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Summer of '98: when homers flew, records fell, and baseball reclaimed America
By Mike Lupica. 1999
Sportswriter and his three sons eagerly follow the amazing 1998 baseball season, which included the McGwire-Sosa home run duel, David…
Wells's perfect game, the end of Cal Ripken's streak, and the New York Yankees' world series victory. 1999The camp robber and other stories
By Zane Grey. 1979
Collection of six western short stories. In the title story, a new ranch hand, Wingfield, is accused when the payroll…
is missing. Wingfield follows tracks to a remote cabin to find not only the stolen money but also a missing piece of his lifeBarney Polan's game: A Novel of the 1951 College Basketball Scandals
By Charles Rosen, Charley Rosen. 1998
Hardball: a season in the projects
By Daniel Coyle. 1993
Chicago's Cabrini-Green may be the worst low-rent housing development in the United States. The children have become inured to the…
sounds of gunshots and gang wars. In 1991 two men--one white, one black--with the support of several major corporations, set up a Little League. Coyle follows the First Chicago Near North Kikuyus through a year that sees them make it to the championships, in spite of the daily violence surrounding them. Violence and some strong languageThe complete book of freshwater fishing
By Ken Schultz, Dan Gapen. 1989
The authors are both avid fishermen and have written several articles on fishing. Here they offer information on the many…
species, techniques, and variables a person must be acquainted with for freshwater fishing, and discuss equipment, strategies, and seasons. Species covered include largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, pike, catfish, rough fish, shad, and othersHow to shit in the woods: an environmentally sound approach to a lost art
By Kathleen Meyer, Meyer. 1989
The author, a long-time outdoorswoman, offers advice on how to relieve oneself when conventional restrooms are unavailable. Meyer explains not…
only how to do it with dignity and comfort, but also with environmental awareness. She includes a chapter especially for womenRashad: Vikes, mikes, and something on the backside
By Peter Bodo, Ahmad Rashad. 1988
Ahmad Rashad, formerly Bobby Moore, was an outstanding high school football player in Tacoma, Washington, and attracted national attention in…
the late 1960s at the University of Oregon. After an unhappy stint with the St. Louis Cardinals, he became an All-Pro wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings before going into TV sports broadcastingJohn McGraw
By Charles Alexander, Charles C Alexander. 1988
The story of John McGraw, born in 1873, is also the story of baseball's evolution from the rough-and-tumble sport of…
the 1890s to the big business it became after World War I. Fiery, tough McGraw, whose umpire- baiting was legendary, won ten National League pennants in his forty-year careerBob Knight: his own man
By Joan Mellen. 1988
Portrait of the successful and sometimes controversial Indiana University basketball coach. Written with Knight's cooperation, the book emphasizes Knight's methods…
which, at times, may appear offensive or inexplicable. The author insists that Knight always has the best interests of his players and friends at heart. Some strong language. Bestseller 1988I Believe in You
By Tom Osborne, Sergio Drumond. 2021
Our bodies stay home, our imaginations run free: A Coronavirus COVID-19 story for children
By Lora L Hyler, Lora L. Hyler. 2020
Maya, a seven-year-old girl, is struggling to deal with the effects Coronavirus is having on her life. With the help…
of her ten-year-old brother, Bryan, her family, and community, they find ways to not only to survive, but find joy and laughter in their changed lives. The entire community comes together to help Maya celebrate her 8th birthday, one of the best days of her life. For grades 4-7Return to Travers Corners: Stories (Lyons Press Ser.)
