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Baseball's No-Hit Wonders

Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders honors such legendary pitchers as Cy Young, Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax, while introducing readers to other eccentrics and one-shot wonders who have thrown no-hitters. The book, the first of its kind in more than fifteen years, fleshes out the colorful characters, compelling narratives and statistical oddities from baseball’s 289 no-hit effortsas well as the many near misses that are also part of the national pastime’s storied history.Painstaking research and personal interviews have allowed the author to pack great detail into a fun, fast-paced take on the game, revealing the stories of the no-hitter thrown by a pitcher on acid, the hitters most adept at breaking up no-hitters and other gems thrown by guys with nicknames of Bumpus, Bobo, Cannonball and Nixey. Even the game’s greatest slugger is credited with a partial no-hitter, and all he did was throw a punch.?? Chapters detailing the best no-hitters of all time are interspersed with «Did You Know?» lists that include no-hitters by team, city and day of the week, no-hitters of the Negro Leagues, catchers who caught the most no-nos and the best pitchers NOT to throw a no-hitter.Updated continuously at: NoNoHitters.com

Talking MMA:

Matthew Pearlman

Talking MMA features interviews and information from over 40 mixed martial artists including: Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Urijah Faber, Frank Mir, Carlos Condit, Quinton «Rampage» Jackson, Shane Carwin, Tito Ortiz, Jose Aldo, Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, Demetrious «Mighty Mouse» Johnson, Miesha Tate, Cat Zingano, Bas Rutten and others.
Talking MMA shares the history of mixed martial arts, moves and techniques used, a behind the scenes look at this fast growing sport, and advice from the athletes – including following your dreams, hard work, and anti-bullying.
Readers will learn that there is way more to these great athletes than just being tough combatants. They are friendly, intelligent, philosophical, and spiritual.
The book was written by Matthew Pearlman, a 15 year old author and reporter from St. Louis, MO. He is the founder of TeensOnSports.com. Matthew has conducted over 700 athlete interviews and has been a credentialed media person at several major sporting events.
A portion of the book proceeds will benefit anti-bullying charities.

Basketball for Beginners

Mark Anthony Walker

Discover the secrets to rapidly develop your skills and get the competitive edge. International author and highly respected basketball coach Mark Walker has dedicated his life to coaching and inspiring young players. Having coached over 6000 games in the last 28 years, Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and wisdom plus a unique accelerated system of play to help kids learn basketball strategies easily. More importantly, he ensures kids keep playing for a lifetime as well as enjoying it to the very best of their ability. You'll learn: – Breakthrough tools and strategies to help you develop your child's skills – A coaches secret 'key word' system that makes it so easy to communicate with young players – Essential basics taught in a simple sequence to help players rapidly build individual, then team skills and gain self-confidence – The differences in working with girls and boys and some simple psychological principles that work well for both genders – How to create simple play sets that turn beginner players into a functioning team in a very short time – The golden rules of playing winning team basketball and understanding that it's not just about winning games, but learning, having fun and developing with their teammates – Powerful positive mindset skills and concepts that will develop and enhance your child for a lifetime Helping kids dream big dreams.

Sailing To Win

Brett Bowden

Sailing strategies from beginner to winner. International author, competitive sailor and successful business strategist Brett Bowden shares over 3 decades of wisdom of what it takes to be successful. Brett shares not only his own experiences, but a collection of wisdom from world champions and sailing legends. Together with his passion for sailing and winning in all areas of life, Brett shows you just how to do it step by step. By the time you have finished this book, learned the strategies and practiced the drills, you will be guaranteed of being on the podium more often than not and collec more than your fair share of silverware. If you're serious about being successful then you must read this book. You'll learn: – The little known secrets behind the science of sailing – The psychology and mindset of winning races – Key ways to banish frustration from your sailing – Critical ways to start, conduct and finish a race like a champion – How to get inside tactical knowledge at new venues – Essential training drills to hone your skills to ensure your success – Championship race tactics and strategies that only top skippers know If you're serious about winning then read this book today!

Will to Win

Don Miller

How has sport, starting as the happy games of childhood, become branded as an endless competition of 'winning' and 'losing'? Why is the public apparently 'unperturbed' with humiliating so many people? It can 'cost' five thousand 'losers' to produce one 'winner' – sport, a 'weapon of mass destruction'. Will to Win tries to explain why millions trek weekly to its myriad global chapels/stadiums for worship, blessing and succour, and how it spreads its tentacles across the globe, and floods daily media. And how it has the confidence to believe its 'winners' can teach the community how to become 'successful' in business and life. This book is a work of reflection by a social scientist.

