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The Toss
(Paperback)
Jerald Allen Vallotton
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R839
Discovery Miles 8 390
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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As seen on TikTok, from Samantha Towle, the New York Times
bestselling author of Ruin, comes a the next dramatically powerful
and passionate novel in the Gods series. Readers are raving about
Rush! 'Epic. Loved every word, and Sam Towle proves yet again a
true veteran in the art of contemporary romance' 'Her characters
are always amazing and her stories leave you wanting more.....enjoy
the read!!' 'Every expectation was surpassed and I devoured this
book in a day' 'A phenomenal book'
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'With the first pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New York Giants
select . . .' It's been three years since quarterback Ares
Kincaid's NFL dream came true, and he's living the high life. The
days of cleaning up after his drunk of a father are long gone, and
he has no intention of going back. A car crash and DUI charge meant
a lengthy stint in rehab for Arianna Petrelli, and her dream of
being a professional artist slips further away when she's sacked
from her position at a gallery. Her need for a job stronger even
than her dislike of football, Ari goes to work for her father, the
head coach of the New York Giants. Ares hates alcoholics, which is
fine with Ari because she thinks he's a brainless jock. Yet when
Ares rescues Ari from a situation with her ex-boyfriend, an
unlikely friendship begins - one that quickly becomes more. But
messing around with the coach's daughter can only lead to one thing
. . . trouble.
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The Gods series begins with Ruin - out now! Plus, don't miss any of
Samantha Towle's sensational love stories, including the romantic
comedy Breaking Hollywood, the sizzling beach romance, The Two Week
Stand, and many more! Just some of he incredible praise for Ruin:
'A moving and fan-yourself-worthy love story' USA Today's Happy
Ever After 'Samantha Towle at her best' 'Wow! What a story, I can't
even begin to tell you just how much I loved . . . this mind
blowing book' 'I adored this story! . . . Samantha Towle really
knows how to make her characters jump out of the page and into our
hearts as their journey becomes our own' 'I love a good second
chance romance story and this one was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G'
A version for Young Adults is also available. Michael Bennett is a
Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a
fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an
organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly
humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you
uncomfortable. Bennett adds his unmistakable voice to discussions
of racism and police violence, Black athletes and their
relationship to powerful institutions like the NCAA and the NFL,
the role of protest in history, and the responsibilities of
athletes as role models to speak out against injustice. Following
in the footsteps of activist-athletes from Muhammad Ali to Colin
Kaepernick, Bennett demonstrates his outspoken leadership both on
and off the field.Written with award-winning sportswriter and
author Dave Zirin, Things that Make White People Uncomfortable is a
sports book for our turbulent times, a memoir, and a manifesto as
hilarious and engaging as it is illuminating.
All eyes and ears turned toward Ann Arbor in late 2014 when it was
announced that Jim Harbaugh would be returning to the Big House as
the new head coach of Michigan football. Now, Angelique Chengelis,
longtime chronicler of the Wolverines for the Detroit News, gives
the inside story on how exactly Harbaugh restored the Michigan
program to national title contender status. Learn how he instilled
a new culture and rankled rivals with outspokenness, creative
tactics, and relentless recruiting. Get the behind-the-scenes story
on how and why Harbaugh chose to come back to the university he led
to glory as its starting quarterback in the early 1980s. Follow
along as Jabrill Peppers, Jake Butt, and others develop into true
stars. Michigan Man is a comeback tale, an examination of the rapid
turnaround from a five-win team in 2014 to squads that earned 10
wins plus trips to the Citrus and Orange Bowls in 2015 and 2016
respectively. Featuring extensive interviews with Harbaugh himself,
this is a book Wolverines faithful and football fans in general
will not want to miss.
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A Champion's Heart
(Paperback)
Sharon Michelle Jones-Scaife; Edited by Ann Fields, Wendy Stewart
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R369
Discovery Miles 3 690
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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To understand how the NFL became the sports phenomenon it is today,
you can study its history or you can live its history as an active
participant. Upton Bell grew up at the knee of the NFL's first
great commissioner, his father, the legendary Bert Bell, who not
only saved the game from financial ruin after World War II but was
one of its greatest innovators. Coining the phrase "On any given
Sunday," Bert invented the pro football draft and proposed sudden
death rules. Present at the Creation details Bell's firsthand
experiences, which started as he watched his father draw up the
league schedule each year at the kitchen table using dominoes.
There he learned the importance of parity, which is a hallmark of
the league's success, and also how to create it. Over the past
fifty-three years, Bell has been an owner, a general manager, a
personnel executive, a scouting director for two Super Bowl teams,
a television commentator and analyst, and a talk-radio host. He has
seen the NFL from the inside and has experienced many of the most
important moments in NFL history. Bell was player personnel
director for the Baltimore Colts when the team played in three
championship games and appeared in two Super Bowls (1968 and 1970).
At thirty-three, he became the youngest general manager in NFL
history when he joined the Patriots in that role in 1971. He left
the NFL in 1974 to compete against it, joining the upstart World
Football League as owner of the Charlotte Hornets, which lasted
just two years. In 1976 Bell began his forty-year career as a radio
and TV talk-show host, yet he remains a football guy who was in the
middle of the game's most significant moments and knows that half
the story has never been told, until now. Watch a book trailer.
Purchase the audio edition.
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