Bring a family of four to an NBA game today, and it costs around $500 to watch a bunch of seven-footers take bad shots. Perhaps the quote often attributed to P.T. Barnum is true—there really is a sucker born every minute.The NBA is in trouble. And as NBA agent Keith Glass describes it—he's part of the problem! If team owners are willing to throw millions of dollars his way for marginal players, why should he be the only one with the self-restraint to say "no"?In his insight...

The stories contained in 7 Foot Man Eating Chicken are meant to drive the listener around the world of professional basketball as seen through the unusual tales of a sports agent.The chapters thankfully are not about me but rather delve into the sometimes surreal and bizarre situations and character's I have encountered during the 35 years I've spent representing over 200 professional basketball players both in the NBA and around the World.It's all meant in good fun with maybe an oc...

"" I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell myself."" Mark Twain. This is the impetus for this book. I'm a story teller. The fact that the stories unveiled here are about professional basketball players and coaches merely raises the level of interest. We are a society that worships at the feet of celebrity. Right or wrong the images and glorification of these celebrities is normally all we are permitted to see. ""7 Foot Man-Eating Chicken"" is designe...

Der gewitzte Pater Brown hat ein gefährliches Hobby: Er löst mysteriöse Kriminalfälle durch Intuition und Einfühlungsvermögen. Vor allem sein hellsichtiger Blick auf die Seelenzustände der Täter lässt den gewitzten katholischen Priester bei seinen Ermittlungen ein ums andere Mal die verzwicktesten Fälle lösen. Die Sprechzimmer des Herrn Doktor Orion Hood, des berühmten Kriminologen und Spezialisten für gewisse moralische Störungen, erstreckten sich längs der Seeseite in Scarborough mit ein...

Who committed the murder? Well... how could I hope to find out with all these women constantly luring me into bed?

Aus dem Zimmer von James Todhunter dringen merkwürdige Stimmen und Geräusche. Seine Vermieterin befürchtet das Schlimmste für den künftigen Schwiegersohn. Als Father Brown mit dem Kriminologen Dr. Orion Hood das Zimmer betritt, finden sie den Verdächtigen gefesselt und geknebelt ...

In this sequel to Still Waters, Rachel Glenn is reluctant to accept her assigned role as a young widow. She becomes so involved in the new daily affairs thrust upon her that she little time to become overcome with grief. Her late husband, Shane Grant, has left her a small empire to oversee that includes a home for unwed mothers and an advanced research facility. He has also left her a very snoopy step daughter with whom she strikes up a warm and lasting friendship. A few months after her c...

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders, as members of an unchanging monolithic sect.In contemporary discussions of religious denominations, it is often fashionable and easy to make bold claims regarding the history, beliefs, and practices of certain groups. Select versions of Baptist history have been used to ...

The Glass Monolith is the powerful memoir of Jon K. Evans, a man who spent much of his life struggling to understand why he felt different-until he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in adulthood.Through vivid storytelling and unflinching honesty, Evans takes readers on a journey through the challenges of growing up misunderstood, navigating college and career obstacles, and facing isolation in a world that often seemed impenetrable. His metaphor of the "gl...

Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass (Illustrated Edition)' is a whimsical and fantastical tale that follows Alice's journey through a mirror into a surreal world where chess pieces come to life. Carroll's unique literary style combines elements of nonsense literature, logic, and fantasy to create a dream-like narrative that challenges traditional storytelling conventions. This sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is filled with clever wordplay, witty poems, and memorable cha...

"Band 5 der "Gerd Köster liest Pater Brown" - Reihe: "Es gibt Geschichten von zwei Stimmen, die man aus jenem Zimmer gehört hat, obwohl, sobald die Türe geöffnet wird, Todhunter immer allein gefunden wird. Es gibt Geschichten von einem geheimnisvollen großen Mann mit einem Zylinderhut, der einmal aus dem Seenebel und anscheinend aus der See selbst auftauchte und in der Dämmerung mit leisen Tritten über den Sand und durch den kleinen Hintergarten geschritten ist, bis man ihn durch das offen...

Aus dem Zimmer von James Todhunter dringen merkwürdige Stimmen und Geräusche. Seine Vermieterin befürchtet das Schlimmste für den künftigen Schwiegersohn. Als Father Brown mit dem Kriminologen Dr. Orion Hood das Zimmer betritt, finden sie den Verdächtigen gefesselt und geknebelt ...