Author: Ophelia Bell
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
She's a bossy young chef and he's old enough to be her be father. So the last thing he needs is this spitfire of a she-bear invading his privacy in his own, half-built house. It's bad enough he has to work with her, since he's building her new kitchen. And now here she is, in his house, in his shirt, digging for his age. "I'm a lot older than you. Maybe not as old as your dad, but old enough," he says. "Old enough to be a cranky old bear? Old enough to hide from the world in a half-finished cabin? Old enough ..." she says. "Old enough to value my peace and quiet," he grumbles, cutting her off. "Sounds like a recipe for loneliness," she quips. He was a retired arena champion, with matchmaker searching for his mate. The woman he’s supposed to be building this house for, which is why it’s sitting unfinished. And then she bursts into his world, with her bossiness, and all that curvy beauty, calling him out? She's all wrong for him. They're not meant to be ... so why does she feel so right in his home?
Heart of the Bear Champion
Author: Ophelia Bell
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
She's a bossy young chef and he's old enough to be her be father. So the last thing he needs is this spitfire of a she-bear invading his privacy in his own, half-built house. It's bad enough he has to work with her, since he's building her new kitchen. And now here she is, in his house, in his shirt, digging for his age. "I'm a lot older than you. Maybe not as old as your dad, but old enough," he says. "Old enough to be a cranky old bear? Old enough to hide from the world in a half-finished cabin? Old enough ..." she says. "Old enough to value my peace and quiet," he grumbles, cutting her off. "Sounds like a recipe for loneliness," she quips. He was a retired arena champion, with matchmaker searching for his mate. The woman he’s supposed to be building this house for, which is why it’s sitting unfinished. And then she bursts into his world, with her bossiness, and all that curvy beauty, calling him out? She's all wrong for him. They're not meant to be ... so why does she feel so right in his home?
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
She's a bossy young chef and he's old enough to be her be father. So the last thing he needs is this spitfire of a she-bear invading his privacy in his own, half-built house. It's bad enough he has to work with her, since he's building her new kitchen. And now here she is, in his house, in his shirt, digging for his age. "I'm a lot older than you. Maybe not as old as your dad, but old enough," he says. "Old enough to be a cranky old bear? Old enough to hide from the world in a half-finished cabin? Old enough ..." she says. "Old enough to value my peace and quiet," he grumbles, cutting her off. "Sounds like a recipe for loneliness," she quips. He was a retired arena champion, with matchmaker searching for his mate. The woman he’s supposed to be building this house for, which is why it’s sitting unfinished. And then she bursts into his world, with her bossiness, and all that curvy beauty, calling him out? She's all wrong for him. They're not meant to be ... so why does she feel so right in his home?
Monsters
Author: Rich Cohen
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374708959
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football is the New York Times bestselling gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime team and their lone Super Bowl season. For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever—a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory. They won a Super Bowl and saved a city. It was not just that the Monsters of the Midway won, but how they did it. On offense, there was high-stepping running back Walter Payton and Punky QB Jim McMahon, who had a knack for pissing off Coach Mike Ditka as he made his way to the end zone. On defense, there was the 46: a revolutionary, quarterback-concussing scheme cooked up by Buddy Ryan and ruthlessly implemented by Hall of Famers such as Dan "Danimal" Hampton and "Samurai" Mike Singletary. On the sidelines, in the locker rooms, and in bars, there was the never-ending soap opera: the coach and the quarterback bickering on TV, Ditka and Ryan nearly coming to blows in the Orange Bowl, the players recording the "Super Bowl Shuffle" video the morning after the season's only loss. Cohen tracked down the coaches and players from this iconic team and asked them everything he has always wanted to know: What's it like to win? What's it like to lose? Do you really hate the guys on the other side? Were you ever scared? What do you think as you lie broken on the field? How do you go on after you have lived your dream but life has not ended? The result is Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, a portrait not merely of a team but of a city and a game: its history, its future, its fallen men, its immortal heroes. But mostly it's about being a fan—about loving too much. This is a book about America at its most nonsensical, delirious, and joyful.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374708959
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football is the New York Times bestselling gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime team and their lone Super Bowl season. For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever—a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory. They won a Super Bowl and saved a city. It was not just that the Monsters of the Midway won, but how they did it. On offense, there was high-stepping running back Walter Payton and Punky QB Jim McMahon, who had a knack for pissing off Coach Mike Ditka as he made his way to the end zone. On defense, there was the 46: a revolutionary, quarterback-concussing scheme cooked up by Buddy Ryan and ruthlessly implemented by Hall of Famers such as Dan "Danimal" Hampton and "Samurai" Mike Singletary. On the sidelines, in the locker rooms, and in bars, there was the never-ending soap opera: the coach and the quarterback bickering on TV, Ditka and Ryan nearly coming to blows in the Orange Bowl, the players recording the "Super Bowl Shuffle" video the morning after the season's only loss. Cohen tracked down the coaches and players from this iconic team and asked them everything he has always wanted to know: What's it like to win? What's it like to lose? Do you really hate the guys on the other side? Were you ever scared? What do you think as you lie broken on the field? How do you go on after you have lived your dream but life has not ended? The result is Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, a portrait not merely of a team but of a city and a game: its history, its future, its fallen men, its immortal heroes. But mostly it's about being a fan—about loving too much. This is a book about America at its most nonsensical, delirious, and joyful.
