Download or read book Misty written by Misty May-Treanor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medal–winning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor. More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world’s imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career. Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty talks about the personal and professional challenges she has faced and the life lessons she has learned in the process. From growing up with two driven, competitive, accomplished athlete parents and living in a volatile household rocked for years by their alcoholism to the heartbreaking death of her mother from cancer, Misty reveals intimate details never before publicly discussed. She tells behind-the-scenes stories about her eight-year climb to the top of beach volleyball with partners Holly McPeak and Kerri Walsh; her career-threatening injuries; her role on ABC’s hit television show Dancing with the Stars; and of course, her historic two Olympic gold medals and the special rewards they’ve brought. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a cherished celebrity sports icon and an ambassador for women’s athletics, Misty will touch, inspire, and empower readers everywhere.

Download or read book We Were Kings written by Travis Mewhirter and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We see them every four years, these sun-kissed, muscle-bound athletes, shirtless or bikini-clad. How glamorous it must be, to live the life of a professional beach volleyball player, for your office to reside west of the Pacific Coast Highway. Kings of the Beach, they were called once, these professional beach volleyball players. And indeed, they lived up to the name - sponsors! Endorsements! Commercials! Millions in prize money. Icons to a rebel culture.Yet when the Summer Olympics come to a close, beach volleyball disappears from the public eye, and what the rest of the world fails to see once again becomes reality: It is a remarkable struggle, a wondrous grind, to live the life of a professional beach volleyball player. It is cramming six to a one-bedroom apartment, of sleeping under piers before tournaments, of stealing sandwiches from the players tent to save an extra buck. It is the pressure of winning a tournament just to make rent or, for that matter, just to afford the next meal. It is flying to a tournament in Shanghai, not knowing if you'll be able to feed your wife and newborn when you return, all in the hopes of keeping the beach dream alive.Featuring interviews and arresting accounts of more than 100 beach volleyball players, award-winning writer and professional beach volleyball player Travis Mewhirter tells the stories, for the first time, of the modern player, lifting the curtain for the inside story of life as a professional beach volleyball player, and the pursuit of being a King of the Beach once more.

Download or read book Life in Flip Flops written by Sonja B. DeChene and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cool! You're reading the back of my book which means the front caught your eye. Now you're just about ready to open it up and, well, since I still have your attention... So this is my first book, a lifetime in the making. And you won't find any fancy reviews by important people written here. What you will see is my invitation especially for you. Between the covers is an eclectic collection of true stories extracted from my life and imaginati on. It's not a "how-to" book or a dramatic tale of triumph. It's simply thoughts about everyday life that most anyone can relate to yet spend little time putting much thought into. This compilation of short stories won't change your life. But I'm pretty sure it will warm your heart, make you smile and make you think; you might even shed a tear or two. And it just might inspire you to tweak your outlook on life just a little bit. That, my friend, is up to you. So, steal a few moments for yourself and curl up with Life in Flip Flops. And if a bon fire with s'mores breaks out halfway through, then you're right where you need to be. Enjoy!

Download or read book A Scar is Also Skin written by Ben Mckelvey and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first twenty-seven years of his life, Ben McKelvey didn't spend too much time thinking about his brain, nor much about trauma. He was fit, carefree and happy working as a magazine journalist, writing listicles and doing celebrity junket interviews. Then one day, while boxing, he suffered a stroke. In the time it took for a left hook to be thrown, Ben disconnected from language and therefore the world. He wanted nothing more than to go back to normal life and, after a time, it looked he had. He spoke again in a few days, read in a few weeks and then, in months, returned to his listicles and junkets. Only normal life no longer felt normal. Ben's brain had changed, and so had he. Ben's stroke was followed a few years later by a startling heart attack. A crisis followed, and surgeries: dangerous, painful and scarring. On an unsteady path of recovery, Ben started to question everything about his life. He wondered what makes us who we are, and what role family, fate and physiology plays. He wondered what a good life looks like. While still weak, thin and questioning, a letter arrived from the Australian Defence Force. It was an invitation to embed with Australian forces in Iraq, and also an invitation to a new career and a calling, one that would allow Ben to ask deep questions about life, connection and the morality of people who have also visited the precarious edge of human experience. Combining autobiography, reportage and science, Ben Mckelvey tells his personal story, along with research about psychology, physiology and neuropathology. He shares intimate stories about people who have dealt with illness or trauma and some who are moulding our understanding of ourselves. In the telling, Ben investigates trauma, change and resilience. This is a powerful book for anyone who has ever been broken, and hoped to find themselves remade.

