Whether you love basketball or just want to know more about the sport, this book will be your guide.In this publication, you will learn everything that you need to know about the game of basketball. Not only will it provide you with information about how the game is played and the rules of the game, it will also help you to get started in actually playing basketball!It doesn't matter if you already love the game of basketball or if you would simply like to learn more about ...

Ice Hockey is one of the most adored sports in the world. It has a huge fan following across North America and various parts of Europe. The history is rich and the fans passionate, but it is the sport that garners the interest of neutrals and diehards alike.Yet, what is this sport all about? How did it come about? Who are its greatest legends and modern day greats? What about the controversies that have arisen over the years? These are all questions, which will be answered in this d...

This book is for anyone who wants to know about this popular sport, that has a huge, passionate following across the world. It was written to share a passion for the sport and tell you more about it’s history and how to play this fine game.Hockey is an amazing game and one with a huge following across the world. This book will teach you all about hockey, its origins, rules and more so you will have an expert knowledge of the sport.

This book is for anyone that is looking to get more out of the wonderful game of Cricket, whether you are actually playing the game or simply enjoying it from the stands or on T.V.Cricket has a long-standing tradition and is enjoyed by millions of people around the world. However, to truly get the most out of this great game, you must understand all of the rules and even some of the history!This book provides you with all this and more. You will discover an easy to read ove...

Parishes are the missing middle in studies of American Catholicism. Between individual Catholics and a global institution, the thousands of local parishes are where Catholicism gets remade. American Parishes showcases what social forces shape parishes, what parishes do, how they do it, and what this says about the future of Catholicism in the United States. Expounding an embedded field approach, this book displays the numerous forces currently reshaping American parishes. It draws from soc...

The power to amaze in 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week.Two million women have discovered Gary Heavin's secret to permanent weight loss at more than six thousand Curves fitness and weight-loss centers around the country. In thirty minutes, three times a week—and without a restrictive diet—many have been able to take off the weight and keep it off for good.The Curves Promise:A unique three-part nutrition plan that produces results quickly and sho...

A revolution in American medicine is in full swing, with the race from fee-for-service to fee-for-value at the front line in an epic battle that will transform healthcare delivery for decades to come. In America’s Healthcare Transformation, eminent physician leader Robert A. Phillips brings together key thought leaders and trail-blazing practitioners, who provide a wide-ranging exploration of the strategies, innovations, and paradigm shifts that are driving this healthcare transfo...

Along life's path, Gary L. Coleman had three careers, three wives, and three children. Gary's first career was as a public-school music teacher for five years. His next career, which spanned thirty-seven years, was as a studio musician. Gary was a percussionist who, as one of the early members of the Wrecking Crew and a Motown musician, was fortunate to have worked with hundreds of the most famous artists and acts of the sixties and seventies. During the eighties and nineties, Gary worked ...

Since 2005, Murder & Mayhem in Muskego has welcomed and hosted over 150 authors a thousands of fans of crime fiction to the Milwaukee area. Just in time for the 8th annual benefit, a short story anthology featuring bestselling, Edgar and Shamus award-winning writers who have attended the day-long convention has been created. The collection is edited by Jon and Ruth Jordan.Contributors include: Megan Abbott, Dana Cameron, Reed Farrel Coleman, Hilary Davidson, Sean Doolittle, J.M. Ed...

The 480-page issue Nº22-23 features:A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Reed Farrel Coleman, SJ Rozan, Sharon Hunt, Scott Miles, Mark SaFranko, David Rich, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Paul Handley, Kevin Egan, Thomas Burchfield, Victor Kreuiter, D.C. Benny, Brian Cox, Jonathan Worlde, David Bart, Gary Earl Ross, Karl Luntta, John Timm, and Sara Henry Paolozzi.Interviews, Essay and Reviews by Zakariah Johnson, Rob D. Smith, and Casey StegmanArt and P...

Anyone who remembers a moment when his or her life suddenly required an unprecedented leap of faith will appreciate the power of the stories in Leadership Moments: Turning Points That Changed Lives and Organizations. Each of the ten contributing authors took that leap, despite personal risks and odds that defied success. Every situation in this book represents a unique turning point, best described as a "Leadership Moment."For example, CEO Ron Lesniak was challenge...

In SCOUNDRELS, an all-original anthology featuring bestselling and Edgar and Shamus award-winning writers, you’ll read stories of desperate grifters, brokers hedging big bets for the big take, schemers working the long con for the sure money, used car salesman with golden dreams and rusted hopes, crooked lawyers and bent clients, one percenters hustling for that last half-percent, kind-hearted killers and the lonely hearted who tell themselves any lie as the double down for the long count....