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Paperback. Zustand: Good. The BCS National Championship was only the last step in a long and astonishing journey for the Auburn Tigers in 2010. This resilient and focused team drove relentlessly on toward the biggest prize of all: a fabled Date in the Desert with Oregon in Glendale, AZ. Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer-- Wishbone columnists for the War Eagle Reader-- covered the season as it was happening, game by game, week by week, offering analysis, insights and observations with a humorous bent and an eye firmly fixed on Auburn history. This book contains all of their columns plus a stadium full of extras, from the preseason through the BCS Title Game, all from the minds and keyboards of two Tiger alums who never stopped believing in Auburn-- and loving it.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The biggest games, the best bowls, the greatest players and coaches to ever wear the orange and blue-- it's all here in this celebration of Auburn Football in the Modern Era. In its more than 300 pages of colorful memories, statistics, humor, Top Ten lists, and much more, DECADES OF DOMINANCE passionately argues for Auburn's greatness on the football field. Here are just a handful of the many chapter topics included: Dye Hard: The Pat Dye Era Top Ten Bowl Games Running Back U: Auburn's Top Rushers and their Statistics The Rise and Fall of the Bowden Empire Top Ten Greatest Games Played in Jordan-Hare The Tommy Tuberville Era Auburn's Records vs the Rest of the SEC and vs All Other Conferences The Future of Auburn Football AND MUCH MORE As a special bonus, this book includes the Complete History of Jordan-Hare Stadium, as well as the scores from every season, every game, and every bowl game in Auburn's Modern Era, 1981-present. Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer, authors of the bestselling SEASON OF OUR DREAMS and Wishbone columnists and podcasters for The War Eagle Reader, poured every ounce of their passion for Auburn football into giving you DECADES OF DOMINANCE: AUBURN FOTBAL IN THE MODERN ERA. A compendium unapologetically celebrating the greatness of Auburn football. Every Auburn fan should own it. -- Michael Skotnicki, author of AUBURN'S UNCLAIMED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. …

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

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. This book is the result of two years of investigation into the networks and methods of one of the most powerful men in france.An investigative book on the borders of>business, politics and the freedom to inform. The authors are seasoned investigative journalists, those who don't let themselves be intimidated. Courage was needed to complete this investigation of>vincent bollor , a man who likes to own the media but not to be investigated. One of the authors was thus surprised one day to receive a summons asking him for 750,000 euros in damages for having just sought to interview the senior executives surrounding the businessman 750,000 euros for just wanting to exercise the profession of informing, which supposes giving the floor to the people we are talking about, it is expensive to pay. Does mr. B have things to hide? Far from dissuading the authors, this unprecedented episode of intimidation of the press even before publication confirmed them in the idea that their investigation was for public health. Methodical construction of an empire with multiple ramifications. They dissect the methods and the personality, as admired as it is feared, of one of the most powerful men in france, who knew, in twenty years, to conquer political circles, spheres industrial and financial, in france and in africa. They tell the story of this universe, where politics, finance and media intersect and where moods are the prerogative of the weak and bluffing the weapon of the powerful. They wonder about the fragility of freedom information in a media world increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few financial empires.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Kohler, Chris (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English. Kohler, Chris (illustrator).

