Author: Len Berman
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402220995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A fun and memorable read for parents and children alike, The Greatest Moments in Sports serves as the perfect introduction to the world of sports.
The Greatest Moments in Sports
Author: Len Berman
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402220995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A fun and memorable read for parents and children alike, The Greatest Moments in Sports serves as the perfect introduction to the world of sports.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402220995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A fun and memorable read for parents and children alike, The Greatest Moments in Sports serves as the perfect introduction to the world of sports.
Miracle Men
Author: Nikhil Naz
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 938832224X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The year was 1983 and Team India was in its first-ever World Cup final. They were the minnows of the cricketing world – so much so that the bookmakers were offering 66:1 against India winning the title. Yet, despite the odds stacked against them, Kapil Dev’s inspirational captaincy took a bunch of no-hopers to World Cup glory. As Dev held the trophy in his hands on 25 June that year, India ushered in an era during which cricket would go on to dominate all sporting activity in the country and the men who played the winning innings would be venerated as demigods. Based on first-hand accounts of the days leading up to that historic win, Miracle Men brings alive some of the most glorious moments in Indian cricket. From dressing-room disagreements to selectorial intrigues to on-field strategies, this riveting account is as entertaining and full of unexpected turns as the best game of cricket.
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 938832224X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The year was 1983 and Team India was in its first-ever World Cup final. They were the minnows of the cricketing world – so much so that the bookmakers were offering 66:1 against India winning the title. Yet, despite the odds stacked against them, Kapil Dev’s inspirational captaincy took a bunch of no-hopers to World Cup glory. As Dev held the trophy in his hands on 25 June that year, India ushered in an era during which cricket would go on to dominate all sporting activity in the country and the men who played the winning innings would be venerated as demigods. Based on first-hand accounts of the days leading up to that historic win, Miracle Men brings alive some of the most glorious moments in Indian cricket. From dressing-room disagreements to selectorial intrigues to on-field strategies, this riveting account is as entertaining and full of unexpected turns as the best game of cricket.
The 10 Best Underdog Stories in Sports
Author: Michelle Goh
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9781554484959
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Throughout sports history, there have been many stories of athletes who conquered the odds and achieved success. They had to overcome injuries, disabilities, or legendary opponents. But in the end, they all came out on top. Which underdog stories are the most inspiring? Book jacket.
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9781554484959
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Throughout sports history, there have been many stories of athletes who conquered the odds and achieved success. They had to overcome injuries, disabilities, or legendary opponents. But in the end, they all came out on top. Which underdog stories are the most inspiring? Book jacket.
Vernon God Little
Author: DBC Pierre
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802194354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
“If Huckleberry Finn were set on the Mexican-American border and written by the creators of South Park, it might read something like this.” —San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, Vernon God Little was an international sensation when it was first published in 2003 and awarded the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The memorable portrait of America is seen through the eyes of a wry, young protagonist. Fifteen-year-old Vernon narrates the story with a cynical twang and a four-letter barb for each of his townsfolk, a medley of characters. With a plot involving a school shooting and death-row reality TV shows, Pierre’s effortless prose and dialogue combine to form a novel of postmodern gamesmanship. “A dangerous, smart, ridiculous, and very funny first novel . . . Pierre renders adolescence brilliantly, capturing with seeming effortlessness the bright, contradictory hormone rush of teenage life.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802194354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
“If Huckleberry Finn were set on the Mexican-American border and written by the creators of South Park, it might read something like this.” —San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, Vernon God Little was an international sensation when it was first published in 2003 and awarded the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The memorable portrait of America is seen through the eyes of a wry, young protagonist. Fifteen-year-old Vernon narrates the story with a cynical twang and a four-letter barb for each of his townsfolk, a medley of characters. With a plot involving a school shooting and death-row reality TV shows, Pierre’s effortless prose and dialogue combine to form a novel of postmodern gamesmanship. “A dangerous, smart, ridiculous, and very funny first novel . . . Pierre renders adolescence brilliantly, capturing with seeming effortlessness the bright, contradictory hormone rush of teenage life.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times
The Greatest Underdog
Author: Marivic Lacuna
Publisher: Marivic Lacuña
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
This is an inspirational story of how a girl who is always compared to others became a great ghostwriter, a teacher, and even built a writing firm. Growing up, Vicky was always compared to her twin sister. She knew she was an underdog. She lived a life where she heard all the compliments going to her sister and all the negative feedback thrown at her. Yet this underdog soared high and she'd taken the steps now. She had created a team of writers and became an inspiration to them that their passion for writing could be their ladder to success. Aside from that, she became an online English teacher touching the lives of her students around the world, preparing them and nurturing them to become the best version of themselves as they grow.
Publisher: Marivic Lacuña
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
This is an inspirational story of how a girl who is always compared to others became a great ghostwriter, a teacher, and even built a writing firm. Growing up, Vicky was always compared to her twin sister. She knew she was an underdog. She lived a life where she heard all the compliments going to her sister and all the negative feedback thrown at her. Yet this underdog soared high and she'd taken the steps now. She had created a team of writers and became an inspiration to them that their passion for writing could be their ladder to success. Aside from that, she became an online English teacher touching the lives of her students around the world, preparing them and nurturing them to become the best version of themselves as they grow.
