Author: Diana Addison Lyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535275491
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
'Swimming Through Life' is an extensive history of Men's Olympic Water Polo worldwide spanning the era 1980 - 2016. Central to the story is Terry Schroeder (Captain of USA Olympic Men's Water Polo 1984, 1988 & 1992) and his life's journey - accompanied by the legions of exceptional people he's come to know through his water polo playing days and his Olympic coaching. The book is a heartfelt portrayal of the power of the human spirit .
Swimming Through Life
Author: Diana Addison Lyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535275491
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
'Swimming Through Life' is an extensive history of Men's Olympic Water Polo worldwide spanning the era 1980 - 2016. Central to the story is Terry Schroeder (Captain of USA Olympic Men's Water Polo 1984, 1988 & 1992) and his life's journey - accompanied by the legions of exceptional people he's come to know through his water polo playing days and his Olympic coaching. The book is a heartfelt portrayal of the power of the human spirit .
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535275491
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
'Swimming Through Life' is an extensive history of Men's Olympic Water Polo worldwide spanning the era 1980 - 2016. Central to the story is Terry Schroeder (Captain of USA Olympic Men's Water Polo 1984, 1988 & 1992) and his life's journey - accompanied by the legions of exceptional people he's come to know through his water polo playing days and his Olympic coaching. The book is a heartfelt portrayal of the power of the human spirit .
Water Polo the Y's Way
Author: Chuck Hines
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438920903
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Chuck Hines enjoyed a 40-year career with the YMCA, during which he was a strong advocate of the Olympic sport of water polo. He was a three-time All-America player, and he coached teams at three YMCAs that won national championships. His teams all started out at the beginning level, in small pools and with insufficient equipment, and fought their way to the top. This book is the story of those teams and their rags to riches achievements.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438920903
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Chuck Hines enjoyed a 40-year career with the YMCA, during which he was a strong advocate of the Olympic sport of water polo. He was a three-time All-America player, and he coached teams at three YMCAs that won national championships. His teams all started out at the beginning level, in small pools and with insufficient equipment, and fought their way to the top. This book is the story of those teams and their rags to riches achievements.
Boys' Life
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Author: Jeff Hobbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147673190X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A biography of a young African-American man who escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets when he returned home.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147673190X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A biography of a young African-American man who escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets when he returned home.
Science of Shooting Water Polo Fundamentals
Author: Dr. Jim Solum
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557340357
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Science of Shooting Fundamentals book is the definitive and complete examination of the outside throwing motion, the fake, the drive-in shot and the 2-meter shot. Because two-thirds of the player's body is underwater and unseen, the water polo throwing motion is the most difficult motion to learn and to teach. How can we learn to shoot when we cannot see the underwater motion? The Science of Shooting Water Polo Fundamentals book reveals the secrets. For the first time in English, the secrets of the gold medal winning Hungarians and Serbians are revealed. With 190 full body pictures in over 200-pages, the mechanics above and below the water are clearly shown. The Science of Shooting book provides step by step answers for players and coaches demanding the secret knowledge of the European throwing method.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557340357
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Science of Shooting Fundamentals book is the definitive and complete examination of the outside throwing motion, the fake, the drive-in shot and the 2-meter shot. Because two-thirds of the player's body is underwater and unseen, the water polo throwing motion is the most difficult motion to learn and to teach. How can we learn to shoot when we cannot see the underwater motion? The Science of Shooting Water Polo Fundamentals book reveals the secrets. For the first time in English, the secrets of the gold medal winning Hungarians and Serbians are revealed. With 190 full body pictures in over 200-pages, the mechanics above and below the water are clearly shown. The Science of Shooting book provides step by step answers for players and coaches demanding the secret knowledge of the European throwing method.
My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me and Ended Up Saving My Life
Author: Ryan O'Callaghan
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617757705
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A riveting account of life as a closeted professional athlete from gay NFL player O’Callaghan, against the backdrop of depression, opioid addiction, and the threat of suicide. “[O’Callaghan’s] story is one of beautiful vulnerability, and it further shows the importance of knowing you aren’t alone.” —Oprah Daily, recommended by Gayle King Ryan O’Callaghan’s plan was always to play football and then, when his career was over, kill himself. Growing up in a politically conservative corner of California, the not-so-subtle messages he heard as a young man from his family and from TV and film routinely equated being gay with disease and death. Letting people in on the darkest secret he kept buried inside was not an option: better death with a secret than life as a gay man. As a kid , Ryan never envisioned just how far his football career would take him. He was recruited by the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent five seasons, playing alongside his friend Aaron Rodgers. Then it was on to the NFL for stints with the almost-undefeated New England Patriots and the often-defeated Kansas City Chiefs. Bubbling under the surface of Ryan’s entire NFL career was a collision course between his secret sexuality and his hidden drug use. When the league caught him smoking pot, he turned to NFL-sanctioned prescription painkillers that quickly sent his life into a tailspin. As injuries mounted and his daily intake of opioids reached a near-lethal level, he wrote his suicide note to his parents and plotted his death. Yet someone had been watching. A member of the Chiefs organization stepped in, recognizing the signs of drug addiction. Ryan reluctantly sought psychological help, and it was there that he revealed his lifelong secret for the very first time. Nearing the twilight of his career, Ryan faced the ultimate decision: end it all, or find out if his family and football friends could ever accept a gay man in their lives.
