Download or read book One Shot at Forever written by Chris Ballard and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One Shot at Forever is powerful, inspirational. . . This isn't merely a book about baseball. It's a book about heart." -- Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois, playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats, defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to represent the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There the Ironmen would play against a Chicago powerhouse in a dramatic game that would change their lives forever. In this gripping, cinematic narrative, Chris Ballard tells the story of the team and its coach, Lynn Sweet: a hippie, dreamer, and intellectual who arrived in Macon in 1966, bringing progressive ideas to a town stuck in the Eisenhower era. Beloved by students but not administration, Sweet reluctantly took over the ragtag team, intent on teaching the boys as much about life as baseball. Together they embarked on an improbable postseason run that buoyed a small town in desperate need of something to celebrate. Engaging and poignant, One Shot at Forever is a testament to the power of high school sports to shape the lives of those who play them, and it reminds us that there are few bonds more sacred than that among a coach, a team, and a town. "Macon's run at the title reminds us why sports matter and why sportswriting has such great power to inspire. . . [It's] one hell of a good story, and Ballard has written one hell of a good book." -- Jonathan Eig, Chicago Tribune

Download or read book Jack Reacher One Shot written by Lee Child and published by Dell. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! “Pure, escapist gold . . . Mr. Child’s tough talk and thoughtful plotting make an ingenious combination.”—The New York Times Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex—military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter–a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right–and soon the slam-dunk case explodes. Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning–and then beat him shot for shot.

Download or read book One Shot Harry written by Gary Phillips and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race and civil rights in 1963 Los Angeles provide a powerful backdrop in Gary Phillips’s riveting mystery about an African American crime scene photographer seeking justice for a friend—perfect for fans of Walter Mosley, James Ellroy, and George Pelecanos. LOS ANGELES, 1963: Korean War veteran Harry Ingram earns a living as a news photographer and occasional process server: chasing police radio calls and dodging baseball bats. With racial tensions running high on the eve of Martin Luther King’s Freedom Rally, Ingram risks becoming a victim at every crime scene he photographs. When Ingram hears about a deadly automobile accident on his police scanner, he recognizes the vehicle described as belonging to his good friend and old army buddy, a white jazz trumpeter. The LAPD declares the car crash an accident, but when Ingram develops his photos, he sees signs of foul play. Ingram feels compelled to play detective, even if it means putting his own life on the line. Armed with his wits, his camera, and occasionally his Colt .45, “One-Shot” Harry plunges headfirst into the seamy underbelly of LA society, tangling with racists, leftists, gangsters, zealots, and lovers as he attempts to solve the mystery. Master storyteller and crime fiction legend Gary Phillips has filled the pages of One-Shot Harry with fascinating historical cameos, wise-cracks, tenderness, and an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride of a plot with consequences far beyond one dead body.

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Download or read book Midnight World Book One written by Dalivia Plaut and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does a telepathic, parasitic creature with tentacles, a moonlit-eyed stalker who murders his victims with a pair of scissors, and a retired professional wrestler who pieces together mysterious puzzles in order to ward off an ancient evil force, all have in common? They're just a few of the unique characters inside this ambiguous collection of ten novellas called Midnight World.

Download or read book 3 written by 최제창 and published by JC Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-08 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 영어 회화가 쉬운 일이 아니다. 외국인과 영어로 대화를 할 때 여러가지 표현들이 머리에서 뱅뱅 도는데, 막상 입으로는 나오지를 않고, 가슴이 답답해지고 진땀 내며 고생하게 되는 경우를 경험하게 된다. 이러한 일은 영어 회화를 암기위주로 공부를 많이 하는 경우에 주로 발생한다. 영어 회화는 암기가 아니라 반복이어야 하며, 공부가 아니라 연습이 있어야 한다. 따라서 소통 영어의 학습은 암기보다는 반복, 한꺼번에 오랜 시간보다는 매일 조금씩, 부담 없이 재미를 붙일 수 있게 하는 방식이 되어야한다. 이에 따라 "소통 영어 퀴즈"는 생활속에서 마주치는 다양한 영어 표현을 퀴즈 형식을 통하여 효과적으로 익힘으로써 영어 소통에 자신감을 가지고, 깊이 있는 영어 대화를 구사할 수 있도록 사례 중심으로 구성하였다.

