Author: Garasamo MacCagnone
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1608607925
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
World-class soccer star Bobo Stoikov makes an escape from communist Bulgaria and finds his way to America. Landing a job as a youth soccer coach, Bobo builds a reputation for himself as a successful, yet unorthodox, coach who propels his team to the championship title. But things go far beyond the soccer field when arch rival Sonny Christopher seeks to destroy Bobo's reputation, along with that of his best player and the player's father, Mario. Before he realizes how serious the situation is, Bobo finds himself in sudden death and soon realizes there is more at stake than just a soccer game. Maccagnone writes...with rhythm, perfect pace, pauses, the right degree of detail, well described settings, and well developed credible characters. - Christian Mcallister, Rambles Fiction Review The reader is kept on the edge of their seat from the beginning, with a daring jump from a train. Look for this book to win an award. - Mark F. Traupman, Author, Jesus - The Lost Message Garasamo Maccagnone has enjoyed writing since the age of sixteen. He is inspired by the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and Jack London, and is currently working on his next book, The Fish and the Fox. Garasamo has owned a soccer club and coached and trained players for over twenty years. He lives with his wife, Vicki, and his three children, Garrett, Anthony and Sophia, in Shelby Township, Michigan, where his daughter plays soccer for the Michigan Gators.
St. John of the Midfield
Author: Garasamo MacCagnone
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1608607925
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
World-class soccer star Bobo Stoikov makes an escape from communist Bulgaria and finds his way to America. Landing a job as a youth soccer coach, Bobo builds a reputation for himself as a successful, yet unorthodox, coach who propels his team to the championship title. But things go far beyond the soccer field when arch rival Sonny Christopher seeks to destroy Bobo's reputation, along with that of his best player and the player's father, Mario. Before he realizes how serious the situation is, Bobo finds himself in sudden death and soon realizes there is more at stake than just a soccer game. Maccagnone writes...with rhythm, perfect pace, pauses, the right degree of detail, well described settings, and well developed credible characters. - Christian Mcallister, Rambles Fiction Review The reader is kept on the edge of their seat from the beginning, with a daring jump from a train. Look for this book to win an award. - Mark F. Traupman, Author, Jesus - The Lost Message Garasamo Maccagnone has enjoyed writing since the age of sixteen. He is inspired by the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and Jack London, and is currently working on his next book, The Fish and the Fox. Garasamo has owned a soccer club and coached and trained players for over twenty years. He lives with his wife, Vicki, and his three children, Garrett, Anthony and Sophia, in Shelby Township, Michigan, where his daughter plays soccer for the Michigan Gators.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1608607925
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
World-class soccer star Bobo Stoikov makes an escape from communist Bulgaria and finds his way to America. Landing a job as a youth soccer coach, Bobo builds a reputation for himself as a successful, yet unorthodox, coach who propels his team to the championship title. But things go far beyond the soccer field when arch rival Sonny Christopher seeks to destroy Bobo's reputation, along with that of his best player and the player's father, Mario. Before he realizes how serious the situation is, Bobo finds himself in sudden death and soon realizes there is more at stake than just a soccer game. Maccagnone writes...with rhythm, perfect pace, pauses, the right degree of detail, well described settings, and well developed credible characters. - Christian Mcallister, Rambles Fiction Review The reader is kept on the edge of their seat from the beginning, with a daring jump from a train. Look for this book to win an award. - Mark F. Traupman, Author, Jesus - The Lost Message Garasamo Maccagnone has enjoyed writing since the age of sixteen. He is inspired by the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and Jack London, and is currently working on his next book, The Fish and the Fox. Garasamo has owned a soccer club and coached and trained players for over twenty years. He lives with his wife, Vicki, and his three children, Garrett, Anthony and Sophia, in Shelby Township, Michigan, where his daughter plays soccer for the Michigan Gators.
