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Elerie Astrada is hanging in almost-space, awaiting launch. Ultsurf is a popular, high-stakes relay race contested at the edge of a planet's atmosphere. It's fast, hard and dangerous: it isn't a bloodsport, but blood is often spilled. It is also highly illegal. And Ele is at the top of her game, just a few wins away from the major leagues. But making the fastest Split isn't Ele's biggest challenge. When her childhood friend India blackmails her with knowledge of her Ultsurfing career, Ele's thrown into the politics of money and power, and way over her head.

For the first time ever, a complete collection of short fiction the New York Times bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis is widely regarded as a master for both his gritty poolhall novels and his brilliant rendering of the world of competitive chess. This long overdue collection...

When architect Sage McKnight is asked to renovate a house for former baseball player Mason Tucker, it is the job of her career. Mason, a famous recluse after a life changing accident, needs his house adapted and Sage is determined to create the perfect home. Not only that but a production company wants to film her work—a dream come true. However, Mason is stubborn, ignoring Sage’s expertise and insisting on being involved in every detail of the renovation. And the final straw, he refuses to allow any filming in his home.

Come si fa a diventare il numero uno nello sport e nella vita? Ce lo spiega Dan Peterson, per gli amici sportivi e non sportivi (ma anche per la moglie Laura) solo Coach: è forse l'americano più famoso d'Italia, l'allenatore fenomeno della Virtus Bologna e dell'Olimpia Milano, l'uomo che ha inventato il basket moderno e poi ci ha spiegato la Nba e il wrestling in tv. Ora di anni Peterson ne ha ottantatré, ma gira ancora l'Italia e il mondo, pensa veloce e va che è una scheggia.

After I’m arrested for throwing a raucous party, my hockey team says I have an image problem. And I need to fix it, stat. Charity work? Check. Haircut? Sure. But I draw the line at hiring my neighbor to style me. In the first place “style” shouldn’t be a verb. And I’m tired of people who’d judge me on appearances. Vera and I don’t see eye to eye on anything. She wants me to try on clothes, while I just want to remove hers. She's distractingly pretty, with soulful eyes and a sinful mouth that likes to argue with me.

Not Just Cricket... by Vikram Dravid is a novel that weaves interlacing tales, riveting cricket games, and the realities of life. The stores and experiences of his vibrant characters exhort you to think beyond the mundane and get you to reflect upon the ultimate ride, life, and its very authentic challenges. Entertaining the listener with beautifully worded anecdotes and descriptions, this audiobook is a testament to self-empowerment and the importance of being true to oneself.

Tyler was having a rough go of it. He was small and the other kids at school made fun of him all the time. He lived for the weekend and for sports. Whenever he could, Tyler played football, ice hockey, and basketball, but when Spring came his heart was on a baseball diamond. He loved baseball because his father had gotten him into it from an early age and always played catch with him. He was still so small though, and there was only a spot for him at second base on the new team, where he couldn’t do much damage.

Have you ever heard of “Handy” Andy Ketter? One day a stranger walks into a sports bar and tells the tale of a baseball player so good that everyone in the bar raises their eyebrows, but none have heard of him. Who is Andy Ketter? How good of a baseball player was he? And if he was so good, why haven’t any true-blue baseball fans heard of him? The answer will certainly surprise you, and may even make you think about what’s really important in life.

When an Indian guru grants Brad, a 41-year old self-confessed Slob, the power to ride "tempo" without ever growing fatigued, his life takes a dramatic turn. Picked up by a pro cycling team, courted by beautiful women, and with money to burn, it looks like he will finally prove his family and everyone else who ever doubted his nonconformist lifestyle wrong.

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.

Drei Heldinnen der Geschichte und ihr Traum vom Laufen als Weg zur Freiheit. 1936 - trotz aller Vorbehalte gegen die Teilnahme von Frauen gelingt es drei jungen Amerikanerinnen, mit dem Olympischen Team nach Berlin zu reisen: Betty Robinson muss sich nach einem schweren Unfall an die Spitze zurückkämpfen. Die burschikose Außenseiterin Helen Stephens träumt davon, sich als Sprinterin zu beweisen. Und die Schwarze Louise Stokes sieht im Laufen ihre Chance, trotz ihrer Hautfarbe endlich Anerkennung zu finden.