Download or read book Sunnyside Blues written by Mary Carter and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this funny, surprising, and heartfelt novel, Mary Carter explores the unlikely connection between a rootless young woman and a troubled boy--and the life-changing adventure that ensues. . . Twenty-five-year-old Andes Lane has spent nine years moving restlessly from place to place as she searches for somewhere that feels right. In the little blue houseboat bobbing on a Seattle lake, she thinks she's found it. But Andes has barely had a chance to settle in before her new life is upended by her landlord, Jay, and his son, Chase. Smart, guarded, and precocious, Chase touches a chord with Andes even as he plays on her last nerve. And though she agrees to accompany the boy on a burning quest to Sunnyside, Queens, Andes is sure it will prove fruitless--in fact, she has promised Jay it will be. But in this new, strange, unexpectedly welcoming city, both Andes and Chase will unravel their deepest secrets and darkest fears--and in the face of longed for truths, discover a freedom that feels very much like home. . . Praise for Mary Carter "The unique spin Carter takes on the familiar theme of self-discovery gives this a welcome, fresh feel." –Publishers Weekly on My Sister's Voice "Guaranteed to become one of the books on your shelf that you'll want to read again." --The Free Lance-Star on The Pub Across the Pond

Download or read book Verbal Behavior written by Burrhus Frederic Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Portland Beer Stories written by Steven Shomler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portlanders have got it made. Not only is the city filled with nearly countless breweries, brewpubs, bottle shops and homebrew supply venues, but also the people who created the community are nothing short of fascinating. Saddle up to the bar and get to know the stories of the men and women brewing some of the country's most exciting beer and cider, from the origin of Ecliptic Brewing to a personal account of a beer truck driver. When you are looking for an adventure outside the city limits, try out one of the seven beer road trips to other Northwest towns (with a designated driver, of course). Join author Steven Shomler for a hop through Brewvana.

Download or read book The 9th Engineer Battalion First Marine Division in Vietnam written by Jean Shellenbarger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combat engineers of the First Marine Division, 9th Engineer Battalion, risked their lives daily in Vietnam as they cleared the roads of mines, repaired and paved the famous "Highway 1," disarmed booby traps, built bridges and culverts, and destroyed enemy bunkers and tunnels. Despite their sacrifices and pain, the combat engineers in Vietnam have heretofore largely been ignored. This is the first oral (or other) history of the 9th Engineers, the only Marine battalion formed specifically to go to Vietnam. More than 35 men of the 9th talk about why they joined the Marines and their experiences in basic training. They speak candidly and compellingly about their five years (1966 to 1970) in country. The soldiers also discuss what it was like to come home and get on with their lives.

Download or read book One More Beer and I Gotta Go written by Holden Finch and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One More Beer and I Gotta Go will offend you in some way. That is a promise. From the moment you first meet James Laslow, you will immediately fall in love with him and hate him. Yet, you will love him and hate him for one simple reason. You see him inside of you. These are his memoirs from his senior year in high school all the way until his ten-year class reunion. Never will you find a boring moment inside of One More Beer and I Gotta Go from the high school running back that wants to be a magician to the bachelor party from hell where the groom's father does a keg stand to eating cold Chef Boyardee at a tavern in the middle of nowhere. These are laugh aloud anecdotes, but in between those insane stories of his youth come nuggets of truth showing what is real from his best friend to his love life. Simply think Dazed and Confused meets American Pie meets Breakfast at Tiffany's meets Scooby-Doo meets Romeo and Juliet.

