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Max Gordon

Author : Jacob Kornhauser

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 38,66 MB

Release : 2021-08-30

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1476684839

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A left-handed batter in the NCAA's Division 1, Max Gordon still had a lot to live for, provided he would live at all. Facing a devastating loss--the death of his brother, Nick--and a life-threatening physical injury, he went on a transformative personal journey that united his family through the most difficult time they had ever faced. In this intimate narrative about the healing power of sports, a family is made whole again through the determination of a son who proves that in life as in baseball, no matter the score, as long as you have one more at bat, you're still in the game. The authors tell the story from the perspective of having shared relationships with the Gordon brothers.



The One-Day Contract

Author : Rick Pitino

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 271 pages

File Size : 13,86 MB

Release : 2013-10

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1250041066

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A life-changing guide to achieving your goals, by the 2013 NCAA champion college basketball coach and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Rick Pitino is famous as one of the most dynamic and successful basketball coaches of our time, leading the University of Louisville Cardinals to the NCAA basketball championship in 2013, and is renowned for writing the #1 New York Times bestselling success and leadership book, Success is a Choice. In his new book, The One-Day Contract, Pitino details his key to success, on the court and in life: to focus on making the most of each day, by creating a contract with yourself. Coach Pitino was able to turn Louisville into NCAA champions by applying this idea to everything he and the team did-every practice, every recruiting visit, every game preparation, every scouting report, every instruction that he gave players and coaches, and everything he did himself. Each day became just as important as reaching the national championship, and so, by honoring the one-day contract, he and Louisville moved through adversity toward their goal. In this inspiring and practical guide, Coach Rick Pitino illustrates how to set your own one-day contract, and follow through to honor it for each day, each goal, and each interaction with another person. Pitino shows how to: - Establish focus as a discipline in everything you do: planning, strategy, priorities, and career advancement. - Discover the true key to success: not ambition, not wealth, not power, but humility. - Use technology wisely-but don't let it replace personal connection with the people you work and live with. - Own up to your problems, tell the truth and they will become part of your past. Lie and they become part of your future. - Make small changes and add value to every minute of your life. The One-Day Contract will reshape the way you approach your job, your goals, and your life.



If We Break

Author : Kathleen Buhle

Publisher : Crown

Page : 337 pages

File Size : 41,62 MB

Release : 2023-06-20

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 059324107X

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Kathleen Buhle shares her story of resilience and self-discovery after her marriage to Hunter Biden unraveled in the wake of substance abuse and infidelity in this “dignified and revealing” (People) memoir. “Kathleen Buhle’s brave and honest story transcends politics, division, hearsay, and judgment.”—Connie Britton This is not a story about good versus evil. Or who was right. Or who was better. For decades, Kathleen Buhle chose to play the role of the good wife, beginning when, as a naïve young woman from a working-class family on the South Side of Chicago, she met the dashing son of a senator at the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Oregon. Within months of falling in love, Kathleen found herself pregnant and engaged, living a life beyond anything she’d ever known. Determined to build her family on a foundation of love, Kathleen was convinced her and Hunter’s commitment to each other could overcome any obstacle. But when Hunter’s drinking evolved into dependency, she was forced to learn how rapidly and irrevocably a marriage can fall apart under the merciless power of addiction. When the lies became insurmountable, Kathleen was forced to reckon with the compromises she had made to try to save her marriage. She wondered if she could survive on her own. The result is a memoir that is page-turning and heart-breaking. Here Kathleen asks why she kept so much hidden—from her daughters and herself—for so many years, why she became dependent on one man, and why she was more faithful to a vow of secrecy than to her own truth. This inspiring chronicle of radical honesty and self-actualization speaks to women who have lost part of their identity and want to reclaim it.



My Life, Not Yours

Author : James R. Long

Publisher : Dorrance Publishing

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 27,20 MB

Release : 2024-08-21

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN :

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As the stage curtains begin to close and you look back on your life, what memories will replay themselves in your mind? What will stick out the most? Each of us has a story to tell, a lifetime of trips and parties, first loves and heart breaks, the joys of birth and the grief of death. Each life creates a beautifully unique tapestry. My Life, Not Yours is the tapestry of one man’s life, from his childhood up until becoming a grandparent, and with those years comes a tremendous amount of wisdom and even more laughs. About the Author James R. Long was born in Bucyrus, Ohio. A veteran of the United States Army, Long received a bachelor’s degree in Education from The Ohio State University and a master’s in Business Administration from Ashland College. He holds both a miliary instructor’s certification and a pilot’s license, and is Airborne and Ranger qualified. Though retired, Long still works as a substitute teacher. Additionally, he has officiated high school basketball for 43 years, is the treasurer of his church, and runs a local golf league. He and his wife Helga have three children together.



