Offside By A Mile

Author : Astra Groskaufmanis
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781460262917

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Offside by a Mile by Astra Groskaufmanis Pdf

When four-year-old Conner starts pleading for hockey skates, his mother's dreamy fantasies of après ski's toasty fires, charming chalets, and chilled chardonnay rapidly evaporate. Soon, Astra reluctantly raises the white flag to the culture of hockey, and life becomes a whirlwind of early morning alarms, minivans stuffed with massive amounts of goalie equipment, ice-cold arenas, and appalling nutrition. Offside by a Mile - Confessions of a Hockey Mom, chronicles the frantic and frequently hilarious challenges of one family's fourteen-year odyssey into the world of minor hockey. The universal challenges, joys, and sorrows of supporting childhood passions at the cost of home-decorating ambitions, healthy diet avowals, personal time, gobs of money, full-nights' sleep, or any sort of downtime or personal freedom will be recognizable to parents everywhere. But with its wickedly frank and funny perspectives, Offside by a Mile offers a bubbly and refreshing tonic for it all....

Author : Alex Phakos
Publisher : Hampshire Publishing
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780996120623

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At The Death by Alex Phakos Pdf

Explore the extraordinary journey of young athletes in At the Death, the first compelling book in the Hampshire United Trilogy. This novel is not just about soccer; it delves deeper into themes of team spirit, friendship, and personal achievement, resonating with sports enthusiasts and young adult readers alike. At the Death transcends the typical sports narrative, weaving in social and spiritual elements as the team ventures into the afterlife. Facing their greatest sports and life challenges, the players learn invaluable lessons about strategy, camaraderie, and the essence of a perfectly played game. Join the Hampshire United team as they discover the true meaning of life and sportsmanship in a story that will captivate soccer fans of all levels. The strong young soccer players in At the Death have more on their minds and in their hearts than soccer, though team spirit is everything and embraces competition, friendship, pride in personal achievement and sports abilities, and how to face a worthy opponent. But there's more at stake here than beating odds or opposing teams, for At the Death takes soccer one step beyond in moving into the afterlife with a game that holds social and spiritual ramifications for all its players. The school team faces some of its biggest sports and life challenges and learns from the choices its members make about their friendships, strategies, and plays. What's the secret of a perfectly played game, and what happens when a team headed for their ultimate success faces their greatest test on another plane of existence? As the Hampshire United team comes to understand the true nature of life's meaning, soccer fans with all levels of familiarity with the sport receive a vivid story of this team's greatest victory.

Author : Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark,Janet Matthews
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781611599312

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: O Canada The Wonders of Winter by Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark,Janet Matthews Pdf

Canadian winters are notorious! But this collection will warm your heart, brighten your day, and lift your spirits with its 101 stories about embracing and making the most of those long winter months. Winters in Canada are tough, but so are the people! Any Canadian – from east to west coast; from city to rural – will love the 101 stories in this new collection about embracing those long winter days and making the most of them. Filled with amusing and encouraging stories about weathering the cold, creating warm memories with family and friends, and playing great winter sports.

Author : Brendan Cummins
Publisher : Random House
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473527034

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Standing My Ground by Brendan Cummins Pdf

Brendan Cummins has made more senior hurling championship appearances than any other player in the history of the game. In an era that produced such brilliant goalkeeping talents as Davy Fitzgerald, Donal Óg Cusack and Damien Fitzhenry, many would argue that Cummins has earned the right to be considered the greatest of them all. Following his League debut for Tipperary in November 1993, Cummins went on to play at the top of the intercounty game for 19 consecutive seasons. He won two senior All Ireland medals, five Munster championships, four League titles and five All Star awards. From fearless shot-stopping to pinpoint accuracy on his puck-outs, Cummins was unrivalled in the consistency of his performances, a consistency underpinned by a sometimes punishing physical commitment, mental discipline and great attention to detail. He was the rock upon which Tipperary built their team under many managers and changes of personnel. Brendan Cummins' story is the story of Tipperary hurling over the last two decades. The ups and downs. The dramas. The characters. From his senior championship debut in 1995 under Fr. Tom Fogarty to his final games under Eamon O’Shea, Cummins has seen it all. Standing My Ground is a remarkable account of an extraordinary career.

