Download or read book The Incredible Albert Pujols 60 Minutes Bio A Hyperink Quicklet written by Anita T. and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK Albert Pujols is the type of ballplayer who quietly goes about his business, which in his case means putting up offensive numbers unparalleled in baseball history. Thus far in his career, he has been a better hitter than baseball giants Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Babe Ruth. Pujols is a franchise player, the kind who carries teams to world championships. No doubt this is why the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed the burly first baseman to a historic mega-deal for more than $250 million over 10 years. ESPN baseball analyst Jayson Stark summed up the deal on ESPN.com: “On an unforgettable Thursday morning at baseball's 2011 winter meetings, [the Angels] stunned their sport and changed their world, all in one dramatic swoop.” Perhaps the most incredible thing about Pujols is the kind of person he is outside the stadium. In a 60 Minutes interview that aired in April 2011, Bob Simon revealed another side of the fierce competitor who burns to be the best of the best. Viewers got to know a young man who sees beyond the disabilities of people with Down syndrome. A man of faith who follows his beliefs rather than peer pressure. A sports superstar who has not forgotten where he came from, the slums of a third world country. Finally, the interview hinted at why Pujols, who spent the first 10 years of his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, decided to his future awaited in the far west. MEET THE AUTHOR Anita is el presidente y peón of Sabaku, Inc., a marketing services company that provides writing, editing, research, analysis and consulting for a diverse assortment of clientèle. The loves of her life are split into two seasons: during the fall/winter she pursues a degree in Japanese language, and spends spring/summer joyfully immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of minor league baseball. A retired speed-freak and super-jock, her current life is moderately active. She grew up in the Bay Area of California, and her almae matres include San Leandro High and U.C. Davis. In fact, she remembers what San Jose looked like before Silicon Valley. Now happily settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, she shares her home with a pair of mixed-mutt bundles of canine goodness named Molly and Linus. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK In the 60 Minutes segment on Albert Pujols, Bob Simon opens with an unbelievable claim: “We’re going to tell you about one of the best baseball players who ever lived.” The viewer soon comes to learn that the stats bear him out. In the ten years following his major league debut in 2001, Pujols has hit higher than .300 AVE, more than 30 HR, and more than 100 RBI. Pujols began chasing his dream of playing major league baseball at age 18. He still has a scrapbook filled with high school highlights. In 1999, he was one of many eagerly awaiting the First-Year Player Draft, when professional baseball clubs choose the best young baseball talent in the country. His expectations were high, and he was confident of being drafted in the early rounds. But he was passed over, round-after-round, until he was finally selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in round #13. They paid him a small signing bonus and sent him to their minor league team in Peoria, IL. Pujols was so disappointed, he felt like quitting baseball. Deidre remembers how tough things were at the beginning: “There were times we'd have these conversations, I’d think, I need to file for bankruptcy. I don't know how I'll ever get this paid off.” Fortunately, Deidre didn’t file for bankruptcy and Albert didn’t quit baseball. By the end of the season, he’d climbed his way to the top of the minor league ladder. He made his major league debut in 2001, and in the fourth game of his career hit his first home run. Nowadays, teammate Lance Berkman offers free advice to pitchers facing Pujols when there are runners on base: it would be better to risk walking in one run than risk giving up four from a grand slam. Pujols is that good. There is little doubt he belongs in the “pantheon of the greatest,” says writer Peter Gammons, who’s covered baseball for longer than Pujols has been alive, 40 years. Buy a copy to keep reading!
Download or read book I Will Survive written by Gloria Gaynor and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Will Survive is the story of Gloria Gaynor, America's "Queen of Disco." It is the story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. Her meteoric rise to stardom in the mid-1970s was nothing short of phenomenal, and hits poured forth that pushed her to the top of the charts, including "Honey Bee," "I Got You Under My Skin," "Never Can Say Goodbye," and the song that has immortalized her, "I Will Survive," which became a #1 international gold seller. With that song, Gloria heralded the international rise of disco that became synonymous with a way of life in the fast lane - the sweaty bodies at Studio 54, the lines of cocaine, the indescribable feeling that you could always be at the top of your game and never come down. But down she came after her early stardom, and problems followed in the wake, including the death of her mother, whose love had anchored the young singer, as well as constant battles with weight, drugs, and alcohol. While her fans always imagined her to be rich, her personal finances collapsed due to poor management; and while many envied her, she felt completely empty inside. In the early 1980s, sustained by her marriage to music publisher Linwood Simon, Gloria took three years off and reflected upon her life. She visited churches and revisited her mother's old Bible. Discovering the world of gospel, she made a commitment to Christ that sustains her to this day.
