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Episodenhaft erzählt Udo Gröbner aus dem Leben von Olympiasieger Florian und Gastwirt Oskar, die so gar nichts gemeinsam haben. Dem einen gelingt alles während der andere mit seinem Schicksal hadert. Aber irgendwo zwischen Atlanta und dem bayerischen Wald berühren sich diese Linien, um letztlich einer verrückten Idee nachzuspüren: ein Surfpool. Im Naturschutzgebiet. Aber wieso eigentlich nicht? - Eine Geschichte über Zufälle und Lebensentwürfe, sicher geglaubte Wahrheiten und weitreichende Entscheidungen.

Del autor de Gente ansiosa, bestseller # 1 del New York Times, una deslumbrante y profunda novela sobre un pueblo chico con un sueño grande y el precio que debe pagar para hacerlo realidad. Cerca del lago en Beartown hay una pista de hielo, y en la pista Kevin, Amat, Benji y el resto del Equipo...

The players in the field spent their time picking the grass or picking their nose. Suddenly, contact was made and the boll rolled forwards three times. Whopper, who was not mobile, charged after it, tripped over home plate, and landed on it with his gut.

Prestige. Fame. Romance. Glamour. Sex. Money. In the tumultuous, cutthroat world of the tennis superstar, these are the goals that drive men to desperate lengths; ones that squeeze the last ounce of competitive spirit from them—that propel them into a high-pressure existence, where the only release is on the court—or in the white heat of passion. The Players reveals the behind-the-scenes lives of the sports heroes and their women...and the torrents of human emotion and raw physical urgings which sustain them.

Under den store depression i 1930ernes USA samler den livlige amerikanske iværksætter Charles Flanagan 2000 løbere fra alle verdenshjørner for at løbe fra Los Angeles til New York for præmie på 150.000 dollars. Flanagans løbere står over for et umenneskeligt hårdt løb. 5000 km på tværs af Mojave-ørkenen og de iskolde Rocky Mountains og med en distance på 50 km om dagen i tre måneder. Den nationale amerikanske sportsorganisation er imidlertid desperat efter at knuse det, den ser som en professionel udfordring til OL i Los Angeles i 1932.

Maddy Wolfe’s life has just capsized. After her twenty-year marriage suddenly implodes, she heads to Brighton to search for her estranged son, Jamie. But he’s nowhere to be found and for the first time, she’s totally alone. That is, until she meets the Salty Sea-Gals, a group of feisty sea-swimmers. Seventy-two-year old Helga is determined not to slow down, while thirty-something Tor is still figuring out who she is. Bereaved Dominica is trying to find a reason to carry on, and busy mum Claire is learning to put herself first for a change.

What does the most notorious playboy on the Minnesota Caribou professional hockey team do when everything blows up in his face? Right, I've sworn off women because my multi-million-dollar NHL contract is on the line. If I lose my dream because of my own screw-ups, I might never recover. I've never known a goal I couldn't score—or a girl I couldn't score with. Until she tumbles from a ladder and straight into my arms. Sue-Ann Johnson is lush, smart, more determined than I am, and one hundred percent taboo. For the first time in my life, I want someone who's not a sure bet. 

Con el inesperado final de "Antes todo esto era campo atrás" a Pablo se le resolvieron muchas dudas sobre su pasado y presente mientras que, al mismo tiempo, se le abría un horizonte que todavía no sabe muy bien cómo afrontar. En esta segunda parte de la saga Pablo vuelve a hacerse cargo de ese equipo de mierda que tantas frustraciones, carcajadas y amor le dio en la sorprendente temporada anterior, pero esta vez con un fin, con un plan que iremos descubriendo poco a poco.

Pablo es un viejo exentrenador de la élite del baloncesto español. Ahora, haciendo vida de jubilado en un pueblo perdido de la mano de dios, junto con Pepe, su antiguo y fiel delegado del cuerpo técnico de sus equipos, se embarcará en la aventura de entrenar a un grupo de patanes del club de al lado de su casa. Cuando piensas que esta historia ya la has visto en Campeones o, si eres más mayor, en Hoosiers, empiezan a pasar cosas raras: a Pablo le suenan las caras de los entrenadores rivales con los que se va cruzando y empieza a tener la sospecha de que algo raro está sucediendo.

