Books with title Nfl Reader

Scholastic and the NFL are teaming up for books that bring football to life. Written by former NFL pro, NPR and FOX commentator, Tim Green, this reader is a real insider's look at America's game.Ever wondered how top atheletes got their start in the game? Well, former NFL star Tim Green (now a regular commentator for NPR and FOX as well as a novelist in his own right) is going to tell you. Drawing on interviews he's conducted in the course of his career, this is the real story of how some of biggest, toughtest, hardest-hitting guys came to play the game.

Football is number one with fans and has more "avid" fans than any other sport in America. Now Scholastic brings the NFL alive in books that capture all the pulse-pounding action of the game.Who holds the current NFL record for Rushing? How about Passing? Or Touchdowns? Read all about the records, the record-setters, and how they did it. Things may move quickly during a game, but you'd be surprised at how long some of the NFL's greatest records have stood -- and who finally broke them and how.If you've ever wondered about what makes NFL history, this is the book for you. With lots of great photos and fascinating facts, you'll be an expert before you know it.

Scholastic and the NBA (National Basketball Association) continue to score with action-packed books on one of America's most popular sports. Catch all the action from a courtside seat!Get up close and personal with Tim Duncan, one of the NBA's biggest stars! In 2003 he helped lead the San Antonio Spurs to their first ever NBA Championship. In 2004 Duncan and the Spurs capped the season with anothe visit to the playoffs. And 2005 promises to be another great year for Tim and the team. Find out all there is to know this superstar!

For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. For Hanna is not all she seems. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a criminal. Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense. But then suddenly, and terribly, it does - Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime, she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret. 'A tender, horrifying novel that shows blazingly well how the Holocaust should be dealt with in fiction. A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' INDEPENDENT SATURDAY MAGAZINE

The NBA (National Basketball Association) continues to score with its bestselling books on one of America's most popular sports.This Level 3 book in the ongoing line of NBA readers features super photos, sensational stats, and fascinating profiles of 9 hot stars who are burning up the courts, including Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers); Ray Allen (Milwaukee Bucks); Jason Kidd (NJ Nets); Vince Carter (Toronto Raptors); Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves); Tracy McGrady (Orlando Magic); Chris Webber (Sacramento Kings); Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) and Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards).

The novel traces the relationship between a German lawyer, Michael and an older woman, Hanna. Beginning with their brief affair when he is fifteen in post-war Germany, going on to narrate his discovery as a law student that Hanna had been a guard at a satellite camp attatched to Aushwitz - for which she is imprisoned. Schlink explores questions of guilt, deciet, betrayal and memory, against the backdrop of Germany's complex and equivocal response to the Holocaust. It is an immensely subtle and morally sophisticated novel, constantly playing with thereader's sympathies in a way that is profoundly thought-provoking and disturbing