The Ringer

Author : Bill Simmons
Publisher : ESPN
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780345520104

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The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.

Author : Mirin Fader
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306924101

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Giannis by Mirin Fader Pdf

The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece, to superstardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks—becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA Champion—from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader. As the face of the NBA’s new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world; the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold. Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped “The Greek Freak”—from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the street with his family to the racism he experienced. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greece’s far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for the country’s top clubs, making his NBA rise all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black Greek teen, who played in the country’s lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material. Antetokounmpo’s story has been framed as a feel-good narrative in which everyone has embraced him—watching him grow up, sign a five-year supermax contract extension worth $228 million, and lead the underdog Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021. Giannis reveals a more nuanced story: how lonely and isolated he felt, adjusting to America and the NBA early in his career; the complexity of grappling with his Black and Greek identities; how he is so hard on himself and his shortcomings—a drive that fuels him every day; and the responsibility he feels to be a nurturing role model for his younger brothers. Fader illustrates a more vulnerable star than most people know, a person who has evolved triumphantly into all of his roles: father, brother, son, teammate, and global icon. **Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, Wall Street Journal Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller** **Mirin Fader Selected as the 2021 Sports Media Author of the Year by The Big Lead** **The Sports Librarian’s Best of 2022 – Sports Books**

Author : Jerry Spinelli
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780061757525

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Wringer by Jerry Spinelli Pdf

Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book "Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity." —The New York Times "A spellbinding story about rites of passage." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A realistic story with the intensity of a fable." —The Horn Book (starred review) "Thought-provoking." —School Library Journal (starred review) In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. But for Palmer, his tenth birthday is not something to look forward to, but something to dread. Then one day, a visitor appears on his windowsill, and Palmer knows that this, more than anything else, is a sign that his time is up. Somehow, he must learn how to stop being afraid and stand up for what he believes in. Wringer is a powerful tour de force from Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli.

Author : David Shields
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0803293542

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Black Planet by David Shields Pdf

Exploration of how, in a predominantly black sport, white fans think and talk about black heroes, black scapegoats, and black bodies.

Author : Edgar Wallace
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473362796

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The Ringer by Edgar Wallace Pdf

Inspector Wembury's day turns from bad to worse when a legendary assassin who was supposed dead returns to London seeking vengeance for the murder of his sister. An exiting page-tuner full of intrigue and mystery, "The Ringer" is a must-read for all fans of thrilling crime fiction. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) was a prolific English writer. During his lifetime, he wrote 18 stage plays, 957 short stories, and over 170 novels. Other notable works by this author include: "The Dark Eyes of London or The Croakers" (1924), "The Clue of the New Pin" (1923), "The Calendar (1930)". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Author : Sal Iacono
Publisher : Twelve
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781538735343

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You Can't Lose Them All by Sal Iacono Pdf

In this informative and entertaining book, learn from Cousin Sal how not to gamble your life away -- along with many other life lessons -- so you don't have to learn the hard way. Over the last forty years, Cousin Sal has made bets with doctors, lawyers, teachers, agents, bookies, writers, comedians, radio DJs, tv producers, baseball players, front office executives, bandleaders, movie stars, publicists, weed lab owners, hedge fund operators, and even professional wrestlers. From his early days growing up in Brooklyn and Long Island flipping baseball cards to now hosting podcasts and TV shows and managing several offshore accounts we don't talk about, Cousin Sal has truly become the average American sports fan's go to source for gambling tips. So here's how not to do it . . . With hilarious tales of love and loss, winning and (a lot) of losing, crazy family and fatherhood, and a life saga that inspired the Phil Collins' song, "Against All Odds," Cousin Sal has now written THE Vegas super-system, MIT-algorithmic, sharp-approved book for how to gamble like a pro -- or at least not how not to go broke and lose your kids to Child Protective Services.