A young boy is in love with the game of golf, but he doesn't understand why. He has a natural talent and an enviable swing, but playing the game well is not enough. When Jimmy, the homeless man who spends his days cheering on golfers from his usual sitting spot, goes missing, the young boy becomes curious. His quest uncovers Jimmy's mysterious link to the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, and reveals a life in golf that not only fascinates but sends the boy on a personal journey to discover the magic of an ancient game and its deeper meaning for a young man.

Inspirada en un caso real, "Los ojos del alma" es el relato de Edurne, una chica de diecisiete años que tiene un gran futuro como atleta. Lleva tiempo entrenándose para los Juegos Olímpicos, hasta que su sueño se ve truncado al ser diagnosticada con una enfermedad degenerativa que irá robándole la vista, hasta dejarla prácticamente ciega. Junto con la visión también se esfuman sus ilusiones. Pero tras un periodo de depresión, Edurne florece de nuevo cuando le proponen participar en los Juegos Paralímpicos.

As transfer deadline day looms, Ander Anaia is about to make the deal of a lifetime. All that stands in his way is a rival agent. Or so he thinks. The Table, a secret cabal of super agents involved in "off-pitch" criminal activities, have other ideas. And they’ve kidnapped his daughter, Joska, as collateral. David Miller is about to make his first serious deal. A deal that would bring Ander’s world crashing down around him. Now Ander must do everything in his power to stop him. Or risk losing the deal—and his daughter.

I had my life all figured out. Hockey. A revolving door of women. No strings. No worries. Until my sister runs off with a man she's just met and leaves my nine-year-old niece in my living room with nothing but a backpack, a stuffed snake named Leo, and a broken heart. I need help. Elle Hurst was only supposed to be in my life for one night—a curvy distraction with a big heart and a wicked sense of humor. But she's volunteered to watch Chloe while she's in town, and I have no choice but to let her.

Every time I visit Meg’s Meadows, I don’t want to leave, and it’s not just the horses and the people, though I do love them with all my heart. It’s their simple way of living, their down-homeness, the way they revere the elderly and delight in the children. They embrace their differences. If just one of them is in peril or need, it affects everyone. That includes the animals. And isn’t that the way the good Lord intended?

My dreams came true when I was adopted at ten. I was the best on the ice. Living the life every kid dreams of. We’ve been best friends since then. Even when she was the annoying little sister following us around. I would do anything for her. It is another family vacation, except this time it feels different. Everything feels different.

Soccer's Sensational Scam, a comedy adventure where technology, soccer, and betting collide. This audiobook can be enjoyed even by those who reach for the remote at the first utterance of the "F" word or "S" word, or any other sign of soccer action whatsoever.

Scoprire - trent'anni e molto calcio dopo - che quelle notti non hanno mai smesso di essere magiche. Il Mondiale di Italia 90. La fine dell'innocenza, l'inizio di un'altra storia. L'Italia è un carrozzone in via di sfascio, ma balliamo ancora tutti quel poco che resta da ballare, declinando verso l'ultimo struggente tramonto sulle note di una canzone. Un'estate italiana. L'entusiasmo di un intero Paese, l'Olimpico ombelico d'Italia che fa la "Ola" a un futuro che verrà, la cerimonia d'apertura più fashion di tutti i tempi. I gol, le partite memorabili, le disfatte.

Defeated by James Voytek chronicles the Cougars, a middle school football team in the inner city of New Haven, Connecticut, and their 2018 season. It may seem like just another football season, but it is about much more than a game. New Haven can be a dangerous place for many youths as they try to find their way at perhaps the most difficult time in a young man's life. The story follows the journeys of four players: Freddy, Vinny, Lito, and Terrell as they battle the trials and tribulations of gangs, violence, drugs, and football.

When Casey started riding again, she thought she'd nailed the tough part. That was before she tried starting over at a new farm, with a new job, in a new city. Casey's horse, James, seems happy enough at Twin Palms Ranch. And Casey's boyfriend, Brandon, is loving his dream job saving the ocean. Casey knows she should love her job marketing for a growing horse show organization. If only she had known how fast they'd be growing!

Casey Halbach's life was perfectly on track. She had it all: good friends, a loving boyfriend, a decent job with her very own cubicle. Then, she met Sky. Riding instructor, barn manager, and whirlwind of energy, Sky effortlessly launches Casey back into the saddle. Friends are confused, the boyfriend is concerned, and Casey is conflicted - but when she decides to take the plunge and buy a horse of her own, she realizes that she was just dabbling in the shallow end before. Now, Casey's pretty sure she's in over her head, but the crazy thing is: She thinks she likes it this way.