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Download or read book The Write Off written by R B Taylor and published by eGlobal Creative Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We can't," he breathed against her neck, reaching up to nip at her earlobe. Rhiannon quirked an eyebrow. "Why? Because it's wrong? Because you're worried my mean old dad will come after you?" she murmured. John's chuckle reverberated against her shoulder where his onslaught of kisses continued. "Something like that…” *** When Rhiannon Cates’s publishing dreams are squandered, she is forced to move home. However, when her father's wealthy best friend starts to catch feelings for her, she realizes bartending at a local bar might not be the worst thing to happen to her. When their love ignites Can the two of them overcome their differences, Rhiannon’s father, and true love in the end? *** "Oh, perfect. So, you thought if you threw some money on me, you might get a little action? You thought you could turn me into one of those slimy girls that dated you as a stepping stone? I don't want your f*cking money." The Write Off by R B Taylor is an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Adolescence written by Roger J.R. Levesque and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 3161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Adolescence breaks new ground as an important central resource for the study of adolescence. Comprehensive in breath and textbook in depth, the Encyclopedia of Adolescence – with entries presented in easy-to-access A to Z format – serves as a reference repository of knowledge in the field as well as a frequently updated conduit of new knowledge long before such information trickles down from research to standard textbooks. By making full use of Springer’s print and online flexibility, the Encyclopedia is at the forefront of efforts to advance the field by pushing and creating new boundaries and areas of study that further our understanding of adolescents and their place in society. Substantively, the Encyclopedia draws from four major areas of research relating to adolescence. The first broad area includes research relating to "Self, Identity and Development in Adolescence". This area covers research relating to identity, from early adolescence through emerging adulthood; basic aspects of development (e.g., biological, cognitive, social); and foundational developmental theories. In addition, this area focuses on various types of identity: gender, sexual, civic, moral, political, racial, spiritual, religious, and so forth. The second broad area centers on "Adolescents’ Social and Personal Relationships". This area of research examines the nature and influence of a variety of important relationships, including family, peer, friends, sexual and romantic as well as significant nonparental adults. The third area examines "Adolescents in Social Institutions". This area of research centers on the influence and nature of important institutions that serve as the socializing contexts for adolescents. These major institutions include schools, religious groups, justice systems, medical fields, cultural contexts, media, legal systems, economic structures, and youth organizations. "Adolescent Mental Health" constitutes the last major area of research. This broad area of research focuses on the wide variety of human thoughts, actions, and behaviors relating to mental health, from psychopathology to thriving. Major topic examples include deviance, violence, crime, pathology (DSM), normalcy, risk, victimization, disabilities, flow, and positive youth development.

Download or read book The I Like My Beer Diet written by Martin R. Lipp and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thing to be understood about this book is its utter seriousness. This is not a flippant diet but a well-thought-out innovation by a man who has spent years grappling with his own weight problem and his love of beer. Now, believe it or not, thanks to Dr. Lipp you can lose weight without giving up beer on his remarkable I-Like-My-Beer Diet. Recognizing that no one likes to diets or wants to change his or her eating habits forever, Dr. Lipp has devised a weight-loss program designed to take off ten or more pounds in twelve days in as painless a manner as possible—with two (or three) beers a day. Dr. Lipp gives five basic reasons why beer is compatible with weight loss: beer complements a high protein, low-fat diet; beer is itself comparatively low in calories; beer is nutritious; beer is filling; and beer is relaxing, which helps you deal with you deal with the diet-deprivation syndrome. Each day’s menu program includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and, of course, beer. As flexible as it is serious, The I-Like-My-Beer Diet offers three options for each meal: recipes for dishes to make at home, suggestions for restaurant dining, and brown bag meals for lunch or dinner. Tips on diet survival at parties and on weekends are included. Calorie listing for most popular domestic and imported beers are provided. The I-Like-My-Beer Diet may sound too good to be true, but it works! So reach for your favorite brew, follow Dr. Lipp’s diet, and you’ll find yourself ten or more pounds lighter in just twelve days. Cheers!

Download or read book Clear Thinking when Drinking written by Roman T. Solohub and published by Thinking When Drinking. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a handbook on responsible alcohol consumption. The author points out that most people around the world do drink moderately, and he parts company with abstinence theorists who advocate a misleadingly negative representation of the phenomenon by focusing only on worst-case scenarios. Instead, knowing that most young people will experiment at some point and to some degree with alcohol, the author aims to provide a resource that educates readers about the facts and potential dangers of alcohol. The books goal is to encourage moderation and responsibility.