Author: Rechella
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781601620200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
When Nya Gamden is accepted into the nursing program at Old Dominion University, she is thrilled, until her boyfriend asks her to give up her dreams in exchange for marriage, forcing her into the arms of a well-respected businessman who is hidding a shocking secret. Original.
Players Got Played
Author: Rechella
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781601620200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
When Nya Gamden is accepted into the nursing program at Old Dominion University, she is thrilled, until her boyfriend asks her to give up her dreams in exchange for marriage, forcing her into the arms of a well-respected businessman who is hidding a shocking secret. Original.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781601620200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
When Nya Gamden is accepted into the nursing program at Old Dominion University, she is thrilled, until her boyfriend asks her to give up her dreams in exchange for marriage, forcing her into the arms of a well-respected businessman who is hidding a shocking secret. Original.
We Played the Game
Author: Danny Peary
Publisher: Hyperion Books
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
This incredible gathering of first-hand remembrances brings a fascinating and enlightening new perspective to the period of baseball's greatest peak and ultimate turning point--when bigotry and exploitation still ran rampant among the clubs and the sport was irrevocably being changed into a business. 100 photos.
Publisher: Hyperion Books
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
This incredible gathering of first-hand remembrances brings a fascinating and enlightening new perspective to the period of baseball's greatest peak and ultimate turning point--when bigotry and exploitation still ran rampant among the clubs and the sport was irrevocably being changed into a business. 100 photos.
Scorecasting
Author: Tobias Moskowitz
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307591808
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Drawing from Moskowitz's original research, as well as studies from fellow economists such as bestselling author Richard Thaler, the authors look at: the influence home-field advantage has on the outcomes of games in all sports and why it exists; the surprising truth about the universally accepted axiom that defense wins championships; the subtle biases that umpires exhibit in calling balls and strikes in key situations; the unintended consequences of referees' tendencies in every sport to "swallow the whistle," and more. Among the insights that Scorecasting reveals: • Why Tiger Woods is prone to the same mistake in high-pressure putting situations that you and I are • Why professional teams routinely overvalue draft picks • The myth of momentum or the "hot hand" in sports, and why so many fans, coaches, and broadcasters fervently subscribe to it • Why NFL coaches rarely go for a first down on fourth-down situations--even when their reluctance to do so reduces their chances of winning. In an engaging narrative that takes us from the putting greens of Augusta to the grid iron of a small parochial high school in Arkansas, Scorecasting will forever change how you view the game, whatever your favorite sport might be.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307591808
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Drawing from Moskowitz's original research, as well as studies from fellow economists such as bestselling author Richard Thaler, the authors look at: the influence home-field advantage has on the outcomes of games in all sports and why it exists; the surprising truth about the universally accepted axiom that defense wins championships; the subtle biases that umpires exhibit in calling balls and strikes in key situations; the unintended consequences of referees' tendencies in every sport to "swallow the whistle," and more. Among the insights that Scorecasting reveals: • Why Tiger Woods is prone to the same mistake in high-pressure putting situations that you and I are • Why professional teams routinely overvalue draft picks • The myth of momentum or the "hot hand" in sports, and why so many fans, coaches, and broadcasters fervently subscribe to it • Why NFL coaches rarely go for a first down on fourth-down situations--even when their reluctance to do so reduces their chances of winning. In an engaging narrative that takes us from the putting greens of Augusta to the grid iron of a small parochial high school in Arkansas, Scorecasting will forever change how you view the game, whatever your favorite sport might be.
A Player's Eyes
Author: Rom Wills
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692553770
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Jealous men and jilted women have called him a bad boy, a womanizer, and a player. In this raw and controversial book, best-selling author Rom Wills shares his observations on everyday sexual dynamics. From the true sexual nature of women, to why good men and women get burned in relationship games, to why a few men dominate the romantic landscape, Rom provides a very unique perspective. Rom shines a light on what he calls the "sexual shadow world" and gives the true reason women get hooked on bad boys. A must read for men and women who want to get a better understanding of sexual relationships.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692553770
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Jealous men and jilted women have called him a bad boy, a womanizer, and a player. In this raw and controversial book, best-selling author Rom Wills shares his observations on everyday sexual dynamics. From the true sexual nature of women, to why good men and women get burned in relationship games, to why a few men dominate the romantic landscape, Rom provides a very unique perspective. Rom shines a light on what he calls the "sexual shadow world" and gives the true reason women get hooked on bad boys. A must read for men and women who want to get a better understanding of sexual relationships.
