| Author | : A Snow & S Onderdonk |
| Publisher | : Shelley Onderdonk |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2016-06-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780997585421 |
This book is more than a sports memoir--it's the chronicle of two open-hearted, big-brained people building an unlikely life together by focusing on the common ground between them.
| Author | : Jackson Blount |
| Publisher | : powerHouse Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-12-06 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 9781576878125 |
Lo-Life: An American Classic takes the reader on a tripto New York City in the early 80s-a time when crimeand violence ran the streets. The infamous Lo-Lifegang emerged from this tumultuous time. Formedby crews of teenagers from the Brownsville and CrownHeights neighborhoods of Brooklyn, they made a namefor themselves by dressing head-to-toe in expensive RalphLauren clothing, or "Lo." Polo apparel-and other preppy80s fashion labels like Guess, Nautica, and Benetton,among others-represented an aspirational lifestyle forthese kids from rough neighborhoods just struggling toget by. Fighting for style and survival, the Lo-Lifestargeted these brands, and would acquire them by anymeans necessary, including stick-ups, shoplifting, and hustling. A reign of terror ensued, when your new wintercoat could make you the target for a robbery-or worse. What started as an informal gang uniform organizedaround clean designs and bright colors, became adevotion to a lifestyle brand, and eventually created anassociation between the streets and luxury that wouldfundamentally change the fashion industry. Lo-Life: AnAmerican Classic documents the personal collectionsof exclusive archival vintage photographs amassed bythe crew and interviews with original members,presenting the first comprehensive oral history of thisnotorious New York collective. Lo-Life is the remarkable story of a small group of teenagersfighting to make a name for themselves who eventuallymade themselves seen, heard, and emulated globally. Love and Loyalty!
| Author | : Susan Zannos |
| Publisher | : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2005-03 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 161228907X |
Marco Polo, the first European to travel to China and return to write about his adventures, was born in Venice in 1254. Marco's father had left on a journey to Asia before the boy was born. Marco did not see his father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, until fifteen years later. In 1271 the three Polos left Venice and headed for the court of Kublai Khan in eastern China. The journey took them more than three years—they arrived in 1275. Marco Polo became a favorite of the Great Khan, and was sent on important missions all over the Mongol Empire. Marco and his father and uncle served Kublai Khan for 17 years. When they returned to Venice in 1295, Marco became the captain of a merchant ship and was captured and imprisoned in Genoa. While in prison he and another prisoner who was a writer of romances wrote the story of Marco Polo's adventures.
| Author | : Polo Tate |
| Publisher | : Feiwel and Friends |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2018-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1250128528 |
"A YA memoir of sexual abuse in the Air Force academy, and the author's survival and healing."--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : Kalyani Mookherji |
| Publisher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
| Total Pages | : 10 |
| Release | : 2021-01-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 8184304439 |
Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. Marco's story has inspired countless other adventurers to set off and see the world.
| Author | : Kareem Rosser |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2021-02-09 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1250270871 |
"A marvelous addition to the literature of inspirational sports stories." - Booklist (Starred Review) "This remarkable and inspiring story shines." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Crossing the Line will not just leave you with hope, but also ideas on how to make that hope transferable” - New York Times bestselling author Wes Moore An inspiring memoir of defying the odds from Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Kareem thought he and his siblings would always be stuck in “The Bottom”, a community and neighborhood devastated by poverty and violence. Riding their bicycles through Philly’s Fairmount Park, Kareem’s brothers discover a barn full of horses. Noticing the brothers’ fascination with her misfit animals, Lezlie Hiner, founder of The Work to Ride stables, offers them their escape: an after school job in exchange for riding lessons. What starts as an accidental discovery turns into a love for horseback riding that leads the Rossers to discovering their passion for polo. Pursuing the sport with determination and discipline, Kareem earns his place among the typically exclusive players in college, becoming part of the first all-Black national interscholastic polo championship team—all while struggling to keep his family together. Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever is the story of bonds of brotherhood, family loyalty, the transformative connection between man and horse, and forging a better future that comes from overcoming impossible odds.
| Author | : Tim McNeese |
| Publisher | : Infobase Learning |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2013-10 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1438148615 |
Presents a biography of late thirteenth and early fourteenth-century Italian explorer, Marco Polo, and chronicles his life and travels including the time he spent in the court of Emperor Kublai Khan.
| Author | : Stormie Hale |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2019-11-06 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 035996379X |
Follow the true life story of Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003) who is credited with breaking the gender barrier in American polo. Going where no woman had gone before, Sue Sally played Sunday polo with the men. At times disguising herself as a man, she persevered when she was neither wanted nor accepted, her chosen sport certainly not prepared for her. Overcoming all odds and with a passion for polo that guided and sustained her throughout her life, she lived incredible highs and debilitating lows. Through wealth, poverty, joy, heartbreak, discipline, sacrifice and hard work, Sue Sally Hale became "Polo's Grande Dame". This is an inspirational story about living an unthinkable dream.