Secretariat
Author: William Nack
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1401396216
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
""Secretariat" is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand." --Laura Hillenbrand, bestselling author of "Seabiscuit" Updated with a new preface by the author In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest champion in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The only horse to ever grace the covers of "Time," "Newsweek," and "Sports Illustrated" in the same week, he also still holds the record for the fastest times in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. He was also the only non-human chosen as one of ESPN's "50 Greatest Athletes of the Century." The tale of "Big Red" is an enduring and inspiring classic, more than thirty years after its initial publication.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1401396216
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
""Secretariat" is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand." --Laura Hillenbrand, bestselling author of "Seabiscuit" Updated with a new preface by the author In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest champion in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The only horse to ever grace the covers of "Time," "Newsweek," and "Sports Illustrated" in the same week, he also still holds the record for the fastest times in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. He was also the only non-human chosen as one of ESPN's "50 Greatest Athletes of the Century." The tale of "Big Red" is an enduring and inspiring classic, more than thirty years after its initial publication.
Bear and Wolf
Author: Daniel Salmieri
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1592703399
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Capitol Choices Book of 2019A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018Winter 2017 – 2018 Kids Indie Next Pick!A Fatherly Best Children's Book of 2018Selected for exhibition in the 2018 Society of Illustrators Original Art show "Just found the book we'll gift to every child we know!"—PBS "Stunning, serene and philosophical"—Maria Russo, The New York Times "Hushed and lovely, this is a picture book to calm and inspire."—Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow; they are young and curious, slipping easily into friendship as they amble along together, seeing new details in the snowy forest. Together they spy an owl overhead, look deep into the frozen face of the lake, and contemplate the fish sleeping below the surface. Then it's time to say goodbye: for Bear to go home and hibernate with the family and for Wolf to run with the pack. Daniel Salmieri's debut as author/illustrator is a beautifully rendered story of friendship and the subtle rhythm of life when we are open to the world and to each other.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1592703399
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Capitol Choices Book of 2019A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018Winter 2017 – 2018 Kids Indie Next Pick!A Fatherly Best Children's Book of 2018Selected for exhibition in the 2018 Society of Illustrators Original Art show "Just found the book we'll gift to every child we know!"—PBS "Stunning, serene and philosophical"—Maria Russo, The New York Times "Hushed and lovely, this is a picture book to calm and inspire."—Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow; they are young and curious, slipping easily into friendship as they amble along together, seeing new details in the snowy forest. Together they spy an owl overhead, look deep into the frozen face of the lake, and contemplate the fish sleeping below the surface. Then it's time to say goodbye: for Bear to go home and hibernate with the family and for Wolf to run with the pack. Daniel Salmieri's debut as author/illustrator is a beautifully rendered story of friendship and the subtle rhythm of life when we are open to the world and to each other.
Destiny of the Dragon Champions
Author: Ophelia Bell
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Can love bloom from grief? Simina Taji has had no use for mates ever since hers died in arena combat last year. All she cares about now is his memory, and the promise he’d forced her to make upon his deathbed: that she’d find a way to have the baby they always wanted. It’s a tall order, but if anyone can fulfill it, Celestial Soul Mates can. Simina has only one rule for legendary matchmaker Oracle Liora Delphine: no League champions. Unfortunately, true love doesn’t always obey terms and conditions, so when not just one, but three League champions capture her heart, Simina must make a difficult decision. Can she move on from the past, or will her fear destroy her future?
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Can love bloom from grief? Simina Taji has had no use for mates ever since hers died in arena combat last year. All she cares about now is his memory, and the promise he’d forced her to make upon his deathbed: that she’d find a way to have the baby they always wanted. It’s a tall order, but if anyone can fulfill it, Celestial Soul Mates can. Simina has only one rule for legendary matchmaker Oracle Liora Delphine: no League champions. Unfortunately, true love doesn’t always obey terms and conditions, so when not just one, but three League champions capture her heart, Simina must make a difficult decision. Can she move on from the past, or will her fear destroy her future?
Mad Ducks and Bears
Author: George Plimpton
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 031632647X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 031632647X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.
The Woman in the Trees
Author: Theoni Bell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781505123784
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Set within the expanses of the American frontier, this story follows Slainie, an inquisitive pioneer girl, whose life is forever transformed when a mysterious seer shows up at her door. Amidst the backdrop of the Civil War, family tragedy, and the nation's most destructive wildfire, Slainie must navigate her rugged pioneer life as she encounters love and loss, and comes face to face with the story of America's first approved Marian apparition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781505123784
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Set within the expanses of the American frontier, this story follows Slainie, an inquisitive pioneer girl, whose life is forever transformed when a mysterious seer shows up at her door. Amidst the backdrop of the Civil War, family tragedy, and the nation's most destructive wildfire, Slainie must navigate her rugged pioneer life as she encounters love and loss, and comes face to face with the story of America's first approved Marian apparition.