God of the Underdogs
Author: Matt Keller
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400204976
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Have you ever felt like an underdog? Like you don’t have the ability or confidence to pursue your dreams? The Bible is full of ordinary people the world considered underdogs. Yet God chose them to do his work. In God of the Underdogs, pastor Matt Keller tells his own story of being an underdog as well as the stories of the underdog heroes in Scripture. Men and women like Moses, Esther, King David, Samuel, Joseph, Paul the Apostle, and even Jesus. The stories and scriptures you’ll read will inspire you to face down the excuses holding you back, and you will be free to pursue your destiny as never before! Maybe you’re thinking, My past is too dark. “But it’s your past,” Matt assures you. God of the Underdogswill show you that the Creator of the universe wants you to accomplish great things for him. He wants to use your life in a way he will use no one else’s. Don’t shrink back from your destiny; lean into it. The Bible says you are a friend of God. Beloved. Highly esteemed. Known. More than conquerors. God sees your potential. It is your inability, not your perfection, that makes you an underdog worth using in God’s eyes. So rise up, underdog! God has a special plan for your life.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400204976
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Have you ever felt like an underdog? Like you don’t have the ability or confidence to pursue your dreams? The Bible is full of ordinary people the world considered underdogs. Yet God chose them to do his work. In God of the Underdogs, pastor Matt Keller tells his own story of being an underdog as well as the stories of the underdog heroes in Scripture. Men and women like Moses, Esther, King David, Samuel, Joseph, Paul the Apostle, and even Jesus. The stories and scriptures you’ll read will inspire you to face down the excuses holding you back, and you will be free to pursue your destiny as never before! Maybe you’re thinking, My past is too dark. “But it’s your past,” Matt assures you. God of the Underdogswill show you that the Creator of the universe wants you to accomplish great things for him. He wants to use your life in a way he will use no one else’s. Don’t shrink back from your destiny; lean into it. The Bible says you are a friend of God. Beloved. Highly esteemed. Known. More than conquerors. God sees your potential. It is your inability, not your perfection, that makes you an underdog worth using in God’s eyes. So rise up, underdog! God has a special plan for your life.
Fearless
Author: Jonathan Northcroft
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568589832
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
"The odds of the Foxes winning the Premier League at the start of the season were the same as the Yeti or the Loch Ness Monster being proven to exist, Christmas being the warmest day of the year in England or Barack Obama playing cricket for England after he left the Oval Office." -- ESPN On March 21, 2015, Leicester City lost their sixth game in eight matches. Without a victory for two months, they were rock bottom of the English Premier League, heading for certain relegation to the lower division, and about to miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime financial bonanza of TV money and opportunity. As usual, London and Manchester would clean up, the rich would get richer, and the hopes of the small, overlooked, multicultural city would sink. But Leicester started to win. They stayed up; and in the new season they kept on winning. Favorites for relegation, rank outsiders as potential champions (their 5000 -- 1 odds were the longest in the world for any major sporting event), their entire squad had been assembled for less than the cost of a single player for Manchester City. Still, they beat Manchester City and Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea: the most incredible cast of written-offs, grafters, misfits, and journeymen came together for the season of their lives. This is the story every underdog dreams of, every small town with a much larger, more affluent neighbor hopes for, and a triumph that defies logic and expectation.
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568589832
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
"The odds of the Foxes winning the Premier League at the start of the season were the same as the Yeti or the Loch Ness Monster being proven to exist, Christmas being the warmest day of the year in England or Barack Obama playing cricket for England after he left the Oval Office." -- ESPN On March 21, 2015, Leicester City lost their sixth game in eight matches. Without a victory for two months, they were rock bottom of the English Premier League, heading for certain relegation to the lower division, and about to miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime financial bonanza of TV money and opportunity. As usual, London and Manchester would clean up, the rich would get richer, and the hopes of the small, overlooked, multicultural city would sink. But Leicester started to win. They stayed up; and in the new season they kept on winning. Favorites for relegation, rank outsiders as potential champions (their 5000 -- 1 odds were the longest in the world for any major sporting event), their entire squad had been assembled for less than the cost of a single player for Manchester City. Still, they beat Manchester City and Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea: the most incredible cast of written-offs, grafters, misfits, and journeymen came together for the season of their lives. This is the story every underdog dreams of, every small town with a much larger, more affluent neighbor hopes for, and a triumph that defies logic and expectation.
College Basketball Underdog Stories
Author: Heather Rule
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1532170467
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This title introduces fans to the best underdog stories in college basketball history, covering the highlights and characters involved in their greatest moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1532170467
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This title introduces fans to the best underdog stories in college basketball history, covering the highlights and characters involved in their greatest moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
NBA
Author: Marty Gitlin
Publisher: SportsZone
ISBN: 9781532117626
Category : Basketball players
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title introduces fans to the best underdog stories in NBA history, covering the highlights and characters involved in their greatest moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: SportsZone
ISBN: 9781532117626
Category : Basketball players
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title introduces fans to the best underdog stories in NBA history, covering the highlights and characters involved in their greatest moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Soccer Underdog Stories
Author: Sam Moussavi
Publisher: SportsZone
ISBN: 9781532117640
Category : Soccer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title introduces fans to the best underdog stories in soccer history, covering the highlights and characters involved in their greatest moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: SportsZone
ISBN: 9781532117640
Category : Soccer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title introduces fans to the best underdog stories in soccer history, covering the highlights and characters involved in their greatest moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.