Download or read book Fresh from the Farm 6pk written by Rigby and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Never Say Never written by Ricki Lake and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world first met Ricki Lake in 1988 as Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray. Weighing in at just over 200 pounds, the 5'3" teenager challenged what it meant to be an overweight woman in America: this fat girl got the guy, was part of the in crowd, and could sing and dance like nobody was watching. When she got her own talk show at twenty-four, Ricki had been transformed. She was a slender, mature woman whose long-running show changed daytime television forever. And when Ricki left it all behind to follow her heart and produce The Business of Being Born, we once again saw her in a new light, as a passionate advocate who wasn’t afraid to stand up for her beliefs and work for change. Ricki Lake’s life has been a series of rebirths—from fat to skinny, married to divorced, rich to poor, and more. In her intimate, bold, and relatable book, Ricki shows us how her unique life in the spotlight offers wisdom to anyone who has ever struggled in her own skin. She takes us behind the scenes of her troubled childhood—filled with food issues, abuse, and an unabashed yearning for a better life outside of her suburban home. She pulls back the curtain on her talk show and her early days as a “fat actress,” and she shows how she reinvented herself as an author, filmmaker, and much beloved finalist on Dancing with the Stars. Ricki weathered near-bankruptcy and an extremely difficult divorce, but, as she writes, life always hands you the unexpected—so you should never say never. Much to her surprise, Ricki has dated some of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors, appeared on the cover of Us Weekly magazine in a swimsuit, and fell in love when she least expected it. And now she’s ready to talk about it all. Never Say Never is an inspiring, entertaining, and down-to-earth account of one woman who defied the odds and refused to give up. By trusting her gut and following her heart, Ricki Lake turned an unconventional life into an unparalleled triumph, and this memoir stands as a hopeful, hilarious, and honest exploration of how any woman can do the same.
Download or read book Your Best Birth written by Ricki Lake and published by Wellness Central. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with crucial advice from childbirth professionals, and delivered in a down-to-earth, engaging voice, "Your Best Birth" inspires women to take back the birth experience with confidence.
Download or read book Truth Is a Woman written by Loren Jakobov and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truth Is A Woman is a poetry collection by Loren Jakobov written in response to her friends tragic death in 2015 as a victim of rape and murder. The poems discuss the World from the eyes of a woman, the pain and the beauty that lies therein.
Download or read book Courage Defiance Stories of Spies Saboteurs and Survivors in World War II Denmark Scholastic Focus written by Deborah Hopkinson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings to bold life the remarkable story of the Danish resistance and rescue of over 7,000 Jews during WWII. When the Nazis invaded Denmark the morning of Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the people of this tiny country to the north of Germany awoke to a devastating surprise. The government of Denmark surrendered quietly, and the Danes were ordered to go about their daily lives as if nothing had changed. But everything had changed. Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson traces the stories of the heroic young men and women who would not stand by as their country was occupied. Rather, they fought back. Some were spies, passing tactical information to the British; some were saboteurs, who aimed to hamper and impede Nazi operations in Denmark; and 95% of the Jewish population of Denmark were survivors, rescued by their fellow countrymen, who had the courage and conscience that drove them to act. With her extraordinary talent for digging deep in her research and weaving real voices into her narratives, Hopkinson reveals the thrilling truth behind one of WWII's most daring resistance movements.
Download or read book The 18th Emergency written by Betsy Byars and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVBenjie and his friend Ezzie have escape plans for every emergency, including lion attacks and quicksand, but no clue what to do about the class bully /divDIV So what if Benjie “Mouse” Fawley likes practical jokes? He’s a good kid who never meant to harm anyone. The same cannot be said for Marv Hammerman, a boy in Benjie’s middle school who is as big as a high-schooler but has the temper of a two-year-old. When Benjie (in a fit of insanity) writes a joke about Marv for all to see, he soon realizes he’s stumbled into the biggest emergency he’s ever faced. Now Benjie must decide whether to stay at school and face a clobbering, or run off and live the rest of his life hiding in the woods. The 18th Emergency is a hilarious account of the trials of surviving the school bully./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author’s personal collection./div
Download or read book All the Way Home written by Patricia Reilly Giff and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s August 1941, and Brick and Mariel both love the Brooklyn Dodgers. Brick listens to their games on the radio in Windy Hill, in upstate New York, where his family has an apple orchard; Mariel, once a polio patient in the hospital in Windy Hill, lives in Brooklyn near the Dodgers’ home, Ebbets Field. She was adopted by Loretta, a nurse at the hospital, and has never known what happened to her own mother. Someday, somehow, she plans to return to Windy Hill and find out. When a fire destroys their orchard, Brick’s parents must leave the farm to find work. They send him to live in Brooklyn with their friend Loretta, even though Brick knows that their elderly neighbors need his help to pick what’s left of the apples. The only good thing about Brooklyn is seeing the Dodgers play–that, and his friendship with Mariel. Maybe, together, they’ll find a way to return to Windy Hill, save the harvest, and learn the truth about Mariel’s past.
