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Paint it White: Following Leeds Everywhere
by Gary EdwardsIn his dedication to Leeds United, Gary Edwards has no rivals. He has seen every Leeds game since 17 January 1968, home and away. League, Cup and Europe. And pre-season friendlies.* Hell, he even watches the reserves in his spare time. Following Leeds, he's been there, done that and designed the T-shirt. Although a painter and decorator-cum-signwriter-cum-cartoonist, he's never taken a break from his life as a full-time football fan. He's made a name for himself covering over red paint with white for free. He's visited every country in Europe and flown all over the rest of the world to watch Leeds play. If Leeds organised a five-a-side on the moon, he'd be on the first shuttle flight there. Travelling the world to watch hundreds of players run around acres of grass, he's also found time to drink gallons of ale, see oceans of flesh and protect hundreds of animals. He's saved lobsters in Barcelona, clay pigeons in Worksop, frogs in Kuala Lumpur and worms - yes, worms - in Yorkshire. He's been shot at in Greece, run over in Denmark, frightened the king in Sweden and had a beer with an elephant in Bangkok. All this and still found the time to never miss a match or another chance to rid the world of the evil that is red in all its forms. Behind him are almost four decades of Leeds, lunacy, laughter and white paint.
Paintball Blast
by Jake MaddoxMax and Tyler have been paintball partners for a long time when they realize that something's strange at the paintball field. A new player in town, Ryan, has just started playing and winning. At first, Max chalks it up to beginner's luck. But then he starts to notice weird things about Ryan and his team: They always use the same yellow paint balls, for example, even though each team is supposed to get a new color each match. And the marks the paint balls leave behind don't match up to the number of times the players shoot. Can Max and Tyler figure out what's going on before the biggest tournament of the year?
Paintball Digest
by Richard SappAll the Gear, All the Attitude, All the Time! With about eight million annual participants, paintball could very well be the fastest growing outdoor activity or game in America and perhaps the world. Although a relatively young game - it was started in the 1980s - there are now players and playing fields in all 50 states, Canada and several dozen foreign countries. If you play the game of paintball, you'll love Paintball Digest, the most comprehensive guide to the game and everything surrounding it, including: Tips on recreational, tournament and professional play Game strategies What to shoot What to wear What accessories to buy Product reviews and comparisons Manufactures directory Internet Directory Where to play Safety and first aid tips And must more! Whether you're a beginner or paintball veteran, you'll want your very own copy of what is sure to become the "bible of Paintball"!
Paintball Invasion
by Jake MaddoxJosh and Chad have been using the same place as a paintball field forever. But during one game, something weird happens. As the guys are marked, they realize they haven't been marked by the opposing team. Instead, someone new is attacking them. Someone unknown. Will they discover who's out to stop their paintballing fun? It's going to take all their skills and teamwork to stop the sinister invasion.
Painting the Black
by Carl DeukerIn his senior year of high school, late bloomer Ryan Ward has just begun to feel the magic of baseball - the magic of catching a wicked slider, of throwing a runner out, of training hard and playing hard and pushing his limits. Giving up baseball would be like getting off the most exciting ride of his life. But when one of his teammates clearly pushes the limits too far, Ryan is faced with a heartbreaking dilemma: he must choose between his love for the game and his sense of integrity - two things that, in his mind, baseball should bring together.
Painting the Black
by Carl DeukerIn his senior year of high school, late bloomer Ryan Ward has just begun to feel the magic of baseball - the magic of catching a wicked slider, of throwing a runner out, of training hard and playing hard and pushing his limits. Giving up baseball would be like getting off the most exciting ride of his life. But when one of his teammates clearly pushes the limits too far, Ryan is faced with a heartbreaking dilemma: he must choose between his love for the game and his sense of integrity - two things that, in his mind, baseball should bring together.
Painting the Corners Again
by Bob WeintraubBaseball and the people who live and breathe it will seem closer and more vivid than ever.Painting the Corners Again is Bob Weintraub's second marvelous collection of baseball stories. It goes directly to the core of what America's pastime does for us when we watch it being played on the field. Weintraub shows us that baseball has its heroes and its villains, and that they can reach into a person's life and remain a part of us for the rest of our days.Told from various perspectives, Painting the Corners Again offers the personal experiences of the baseball player, manager, general manager, coach, scout, owner, writer, broadcaster, and fan. Each strives for its own sense of authenticity and is full of characters that we recognize and want to spend time with.In this collection, the author digs beyond the statistics and numbers that sometimes dominate our view of a sport to get to the true humanity of baseball. W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe (the novel on which Field of Dreams was based) says, "Weintraub has executed a triple play: savvy baseball writing, unforgettable characters, and a home run ending for each tale."
