18 books like Livewire

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Herr der Diebe Cornelia Funke · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany. Shares: Runaway children, Brothers

Rinconete y Cortadillo Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra · 1761 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Demanding “Rinconete y Cortadillo” forma parte de las Novelas Ejemplares escritas por Miguel de Cervantes en 1613. Ésta es sin duda una de las más destacadas de la serie, siendo una excelente novela picaresca. Rincón y Cortado, dos muchachos andrajosos y maltratados de catorce a quince años de edad se encuentran un día caluroso de verano en la venta de Molinillo (Alcudia). Huyen de sus casas y deciden… Shares: Runaway children, Social life and customs

Whistling past the graveyard Susan Crandall · 2013 · ★ 4.1 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Determined to get to Nashville to find her mother in 1963, nine-year-old spitfire Starla Claudelle runs away from her strict grandmother's Mississippi home, eventually accepting a ride from a Eula, a black woman traveling alone with a white baby. In 1963, determined to get to Nashville to find her mother, nine-year-old spitfire Starla runs away from her strict grandmother's Mississippi home. … Shares: Runaway children, History

Novels (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Adventures of Tom Sawyer) Mark Twain · 1922 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Challenging THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Take a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a very special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a dreamlike summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and first love, filled with memorable characters. Adults and young readers alike continue to enjoy this delightful classic of the promise and dreams of youth… Shares: Runaway children, History

Positive Youth Development Through Sport Nicholas L. Holt · 2007 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Cutting through the political rhetoric about the power of sport as a tool for social change and personal improvement, this book offers insight into how and why participating in sport can be good for children and young people. As the first text to focus on the role of sport in positive youth development (PYD), it brings together high-profile contributors from diverse disciplines to examine… Shares: Gambling, History

The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens · 1800 · ★ 3.8 · 792p · ≈ 26h · Demanding The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters—the eloquent… Shares: Gambling, Social life and customs, History

Frontier Stories Bret Harte · 1887 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Just where the red track of the Los Gatos road streams on and upward like the sinuous trail of a fiery rocket until it is extinguished in the blue shadows of the Coast Range, there is an embayed terrace near the summit, hedged by dwarf firs. At every bend of the heat-laden road the eye rested upon it wistfully; all along the flank of the mountain, which seemed to pant and quiver in the oven-like… Shares: Social life and customs, History

Sport Consumer Behaviour Daniel C. Funk · 2016 · 348p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this textbook offers a complete introduction to consumer behaviour in sport and recreation. Combining theory and cutting-edge research with practical guidance and advice, it helps students and industry professionals become more effective practitioners. Written by three of the world’s leading sports marketing academics, the book covers all the key… Shares: Gambling, History

Pure Sport John Kremer · 2012 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Pure Sport is a practical guide that provides insights on asserting positive mindsets, realising potential, remaining resilient against setbacks and using these experiences to move on to greater success. The book follows the journey of the athlete through six clear steps, creating a logical framework for applied sport psychology or a path you can follow in your own practice. The third edition is… Shares: Gambling, History

Daisychain G. J. Moffat · 2009 · ★ 4.5 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Over the course of three days, the paths of three people's lives will intersect and change forever ... Logan Finch is sitting pretty, with his penthouse apartment and a shot at making partner in Glasgow's largest law firm. Yet he still pines for the woman he thought was 'the one' and who left him with no word of explanation twelve years ago. Alex Cahill is a client and friend of Logan. The… Shares: Missing persons, Murder

Talent identification and development in sport Joseph Baker · 2011 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches, and sports policy makers. The second edition of this popular text offers a state of the science synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of talent to the systems and processes within sport through which… Shares: Gambling, History

Sport and the Media Matthew Nicholson · 2006 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus combines in-depth analysis of the rapidly developing sport media industry with a clear and straightforward guide to practical sport media management skills. The book explains how the media works, as well as the practical skills necessary to manage the communication process. It explores the commercial… Shares: Gambling, History

Sons Pearl S. Buck · 1932 · ★ 3.9 · 467p · ≈ 15h · Challenging "Wang Lung lay dying." Thus the action of SONS begins immediately after that of the last chapter of THE GOOD EARTH. This new novel carries on the saga of the house of Wang, of Pear Blossom and the aging Lotus, of the three sons of Wang Lung, their wives and their children. The chief character is the youngest son, Wang The Tiger, leader of men, who through raids and sieges and pitched battles… Shares: Brothers, Social life and customs, History

Gone for Good Harlan Coben · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate GONE FOR GOOD –“ An instant New York Times Bestseller. ” Now, in a bold new novel, Edgar-Award Winner HARLAN COBEN, author of the international bestseller TELL NO ONE, unleashes a haunting tale of secrets and betrayal… and of one man’s search for his missing brother that spirals into a breakneck hunt for a killer, a victim, and the truth. Gone for Good is at once a powerhouse of suspense and a… Shares: Brothers, Missing persons

Positive Pedagogy for Sport Coaching Richard Light · 2016 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Positive Pedagogy is an athlete-centred, inquiry-based approach that transforms the way we understand learning and coaching in sport. This book demonstrates how Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching (PPed) can be successfully employed across a range of sports and levels of performance, while also providing insight into coaches’ experiences.Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, the… Shares: Gambling, History

Soccernomics Simon Kuper · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game of soccer works, "Soccernomics" reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about the world's most popular game. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup. Shares: Gambling, History

Managing Sport Organizations Daniel Covell · 2013 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated fifth edition, Managing Sport Organizations introduces the fundamentals of sport management across every industry sector, from youth and intercollegiate sport to professional leagues, and from community-level sport to international sport.Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book covers the key topics, issues, and concepts in contemporary sport… Shares: Gambling, History

Sport facility operations management Eric C. Schwarz · 2010 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, Sport Facility Operations Management goes beyond the basic theories of sport facility management to examine the practical realities connecting facilities, people, and technology.An essential textbook for any sport facilities course, it introduces the fundamentals of facility management and presents cutting-edge, evidence-based perspectives that… Shares: Gambling, History

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