The Grade Cricketer

Ian Higgins

Welcome to the world of The Grade Cricketer. Described as the most original voice in cricket, The Grade Cricketer represents the fading hopes and dreams of every ageing amateur sportsman. In this tell-all 'autobiography', The Grade Cricketer describes his cricketing career with unflinching honesty and plenty of humour, in turn providing insights into the hyper-masculine cricket 'dressing room'. This one-time junior prodigy is now experiencing the lean, increasingly existential years of adult cricket. Here, he learns quickly that one will need more than just runs and wickets to make it in the alpha-dominated grade cricket jungle, where blokes like Nuggsy, Bruiser, Deeks and Robbo reign supreme. Through it all, The Grade Cricketer lays bare his deepest insecurities – his relationship with Dad, his fleeting romances outside the cricket club – and, in turn, we witness a gentle maturation; a slow realisation that perhaps, just maybe, there is more to life than hitting 50 not out in third grade and enjoying a few celebratory beers afterwards. Or is there? * * * The Grade Cricketer book is based upon the popular Twitter account, @gradecricketer, which has received critical acclaim for its frighteningly honest portrayal of amateur cricket. Now, the time has finally come for this middling amateur sportsman to tell his story in full. 'The Grade Cricketer is the finest tribute to a sport since Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, and the best cricket book in yonks. It's belly-laughing funny but it's also a hymn to the grand and complex game delivered with a narrative pace and ability I'm afraid most Test players don't have. For anyone who ever dreamed of excelling at a sport but never quite made it but still gave it your life, this is the story. A great read!' – Tom Keneally AO.

The Single Plane Golf Swing

Tim O'Connor

The mysterious and reclusive genius Moe Norman is acknowledged as the best ball-striker in the history of golf by many of the game’s greats. The Single Plane Golf Swing: Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way reveals the secrets of the swing that enabled him to hit the ball solidly with unerring accuracy and consistency—every time. Norman’s simple, efficient, and easily understood Single Plane Swing has improved the games of thousands of golfers. Golf professional Todd Graves, known as ‘Little Moe” and regarded as the world authority on Norman’s swing, comprehensively teaches readers the mechanics, drills, and feelings of the Single Plane Swing that Moe called “The Feeling of Greatness.” Graves shares Norman’s brilliant insights and liberating approach to the game and demonstrates why the conventional “tour” swing is too complex and frustrating for the majority of amateurs. Illustrated with more than 300 photographs and written with Tim O’Connor, Norman’s biographer, the book also engagingly tells Norman’s bittersweet life story and explores the teacher-student bond forged between Norman and his protégé Graves.

The Official MacGyver Survival Manual

Allain Rhett

For over 30 years, the name MacGyver has been synonymous with astonishing feats of ingenuity, from fixing a car with nothing but water and egg whites to busting out of jail using a hairpin and a pair of repurposed handcuffs to, of course, saving the world with his favorite weapon, a simple paperclip. What you might not know is that every trick that the resourceful secret agent pulls off on CBS’s hit show has been tested and fact-checked by experts, and really works . . . most of the time. No one is saying that you should craft a DIY airplane out of trash bags and a lawnmower engine. But with this book, you could. The first official how-to guide to the MacGyver universe, this book is packed with how-to drawings and step-by-step descriptions of the hacks that made this character the world’s most resourceful secret agent. Based on the hit new series, with shout-outs to the classic show that started it all.

Daoist Nei Gong

Damo Mitchell

Nei Gong has been a well-kept secret within the Daoist sects of China for centuries. Based upon the original teachings of the great sage Laozi, it has only ever been taught to close students of the masters chosen as the heads of the ancient orders. This book provides a breakdown of the entire Nei Gong process, and explains in plain English the philosophy which underpins Nei Gong practice, and which is based on the original teachings of the ancient Daoist priests. The methodology of Sung breathing, an advanced meditative practice which has until now been reserved for 'inner-door' students is described, and the book contains an entire set of Qigong exercises accompanied by instructional photographs and drawings. This book will be of interest to all practitioners of Qi Gong, martial arts and meditation, and will be a rewarding read for anyone interested in Eastern philosophy.

Promote Your Inner Cowgirl

Dr. Lynda Flowers

Learn how to set boundaries while aligning goals and passions Learn how to stand out as a leader and team player Teaches how to find and launch a business that works Shows how to turn past failures into future successes Explores how to identify a team that is supportive