Ghost on the Wall
Author: Derek Dohren
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Ghost on the Wall is the official biography of one of Liverpool Football Club's greatest ever servants: Roy Evans. Born in Bootle in 1948, Evans attracted the attention of many First Division club managers while playing for England's schoolboys team in the early 1960s. In 1964, legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly stepped in to sign him. But while the '60s were an exciting time to play for Liverpool, they were also very challenging, and Evans found it hard to break into the first team on a regular basis. Following Shankly's shock resignation in 1974, Evans was given the opportunity to become a member of the backroom staff. It was here that he really made his mark, taking the reserve team to seven Central League titles in nine years and coming of age as a coach and trainer, emerging as an invaluable member of the legendary 'Boot Room'. The decline in the club's fortunes during the 1980s meant that the resignation of manager Graeme Souness in 1994 left the incoming manager facing an exciting challenge - to return the club to its glory days. Roy Evans, 'the last of the Shankly lads', was handed his date with destiny. While the Reds did not win another League Championship under Evans' charge, neither did they finish any lower than fourth, and Evans' commitment to developing future Liverpool stars such as Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Michael Owen ensured that he would not become another 'ghost on the wall' at Anfield. In this engrossing account, Evans reveals the inside story of life as a member of Liverpool's famous Boot Room. He recollects his close working relationships with Reds legends from Shankly to Houllier and provides a vivid portrait of operations at the celebrated club over four action-packed decades. Finally, he discusses the challenges he faces in his new role as assistant manager of the Welsh national side and considers the way forward for Liverpool after their Champions League victory under Rafael Benítez in 2005.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Ghost on the Wall is the official biography of one of Liverpool Football Club's greatest ever servants: Roy Evans. Born in Bootle in 1948, Evans attracted the attention of many First Division club managers while playing for England's schoolboys team in the early 1960s. In 1964, legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly stepped in to sign him. But while the '60s were an exciting time to play for Liverpool, they were also very challenging, and Evans found it hard to break into the first team on a regular basis. Following Shankly's shock resignation in 1974, Evans was given the opportunity to become a member of the backroom staff. It was here that he really made his mark, taking the reserve team to seven Central League titles in nine years and coming of age as a coach and trainer, emerging as an invaluable member of the legendary 'Boot Room'. The decline in the club's fortunes during the 1980s meant that the resignation of manager Graeme Souness in 1994 left the incoming manager facing an exciting challenge - to return the club to its glory days. Roy Evans, 'the last of the Shankly lads', was handed his date with destiny. While the Reds did not win another League Championship under Evans' charge, neither did they finish any lower than fourth, and Evans' commitment to developing future Liverpool stars such as Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Michael Owen ensured that he would not become another 'ghost on the wall' at Anfield. In this engrossing account, Evans reveals the inside story of life as a member of Liverpool's famous Boot Room. He recollects his close working relationships with Reds legends from Shankly to Houllier and provides a vivid portrait of operations at the celebrated club over four action-packed decades. Finally, he discusses the challenges he faces in his new role as assistant manager of the Welsh national side and considers the way forward for Liverpool after their Champions League victory under Rafael Benítez in 2005.
The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Hey, You
Author: Gordon Leech
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728346509
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Gordon Miller is checking over the scores of the baseball games played the night before while reading his newspaper. He is on the bus heading to where he will be getting his colonoscopy, Gordon is a semi-retired sportswriter, divorced with two grown up children. He lives in a middle-class home with his beloved dog Costello. His life basically existing of an occasional ball game and attempting of an occasional ballgame and attempting to write a novel. His life is otherwise somewhat boring. Except for Friday evenings when he gets together with his friends and bowls. A sport which Gordon loves and is very good at. Although relatively happy with his life Gordon is searching. Julie Ryan is running down the sidewalk flagging down the bus #44 as it makes it way to clinic. Julie is 25 years old; she coaches the local college girls’ soccer team at St. John’s in Cleveland. She played for St. John’s for four years. She was a standout athlete at the school not in soccer but track and basketball as well. She lives in a dormitory, a place she knows at home since she was orphaned as a young girl. Her father was killed in a freak accident when Julie was very young something Julie has never accepted. Julie is going to the clinic for a routine mastectomy. Julie gets on the bus and sits down next to Gordon. And by chance a friendship and love affair would begin. The two would embark on an adventure together that will lead to an exciting, funny and loving story that will tug at your heart strings. Two people, one old, one young both searching for the same thing.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728346509
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Gordon Miller is checking over the scores of the baseball games played the night before while reading his newspaper. He is on the bus heading to where he will be getting his colonoscopy, Gordon is a semi-retired sportswriter, divorced with two grown up children. He lives in a middle-class home with his beloved dog Costello. His life basically existing of an occasional ball game and attempting of an occasional ballgame and attempting to write a novel. His life is otherwise somewhat boring. Except for Friday evenings when he gets together with his friends and bowls. A sport which Gordon loves and is very good at. Although relatively happy with his life Gordon is searching. Julie Ryan is running down the sidewalk flagging down the bus #44 as it makes it way to clinic. Julie is 25 years old; she coaches the local college girls’ soccer team at St. John’s in Cleveland. She played for St. John’s for four years. She was a standout athlete at the school not in soccer but track and basketball as well. She lives in a dormitory, a place she knows at home since she was orphaned as a young girl. Her father was killed in a freak accident when Julie was very young something Julie has never accepted. Julie is going to the clinic for a routine mastectomy. Julie gets on the bus and sits down next to Gordon. And by chance a friendship and love affair would begin. The two would embark on an adventure together that will lead to an exciting, funny and loving story that will tug at your heart strings. Two people, one old, one young both searching for the same thing.
Hot Water for the Famous Seven
Author: Ntemfac Ofege
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956558397
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Novel about Sacred Heart College, Mankon, Cameroon.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956558397
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Novel about Sacred Heart College, Mankon, Cameroon.
Outcasts United
Author: Warren St. John
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0385529597
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide. The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’ s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees. Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives—and the lives of their families—in the face of a series of daunting challenges. This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community—and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0385529597
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide. The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’ s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees. Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives—and the lives of their families—in the face of a series of daunting challenges. This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community—and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.