Author : Jim Bowden
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770972520

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The Ringer by Jim Bowden Pdf

In the Fall of 2011 my son Sam and I were mentally influenced by extraterrestrials while in our home in Arizona. We were mentally toyed with and also terrorized. These mental attacks occurred without warning and were instantaneous upon their arrival. The experience was almost entirely telepathic but also included visual imagery the ET’s wanted us to see. Since we felt they were deceptive we couldn’t and didn’t trust anything they said or anything they showed us mentally. Because our ordeal was telepathic I can’t speak for Sam’s experience but as his father my job was to protect him while fending off the aliens who were focused on me. There was more than one type of alien in our home. One alien group wanted me dead. Their relentless, highly focused mental torture left me knowing I would die at any minute. This continued for days. These aliens were nothing like the other extraterrestrials we encountered. If I were to speculate I’d say those deadly aliens could make almost anyone commit suicide and perhaps they have. This book concerns itself with many other worldly habits and pastimes of extraterrestrials but I would advise the reader to pay special attention to their abilities regarding mental influence or mind control over us.

Author : Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547162896

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Again the Ringer by Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace Pdf

An absorbing story about an anti-hero, Henry Arthur Milton, or 'The Ringer', a legendary assassin who killed for personal revenge. When Inspector Wembury discovers that the Ringer, who was supposedly dead, had returned to London seeking revenge for the murder of his sister, his life goes haywire.

Author : Edgar Wallace
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075830128

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The Ringer & Again the Ringer - Complete Series: 18 Thriller Classics in One Volume by Edgar Wallace Pdf

This meticulously edited collection of Edgar Wallace's famous Ringer Series has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Table of Contents: The Ringer - The Gaunt Stranger Again the Ringer The Man With the Red Beard Case of the Home Secretary A Servant of Women The Trimming of Paul Lumière The Blackmail Boomerang Miss Brown's £7,000 Windfall The End of Mr. Bash — the Brutal The Complete Vampire The Swiss Head Waiter The Escape of Mr. Bliss The Man With the Beard The Accidental Snapshot The Sinister Dr. Lutteur The Obliging Cobbler The Fortune of Forgery A "Yard" Man Kidnapped Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work.

Author : Brian Phillips
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780374717704

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Impossible Owls by Brian Phillips Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR ART OF THE ESSAY. One of Amazon, Buzzfeed, ELLE, Electric Literature and Pop Sugar's Best Books of 2018. Named one of the Best Books of October and Fall by Amazon, Buzzfeed, TIME, Vulture, The Millions and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. “Hilarious, nimble, and thoroughly illuminating.” —Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad A globe-spanning, ambitious book of essays from one of the most enthralling storytellers in narrative nonfiction In his highly anticipated debut essay collection, Impossible Owls, Brian Phillips demonstrates why he’s one of the most iconoclastic journalists of the digital age, beloved for his ambitious, off-kilter, meticulously reported essays that read like novels. The eight essays assembled here—five from Phillips’s Grantland and MTV days, and three new pieces—go beyond simply chronicling some of the modern world’s most uncanny, unbelievable, and spectacular oddities (though they do that, too). Researched for months and even years on end, they explore the interconnectedness of the globalized world, the consequences of history, the power of myth, and the ways people attempt to find meaning. He searches for tigers in India, and uncovers a multigenerational mystery involving an oil tycoon and his niece turned stepdaughter turned wife in the Oklahoma town where he grew up. Through each adventure, Phillips’s remarkable voice becomes a character itself—full of verve, rich with offhanded humor, and revealing unexpected vulnerability. Dogged, self-aware, and radiating a contagious enthusiasm for his subjects, Phillips is an exhilarating guide to the confusion and wonder of the world today. If John Jeremiah Sullivan’s Pulphead was the last great collection of New Journalism from the print era, Impossible Owls is the first of the digital age.

