Download or read book Crazyball written by Barry Wilner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crazyball is a look at the wild, unusual, unimaginable, funny, and downright strange occurrences in sports. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport take us from the worst teams in history to sports’ craziest superstitions, wackiest pranks, and ultimate blown calls. This book is filled with moments that will make you laugh, shake your head in wonderment, lose your breath, or simply ask: “Really?!”

Download or read book The 28Th Amendment written by N.O. Slak and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this epic sequel to The American Nutcracker, political satirist N.O. Slak hits another home run for everyone who is tired of liberals making way too much noise. Slak takes his audience on a hilarious ride throughout Hollywood, Washington, D.C. and beyond. He rejects the notion that only celebrities have a microphone, and he contends that their knowledge about global warming, or the lack thereof, influences the mindless. In his words, celebrities and morons are killing this country. Join Slak as he asks obvious questions such as: Why do we accept illegal Mexican maids and fruit pickers but no one else? Why do fat people think they have rights? Why do companies promote Holiday Parties but have Christmas trees? Slak also examines why racial slurs and Al Sharpton and others of his ilk always gain so much press coverage. Explore an array of other hot-button topics, such as corporate greed and what motivates environmentalists and animal rights groups in The 28th Amendment: Who is the Village Idiot?

Download or read book A Novel Approach to Politics written by Douglas A. Van Belle and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Novel Approach to Politics turns conventional textbook wisdom on its head by using pop culture references to illustrate key concepts and cover recent political events. This is a textbook students want to read. Adopters of previous editions from schools all over the country are thanking author Douglas A. Van Belle for some of their best student evaluations to date. With this Fifth Edition, Van Belle brings the book fully up to date with recent events such as Trump’s executive orders on immigration, the 2016 elections in the US, current policy debates including recent court decisions that may affect gerrymandering, international happenings such as Brexit, and other assorted intergalactic matters. Van Belle adds a wealth of new and recent movies and books to the text as he illustrates key concepts in political science through examples that captivate students. Employing a wide range of references from 1984 to Game of Thrones to House of Cards, students are given a solid foundation in institutions, ideology, and economics. To keep things grounded, the textbook nuts and bolts are still there to aid students, including chapter objectives, chapter summaries, bolded key terms, and discussion questions. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/vanbelle5e.

Download or read book Concentric Circles written by Bruce Ball and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus on investment essentials, Concentric Circles presents strategies for attaining wealth and wisdom through simple and effective investment practices. It offers frank views on the biggest topics in investing and financial planning while providing timeless and implementable investment guidance. Conceived as a guidebook for the author’s adult children, this compelling read illustrates where industry misalignment creates sub-optimal solutions and will be of particular interest to anyone wishing to avoid potential pitfalls and build financial independence. It offers practical and tangible methods to: • Understand the investment industry. • Evaluate financial services and products. • Make investment decisions. • Execute a successful life-long investment program. Drawing on a lifelong career in the investment industry, Bruce Ball weaves powerful short stories with a critical review of prominent investment concepts, offering solutions and ideas for execution in every chapter.

Download or read book Ultimate Obstacle Race Training written by Brett Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO GUTS, NO GLORY Satisfy your hunger for adventure, quench that thirst for competition and prepare for the most fun you’ve ever had in the mud. Ultimate Obstacle Race Training introduces you to these exhilarating events with detailed descriptions of races for every level. Packed with easy-to-follow workouts and step-by-step instructions, this book will help you develop the speed and strength you’ll need to crush any obstacle. Using breakthrough obstacle-specific exercises and training techniques, you’ll be ready to dominate every course and celebrate as you cross the finish line. • Leap over fiery logs through red-hot flames • Crawl face-down under razor-sharp barbed wire • Scramble 100 yards up a slick mud slope • Scale a harrowing 25-foot cargo net • Endure shocking cold in a frigid, full-body ice-bath • Plummet out of control down a 50-foot water slide • Swing high in the air across a maze of hanging bars

