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John Tournour, known to his many listeners and fans as JT the Brick, is one of the biggest sports radio personalities in America. Making it as a sports radio host is almost impossible, and JT went about it in a fearless way, leaving a lucrative position as a Merrill Lynch stockbroker to pursue his dream. But Tournour's hardest challenge would come when his best friend and mentor, Andrew Ashwood was diagnosed with cancer.
THE HANDOFF is about JT the...
22) Aiden
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It took just one look, and I knew she was meant to be mine.
Her body language told me she was onboard, but my job had her slamming on the brakes. She was convinced professional athletes had a puck bunny in every city, but that was far from the truth.
I agreed to be her friend for now... but how do I make her see we'd be better as lovers than just friends?
Contains mature themes.
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Following the birth of their daughter, Jack McClure and his wife Alana had every intention of continuing their life of adventure. After an extensive hiking trip in the desert southwest, they found that having a baby with them was no excuse to stay home and dream of adventures that could've been. With lofty ambitions, they set their sights on thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Canada to Mexico as a family, beginning when their daughter was 9...
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Nooruddean Choudry was born in 1979 - the year Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose, Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the last Shah of Iran, and Tim Martin opened his first Wetherspoons. Also that year, a local football club lost the Cup Final to Arsenal courtesy of a man named Sunderland. That club would become an all-consuming obsession for young Nooruddean, who would one day become a small brown man and, vitally,...
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The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players, two club executives, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably, five of the seven-Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, Ty Cobb, George Sisler, and Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey-are now enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New...
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The author has spent his life studying the Japanese martial art of Aikido. When looking for teachers, he asks questions about the meaning of sacrifice, the physical and mental limits that can be exceeded.
This is a book about passion and the cost of following your dreams. With beautiful illustrations by Kim Soung (USA) - former Disney illustrator and an intriguing cover by Kuba Krawczyk (Poland), the book brings a new quality to the message of universal...
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From cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen.
Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The cleverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that were... well, a little bit more unusual.
Welcome to the extraordinary world of competitions, introduced...
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It takes courage to follow your dreams . . .
Young gymnast Pearl dreams of winning gold in Paris. It's what Mum would have wanted.
However, elite training camp is super tough, even with the help of best friend Ryan and rising star, Jada-Rae.
Think ice baths, rivalry … sabotage.
When others will do anything to win, what will Pearl risk? Safety? Morals? Friendships?
This thrilling tale reminds us sport is about more than medals. It's about making...
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¡Atención madres, padres, abuelos y súper aficionados al fútbol! ⚽
¡Presentamos la biografía infantil definitiva del legendario futbolista Cristiano Ronaldo! Todo niño con pasión por el fútbol sueña con ese chute perfecto, ese momento definitorio en el campo. Pero, ¿conocen la historia de uno de los mejores jugadores que el mundo haya visto jamás? Sumérgete en un relato que va más allá del deporte: trata sobre aspiración, dedicación...
30) Medley
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Olympic gold is within their grasp, if they can stay afloat in the sea of feels.
Jacob is drowning.
Nineteen and a first-time Olympian, he's in over his head.
And the water's only rising as he crushes harder on his tattooed teammate.
Sebastian cost his team the medley relay gold four years ago.
He won't make the same mistakes at this summer's Olympics.
Mistakes like falling for another swimmer at the Games.
Jacob needs all the...
31) Carlie's Coach
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Gray: I thought attending the concert would be a great way to relax. Wrong.
It didn't take me long to realize I'd made a mistake trying to regain my lost youth or something like that. I was headed right out the door when I saw her. The woman who will change my life forever. She bowled me over, and I got so caught up in making love to her, I forgot to get her name. When I wake up the next morning, ready to make her mine, I find my little tigress has...
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Star montante du patinage artistique, Lily n'a qu'un seul objectif : remporter la médaille d'or au Championnat Mondial. Lorsqu'elle rencontre son nouveau partenaire, elle est aux anges.
Son modèle de toujours, c'est lui : Orion Williams.
L'homme qu'elle se surprend à mépriser dès leur première rencontre…
Champion maudit, Orion ne rêve que d'une chose : arrêter le patinage artistique. Quand son coach lui impose une dernière partenaire,...
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Larger-than-life football personality Micah Richards delivers the most entertaining sports book of the year. From experiencing the Manchester City revolution first-hand and achieving success with the likes of Mario Balotelli, Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero to becoming a popular TV pundit for Sky Sports, BBC Sport and, Micah Richards has seen it all—and laughed about most of it. In, Micah reflects on how he got to where he is today and on the...
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George Harrison met Muhammad Ali in 1964, when both men were on the cusp of worldwide fame. We Shook Up the World is the story of these two larger-than-life figures at a momentous time. A unique blend of biography and cultural history, this book goes to the very heart of the zeitgeist that each man inhabited and reinvented in profound and enduring ways.
In 1974, deep in the Pennsylvania woods, thirty-two-year-old Muhammad Ali was seeking renewal,...
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What is home, and how do you know when you've found it?
Gifted pastry chef Spike Ridley knows most everything about cooking, but the recipe for home has eluded her. Have mixer will travel has been her motto, and now she has lost the one person who'd loved her from childhood.
When she crashes-literally-into famed quarterback Tate Ransom, life takes an abrupt turn. Tate has suffered a deep personal loss of his own, and coupled with a career-threatening...
36) The Show
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As any true sports fan will tell you, once you have an allegiance to a team it's set in stone. It's unwavering. It's finite. You never leave. Yet somehow, I've been asked to do just that.
To set aside my love for The Yankees and take ownership of The New York Lions-the worst team in Major League Baseball. Oh, yes, and turn them into winners. An impossible job I don't want, from a gift I couldn't get a refund on.
But bring me a challenge and I will...
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Thirteen years ago, I fell for the wrong person and swore I'd never let another woman into my heart. Ever since, I've lived on a diet of bunnies and casual sex.
That was until Francesca Danvers walked into my life. The sister of my team Captain's fiancee, her Maid of Honor to my Best Man.
She's my match in every stubborn way. Boiling my blood during the day, lighting me on fire at night. It took her forty-eight hours to get under my skin but turned...
38) Another Shot
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The only ice I fear is the frozen wall protecting her battered heart...
Keelie Hayes has fast and hard rules about life and love, which have served her well. She's kept her heart safe from being broken again.
Until I, hockey star Cormac Bouchard, skated onto the scene with my charm and scorching sensual gaze only for her and changed the entire game. Keelie's no longer sure about her rules, but she's throwing up every frosty defense possible to keep...
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Take one grumpy hockey player, add one frazzled landscaper, and mix together not-so-gently in one car crash. Can they survive with their hearts intact?
Blizzard captain Dave Grimson's life is as tangled as a wad of skate laces-and it's a mess he's created. It's time to piece his life back together, and he's looking for a fresh start. Until he collides with Ellie Hendricks. Literally.
Ellie's struggling to keep her landscaping company afloat; the...
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Break through the self-limiting barriers that are holding you back and unlock the limitless possibilities that await you with the proven and time-tested approach of celebrity performance coach Brandon Epstein.
Are you ready to create the reality you desire by breaking free from limitations?
Discover the hidden and limitless potential of your own mind with Brandon Epstein's transformative book, Programmed to Fail, and awaken the power of your subconscious...
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