Author : Kerry Rea
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593201855

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The Wedding Ringer by Kerry Rea Pdf

A woman who wants nothing to do with love or friendship finds both in the unlikeliest ways in this hilarious and heartwarming debut by Kerry Rea. Once upon a time, Willa Callister was a successful blogger with a good credit score, actual hobbies, and legs that she shaved more than once a month. But after finding her fiancé in bed with her best friend, she now spends her days performing at children's birthday parties in a ball gown that makes her look like a walking bottle of Pepto Bismol. Willa dreams of starting fresh, where no one knows who she used to be, but first she needs to save up enough money to make it happen. Maisie Mitchell needs something too: another bridesmaid for her wedding. After a chance encounter at a coffee shop, Maisie offers to pay Willa to be in her bridal party. Willa wants nothing to do with weddings—or Maisie—but the money will give her the freedom to start the new life she so badly desires. Willa's bridesmaid duties thrust her into Maisie's high-energy world and into the path of hotshot doctor Liam Rafferty. But as Willa and Maisie form a real friendship, and Liam's annoyingly irresistible smile makes her reconsider her mantra that all men are trash, Willa's exit strategy becomes way more complicated. And when a secret from Maisie's past threatens to derail the wedding, Willa must consider whether friendship—and romance—are worth sticking around for.

Author : Edgar Wallace
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788726507577

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The Ringer by Edgar Wallace Pdf

The Ringer, the legendary killer is dead, his body pulled from the Sydney harbour, the world may now breathe a sigh of relief. That is until the Ringer’s sister is found dead in the Thames. Inexplicably, the killer lives once more and he has returned to London for cruel vengeance, starting with those who were supposed to protect his sister, among them a top lawyer who represents most of the wealthy families in London. When the bodies begin to pile up, Scotland Yard’s Detective Wembury is assigned to the case once more, determined to catch his man once and for all. It is a thrilling detective novel with a brilliant cast of characters, a fast pace and beautiful description. It is a novel perfect for anyone who loved ‘Elementary’. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer, poet and journalist. He was such a prolific writer that his publisher claimed his work could account for a quarter of all books sold in England. He wrote countless books, screenplays, poems and historical non-fiction, spawning over one hundred and sixty films based on his work. He unfortunately passed away suddenly before he could see his most famous creation ‘King Kong’ come to life. It has been adapted several times over the years, notably by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame, and more recently in ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ starring Millie Bobby Brown.

Author : Jenny Shank
Publisher : Permanent Press (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Denver (Colo.)
ISBN : 1579622143

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The Ringer by Jenny Shank Pdf

Denver police offier Ed O'Fallon finds his life changed forever when a mistaken arrest warrant contributes to his killing Salvador Santillano, a Mexican immigrant whose grieving son Ray plays baseball with his own sons.

Author : Geoff Allen
Publisher : Boolarong Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781922109217

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The Gun Ringer by Geoff Allen Pdf

Author : Ryan Shazier,Larry Platt
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781538706275

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Walking Miracle by Ryan Shazier,Larry Platt Pdf

Nearly four years after an errant tackle left him paralyzed below the waist, the inspiring comeback story of how former Pittsburgh Steeler Ryan Shazier recovered to walk again. As an All-American at Ohio State and All-Pro linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ryan Shazier was living his best life while excelling at the game he loves, a game that has given him so much. But then Ryan was forced to redefine success. Suddenly, it was no longer measured by tackles or sacks, but by purpose and faith. WALKING MIRACLE is the story of this new definition of success, following the arc from December 4, 2017, when Shazier was injured playing the Cincinnati Bengals, to his retirement. For three years, Shazier doggedly pursued a return to professional football. He took small wins as “first downs” on the drive to return to the field: moving his toes, walking, dancing at his wedding, and ultimately running and returning to the team. What Shazier didn’t realize is that along the way, he was preparing himself for another purpose—that of father and husband, philanthropist, and football analyst. The journey was preparing him not for a renewed life as a middle linebacker, but a renewed life after the game. Here we see Shazier overcome childhood alopecia, which caused a great deal of emotional pain, and scoliosis, which nearly robbed him of his dreams of playing college and professional football. We gain insights into legendary coaches Urban Meyer and Mike Tomlin. And we see him star on the field. Shazier was one of the best defensive players in Steeler history—a history full of great defensive stars. WALKING MIRACLE—the message on a bracelet given to him by his godmother—is the story of Ryan’s comeback, but it’s also a book of life’s lessons, challenges, and a love letter to the power of positive thinking.