Download or read book Assembly written by West Point Association of Graduates (Organization). and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sox and the City written by Richard Roeper and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in Major League Baseball history. In this account of what it was like to grow up a White Sox fan in a Cubs nation, Roeper covers the recent history of the organisation, from the heartbreak of 1967 and the South-Side Hit Men to the disco demolition and the magical 2005 season when they became world champions. Encapsulating what it means to be a baseball fan, root for the same sorry team no matter what, and find vindication, this history of the White Sox is flavoured with trivia; anecdotes about players, owners, and broadcasters; plus Roeper's own humorous and personal reminiscences.

Download or read book Little Pieces of Hope written by Todd Doughty and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of The Washington Post’s Best Feel-Good Books the Year • A jolt of joy in a difficult world! Perfect for any age, this charming collection is a daily devotional of delight, designed to provide a thought-provoking break in a busy day, inspiring readers to look for and celebrate the good things that surround us. “This brilliant book will remind you of all the people, places and things you love, forgot you loved, need to love. It’s a book you’ll want to buy for your best friends so you can read passages aloud to them. It’s a poetic, sparkling gem you’ll want to pick up every time you need a smile.” —Kevin Kwan, #1 New York Times bestselling author the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy Need a pick me up to brighten your afternoon? Skip that second cup of coffee and discover dozens of happy-making lists alongside short essays, musings, prompts, quotes, and playlists. Flip to the joys of red velvet cake or road trips—or dip into “Things You Might Consider Doing Today” (Call a friend and don’t use the pronoun “I” during the entire conversation) or “Things to Look Forward To” (Reaching the other side of something challenging - which you will!) or “That Song … You Know the One.” LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE can be read straight through, or you can savor a single page at a time. The beautifully designed book contains over 3,000 items on topics such as music, books, paintings, photographs, memories, holidays, recipes, feelings, movies, and so much more. Brimming with the pleasures of life—and full of gorgeous illustrations—LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE makes a beautiful gift or keepsake.

Download or read book Cleaving written by Julie Powell and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do -- until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her memoir, Cleaving. Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs -- tough physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts. The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world -- from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.

Download or read book Feedback Loops written by Andrew Wells Garnar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of information technologies, genetic engineering, controversies about established science, and the mysteries of quantum physics, it is at once seemingly impossible and absolutely vital to find ways to make sense of how science, technology, and society connect. In Feedback Loops: Pragmatism about Science & Technology, editors Andrew Wells Garnar and Ashley Shew bring together original writing from philosophers and science and technology studies scholars to provide novel ways of rethinking the relationships among science, technology, education, and society. Through critiquing and exploring the work of philosopher of science and technology Joseph C. Pitt, the authors featured in this volume investigate the complexities of contemporary technoscience, writing on topics ranging from super-computing to pedagogy, engineering to biotechnology patents, and scientific instruments to disability studies. Taken together, these chapters develop an argument about the necessity of using pragmatism to foster a more productive relationship among science, technology and society.

Download or read book Beyond Dodgeball written by David Bueti and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Dodgeball: 36 Variations that Outperform the Timeless Classic promises your classes will be jammed with non-stop, sweat-pouring, heart-pounding action. Developed in over a decade of dodgeball experiences, the unique games and specialized rules within maximize physical activity for all ages. These Dodgeball variations are suitable from Kindergarten to adulthood and include social considerations as well as modifications for different play spaces and facilities. Be prepared to become the most popular instructor. This is dodgeball at a whole new level. This book goes Beyond Dodgeball.