Download or read book Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves written by Peter Roop and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and recipient of the Florida Sunshine Award: In this absorbing chapter book, Ahyoka helps her father, Sequoyah, unlock the mystery of “talking leaves” to create the Cherokee alphabet Ahyoka is the daughter of Sequoyah, a silversmith who has given up most of his trade to focus on his true passion. He longs for the day when the Cherokee people can communicate to one another from afar and document the history of their lives. He wants his people—the Real People—to have a written language like the white men do. When he is ostracized from his community for the “magic” he is creating, he leaves his home to pursue his quest. His young daughter, who shares his dream, joins him on his journey. They work together to create a syllabic alphabet that will tell the story of the Cherokee people.
Download or read book Bonk Goes the Ball written by Philippa J. Stevens and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enumerates a series of words and the greater things of which they are a part, such as leaf and tree, elbow and arm, candle and cake, and tail and kite.
Download or read book Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue written by Paula Danziger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-10-26 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wow! Mom's boyfriend Max has invited Amber and her mom to Walla Walla, Washington for Thanksgiving. And Amber's dad is coming home from Paris to live nearby. Life couldn't be better. Until Amber's dad calls. He's expecting Amber to spend Thanksgiving with him in New York City. And the grownups are leaving it up to Amber to decide what to do.Suddenly, Amber feels as if she is in the middle of a bad dream...which only gets worse when she goes to school and meets the new girl -- Kelly Green. No way...no one in the class has ever had a two-color name like Amber Brown. Hannah Burton smirks and says, "Let the color wars begin!" Home. School. Nothing is going right. What to do? Amber Brown is feeling blue.
Download or read book 4B Goes Wild written by Jamie Gilson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Star broke the news gently. "Well, 4B," he said, "it appears we're going to do it." It was the talk of last year's fourth, especially the part about the catfish between the principal's sheets. It is the good-behavior reward for this year's fourth grade. It is Outdoor Education: three days at Camp Trotter in Wisconsin. From where Hobie Hanson sits -- at Central School in Stockton, Illinois -- it is bad news. Three days also means two nights, two nights far from home. The thought brings wooly-worms to his stomach and floods his head with what-ifs. As things turn out, however, Outdoor Education lives up to its name, and in ways that neither Hobie nor his friends expect. The class, and sub, that kept readers breathless in Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub are back for another rousing adventure, filled with the sights, sounds, tastes, and, yes, smells familiar to veteran campers everywhere.
Download or read book Achingly Alice written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice must choose between Patrick and Sam in this beloved series. How can someone be in love with two people at the same time? It doesn't make sense to Alice—until Sam, her friend from Camera Club, starts to pay attention to her. Sam is quiet, gentle, and a terrific dancer, and Alice likes being with him. But Alice has been Patrick’s girlfriend for almost two years—so why is she interested in another guy? As Alice stumbles her way through the minefield of early adolescence, there are plenty of bumps, giggles, and surprises along the way. Every girl should grow up with Alice, and with this irresistible new look, a whole new generation will want to.
Download or read book All But Alice written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-04-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventh grader Alice decides that the only way to stave off personal and social disasters is to be part of the crowd, especially the in crowd, no matter how boring and, potentially, difficult.
Download or read book 100 Unforgettable Moments in Pro Football written by Bob Italia and published by Abdo & Daughters. This book was released on 1996 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes notable events in the history of pro football.
Download or read book Cassie Binegar written by Patricia MacLachlan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her grandfather's death, Cassie longs for an orderliness to life -' a pattern -' that doesn't exist among her raucous, loving family. But during an eventful summer by the sea, she begins to learn that some things do not stay the same forever. Colorful characters [and] Cassie's continuing and believable growth in understanding herself and others [make] this novel so distinctive." 'C.
