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This new edition celebrates the art and craft of the quintessential story of the Lost Generation. Presented by the Hemingway family with supplementary material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library, this edition provides readers with wonderful insight regarding Hemingways first great literary masterpiece. The Sun Also Rises is a classic example of Hemingways spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at...
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Publisher:
Future Publishing Ltd
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English
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With an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide, football (or soccer) is undoubtedly the most popular sport on the planet. Nothing else comes close. And one of the reasons we love it so much? The superstars who have graced pitches all around the globe, from Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro to London, Paris, Madrid and beyond – the players who get us off our seats and entertain and excite us every time they pull on their shirts and lace up their boots;
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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An electrifying and poignant insider account of the Fall 22 season at Jackson State University, where NFL legend Deion Sanders coached the team to a near-perfect season, and along the way, attracted the nation's top recruit, ushered in an HBCU resurgence, and revived the spirit of a small, Southern town. "We have to win on the field. We have to win in the classroom. We have to win in the community. We have to win at home for our families. Then we...
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English
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"In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against...
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Publisher:
Ockley Books
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
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Modern football is brilliant, and yet it is also utterly rubbish. For every part of the beautiful game that reminds us why we love it, there's another to drive us up the wall. Half-and-half scarves designated singing sections, goal music and open letters - the list is endless. Football's Flaws & Foibles looks at some of the biggest transgressions and dissects just what lies at the heart of our annoyance. Featuring contributions from Kevin Day, Daniel...
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Publisher:
Hawk Bookworks
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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In this heartfelt memoir, Steve Love, contributor to two Akron Beacon Journal Pulitzer Prizes, shares familiar loves and losses. Nostalgic but never saccharine, Football, Fast Friends, and Small Towns is filled with Americana to which Baby Boomers and subsequent generations can relate. Small towns, whether his own Nowata or the Sallisaw of national champion quarterback Steve Davis, have rhythms and cultures, as common yet as special as the sight of...
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Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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Why do sports matter so much to so many people? And why should we care? Far from being a distraction or a trivial pastime, sports tell us deep truths about ourselves. Big-time sports are a particularly potent mirror for humanity-reflecting both our promising possibilities and our demonic distortions. Theologian (and football coach's wife) Marcia Mount Shoop invites you to take a closer look at the hold that sports have on us. Touchdowns for Jesus...
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Publisher:
Dave Tomlinson
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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There will never be another story like that of Leeds United Football Club in the 1960s. Post-war industrial England, a dirty hinterland in the North and Midlands where the skyline was punctuated by grimy old stacks and evil-looking factories. It was a simpler time, but also less informed; if you said 'Prosecco', 'Paparazzi' and 'Literati' to even the worldly-wise gentlemen of the press, after the sneer, you might have got a guess that you were discussing...
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Christine Djerf
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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The alien continues "As the worm replaces the DNA string which is your life recording with another, you will slowly die and this body of yours will start to decompose". As this extraterrestrial being was talking, Liza felt her body stop reacting bit by bit and she seemed to sink together into a pile. Her muscles had started to dissolve.-Why are you doing this? She whispered without any strength left, as she became sitting on the floor not able to...
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HarperCollins Publishers
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English
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The Bible For Blokes From The Daddy Of Breakfast Radio Foreword by James Nesbitt. Christian O'Connell has been a man nearly all his life. Well, once he was a boy, then he was a teenager, then a man, but you get what we mean. So who better to save manhood from devolving into one of those spineless newt things from the Guinness ad? For years women have had everyone from Germaine Greer to Bridget Jones to tell them how to be a woman, and who have men...
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Publisher:
Tektime
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
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Football, known as 'The Beautiful Game', transcends borders, cultures, and generations, captivating millions around the globe with its thrilling blend of athleticism, strategy, and unyielding passion. From the dusty streets of small villages to the grand stadiums of bustling metropolises, football unites people in a shared love for the sport, creating unforgettable memories and lifelong bonds. This book delves into the multi-faceted world of football,...
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Publisher:
Scribner
Pub. Date:
2009
Language:
English
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Today's National Football League is more successful, more exciting, and more popular than ever. But the game in the twenty-first century is also ruled by a constant quest for more money. Super Bowl-winning head coach Brian Billick's More Than a Game examines how the relentless competition off the field affects the game on the field, and what it means for the future of America's most popular sport. One of the NFL's most successful leaders, Billick...
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English
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"This book demystifies academic writing and shows how to engage with the views of others. Extensively revised in response to feedback from our community of adopters, this edition of They Say / I Say is an even more practical companion for students, featuring a new chapter on Researching Conversations, new exercises, expanded support for reading, and an expanded chapter on Revising. By focusing on the rhetorical moves found in all disciplines, They...
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Publisher:
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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In Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong, authors Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree apply sharp economic analysis to bust a couple of the most widespread urban legends about professional athletics. Exploring the claim that player salary demands increase ticket prices and asking whether Major League Baseball should emulate the National Football League, this quick read gives us a taste of 15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong, forthcoming from Stanford...
17. Waiting Game
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Vegas Aces volume 4
Publisher:
Podium Audio
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
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My wedding to Prince Charming is interrupted with accusations that it's a sham. It is, but we both hold tight to the story that we're marrying for love. I don't have to fake it, but I'm not so sure about my husband. As I play the waiting game for him to return home from training camp, I start to find my niche with the wives of his pro football teammates. But our marriage contract is only valid for one year. If it's all just for show, why do I feel...
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Publisher:
Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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How would you like to have your funeral at any place you wanted? Well, in this book, you will see what my uncle did. He was a major coach. What is a major coach? Well, that is where you coach literally everything: basketball, baseball, track, football, martial arts, swimming, golf, and dancing lessons. He tutored adults and children and worked a regular job. Lazy wasn't a word he knew. What better way than to go out the way you lived your life? I...
19. Learning Curve
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Cobey Green There I was, moving into the dorms at Franklin U and not into the shared party house I'd lived in my freshman year. Last year had been all about football and parties, not schoolwork. Which was why my grades tanked. Why I was one failed class away from being kicked off the team. Why I needed to live on campus and find myself a tutor. Funny that my new roommate just happens to be a tutor. Funny that he's oblivious to how hot he is. For a...
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Series:
Braysen U volume 1
Publisher:
Podium Audio
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Football players are treated like royalty in our small town, which makes Beckham Carver their king. As the new quarterback of the Braysen Bulldogs, he's also my boyfriend's biggest rival. Add that to the list of reasons I should stay far away from him. But when my truck breaks down, Beckham makes me an offer I can't refuse: He'll repair my pickup in exchange for me tutoring him. I have only one stipulation-no one, including my boyfriend, can find...