Author: Brandon Sweeney
Publisher: Brandon Sweeney
ISBN: 0989136752
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Each year, thousands of athletes work hard to excel at their sport, while sacrificing their time in hopes of one day playing professionally. Some make it but many do not. Most often we hear the stories of athletes that have succeeded. However there are many more untold stories of great athletes who did not. Brandon Sweeney shares his story of the setbacks he had to overcome when his dream of going to the NFL was shattered by a career ending injury. It was a long process of readjustment for Brandon but he ultimately discovers his true identity, and God-given purpose. Brandon wrote this book to motivate, inspire and challenge athletes to recognize the importance of preparing for life on and off the field, but ultimately to help others discover their full potential and their God-given purpose beyond the game.
The Game Don't Love Nobody
Author: Kre
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781453778159
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Screw the person that said "What don't kill you will make you stronger" and you can tell them that Samoine Ross said it. I believe "What don't kill you, will give you a dam good story to tell" and that's what I'm going to do. Tell you my story. I was raised in the South by my grandma but birthed by my selfish gold digging momma Me-Me, who moved me to Compton with her and her husband Al. It was hard adjusting to a whole new life in Cali until my Stepdad took me under his wings and taught me the game. Everything was good for a while but when a tragedy occurred, my life headed downhill fast and before it was all over, betrayal, drama and heartache wasn't the only thing I was faced with. Now, some of you who read my story will like it and some of you wont but I really don't give a dam. I'm allowing you in my business for one reason only and that's to let you see how I learned the hard way that ''The Game Don't Love Nobody''
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781453778159
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Screw the person that said "What don't kill you will make you stronger" and you can tell them that Samoine Ross said it. I believe "What don't kill you, will give you a dam good story to tell" and that's what I'm going to do. Tell you my story. I was raised in the South by my grandma but birthed by my selfish gold digging momma Me-Me, who moved me to Compton with her and her husband Al. It was hard adjusting to a whole new life in Cali until my Stepdad took me under his wings and taught me the game. Everything was good for a while but when a tragedy occurred, my life headed downhill fast and before it was all over, betrayal, drama and heartache wasn't the only thing I was faced with. Now, some of you who read my story will like it and some of you wont but I really don't give a dam. I'm allowing you in my business for one reason only and that's to let you see how I learned the hard way that ''The Game Don't Love Nobody''
Nobody's Perfect
Author: Armando Galarraga
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802195598
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Detroit Tigers, an umpire, a pitcher, and a mistake—one of the “classic, human, baseball stories” (Ken Burns, creator of the PBS mini-series Baseball). The perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in over 130 years, it has happened only twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga threw baseball’s twenty-first. Except that’s not how it entered the record books. That’s because Jim Joyce, voted the best umpire in the game in 2010 and 2011, missed the call on the final out. But rather than throwing a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound, and finished the game. “Nobody’s perfect,” he said later in the locker room. “You might think everything that could have been said, replayed, and revealed about that night has already been uttered, logged, and exposed. You would, however, be as wrong as the unfortunate Mr. Joyce” (The Detroit News). In Nobody’s Perfect, Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable game that will live forever in baseball lore, and to trace their fascinating lives in sports. The result is “a masterpiece”, an absorbing insider’s look at two careers in baseball, a tremendous achievement, and an enduring moment of pure grace and sportsmanship (The Huffington Post).
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802195598
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Detroit Tigers, an umpire, a pitcher, and a mistake—one of the “classic, human, baseball stories” (Ken Burns, creator of the PBS mini-series Baseball). The perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in over 130 years, it has happened only twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga threw baseball’s twenty-first. Except that’s not how it entered the record books. That’s because Jim Joyce, voted the best umpire in the game in 2010 and 2011, missed the call on the final out. But rather than throwing a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound, and finished the game. “Nobody’s perfect,” he said later in the locker room. “You might think everything that could have been said, replayed, and revealed about that night has already been uttered, logged, and exposed. You would, however, be as wrong as the unfortunate Mr. Joyce” (The Detroit News). In Nobody’s Perfect, Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable game that will live forever in baseball lore, and to trace their fascinating lives in sports. The result is “a masterpiece”, an absorbing insider’s look at two careers in baseball, a tremendous achievement, and an enduring moment of pure grace and sportsmanship (The Huffington Post).
Loving The Game When The Game Doesn't Love You Back
Author: Brandon Sweeney
Publisher: Brandon Sweeney
ISBN: 0989136752
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Each year, thousands of athletes work hard to excel at their sport, while sacrificing their time in hopes of one day playing professionally. Some make it but many do not. Most often we hear the stories of athletes that have succeeded. However there are many more untold stories of great athletes who did not. Brandon Sweeney shares his story of the setbacks he had to overcome when his dream of going to the NFL was shattered by a career ending injury. It was a long process of readjustment for Brandon but he ultimately discovers his true identity, and God-given purpose. Brandon wrote this book to motivate, inspire and challenge athletes to recognize the importance of preparing for life on and off the field, but ultimately to help others discover their full potential and their God-given purpose beyond the game.