Bond of the Dragon Champions
Author: Ophelia Bell
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Pomona Maurin’s biggest dream is landing a coveted position as personal chef to the stars. She’s busted her ass and put her to-die-for recipes to the test, yet gained zero recognition for her efforts. That is, until matchmaker oracle Liora Delphine discovers her culinary talents and knows just the “stars” who need Pomona’s skills the most. Ignazio Karsten and Bryer Vargas are two of the most famous celebrities among the planets in the Arcturus Nebula. The dragon shifter duo, known regionally as “Hot Wings,” are the reigning Arcturus Nebula Arena League champions for several seasons running. When a vindictive opponent breaks the rules and nearly kills Bryer during their championship fight, their streak might just be at an end—and so might their careers. Only dedicated training and a strict diet will ensure Bryer’s return to health, and Ignazio’s recovery from a deep depression, but even that won’t guarantee the duo will make it back into the arena for the next season. They need a chef with the particular talents to fulfill their dietary needs and still satisfy their hungry dragons. When they set eyes on Pomona, both men know there’s only one thing on the menu for them. Will they be able to convince their new chef that they want to share more than just her cooking?
Publisher: Animus Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Pomona Maurin’s biggest dream is landing a coveted position as personal chef to the stars. She’s busted her ass and put her to-die-for recipes to the test, yet gained zero recognition for her efforts. That is, until matchmaker oracle Liora Delphine discovers her culinary talents and knows just the “stars” who need Pomona’s skills the most. Ignazio Karsten and Bryer Vargas are two of the most famous celebrities among the planets in the Arcturus Nebula. The dragon shifter duo, known regionally as “Hot Wings,” are the reigning Arcturus Nebula Arena League champions for several seasons running. When a vindictive opponent breaks the rules and nearly kills Bryer during their championship fight, their streak might just be at an end—and so might their careers. Only dedicated training and a strict diet will ensure Bryer’s return to health, and Ignazio’s recovery from a deep depression, but even that won’t guarantee the duo will make it back into the arena for the next season. They need a chef with the particular talents to fulfill their dietary needs and still satisfy their hungry dragons. When they set eyes on Pomona, both men know there’s only one thing on the menu for them. Will they be able to convince their new chef that they want to share more than just her cooking?
The Heart Of A Comet
Author: Pages Matam
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1949342166
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The Heart of a Comet is a collection of poems and short stories offering the tale of Comet, who fell from the sky unto an unfamiliar plane of existence. On his quest to return home, he has many life-altering encounters with people and places that completely change his perspective of what it means to love and to live. Through this series of truths, the lines between dreams and reality so often blur, this creates a new mosaic to an ultimate revelation: the internal lesson of the true meaning of purpose. What are we here for? Why do we experience the things that we do, and why do we react to them in the ways that we do? All questions posed with seemingly infinite answers. In this conceptual miscellany, author Pages Matam touches on topics of immigrant experience to fatherhood and love in all of its beautiful but also often tragic and traumatic faces. As the tale unfolds, we become swallowed by a self reflective journey with a destination that could only be sought from one's own soul searching heart...the Heart of a Comet.
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1949342166
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The Heart of a Comet is a collection of poems and short stories offering the tale of Comet, who fell from the sky unto an unfamiliar plane of existence. On his quest to return home, he has many life-altering encounters with people and places that completely change his perspective of what it means to love and to live. Through this series of truths, the lines between dreams and reality so often blur, this creates a new mosaic to an ultimate revelation: the internal lesson of the true meaning of purpose. What are we here for? Why do we experience the things that we do, and why do we react to them in the ways that we do? All questions posed with seemingly infinite answers. In this conceptual miscellany, author Pages Matam touches on topics of immigrant experience to fatherhood and love in all of its beautiful but also often tragic and traumatic faces. As the tale unfolds, we become swallowed by a self reflective journey with a destination that could only be sought from one's own soul searching heart...the Heart of a Comet.
The Magnificent Max Baer
Author: Colleen Aycock
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671613
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" brought back the "million-dollar gate" not seen since the 1920s. His radio voice sold millions of Gillette razor blades; his leading-man appeal made him a heartthrob in The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933). The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling. Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to Cinderella Man, (2005), Baer--favored 10 to 1--was not a villain and the fight was more controversial than the film suggested. His battle with Joe Louis three months later drew the highest gate of the decade. This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record, his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II army service.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671613
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" brought back the "million-dollar gate" not seen since the 1920s. His radio voice sold millions of Gillette razor blades; his leading-man appeal made him a heartthrob in The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933). The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling. Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to Cinderella Man, (2005), Baer--favored 10 to 1--was not a villain and the fight was more controversial than the film suggested. His battle with Joe Louis three months later drew the highest gate of the decade. This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record, his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II army service.