Author: Walt Sweeney
Publisher: Silver Threads
ISBN: 9781893067127
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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Walt Sweeney was one of the greatest linemen ever to play in the National Football League. During his 13-year career with the San Diego Chargers and the Washington Redskins, he was an All-Star 9 times.
Author: Ron Galella
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517413685
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Author: Kim Law
Publisher: J-Ko Publishing
ISBN: 1950908070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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A reluctant political son seeks a new life but is caught off guard by hidden truths and his feelings for his best friend… Bennett Davenport has spent the last twenty years in the military. Avoiding the reality of the secret truth he learned—that he was simply a pawn in a political game. Now retired, he plans on two things. A night of fun with his friends-with-benefits bestie Aubrey. And a conversation with his mother about the dark cloud that’s hung over him and their relationship for the last two decades. But when his mother’s life is threatened, investigative journalist Aubrey rushes to help. The more they dig into the mystery, the closer they grow. Bennett can’t deny he wants more from his friend. So much that he shares the truth which has eaten away at him and could cause his family major scandal. Despite truly caring, Aubrey can’t let herself believe in love. Not after the way “love” treated her mother. Yet, learning Bennett’s secret draws her even closer to him. Until his family skeletons are exposed…and she’s the obvious culprit. Will Bennett’s inability to trust Aubrey destroy any chance of them having a future, or can they overcome family dramas and hard truths to let love win? Download this steamy friends-with-benefits romance about a man returning to face family secrets and a woman passionate about finding the truth, filled with family drama, passion, and secrets.
Author: Jason Glaser
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1433939746
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Learn about the position of point guard in basketball as well as teaching proper point guard techniques and learning about basketball's great point guards.
Author: Theresa Mitchell Barbo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 161423020X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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A first-hand account and fascinating new details of the 1952 rescue of the SS Pendleton, the true story behind the film The Finest Hours. On February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor’easter snapped in half two 503-foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue of thirty-two merchant mariners from the sinking Pendleton by four young Coast Guardsmen aboard the 36-foot motor lifeboat CG 36500. A foreword by former Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) and an essay by Master Chief John “Jack” Downey (Ret.), a veteran of thousands of modern-day small boat rescues, round out the special third edition of this classic work on Coast Guard history.
Author: Jason Glaser
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1433943433
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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That moment where a guard releases the ball and it’s heading for the hoop is one of the exciting anticipatory moments in sports. This guidebook takes an in-depth look at the basketball position that most teams look to when they need a sure basket. Students will read about the historic players who made the shooting guard position what it is, as well as the superstars who play it today. Dazzling photographs show the sport’s greatest shooting guards in action, while photographs of teens help show how to train to become a shooting guard.
Author: Mark Hayward
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9781862058675
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Author: robert drysdale
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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What are the origins of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Is it merely a by-product--a rebel offspring--of Judo? What was the nature and content of the art that Mitsuyo Maeda, a.k.a. "Count Koma", and other Japanese were teaching in the Amazon? Was it Judo? Jiu-Jitsu? His own personal fight-tested style, built on a foundation of Judo and informed by his dozens and dozens of matches around the world? What was the bridge between the art he learned at the Kodokan and the Brazilian style that claims him as its godfather: a style now practiced by millions worldwide (and growing bigger every day)? Should Maeda even be at the center of this story? And what role did Carlos and Hélio Gracie play in all of this? Did they "invent" BJJ? Would BJJ exist without them? And, if so, what--if anything--did they create? And why does this history matter to the average BJJ practitioner today? Any history possesses its official narrative with its own favorite characters and events. But true history is seldom simple, and more oft than not the real story is far richer than the popular version that is widely repeated and handed down. The history of BJJ and MMA in Brazil doesn't escape this paradigm. The recent renaissance in research in regards to the history of martial arts in Brazil led to the author's curiosity, which in turn led to the documentary Closed-Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, which in turn led to this book. This manuscript started as an account of the author's recollections of the film's production, and quickly grew into much more. Opening Closed Guard: The Story Behind the Film contains conclusions, analysis, and historical interpretations, as well as the story behind the documentary itself and the many challenges it faced along the way. It contains interviews, research articles pertaining to the history of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, as well as the author's own take on the current state of BJJ and MMA. Finally, it is the story of the author rediscovering his love for Jiu-Jitsu in a completely new and unexpected way. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in the US from a Brazilian mother and American father, and having spent his life between these two countries, Robert Drysdale remains the only American competitor to have ever won both the IBJJF and ADCC World Championships, the two most prestigious tournaments in all of Jiu-Jitsu. Furthermore, he has also cultivated a career in MMA, both as a fighter and as a coach. The author also holds a Bachelor's Degree in History, as well as a long-held passion for this discipline. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. He is also the co-founder of the international team Zenith Jiu-Jitsu, and is the father of two girls.
Author: Diana Kander
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118857666
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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If Owen Chase can't find a way to turn his company around in the next nine days, he'll be forced to shut it down and lay off all of his employees. He has incurred substantial debt and his marriage is on shaky ground. Through pure happenstance, Owen finds himself pondering this problem while advancing steadily as a contestant at the World Series of Poker. His Las Vegas path quickly introduces him to Samantha, a beautiful and mysterious mentor with a revolutionary approach to entrepreneurship. Sam is a fountain of knowledge that may save his company, but her sexual advances might prove too much for Owen's struggling marriage. All In Startup is more than just a novel about eschewing temptation and fighting to save a company. It is a lifeline for entrepreneurs who are thinking about launching a new idea or for those who have already started but can't seem to generate the traction they were expecting. Entrepreneurs who achieve success in the new economy do so using a new "scientific method" of innovation. All In Startup demonstrates why four counterintuitive principles separate successful entrepreneurs from the wanna-preneurs who bounce from idea to idea, unable to generate real revenue. You will likely get only one opportunity in your life to go "all in" in on an idea: to quit your job, talk your spouse into letting you drain the savings account, and follow your dream. All In Startup will prepare you for that "all in" moment and make sure that you push your chips into the middle only when the odds are in your favor. This book holds the keys to significantly de-risking your idea so that your success appears almost lucky. Join Owen and Sam for this one-of-a-kind journey that will set you on the right path for when it's your turn to put everything on the line.
Author: BJ Penn
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
ISBN: 9780981504469
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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BJ PENN—UFC World Champion, Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, and best-selling author of Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge—sheds new light on the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with this unprecedented examination of the closed guard. Through step-by-step color photographs and descriptive narrative, Penn shares his elaborate system for gaining control of your opponent's body while fighting off your back, and then unleashes more than eight fight-ending submissions. He divulges his most vicious strangleholds, including collar chokes, arm chokes, and triangle chokes. He demonstrates how to apply bone-breaking pressure to your opponent's wrist, elbow, and shoulder using his most ruthless straight arm bars, inverted arm bars, kimura locks, Americana locks, and omaplata locks. And to ensure your offense never gets shut down, Penn unveils your opponent's most common submission defenses, and then teaches you how to capitalize on that defense by transitioning into secondary submissions and a host of sweeps. Detailing dozens of ways to chain your attacks together to form fluid combinations, this book leaves no stone unturned. Whether you are new to the grappling arts or an experienced practitioner, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Closed Guard will take your game to the next level.