Player Proof
Author: Derek Wellington
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484046999
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Are you tired of dating men and getting used, played and dumped? If so you're about to learn how to: Learn about the 13 different types of Players, the mental games they'll play on you and how to handle them. You will learn the three reasons why he doesn't call you after having sex. You will learn the 23 red flags to watch out for to know if you're dating a Player or a man with long term potential. You will learn how to quickly weed out the losers, posers, and men that will simply waste your time, and energy. You will learn how to find The ONE. Meaning the man that you're meant to spend the rest of your life with. You will learn how to quickly, and easily identify the kind of man you're dating, so you can decide how much time and energy to devote to the relationship. Imagine what your life will be like once you understand all the head games that men play? You learn how to quickly, and easily decide which men are trustworthy, and which men are not You will learn how to protect your heart, so that NO man ever breaks your heart again! You will learn what it takes for you to be with the man of your dreams. You will learn how to how to tell if the man has no intention of being in a relationship with you and only wants sex. You will learn how to how to keep a man once you get him. You will learn how to how to tell if a man will cheat on you.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484046999
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Are you tired of dating men and getting used, played and dumped? If so you're about to learn how to: Learn about the 13 different types of Players, the mental games they'll play on you and how to handle them. You will learn the three reasons why he doesn't call you after having sex. You will learn the 23 red flags to watch out for to know if you're dating a Player or a man with long term potential. You will learn how to quickly weed out the losers, posers, and men that will simply waste your time, and energy. You will learn how to find The ONE. Meaning the man that you're meant to spend the rest of your life with. You will learn how to quickly, and easily identify the kind of man you're dating, so you can decide how much time and energy to devote to the relationship. Imagine what your life will be like once you understand all the head games that men play? You learn how to quickly, and easily decide which men are trustworthy, and which men are not You will learn how to protect your heart, so that NO man ever breaks your heart again! You will learn what it takes for you to be with the man of your dreams. You will learn how to how to tell if the man has no intention of being in a relationship with you and only wants sex. You will learn how to how to keep a man once you get him. You will learn how to how to tell if a man will cheat on you.
The Game of Our Lives
Author: Peter Gzowski
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781894384599
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In this bestselling timeless classic, Peter Gzowski recounts the 1980-81 season he spent travelling around the NHL circuit with the Edmonton Oilers. These were the days when the young Oilers, led by a teenaged Wayne Gretzky, were poised on the edge of greatness, and about to blaze their way into the record books and the consciousness of a nation. While the story of the early Oilers embodies the book, The Game of Our Lives is much more than a retelling of one season in the life of an NHL team. Unlike any book ever written in the annals of hockey, Gzowski beautifully weaves together the anatomy of a modern NHL team with the magnificent history of the game to create one of the best books about hockey in Canada. Here are the great teams and the great players through the ages—Morenz, Richard, Howe, Orr, Hull—the men whose rare and indefinable genius on the ice exemplified the speed, grit and innovation of the game. The Game of Our Lives is the best book on the Canadian passion for hockey; a wondrously perceptive account of the hold the game has on Canadians. —Jack Granatstein, The National Post
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781894384599
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In this bestselling timeless classic, Peter Gzowski recounts the 1980-81 season he spent travelling around the NHL circuit with the Edmonton Oilers. These were the days when the young Oilers, led by a teenaged Wayne Gretzky, were poised on the edge of greatness, and about to blaze their way into the record books and the consciousness of a nation. While the story of the early Oilers embodies the book, The Game of Our Lives is much more than a retelling of one season in the life of an NHL team. Unlike any book ever written in the annals of hockey, Gzowski beautifully weaves together the anatomy of a modern NHL team with the magnificent history of the game to create one of the best books about hockey in Canada. Here are the great teams and the great players through the ages—Morenz, Richard, Howe, Orr, Hull—the men whose rare and indefinable genius on the ice exemplified the speed, grit and innovation of the game. The Game of Our Lives is the best book on the Canadian passion for hockey; a wondrously perceptive account of the hold the game has on Canadians. —Jack Granatstein, The National Post
Players Exposed
Author: Timothy R. Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984045648
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Players exposed is the first book of its kind that reveals the methods used by men to manipulate women. Here you will find the truth on how men entrap them in love and romantic adventures; using snares of empty promises, and hopeless possibilities. Learn their approach to infiltrating dating sites, pen-pal sites, social networking sites, chat lines, and even the subconscious thoughts. This extraordinary virtual reality perspective permits an entry into a world the reader would never have been privileged to explore without this book. Learn the signs, and avoid them in this "tell-all-book." Players exposed invites you to familiarize yourself with the persuasive language and deceptive arts of con that leave woman vulnerable and misused. Even the most intelligent of woman find themselves a victim to the charm and word play in the psychological whirlwind of persuasion used by men for personal gain. Learn to identify the so-called player at "Hello" and be the first to say "good-bye." Don't become or continue to be a victim of the games men play. After all, it is your right to be informed.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984045648
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Players exposed is the first book of its kind that reveals the methods used by men to manipulate women. Here you will find the truth on how men entrap them in love and romantic adventures; using snares of empty promises, and hopeless possibilities. Learn their approach to infiltrating dating sites, pen-pal sites, social networking sites, chat lines, and even the subconscious thoughts. This extraordinary virtual reality perspective permits an entry into a world the reader would never have been privileged to explore without this book. Learn the signs, and avoid them in this "tell-all-book." Players exposed invites you to familiarize yourself with the persuasive language and deceptive arts of con that leave woman vulnerable and misused. Even the most intelligent of woman find themselves a victim to the charm and word play in the psychological whirlwind of persuasion used by men for personal gain. Learn to identify the so-called player at "Hello" and be the first to say "good-bye." Don't become or continue to be a victim of the games men play. After all, it is your right to be informed.
