Heaven Is A Playground
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Heaven Is A Playground
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Author : Rick Telander
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Heaven Is A Playground written by Rick Telander and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 1974, Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players' lives and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars. Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions. But he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today's inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in "Heaven is a Playground," the first book of its kind. Rick Telander is a senior writer for "Sports Illustrated" and the winner of the 1987 Notre Dame Club Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism.
Heaven Is A Playground
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Author : Rick Telander
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Heaven Is A Playground written by Rick Telander and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects at Foster Park in Flatbush. He slept on the floor of a park regular’s apartment, observing, questioning, traveling, playing with, and eventually coaching a ragtag group of local teenagers whose hopes of better lives were often fanatically attached to the transcendent game itself. Telander introduces us to Fly Williams, a playground legend with incredible leaping ability and self-destructive tendencies that threatened to keep him earthbound. Another standout was Albert King, a fifteen-year-old phenom whose shy, quiet demeanor masked an otherworldly talent that eventually took him to the NBA. This edition also includes Telander’s perspectives on the arrival of an NBA team in Brooklyn. Heaven Is a Playground is one of a kind—a funny, sad, ultimately inspiring book about Americans and the roots of the sport that they love.
Heaven Is A Playground
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Author : Rick Telander
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 1991-07
Heaven Is A Playground written by Rick Telander and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-07 with Architecture categories.
"In 1974 Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brookly's Foster Park. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players' lives and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars." "Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions, but he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today's inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in Heaven Is a Playground, the first book of its kind."--BOOK JACKET.
Heaven Is A Playground
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Author : Rick Telander
language : en
Publisher: Sports Publishing
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Heaven Is A Playground written by Rick Telander and has been published by Sports Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"The best basketball book I've ever read." —Barack Obama Heaven Is a Playground, now in its fifth edition to include more information on Fly Williams, was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects at Foster Park in Flatbush. He slept on the floor of a park regular’s apartment, observing, questioning, traveling, playing with, and eventually coaching a ragtag group of local teenagers whose hopes of better lives were often fanatically attached to the transcendent game itself. Telander introduces us to Fly Williams, a playground legend with incredible leaping ability and self-destructive tendencies that threatened to keep him earthbound. Another standout was Albert King, a fourteen-year-old phenom whose shy, quiet demeanor masked an otherworldly talent that eventually took him to the NBA. This edition also includes Telander’s perspectives on the arrival of an NBA team in Brooklyn. Heaven Is a Playground is one of a kind—a funny, sad, ultimately inspiring book about Americans and the roots of the sport that they love.
Heaven Is A Playground
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Author : Rick Telander
language : en
Publisher: Sports Publishing
Release Date : 2023-08-01
Heaven Is A Playground written by Rick Telander and has been published by Sports Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Now in paperback! Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects at Foster Park in Flatbush. He slept on the floor of a park regular’s apartment, observing, questioning, traveling, playing with, and eventually coaching a ragtag group of local teenagers whose hopes of better lives were often fanatically attached to the transcendent game itself. Telander introduces us to Fly Williams, a playground legend with incredible leaping ability and self-destructive tendencies that threatened to keep him earthbound. Another standout was Albert King, a fifteen-year-old phenom whose shy, quiet demeanor masked an otherworldly talent that eventually took him to the NBA. This edition also includes Telander’s perspectives on the arrival of an NBA team in Brooklyn. Heaven Is a Playground is one of a kind—a funny, sad, ultimately inspiring book about Americans and the roots of the sport that they love.
Heaven S Playground
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Author : Tracey Smith
language : en
Publisher: Advanced Global Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-17
Heaven S Playground written by Tracey Smith and has been published by Advanced Global Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-17 with categories.
"Opportunities to take short cuts in life are ever so present. Resist the urge to compromise and ask yourself the sensible question: which one of my gifts will produce an everlasting harvest?" -Tracey Smith "Heaven's Playground" reveals the reality that Heaven is real and there is life after death. Author Tracey Smith inspires and encourages you to look past your grief of losing a loved one and look to God for restoration and a new beginning. She tenderly shares the grieving challenges she went through after her sweet four-year-old daughter, Trezoree, died of leukemia. Tracey walks your through the grieving process and shares how you can move forward to discover and receive God's ultimate plan for your life. After receiving this profound revelation about life and death, you will be strengthened, full of hope, and ready to step into your new day. It was revealed to me by God that there really is a Heaven-and that is where my daughter is. I no longer have to mourn her death or remain in despair. I am now free to pursue my dreams and live my life with joy and to the fullest. I live every day on purpose; and I'm so happy to know that at the end of my journey, I will see my little angel again. -Tracey Smith Whether your child died tragically, naturally, by way of abortion, or through the birthing process, "Heaven's Playground" empowers you to look past any regrets and doubts and walk purposefully into beautiful tomorrows. Don't settle for a life full of grief and despair when you can have God's very best in every area of your life-today!
Heaven On Earth
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Author : Sharifa Oppenheimer
language : en
Publisher: SteinerBooks
Release Date : 2006-08
Heaven On Earth written by Sharifa Oppenheimer and has been published by SteinerBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08 with Family & Relationships categories.
6 lectures and an essay, 1919-1920 (CW 297) World War I destroyed the structures, values, and self-confidence that created the seeming greatness of the nineteenth century. In its place stood ruins and the shards of a civilization. In response to this, Emil Molt--the director of the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Factory and a student of Rudolf Steiner--decided to establish a school to educate people who could create a new culture. Thus, the Waldorf school movement was begun. Rudolf Steiner agreed to act as the school's consultant, and his insights guided the school in accomplishing this ambitious task. The goal of this education was that, through living inner work guided by the insights of Rudolf Steiner, the teachers would develop in the children such power of thought, depth of feeling, and strength of will that they would emerge from their school years as full members of the human community, able to meet and transform the world. These lectures occurred around the opening of the first Waldorf school. They serve as an excellent, inspiring introduction to Waldorf education as a whole. Here Steiner outlines--with freshness, immediacy, and excitement--the goals and intentions of a new form of education and speaks to parents of prospective students. He explains the school's guiding principles and describes how parents must participate, with understanding and interest, in the awakening of their children's creative forces so that a healthier society can come about. German sources: Die Waldorfschule und ihr Geist (GA 297); "Die pädagogische Zielsetzung der Waldorfschule in Stuttgart," from Soziale Zukunft, Feb. 1920 (GA 24).
King Of The Playground
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Author : Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1994
King Of The Playground written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Fear categories.
With his dad's help, Kevin overcomes his fear of the King of the Playground who has threatened to tie him to the slide, put him in a deep hole, or put him in a cage with bears.
A Step From Heaven
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Author : An Na
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-07-26
A Step From Heaven written by An Na and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.
Almost Heaven
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Author : Chris Fabry
language : en
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2010-09
Almost Heaven written by Chris Fabry and has been published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09 with Fiction categories.
Billy, a gifted mandolin player in Dogwood, West Virginia, lives his life as an offering to his divine creator, and when Malachi, an angel sent to observe Billy, begins to see the bigger picture of how each painful step Billy takes is a note added to a beautiful symphony, it will forever change the lives of those who hear it.