From the age of just four years old when he became the youngest member of his local karting club, it was clear that Michael Schumacher would be a star. Progressing from Junior German Kart Champion through to becoming the greatest F1 driver the world has ever seen, Michael won legions of fans along the way. This fantastic book contains over one hundred amazing facts about the legendary racing king, covering everything from his upbringing to his controversial moments, his days of unsurpassed glory and his tragic skiing accident at the end of 2013. This excellent quick-read biography is perfect for both fans of Michael and those who just want to know more about the great man.
This carefully crafted ebook: “JERRY & MICHAEL – Adventures of Two Dogs (Children's Book Classic)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Jerry of the Islands: A True Dog Story – Jerry is an Irish terrier who finds himself on the island of Malaita, after the ship he was on got attacked. Jerry is accepted by the local tribe, but when the tribe's sorcerer decides to sacrifice him, he manages to avoid it and his adventure begins. Michael, Brother of Jerry – Michael, an Irish terrier, was born and raised in the Solomon Islands. Working as a slave hunter aboard a schooner, Michael is accidentally left on the beach, and his journey around the world begins with the new owner. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.
Are you a fan of King of Pop Michael Jackson? Do you know everything there is to know about the world's greatest ever superstar? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite singer – do you know all of them? Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include his upbringing, his music, and his tragic death. This is a perfect bite-sized eBook for any fan of the world-famous icon.
The writer's main purpose in this book is to arouse interest on the reader's part in an extraordinary personality. Michael Sadler was a Comparative Educator of the first order because his pioneering studies of educational systems went beyond what met the eye alone in national educational organisations. He wanted to know the impalpable forces that lay behind educational institutions in order to be fair to and discriminating in criticising or praising them. His countless works reflect this quest. This book sheds light on an important figure in education.
For pure exhilaration and drama, there's nothing quite like sports: It's the crack of the bat as it connects with the baseball, hurtling it into the bleachers for a home run; the swish of the basketball as it drops into the net for a three-point play at the buzzer; the roar of the crowd as the quarterback delivers a perfect spiral pass for the winning touchdown. Most importantly, sports bring out the best in the human spirit. There is an intensity and a richness inherent in every sporting experience that amplifies our emotions and our connection with the moment and, indeed, with ourselves. This latest collection of Chicken Soup honors all that is good in the world of sports. From major leaguers to little leaguers, from hockey stars to figure skaters, and from horseracing to mushing, the stories in this book highlight the positive and transformative nature of sports. Readers will come to see sports as one of our most important and powerful teachers. They can teach us to focus and stay the course, or to develop a new strategy and rededicate ourselves to a goal. They can teach us to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. They can teach us the importance of teamwork and remind us that we must strive to give our individual all. At their best, sports will build us up and they will wear us down; they will build character and teach us to overcome adversity. This book is for anyone who has ever enjoyed watching or participating in any sport, from the professional athlete to the weekend warrior, from the soccer mom to the diehard sports fan, from the marathon runner to the neighborhood jogger.
You don't need to know what kind of house a person lived in as a child, or what his family was like, or where she went to school. You want the good stuff - the facts they would never teach you in history class - the strange coincidences, contradictions, unusual relationships, feuds, flings, and failures that make everyone human. You want The Juicy Parts - Jack Mingo's tantalizing original collection of the most compelling facts about this century's most compelling figures...Lee Harvey Oswald's plan to assassinate Richard Nixon; Teenager Fidel Castro's letter to President Roosevelt - and FDR's disappointing response; Michael Jackson's early entry into America's homes - knocking on doors for Jehovah's Witnesses; Mark Twain's prediction of Winston Churchill's future glory; Muhammad Ali's connection with Malcolm X, and the unexplained fire at his house the night of Malcolm's assassination; Where Hitler got the idea for concentration camps; How J. Edgar Hoover remained in power against the wishes of presidents; Howard Hughes's longtime relationship with Cary Grant; and why Albert Einstein thought himself a failure, and what he really wanted to do with his life. And everything you've never been told about the Beatles, James Dean, Marlene Dietrich, Liberace, George Patton, Queen Victoria, Walt Disney, Joseph Stalin, and more...
Twice-jailed scoundrel and the people's champion, builder of hospitals and schools and shameless grafter, compelling orator and master of political farce, James Michael Curley was the stuff of legend long before his life became fiction in Edwin O'Connor's classic novel The Last Hurrah. As mayor of Boston, as congressman, as governor of Massachusetts, Curley rose from the Irish slums in a career extending from the Progressive Era of Teddy Roosevelt to the ascendancy of JFK. Beatty's spellbinding story of this remarkable man-and of his city, his people, and his times-is biography at its best.
This guide covers the 2006 World Cup qualifying competition and England's bids to make the finals in Germany. Details of the UEFA Champions League are featured, as well as English and Scottish league/cup games, Nationwide Conference clubs and an invaluable season-by-season who's-who style players directory.
Publisher description: At the darkest time of the year, Father John travels to Chicago for a funeral and is trapped by a sudden ice storm. The discovery of a body on the church steps leads him into an encounter with grace, and his uncovering of the reasons behind the mysterious death brings light out of the darkness and allows life to emerge renewed in the lives of those closest to the lady who died.
For anyone who loved the classic golf comedy Caddyshack, here's a hilarious insider's view of professional golf and the search for the perfect swing--stories filled with witty observations, priceless conversations, and comical anecdotes from such golf legends as Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, and Tom Watson. Photos. Radio news feature.
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