Overman
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496821327
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Sports Crazy: How Sports Are Sabotaging American Schools exposes the excesses of middle and high school sports and the detrimental effects our sports obsession has on American education. Institutions are increasingly emulating college and professional sports models and losing sight of a host of educational and health goals. Steven J. Overman describes how this agenda is driven largely by partisan fans and parents of athletes who exert an inordinate influence on school priorities, and he explains how and why school administrators shockingly and consistently capitulate to these demands. The author underscores the incongruity of public schools involved in an entertainment business and the effects this diversion has on academic integrity, learning, life experience, and overall educational outcomes. Overman examines out-of-control school sports within the context of a school’s educational mission and curriculum, with telling reference to impacts on physical education. He explores as well the outsized place of interscholastic sports beyond the classroom and scrutinizes the distorted relationship between intramural or recreational sports and elitist, varsity athletics. Overman’s chapter on tackle football explains many reasons why this sport should be eliminated from the school extracurriculum and replaced by flag or touch football. Overman presents a brief history of interscholastic sports, and he compares and contrasts the American experience of school-sponsored sport to the European model of community-based clubs. Which approach better serves students? Overman recommends reforms in the context of a radical proposal to phase out interscholastic sports in favor of an intramural or club model. This approach would alleviate such problems as elitism and gender bias and reign in hypercompetitiveness while freeing schools to educate students rather than provide public entertainment.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496821327
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Sports Crazy: How Sports Are Sabotaging American Schools exposes the excesses of middle and high school sports and the detrimental effects our sports obsession has on American education. Institutions are increasingly emulating college and professional sports models and losing sight of a host of educational and health goals. Steven J. Overman describes how this agenda is driven largely by partisan fans and parents of athletes who exert an inordinate influence on school priorities, and he explains how and why school administrators shockingly and consistently capitulate to these demands. The author underscores the incongruity of public schools involved in an entertainment business and the effects this diversion has on academic integrity, learning, life experience, and overall educational outcomes. Overman examines out-of-control school sports within the context of a school’s educational mission and curriculum, with telling reference to impacts on physical education. He explores as well the outsized place of interscholastic sports beyond the classroom and scrutinizes the distorted relationship between intramural or recreational sports and elitist, varsity athletics. Overman’s chapter on tackle football explains many reasons why this sport should be eliminated from the school extracurriculum and replaced by flag or touch football. Overman presents a brief history of interscholastic sports, and he compares and contrasts the American experience of school-sponsored sport to the European model of community-based clubs. Which approach better serves students? Overman recommends reforms in the context of a radical proposal to phase out interscholastic sports in favor of an intramural or club model. This approach would alleviate such problems as elitism and gender bias and reign in hypercompetitiveness while freeing schools to educate students rather than provide public entertainment.
Miraculous and Strange Encounters
Author: Gloria Davis
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1639851313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
These five families along with their adult friends seem unique in their love for God and for their Bible study teacher, Mrs. Ruth, but all of them, including the teacher, are introduced to someone who calls himself Obadiah and seems very strange indeed! However, in the course of time, everyone seems to fall in love with this man so deeply they're saddened and devastated when he suddenly, one evening, leaves them in quite an unusual and most unsuspected way. Who was this man, where did he come from, and why did he come to them?
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1639851313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
These five families along with their adult friends seem unique in their love for God and for their Bible study teacher, Mrs. Ruth, but all of them, including the teacher, are introduced to someone who calls himself Obadiah and seems very strange indeed! However, in the course of time, everyone seems to fall in love with this man so deeply they're saddened and devastated when he suddenly, one evening, leaves them in quite an unusual and most unsuspected way. Who was this man, where did he come from, and why did he come to them?
Trouble in Mind
Author: Jeffery Deaver
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455526819
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Fiendish suspense. Shocking twists. Twelve diabolical tales. New York Times bestselling author and highly acclaimed storyteller Jeffery Deaver-the undisputed "grand master of the plot twist" (Booklist)-returns with a dazzling new collection of short stories. In these twelve electrifying tales (including six written just for this anthology) Deaver proves once again his genius for the unexpected-in his world, appearances are always deceiving. A devoted housekeeper embarks on a quest to find the truth behind her employer's murder. A washed-up Hollywood actor gets one last, high-stakes chance to revive his career. A man makes an impulsive visit to his hometown, and learns more about his past than he bargained for. Two Olympic track hopefuls receive terrorist threats. And Deaver's beloved series characters Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, and John Pellam return in stories now in print for the first time.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455526819
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Fiendish suspense. Shocking twists. Twelve diabolical tales. New York Times bestselling author and highly acclaimed storyteller Jeffery Deaver-the undisputed "grand master of the plot twist" (Booklist)-returns with a dazzling new collection of short stories. In these twelve electrifying tales (including six written just for this anthology) Deaver proves once again his genius for the unexpected-in his world, appearances are always deceiving. A devoted housekeeper embarks on a quest to find the truth behind her employer's murder. A washed-up Hollywood actor gets one last, high-stakes chance to revive his career. A man makes an impulsive visit to his hometown, and learns more about his past than he bargained for. Two Olympic track hopefuls receive terrorist threats. And Deaver's beloved series characters Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, and John Pellam return in stories now in print for the first time.