Author: Burt L. Standish
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368923943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Frank Merriwell's Chase; Or, Exciting Times Afloat
Author: Burt L. Standish
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368923943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368923943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Ultimate Glory
Author: David Gessner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735210578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate history as one of the greatest athletes no one has ever heard of. With humor and raw honesty, Gessner explores what it means to devote one’s life to something that many consider ridiculous. Today, Ultimate is played by millions, but in the 1980s, it was an obscure sport with a (mostly) undeserved stoner reputation. Its early heroes were as scrappy as the sport they loved, driven by fierce competition, intense rivalries, epic parties, and the noble ideals of the Spirit of the Game. Ultimate Glory is a portrait of the artist as a young ruffian. Gessner shares the field and his seemingly insane obsession with a cast of closely knit, larger-than-life characters. As his sport grows up, so does he, and eventually he gives up chasing flying discs to pursue a career as a writer. But he never forgets his love for this misunderstood sport and the rare sense of purpose he attained as a member of its priesthood.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735210578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate history as one of the greatest athletes no one has ever heard of. With humor and raw honesty, Gessner explores what it means to devote one’s life to something that many consider ridiculous. Today, Ultimate is played by millions, but in the 1980s, it was an obscure sport with a (mostly) undeserved stoner reputation. Its early heroes were as scrappy as the sport they loved, driven by fierce competition, intense rivalries, epic parties, and the noble ideals of the Spirit of the Game. Ultimate Glory is a portrait of the artist as a young ruffian. Gessner shares the field and his seemingly insane obsession with a cast of closely knit, larger-than-life characters. As his sport grows up, so does he, and eventually he gives up chasing flying discs to pursue a career as a writer. But he never forgets his love for this misunderstood sport and the rare sense of purpose he attained as a member of its priesthood.
The Publishers Weekly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Owen Clancy's Happy Trail; Or, the Motor Wizard in California
Author: Burt L. Standish
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516873821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
No, it was not an earthquake that happened in the city of Los Angeles, California, on that beautiful sun-shiny morning. It was just a tow-headed, cross-eyed youth shaking things up at the corner of Sixth and Main in an attempt to find his father. And not one corner of the cross streets was involved, but all four corners. The upheaval that followed this search for a missing relative, extended in several directions, so that a very small cause led up to remarkably large results.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516873821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
No, it was not an earthquake that happened in the city of Los Angeles, California, on that beautiful sun-shiny morning. It was just a tow-headed, cross-eyed youth shaking things up at the corner of Sixth and Main in an attempt to find his father. And not one corner of the cross streets was involved, but all four corners. The upheaval that followed this search for a missing relative, extended in several directions, so that a very small cause led up to remarkably large results.
Two-minute Mysteries
Author: Donald J. Sobol
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590447874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A collection of 158 mini-mysteries in which readers play Dr. Watson to master-detective Dr. Haledjian.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590447874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A collection of 158 mini-mysteries in which readers play Dr. Watson to master-detective Dr. Haledjian.
5 Western Hometown Daily Newspapers
Author: Hometown Daily Newspapers of the West
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Advertising, Newspaper
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Advertising, Newspaper
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
With Amusement for All
Author: LeRoy Ashby
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813123976
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 713
Book Description
With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, economic, and cultural forces and the ways in which the entertainment world has reflected, changed, or reinforced the values of American society.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813123976
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 713
Book Description
With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, economic, and cultural forces and the ways in which the entertainment world has reflected, changed, or reinforced the values of American society.
Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
Tricksters & Estates
Author: J. Douglas Canfield
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813170039
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
These comedies are full of tricksters attempting to gain estates, the emblem and the reality of power in late feudal England. The tricksters appear in a number of guises, such as heroines landing their men, younger brothers seeking estates, or Cavaliers threatened with dispossession.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813170039
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
These comedies are full of tricksters attempting to gain estates, the emblem and the reality of power in late feudal England. The tricksters appear in a number of guises, such as heroines landing their men, younger brothers seeking estates, or Cavaliers threatened with dispossession.
Memory's Storehouse Unlocked, True Stories
Author: John T. Bristow
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"Memory's Storehouse Unlocked, True Stories" by John T. Bristow. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"Memory's Storehouse Unlocked, True Stories" by John T. Bristow. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.