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Starting for the first-place Cubs and hitting a career high of .274, for the first time in his life, Mickey Rawlings is feeling comfortable enough to buy furniture. But it is a time of mixed blessings; ominous battles are brewing at home and abroad. On the homefront, Major League baseball may be suspended for the duration of the war, anti-German sentiment is running high, and Mickey's best friend - a rookie named Willie Kaiser - has just been shot right on the diamond.

Marc Moreau, a professional cyclist with a military past, is part of a top Tour de France team led by his best friend, an American star favored to win this year’s Tour. But the competition takes a dark turn when racers begin to drop out in a series of violent accidents. Marc begins to have the sickening realization that his own team has been most favored by the murderer’s actions, and in the final stages of the race Mark himself emerges as the only cyclist left who could possibly beat his best friend and win the Tour. Whom can Marc trust? Whom should he protect?

Der Nr. 1-Bestseller aus Schweden, Höhepunkt und Abschluss der "Björnstadt"-Trilogie. Björnstadt ist eine kleine Stadt mitten im Nichts. Das Leben ist rau und einsam, die Menschen eint nur der gemeinsame Kampf gegen "die dort draußen" und ihre Leidenschaft für den Eishockeyclub. Zumindest bis zu jener katastrophalen Nacht vor zwei Jahren. Seitdem geht ein tiefer Riss durch die Gemeinschaft. Nun finden sich alle noch einmal zum großen Finale zusammen.

The best friendships don’t often start with brawls on the baseball field. But when unassuming, under-talented Nick Davis and Ryan Winter each take exception to some hard-nosed baseball, a rivalry born of a mutual understanding of what it means to be a teammate is formed. Nick, aided by his talented best friend Greg Romano, squares off against Ryan, along with his fiery younger brother, Henry. Aside from their on-the-field issues, each of them contends with the harsh realities that go along with being eighteen years old as they vie to become Iowa State Champions.

Austin, Texas: It’s the summer of 1998, and there’s a new face on the scene at Terry Tucker’s Boxing Gym. Sixteen-year-old Nathaniel Rothstein has never felt comfortable in his own skin, but under the tutelage of a swaggering, Haitian-born ex-fighter named David Dalice, he begins to come into his own. Even the boy’s slightly stoned uncle, Bob Alexander, who is supposed to be watching him for the summer, notices the change. Nathaniel is happier, more confident—tanner, even. Then one night he vanishes, leaving little trace behind.

"Ich wollte nur den Kredit begleichen und nun stecke ich in einer Fake-Beziehung, die sich immer mehr zu echten Gefühlen wandelt." Dalton Meyers, der Quarterback der Berkeley Bees, bringt auf dem Spielfeld Höchstleistung, doch sein skandalöses Privatleben stößt dem Club bitter auf. Die Lösung sehen daher alle in einer Fake-Freundin, um seinem Playboy-Image einen neuen Anstrich zu verleihen. Diese perfekte Frau für diese Aufgabe findet er in der unscheinbaren Cafébesitzerin Melissa, welche anfangs wenig begeistert von dem Deal scheint.

In the heart of a small mountain town where football reigns supreme and tradition casts long shadows, Ms. Chelsea Deal defies the norm. Amid the echoes of clashing helmets and the roar of a crowd, Chelsea, a former big-city lawyer now cast as the interim head coach for the undefeated Rabon Knights, becomes the unexpected mentor for two young players whose dreams echo her own. Palmer, a reclusive teenager brimming with untapped talent, and Ty, an old soul fighting the gravest of battles, join forces with Chelsea to overcome their differences and fight for a championship.

Jack Scratch is the star player for his high school basketball team, on the fast track to a college scholarship and perhaps a career in the NBA. Jack's journey takes a detour after single mother Janet is saved from a mugger by two boxers: Karl "Sweet Sugar" Brown, a former heavyweight contender who now trains fighters, and Paveli "Punch" Pangora, a Slovenian slugger seeking US citizenship.

تتناول الرواية مسألة الغربة، وتأثيراتها على العرب في الخارج، فمنهم من يشعرون بالحنين الشديد إلى بلادهم ويريدون العودة ولا يريدون العودة في الوقت نفسه، بينما أولادهم وأحفادهم مصابون بضياع الهوية بين بلادهم الأصلية التي لم يعرفوها حقاً وبين البلاد التي يعيشون فيها ويعرفونها حق المعرفة.