Paradise Missed

Author : Tertius

Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing

Page : 65 pages

File Size : 41,47 MB

Release : 2010-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1609111915

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Kelly Bradshaw and Nathan Broadway are high school students. Both are the children of loving and devoted Christian families. Kelly and Nathan are good kids, always believing that life is wonderful, especially with hard work and God's blessings. The night their high school football team wins the state championship, Kelly and Nathan go out on their first and only date. Swept up in the passion of the win, the two act on a whim. The result of that impulse results in Kelly becoming pregnant. No one else ever knows, not even Nathan, as Kelly and her parents decide to quickly and quietly terminate the pregnancy. Years later, Kelly marries and her husband discovers the secret that she has kept to herself for so long. After years of carrying enormous guilt, and with her husband devastated by learning of it, Kelly takes a drive that forever changes the course of her life, on earth and in eternity. In this debut novel, author Tertius takes on the controversial subject of abortion. With candid and raw emotion, his story depicts how the choices one makes, in a moment and in a lifetime, can have unimaginable repercussions. He is currently writing his second book and lives with his family in Monroe, Louisiana. A must read for every teenager, Paradise Missed illustrates many of the temptations faced by today's young people. Parents, be advised that it contains no profanity, sex, or violence, making it appropriate for adolescents of any age. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/ title/ParadiseMissed.html





Snow Waste

Author : Michael Bemis

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 508 pages

File Size : 13,15 MB

Release : 2003-02-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0595264603

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Paralleling the modern day struggle between corporate America and the environmental movement, which is increasingly becoming violent, Snow Waste demystifies a ski resort's future success and a paper mill's resolve to survive by exacerbating perennial land and water use issues. From three viewpoints-the resort's conscientious but naïve chief of snowmaking, its unscrupulous owner, and an ethical whistle blower environmentalist-Snow Waste tells a story of greed, personal motivation, and heroic determination to do, at all cost, what is right. Set deep in the Western Mountains of Maine, Snow Waste demonstrates the strong force that community plays in our survival and it probes deeply into the lives of its characters, proving that one's ability to sink or swim is often rooted in their past. In a straightforward yet enthralling story, Snow Waste chronicles the hardships of everyday life and the triumphs that are sometimes unspoken and unseen. The memorable characters and their unpretentious escapades that are brought to life on the pages of Snow Waste are destined to leave an indelible mark in the minds and hearts of its readers.



Wake, Rise, and Smile

Author : Austin J. Franklin

Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing

Page : 92 pages

File Size : 37,12 MB

Release : 2017-10-25

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1457558157

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In life, we are faced with a plethora of unfavorable circumstances, sometimes surfacing as soon as we open our eyes as newborn babies. Whether these disadvantages are mental, physical, or situational, often these phenomena are inevitable. So, what do we do? Many of us might resort to self-pity, feeling as if life is unfair. As a result, we become submissive to the societal expectations of our “disadvantages.” However, others make an attempt to work through their difficulties, turning their unfavorable situations into favorable ones. These are the few individuals who have truly learned how to rise. This book is for all of those who have ever faced a difficulty, who were born with or live with a limitation, or who just feel as if life’s hurts have minimized or immobilized them from living their best life possible. The author shares true and hopeful stories about how people, he has known, cope with life’s disadvantages. He delineates five principles to teach us how to rise above our own. After you have read this inspirational book, you will feel empowered to Wake, Rise, and Smile.



The Social Ref

Author : Shawn D Madden

Publisher :

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 23,87 MB

Release : 2019-07-22

Category :

ISBN : 9781793133540

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It's not your calls, it's YOUR Communication! Most referee and umpire training materials stink. They spend so much time focused on rules and signals, they miss the simple communication ideas that will help you survive those scary first few games, and become a better sports league official. What do you do when a decision is 100% correct call, and everyone hates it? How do you handle conflict and confusion? What brain instincts and habits make it harder to become a great referee ? Shawn D. Madden, founder of Underdog Sports Leagues, takes 20 years of experience training recreational refs, and teaches communication for any sport or program with 5 Key Communication Habits. Loving sports is never enough. You need a communication system to get you through the tough calls, and the hard games, that sink so many new refs. Do you train and teach other refs and umps? Are you constantly short refs for your program? Do new umps quit on you after their first tough game? The Social Ref Program is ideal for new referees and umpires in College Intramural Leagues, Charity Tournaments, Parks and Rec, Youth Leagues, and Adult Sport and Social Clubs like Underdog. Whether it's Flag Football, Softball, Little League Baseball, Basketball, or even Kickball and Dodgeball, this guide will help you become a better offical and communicator for your league and teams, and just maybe in your life!



E Mess

Author : T.E.D. Sullivan

Publisher : Price World Publishing

Page : 297 pages

File Size : 21,67 MB

Release : 2014-04-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 161984365X

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Based on real accounts, E Mess shows a different side of the Vietnam conflict. E Mess is the story of a group of young Marines begrudgingly assigned as cooks in Da Nang, Vietnam who drink, cook, and interact with one another as only Vietnam-era Marines could. The story follows the triumphs and missteps of these men and, in particular, the rise and fall of rookie Dave Woods during the tumultuous years of 1969 and 1970. Dave’s disdain for authority and rules finds him in and out of trouble, but his undaunted loyalty to his friends and his more-than-capable leadership is what makes E Mess the compelling story that it is. As the days drag on, the reader will meet some unusual characters. Some are funny, some are sad, and some are very sad. The reader will also experience real-life situations through the eyes of these men such as the 1969 ammo-dump explosion, the sweep of “the ville” for American deserters, and a “skivvie” run into “the ville” to meet some ladies of the night. E Mess offers comic relief which was very much needed during the conflict, but at times might make the reader want to cry for the poor grunts on the front line. The grunts are never far from the cooks’ minds as they go about their daily routines. This book will make you laugh, cry, and shake your head by some of the decisions made by higher-ranking individuals.