Painting the Corners Again: Off-Center Baseball Fiction
by Bob WeintraubPainting the Corners Again is Bob Weintraub’s second marvelous collection of baseball stories. It goes directly to the core of what America’s pastime does for us when we watch it being played on the field. Weintraub shows us that baseball has its heroes and its villains, and that they can reach into a person’s life and remain a part of us for the rest of our days. Told from varying perspectives, Painting the Corners Again offers the personal experiences of the baseball player, manager, general manager, coach, scout, owner, writer, broadcaster, and fan. Each story strives for its own sense of authenticity and is full of characters that we recognize and want to spend time with. In this collection, the author digs beyond the statistics and numbers that sometimes dominate our view of a sport and gets to the true humanity of baseball.
Painting the Corners Again: Off-Center Baseball Fiction
by Bob WeintraubBaseball and the people who live and breathe it will seem closer and more vivid than ever.Painting the Corners Again is Bob Weintraub’s second marvelous collection of baseball stories. It goes directly to the core of what America’s pastime does for us when we watch it being played on the field. Weintraub shows us that baseball has its heroes and its villains, and that they can reach into a person’s life and remain a part of us for the rest of our days.Told from various perspectives, Painting the Corners Again offers the personal experiences of the baseball player, manager, general manager, coach, scout, owner, writer, broadcaster, and fan. Each strives for its own sense of authenticity and is full of characters that we recognize and want to spend time with.In this collection, the author digs beyond the statistics and numbers that sometimes dominate our view of a sport to get to the true humanity of baseball. W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe (the novel on which Field of Dreams was based) says, "Weintraub has executed a triple play: savvy baseball writing, unforgettable characters, and a home run ending for each tale.”Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Painting the Corners: A Collection of Off-Center Baseball Fiction
by Bob WeintraubBob Weintraub’s marvelous collection of baseball stories goes directly to the core of what the game does for us when we watch it being played on the field, and shows how its heroes and villains can reach into our lives and remain a part of us for the rest of our days. The stories are told from various perspectives, including those of the player, manager, general manager, coach, scout, owner, writer, broadcaster, and fan.In “Knuckleball,” a manager is beside himself when he can’t let his star knuckleball pitcher start the seventh game of the World Series because the only catcher he’s ever had in the big leagues suddenly goes down with an injury. The team from Alcatraz, in “The Way They Play Is Criminal,” has a bag full of dirty tricks waiting to spring on its San Quentin rivals, and it uses them all. A father on a college tour with his daughter happens upon the very same autographed baseball he saw a friend catch in Fenway Park’s bleachers thirty years earlier, and learns, in “The Autograph,” how a twist of fate has brought the friend together with the player who hit it. In these and other stories, now in paperback, Weintraub infuses baseball with humanity, originality, humor, and compassion, and raises the game to a new level of understanding and love.
Painting the Corners: Off-Center Baseball Fiction
by Bob Weintraub"Imaginative baseball stories for long rain delays and hot stove league nights." --Darryl Brock, author of If I Never Get Back and Two in the FieldBob Weintraub's marvelous collection of baseball stories goes directly to the core of what the game does for us when we watch it being played on the field, and shows how its heroes and villains can reach into our lives and remain a part of us for the rest of our days. The stories are told from various perspectives, including those of the player, manager, general manager, coach, scout, owner, writer, broadcaster, and fan. In "Knuckleball," a manager is beside himself when he can't let his star knuckleball pitcher start the seventh game of the World Series because the only catcher he's ever had in the big leagues suddenly goes down with an injury. The team from Alcatraz, in "The Way They Play Is Criminal," has a bag full of dirty tricks waiting to spring on its San Quentin rivals, and it uses them all. A father on a college tour with his daughter happens upon the very same autographed baseball he saw a friend catch in Fenway Park's bleachers thirty years earlier, and learns, in "The Autograph," how a twist of fate has brought the friend together with the player who hit it. A veteran outfielder goes into the last game of his career batting .299 with 299 home runs and, in "Just One to Go," gets his only chance to hit with two outs in the ninth.In these and other stories, Weintraub infuses baseball with humanity, originality, humor, and compassion, and raises the game to a new level of understanding and love.