Author : Nick Mallet,Lloyd Burnard
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781776192984

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Insights into the Rugby World Cup by Nick Mallet,Lloyd Burnard Pdf

Ever since the springboks won the Rugby World Cup in 1995, South Africans have been passionate about the tournament that is the pinnacle of sporting achievement. Nick Mallett, who coached the Boks at the 1999 World Cup, has become a household name for his incisive and forthright commentary and analysis. Join him as he takes you into the beating heart of the tournament, which kicks off in Paris in September. He tackles the following key questions: •How strong are the Boks going into the RWC? •Who are the favourites to win, and why? •How does one 'play' the referee – both on and off the field? •What are playing conditions like in France, where Mallett coached for a decade? •Can Rassie Erasmus do it again and pull off a double win? Filled with keen insights, opinions and anecdotes of games past, this is a book every fan should read.

Author : Astra Groskaufmanis
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781460262924

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Offside by a Mile by Astra Groskaufmanis Pdf

When four-year-old Conner starts pleading for hockey skates, his mother’s dreamy fantasies of après ski’s toasty fires, charming chalets, and chilled chardonnay rapidly evaporate. Soon, Astra reluctantly raises the white flag to the culture of hockey, and life becomes a whirlwind of early morning alarms, minivans stuffed with massive amounts of goalie equipment, ice-cold arenas, and appalling nutrition. Offside by a Mile – Confessions of a Hockey Mom, chronicles the frantic and frequently hilarious challenges of one family’s fourteen-year odyssey into the world of minor hockey. The universal challenges, joys, and sorrows of supporting childhood passions at the cost of home-decorating ambitions, healthy diet avowals, personal time, gobs of money, full-nights’ sleep, or any sort of downtime or personal freedom will be recognizable to parents everywhere. But with its wickedly frank and funny perspectives, Offside by a Mile offers a bubbly and refreshing tonic for it all.

Author : Alastair Gavin Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Salmo (Yacht)
ISBN : MINN:319510016738886

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The Restless Wind by Alastair Gavin Hamilton Pdf

Author : International Statistical Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Statistics
ISBN : NWU:35556002118370

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Bulletin de L'Institut International de Statistique by International Statistical Institute Pdf

V. 1-5, v. 7-10 include "Bulletin bibliographique."

Author : Owen Canfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1566981921

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Thanks, Santa, But Who's Gonna Put it Together? by Owen Canfield Pdf

A delightful collection of the author's Christmas columns in the Hartford Courant.

Author : Derek Pratt,Richard Mayon-White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781399404242

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Discovering London's Canals by Derek Pratt,Richard Mayon-White Pdf

Discover the beauty and delights of London's waterways, on foot or by boat, with Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White's fascinating and thorough guide. To really explore London's canals is to see the city in a way you've never seen it before. A different world, away from the hustle-bustle of overladen streets and towering skyscrapers, the waterways offer a unique paradise, full of wildlife, brightly coloured narrowboats, lush greenery and an environment steeped in history. Discovering London's Canals will open your eyes to this world and show you all it has to offer, walking with you along the vast stretches of each canal, pointing out the many sights to see and enjoy, pubs to quench your thirst in and history to marvel at. Enjoy whole days out with family and friends, or just an hour or two, choosing a stretch of canal and discovering so many sights and attractions either on or within a short walk from the water's edge. With information boxes, travel directions, clear maps and beautiful photography, along with insightful travel writing from the kings of the waterways, Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White, Discovering London's Canals is the perfect guide for anyone who loves walking, wildlife and the waterways of the great city of London. The book covers more than 60 miles of waterways in London, easy to get to and walkable for just an hour, an afternoon or a whole day, and each route is great for walking, running or cycling, with many traversable at any time of year. Go out there and see for yourself – there is a wonderful network of waterways just waiting to be explored in parts of London you hardly knew existed.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780744088663

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The Soccer Book by DK Pdf

Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more detail, than any other book has done before.