Download or read book My Life Without Me written by Jaclyn Aurore and published by Morning Rain Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Jamie, and I am brilliant. Or at least I was. Now I don’t know what’s what anymore. Living in a swirling fog of absent memories, Jamie struggles every day to remember who she is and where she’s going. While her classmates are discussing the latest book craze, she is tracking her own life in a journal. Each day brings new challenges, especially when Callum McKenzie appears, bringing with him a brief glimpse of clarity. Whenever the exchange student from Scotland is near, Jamie’s unusual amnesia recedes, allowing her to experience university life with ease. Unfortunately, Callum’s presence in her life is as unstable as the fog that threatens her. He knows more about Jamie’s life than she does, but he never sticks around long enough for her to figure anything out. It’s only a matter of time before she forgets everything altogether.

Download or read book Volleyball for Milkshakes written by Tri Bourne and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tri had anxiously been waiting for this day throughout the entire school year: The beginning of summer, when his days would be filled with beach volleyball, surfing, and more beach volleyball. But when he signs up for summer beach volleyball at Outrigger Beach with his best friend and partner, Trevor, he discovers the devastating news that Trevor had teamed up with his arch rival, Ricardo.Now Tri, with the help of his tough love Auntie, must befriend a misfit named Travis, building a new team, a new partnership, and a deep friendship that changes his view on beach volleyball, and life.In this first-of-its kind novel, SANDCAST podcast hosts and professional beach volleyball players Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter take you through a fictional tale that will inspire, humor, and teach lessons that will last a lifetime.

Download or read book In Their Shoes written by Deborah Reber and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AMAZING WOMEN WHO HAVE THE JOBS OF YOUR DREAMS! Find out what you really want to know about your career choices: What will I do every day? Will I wear Prada or Old Navy? Play with kids on the playground, or with bigwigs in the boardroom? Power lunch at the Ivy, or bag lunch at my desk? What kind of education do I need? This book is packed full of answers. "Day in the life" profiles will inspire you, while a ton of sidebars, lists, and helpful tips will get you started right away on finding the career that's right for you. Discover words of wisdom from women in the workforce, including: • Shonda Rhimes, creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy, who thinks her job is like running a small country -- PAGE 2 • Susan Schulz, editor in chief of CosmoGIRL!, who compares her life to both a chess game and the prom -- PAGE 289 • U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, who says that if you're passionate about an issue, you can turn it into a career -- PAGE 283 Browse through the profiles to find the job that's right for you, or use the career chooser to narrow your search. Packed with informative and inspirational advice from women at every stage of their careers, In Their Shoes is a must-have reference for every aspiring working girl!

Download or read book Playing Beach Volleyball Is My Life written by Enrobed Volleyball Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MINIMALIST AND STYLISH JOURNAL Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6x9 notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. This Journals pre-lined pages are ready and waiting to be filled. DETAILS: 120 Blank Lined White Pages Simple Stylish Typographic Cover Art DIMENSIONS: 6x9 inches PERFECT FOR: Everyday Dairy Personal Journal Wedding Planning Work Lists Creative Doodles College Planning

Download or read book Playing Beach Volleyball Is My Life written by Enrobed Volleyball Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MINIMALIST AND STYLISH JOURNAL Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6x9 notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. This Journals pre-lined pages are ready and waiting to be filled. DETAILS: 120 Blank Lined White Pages Simple Stylish Typographic Cover Art DIMENSIONS: 6x9 inches PERFECT FOR: Everyday Dairy Personal Journal Wedding Planning Work Lists Creative Doodles College Planning