Painting the Game
by Patricia MacLachlanIn this final middle grade novel by Newbery Award–winning author Patricia MacLachlan, a young girl tries to untangle her love of baseball from her complicated relationship with her professional pitcher father.Lucy&’s father is a minor league baseball player, a professional pitcher hoping to get called up to the majors, and Lucy inherited his passion for the game. But she&’s never played pitcher. She worries her skills would be compared to her dad&’s and she&’d never measure up. And his pitching may mean big things for his career and their family, but it&’s also what keeps him away from home so much of the year. Sometimes, Lucy isn&’t sure what would be worse: being bad at pitching or being great. Still, this summer, Lucy wants to learn to throw the perfect knuckleball. She wakes up at the crack of dawn to practice in secret, without her friends Tex and Robin—or even the goats who watch them play. Even as she trains relentlessly, Lucy wonders if she&’ll ever feel brave enough to share her progress with her mom or dad. Can she prove to them, and herself, that she has what it takes?
Pairing Off
by Elizabeth HarmonAmerican figure skater Carrie Parker's Winter Games dreams were dashed when her philandering partner caused one of the greatest scandals in skating history. Blacklisted from competing in the United States, her career is over...until she receives a mysterious invitation and is paired with the most infuriating, talented--and handsome--skater she's ever met.Russian champion Anton Belikov knows sacrifice. He gave up a normal life and any hope of a meaningful relationship to pursue his dream. And he's come close--with a silver medal already under his belt, the next stop is the gold. All he needs is a partner. While he's never forgotten the young American skater he seduced one long-ago night in Amsterdam, he never expected to be confronted with their past...never mind share the ice with her.When what starts as a publicity stunt grows into something real, Carrie and Anton's partnership will test their loyalties to family, country and each other. With only a few months to train for the competition of a lifetime, can they master technique and their emotions, or will they lose their footing and fall victim to the heartaches of their pasts?96,000 words
Palpationsatlas
by Robin Bauer Sandro WolframDieser Atlas mit über 250 Abbildungen und Videos stellt ein modernes Grundlagenwerk zur Palpation für Physiotherapeuten dar: Alle wesentlichen Strukturen des Körpers werden in dreidimensionaler Perspektive dargestellt, so dass ein grundlegendes Verständnis für Zusammenhänge und Bewegungsmuster vermittelt wird. Die Palpationsgriffe sind verständlich erklärt und nachvollziehbar beschrieben. So erhalten Sie Antworten auf Fragen wie: Mit welchem Griff lässt sich der femorotibiale Gelenkspalt am besten palpieren? Welche Tastqualitäten ermöglichen die Differenzierung von Muskel und Sehne? Was muss bei der Palpation von peripheren Nerven beachtet werden? Aus dem Inhalt · Grundlagen der Palpation · Knochen, Muskulatur, Bänder, Nerven, Gefäße und Gelenke · Obere Extremität, untere Extremität, Rumpf und Kopf Auszubildende und Studierende finden hier eine optimale Einführung für die professionelle Palpation; für bereits erfahrene Physiotherapeutinnen und Physiotherapeuten ist es ein ideales Nachschlagewerk für knifflige Fragestellungen. Plus: Über 250 anatomische Abbildungen und Videos veranschaulichen Strukturen und Untersuchungsabläufe optimal.
Panic at Practice (Hoops Academy)
by J. B. DuncanSchool, homework, and basketball keep Tomás pretty busy. On top of everything, his dad is in the hospital, and it might be serious. It isn’t long before the pressure gets to be too much for Tomás and starts to affect his health. Will he be able to find a balance . . . and do it before his basketball season is in jeopardy?
Panic in Pittsburgh
by Roy MacgregorThe Owls have been invited to Pittsburgh to compete in the biggest hockey tournament ever to be played on outdoor ice. The open-air tournament is to be held in the massive Heinz Field arena, home of football's mighty Pittsburgh Steelers. But almost as soon as the tournament begins, Travis suffers a serious concussion, just like the injury that sidelined Penguins' superstar Sidney Crosby. Travis is confined to his hotel room so his injured brain can recover. His memory is patchy, and he's having some weird dreams. And when he stumbles upon an outrageous plot to steal hockey's most coveted trophy, he can't be sure if his mind is playing tricks or the danger is a terrible reality.
