The tragic death of Kobe Bryant shocked the entire world. He was a household name, known and admired even by people who don't care much about basketball. Now is the perfect time to look back at his life and career. This book aims to provide a complete overview of Kobe Bryant's impressive career and the challenges that he had to overcome.

When most people think of Michael Jordan, they think of the beautiful shots, his body totally in sync with the ball, hitting nothing but net. He is responsible for incredible moments so ingrained in basketball history that they have their own names: The Shrug, The Shot, The Flu Game. But for all his greatness, there's also a dark side to Jordan: a ruthless competitor, a gambler. There's never been a biography that balanced these personas-until now.

When NBA player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, the league shut down immediately, bringing a shocking, sudden pause to the season. As the pandemic raged, it looked as if it might be the first year in league history with no champion. But four months later, after meticulous planning, 22 teams resumed play in a bub­ble at Disney World - a restricted, single-site locale cut off from the outside world.  

It's a story that weaves its way behind closed doors to reveal intricate machinations normally hidden from public view. Backed by extensive reporting and hundreds of interviews with top players, coaches, and executives, Jake Fischer chronicles secret pre-draft workouts, feuding between player agents and executives, surprising trade negotiations, interpersonal conflict within rosters, organizational power struggles, and the missteps behind infamous public relations fiascos, making for a fascinating and unmissable insider's look at the NBA. 

Find the inspiration you need to be the best soccer player you can be with these sports biographies! Soccer Stars on the Pitch goes deep and explores the lives and careers of some of the sport’s most famous players. Soccer (or, as it’s known outside the US, football) is the most popular sport in the world. From French stopper Hugo Lloris to American captain Christian Pulisic, these sports biographies show you how these amazing athletes made tough choices, overcame injuries, and blew past every other obstacle that got in their way!

When most sports fans hear the stat 3,000, they immediately turn to baseball. But for those fans whose breath comes out in frosty puffs, and who bleed ice and snow, 3,000 can only mean one thing - the glory of Montreal Canadiens hockey. The "Original One" of the "Original Six", the Montreal Canadiens hockey team is practically synonymous with superlative: The most Stanley Cup championship victories, with 24? The Montreal Canadiens. The highest number of regular-season wins? The Montreal Canadiens. The oldest active franchise in the NHL? The Montreal Canadiens.

In Kyrie Irving: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Most Versatile Point Guards, you'll hear about the inspirational story of basketball's star, Kyrie Irving. This short, unauthorized biography of Kyrie Irving highlights his quick ascent into the league as a brilliant passer and scorer.

Are you a Kevin Durant fan? Do you want to know how he became a superstar? Would you like to emulate his humility and work ethic - and be a champion in your own life? If so, Kevin Durant: The Inspirational Story of a Scoring Superstar: Kevin Durant: The Legacy is the book for you! You’ll discover how Kevin grew up, the influences his parents and grandparents had on his character, and how he became such a fierce and versatile competitor. You’ll follow him through his high school, college, and professional basketball careers.

Cristiano and Leo is the fascinating account of the lives and rivalry between two of the best footballers to ever play the game, Ronaldo and Messi. The rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi has defined football to a generation of fans - everyone has an opinion on who is the greatest. Do you prefer Ronaldo, whose work ethic and physique have been honed for one purpose - scoring goals? Or Messi, whose superhuman natural talent means he can do the seemingly impossible with a football?

Regardless of whether you own a family home, a duplex, a triplex or unit number, in case you rent it, you are a landlord. Come, landlord, you need guidance. This audiobook offers important fundamentals and a wide range of tips and practical information that will guide you along the path. This is an easy-to-follow audiobook (we will not use technical terms and inadmissible details) to make money in real estate. 

If you want to venture into applications development, one of the decisions you will have to make is which container-orchestration system you will use for automating deployment, scaling ,and management of applications. And without doubt, you will come across Kubernetes. Even if you are a complete beginner to Kubernetes, this book offers you a complete understanding of this system, from scratch, and from a user’s perspective to help you start using it as the pros do!

Many studies have shown that there is no better therapy to get more inner peace and recover fast from a bad story than some good old journal writing. This is why, in Self-Discovery Journal, you will find a series of questions that will not only serve as writing practice but will also shed some light into the mechanisms behind your thoughts, words, and actions.

Why should you learn hacking? First, to protect yourself. Cyber criminals are everywhere, stealing people’s sensitive data, infecting computers with ransomware, and gaining access to bank accounts. Once you’re aware of the techniques they use, you’ll be able to defend yourself. Second, you can become a “white hat hacker”, a cyber security expert who helps companies find vulnerabilities in their software. You can earn tens of thousands of dollars for discovering a single bug.

There is one very small thing with infinitely many possibilities. So small, yet so powerful. Juicy like raspberry pie. It's a computer - Raspberry Pi. If you still don't know what this is, here is a book that testifies to everything this small, powerful device can do. No, you really don't have to be a computer expert, neither an engineer nor a hacker, to be interested in this book. You just need to know what new technology brings. And it brings...so much more. One of her youngest pets is also Raspberry Pi.

Self-confidence means self-trust, acknowledgement of self-worth, and personal capabilities. Motivation comes after that. Therefore, pouring in the required self-confidence into your actions are necessary for a happy, successful, and perfect life. Self-confidence, together with motivation, enable a person to do wonders. In his thoughts, approach, and decision, a self-confident person is mature. A person who is self-confident is not subject to amendments on the advice of novices or under pressure.