Publisher: Brandon Sweeney
ISBN: 0989136752
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Each year, thousands of athletes work hard to excel at their sport, while sacrificing their time in hopes of one day playing professionally. Some make it but many do not. Most often we hear the stories of athletes that have succeeded. However there are many more untold stories of great athletes who did not. Brandon Sweeney shares his story of the setbacks he had to overcome when his dream of going to the NFL was shattered by a career ending injury. It was a long process of readjustment for Brandon but he ultimately discovers his true identity, and God-given purpose. Brandon wrote this book to motivate, inspire and challenge athletes to recognize the importance of preparing for life on and off the field, but ultimately to help others discover their full potential and their God-given purpose beyond the game.
Chance Love: Battling the Demons from Within
Author: Trell the Poet Coleman
Publisher: Trell the Poet Coleman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Daeshawn—a striking, light-skinned young man with mesmerizing dreadlocks and a charm that's impossible to resist. Known for his playful demeanor and flirtatious ways, Daeshawn has spent his life drifting through relationships, never lingering long enough to let anyone into his heart. But when a chance encounter—a generous soul with a mysterious past-sets his world ablaze, Daeshawn finds himself entangled in emotions he's never known. As he battles the demons of his past and the allure of his player ways, Daeshawn discovers that true love demands vulnerability and courage. "Chance Love (Battling the Demons Within)" is a spellbinding tale of romance and self-discovery, where a player must confront his inner turmoil to embrace the love that could change his life forever. Will Daeshawn conquer his fears and demons to find his heart's true desire, or will he remain ensnared in the shadows of his past?
Publisher: Trell the Poet Coleman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Daeshawn—a striking, light-skinned young man with mesmerizing dreadlocks and a charm that's impossible to resist. Known for his playful demeanor and flirtatious ways, Daeshawn has spent his life drifting through relationships, never lingering long enough to let anyone into his heart. But when a chance encounter—a generous soul with a mysterious past-sets his world ablaze, Daeshawn finds himself entangled in emotions he's never known. As he battles the demons of his past and the allure of his player ways, Daeshawn discovers that true love demands vulnerability and courage. "Chance Love (Battling the Demons Within)" is a spellbinding tale of romance and self-discovery, where a player must confront his inner turmoil to embrace the love that could change his life forever. Will Daeshawn conquer his fears and demons to find his heart's true desire, or will he remain ensnared in the shadows of his past?
Work Won't Love You Back
Author: Sarah Jaffe
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568589387
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth—the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries—from the unpaid intern, to the overworked teacher, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete—Jaffe reveals how all of us have been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction.
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568589387
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth—the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries—from the unpaid intern, to the overworked teacher, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete—Jaffe reveals how all of us have been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction.
Sometimes I Lie
Author: Alice Feeney
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250144833
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250144833
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
Nobody Does It Better
Author: Lauren Blakely
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732575547
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Some women are just forbidden. Like--off the top of my head--MY SISTER'S LIFE-LONG BEST FRIEND. Sis has made it patently clear that Vanessa is hands-off, as in keep my ladies' man paws far away from her clever, go-getter best friend who's ready for the real deal. That should be an easy guideline to follow, except Vanessa is deliciously flirty, easy to talk to, and laughs at my jokes. Translation - my libido has been craving her many, many years. So many that we might have stolen a kiss or two. Can you say pent-up, crazy, raw desire? That's exactly what we're both feeling when the storm of the century hits and it's 10 inches of snow with Vanessa and me trapped in a cabin all night long ... The trouble is--Vanessa isn't interested in my playboy ways, and I have one night to convince her that I'm the real deal.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732575547
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Some women are just forbidden. Like--off the top of my head--MY SISTER'S LIFE-LONG BEST FRIEND. Sis has made it patently clear that Vanessa is hands-off, as in keep my ladies' man paws far away from her clever, go-getter best friend who's ready for the real deal. That should be an easy guideline to follow, except Vanessa is deliciously flirty, easy to talk to, and laughs at my jokes. Translation - my libido has been craving her many, many years. So many that we might have stolen a kiss or two. Can you say pent-up, crazy, raw desire? That's exactly what we're both feeling when the storm of the century hits and it's 10 inches of snow with Vanessa and me trapped in a cabin all night long ... The trouble is--Vanessa isn't interested in my playboy ways, and I have one night to convince her that I'm the real deal.
One Side Love
Author: K. Sharukkhan & S. Vishmaya
Publisher: DeepMisti Publication
ISBN: 8119108701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
About The Book Love is the most important part of our life. Especially, one side love is an awesome emotion. It is the classic love that comes without going close to the classic relationship. This book consists of various one side loves of the different writers.
Publisher: DeepMisti Publication
ISBN: 8119108701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
About The Book Love is the most important part of our life. Especially, one side love is an awesome emotion. It is the classic love that comes without going close to the classic relationship. This book consists of various one side loves of the different writers.
