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Football star "Tank" Armstrong has one goal: win another championship. But when the new kid, Marco Santiago, claims to be a football player, Tank and his teammates find it hard to believe. Linebacker Biff Taylor invites Marco to practice on the football field to embarrass him and eventually Tank joins in.

Jacoby Howard was the star quarterback, and I was the middle linebacker who was going to stop him from scoring. I glanced up at the scoreboard; it read :03; 21-17. Jacoby had to go through me to win the game. My teeth clenched as I crouched, ready to surge forward.

Colt, a skilled junior golfer, has one huge problem…he falls apart when playing in front of a crowd. He thinks he might have found the solution to his golfing issues when a mysterious man moves into his Palm Springs neighborhood. Colt sets out with his two best friends to convince the man to be Colt’s new golf coach. Once they meet Pro Kitchen, they find out there is something special about this new neighbor.

Ghosting the News tells the most troubling media story of our time: How democracy suffers when local news dies. Reporting on news-impoverished areas in the U.S. and around the world, America's premier media critic, Margaret Sullivan, charts the contours of the damage but also surveys some new...

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Greater Than a Tourist: Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Wajiha S. Khan offers the inside scoop on Dubai. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips and a bunch of ideas from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your stay. Greater Than a Tourist is a series of travel books written by locals.

Author Foxx Nolte gives listeners a glimpse behind the curtain of the most magical place on earth. Millions of people a year visit Walt Disney World, but few would consider it to be a place with any real history. But hidden just below the surface, past the blanket of pixie dust, is a story as vivid and bizarre as any. It is a history of corporate politics, urban planning, crazy ambitions, and failed schemes. The Hidden History of Walt Disney World takes you on a journey that stretches from "Old Florida" to the events that made Walt Disney World what it is today.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local—Fukuoka Japan by Maiko will give you the inside scoop on food on the spot. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Whether you're an intrepid explorer, history enthusiast, or simply a traveler in pursuit of unparalleled natural beauty, Juneau, Alaska, awaits with open arms, promising an expedition filled with awe-inspiring moments, unforgettable discoveries, and an immersion into the raw grandeur of the Last Frontier.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Milan. Greater Than a Tourist - Milan, Italy by Author Jasmine Spavieri offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the city of Milan. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Want to turn a lawn mower into a money-making machine? How to Start a Grass Cutting Business: Turn Lawns into Weekly Income is your step-by-step guide to launching a profitable lawn care business with minimal startup costs, flexible hours, and recurring weekly clients that bring consistent cash flow.

High school reporter Sherri "Bax" Baxter is content being an outsider, with a reputation as a nosy busybody among the students of Jericho High. Instead of friendships, she focuses on objective journalistic integrity, because it will get her out of the dead-end Texas oil town and into a prestigious journalism school, and she's pretty sure she's found her big story.

Making the Cut is the flagship show on the FoodieTV network, giving recent high school graduates a chance to win a scholarship to a prestigious culinary school. With a $10,000 prize and that incredible scholarship at stake, can their friendship survive the rigors of reality television?

Once, John Irish was a legend in the porn industry, partying with the likes of John Holmes, Peter North, Nina Hartley, and Seka, but now he's on the far side of fifty, and Ron Jeremy won't even return his phone calls. Desperate for any kind of paying work, he's sunk to the level of bit roles in grade-Z porn and is even considering applying to work at Wal-Mart, when hot-blooded starlet Mindy Copperhead comes into his life.

Times are tough in the economic downturn of the late 2040s. Angel, an ex-prostitute-turned-assassin, has just killed her ex-boyfriend without making a dime on it. Camaro, a courier, is wanted by the Feds for smuggling coffee and evading pursuit. And Haiwee, once the greatest hacker on the planet, has ruined her body with the drugs used to enhance her reflexes and is destitute with no reputation left to cash in upon. So when a billionaire offers them a big paycheck to retrieve one of three collectible bottles and destroy the other two, the three young mercenaries don't ask questions.

Greater than a tourist by Farah Tohme offers the inside scope on Beirut. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Orlando Florida USA by Dan Morrison offers the inside scoop on Orlando. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Want to start a service business with low startup costs, no truck required, and immediate demand in every city? How to Start a Moving Help Business: Lift, Load, and Cash In is your step-by-step guide to launching a profitable local moving help service by offering labor-only assistance—helping people load and unload their items while you stack steady cash.

NOW AN HBO MINISERIES Not in my backyard -- that's the refrain commonly invoked by property owners who oppose unwanted development. Such words assume a special ferocity when the development in question is public housing. Lisa Belkin penetrates the prejudices, myths, and heated emotions stirred...

Recalling the classic warnings against militarism, from George Washington's farewell address to Dwight Eisenhower's denunciation of the military-industrial complex, Johnson explores the trend of militarism that is bankrupting the United States and creating conditions for a new century of virulent blowback.