books about: longshots

books about: longshots

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Longshots

Pitt No. 1 Jan Rippin First Issue!
Brian Hotton

Image, 1993

Bet With the Best 2: Longshots

Andrew Beyer, Tom Brohamer, ...

DRF Press, 2008

Really enjoyed this one
Pick this one up. You'll enjoy the read and be able to add some things to look for in your handicapping. The book obviously covers 'longshots'. Each author (quite a few from the DRF team) has an individual chapter and they each have a specific category that they ...

Longshot

Dick Francis

Putnam Adult, 1990

Another winner by Francis
This 1990 novel by former jockey Dick Francis features John Kendall, a young man who has written a novel while working as an adventure guide writer. When his novel was accepted by a publisher Kendall took his advance, quit his job and began his second novel. As the ...

X-Men: Longshot
Ann Nocenti

Marvel Comics, 2008

Leather, looks, and luck - put 'em all together, they spell Longshot! The non-mutant X-Man's first trip to Earth is reprinted here in its entirety, introducing the scintillating Spiral and the murky madness that is Mojo, menaces that threaten the Marvel Universe to this day! Guest-starring Spider-Man, She-Hulk and Doctor Strange! Collects Longshot ...

Ms. Longshot

Silhouette Bombshell, 2006

Ms. Longshot is a Hotshot!
I am a big fan of Silhouette's BOMBSHELL line, but the IT GIRL series has been one of my favorites. MS LONGSHOT tops that list of favorite favorites. I loved Alexa's attitude and witty inner dialogue and her determination not to give up was downright inspiring. The ...

Pacific Presents The Rockteer, on the Spot, plus The Missing Man, Vol. 1, No. 2
Dave Stevens, Ditko

Pacific Comics, 1983

Longshot

Dick Francis

Media Books Audio Publishing, 1998

No longshot here!
I loved this book. This was the first audio book I ever listened to (way back when), and it hooked me in, both to Dick Francis and to audiobooks. With Kenneth Branaugh narrating, the reading is tremendous. The climactic scene still resonates with me, at least 10 ...

Longshot
Dick Francis

Pan Books, 1991

To John Kendall it seemed a good idea to throw in his job in order to write a novel. Ten months later it seems an equally good idea to write the biography of Tremayne Vickers, a National Hunt racehorse trainer. By the end of the commission he will need to summon up all his survival skills.

Longshot Center (Hoops, No 2)
Kirk Marshall

Ballantine Books, 1989

Shooting high and long, Brian Davis racks up winning points for the Jefferson Patriots in his first few games. But when the other teams get wise and start blocking his shots, the Patriots begin to look bad. Brain knows that unless he beefs up his small-town long-shot style and gets on the offense, he'll be benched for the season. With the help of ...

Saratoga Longshot: A Charlie Bradshaw Mystery

Stephen Dobyns

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1987

The Opening Act of the Saratoga Crime Series
This is a classic crime story, simultaneously the first book in Stephen Dobyn's Saratoga crime series, introducing Charlie Bradshaw and the almost legendary Victor Plotz, who get to each other, when Charlie is trying to track down a missing teenager from his hometown ...

Longshot (The Cross and the Tomahawk)

Mark Ammerman

RiverOak Publishing, 2005

Buy It And Read It!
Mark Ammerman has captured a slice of time and a fascinating cast of men and women and convincingly and sensitively drawn them on a colorful canvas 300 pages long. "Longshot," Ammerman's third in the historical fiction series, "The Cross and the Tomahawk," is the best ...

Memoirs of a Longshot: ...A Riproarious Life
W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell

Xlibris Corporation, 2007

Teenage drinking diverted Cot Campbell onto the perilous slope of alcoholism. This invidious enemy stymied the talents of young Campbell, who lurched from job to job and from jail to jail. Finally disgusted by his personal failures, Cot grasped the aid of Alcoholics Anonymous. Thereafter, he forged a rising career curve with passion, ...