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617757705
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A riveting account of life as a closeted professional athlete from gay NFL player O’Callaghan, against the backdrop of depression, opioid addiction, and the threat of suicide. “[O’Callaghan’s] story is one of beautiful vulnerability, and it further shows the importance of knowing you aren’t alone.” —Oprah Daily, recommended by Gayle King Ryan O’Callaghan’s plan was always to play football and then, when his career was over, kill himself. Growing up in a politically conservative corner of California, the not-so-subtle messages he heard as a young man from his family and from TV and film routinely equated being gay with disease and death. Letting people in on the darkest secret he kept buried inside was not an option: better death with a secret than life as a gay man. As a kid , Ryan never envisioned just how far his football career would take him. He was recruited by the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent five seasons, playing alongside his friend Aaron Rodgers. Then it was on to the NFL for stints with the almost-undefeated New England Patriots and the often-defeated Kansas City Chiefs. Bubbling under the surface of Ryan’s entire NFL career was a collision course between his secret sexuality and his hidden drug use. When the league caught him smoking pot, he turned to NFL-sanctioned prescription painkillers that quickly sent his life into a tailspin. As injuries mounted and his daily intake of opioids reached a near-lethal level, he wrote his suicide note to his parents and plotted his death. Yet someone had been watching. A member of the Chiefs organization stepped in, recognizing the signs of drug addiction. Ryan reluctantly sought psychological help, and it was there that he revealed his lifelong secret for the very first time. Nearing the twilight of his career, Ryan faced the ultimate decision: end it all, or find out if his family and football friends could ever accept a gay man in their lives.
Unacceptable
Author: Melissa Korn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593087739
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
FORBES TOP 10 HIGHER EDUCATION BOOKS OF 2020 The riveting true story behind the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, a cautionary tale of parenting gone wrong, the system that enabled families to veer so far off course, and the mastermind who made it all happen. When federal prosecutors dropped the bombshell of Operation Varsity Blues, it broke open the crimes of exclusive universities and wealthy families all over the country, shattering the myth of American meritocracy. In Unacceptable, veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz dig deep into how otherwise smart, loving parents became caught up in scandal, led through the side door by one man: college whisperer Rick Singer. Unacceptable traces how, over decades, the charismatic Singer easily reeled in parents hoping to guarantee top educations for their children, and exploited a system rigged against regular people. Exploring the status obsession that seduced entitled parents in search of an edge, Korn and Levitz unfurl a scheme that entangled more than fifty conspirators, from wealthy CEOs to famous actresses, leading to imprisonments, ruined careers, and terminated enrollments. An eye-opening account of corruption in America’s most exclusive institutions, Unacceptable tells the story of helicopter parenting, coddled teens, and the man who thought he couldn’t be caught. Detailing Singer’s steady rise and dramatic fall, Korn and Levitz expose the ugly underbelly of elite college admissions, and the devastating consequences of buying success.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593087739
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
FORBES TOP 10 HIGHER EDUCATION BOOKS OF 2020 The riveting true story behind the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, a cautionary tale of parenting gone wrong, the system that enabled families to veer so far off course, and the mastermind who made it all happen. When federal prosecutors dropped the bombshell of Operation Varsity Blues, it broke open the crimes of exclusive universities and wealthy families all over the country, shattering the myth of American meritocracy. In Unacceptable, veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz dig deep into how otherwise smart, loving parents became caught up in scandal, led through the side door by one man: college whisperer Rick Singer. Unacceptable traces how, over decades, the charismatic Singer easily reeled in parents hoping to guarantee top educations for their children, and exploited a system rigged against regular people. Exploring the status obsession that seduced entitled parents in search of an edge, Korn and Levitz unfurl a scheme that entangled more than fifty conspirators, from wealthy CEOs to famous actresses, leading to imprisonments, ruined careers, and terminated enrollments. An eye-opening account of corruption in America’s most exclusive institutions, Unacceptable tells the story of helicopter parenting, coddled teens, and the man who thought he couldn’t be caught. Detailing Singer’s steady rise and dramatic fall, Korn and Levitz expose the ugly underbelly of elite college admissions, and the devastating consequences of buying success.