Download or read book Zombie Fallout 18 Altered Destinies written by Mark Tufo and published by DevilDog Press. This book was released on with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jolly old England, where death has created an island of misfit zombies mutating rapidly in bizarre, deadly ways. The creatures have formed tribal groups intent on ending Humanity permanently. Two hopeful survivors of the Apocalypse, Mac and his young friend, Wilkes, are on the run from a brutal regime of slavers, and the bright spot in their lives is reading the lost journals of Michael Talbot, living vicariously through his sensational, hair-raising exploits. In this journal, Talbot and his squad are tasked with another dubious rescue mission, one more difficult than they've ever faced, and with far more at stake than just their own lives. Though the primary objective has failed, they are met with an unexpected mission, granting them access to a higher purpose, and a burning hope that still exists. But the strife never ends, and one day it will all be too much for Captain Talbot, and the cracks are starting to show. How much battle, how much loss, can one man take and maintain what's left of his already damaged sanity?

Download or read book Supernatural John Winchester s Journal written by Alex Irvine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam and Dean Winchester know all the secrets their father recorded in his journal. Now you can, too. On November 2, 1983, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a demonic supernatural force. In the wake of the tragedy, their father, John, set out to learn everything he could about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America . . . and how to kill it. In his personal journal, he not only compiled folklore, legend, and superstition about all manner of otherworldly enemies but he also recorded his experiences—hunting the creature that killed his wife even as he raised his two sons. Part prequel, part resource guide, John Winchester's Journal finally gives fans the ultimate companion book for Supernatural. It's all here: the exorcism Sam and Dean used in "Phantom Traveler," John's notes on everything from shape-shifters to Samuel Colt, Dean's first hunt, Sam's peewee soccer team . . . and John's single-minded pursuit of a growing and deadly evil.

Download or read book Movies with Balls written by Kyle Bandujo and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring original illustrations of fantasy memorabilia, ticket stubs, and playmaps, Movies with Balls will make you want to rewatch the movies you already love, and discover gems you’ve never seen. Play ball! If you’re the kind of fan who cheers every single time you watch Rocky beat Drago, or remembers who said “Be the ball, Danny” and “If you build it, he will come,” this is the book for you. Movies with Balls celebrates and analyzes more than two dozen of the greatest sports films of all time, with expert play-by-play and color commentary on the movies themselves and the athleticism they portray. You’ll be transported into fictional arenas, stadiums, gyms, fields, and golf courses to relive the climactic moments from: Caddyshack The Natural Field of Dreams Dodgeball The Karate Kid Rocky IV The Waterboy Bend it Like Beckham Creed And many more!

Download or read book Automating Data Quality Monitoring written by Jeremy Stanley and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's businesses ingest a combined 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. But how much of this vast amount of data--used to build products, power AI systems, and drive business decisions--is poor quality or just plain bad? This practical book shows you how to ensure that the data your organization relies on contains only high-quality records. Most data engineers, data analysts, and data scientists genuinely care about data quality, but they often don't have the time, resources, or understanding to create a data quality monitoring solution that succeeds at scale. In this book, Jeremy Stanley and Paige Schwartz from Anomalo explain how you can use automated data quality monitoring to cover all your tables efficiently, proactively alert on every category of issue, and resolve problems immediately. This book will help you: Learn why data quality is a business imperative Understand and assess unsupervised learning models for detecting data issues Implement notifications that reduce alert fatigue and let you triage and resolve issues quickly Integrate automated data quality monitoring with data catalogs, orchestration layers, and BI and ML systems Understand the limits of automated data quality monitoring and how to overcome them Learn how to deploy and manage your monitoring solution at scale Maintain automated data quality monitoring for the long term

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Comedy Movies written by Bob McCabe and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide discusses laughter in the cinema, from "Airplane!" to "Withnail and I" and from John Belushi to Billy Wilder.

Download or read book KNOCK OUT NETWORKING written by Michael Goldberg and published by Michael Goldberg. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knock-Out Networking! is based on Michael Goldberg’s proven system for attracting more prospects, more referrals, and more business to the pipeline. These proven approaches have helped thousands of sales reps, sales managers, business owners, and job searchers change the way they develop relationships. And they will do the same for you!