New Word
Author: LELA KAKULIA
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466969148
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Hereinafter is my book “New word” – the work unique by its contents and in essence. This is a book of prediction. Years beforehand, I described all those necessary expected political events or natural phenomenon related to the whole world. Most of them have already precisley come true, some of them are now being fulfilled and the rest will come true in future. This is a live cosmic information, new word, that I, Georgian prophet Lela Kakulia, pronounce by God’s will. I was sent to the earth in order to let countries, states, particular politicians or humankind in general know their future. By this means cosmos gave a chance to the universe to soften destined blows and avoid destruction. I predict all my life, from birth, and will predict till I am on the earth. A prophet is sent by cosmos once in few centuries – when the earth faces a special danger, when it is on the edge of the existence. I, Gerogian prophet, am sent with the mission to save the world. I bring enormous, proteceting energy for people and contries and hand it out with no regret. I often drawcosmis information and my drawings are the source of collosal energy, that full people with hope and peace. This is the book that would live for ages and give answer to people’s any question. No one on earth owns such information – neither particular individual nor analytical centres. My prediction has no analogue and thus is unique. With respect and love, Georgian prophet Lela Kakulia.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466969148
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Hereinafter is my book “New word” – the work unique by its contents and in essence. This is a book of prediction. Years beforehand, I described all those necessary expected political events or natural phenomenon related to the whole world. Most of them have already precisley come true, some of them are now being fulfilled and the rest will come true in future. This is a live cosmic information, new word, that I, Georgian prophet Lela Kakulia, pronounce by God’s will. I was sent to the earth in order to let countries, states, particular politicians or humankind in general know their future. By this means cosmos gave a chance to the universe to soften destined blows and avoid destruction. I predict all my life, from birth, and will predict till I am on the earth. A prophet is sent by cosmos once in few centuries – when the earth faces a special danger, when it is on the edge of the existence. I, Gerogian prophet, am sent with the mission to save the world. I bring enormous, proteceting energy for people and contries and hand it out with no regret. I often drawcosmis information and my drawings are the source of collosal energy, that full people with hope and peace. This is the book that would live for ages and give answer to people’s any question. No one on earth owns such information – neither particular individual nor analytical centres. My prediction has no analogue and thus is unique. With respect and love, Georgian prophet Lela Kakulia.
The Plug Next Door 4
Author: Sol
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648546978
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In Part 3 of The Plug Next Door, you found out that God has another daughter named Summer. However, her life isn't what one would imagine for someone who has a rich plug for a father. The little Chicago girl is living in poverty, helping her adoptive mother clean homes in order to make ends meet. Still, at the tender age of 17, she's just like any other teenaged girl. She's never been in any real trouble, makes good grades in school, and has a best friend who rides for her. She's even headed off to college soon. Her world seems to be moving along on track until a blast from the past walks back into the picture. Loso, an effervescent hustler with a charming smile, lavish cars, and endless money, quickly wins the young girl's heart. He's the perfect guy, spoils her to no end, and upgrades her life. Everything about him drives Summer crazy, but she's not the only girl on his team. He's been known to get around, and there is one other woman that he can't seem to shake no matter how hard he tries. If Loso's promiscuous ways aren't enough to tear him and Summer apart, there are many other obstacles standing in the way. Their age difference, betrayal in the streets, and then there's Summer's father, God. What does the future hold for their fairytale relationship when Loso finds out that he's dating his plug’s daughter? ***Please note, if you do not read this installment, you will be confused in part 5. This story will fill particular holes from part 3 (i.e. How Sloan got pregnant, the circumstances behind Summer being given up for adoption, the start of Young and Erin's affair, as well as what God did on the streets when he was in Chicago).
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648546978
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In Part 3 of The Plug Next Door, you found out that God has another daughter named Summer. However, her life isn't what one would imagine for someone who has a rich plug for a father. The little Chicago girl is living in poverty, helping her adoptive mother clean homes in order to make ends meet. Still, at the tender age of 17, she's just like any other teenaged girl. She's never been in any real trouble, makes good grades in school, and has a best friend who rides for her. She's even headed off to college soon. Her world seems to be moving along on track until a blast from the past walks back into the picture. Loso, an effervescent hustler with a charming smile, lavish cars, and endless money, quickly wins the young girl's heart. He's the perfect guy, spoils her to no end, and upgrades her life. Everything about him drives Summer crazy, but she's not the only girl on his team. He's been known to get around, and there is one other woman that he can't seem to shake no matter how hard he tries. If Loso's promiscuous ways aren't enough to tear him and Summer apart, there are many other obstacles standing in the way. Their age difference, betrayal in the streets, and then there's Summer's father, God. What does the future hold for their fairytale relationship when Loso finds out that he's dating his plug’s daughter? ***Please note, if you do not read this installment, you will be confused in part 5. This story will fill particular holes from part 3 (i.e. How Sloan got pregnant, the circumstances behind Summer being given up for adoption, the start of Young and Erin's affair, as well as what God did on the streets when he was in Chicago).