Cree Thunderboy wants nothing less than to be the next great blues man. But playing to tiny audiences in shabby rooms like Shelly’s Crab Shack, his career is stalled. Then at the race track he meets Win Hardy, a charming rogue who spots Cree’s knack for picking winning horses. He offers to record his first CD and send him on tour, as long as Cree can keep coming up with the hot tips at the track. Then Cree discovers Win’s mob connections. When things inevitably go bad, Cree discovers that in life and in gambling, there is never really the next sure thing.

Pro snowboarder Stella Lazarus has always loved her brother's best friend. But the one time she tried to show him, she was shot down faster than you can say "competitor disqualified". Until one blissful night in Tahoe, when Stella finally gets her man. Or does she? In the morning, Stella and Bear wake up to horrible news. The sort that sends them racing back to Vermont, and straight into the arms of guilt and family obligations.

In a broken-down Middle American town, the disintegration of a struggling family—its ambitions and emotions worn thin—is laid bare through the cold eyes of its only son. While studying at the local community college to finish his degree, he works what his divorced parents deem to be menial jobs and tries to stay out of their way, keeping his pitiless observations about their lives to himself. 

Si chiama Santiago Ramiro Rodríguez, ma tutti lo conoscono come El Gordo. È un calciatore uruguaiano sul viale del tramonto che vive felicemente immerso nei suoi eccessi: l’alcol, le donne, il gioco d’azzardo. Ha guadagnato milioni col suo genio, e con la sua sregolatezza li ha sperperati tutti. Era una stella, ora campa alle spalle della suocera e di una giovane moglie. E, come se non bastasse, un biscazziere psicopatico che si fa chiamare El Carnicero (il macellaio) lo sta cercando per fargli pagare in natura i debiti di gioco.

She's every man's girl next door. I'm the playboy your mother warns you about. I'm the party-boy extraordinaire and perpetual playboy of the Seattle Sockeyes. I thought this was the dream life, but after multiple poor choices, it's all gone too far and I'm about to lose everything. My reputation has been shot to hell, I'm on thin ice with the team, and I'm financially broke AF. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and I'm about to agree to the last thing an irresponsible dude like me should ever do.

Phineas Stone’s life as a dwarf and a product of the foster-care system mold his dogged determination to rise above his meager circumstances and build a financial empire. But even his magnificent wealth and influence cannot buy his lifelong dream of playing baseball for his beloved Los Angeles Greyhounds.

Antonella non ha ancora quarant'anni quando da Milano si trasferisce con il marito Claudio e la figlia Teodora in una quieta cittadina del Centro-Sud. Mentre Claudio è impegnato in una difficile scalata professionale, Teodora scopre una nuova totalizzante passione nella ginnastica ritmica e Antonella deve reinventare sé stessa. Dalla maternità il suo mondo si era ristretto al benessere della bambina, ma adesso la figlia di otto anni è diventata una ginnasta ambiziosa.

Jesse Bauer has dreamed of being a horse trainer since she was a little girl. As soon as she graduated from high school, she took her first horse-training job. But the Arabian horse industry is a cutthroat business, and Jesse is tired of disappointments and broken promises. She moves to Arizona to take a job at Twelve Palms Ranch. Then she meets Midnight Renegade, a troubled horse with a tough past. She feels a kinship with the horse and decides she is going to help him become the amazing show horse she knows he can be. Can Jesse save Midnight Renegade and find herself in the process?

When Clementine Avery swore off men, she had no idea she'd need real life experience for that romance writing class she accidentally signed up for last spring. Fortunately, sexy RA Gavin Murphy offers to help her find a little inspiration . . . in the name of academics, of course.

Martina wants to be the best gymnast in the world. But so does everyone around her. During one week of intense competition, Martina and her teammates are tested to the limit, and any sign of weakness can quickly spell the end. By the end of the week, one of the gymnasts will be dead. Every girl will do anything to win…but at what cost?

Saylor's goals have always involved the literal kind constructed from posts and netting. Her single-minded focus has cost her a lot, but it's also earned her recognition as the top female college player in the US. She doesn't get attached. Meeting Adler Beck, the notorious player celebrated worldwide and coveted by women everywhere, challenges her indifference. But Saylor perfected the art of appearing unbothered a long time ago, and her scoring percentage is even higher off the pitch. Might as well add a gorgeous German to the tally.