Bender Jack P (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Lester "Lefty" Nicholls develops a hatred for his given first name because of teasing and hazing, but nothing blocks his passion for the game of baseball. In Lefty Nicholls: A Pitcher's Story baseball is the most important thing in his life, but he faces many challenges in the game and other aspects of his life as he grows as a person. The sport consumes him at the expense of family, friends and anything else in his life. He constantly dreams of making it to the major leagues and he is not going to stop until that dream becomes a reality. But first and foremost he has got to get rid of that funny first name. He hates it, and his peers constantly tease him about it. So he chooses to go by the name "Lefty" instead. The book follows Lefty as he works to achieve his dream, painstakingly tracing his journey not only as a baseball player but also as a boy growing into a man. Reaching beyond the realm of baseball, Lefty Nicholls: A Pitcher's Story encompasses family life and delivers a very strong, very clear message about the importance of family ties in the transition from youth to adulthood. As Lefty hones his pitching skills, he faces tragedies and triumphs while making new friends. Some friendships are surprising, but none so much as the one he develops with his father. No matter what life throws him, Lefty's father is there to help him bring it home, providing unyielding support as Lefty becomes a man and begins a family and career of his own. Though principally geared to a young adult audience, Lefty Nicholls: A Pitcher's Story has something to offer readers of all ages and interests. Regardless of age, sports fans and developing players will find something useful in these pages. Baseball fundamentals and tips are weaved into the backdrop of a touching tale, placing emphasis on basic skills and questioning some of the techniques used in the modern day game. Goal-oriented young adults will find this compelling story useful and inspirational as they journey along their own paths of personal growth. Those with speculative interests and ideas will appreciate the timeline of the tone, which carries readers from the present day to the year 2039, when Lefty is a grown man chasing the World Series. Lefty Nicholls: A Pitcher's Story is packed with moments of laughter and tears. This one boy's struggle to reach the top is symbolic of the great American Dream, and readers will turn page after page, cheering for Lefty and eager to see how far he will go. Lefty's story was written by a man who is no stranger to baseball, family life or writing. Grandfather to fourteen children, author Jack P. Bender has coached and played baseball for years and is in the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame for his coaching and contributions to youth athletics. For approximately three decades, he worked as a publisher, editor and reporter with community-based publications. While Bender's first book, The Presidency: A Woman's Struggles, is intended for adult readers, Lefty Nicholls: A Pitcher's Story marks his smooth entry into the game of young adult fiction, where he's decided to stay for awhile. He is currently working on his third book, Follow the Bouncing Ball, intended for young adults and sports fans. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the wake of a violent assassination of the President of the United States, a surprising new leader emerges. The Vice President to take the helm is no ordinary second in command. She is the first female to rise to lead the free world. Can Barbara Burton-James elevate the office in the midst of scandal and murder? The Presidency: A Woman's Struggles is the debut work of romantic fiction by author Jack P. Bender that imagines a world where an uncommon woman must face deceit, treachery and unknown adversaries within the Oval Office. Readers with a taste for the steamy side of contemporary politics will be riveted by this hot-blooded thriller, where one woman must brave the minefield of males who surround her in order to restore order in a chaotic world. The story opens on the January 20th Inauguration Day for the forty-fifth President of the United States of America, marking the ascendancy of a second African-American President whose sweeping success follows the heels of the election of President Barack Obama. However, as Charles W. Thornton prepares to assume the mantle, his life is violently cut short by an assassin. In the ensuing turmoil, the Vice President Burton-James immediately takes charge to calm a frantic nation. What she could never suspect is that those in her own ranks have played a cruel hand in her new fate. As her husband and an investigator become deeply entwined in the events, the President finds herself confronting perilous pitfalls and intricate plots she never could have fathomed. And, when her Chief of Staff Jeffrey Kairns is revealed to have his own sinister agenda, it looks like the entire administration is implicated in the assassination. As the new President becomes the subject of controversy and suspicion, can she clear her name with her own staff's hand in the nefarious doings? First, she must learn exactly what went down that fateful Inauguration Day, and at whose bidding. With blood-pumping intrigue, razor-sharp political game-playing and plenty of hot-blooded romance, The Presidency: A Woman's Struggles takes a lurid peak inside the vaunted halls of American government to expose the ambition and lust that taint men--and where a woman may be the right man for the job. It's a must read for anyone who has ever wondered what it would really be like with a woman in the White House, and what that would mean for the men who surround her. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.