By Scott Waldie. 2002
Travers Corners is a fly-fishing paradise. It's a town of stories of love interests and fishing dories -- of famous…
fishermen full of hot air and simple ones filled with awe -- written with a wit that puts it all in perspectiveThe age of the bicycle
By Miriam Webster. 1998
What if one afternoon all the cars in the world slowed down and then stopped in their tracks. Set in…
Tinny Waters, Texas, a fictional town reminiscent of Austin (Texas), "The Age of the Bicycle" explores what happens when all the cars on the planet suddenly cease working. Would society fall to its knees, or would lots of great things start happening?After the shot drops
By Randy Ribay. 2018
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe: A Novel
By Robert Cullen. 2002
Bobby Jobe leads the PGA Championship until an attractive woman distracts him. He loses the tournament, fires his caddy, and…
is struck by lightning on the practice tees and permanently blinded. Therapist Angela Murphy reunites caddy and golfer and unexpectedly urges Jobe to return to the game. Strong language. 2001Odd man out: a year on the mound with a minor league misfit
By Matt McCarthy. 2009
This book is a great inside look at what it's like for an Ivy League graduate to try to blend…
in as one of the boys as a rookie in the low minors in Mormon country. Funny, touching, and always interesting, this is a must read for any baseball fan. Adult. UnratedYou're sending me where?: dispatches from summer camp
By Eric Dregni. 2017
Norris the Seahorse Takes on the Bullies: A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure
By Jaime Amor. 2016
The hugely successful Cosmic Kids YouTube channel helps children discover yoga by joining presenter Jaime on monthly yoga adventures, each…
one a story featuring a loveable animal character that achieves something amazing. Aimed at 4 to 8-year-olds, the Cosmic Kids yoga books offer children a chance to take the yoga more slowly than is possible in a fast-moving video, to spend more time in their favourite poses, and also to enjoy reading or listening to the story. Each book is themed around a specific area of wellbeing - in the case of Norris, this is self-confidence and dealing with bullying. In this adventure we go underwater to meet the little seahorse Norris, who's so excited to be joining the Best Fish in the Sea club. Unfortunately, there are a few bullies in the club who do their best to make him feel bad about himself. With the help of his true friends, Norris learns to take pride in who he is, long nose, slow swimming and all. He starts up the Being Me club, and soon finds that everyone wants to be friends with him. The story concludes with a relaxation and some affirmations to reinforce the message of the book. With bright illustrations, the books are designed to mirror the Cosmic Kids look, and to allow children to get to know a range of characters from the Cosmic Kids shows. There's also information at the back to help parents and teachers introduce children to yoga, even if they don't practise yoga themselves.In Union
By Raewyn Caisley. 2005
Twelve-year-old Christian Phillips doesn?t think he will make the junior rugby team. When his parents give him a pair of…
footy boots before the trial ? a gift from his late grandfather, a staunch Wallabies fan ? Christian is still not convinced. Shocked when he makes the team, and relegated to the wing, Christian soon realises his idea of teamwork is a little different from that of the coach and other boys. Christian spends most games waiting for a pass and decides conforming is easier than challenging the culture of the team. But when they have to face the brutal Scots team on their home turf, a new leader emerges ? From Raewyn Caisley, the acclaimed and established author of TOP MARKS, NOT CRICKET, HOT SHOT, TENNIS STAR, QUEEN?S CUBBY, FREE STYLE and GREAT LEAD, comes another book in the popular Junior Sports Series.Still Kicking
By Cheryl Critchley. 2006
Sam Scott is not your average 13-year-old girl. When Sam?s friends are off chasing boys, she?s on the local footy…
oval training for Richmond Juniors? upcoming matches. Her mother and father desperately want her to give up her obsession with football and get serious about law or medicine like her sister Kate. Sam is blitzing her junior Aussie Rules competition when two major disasters threaten to upset her season. First, she almost quits when the class snob calls her butch. Then, when she turns fourteen on the eve of the finals, red tape looks like forcing Sam out of the game she loves. Her battle to play makes her a public hero, but Sam soon realises that being a winner in the money-fuelled AFL world comes at a big price. From Cheryl Critchley, the author of UNSPOIL YOUR KIDS, ESCAPE THE PARENT TRAP, OUR FOOTY and REAL FANS VS BIG BUCKS, comes another book in the popular Junior Sports Series.