sport | sport
Apr.25.2013
Inspirational and empowering.
The story starts long before the birth of its author Lynn Petronella, with her grandparents’ arrival in America. The memories of their belief in the American dream, and fervent desire to do the best for their families, were values that the young Lynn absorbed.
Starting...
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Feb.23.2013
Photo: movie poster, from its Wikipedia page
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[Note: The word "Crazies" here is used to denote the categorical, but not universal, behavior of the characters described, and the behavior of their real-life counterparts. Never doubt that these behaviors cause these victims to suffer--...
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Sep.07.2012
Why would you do something you’re bad at? For some people it’s their hobby; other people take part in the Paralympics.
No one tells Usain Bolt that he is too tall and his muscles are too strong, and there isn’t a Nobel Prize for Literature for people with only half a brain.
Stephen Hawking sat...
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Jun.19.2012
I say "career" because obviously I'm not actually being paid (yet) But a new examination of something I've loved since I was a boy - the game of soccer - has me discovering just how deeply this game is woven into cultures across the world. The game has had, and continues to have via global...
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Jan.08.2011
Before coming to work in Zimbabwe in November 2009, the only news or information I’d read about the country over the past eight to ten years had been negative. Hyperinflation that had only that year been brought under control; goods just beginning to flow back into shops; and political violence as...
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Jun.10.2010
The women of the Middle East are about to save me from the greatest banality known to man. I’m counting on them to care as little about the the World Cup as I do and to keep me entertained until men can once again talk about something other than volatile England player Wayne Rooney’s groin.Though I...
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Mar.05.2010
Hunting Books On Hunting;
The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Nine Unforgettable Tales from The Lyons Press
21 Days in Africa: A Hunter's Safari Journal by Jr. Donarski
Hunting Grizzlys, Black Bear and Lions "Big-Time" on the Old Ranches by Will F. Evans
Memoirs of a Fox-...
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Mar.03.2010
Fishing Books on Fishing:101 Golden Rules of Fishing: Rob Beattie by Rob Beattie
The Greatest Fly Fishing Around the World: Trout, Salmon, and Saltwater Fishing on the World's Most Beautiful Waters by R. Valentine Atkinson
Fly Fishing Advice from an Old Timer: A Practical Guide to the Sport and...
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Mar.02.2010
Golf Books on GolfFifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations by Chris Santella
'Dream On': One Hacker's Challenge to Break Par in a Year by John Richardson
Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011: A practical guide for use on the course by Yves C....
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Mar.01.2010
Hurling Hurling Books: Hurling - The Warrior Game by Diarmuid O'Flynn
Classic Munster Hurling Finals by Seamus King
Unlimited Heartbreak: The Inside Story of Limerick Hurling by Henry Martin
PLAYERS GIVE HURLING A WHIRL.(City/Region): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) by Gale...
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