Books with author Danny Campbell

PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOUR SPORTS FAN“Darrel Campbell got the scoop of a lifetime” - Marshall Terrill, co-author- MARAVICHThirty years have passed since Pete Maravich’s sudden death. The writer who co-authored Pete’s only personal biography, HEIR TO A DREAM, has transposed rare tape recordings, compiled personal notes, and copied private letters he received from Hall of Fame basketball player, Pistol Pete and his father, Coach Press Maravich to create a one-of-a-kind inspirational book for all ages.Darrel Campbell, the Gold Medallion award-winning author of Pete Maravich’s autobiography, Heir to a Dream shares never-before-told stories that Pete and Press Maravich revealed just before their shocking deaths.Read in their words how it was it was Coach Maravich’s dream to mold his namesake into the greatest basketball player the world had ever seen, and read in Pistol Pete’s words as he explains how it was his dream to make his father proud by becoming the first million dollar athlete, becoming a professional player, and becoming a world champion."A truly inspiring book about a man that was not only my hero, but a hero to so many!”- Jackie Stiles, NCAA Scoring Champion & WNBA all-star basketball player

“Darrel Campbell got the scoop of a lifetime” - Marshall Terrill, co-author- MARAVICHThirty years have passed since Pete Maravich’s sudden death. The writer who co-authored Pete’s only personal biography, HEIR TO A DREAM, has transposed rare tape recordings, compiled personal notes, and copied private letters he received from Hall of Fame basketball player, Pistol Pete and his father, Coach Press Maravich to create a one-of-a-kind inspirational book for all ages.Darrel Campbell, the Gold Medallion award-winning author of Pete Maravich’s autobiography, Heir to a Dream shares never-before-told stories that Pete and Press Maravich revealed just before their shocking deaths.Read in their words how it was it was Coach Maravich’s dream to mold his namesake into the greatest basketball player the world had ever seen, and read in Pistol Pete’s words as he explains how it was his dream to make his father proud by becoming the first million dollar athlete, becoming a professional player, and becoming a world champion."A truly inspiring book about a man that was not only my hero, but a hero to so many!”- Jackie Stiles, NCAA Scoring Champion & WNBA all-star basketball player

Fall Saturdays on a college campus mean one thing: football. From the raucous student sections to the marching bands to the thrilling play on the field, college football is a spectacle unlike anything else. Take a front-row seat to everything that makes college football great in College Football Season Ticket: The Ultimate Fan Guide. Season Ticket uses engaging and informative storytelling to take readers into the past, present, and future of your favorite sports leagues. With chapters exploring historic moments, game-changing figures, today s most exciting superstars, and other league dynamics, Season Ticket is your all access pass to sports!

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race. He helped to launch Alan Shepard and John Glenn, then assumed the flight director's role in the Gemini program, which he guided to fruition. With his teammates, he accepted the challenge to carry out President John F. Kennedy's commitment to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s.Kranz was flight director for both Apollo 11, the mission in which Neil Armstrong fulfilled President Kennedy's pledge, and Apollo 13. He headed the Tiger Team that had to figure out how to bring the three Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to Earth. (In the film Apollo 13, Kranz was played by the actor Ed Harris, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance.)In Failure Is Not an Option, Gene Kranz recounts these thrilling historic events and offers new information about the famous flights. What appeared as nearly flawless missions to the moon were, in fact, a series of hair-raising near misses. When the space technology failed, as it sometimes did, the controllers' only recourse was to rely on their skills and those of their teammates. Kranz takes us inside Mission Control and introduces us to some of the whiz kids-still in their twenties, only a few years out of college-who had to figure it all out as they went along, creating a great and daring enterprise. He reveals behind-the-scenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success.Finally, Kranz reflects on what has happened to the space program and offers his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now.This is a fascinating firsthand account written by a veteran mission controller of one of America's greatest achievements.

A 'thinking' approach to learning to fish. This book is a gender neutral beginner's guide to fishing that emphasizes thinking over tackle. It teaches the basics of fish habitat and behavior and challenges the beginning angler to puzzle out each body of water. By learning about the fish and their environment, anglers also learn to handle new fishing waters with confidence and positive results. Downplays the purchase of tackle, but explains how things work and why. A great basic survival guide for uninitiated parents too!The guide is written by a former Adirondack Guide with over 50 years of experience. It was inspired by the many parents who came searching for guidance when the kids wanted to spend time fishing on vacation. It's a great alternative to video game mania, and it will inspire far better family time, exercise, and understanding of the natural world around us, and our place in it.

Lost in the Pacific is the first book in a narrative nonfiction series that tells the true story of a band of World War II soldiers who became stranded at sea and had to fight for survival.World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat.Lost in the Pacific vividly retells this incredible true story for a young audience and launches an exciting narrative nonfiction series: Lost. Featuring black and white photographs, maps, and diagrams that bring each story to life, Lost is the perfect nonfiction companion series for older fans of I Survived and other adventure stories.

This is a great way to get youngster's started on a wonderful, lifelong pastime, and best of all, it's a great alternative to sitting in front of the video game console! It's written by a former Adirondack Guide with 50 years of angling experience. It was inspired by the steady stream of non-fishing adults faced with youngsters clamoring to go fishing, and needing advice. It's not your typical guide, and it emphasizes critical thinking and strategy formation as the route to sucessful fishing. It downplays buying tackle, but It covers enough about rods, reels, lines, hooks, and baits to get you started well (without breaking the budget.) It provides basics about fish and their ecosystems, and presents the fishing trip as a chance to observe, puzzle out the individual habitats, and figure out where the fish are. It also encourages further exploration and research. It's all written at a level that youngsters will understand and enjoy, but the content is not 'kid stuff.' Scattered black and white only illustrations make it environmentally friendly and add interest at strategic points. It is gender neutral and emphasizes safety, social responsibility, and a good conservation ethic. It will inspire days of exercising body and mind, and interacting constructively with the outdoors. It makes a great gift for youngsters, and might just rescue the uninitiated adults drafted for supervisory duty.