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Parametre
Stav | Nové |
Faktúra | Vystavujem faktúry s DPH |
Jazyk vydania | Angličtina |
Názov | Stroke |
Autor | Miller, Carlos Ledson |
Nosič | papierová kniha |
Nakladateľstvo | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Rok vydania | 2010 |
Obal knihy | brožovaná väzba |
Opis
Stroke
- Autor: Miller, Carlos Ledson
- Wydawnictwo: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Data wydania: 2010-03-19
- Liczba stron: 364
- Wymiary: 15.2 x 2.1 x 22.9
- Język: English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- ISBN: 9781450536158
From the Publisher Praise for STROKE "Stroke is amazing, and Miller gets it right. He knows the game as well as the pain, sacrifice, and beauty of competitive sports. A wonderful look at pool and at life." -- Jeanette Lee, "The Black Widow," Women's Professional Billiard Association "Stroke is really a fun read. I love Sedonia's heart, guts and her fearless and ambitious determination to be as good as she can be." -- Ewa Laurance, "The Striking Viking," Women's Professional Billiard Association "True lovers of pool will fall in love with Stroke. With a deft touch and a keen eye, Carlos Ledson Miller has captured the sport in all its nuanced beauty." -- R. A. Dyer, author of Hustler Days, Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red, and America's Great Age of Pool "Stroke stays true to the game. Inspiring. Ambitious. A thoroughly enjoyable book." -- Kim White,"Lone Star," Women's Professional Billiard Association "Like A River Runs through It and The Hustler, Stroke transcends the central activity of its characters and emerges, not only as a great pool story, but simply a great story. As a pool player I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I know it will appeal to anyone who appreciates literature, regardless of any prior exposure to the game." -- Tom Ross, columnist, Billiards Digest Magazine "An awesome, original novel. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. Sedonia is my hero! -- Deanna Henson, OB Cues Women's 9-Ball Tour "Good pool fiction is hard to find. Hence, it was real treat to find a new billiard novel that is well written and a good read. Most pool players can identify with Stroke, but it is clearly deserving of a wider audience." -- Sheri Richardson, Chalk and Cue Magazine. "An enjoyable book. I identify with Sedonia's intense ambition to win an open world championship." -- Jackie Broadhurst, former BCA Women's Singles Champion "Stroke is very well written . . . more about the polished world and personal relationships of female pros than about the world of gambling." -- Tom Shaw, editor, Pool and Billiard Magazine "Stroke is a great book and one of a kind. Truly a must read for the player in all of us. It spots other pool stories `the six and the breaks'." -- Michele Thompson, former VNEA Women's Singles Champion Product Description What happens when a young woman, who has known only acclaim and security, abruptly loses everything? Sedonia Forbes sits in her sports car, parked behind a rundown poolroom. Three months ago, she was the top amateur woman golfer in the nation. Newspapers heralded her as an up-and-coming female Tiger Woods. Now she's a nobody, who can never play golf again. She's come to this poolroom looking for a hustler named Emilio. Tears of frustration well, but she blinks them back. There's been enough of that! She climbs out of her car, and leaving her country-club life behind, she enters the green-felt poolroom jungle. Populated by authentic characters and told from an insider's view of professional pool, Stroke is the story of a young woman's quest for redemption and self-renewal. About the Author Carlos Ledson Miller lives, writes, and shoots pool on the Texas Gulf Coast. His other novels include "French Quarter Danny," "Belize," and "Panama."
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