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Phantastic!: The 2008 Champion Philadelphia Phillies
Fran Zumnuich
Benchmark Pr, 2008
For far too long, fans in Philadelphia had to sit on their hands while other teams celebrated championships. Maybe it was simply the breaks, or maybe it was the sports gods way of getting back at Philly fans for throwing snowballs at Santa Claus, for since 1983 the city of Brotherly Love have been barren of a major title of any sort, in any sport. ...
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Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999
Breakfast Of Champions
Breakfast Of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut *****
Breakfast Of Champions is satire at it's all time best, and Breakfast of Champions is Kurt Vonnegut's all time best, the only other novel of his to even come close is Slaughterhouse-Five. Which is a must read. But as I ...
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Champions: A Look Back at the Phillies Triumphant 2008 Season
By the Staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
Camino Books, Inc., 2008
A champion book for a championship team
Finally Philly doesn't only have a Championship team, but also a spectacular book to commerate a fabulous year of the World Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. This book, written by the Philadelphia Inquirer captures the raw emotion and the important details of this ...
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Top of the World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' Amazing One-Year Turnaround to Become NBA Champions
Peter May
Da Capo Press, 2008
Amazing book on an unforgettable season
From the basement of the Eastern Conference and a backseat to the much-loved Red Sox, the Celtics meteoric rise to dominance in 2008 represents a classic moment in Boston sports history. If you have followed the Celtics at all in recent history, you've read pieces by ...
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Beautiful Sheep: Portraits of Champion Breeds
Kathryn Dun
Thomas Dunne Books, 2008
For those in the know, sheep are the stars of the huge annual agricultural shows, as they parade their polished hooves and oiled horns. Swathed in fleeces expertly trimmed and coiffured to accentuate their finer points, Beautiful Sheep is a testament that skillful shepherds can create unique and living works of art. There are a great many ...
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A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis
Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo
Crown, 2008
Brilliant, another grand Slam for Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras was not only a great and exceptional tennis player, but also a great athlete and competitor in Sports History.
In this book he gives a very great insight of his life in the top, the struggle that every champion has to carry on. It is great how he handled ...
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Shakespeare's Champion (Lily Bard Mysteries, Book 2)
Charlaine Harris
Berkley, 2006
Love Charline Harris!
If you haven't picked up the Lily Bard series - check it out!
If you like these, you will love the Harper Connelly series, Sookie Stackhouse series, and Aurora Teagarden series - I read all of those, then started these, and am enjoying them very much.
I can't ...
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How to Succeed in the Game of Life: 34 Interviews with the World's Greatest Coaches
Christian Klemash
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2006
An outstanding read
A thoroughly enjoyable and motivating read. This is a remarkable collection of exclusive interviews with the best American sports coaches of the last 40 years. The author has packed a voluminous amount of wisdom, inspiration and facts into what amounts to a road map ...
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Danny the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl
Puffin, 2007
A Classic, One of My Favorites as a Child as Well as a Parent
I loved this book when I was a child. It was one of my all-time favorites and I couldn't wait to read it to my daughter when she was old enough...We just finished it today and it is as wonderful as it was 30+ years ago.
This is the story about the love between a ...
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Creative Interventions for Troubled Children & Youth
Liana Lowenstein, MSW
Champion Press (Canada), 1999
Excellent
I fellow collegue had purchased this book a while ago and after reviewing the contents I knew that the book would be a great resource!
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Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions: A Tactical Playbook for Managers and Executives
Keith Rosen
Wiley, 2008
A Must Read & Resource for Every Sales Coach
I've read several coaching books and none have given me the practical advice and tools as Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions. The coaching philosophy of Keith Rosen is sound and his ability to clearly articulate how to implement that philosophy is why this book ...
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Champions Body-for-LIFE
Art Carey
Collins Living, 2008
A CATALYST FOR CHANGE
Champions Body for Life was my turning point for what I'm believing will be a lifestyle transformation. Not just for losing weight, but for completely changing my life. I had already read Body for Life by Bill Phillips seven years ago and loved it. I found it easy ...
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Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions
George Barna
Regal Books, 2003
Challenges
The Barna Group has given me new insight to how important children's ministry really is. Armed with this I have encouraged our church to make Children's ministry it's priority for the future.
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Full Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School Basketball Champions of the World
Linda Peavy, Ursula Smith
University of Oklahoma Press, 2008
Coming of Age off the Reservation
A find of several arrowheads on our land in western NY sparked my interest in reading Full Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School: Basketball Champions of the World by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Once the authors introduced me to the players on the ...
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A Dark Champion (Brotherhood of the Sword, Book 1)
Kinley Macgregor
Avon, 2004
dark champion the brotherhood of the sword
unknown to me prior to ordering I really enjoyed this author and her tales. It was well written historically accurate and a good escape read. thanks
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