Greatest Ever Footballers
Author: The Greatest Ever
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1472227050
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
Who is the greatest ever footballer? Pele? Maradona? Cruyff? Who is the greatest ever British footballer? Charlton? Best? Dalglish? Who is the country's greatest defender, midfielder, goalkeeper? What are the greatest teams fielded by every club in the English and Scottish leagues? And what is the greatest international team of all time? How do you decide? Well, the facts don't lie. Based on a unique and comprehensive network of national and international football databases, compiled by football statisticians across the globe, each player is awarded points (for games played for both club and country) according to a series of criteria, such as win, lose, draw, whether they scored, goals conceded, captaincy, etc. Points accumulated for each game are also weighted in line with the competition in which the game featured and the quality of the opponents played. Each player's points are then fed through to the Greatest Ever compilers who update their lists on a weekly basis. The end result is the only objective, comprehensive and incontrovertible record of who are the greatest talents ever to have graced the beautiful game.
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1472227050
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
Who is the greatest ever footballer? Pele? Maradona? Cruyff? Who is the greatest ever British footballer? Charlton? Best? Dalglish? Who is the country's greatest defender, midfielder, goalkeeper? What are the greatest teams fielded by every club in the English and Scottish leagues? And what is the greatest international team of all time? How do you decide? Well, the facts don't lie. Based on a unique and comprehensive network of national and international football databases, compiled by football statisticians across the globe, each player is awarded points (for games played for both club and country) according to a series of criteria, such as win, lose, draw, whether they scored, goals conceded, captaincy, etc. Points accumulated for each game are also weighted in line with the competition in which the game featured and the quality of the opponents played. Each player's points are then fed through to the Greatest Ever compilers who update their lists on a weekly basis. The end result is the only objective, comprehensive and incontrovertible record of who are the greatest talents ever to have graced the beautiful game.
Lacrosse
Author: Bob Scott
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801820601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The director of athletics at Johns Hopkins University traces the history of lacrosse and offers detailed explanations of the sport's techniques and strategies, presenting line drawings and action photographs to illustrate aspects of play.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801820601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The director of athletics at Johns Hopkins University traces the history of lacrosse and offers detailed explanations of the sport's techniques and strategies, presenting line drawings and action photographs to illustrate aspects of play.
A Treasure Hidden
Author: Thomas Trueblood
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780895367778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780895367778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Panini UK Football Sticker Collections 1978-1985
Author: Panini
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1399405233
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SPORTS BOOK OF 2022 A football fan's dream come true – every complete UK PANINI sticker album 1978-1985 reproduced together for the very first time. 'This book delivers a thousand memories'. Mark Lawrenson 'Swapsies', 'Got, Got, Need' and 'Shinies'... This landmark illustrated book is a fantastic feast of nostalgia for any football fan of a certain age. PANINI albums were a must-have if you were a football-mad kid growing up in the late 70s and 80s, when player stickers were bought, bartered and collected in a treasured rite of passage. This book will bring back all those 'I had that one', 'I'd forgotten about him' and 'look at that haircut!' memories as well as providing in-depth details on all the players and teams of the era. Licensed by PANINI, this is a comprehensive collection of PANINI'S UK domestic football albums from 1978 to 1985 inclusive. Covering all English First Division and Scottish Premier teams, it features not only all the great teams and players of the era, but the one-season wonders and the also-rans as well. Inside the book: – Nearly 5,000 images of iconic PANINI stickers, album covers and sticker packet designs. – Hundreds of clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Celtic, Rangers, Manchester City, Spurs, Newcastle United, Dundee United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Aberdeen and West Ham United. – Photographs and pen portraits of the great players of the day, such as Bryan Robson, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan, Ossie Ardiles, Ian Rush and John Barnes, plus World Cup winners in the twilight of their careers and young stars in the making, like Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle, Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1399405233
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SPORTS BOOK OF 2022 A football fan's dream come true – every complete UK PANINI sticker album 1978-1985 reproduced together for the very first time. 'This book delivers a thousand memories'. Mark Lawrenson 'Swapsies', 'Got, Got, Need' and 'Shinies'... This landmark illustrated book is a fantastic feast of nostalgia for any football fan of a certain age. PANINI albums were a must-have if you were a football-mad kid growing up in the late 70s and 80s, when player stickers were bought, bartered and collected in a treasured rite of passage. This book will bring back all those 'I had that one', 'I'd forgotten about him' and 'look at that haircut!' memories as well as providing in-depth details on all the players and teams of the era. Licensed by PANINI, this is a comprehensive collection of PANINI'S UK domestic football albums from 1978 to 1985 inclusive. Covering all English First Division and Scottish Premier teams, it features not only all the great teams and players of the era, but the one-season wonders and the also-rans as well. Inside the book: – Nearly 5,000 images of iconic PANINI stickers, album covers and sticker packet designs. – Hundreds of clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Celtic, Rangers, Manchester City, Spurs, Newcastle United, Dundee United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Aberdeen and West Ham United. – Photographs and pen portraits of the great players of the day, such as Bryan Robson, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan, Ossie Ardiles, Ian Rush and John Barnes, plus World Cup winners in the twilight of their careers and young stars in the making, like Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle, Mark Hughes and Gary Lineker.