Vince

Author: J.M. Snyder
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
ISBN: 1935753460
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Loser. Outcast. Freak. At seventeen, the names no longer hurt Vince Sanford. He's different from others at his school and always has been -- the pep rallies, school dances, name-brand clothes and football games and fifth quarter parties, none of that interests him anymore. There was a time when he did fit in, when his best friend had been Eric Somers, the most popular boy in school. They lived around the block from each other and were inseparable. It was never a question of was Eric eating over or was Vince staying the night -- they were one soul in two bodies, sharing two homes, two lives. But something happened between them the summer before high school that tore their friendship apart, leaving Vince with an anger, a hatred, that he can't control. Now Eric wants back in his life again but Vince is afraid to give him a second chance.

Vince

Author: Vince Hilaire
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785903764
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
One of the most exciting footballers of his era, Vince Hilaire is a cult sporting figure. His career spanned over 600 games and included spells at Crystal Palace, Portsmouth, Leeds United and Stoke City, playing in every professional division. Vince shared a dressing room with some of football's biggest names of the time, including Kenny Sansom, Mick Channon, Gordon Strachan and Vinnie Jones, and was managed by some of the superstars of British football. This book offers a fascinating insight into the methods of these managers, from Malcolm Allison and Terry Venables, with their free-flowing football reminiscent of the famous 'Busby Babes', to the contrasting rigidity of Howard Wilkinson's Leeds. A trailblazer in the professional game, Vince outlines the difficulties he faced as a young black player making his way in football in the 1970s, and the dread he felt playing at certain grounds.Candidly detailing Vince's journey into and out of professional football, this hugely entertaining autobiography tells the story of the beautiful game as it used to be played.

Transcendence

Author: Gaia Vince
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465094910
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows how four tools enabled has us humans to control the destiny of our species "A wondrous, visionary work." --Tim Flannery, scientist and author of the bestselling The Weather Makers What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a cognitive revolution -- a dramatic evolutionary change that altered our brains, turning primitive humans into modern ones -- caused a cultural explosion. In Transcendence, Gaia Vince argues instead that modern humans are the product of a nuanced coevolution of our genes, environment, and culture that goes back into deep time. She explains how, through four key elements -- fire, language, beauty, and time -- our species diverged from the evolutionary path of all other animals, unleashing a compounding process that launched us into the Space Age and beyond. Provocative and poetic, Transcendence shows how a primate took dominion over nature and turned itself into something marvelous.

Everything Is Fine

Author: Vince Granata
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982133465
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Grief, mental illness, and the bonds of family are movingly explored in this extraordinary memoir “suffused with emotional depth and intellectual inquiry” (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises) as a writer delves into the tragedy of his mother’s violent death at the hands of his brother who struggled with schizophrenia. Perfect for fans of An Unquiet Mind and The Bright Hour. Vince Granata remembers standing in front of his suburban home in Connecticut the day his mother and father returned from the hospital with his three new siblings in tow. He had just finished scrawling their names in red chalk on the driveway: Christopher, Timothy, and Elizabeth. Twenty-three years later, Vince was a thousand miles away when he received the news that would change his life—Tim, propelled by unchecked schizophrenia, had killed their mother in their childhood home. Devastated by the grief of losing his mother, Vince is also consumed by an act so incomprehensible that it overshadows every happy memory of life growing up in his seemingly idyllic middle-class family. “In candid, smoothly unspooling prose, Granata reconstructs life and memory from grief, writing a moving testament to the therapy of art, the power of record, and his immutable love for his family” (Booklist).

Vince The Villain: Volume 1

Author: Spencer Wright
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557148308
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description

Vince Gironda's Legend & Myth

Author: Alan Palmieri
Publisher: Critical Bench
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
This is the most complete and comprehensive writing on Vince Gironda…Ever! This is a must read for anyone interested in Vince Gironda. The “Iron Guru” was perhaps at his pinnacle of fame in the “Golden Years” of bodybuilding, the 1960′s. During that time, Vince dominated the scene and Vince’s Gym, was known as the Mecca of bodybuilding. Not only champion bodybuilders trained at Vince’s Gym, movie stars were also regular visitors to seek Vince’s advice and training. People like Eric Estrada, Clint Eastwood, Clint Walker and many others. Hollywood studios used Vince and his gym to shape up their stars. This Updated eBook contains over 300 pages of text, drawings, and pictures in PDF format. It contains a wealth of information on and from Vince Gironda. There never has been, and presently there is nothing in existence, that can compare with the Updated Vince Gironda Legend and Myth for information on his methods, and concepts.

Vince the Villain

Author: Spencer Wright
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557300797
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

Vince the Invincible

Author: Peter Garner
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524634980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109

Book Description
The old Gothic-style church is a place of shadowy echoes from the past and a grim reminder of a time, hundreds of years before, of dark and dreadful deeds. The ancient cemetery, with its sixteenth century gravestones, breathes an atmosphere of awesome mystery. But when the vicar disappears, another kind of darkness enters the carefree world of Vince and his friend Simon. Simon was supposed to be the last person to see the vicar. But was he? And what of the new headmaster at the school? What is he up to? The police are on the case, but what exactly are they doing? Who is the mysterious drug addict and why are the two boys being targeted? It soon becomes clear that their lives are in immediate danger. The vicar must be found. But what has happened to him? The race is on and time is running out. THEY MUST FIND THE VICAR BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

Vince McMahon Jr

Author: Kyle Alexander
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438146566
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of WWF owner and pro wrestling promoter, Vincent K. McMahon Jr.

Training and Eating the Vince Gironda Way

Author: Greg Sushinsky
Publisher: Greg Sushinsky
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 25

Book Description
Vince Gironda—the name resounds throughout bodybuilding, still. This accomplished bodybuilder and master trainer left a wealth of ideas and methods on training and nutrition that still has relevance today. Though many of Vince’s concepts are known, they’re often not well understood. That’s where this little book comes in. Originally written as two separate articles on Gironda’s training and nutrition, they’ve been combined due to readers’ requests. This modest volume of concentrated material gives a condensed introduction of Vince’s principles on training and nutrition for beginning bodybuilders, yet there are also surprising insights on Vince’s methods and ways to apply them even for advanced bodybuilders. This handy guide takes you on a quick trip through Vince’s methods of training, including some of the exercises he used and why he used them. Also featured is a unique physique analysis, which bodybuilders can apply to their own training. The nutrition section features clear explanations of Vince’s dietary principles and how to apply them. There are also insights into the reasons for the exercises and diets. Rarely has Vince’s material been tied together so clearly, so concisely, in ways that shows how to apply it. Natural bodybuilders especially will find this volume helpful. Anyone searching for better drug- free ways to train and eat will be able to apply these methods to their bodybuilding. The author, an experienced natural bodybuilder and trainer, has spent years researching, using and experimenting with Vince’s methods, and brings his insights to you in this book. Many advanced bodybuilders who are experts in the methods of Vince Gironda have praised this book as “a little gem.” Get in on the Vince Gironda training and eating ways, right now!