Lost Exit

Lost Exit Review

"It was a nowhere place.

But for Timmy Davenport, it felt like home and never changed....."

For fans of Bright Lights, Big City, Less Than Zero, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh:

A new novel about a self-destructive college basketball star forced to confront his past, his family, and the Atlantic City where he grew up. In a world filled with alcohol, sex, violence, and love, Lost Exit chronicles a turbulent summer in the life of Timmy Davenport. While life styles clash on the boardwalk, his family and friends are pulled into the middle of a bloody territorial war between rival mob families that leaves a trail of bodies scattered throughout town. Haunted by a past of poor choices and addictions, Timmy tries to piece his life back together as he searches for the love of a game that was once his salvation. As he prepares for a basketball tournament that can define his future, Timmy, like Atlantic City itself, has to confront the ghosts of his past.

More than a coming of age novel, LOST EXIT blends the pain and angst of youth with the emotional struggle of characters coming to grips with their own identities. LOST EXIT is about a young man trying to move beyond his past, despite scars that never quite disappear and fears that linger inside. It blends the pain and angst of youth with the emotional struggle of a character searching for his own identity.

Lost Exit is about those last chance opportunities everyone wishes they had.

"The
author, Kevin Michaels, addresses issues many teenagers of today face
all too often; underage drinking, access to hard drugs, cutting, suicide
attempts, and family tragedy. This is a very compelling read," Jeff Dawson

In-Line Skating (Torque: Action Sports)

In-Line Skating (Torque: Action Sports) Review

In-line skaters can compete in races or freestyle competitions. Both styles require great skill. Young readers will learn about the history of in-line skating, the equipment used in competitions, and how skaters go all out to bring home a victory.

Digital Sports Photography, Second Edition

Digital Sports Photography, Second Edition Review

Get an insider's look at the techniques, equipment, and know-how needed to take eye-catching and inspiring sports action photographs with "Digital Sports Photography, Second Edition." Written by an experienced professional sports photographer and featuring firsthand insight and ideas from other industry pros, this book provides the basics of sports photography whether you are just getting started or want to enhance your skills. You'll learn about color management, camera setup, equipment options, shutter speeds, composition, and more to help you attain professional-quality results with a digital camera. You'll also discover what a sports photo editor looks for when selecting images, knowledge you can use to help you take the best possible shots, whether you aspire to be a professional or just want to take great sports photos for fun. The book concentrates on shooting six major sports--baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, and tennis--while providing methods and strategies that can be used to photograph any sport, at the amateur, collegiate, or pro level. Filled with fantastic images to illustrate the skills taught, a full-color gallery of images taken by the author, and even a glossary of helpful photography terms, "Digital Sports Photography, Second Edition" provides invaluable information and guidance on the excitingand challenging world of sports photography.

Speedway Switch (Impact Books: A Jake Maddox Sports Story)

Speedway Switch (Impact Books: A Jake Maddox Sports Story) Review

Michael Haynes has won more races in the midget car circuit than any other driver in his age division. And he couldn't have done it without his brother, Mark, who's a great mechanic. Then Buzz Ripshaw comes along. Buzz doesn't drive fair, and Michael gets hurt during the biggest race of the year. How will Team Haynes win without their driver? Realistic Fiction.

Fans of the World, Unite!: A (Capitalist) Manifesto for Sports Consumers

Fans of the World, Unite!: A (Capitalist) Manifesto for Sports Consumers Review

Fans of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey have long been exploited and oppressed by the monopolistic practices of team owners. The time has come for a revolution in the organization of major U.S. sports!

Fans of the World, Unite! is a clarion call to sports fans. Appealing to anyone who is in despair due to the greed and incompetence of team owners, this book proposes a significant restructuring of sports leagues. It sets out a rational program for a revolution that will serve the best interests of the fans and of the sport itself. But Stephen F. Ross and Stefan Szymanski are no Marxists: they show how a revolution in the organization of sports might even benefit the owners. By harnessing the power of markets, sports leagues can be made both more responsive to the needs of the fans, and more efficient.

Ross and Szymanski have spent many years evaluating the ways in which leagues work across the globe. Drawing on their extensive study of leagues, the authors boil down their plan to two major reforms. Borrowing from NASCAR, they propose that team owners should not own sports leagues as well. Rather, league ownership should be separate. Their second proposal is drawn from soccer: introduce competition through a promotion and relegation system. In this type of system, the worst teams in the league are kicked out at the end of the season and replaced by the best performing teams in the next division down. This gives poor performing teams incentive to step up their game, and allows fresh blood to enter the leagues if the poor performers fail to do so.

The main goal of these reforms is to align the financial interest of those who own the league with the best interests of the fans and the sport. Having laid out the problem and the solution, the authors skillfully address practical implications of introducing their scheme, suggesting how leagues might at least make some changes, if not all of those suggested.

The time for change has come! Armed with this book, and with fairness on their side, fans can set forth to begin a revolution.

The Everything Sports Crosswords Book: 150 Action-Packed Puzzles Armchair Athletes Will Love

The Everything Sports Crosswords Book: 150 Action-Packed Puzzles Armchair Athletes Will Love Review

Sports fans will hit a home run with The Everything Sports Crosswords Book. Filled with 150 crossword puzzles, The Everything Sports Crosswords Book is all you need to relax and unwind. These fun yet challenging crosswords are the perfect accompaniment to the seventh inning stretch--or a lazy afternoon spent listening to a game on the radio. It's chock full of sports-related crossword puzzles with nail-biting final-inning clues like:

• Used as the first hoop (PEACH BASKET)
• Namath nickname (BROADWAY JOE)
• "When you get to a fork in the road, ___ ___" (TAKE IT)
• Tiger's birth name (ELDRICK)

Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing: How to Become a Successful Racer and Adventure Athlete

Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing: How to Become a Successful Racer and Adventure Athlete Review

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How to Become a Successful Racer and Adventure Athlete

Why should you take a pair of sandals, a dollar bill, and a car antenna to your next adventure race? You'll find the answer to that question and many others in Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing. In this authoritative guide, Ian Adamson shares his insider secrets for training, racing, team building, conflict management, injury prevention, equipment repair, sleep management, and much more. Often referred to as the Michael Jordan of adventure racing, Adamson helps you navigate any type of adventure race, from short sprint race to full-length expedition.

In this guide, you'll find . . .
- Detailed training plans for recreational and competitive athletes

- Tips for running, hiking, biking, paddling, navigating, and climbing more efficiently

- A no-nonsense guide for what you need from the sporting goods store-- and what you don't

- Insider secrets for mending equipment and injuries while in the wilderness

- Adamson's nine favorite foods to pack in your race bag

You'll also read Adamson's humorous, touching, and downright chilling stories of life on the adventure trail. From sprint races to full-length expeditions, Adamson's expert advice will get you and your equipment to the finish line in one piece.

The North Carolina PEPSE project. (NASPE Standards in Action).(Physical Education Partnership for Sport Education ): An article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

The North Carolina PEPSE project. (NASPE Standards in Action).(Physical Education Partnership for Sport Education ): An article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Review

This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 3624 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The North Carolina PEPSE project. (NASPE Standards in Action).(Physical Education Partnership for Sport Education )
Author: Mary Lou Veal
Publication:JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: 73 Issue: 4 Page: 19(5)

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Ice Fishing! The Coolest Sport on Earth (Adventures with Jonny)

Ice Fishing! The Coolest Sport on Earth (Adventures with Jonny) Review

In this follow-up to the first, IPPY-award-winning book in the Adventures with Jonny series, Jonny is joined by three new characters as he ventures out during winter for a thrilling ice fishing excursion. The accompanying tutorial will help enable parents to introduce their children to winter's greatest pastime!

Successful Coaching - 3rd Edition

Successful Coaching - 3rd Edition Review

Being a successful coach is not just about Xs and Os and winning games. It’s about coaching young people to become successful athletes—and successful human beings. But unless you already have the teaching skills of an educator, the training expertise of a physiologist, the administrative leadership of a business executive, and the counseling wisdom of a psychologist, you will rely on this third edition of Successful Coaching to discover how to excel as a coach.

Successful Coaching offers an in-depth introduction to the coaching profession and is specifically written for the high school and serious club coach. Integrating the latest sport science research with practical knowledge acquired by highly experienced coaches, this book features new sections on sportsmanship, coaching diverse athletes, managing athletes’ behavior, preventing and addressing drug and alcohol abuse, and coaching using the games approach. Five sections serve as the foundation for the book:

• Principles of Coaching emphasizes the value of a coaching philosophy and how to achieve the three major objectives of coaching: create a team of winners; help young people have fun; and motivate young people to develop physical, psychological, and social skills. Featured is a new chapter devoted to coaching diverse athletes, in which coaches learn about developmental differences in youth, cultural and gender differences, and differences in physical and mental abilities. Also new are specific guidelines on sexual harassment, sexual relations, and homosexuality in sport, making Successful Coaching the first book to offer written guidelines that address these issues.
• Principles of Behavior discusses how to communicate and motivate players, as well as manage problem behaviors among athletes, using a positive discipline approach.
• Principles of Teaching introduces the games approach to coaching and details how to incorporate this new approach into teaching technical and tactical skills. Coaches will learn how to develop an instructional plan for each practice and for the entire season.
• Principles of Physical Training includes five new chapters on training basics, training for energy fitness, training for muscular fitness, nutrition, and battling drugs. Coaches will learn to develop training programs for better sport performance and to ensure the health and safety of their athletes.
• Principles of Management covers the interpersonal and administrative basics required for building a solid coaching foundation that emphasizes team, relationship, and risk management. Helpful advice on working with fellow coaches, administrators, officials, medical personnel, parents, and the media is also included.

With more than 500,000 copies sold since the release of the first edition, Successful Coaching is the best-selling general coaching book ever published. Produced by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and written by ASEP founder Rainer Martens, Successful Coaching serves as the text for ASEP’s Coaching Principles course. This course is used by many colleges and universities and endorsed by numerous state high school associations and other sport organizations as the preferred professional development program for their coaches. Each year, more than 25,000 coaches take this course to further their professional development and meet coaching certification requirements.

Successful Coaching, Third Edition, was reviewed by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) and complies with the NASPE National Standards for Sport Coaches and the NCACE Guidelines for Accreditation of Coaching Education.

Biomechanics and Sports Proceedings of the XI. Winter Universidas 2003

Biomechanics and Sports Proceedings of the XI. Winter Universidas 2003 Review

On XXI Winter Universiads 2003, CISM offered its scientific contribution by hosting a conference on mechanics applied to sports and, in general, to human movement. The conference was conceived as a chance to overview experiences gained from several operators working on different aspects of biomechanics. The reader will face in these proceedings bioengineering aspects, control issues, techniques for the optimization of human performances as well as methods for the improvement of athletic equipments and devices. Biomechanical data and signal processing, biomaterials and robotics complete the proposed framework. Some works were consistent with the fact that 2003 was designated as European Year of Disabled People. Indeed, many innovations in sport and biomechanics could suggest interesting rehabilitative applications and a better prevention of some pathologies due to the exercise of some normal activities like professional cycling. Ž

It's Just a Game! Youth, Sports & Self Esteem: A Guide for Parents

It's Just a Game! Youth, Sports & Self Esteem: A Guide for Parents Review

In place of a 3rd printing of his original book, Youth, Sports, & Self-Esteem: A Guide for Parents, Dr. Darrell Burnett, a published authority on parenting, decided to revise his popular book, adding some sportsmanship checklists, and changing the title to It's Just a Game! to reflect the importance of keeping youth sports in the proper perspective. While discussing the psychology of youth sports, Dr. Burnett not only points out how sports can strengthen a child's self-esteem, he offers specific practical positive parenting guidelines to help make it happen.Topics include: *The four cornerstones of self-esteem*12 guidelines for promoting children's self-esteem through youth sports*Case examples, photos, cartoons, references*Skill, behavior, and sportsmanship checklists*A Parent Attitude & Behavior Checklist for youth sports*A list of 86 Ways To Say "Very Good!"The book's theme is straightforward: kids have enough pressure in life, and youth sports should not add to it. Youth sports can and should promote self-esteem, offering every youngster an opportunity to enjoy the simple fun of participating in sports, while learning skills, feeling good, and building positive childhood memories. Dr. Burnett's book gives parents a blueprint for building those memories.

Community Tennis Association: makes a racket.(NRPA in Action)(Atlanta Community Tennis Association)(Brief Article): An article from: Parks & Recreation

Community Tennis Association: makes a racket.(NRPA in Action)(Atlanta Community Tennis Association)(Brief Article): An article from: Parks & Recreation Review

This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 314 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Community Tennis Association: makes a racket.(NRPA in Action)(Atlanta Community Tennis Association)(Brief Article)
Author: Alex Palombo
Publication:Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 40 Issue: 3 Page: 182(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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THE CUP

THE CUP Review

From the slums of Philadelphia and the back alleys of Dublin, to the fields of the World Cup, THE CUP takes you to the heart of the action and introduces you to an unforgettable cast of characters.

Sean McGrath was raised by his father to believe in two things, soccer and Irish freedom. We see him rise from a high school star, to a college all-American and on to a first round pick by the Philadelphia Nationals. Even in the pros Sean becomes the best of the best and is selected to play for the U.S. in the World Cup.

Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Robin Vaughn. There are just two problems: she is the daughter of the, lest than honest, owner of the Nationals and is married to the leagues head of security, a man who must protect Sean’s life but who would rather see him dead.

Before the Cup, Sean travels to Ireland where he is welcomed by one of the leaders of the Irish Republican Army, the I.R.A., Stewart Wolfe. Sean believes the I.R.A. to be the hope fore Ireland’s future, unknowingly becomes involved in a plot to free one of their own from prison, and learns the truth when he sees Wolfe cold bloodedly murder his best friend.

Peggy Reilly, another I.R.A. leader with whom Sean has had an affair, gives the order to have him killed.

Sean returns to play in The Cup and Stewart Wolfe heads for the games to kill him.

Mountain Biking (Action Sports)

Mountain Biking (Action Sports) Review

Examines the history, equipment, and techniques of mountain biking and identifies organizations associated with the sport.

Ruger Single Action Revolvers Blackhawk, Vaquero, and Bisley Disassembly & Reassembly Gun-guide (Disassembly & Reassembly Guide)

Ruger Single Action Revolvers Blackhawk, Vaquero, and Bisley Disassembly & Reassembly Gun-guide (Disassembly & Reassembly Guide) Review

Our Disassembly & Reassembly Guides have (16) pages and cover a brief history, and complete disassembly, and reassembly of the firearm. High resolution illustrations and pictures guide you through the entire process

Adapted physical education national standards: a call for action. (Adapted Physical Education National Standards and Examination): An article from: Palaestra

Adapted physical education national standards: a call for action. (Adapted Physical Education National Standards and Examination): An article from: Palaestra Review

This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on September 22, 1993. The length of the article is 3694 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Adapted physical education national standards: a call for action. (Adapted Physical Education National Standards and Examination)
Author: Luke E. Kelly
Publication:Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 1993
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v10 Issue: n1 Page: p15(4)

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