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Alberich, Jarrod (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 206 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.52 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Kohler, Chris (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. Kohler, Chris (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 724 pages. 7.81x5.06x1.64 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 712 pages. 8.74x1.81x6.06 inches. In Stock. Kohler, Chris (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - VOLUME 8 IN THE GREATEST SUPERHERO NOVEL SERIES OF ALL! With 5 new full-page illustrations and cover art by series artist Chris Kohler! Masquerading as the heroic 'Law,' the arch-villain known as the Black Terror has seized control of a vast starfleet and set out to conquer the mighty Kur-Bai Empire. Trapped on opposite sides of a galactic civil war, Esro and Mondrian fight alongside the Elites, Shiva battles inner demons, and a weakened Vanadium finds himself held captive, while the Red Star pursues his own mysterious agenda. Now, as war engulfs the galaxy, Pulsar and Wendy must decide on whose side they will fight. Will they join with Earth's alien foes, or will they trust their greatest enemy, even as he launches. THE DARK CRUSADE! 'Stellar characterization, larger-than-life stories, and, most-importantly, superheroes who aren't ashamed to act heroic. No one, either in comics or prose, is doing superheroes better than Van Allen Plexico.' -Percival Constantine, author of the Vanguard series 'Grandiose storytelling done with gusto and panache.' --Ron Fortier, Pulp Fiction Reviews 'Nobody--not even Abnett and Lanning-- is doing cosmic superheroes as well as Van Allen Plexico is doing them. Period.' --Barry Reese, creator of the Rook The Sentinels Superhero novel series: 1. When Strikes the Warlord 2. A Distant Star 3. Apocalypse Rising 4. The Shiva Advent 5. Worldmind 6. Stellarax 7. Metalgod 8. The Dark Crusade 9. Vendetta (coming in 2017). Kohler, Chris (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Coach Gene Lorendo: The 'Rough & Tough' Right-Hand Man for Shug Jordan at Auburn for 25 Years. Presenting the first biography of this legend and giant of Auburn football, filled with stories of his amazing exploits: \* How Gene Lorendo went from a no-star to a 5-star football player. \* Led the SEC in pass receiving at Georgia in 1949. \* Was a 3-sport athlete at Georgia, lettering in football, basketball and track. \* Played in three bowl games: Sugar, Gator and Orange. \* Was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. \* Played professional basketball in the National Basketball League. \* Played eight seasons of football at four different colleges. \* Was an assistant coach at Auburn for 25 years under legendary Coach Shug Jordan. \* Lorendo's son Mac was a captain and all-SEC offensive tackle on the 1972 'Amazins'/Punt Bama Punt team. \*Served in the US Coast Guard in World War II with stops at Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the surrender of Japan. \* Recruited and coached Pat Sullivan, All-American and Heisman Trophy winner. \* Coached the receivers for Auburn during the 1957 national championship year. Introduction by former Auburn Athletics Director David Housel. With this book, based on dozens of interviews with those who knew him best and filled with rousing and fascinating tales of Lorendo's amazing exploits on and off the field of play, Kenneth Wayne Ringer has given us the definitive biography of one of the greatest 'Auburn men' of all time.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorVan Allen Plexico writes and edits New Pulp, science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction analysis and commentary for a variety of print and online publishers. He won the 2015 Pulp Factory Award for Novel of the Year for. Kohler, Chris (illustrator).

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer, hosts of the AU Wishbone Podcast and authors of WE BELIEVED: A LIFETIME OF AUBURN FOOTBALL and SEASON OF OUR DREAMS, bring you the story of Auburn Basketball over the past five decades, beginning with the arrivals of Sonny Smith and Charles Barkley, and through Bruce Pearl's revival of the program, the Final Four season of 2019 and the powerhouse team of 2022. The book includes: - The hiring of Sonny Smith, along with a bunch of his great stories and hilarious one-liners. AND a new interview conducted with him in 2022, offering his thoughts on his time as coach, his favorite players, his work as color analyst for AU today, and his thoughts on Bruce Pearl and the current Auburn Basketball program.- Charles Barkley: Every story we could find. His three seasons on the team; his experiences with Bobby Knight at the 1984 Olympic trials (and reactions of other players there!); his glory years in the NBA, and beyond. (Not to mention the time he tried to gain a hundred pounds in one day, to avoid being drafted by one particular team!)- Cliff Ellis: His best teams and players, and what he really thought about his dismissal in 2004.- The tragedy of Tommy Joe Eagles, and the disaster of the Lebo/Barbee years. (From how the new Arena was designed and why, to what Barbee felt was the most important thing when he took over the job--!)