Books with author Jo Bloom

Barry Bonds has emerged, statistically, as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds, winner of a record six MVP awards, holds the single-season record for home-runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks, and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases. His statistical performance is beyond reproach, but his public image remains controversial, and recent allegations of steroid use have cast a shadow over his unprecedented accomplishments. This timely book strips away the hype and takes an objective look and Bonds' life and career.It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in professional sports. Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike. Each volume includes a timeline, bibliography, and index. In addition, each volume includes a Making of a Legend chapter that analyses the evolution of the player's fame and (in some cases) infamy.

Rose Witty had a plan, a roadmap to her life and things were working out just fine. She kept her inner hurts to herself and her writings and she opened her heart to help others. She was everyones shoulder to cry on and she knew she had a gift to draw out the inner demons in others, while protecting her own. In walks Lucas Wells her senior year of high school. The blue eyed brooding poet who would shake her core. His demons were plenty but his heart for her was something she was not prepared for. He drew her scars to the surface while revealing his own and she held on for dear life. They both grew but could the hidden pain that Lucas endured stay hidden? Could he survive a past that haunted him without falling back to his addiction to drugs that already almost killed him once? Would Rose be enough and could she survive the journey, could they both? Was this beautiful boy going to rock her world or destroy it? Is love really enough?