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Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity presents information on sociology of sport to prepare readers for advanced study or practice in the field. This text explores the impact of sport in society and examines careers in sport and physical activity.
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
By day, Lena Morrison is an ambitious grant writer. By night, she's an escort to some of Chicago's most successful men. Sex isn't on the menu–Lena's job is to provide her elite clients with comanionship and sparkling conversation. She enjoys the extra income, but even more, Lena loves the empowering feeling of being appreciated for her beauty and her brains. When tycoon Roderick Brand hires Lena as his date for a private party, their electric attraction leads to the most erotic night of her life. Incredible as the experience is, she vows not to mix work and pleasure again. But Roderick is relentless. His irresistible proposal: three weeks fulfilling all his fantasies, in exchange for a million–dollar grant that will guarantee Lena a major promotion. Lena can play that game. She'll give him the hottest, wildest sex he's ever had, then she'll walk away, leaving him aching for more. But when it comes to desire, rules–and hearts– are easily broken. And the best–laid plans have a way of working out in ways neither could expect….
They call me a football god. A legend in the making. After winning back-to-back championships with Baltimore, I shocked the world when I decided to take my talents elsewhere. But not just anywhere. Back to the town I despised growing up. Because that’s where she is. The girl who stole my heart when we were kids. She’s all grown up and more beautiful than ever, living her best life as a popular sports reporter. I hate her for what she did to me. She didn’t just break my heart. She crushed it beneath her sneakered foot and burned it to ashes. She wrecked me. But I’m still not over her. I can have any woman I want with a crook of my finger. I want her. Only her. Call me crazy. Call me obsessed. Both would apply. I blew up my whole world for her. Because I want her back in my life. Back in my bed. And yeah, I want a little revenge . . . .
From USA Today Bestselling Author Maureen Smith comes a sizzling interracial romance series featuring four sexy-as-sin hockey stars who lose their hearts on the road to winning the Stanley Cup... THE SWEDE Scarlett Warner has three passions: singing, drumming, and hockey. She's already living her dream as frontwoman of an indie rock band. And then she meets NHL superstar Viggo Sandström, her favorite player and secret fantasy. He's six feet five inches of Scandinavian scrumptiousness, all rock-hard muscles and searing intensity. He's a scoring machine on the ice, driven to win at all costs. Nicknamed "The Sandstorm," he crashes his way into her heart, demolishing her defenses. Every look, e...
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Wilma Rudolph was born black in Jim Crow Tennessee. The twentieth of 22 children, she spent most of her childhood in bed suffering from whooping cough, scarlet fever, and pneumonia. She lost the use of her left leg due to polio and wore leg braces. With dedication and hard work, she became a gifted runner, earning a track and field scholarship to Tennessee State. In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Her underdog story made her into a media darling, and she was the subject of countless articles, a television movie, children’s books, biographies, and she even featured on a U.S. postage stamp. In this work, Smith and Liberti consider...
Caleb Thorne was used to having plenty of female attention. And yet the hot young law professor had never crossed the line with a student until he met Daniela. There was something different about her–with her fierce attitude, ambition and to-die-for body. Something he was determined to uncover, layer by silky layer....
“THE RAINBOW TRAIN”CAME ABOUT, AS ONE DAY I WAS LOOKING AT A RAINBOW, AND TO ME IT LOOKED LIKE TRACKS. I IMAGINED A TRAIN GOING ON THE TRACKS TO PLACES IN THE SKY. IT IS A BOOK OF FUN AND ADVENTURE AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE USING YOUR IMAGINATION.
A two–month sabbatical from her high–powered career is just what the doctor ordered…especially when Reese St. James eyes the hunk of her secret fantasies on the menu. From the moment she walks into Michael Wolf's world–famous restaurant, she's given the VIP treatment. And the sexy celebrity chef's mouth–watering kisses have her eating right out of his hand…and hungry for more. Furious at discovering Reese isn't the food critic he expected, Michael vows to teach the delectable deceiver a lesson. Seduction is the first course as he turns the tables on the sensual doctor. But once he tastes her passion, he goes straight from the frying pan into the fire. He wants to trust her, but what if he gets burned? As their sizzling affair flames into a culinary feast for all the senses, will love be the final course?