- Bruce Pearl: How Jay Jacobs managed the hire. The controversies. The revival of the program. The glorious 2019 run. The great players. The exhilaration of the 2022 team and everything around it. All of that and more.- The greatest players of the last five decades, and the best games, tournament runs, and more.- In-depth discussion and analysis of every Auburn Basketball season since 1978 (some of them game-by-game, a few of them play-by-play. and some much more than others, obviously!)- And, along the way, you get Van and John's patented mixture of commentary, humor, memories, and analysis.It's 300 pages of Auburn Basketball glory, as only the AU Wishbone duo can tell it.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As the 2008 football season came to a close, few could have guessed what lay just ahead for Auburn.But with the hiring of an unlikely coach and the recruitment of a quarterback from a junior college in Texas, these Tigers took us on a wild, roller-coaster ride all the way to Glendale, Arizona, and a date in the desert to play for the National Championship.Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer, Co-Hosts of the AU Wishbone Podcast, break down all the key games, controversies and critical moments of perhaps the greatest season in Auburn football history, including the epic, seemingly impossible 'Camback' Iron Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game against Oregon, in play-by-play detail.This is the complete story of Auburn's 2010 National Championship run, as only the AU Wishbone can tell it. Alberich, Jarrod (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. What do you get when you mix one part savvy girl insight with one part saucy glam-art illustrations? A hip, hilarious trip through city life as we know it. Anyone who has watched an episode of Sex and the City knows that single urban life is harder than it looks The fast pace and glossy trappings place a slick sheen on the city's rough side. So what's a girl to do? Laugh about it, of course Author Alexandra Koslow and illustrator Lysa Hawke's Citybursts is a hilarious, knowing look at dating, friendship, and beauty treatments in the urban jungle. It's a perfect gift for sophisticated women who love magazines, shoes, and socializing--even if they don't live in the city. Some examples of Koslow's snappy nuggets of wisdom: Magnificent manYou look like runway modelBut you cheat like pig. Been dumped, need to shop now My emergency funds are hiding--Credit card is a beacon of light. Lingering at the street tableLeave, come back, leave againCome on back and buy the cheap knockoff Everybody's doing it.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Volume 1 of the critically-acclaimed The Above series, and the first book in the vast SHATTERING Saga!The Power has returned. And now I, the exiled dark lord Lucian, race across the infinite planes of creation, a charge of mass murder upon my head, vicious foes dogging my every step. My goals are simple: Justice for myself, vengeance upon my enemies, and conquest of the universe if I get half a chance.But events are conspiring to bring me together with some very unexpected allies, and to thrust me into the most unlikely role of all. Hero !After a failed coup attempt, the dark lord Lucian was exiled from the Golden City of the gods and has dwelt for centuries among the worlds of Man. During that time he carved out a star empire of his own. Now the Power has returned-the Power that fuels the immortality and astounding abilities of the gods-and Lucian has resolved to cast aside his ties to humanity, end his exile and make his way back to his beloved celestial city. But what he finds when he arrives there is not what he expected: Mysterious beings all in black roam the cosmic pathways, most of the gods have somehow vanished, and those who remain look upon him with unadulterated suspicion and hate. Now he must clear his own name and find the true culprit even as his brother and sister gods do everything in their power to capture and destroy him.No one ever said it was easy to be the god of evil.LUCIAN: DARK GOD'S HOMECOMING combines exciting SF/Fantasy adventure with a puzzling murder mystery whodunit in the grand tradition of Roger Zelazny's AMBER series and Jack Vance's DYING EARTH.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Some said it would never happen. On December 2, 1989, it DID happen.Undefeated and second-ranked Alabama did something they'd sworn they would never, ever do: They came to Auburn to play the Iron Bowl.How it happened, after years of threats and lawsuits and refusals to even discuss the possibility, is a story as riveting as the game that unfolded on the field that Saturday afternoon.Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer, co-hosts of the AU Wishbone Podcast, trace the greatest rivalry in football from its dawning in Birmingham to the epic showdown on the Plains.Along the way, they expose the roots of the animosity between the two universities, the numerous ways Alabama has tried to get its way in every dispute with Auburn--and the consequences when it didn't.Then they break down the game itself--what happened, play-by-play, how and why--from Tiger Walk to Toomer's Corner, and beyond. Some said it would never happen. On December 2, 1989, it DID happen. This is the story of that day--possibly the greatest day in Auburn football history--as only the AU Wishbone can tell it.…