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Jobber is a gritty, unflinching look at life behind the curtain of professional wrestling. It’s about pain and pride, survival and self-destruction, and the men who bleed for a sport that may never pay them back. It’s the story of small-town gyms packed with hungry fans, of bodies pushed past their breaking point, and of the fleeting glory that keeps wrestlers chasing one more match—even when it costs them everything. Joe wrestling name “Krane” was once on the cusp of wrestling stardom. He had the look, the charisma, and the chance to shine under the bright lights of New York.

Fünf Regeln. Kein Risiko. Keine Gefühle. Und ganz sicher keine Hockeyspieler. Der Auftakt der Rulebreaker-Reihe von USA TODAY Bestselling Autorin J. Wilder Ich habe einen Plan. Einen verdammt guten sogar. Abschluss in Politikwissenschaft, ein heiß begehrtes Praktikum und danach die große...

The Dockers are in the finals for the first time, and Greg gets himself to Melbourne for the match against Geelong. Once there he finds himself in trouble.

Réquiem por un atleta es una historia sombría de las expectativas incumplidas de un gran atleta, que ve a través de los ojos nublados en lágrimas los trofeos y medallas de una vida que se fue hace mucho tiempo.

Considered one of the best baseball novels of all time, this black comedy about a discontented businessman's obsession with a fantasy baseball league of his own creation is "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" meets William Gaddis meets John Updike's Rabbit, Run. Somewhere in a "major-league" American city, there lives a man named J. Henry Waugh—no-account accountant, barfly, and country music fan.

ISABELLA LAWSON is the happiest she's ever been, simply because ALEXANDER WALKER loves her. With him by her side, Bella begins to understand her worth. The only problem? Not everyone wants to see her in Xander's life. Schemes, betrayals, and secrets lead to the shattering of two hearts, and Bella's best option is to leave Boston and focus on herself for a change. She puts rules in place to keep from getting hurt again, and when she returns to Boston, she's stronger than ever.

When Flavia Albia stumbles upon the murdered corpse of a young man near Rome's famous Circus Maximus, she is about to embark on one of her most dangerous and complicated cases. Rome and the Romans are obsessed with chariot racing. Lepo was the rising star of the Purples, a new team created by...

My name is Jean Moreau. My place is at Evermore. I belong to the Moriyamas. It is a truth Jean has built his life around, a reminder this is the best he can hope for and all he deserves. But when he is stolen from Edgar Allan University and sold to a more dangerous master, Jean is forced to contend with a life outside of the Nest for the first time in five years. The Foxes call his transfer to California a fresh start; Jean knows it is little more than a golden cage.

When fifteen-year-old Blake awakens with vivid memories of a life he's never lived, he discovers he possesses knowledge of future events that could change everything. Armed with these insights, Blake must navigate the treacherous waters of high school while grappling with an impossible question. How do you use knowledge of the future responsibly?

Aaron Rogers is a former two time IFL MVP who’s in a bit of a rut. He has been bounced around the league after legal issues, league wide suspension and his play becoming despicable at best. Ending up living a life of a loser. An assistant coach from the Bismarck Thunderbirds, Dom Capers, ends up seeing Aaron’s arm throwing lobs from his house. He gets pressed to find the gift he’s been given. The Thunderbirds are lacking a quarterback because of the league wide lockout, shortening the season and restricting the star players that could be picked up.

WHIZ KID, by Joel Burcat and David S. Burcat, transports listeners to 1950 Philadelphia, where Ben Green, a decorated World War II veteran from Camden, NJ, is completing his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania. A gifted writer, Ben dreams of becoming a novelist, but the weight of responsibility looms large. His closest friend and war buddy, Stan Ledyard, urges him to join his father’s powerful advertising firm in Center City.

East London, 1921: Lucy Cotter is unemployed, unskilled, and down to her last shilling. Before the Great War she never had to work, relying on her husband, Robin, to support her and their young daughter with his successful boxing career. Now, though, Robin is unemployed and nursing battle wounds, so it’s up to Lucy to keep the leaking roof over their heads. Tired of rejection and nostalgic for better days, Lucy enters Robin’s former boxing club on a whim—and discovers that a place which once barred women is now run by one.

When injury ends his dream of playing professional golf, Evan Caldwell disappears into years of drifting and disappointment—until his former mentor, Coach Ray Dalton, returns with a quiet challenge: Begin again. Through Ray’s teachings and the simple, powerful structure of the Golf Compass—Direction, Heart, Truth, Strength, and Center—Evan slowly rebuilds his life. Not as a competitor hungry for trophies, but as a man learning to stand steady, breathe deeply, and rediscover who he truly is.

Jack Jackson was once a rising star in college football—until one disastrous call turned him into a national punchline. When a secret government project offers him a job coaching an experimental team, Jack expects egos and dysfunction. What he gets is far worse.