Panther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in the Mississippi Delta
by Melody GoldingHunting wild boar is a keenly held tradition in the Mississippi Delta. Fraught with danger, it challenges the hunter, observer, wildlife enthusiast, and landowner alike. Panther Tract is an insider's observance of extraordinary hunting, southern hospitality, camaraderie, and the love of dogs, horses, and hair-raising excitement. The over 160 photographs are representative of a “day at the hunt,” starting at dawn and ending well after dark. The tales center on vivid hunting experiences, both at Panther Tract, a large wilderness paradise in Yazoo County, owned by legendary southern gentleman Howard Brent, and in other locations in the Mississippi Delta. The narratives come from men, women, doctors, lawyers, judges, businessmen, politicians, farmers, sharecroppers' sons, and even a Hollywood screenwriter. Melody Golding's photographs focus on the Delta landscape and on the people and animals involved in the hunt. Portraits of the hunters, and their interactions with one another and their dogs and horses, fascinate. An award-winning photographer and an expert horsewoman, Golding brings a knowledgeable and critical eye to these images. The stories she collects range from traditional often humorous hunting tales to more serious accounts of the history of hog hunting in America. Hank Burdine, a Mississippi native and hunter who has written for many statewide publications, lends a broad vision to the history, statistics, and lore of hunting wild hogs. An appendix features hunt recipes by Chef John Folse and philosophy on the stewardship of harvesting the hog. A colorful and diverse assemblage of beautiful photographs and tales, this book reveals a treasured regional tradition.
Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
by Nicholas Dawidoff George PlimptonThe book that made a legend--and capture's America's sport in detail that's never been matched, now featuring a foreword by Nicholas Dawidoff a and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. George Plimpton was perhaps best known for PAPER LION, the book that set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experiences in talking his way into training camp with the Detroit Lions, practicing with the team, and taking snaps behind center. His breezy style captures the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks that pervade when sixty high-strung guys live together in close quarters, and a host of football rites and rituals. One of the funniest and most insightful books ever written on football, PAPER LION is a classic look at the gridiron game and a book The Wall Street Journal calls "a continuous feast...The best book ever about football--or anything!"
Paper Tiger
by Tom CoyneThe riotously funny story of one weekend golfer who lived the dream-devoting a full year to nothing but the quixotic quest to qualify at the PGA Q-School A lifelong golfer and former caddy, Tom Coyne could drive the ball 300 yards but always struggled against stiff competition; he had often wondered whether the pros won because they were more innately talented or just because they were more obsessed. On the cusp of turning thirty, overweight, and saddled with a 14 handicap, Coyne embarked on a yearlong quest to do everything he could to lift his game-and find out if he could make it through the PGA Tour Qualifying School. Paper Tiger takes you on a rollicking ride into the beer-gutted underbelly of semipro golf, into a world of crash diets, punishing workout regimens, high-flying sports shrinks, cutting-edge club technology, and obscure tournaments. With his girlfriend as caddy, Coyne traverses from Miami to Chicago to Toronto to see how he stacks up against the competition. Ultimately he takes his game to a new level-or at least a new continent-on the links of Australian Q-School, where amidst forty-mile-an-hour winds he must choose between the love of a fickle game and the love of the long-suffering woman who has stood by him throughout all the shanks, hooks, yips, and chili dips. Brimming with humor and insight about the world's most beautiful and maddening game, Paper Tiger will delight golfers and the sane people who love them.
Papers in the Wind
by Eduardo SacheriFrom the best-selling author of The Secret in Their Eyes, an adventure about friendship, soccer, and good humor When Alejandro "Mono" dies of cancer, his brother and two closest friends, a tight-knit group since childhood, are left to figure out how to take care of his young daughter, Guadalupe. They want to give her all the love they felt for Mono and secure her future, but there isn't a single peso left in the bank. Mono invested all of his money in a promising soccer player whose talents haven't panned out, and the three hundred thousand dollars Mono spent on his transfer is soon to be lost for good. How do you sell a forward who can't score a goal? How do you negotiate in a world whose rules you don't know? How do you maintain relationships when repeated failures create fissures in lifelong loyalties? Fernando, Mauricio, and Ruso pool the few resources in their arsenal to come up with strategies--from harebrained to inspired--in their desperate attempt to recoup Mono's investment for Guadalupe. Following the lives of four distinct characters, who, despite their great differences, still manage to find solace and pride in one another, Papers in the Wind is a tribute to friendship and proof that love and humor can triumph over sadness.