Bob Hughes - The True Story of a Legendary Waterman
Author: Suzanne M Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578099774
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"Bob Hughes...finest water polo player in U.S. history" - Peter Cutino, 1995 Bob Hughes was the gentle giant of U.S. swimming and water polo. Of all two-sport athletes of his day, he was the most feared by his opponents and idolized by his teammates. Hughes was an innovative and dominating sprinter, individual medley swimmer and breaststroke champion who developed his own unique, all underwater approach to swimming the breaststroke, winning him a World's Record in the 100yd Breaststroke. Hughes was the driving force of U.S. Water Polo teams at two Pan American Games and two Olympic Games, he was the dominent American water polo player for over a decade, and a fearsome opponent who could, on occasion, throw the ball through the goal and you with it, if you thought you could hang on to his throwing arm. Bob Hughes duplicated Johnny Wesimuller's feat of competing in two water sports at the same Olympic Games, swimming and water polo...a feat no other American swimmer has duplicated since. He was a classic waterman who was also a top surfer and diver, as well as a creative artist and builder...a true renaissance man. Johnny Weismuller and Duke Kahanamoku would have been in good company with Bob Hughes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578099774
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"Bob Hughes...finest water polo player in U.S. history" - Peter Cutino, 1995 Bob Hughes was the gentle giant of U.S. swimming and water polo. Of all two-sport athletes of his day, he was the most feared by his opponents and idolized by his teammates. Hughes was an innovative and dominating sprinter, individual medley swimmer and breaststroke champion who developed his own unique, all underwater approach to swimming the breaststroke, winning him a World's Record in the 100yd Breaststroke. Hughes was the driving force of U.S. Water Polo teams at two Pan American Games and two Olympic Games, he was the dominent American water polo player for over a decade, and a fearsome opponent who could, on occasion, throw the ball through the goal and you with it, if you thought you could hang on to his throwing arm. Bob Hughes duplicated Johnny Wesimuller's feat of competing in two water sports at the same Olympic Games, swimming and water polo...a feat no other American swimmer has duplicated since. He was a classic waterman who was also a top surfer and diver, as well as a creative artist and builder...a true renaissance man. Johnny Weismuller and Duke Kahanamoku would have been in good company with Bob Hughes.
The Good Life Crisis
Author: Nick Shelton
Publisher: Nick Shelton
ISBN: 147520776X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The Good Life Crisis is a project that seeks to find the best answers to the question "What is the Good Life?" After traveling around the world and interviewing hundreds of inspiring people, Nick Shelton has compiled a book based on the best advice he's received. Comprised of humorous stories and practical advice, it provides you a glimpse of how to lead an ideal life in the 21st century. Containing just over 40 chapters, the book provides stories, real-life examples, and practical advice on how each of us can improve our lives and we appreciate each day. For more visit, www.TheGoodLifeCrisis.com
Publisher: Nick Shelton
ISBN: 147520776X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The Good Life Crisis is a project that seeks to find the best answers to the question "What is the Good Life?" After traveling around the world and interviewing hundreds of inspiring people, Nick Shelton has compiled a book based on the best advice he's received. Comprised of humorous stories and practical advice, it provides you a glimpse of how to lead an ideal life in the 21st century. Containing just over 40 chapters, the book provides stories, real-life examples, and practical advice on how each of us can improve our lives and we appreciate each day. For more visit, www.TheGoodLifeCrisis.com
Warrior Life
Author: Pamela Palmater
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
ISBN: 1773632914
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
In a moment where unlawful pipelines are built on Indigenous territories, the RCMP make illegal arrests of land defenders on unceded lands, and anti-Indigenous racism permeates on social media; the government lie that is reconciliation is exposed. Renowned lawyer, author, speaker and activist, Pamela Palmater returns to wade through media headlines and government propaganda and get to heart of key issues lost in the noise. Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence is the second collection of writings by Palmater. In keeping with her previous works, numerous op-eds, media commentaries, YouTube channel videos and podcasts, Palmater’s work is fiercely anti-colonial, anti-racist, and more crucial than ever before. Palmater addresses a range of Indigenous issues — empty political promises, ongoing racism, sexualized genocide, government lawlessness, and the lie that is reconciliation — and makes the complex political and legal implications accessible to the public. From one of the most important, inspiring and fearless voices in Indigenous rights, decolonization, Canadian politics, social justice, earth justice and beyond, Warrior Life is an unflinching critique of the colonial project that is Canada and a rallying cry for Indigenous peoples and allies alike to forge a path toward a decolonial future through resistance and resurgence.
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
ISBN: 1773632914
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
In a moment where unlawful pipelines are built on Indigenous territories, the RCMP make illegal arrests of land defenders on unceded lands, and anti-Indigenous racism permeates on social media; the government lie that is reconciliation is exposed. Renowned lawyer, author, speaker and activist, Pamela Palmater returns to wade through media headlines and government propaganda and get to heart of key issues lost in the noise. Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence is the second collection of writings by Palmater. In keeping with her previous works, numerous op-eds, media commentaries, YouTube channel videos and podcasts, Palmater’s work is fiercely anti-colonial, anti-racist, and more crucial than ever before. Palmater addresses a range of Indigenous issues — empty political promises, ongoing racism, sexualized genocide, government lawlessness, and the lie that is reconciliation — and makes the complex political and legal implications accessible to the public. From one of the most important, inspiring and fearless voices in Indigenous rights, decolonization, Canadian politics, social justice, earth justice and beyond, Warrior Life is an unflinching critique of the colonial project that is Canada and a rallying cry for Indigenous peoples and allies alike to forge a path toward a decolonial future through resistance and resurgence.