Peyton Miller hat das Football-Talent seiner berühmten Väter geerbt – und den ganzen Druck gleich mit. Als ihm in seinem Abschlussjahr alles zu viel wird, sucht er Ablenkung … und findet sie ausgerechnet im Bett von Levi Vanderbilt. Ein Ausrutscher, sagen sie sich. Ein Experiment. Kein Grund, weiter darüber nachzudenken – bis Levi vier Jahre später plötzlich an Peytons Uni auftaucht. Für Levi war diese Nacht der Anfang von etwas Echtem. Für Peyton war sie ein Geheimnis, das nie ans Licht kommen darf.

When ISABELLA LAWSON's high school sweetheart, Jake, reappears in her life, she doesn't hesitate to say yes when he asks her to be his girlfriend. On the surface, the Boston City Warriors' wide receiver is a catch, but Bella soon realizes he's not the same guy she dated in high school. What if...

I took their money to save my family home. Now the Kings of Thornhaven own me. Four months. Three rules. No mercy. Every day, a pink box shows up at my door—filled with designer clothes, or sometimes… barely anything at all. And every day, I follow their rules. They rule Thornhaven Prep like gods—rich, cruel, untouchable. And now, I'm their favorite obsession.

Brought to you by Penguin. Drown your ghosts… or die trying? Autumn 2006. Low-rise jeans are in, grunge is out, and all Spencer Brown should be worrying about is his new job as Assistant Swim Coach at Crestwood University. It’s been 10 years since that fateful night in the university’s...

Nate Russo is the New York Defenders’ grumpy, brick-wall goalie—one bad stretch from losing his season. Enter Eden Carver, the physical therapist brought in to save his career…and the one girl who’s always lived under his skin.

A witty and moving debut novel about love, loss and the secrets we keep. Nigel Miller is a man tethered to routine and order, whose structured life is quietly and methodically dismantled when his wife Renée unexpectedly passes away outside the Co-Op. The shock prompts a chain of events that will also unravel the lives of his three children Wilfried, Lo and Robin emerging into young adulthood and leave them free them to explore their own peculiar searches for love separately on different sides of the world.

Jason "Philly Cheese" Ruiz had it all: the talent of a five-star recruit, the arrogance of a champion running back, and a life of wealth shielded from the world. Born into a tangled legacy of college football phenomenon and Hollywood glamour, Jason's future was supposed to be bright. But beneath the surface of the Ruiz family home, a cycle of addiction and abuse—passed down from a WWII veteran grandfather to a bitter, injured father—threatened to devour him. When tragedy strikes his best friend and forces a move to the grimy streets of Philadelphia, Jason’s perfect world shatters.

You'd do the same thing. If your father was drowning in your hospital debt, you'd find yourself standing naked before three powerful men you hate. With a proposition and one hundred thousand dollars.

Por meio de uma história familiar crivada de tensões, O drible recupera episódios sombrios da história recente do país e faz uma celebração do nosso futebol. Publicado em setembro de 2013 e vencedor do Grande Prêmio Portugal Telecom (atual Oceanos), é um dos mais celebrados romances brasileiros contemporâneos.

A sessant'anni suonati, Silver – ex pugile e pregiudicato – ha pagato cari i suoi errori. Eppure non sa perdonarsi. Per fortuna c'è suo figlio, il Grinta, grande campione di provincia che è stato capace di riscattarsi e di riscattarlo. Ma c'è una parte della storia che Silver non conosce, quella di un ragazzo che ha perso la fiducia nel gioco e ha deciso di trasformare il calcio in qualcosa di diverso. E quando l'allenatore della squadra sparisce, appena prima della partita più importante, padre e figlio devono fare i conti con la verità.

The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Dick Francis's thriller, Under Orders, read by Martin Jarvis. "Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in one afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than an eyebrow." It's the third death that really troubles former...

The catastrophe that killed the Pittsburgh Titans changed my entire world. My teammates were more than my friends—they were my brothers. I mourned their loss with the rest of the nation but then I did as I’ve been taught… I moved on. I focused on returning to the ice with the newly rebuilt team and put the tragedy behind me. Considering the circumstances, I adjusted well. Or so I thought. Now I’m plagued by nightmares of the crash and my play has suffered as a result. Facing the possibility of losing my place on the team, I need to pull myself together and fast.

He's my best friend. He's a pro football player. He's famous. I'm just the girl next door. And I've been in love with him since I was thirteen. He doesn't know. He can never know. But will I be able to hide my feelings when I move in with him? Jackson Fields. Denver's star kicker. My best friend since ninth grade. When an injury sidelines him, I step up. Living with him will be easy. I can hide my feelings long enough to take care of him. Piece of cake.

Holly Johansson knows she's living in a fantasy world, but she's trying to be realistic. Like, she knows becoming a bestselling author isn't going to happen overnight, so she will need to get a day job now that she has graduated from college. Just like she knows her brother's best friend, hockey superstar Matt Rhinelander, would never, ever return her feelings.

My cocky next-door neighbor is the most infuriating person in the world—so why did I just hook up with him? Although we pretty much grew up together, we've never managed to get along. I guess he's good-looking, with his baby-blue eyes, amazing hockey-player physique, and boyish smile . . . if you're into that. Which I'm totally not.