Author : Stacey Lee
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781368075435

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Rick Riordan Presents: Winston Chu vs. the Wingmeisters by Stacey Lee Pdf

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling YA author Stacey Lee’s final book in her debut middle grade duology: a whimsical, mile-a-minute adventure inspired by Chinese mythology. Twelve-year-old Winston Chu has already rescued his sister, saved the moon’s qi, and kicked Mr. Pang’s sorry magpie-turned-human butt to the curb—but now he’s about to face an even bigger problem: Mr. Pang’s older magpie-turned-human brother, Mr. Gu. Sure, Mr. Gu might be the current front-runner to be San Francisco’s next mayor, but, as Winston knows all too well, appearances can be deceiving—and Mr. Gu, despite his cheerful laugh and brightly-colored shirts, is definitely hiding something. Because all of a sudden, there’s an eerily punctual fog that seems to follow him on his trips to an island in the bay. And grown-ups are turning up all the across the city with no memory of who they are, but with plenty of enthusiasm for their favorite mayoral candidate. And then there’s the flocks of exotic birds that have begun amassing in every corner of the city. For Winston and his friends, there’s no denying something. . . fowl. . . is afoot. And the only one who might have the answers they need to save the city? Their old nemesis, Mr. Pang. . . Winston’s magical adventures come to a thrilling end in this whimsical, rollicking ride filled with invisible windbreakers, mischievous mustaches, and badminton rackets of destiny. Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.

Author : Joseph Mazur
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300252422

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The Clock Mirage by Joseph Mazur Pdf

A tour of clocks throughout the centuries—from the sandglass to the telomere—to reveal the physical, biological, and social nature of time What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years. Why does time seem to speed up with age? What is its connection with memory, anticipation, and sleep cycles? Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by environmental cues in sync with patterns of social interaction. Readers learn that, as a consequence of time’s personal nature, a forty-eight-hour journey on the Space Shuttle can feel shorter than a six-hour trip on the Soyuz capsule, that the Amondawa of the Amazon do not have ages, and that time speeds up with fever and slows down when we feel in danger. With a narrative punctuated by personal stories of time’s effects on truck drivers, Olympic racers, prisoners, and clockmakers, Mazur’s journey is filled with fascinating insights into how our technologies, our bodies, and our attitudes can change our perceptions. Ultimately, time reveals itself as something that rides on the rhythms of our minds. The Clock Mirage presents an innovative perspective that will force us to rethink our relationship with time, and how best to use it.

Author : Nige Tassell
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857903440

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Three Weeks, Eight Seconds by Nige Tassell Pdf

The 1989 Tour de France is arguably the greatest ever. It saw American rider Greg LeMond overturn a 50-second deficit to France's Laurent Fignon on the final stage on the Champs Elysees to snatch the title by a mere eight seconds. After three weeks and more than 2,000 miles in the saddle, these few seconds remain the smallest margin of victory in the race's 100+ year history.But as dramatic as that Sunday afternoon on the streets of Paris was, the race wasn't just about that one time-trial. During the previous fortnight, the leader's yellow jersey had swapped back and forth between LeMond and Fignon in a titanic struggle for supremacy, a battle with more twists and turns than the maziest Alpine mountain pass. At no point during the entire three weeks were LeMond and Fignon separated by more than 53 seconds.In Three Weeks, Eight Seconds, Nige Tassell brings one of cycling's most astonishing stories to life, examining that extraordinary race in all its multi-faceted glory with fresh interviews and new perspectives and laying bare that towering heights of adrenaline, agony, excitement, torment and triumph that it produced.

Author : Jonathan O'Brian
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781785319303

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Euro Summits by Jonathan O'Brian Pdf

Panenka's pearl of a penalty in Belgrade, van Basten's volley of a lifetime in Munich, Gazza's agonising near-miss at Wembley: over its six decades, the UEFA European Championship has thrown up many of the most memorable stories in football lore. Now it gets the history it deserves. Euro Summits is the first full retelling of the tournament, from its tentative beginnings in the late 1950s to its elephantine expansion in the mid-2010s. Taking in the USSR's early success, the grim violence of 1968, France's cavalier feats on home soil in 1984, the sensational triumphs of no-hopers Denmark and Greece, Spain's modern-day dominance, all the way up to Portugal's shock victory in 2016, it's a panoramic portrait of an event that captures a whole continent's imagination every four years. Dramatic, detailed and teeming with compelling personalities like Michel Platini, Guenter Netzer, Hristo Stoichkov, Zinedine Zidane, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, this is the complete story of a footballing event second only to the World Cup.