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English
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Cut from the Cleveland Browns after the worst performance in the history of the NFL, Rick Dockery, desperate to play football, is hired by the Panthers of Parma, Italy, and finds himself confronted by the confusing diversity of Italian culture, language,and romance.
2) Bleachers
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents a novel about high school football in a small Texas town, a place in which football has become a religion.
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Language
English
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Irrepressible individualist and iconoclast Pat Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract in May 2002 to enlist in the United States Army. Deeply troubled by 9/11, he felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate hillside in Afghanistan. Though obvious to most on the scene that a ranger in Tillman's own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered...
4) Deal breaker
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Series
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English
Description
Investigator and sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big-time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend, a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead, the deal starts to go sour. Suddenly Myron is plunged into a baffling mystery of sex and blackmail. Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Bestselling author and sports talk show host Michael Holley gives readers an inside look into the story of the legendary Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and four-time Super Bowl winning New England Patriots. -- Publisher's annotation
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Language
English
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Lewis details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
8) Football
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Publisher
Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides information about football, explaining what it is, describing the equipment needed, the techniques of football, and competitions, and introducing some of the superstars of the sport. Includes a glossary and a quiz.
9) Game changer
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Language
English
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After an especially rough tackle on the football field, Ash thinks he might be suffering some permanent damage, because suddenly stop signs are blue and always have been. After the second universe-altering hit, he drives a Beemer instead of a Dodge, and a pair of interdimensional twins promises him answers. The more universes he visits, the more Ash has to face perspectives he never thought to consider before, and the closer the universe gets to complete...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
212, 16 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, Texas, but when World War II breaks out, there is no one to coach. Principal Tylene Wilson defies social conventions to lead the team.
11) Detroit Lions
Author
Publisher
Av2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
NFL Blitz takes young readers on a journey to explore an NFL teams history, important players, uniforms, and other key facts.
13) Dino-football
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Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a football game at the Lava Dome on Mega Bowl Sunday.
14) Seattle Seahawks
Author
Publisher
Av2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the formation and history, accomplishments, and past and present standout players and coaches of the Seattle Seahawks.
Author
Fountas & Pinnell
I
Language
English
Description
"Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins"--
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
viii, 178 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
In Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves. Using a synthesis of memoir, reportage, and cultural critique, Almond asks a series of provocative questions: Does our addiction to football foster a tolerance for violence, greed, racism, and homophobia? What does it mean that our society has transmuted the intuitive physical joys of childhood-run, leap, throw, tackle-into a...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,|c[2021]
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 506 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Over two unbelievable decades, the New England Patriots were not only the NFL’s most dominant team, but also―and by far―the most secretive. How did they achieve and sustain greatness―and what were the costs?
In It’s Better to Be Feared, Seth Wickersham, one of the nation’s finest investigative sportswriters, presents the definitive account of the New England Patriots dynasty, capturing the brilliance, ambition, and ruthlessness that...
18) Drew Brees
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
""It takes truly special athletes to be superstars, whether they're catching touchdowns, scoring goals, or slamming home acrobatic dunks. The Sport Superstars series takes a look at some of these legendary athletes, their origin stories, and how they have influenced their sport."- cover page 4.
19) Atlanta Falcons
Author
Series
Publisher
AVp2s by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
NFL Blitz takes young readers on a journey to explore an NFL teams history, important players, uniforms, and other key facts.
20) Tom Brady
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
World Book edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to Tom Brady, covering his early life, career, and life off the field. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary."--Publisher's website.
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