In his first collection of golfing stories, presided over benignly by the Oldest Member, Wodehouse extracts high comedy from the noble and mysterious game. Including the clash of literature and golf that impedes the romantic progress of Cuthbert Banks; the horror of golfing garrulity; two cases of ordeal by golf between romantic rivals of sharply varying skill; the advantages of encouraging women to take up golf; and the remarkable golfing career of American multi-millionaire Vincent Jopp, whose overwhelming confidence seems certain to make him amateur champion in his first season.

Beyond the slammer walls, hearts beat in rhythm with the roar of the crowd. The Tidy Yates Show is just the opening act. This six-story collection takes you on a journey into the soul of prison sports, where dedication, grit, and unwavering passion defy confinement. Feel the pulse of competition, the sting of defeat, and the unyielding hunger for victory.

Let's get down to business! This story follows an Indian-born man by the name of Sandeep Kumar. Eventually, he changes his name to Scotty Perkins. Sandeep Kumar is not thrilled with his heritage and wants to make some changes. Along the way, he will soon discover that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Will he realize the error of his ways before it is too late, or will he stay the course and be doomed for the rest of his life? Stay tuned to find out!

"Lauf!", schreit eine Stimme in meinem Kopf. Aber ich kann nicht. Nie wieder werde ich laufen können. Der Laufsport ist alles für Jennifer. Doch kurz vor der Europameisterschaft passiert das Unfassbare: Bei einem schrecklichen Unfall verliert sie ein Bein. Völlig aus der Bahn geworfen, kämpft sie nicht nur um ihr altes Leben, sondern auch gegen eine Bedrohung aus der Vergangenheit. Eine, vor der sie nicht mehr davonlaufen kann.

It’s 1984. Superpowers for girls and women exist only on TV and in comics. Aileen Murphy struggles to make sense of her life in a working-class Scottish steel town. She dreams of escaping the sectarian bullying she has kept secret; then, the gorgeous Steve Henderson enters her world. When her vulnerable younger sister becomes the next target of the bullies, Aileen knows she must make a stand.

When I lost my Titan brothers in the crash, it was a mixed bag of emotions. I was devastated and grief stricken, but I was also grateful to be alive. Yeah, that might cause a little—okay, a lot of—guilt, but now I’m determined to live each day as if it’s my last. A night out with friends puts me in the crosshairs of Stevie Kisner—the devastatingly beautiful bar owner with a sharp tongue and a fire in her eyes that lets me know she has zero tolerance for guys like me.

When football fanatic and loveable loser Max Best saved an old codger from a mugging, he never expected to be rewarded with the ability to immediately pinpoint a player's specific skills—and use that knowledge to up his own levels. Ever since that fateful night, Max has devoted himself to the game far more than any mere fan, becoming not only a serious footballer in his own right but a leader both on and off the pitch.

September 2021: Das Internationale Olympische Komitee tagt in Shanghai, um die Sommerspiele 2032 zu vergeben. Kurz vor der Abstimmung wird der mosambikanische IOC-Funktionär Charles Murandi tot aufgefunden. Prompt wird der deutsche Journalist Thomas Gärtner festgenommen, denn er hat sich zuletzt im Hotelzimmer des Toten aufgehalten. Doch der will sich an nichts erinnern können. Und während die Polizei auf Ungereimtheiten stößt, die Kanzlerin im Flugzeug nach Shanghai von dem Mord erfährt und ein anderer Journalist die Chance auf eine große Story wittert, ahnt niemand, wo der Schlüssel zur Lösung des Falls wirklich liegt.

"A delight to listen to." — AudioFile "British actor Shaniqua Okwok skillfully voices the main characters, lending distinctive, natural-sounding accents for each."—Library Journal Set against a sizzling-hot Greek summer filled with sunshine and souvlaki, Rufaro Faith Mazarura’s Let the...

Reagan knew this day would come. She proudly holds the featherweight title and is known as one of the sexiest female fighters in MMA history. She can handle her own, and that’s exactly what she plans to do with Nikolai. Unfortunately, things aren’t as they were before. When given an offer she can’t refuse, Reagan is well aware nothing good will come of it.

🏁 THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE: A twisted story of obsession and female desire, Rush explores the dark and toxic side of the world's sexiest sport 🏁 'Totally absorbed in the world of Lena and Nico’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I devoured this book over the course of two days … an absolute...

Dangerous secrets. A toxic workplace. And an unsolved murder. . . . A football professional reckons with the choices that made her career in the boys' club world of sports possible in this riveting and sharp Friday Night Lights meets I Know What You Did Last Summer debut Poppy Benjamin, Media...

Marisha feels as if her childhood dreams are finally coming true, but Jake sees her as a wealthy and professional woman who could do much better than him. While a one-night stand brings them closer, words spoken in public will tear them apart. When an avalanche hits the slopes, lives are on the line, and all hope of love could be lost for them both if they are not rescued.