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Author |
: Rus Bradburd |
Publisher |
: UNM Press |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780826340276 |
ISBN-13 |
: 082634027X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paddy on the Hardwood by : Rus Bradburd
A burned out basketball coach takes a job in Ireland and is surprised by what he finds.
Author |
: Rus Bradburd |
Publisher |
: UNM Press |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 2006-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780826340283 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0826340288 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paddy on the Hardwood by : Rus Bradburd
Why would a successful college basketball coach walk away from a lucrative job in America's most glamorous sport? The burned out Rus Bradburd, enamored with Ireland and its music, took a job coaching in the lowly Irish Super League, but was unprepared for what he found. Perplexed by the small town Tralee's Frosties Tigers--a cast of misfits and underachievers more concerned with their day jobs, Gaelic Football, and Guinness--he turned to traditional Irish music for wisdom and solace. Paddy on the Hardwood is partly Rus Bradburd's story of his struggle to transform Tralee's Tigers. But it is also the tale of a man making peace with his own life and career. "No reader will come away from this irresistible, honest, and deeply human account without a profound appreciation for Ireland and the beguiling power of its people and culture. Paddy on the Hardwood is a basketball book, to be sure, but also one about questing and, ultimately, finding. And it's all the richer for how it engages things that seem distant from sports, but in the end aren't so unrelated at all."--Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure "Paddy on the Hardwood is hilarious, heartbreaking, and touching--I couldn't put it down. I'm an avid reader, and it's the best sports book I've read in a long while."--Jerry West
Author |
: Rus Bradburd |
Publisher |
: Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 2018-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781613739334 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1613739338 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis All the Dreams We've Dreamed by : Rus Bradburd
Shawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams. In January of 2014, Marshall's struggling team was about to improve after the addition of a charismatic but troubled player. Everything changed, however, when two young men opened fire on Harrington's car as he drove his daughter to school. Using his body to shield her, Harrington was struck and paralyzed. The mistaken-identity shooting was followed by a series of events that had a devastating impact on Harrington and Marshall's basketball family. Over the next three years it became obvious that the dream of the game providing a better life had nearly dissolved. Author Rus Bradburd tells Shawn's story with empathy and care, exploring the intertwined tragedies of gun violence, health care failure, racial assumptions, struggling educational systems, corruption in athletics—and the hope that can survive them all.
Author |
: Bill Price |
Publisher |
: Haynes Publications |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1844251101 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781844251100 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Paddy Hopkirk Story by : Bill Price
Paddy Hopkirk, winner of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, is one of Britain's best-known rally drivers and made the motorsport big time in Mini Coopers. A disarmingly modest man, Paddy originally approached BMC with the plea, I do want to drive cars which are capable of winning rallies outright, even if I'm not. From winning at a1955 St Patrick's Day Trial in a VW Beetle to the 1990 Pirelli Classic Marathon won in a Mini Cooper S, his glittering career is described in all its glory, with lots of tales of amusing escapades along the way.
Author |
: Patrick Leigh Fermor |
Publisher |
: John Murray |
Total Pages |
: 318 |
Release |
: 2010-10-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848545243 |
ISBN-13 |
: 184854524X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Between the Woods and the Water by : Patrick Leigh Fermor
The acclaimed travel writer's youthful journey - as an 18-year-old - across 1930s Europe by foot began in A Time of Gifts, which covered the author's exacting journey from the Lowlands as far as Hungary. Picking up from the very spot on a bridge across the Danube where his readers last saw him, we travel on with him across the great Hungarian Plain on horseback, and over the Romanian border to Transylvania. The trip was an exploration of a continent which was already showing signs of the holocaust which was to come. Although frequently praised for his lyrical writing, Fermor's account also provides a coherent understanding of the dramatic events then unfolding in Middle Europe. But the delight remains in travelling with him in his picaresque journey past remote castles, mountain villages, monasteries and towering ranges.
Author |
: John Hall |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 440 |
Release |
: 2018-02-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780244969875 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0244969876 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bricks and Mortar by : John Hall
Bricks and Mortar is the book we all promise to write but never had the time. In 2007 my surgeon insisted I needed hip surgery to repair damage caused from a lifetime in construction and I seized the moment. Bricks and Mortar begins in 1970 when I was just 16 and is two books in one! A journey of hip replacement surgery recorded in real time alongside my adventures in the construction industry. My latest book Yorkshire Bred isbn9780244369934 begins in 1954 charting my childhood adventures and life at Wallingfield, my family home. Humour, History, Adventure and Antics are in abundance for your pleasure and enjoyment. Both books are available worldwide!
Author |
: Patrick Taylor |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 452 |
Release |
: 2011-08-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0765368242 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780765368249 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Irish Country Doctor by : Patrick Taylor
"This book was previously published in 2004 under the title The apprenticeship of Doctor Laverty, by Insomniac Press, Toronto"--T.p. verso.
Author |
: Eric Litwin |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 41 |
Release |
: 2012-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062110619 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062110616 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by : Eric Litwin
An award-winning and bestselling Pete the Cat hardcover picture book! Count down with Pete in this rocking story that makes counting fun! Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt—the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons? This book is a winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. Plus the fun never stops—download the free groovin’ song! Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, and Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!
Author |
: Gerry Burke |
Publisher |
: iUniverse |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2013-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781475995923 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147599592X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paddy’s People by : Gerry Burke
Paddy Pest, the ubiquitous Aussie gumshoe, is immersed in a world full of beautiful women, conniving conspirators, and covert agents. Never without his Beretta or fold-up boomerang, Paddy is always prepared—a good thing, since he is about to take a ride on the wild side with his entourage of female associates. Stormy Weathers, Paddy’s girlfriend and wing person, is known for her flaming red hair, nice legs, and her ability to hold her own in a fight. Pest surrounds himself with girls with guns and they mean business. Ariadne Vasilis has long black hair, a brutal arm-chop, and a fierce loyalty to her country, as does the delightful French gendarme Yvette Baguette. She wouldn’t be seen dead without her Paris fashion labels. From a salacious situation in Salem to a conundrum in Kentucky! There’s murder in Melbourne and mystery in Moscow, and Paddy’s people are playing for keeps. Paddy’s People is a collection of short stories laced with treachery, mayhem, and mischievous behavior that encompass some of Paddy’s worldwide adventures and acknowledge those men and women who have been inspired by his exploits.
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Total Pages |
: 1062 |
Release |
: 1914 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015009375554 |
ISBN-13 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |