Títulos em Esportes

Erick Moreno da Silva, protagonista desta divertida obra de ficção, leva uma vida que muitos garotos já sonharam em ter: jogador de futebol aclamado pela crítica, não só foi eleito o melhor goleiro da era moderna, como, junto à seleção brasileira, venceu a Copa do Mundo de 1998, de 2006 e - por que não? - até de 2014!

Growing up in Texas, Ben experienced basketball as a mostly solitary pursuit, one he gave up after riding the bench in high school. But as his college classmates prepare for the real world, Ben is seized by an idea. All he needs is a video camera, an empty court, and his mother’s German citizenship. Improbably, he lands a roster spot on a lower division pro team in Landshut, 45 minutes outside of Munich. It’s Ben’s first taste of competition in years, not to mention his first job. And like most jobs, it’s defined by repetition, boredom, and gossip.

After a two-year struggle to conceive ends with her husband getting another woman pregnant, Grace "Britches Get Stitches" Evans is taking out her frustrations on the roller-derby track. Full-contact violence and absolutely no cheating men? Best divorce-support group ever. Grace is reclaiming one piece of her broken heart at a time - starting with the family dog, which she lost in the divorce. When the dognapping ends with a call to the police, the best revenge shows up at her door in the form of Officer Jason Bradley. He's hot. He loves animals. And he's her ex-husband's best friend.

Nikki Lambert’s husband purposely stalls his truck in the path of the midnight freight on the same day her eldest son, Jack, is diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. Injured NFL quarterback Ramsey Delaney is benched from his starting position, leaving him ample time for more hands-on involvement in The Good Sports Club, a community center he established where Nikki’s sons, Jack and Rocky, are enrolled. Jack’s deteriorating motor skills concern Ram’s employees, who bar Jack from attending the club without Ram’s knowledge.

Bucket list item number one for Frank and his oldest friend, Stan, was the TT Races. They did it, and loved it so much, that now they’re heading back for item number two on the list - TT Races yet again! The fledgeling race team they’d cobbled together on their first outing - despite moments of definite glory - didn’t exactly thrive. But, despite this, they’ve once again secured the trusty services of Dave and Monty - the two most out of shape, yet passionate and dedicated, racers in the paddock - and they’re optimistically eyeing a top 10 finish.

What happens after the last concussion? How long does an engagement last without turning into marriage? Is an unplanned pregnancy a dream come true or a nightmare? Real life takes over for the Connecticut Kings when the football season ends. Catch the “play-by-play” for each Kings’ player in this audiobook, the final in the series.

It is five days before the Melbourne Cup and super star jockey Alan Da Silva is brutally murdered. The victim of a late night hit and run in the Crown Casino car park. Da Silva had been booked to ride Cup favourite Lord Melbery, a horse owned by ruthless casino boss Albert Maressmo. Would Maressmo have his own jockey killed on the eve of the race?

Griff Montgomery is the headline-making, heart-breaking star quarterback of the Kings - a 6’4”, 33 year old womanizer. Lauren Farraday is a beautiful young interior designer, bitterly scarred by divorce, whose life is falling apart. Though they violently oppose one another in court over her beloved pug (she thinks he’s arrogant and conceited, and he thinks she’s a bitch on wheels), something happens....

Charlie Woods loves a good time on the court and off with the late night thrills, early morning pills, even when it’s overkill the dude holds onto a strong will. But today might be a bit too much. With a wake-up call to die for and a match made in heaven, the stage is setting for a wild ride on center court in New York City!

After a chance encounter, three people soon find out that life can sometimes thrust us into the public eye - even when taking great measures to avoid it.

And so in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, the white people protested the use of the name “Whiteskins”. Things got really bad in the later 2010s when there were protests and riots. Rich white people in Beverly Hills only shopped on Rodeo Drive on alternate Tuesdays. Members of the Greenwich Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut would only leave five percent tips. Customers at the Starbucks in Midtown Manhattan would only order tall lattes instead of venti ones. It was a truly depressing time for the white race in America.

A basketball legend. A mythical pair of sneakers. A bounty for Jack Palms. What if Michael Jordan played one secret pickup game in summer 1996 to pay off a debt so big it would get him banned from the NBA for life? What if that game was on a private court in Malta, and Jordan’s parting gift was a jewel-encrusted pair of Jordan 11s for the king, a pair of shoes so special and rare that they could be worth millions - if they exist?

When Rebecca’s friend Abi convinces her to get away from it all at the fabulous Hawksley Manor hotel in York, it seems too good to be true. Pampering and relaxation are just what Rebecca needs to distract herself from the creeping suspicion that her husband is hiding something from her. She never imagined that by the end of the weekend she would have dined with celebrities or danced the night away in exclusive clubs.

A Prantixedda Inferru, nel cuore dell'Ogliastra, è un'estate da quarantacinque gradi all'ombra (ma senza l'ombra) quando Raffaele, Giuseppe e Sandro arrivano nel paesino con una missione molto improbabile: far rinascere la locale squadra di calcio e vincere la Coppa Sarda. Problema numero uno: il sindaco corrotto del paese e un milionario senza scrupoli remano ontro, e con grande energia. Problema numero due: uno degli amici forse sta giocando contro la sua stessa squadra. Problema numero tre: quale sarà mai la prima regola degli Shardana?

The company football team should've been unstoppable. They had Max, after all, and Max was a giant, armor-plated dinosaur. But the competition turned out to be a bit more vicious than anyone expected.

Durch sein Audiobuch "Ich wollte mich nur mal umschauen" gelingt Dominic Ojinnaka ein ganz besonderer und erfrischend offener Einblick in die Fitnessbranche. Das Audiobuch lässt zwar keinen Zweifel an der starken Profitorientierung der Branche, schafft es aber gleichzeitig, dass man mit der Hoffnung auf ein gesünderes, sportlicheres und erfolgreicheres Leben motiviert wird, als zahlendes und strategisch geschickt geködertes Mitglied ein Teil dieser Branche werden zu wollen.

Bringing hope to all who face impossible situations, this thrilling tale has a simple message: God delights to use the unlikely candidates of this world for his greatest work....

Former high school football teammates meet at a wedding 10 years after a violent tackle on the football field crippled one. The crippled teammate, whose promising tennis career was ruined, is a bartender at the wedding reception. His former teammate is the arrogant, drunken groom. Revenge becomes a deadly wedding present.

The shy daughter of a powerful politician, Melanie Owen is fed up over her father’s attempts at controlling her life. Hiding out in Lobster Cove seems like the perfect solution. But a misunderstanding and unwarranted act of heroism bring the town’s doctor, Seth Goodwyn, crashing to - and through - Melanie’s front door. Seth's attempts to repair the situation insert him into her life, raising Melanie's worries of losing her newfound independence to another controlling man.

When rising rock star Jack Kingston comes to play on our college campus, I think he’ll be just another fix. Instead, he flips everything around and makes me question who I am, what I want, and why I do what I do. After he leaves, everything changes. Pushing myself in the pool, struggling to keep up with my twin sister, it’s what keeps me from losing myself entirely. Swimming isn’t my passion. It’s my source of stability. When I find the courage to finally start pushing my boundaries, I discover success in ways I never imagined, both in and out of the water.