Download or read book Being Me and Loving It written by Naomi Richards and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 29 real life and relatable stories at its heart, this practical resource is designed to help build self-esteem and body confidence in children aged 5-11. Each story is the focus of a ready-to-use lesson plan, covering common issues that affect children such as a lack of body confidence, feeling pressured by peers and worries about puberty. The stories are preceded by guidance on how to introduce the topic and the learning outcomes, and they are followed by a range of activities to reinforce the messages being taught. The stories can either be read aloud to a class or group or photocopied and shared for individual reading. Perfect for use in PSHE lessons with groups of children, or in one-to-one settings in the therapy room or at home, this book is a useful resource for PSHE co-ordinators, teachers, school counsellors, pastoral care teams, youth workers as well as parents.

Download or read book Beach Volleyball written by Karch Kiraly and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the sport of beach volleyball and explains how its strategy differs from traditional volleyball.

Download or read book Lifted by Love written by Patricia Clarke and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-07-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young fisherman encounters the powerful love of Jesus Christ, he experiences a spiritual awakening that transforms his own life and changes the world. Through scripture readings, historical references, personal reflections and group discussion, Peter’s relationship with Christ comes alive in this eight-week interactive study guide informed by answers to eight key questions: Who is in charge? What do I want? Who do I trust? Am I good enough? What is love? What is grace? Who am I? Where am I going? Patricia Clarke challenges the reader to explore their own relationship with Christ through Peter’s example, and to learn, as he did, how to live a life Lifted by Love.

Download or read book Until He Comes written by K. Dawn Goodwin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goodwin shares her personal and sometimes raunchy journey navigating the murky waters of religion and sexuality--and the struggle to reconcile two unspoken Christian traditions: doing everything but sex behind closed doors and being everything but yourself out in the open.

Download or read book A Time for Us written by Amy Knupp and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learning that she was adopted is the biggest shock of magazine writer Sarah Tigarden's life. Falling in love with champion bull rider Clay Hollyer is a close second. Years ago, she shared a sizzling kiss with the handsome rodeo star, only to hear that he was a player who enjoyed toying with women. After her profile of Clay called him on his caddish behavior, she never wanted to see him again. But as Sarah searches for her birth mother, Clay is unexpectedly by her side. Can this really be the same guy she condemned as a womanizer? As she gets closer to learning the stunning truth about her biological mom, Sarah also finds herself getting closer to Clay. Her head tells her it's a mistake ... but her heart isn't so sure"--Publisher.

Download or read book The Fifth Device written by and published by Bryce Cullen Publishing. This book was released on with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Soul Cries Out written by Sherri L. Lewis and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monica Harris-Day's perfect world begins a downward spiral the afternoon she comes home to find her husband in bed . . . with another man. After confronting Kevin, her husband of two years, Monica discovers he's had a lifelong struggle with homosexuality that began at the age of ten after he was molested by a deacon in the church. For years, Kevin has sought deliverance, crying out to God to make him straight. He explains his deceit by saying that he thought he had truly been delivered when he married Monica, but was afraid to share his past with her for fear she wouldn't marry him. Kevin begs Monica's forgiveness and wants to save their marriage. He is convinced that God has indeed delivered him from the spirit of homosexuality and that the one-time mistake was just his past coming back to haunt him. Their pastor offers them marital counseling, but Monica suspects he's really concerned about maintaining his mega-ministry. The church has grown to 10,000 members since Kevin became the minister of music. When the pastor swears them to secrecy and urges Monica to stay in the marriage, she thinks Bishop Walker isn't willing to risk the potential scandal and church split that would be caused if the truth were leaked to the congregation. My Soul Cries Out is a compassionate look at the issue of Christians struggling with homosexuality and the redemptive power of God to bring deliverance.

Download or read book Perfectly Planned written by and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: