When being beautiful becomes your biggest obstacle, how do you find where you truly belong?Seventeen-year-old Allison Reed thought moving from small-town Montana to suburban Colorado would be her chance for a fresh start. What she didn't expect was that her natural beauty would make her a target before she even walked through the doors of Jefferson High.Girls are intimidated by her looks. Boys either worship her or assume she's out of their league. Everyone...

Frustrated watching English football? You know we can do better, but why don't we? This e-book provides a guide for all football coaches and managers to improve the way that their team plays.It is asking managers to be brave and embrace new methods and techniques, to step away from the kick and hope mentality seen in so many matches.

She runs a foundation dedicated to forgiveness. He’s a cop running down the guilty to make them pay. If they don’t work together, people will die.Detective Bel Belichek and his partner arrive at a murder scene in a peaceful, historic section of Fairlington, Virginia, only to realize the victim is the cousin of Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Maggie Frye.Or is it?The family tragedy that forever scarred Maggie and her cousins, Jamie and All...

**What separates the greatest from the rest? Coachability.JP Morgan Summer Reading List PickFeaturing exclusive original interviews with Stephen Curry, Brandi Chastain, Steve Young, Dirk Nowitzki, Gregg Popovich, Landon Donovan, Steve Kerr, and many more."This book is for athletes, parents, coaches, and leaders who understand that growth doesn't happen alone."—Mike Krzyzewski"A unique, impactful, and long-overdue book that draws on decades of reporting to ex...

"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this title focusing on groundbreaking baseball player, Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the ...

Everyone imagines top CEOs as larger-than-life figures who do things no one else could. But deep down, a good business leader is an everyman who combines vision and high energy with the ability to connect with and learn from all types of people. In The Power of Being Yourself, renowned business leader Joe Plumeri offers simple yet profound guidance on how to stay positive, motivate yourself and others, and achieve success in your life and work.Plumeri's Game Plan for Succe...

Rayne Thomas is an introvert and likes it that way. But after being spectacularly dumped and losing out on professional opportunities because she doesn’t put herself out there, she definitely needs to make a change. Enter her new personal trainer, Maggie Flanders. Kind? Yes. Fun? Yes. Sexy? Oh God, yes. But not even the most erotic dream of her life gives Rayne the confidence to risk this tentative new friendship.Maggie Flanders has thrown herself into her work since her partner di...

Job loss. Foreclosure. Relationship woes. Health issues. Dire financial straits. If recent history has taught us anything, it's that nobody goes through life unscathed -- no matter how rich, how smart, how talented, or how fortunate they may be. White collar, blue collar, or no collar, there is an undeniable commonality to the raw emotion that strikes people when they are knocked down.University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari has seen the bottom - from ...

If you could bring more than 40 of the world's best volleyball coaches together, do you think they might have some interesting things to say? That's exactly what we've done with Volleyball Coaching Wizards. This book shares some of those insights.Discover what coaches with tens of thousands of wins, and hundreds of championships at all different levels think about things like:Developing a team culture and good team chemistryMaking non-starters feel like they...

How To Become a Sports Agent - Offers an overview of an agent's responsibilities, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to be a sports agent including potential monetary rewards and perks. Additionally, we cover the educational and certification requirements, along with other procedures you will need to know. We outline the process on what you need to get started as a sports agent. We include what you should research and learn and how to develop the proper skills needed to apply for ...

After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help? Combining a dramatic sports story with a dynamic full-color comic format, this Jake Maddox Graphic Novel is sure to be a win for any young reader.

A historical novel from Newbery medalist Linda Sue Parks about life, faith, and America's favorite pastime: baseball.Both Maggie Fortini and her brother, Joey-Mick, were named for baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Unlike Joey-Mick, Maggie doesn’t play baseball—but at almost ten years old, she is a dyed-in-the-wool fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Maggie can recite all the players’ statistics and understands the subtleties of the game.Unfortunately, Jim Maine is a Giants fan, but it’...