Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Elgin Baylor’s memoir of an epic all-star career in the NBA—during which he transformed basketball from a horizontal game to a vertical one—and his fights against racism during his career as a player and as general manager of the LA Clippers under the infamous Donald Sterling
People think of Elgin Baylor as one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game—and one of the NBA’s first black...
People think of Elgin Baylor as one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game—and one of the NBA’s first black...
2) Golf
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn about the world of golf and how science is helping the game. You'll read about golf clubs, balls, courses, carts, and statistics, and get a better understanding of how golf is improving with science and technology. Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.
3) Hockey
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn about the world of hockey and how science is helping the game. You'll read about hockey skates, hockey sticks, and goalie equipment, and get a better understanding of how hockey is improving with science and technology. Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.
Author
Language
English
Description
Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about you win. Data has now suffused almost every aspect of how football is played, coached, scouted and consumed. But it's not the algorithms or new metrics that have made this change, it's the people behind them. This is the story of modern football's great data revolution and the group of curious, entrepreneurial personalities who...
Author
Language
English
Description
From world-renowned adventurer and best-selling author of The Art of Resilience and The World’s Fittest Book comes the ultimate blueprint to (re)building a bulletproof body.
Ross Edgley has spent decades perfecting the principles and practice of extreme fitness to achieve the impossible. Following a career-threatening injury in 2018, Ross was forced to reassess his training and take the next steps in a lifelong journey of redefining what the human...
6) Resistance Band Workout for Seniors: The Only Workout Program With Resistance Bands You'll Ever Need
Author
Language
English
Description
If you're an older adult looking to improve your strength and mobility, then keep listening…
Do you sometimes feel physically weak?
Have you ever felt constantly weary and continuously fatigued?
Are you intrigued by the idea of improving your body composition without having to purchase a gym membership?
Don't worry about feeling weak again; this guide will show you how to gain strength by only using resistance bands! The program is designed...
7) Desarrollar la musculatura en la tercera edad: Ejercicios de entrenamiento de fuerza para hombres
Author
Language
'>Spanish 4748""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Description
Atención: Las personas mayores que quieren ganar músculo
¿Piensa que es demasiado mayor para ganar músculo?
¿Está confundido sobre cómo empezar?
¿Ha iniciado anteriormente el entrenamiento de fuerza solo para dejarlo debido a lo extenuante del ejercicio?
Este completo audio libro de ejercicios de entrenamiento de fuerza está diseñado específicamente para ayudarle a descifrar el misterio que hay detrás de la construcción de músculo...
8) Walkabout
Author
Language
English
Description
Walkabout is about the people, places, and experiences that you discover when you step out on the trail. In this novel, you will meet peakbaggers, daytrippers, thru-hikers, tribes, ruckers, and the earthy set, all finding their way to whatever that five miles at a time reveals to them at different moments. You will hear from people on the Appalachian Trail who have hiked it from one end to the other. People that seek peeks in a way that adds a bit...
Author
Language
English
Description
On April 27, 1947, baseball legend Babe Ruth, diagnosed with a terminal case of throat cancer, attended "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium. A 13-year-old boy representing the American Legion baseball program introduces Babe Ruth, who delivers a speech to the crowd from home plate.
Author
Language
English
Description
Hear the voices of Olympic Track Greats, including Jesse Owens, winner of 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; Josy Barthel, a Luxembourgish runner who won the men's 1500 meters at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics; and Roger Bannister, an English athlete best known for breaking the 4-minute mile.
Author
Language
English
Description
On October 3, 1951, the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit a dramatic ninth inning game-winning home run off the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in the decisive third game of a three-game playoff to win the National League pennant. It would be known in baseball lore as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." The game-the first ever televised nationally-was seen by millions of viewers across America and heard on radio by millions...
13) Mental Endurance
Author
Language
English
Description
You can train all you like, but when it comes to the crunch, do you have the mental endurance to see yourself through combat situations, being held hostage or finding yourself at the mercy of the elements? SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance examines what it takes to be as mentally fit as a special forces soldier. It is equally important to focus on diet, rest patterns and mental discipline as it is to concentrate on push-ups, sit-ups...
Author
Language
English
Description
DO YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE TRAJECTORY OF 3 LEGENDARY TEAMS IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 SUCH AS FERRARI, WILLIAMS AND ALFA ROMEO? In this compilation of 3 books in 1, you will be able to enjoy the history of three of the most important teams in the history of Formula 1 through the keys of their trajectory in a light and pleasant walk through time. In The history of Ferrari in Formula 1 to the rhythm of fast lap you will learn about the life of Enzo Ferrari...
Author
Language
English
Description
Come Ride With Me is a collection of horse poetry from my own experiences. Isn't that the best way to write poetry? Enjoy the poetry. Some short. Some long. Some sad. Many humerous. Some thoughtful. Sometimes I was downright mad! So enjoy the horse poetry and let me know which one you liked the best. I sure had fun writing them. Mary Beth
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A one-click, forbidden, single-dad romance featuring an infamous NFL player who falls fast for his tempting new therapist.
You don't become the NFL's defensive player of the year without playing the game rough and dirty, and while I won't deny my past, I'm determined to change that narrative. But as they say, it's darkest before the dawn-and that's precisely when she steps into my storm.
Katrina is far from your typical therapist. She's an enigma...
17) At 23,000 Feet
Author
Language
English
Description
What does it take to reach the top of the world? A question everyone once in their life always asks. Kovid Mittall dreams of reaching Mount Everest one day, but before that he must conquer other peaks, his failures and battle against his own demons. After creating the world record of fastest climb on Black Peak Mountain, an altitude of 21,000 feet in 6 days, Kovid is set to climb a 23,000 foot peak, his last chapter before he attempts Mount Everest,...
18) Breaking Ice
Author
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to become Ireland's first Winter Olympian's a group of rowers form a bobsleigh team and against all odds, qualify for the 1988 Winter Olympics. But days before the event, their entry is withdrawn by their own Olympic council.
19) Remy
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans expands upon the intense love story begun in Real and Mine-this time from Remington "Riptide" Tate's point of view.
In REAL and MINE, Brooke introduced you to Remington Tate. Now witness their story through his eyes.
What moves a man as complex as Remington Tate? Let him tell you in his own words. . . .
Underground circuit fighter Remington Tate is a mystery, even to himself. His mind is dark and light,...
Author
Language
English
Description
November 2019. Unai Emery's final game as Arsenal manager sees the Gunners languishing eighth in the league. Appointed in the dying embers of the Wenger years, Emery's 18 months as Arsenal boss has seen the team and the club go backwards – playing unimaginative, pragmatic football, and recently losing to London rivals Chelsea in the final of the Europa League. Something had to change; a fresh head with fresh ideas. A new leader. This is the story...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request