Papi: My Story
by David Ortiz Michael HolleyThe Red Sox Hall of Famer and World Series MVP tells the story of his life and career in a sports memoir that &“lives up to its &‘no-holds-barred&’ billing&” (Washington Post). David &“Big Papi&” Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game. A star player with the Boston Red Sox for fifteen years, Ortiz helped to win three World Series, bringing back a storied franchise from &“never wins&” to &“always wins.&” As he launched balls into the stands again and again, he helped silence the naysayers while capturing the imaginations of millions of fans. Ortiz made Boston and the Red Sox his home, his place of work, and his legacy. In Papi, Ortiz tells his story in his own words, opening up as never before. The result is a revelatory tale of a storied career—all told by a legendary player with a lot to say at the end of his time in the game. This edition of Papi includes a new afterword. &“Baseball fans of all loyalties will enjoy learning about [Ortiz&’s] unique experiences in and out of the game.&” —Library Journal &“The rise of Ortiz from scrap-heap bench player to Hall of Famer is an unlikely and entertaining story, and engagingly told.&” —Washington Post
Papá ¿Por qué eres de colo-colo?
by Alfredo SepulvedaLa historia de los tres clubes más importantes de Chile contada por un padre a su hijo de la forma más entretenida: narración, humor, datos clave… ¡y mucha pasión pelotera! Mi papá es un fanático de Colo-Colo. Y cuando digo fanático es… ¡que le salen resortes por los ojos cuando ve los partidos! Durante una semana entera se dedicó a contarme la historia del club, y debo reconocer que me tuvo más embobado de lo que me pongo cuando juego Minecraft. Me habló del equipo, vimos juntos en YouTube los mejores goles y me presentó a los entrenadores más recordados. Igual me contó de los momentos malos… Pero lo más importante es que logré entender por qué ama tanto a su equipo. Y también por qué lo amo yo.
Papá ¿por qué eres de la católica?
by Alfredo SepulvedaLa historia de los tres clubes más importantes de Chile contada por un padre a su hijo de la forma más entretenida: narración, humor, datos claves ¡y mucha pasión pelotera! Mi papá es un fanático de la Católica. Y cuando digo fanático es... ¡que le salen resortes por los ojos cuando ve los partidos! Durante una semana entera se dedicó a contarme la historia del club, y debo reconocer que me tuvo más embobado de lo que me pongo cuando juego Play. Me habló de un arquero emblemático al que le decían Sapo, vimos juntos en YouTube los mejores goles y me presentó a los entrenadores más importantes. Igual recordó los momentos malos. Pero lo más importante es que logré entender por qué ama tanto a su equipo. Y también por qué lo amo yo.
Parada al estilo mariposa: ¿Quién salva a quién?
by Mignon MykelHa sido un año horrible. Para ser sincero, ha sido una vida horrible. Durante años, mi valía ha estado ligada a una de estas dos cosas: ser el portero de los San Diego Enforcers y ser esposo (luego exesposo) de la hija mayor de los MacTavish. El arrepentimiento es algo pesado y ahora está pesando sobre mí. Ahora he decidido retirarme a la boscosa isla que mi familia llamaba un segundo hogar mientras crecía. Apartarme de los focos. Sentirme más cercano a mis raíces. Estoy totalmente preparado para vivir el resto de mi vida solo aquí en mi retiro. Y entonces la conozco. Tímida. Cautelosa. Y tan hermosa. No debería acercarme. Ella no necesita mis problemas. Pero maldita sea, no puedo evitarlo. “Salvando a la mariposa” es un romance contemporáneo independiente, cuyo protagonista es Jonny Prescott, un portero de hockey divorciado de los San Diego Enforcers. Si bien puede disfrutar y leer su historia de fondo en los otros libros de los hermanos Prescott, no es necesario leerlos antes de disfrutar de “Salvando a la mariposa”.
Paradise Court (The Mark Yeager Sports Mysteries #1)
by Mike BefelerA retiree&’s Hawaiian vacation is disrupted by homicide in this mystery by the author of the award-nominated Paul Jacobson series.On a Maui vacation with his beautiful wife Sophie, retired entrepreneur Mark Yeager makes a gruesome and unwanted discovery. While eyeing the lush landscape of a dream property, he spots a dead body nestled between a dirt mound and the wall of a pickleball court. In short order, Mark is considered one of the prime suspects. Detective Puna Pa&’a and his sidekick, Akahi Mendoza, always think that the person who discovers a body is guilty until proven innocent, and this is no exception.Ever the sleuth, Mark—a cancer survivor who&’s intent on making the most of his second chance at life—joins a pickleball game with three players, hoping to solve the murder so he can clear his name. But things don&’t go quite as planned. He is set up on a drug bust, his wife is kidnapped, and he gets crosswise with a local crime boss named Oana.Mark isn&’t sure which way is up, and to make matters worse, he is implicated in a second murder. Trouble follows trouble, as they say. Now Mark must try to regain paradise using ingenuity, street smarts, and deception…&“Readers will look forward to seeing more of this determined tennis enthusiast and cancer survivor.&”—Publishers Weekly