Evie can't believe she's made it to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. After fleeing the Oklahoma Dust Bowl for golden California, Evie's family is still poor and reeling from devastating losses. She could have never guessed that the sport she took up to escape her reality would lead to this. Now, she's competing in gymnastics on Team USA, with some of the greatest athletes in the world like track and field star Jesse Owens. But all is not as it seems in Berlin, a city now ruled by the Nazis and their tyrannical leader, Adolf Hitler.

When Rupert Kramer ousts him as coxswain of University’s Championship crew, Finn Sullivan’s dreams of athletic glory disappear into the murky Brisbane River. Picking himself up to pursue his passionate competitive ambitions, Finn commits to becoming a great rowing coach. But his growing achievements are upended when a tragic incident reignites his rivalry with Rupert and unearths the long-buried family secret behind his toxic relationship with his father.

Wen Olivia arrives in Athens for her career-making job with the International Olympics Committee, she discovers her role has been handed to Lars Linberg, the well-connected son of a billionaire, and she’s left to muck-in with the volunteers. Zeke, the heartthrob star athlete of Team GB, is in Athens to defend his title as the fastest man in the world. Outwardly charming and confident, Zeke’s harbouring worries about the future of his career. When Zeke and Olivia collide (literally) on their first day in the Olympic Village, sparks fly – and not in a good way.

Mackenzie Brooks is everything I've ever wanted. Three years ago, she walked out of my life. No explanation. Just gone. With the biggest fight of my career only weeks away, she walked back in. I'll do anything to protect her. Destroy anyone who tries to hurt her. When it comes to Mac, there isn't a line I won't cross. I've loved her my entire life, and now that's she's back I won't let her go. She refuses to speak about the past, or the secrets she's hiding. I know she's planning on running again. But when you love someone, you stay and fight. Even if you're fighting blind.

Paula Llorente, una de las tenistas más relevantes de los últimos tiempos, desaparece sin dejar rastro en una playa del litoral catalán. El país está conmocionado. Nadie sabe con certeza qué ha ocurrido, pero los posibles problemas de salud mental y la depresión que arrastraba apuntan a un suicidio.

This story is about a flame that neither time nor 3,000 miles could extinguish. Jake and Matti found happiness despite the odds. It tells of the collateral damage created along the way, how they made new friends in a distant state, brought together five generations, melded families, healed old wounds, and welcomed a newborn while Jake delivered a pitch during what some consider “The Greatest Softball Game.”

The King's Men è il terzo audiolibro della acclamata serie All for the Game: una trilogia di bestseller internazionali che, solo in Russia, il primo paese dove sono stati pubblicati, ha venduto oltre un milione di copie. Curato da Alessia Merlo e Rossella Pinto.

Frankie is a good daughter, a loyal best friend, and a model student, coasting through her final semester at an elite Catholic prep school in a wealthy Pittsburgh enclave. But acceptance to her dream college leaves her unmoored. When a classmate takes his life after posting a cryptic message about Woolf Whiting, a former student who died in a presumed suicide years earlier, she begins to question whether getting what she wants will ever be enough.

The Baseball King is about a famous left-handed major-league baseball pitcher, Charlton Harmon. He has epilepsy and played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He loves to tell others about God. Unexpectedly, Charlton passes away, and his son, Christian Harmon, who learned a lot from his dad, also has epilepsy and is a left-handed pitcher. Christian wants to form a team of his own and become great, just like his father.

Tom has always known exactly the person he is going to be. A successful soccer player. A man others look up to. Now, though, the bright future he imagined for himself is threatened. The Premier League academy of his boyhood has let him go. At nineteen, Tom finds himself playing for a tiny club in a town he has never heard of. But as he navigates his isolation and his desperate need for recognition, a sudden and thrilling encounter offers him the promise of an escape

On the eve of Game One of the NBA Finals, basketball star Garrett Streeter discovers that his brother Jake has been kidnapped. To save his life, Garrett must intentionally throw the seven-game championship series. Caitlin Glass had aspirations of becoming a professional basketball player until an injury ended her college career. Now a police officer, she’s watched with envy as her college boyfriend, Garrett, went on to become a star. But as Garrett leads his team to the NBA Finals, he suddenly shows up at her door asking for help.