Paddy on the Hardwood

2006-08-15 Sports & Recreation

Author : Rus Bradburd
Release : 2006-08-15
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 288/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Paddy on the Hardwood written by Rus Bradburd. This book was released on 2006-08-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would a successful college basketball coach walk away from a lucrative job in America's most glamorous sport? The burned out Rus Bradburd, enamored with Ireland and its music, took a job coaching in the lowly Irish Super League, but was unprepared for what he found. Perplexed by the small town Tralee's Frosties Tigers--a cast of misfits and underachievers more concerned with their day jobs, Gaelic Football, and Guinness--he turned to traditional Irish music for wisdom and solace. Paddy on the Hardwood is partly Rus Bradburd's story of his struggle to transform Tralee's Tigers. But it is also the tale of a man making peace with his own life and career. "No reader will come away from this irresistible, honest, and deeply human account without a profound appreciation for Ireland and the beguiling power of its people and culture. Paddy on the Hardwood is a basketball book, to be sure, but also one about questing and, ultimately, finding. And it's all the richer for how it engages things that seem distant from sports, but in the end aren't so unrelated at all."--Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure "Paddy on the Hardwood is hilarious, heartbreaking, and touching--I couldn't put it down. I'm an avid reader, and it's the best sports book I've read in a long while."--Jerry West

Sunset

1914 California

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Release : 1914
Genre : California
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Paddy’s People

2013-07-01 Fiction

Author : Gerry Burke
Release : 2013-07-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 92X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Paddy’s People written by Gerry Burke. This book was released on 2013-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paddy Pest, the ubiquitous Aussie gumshoe, is immersed in a world full of beautiful women, conniving conspirators, and covert agents. Never without his Beretta or fold-up boomerang, Paddy is always prepared—a good thing, since he is about to take a ride on the wild side with his entourage of female associates. Stormy Weathers, Paddy’s girlfriend and wing person, is known for her flaming red hair, nice legs, and her ability to hold her own in a fight. Pest surrounds himself with girls with guns and they mean business. Ariadne Vasilis has long black hair, a brutal arm-chop, and a fierce loyalty to her country, as does the delightful French gendarme Yvette Baguette. She wouldn’t be seen dead without her Paris fashion labels. From a salacious situation in Salem to a conundrum in Kentucky! There’s murder in Melbourne and mystery in Moscow, and Paddy’s people are playing for keeps. Paddy’s People is a collection of short stories laced with treachery, mayhem, and mischievous behavior that encompass some of Paddy’s worldwide adventures and acknowledge those men and women who have been inspired by his exploits.

Bricks and Mortar

2018-02-26 Biography & Autobiography

Author : John Hall
Release : 2018-02-26
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 876/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bricks and Mortar written by John Hall. This book was released on 2018-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bricks and Mortar is the book we all promise to write but never had the time. In 2007 my surgeon insisted I needed hip surgery to repair damage caused from a lifetime in construction and I seized the moment. Bricks and Mortar begins in 1970 when I was just 16 and is two books in one! A journey of hip replacement surgery recorded in real time alongside my adventures in the construction industry. My latest book Yorkshire Bred isbn9780244369934 begins in 1954 charting my childhood adventures and life at Wallingfield, my family home. Humour, History, Adventure and Antics are in abundance for your pleasure and enjoyment. Both books are available worldwide!

The Snoodle Contract

2016-01-26 Fiction

Author : Gerry Burke
Release : 2016-01-26
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 051/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Snoodle Contract written by Gerry Burke. This book was released on 2016-01-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Gus Snoodle has obviously rubbed someone the wrong way. Despite the fact that there have been no escalating wars, no sizzling scandals, and no bad reviews of his performance on Dancing with the Stars, his poll numbers are plunging, there is a contract out on him, and his conspirators will stop at nothing to bring him down. No one is prepared for the intervention of visiting Aussie dynamo Paddy Pest: probably the greatest sleuth to have been denied recognition in his own country or any other. With help from the CIA, the Secret Service, and several beautiful women, Paddy attempts to find a motive for the conspiracy. From a high rollers room in Las Vegas to a Texas airfield, Paddy and his delightful wing person, Saffron Splendido, must ingratiate themselves with the president to avoid a catastrophe. A budding romance only complicates matters as White House deputy chief of staff, Jack Rice, takes a shine to Saffron, leaving everyone to contemplate whether she will become Mrs. Saffron Rice. With more questions than answers, the presidential caravan rolls from Massachusetts to Memphis in search of votes, while a killer quietly waits to strike. In this humorous political tale, an American president, who is the victim of a diabolical conspiracy, must rely on the talents of a fearless Aussie detective to save his lifeand hopefully his presidency.

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