Players
Author: Joyce Sweeney
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761452362
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Senior Corey Brennan is the star shooter and newly elected captain of St. Philip's varsity basketball -- a team that's poised to make all-city. There is only one slot to fill on the roster, and the team chooses hot-shot transfer student Noah Travers for its second string. But Noah's ambitions are bigger -- he wants, and expects, to play starting center.When starting-center Luke mysteriously faints before a game, and Theo suddenly quits the team, everyone suspects Noah is at the root of the trouble -- everyone except Corey. Corey can't believe anyone would be malicious enough to drug one player and force another off the team.But as each player is sabotaged and the trust among the teammates disintegrates, Corey can no longer ignore the obvious. The all-city championship is too important, and he must find out the truth before he becomes the next target.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761452362
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Senior Corey Brennan is the star shooter and newly elected captain of St. Philip's varsity basketball -- a team that's poised to make all-city. There is only one slot to fill on the roster, and the team chooses hot-shot transfer student Noah Travers for its second string. But Noah's ambitions are bigger -- he wants, and expects, to play starting center.When starting-center Luke mysteriously faints before a game, and Theo suddenly quits the team, everyone suspects Noah is at the root of the trouble -- everyone except Corey. Corey can't believe anyone would be malicious enough to drug one player and force another off the team.But as each player is sabotaged and the trust among the teammates disintegrates, Corey can no longer ignore the obvious. The all-city championship is too important, and he must find out the truth before he becomes the next target.
Players
Author: Matthew Futterman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147671696X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Traces the single-generation transformation of sports from a cottage industry to a global business, reflecting on how elite athletes, agents, TV executives, coaches, owners, and athletes who once had to take second jobs worked together to create the dominating, big-ticket industry of today.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147671696X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Traces the single-generation transformation of sports from a cottage industry to a global business, reflecting on how elite athletes, agents, TV executives, coaches, owners, and athletes who once had to take second jobs worked together to create the dominating, big-ticket industry of today.
100 Things Packers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Author: Rob Reischel
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 160078870X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Pulling from Packers history since the team’s inception in 1919, this guide to all things gold and green offers dedicated fans all of the stats, trivia, and miscellaneous, fun-filled information craved about this storied franchise. From the significance of 4th and 26 and the best place to eat before kickoff to all the uniform numbers Mike Michalske wore during his eight-year career, this ultimate resource contains every essential piece of Packers knowledge as well as must-do activities. This updated edition includes details on the Packers’ Super Bowl XLV triumph over the Pittsburgh Steelers and key moments and personalities from the teams’ most recent seasons. Whether a die-hard booster from the days of Ray Nitschke or a new supporter of head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, these are the 100 things fans need to know and do in their lifetime.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 160078870X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Pulling from Packers history since the team’s inception in 1919, this guide to all things gold and green offers dedicated fans all of the stats, trivia, and miscellaneous, fun-filled information craved about this storied franchise. From the significance of 4th and 26 and the best place to eat before kickoff to all the uniform numbers Mike Michalske wore during his eight-year career, this ultimate resource contains every essential piece of Packers knowledge as well as must-do activities. This updated edition includes details on the Packers’ Super Bowl XLV triumph over the Pittsburgh Steelers and key moments and personalities from the teams’ most recent seasons. Whether a die-hard booster from the days of Ray Nitschke or a new supporter of head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, these are the 100 things fans need to know and do in their lifetime.