Showing results by narrator "Matt Miller" in All Categories

ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo, and a rinky-dinky clip show called Sports Center. Today the empire stretches far beyond television into radio, magazines, mobile phones, restaurants, video games and more, while ESPN's personalities have become global superstars to rival the sports icons they cover.

Was samurai warrior Taira Masakado a quixotic megalomaniac or a hero swept up by events beyond his control? Did he really declare himself to be the new emperor? Did he suffer divine retribution for his ego and ambition? Filled with insurrections, tribal uprisings, pirate disturbances, and natural disasters, this action-packed account of Masakado's insurrection offers a captivating introduction to the samurai, their role in 10th-century society, and the world outside the capital - a must-listen for those interested in early Japan, samurai warfare, or the mystique of ancient warriors.

There have been many great books about playing the horses. Most focus on the analytical side of the game—which horse is going to win and why. This book turns that equation around. It's much less concerned with which horse is going to win and a lot more concerned with how you should wager on the race in question. Matt Miller looks at the world differently and this contrarian point of view, though sometimes controversial, has led to betting success.

Larry Miller is the tough-as-nails, fun-loving, working-class bad boy who in the 1960s saved young North Carolina coach Dean Smith's job by winning his first two ACC titles and a trip to the National Championship game. A two-time All American, Miller is still the only Tar Heel ever named ACC Player of the Year twice. He was also the first heartthrob of the modern ACC before moving on to become "the Joe Namath of the ABA", setting the pro league's all-time single-game scoring record. And then he simply disappeared.

Shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year Arrest Me, for I Have Run Away is a stunning short story collection on human nature and identity. Stevie Davies' latest work, it is bound to captivate and charm the listener.

America is at a crossroads. The global economic downturn that began in 2008 has laid bare the structural weakness of our economy, putting the country through its most severe test since the Great Depression. Yet our political and business leaders have failed to prepare us because they are in the grip of a set of “dead ideas” about how a modern economy should work. Miller shows how today’s financial crisis has finally stripped these dead ideas of their power, offering hope for a durable recovery.

During WWII in Seattle, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government's orders to forcibly remove and incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country's betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America's triumphs - and a confrontation with its failures.

Authors Dr. Ronald P. Drucker and Sergey Sorin, MD, reveal to us that in most cases, "incurable diseases" are not incurable at all, and our "modern medical system" is not providing us with solutions that have been recognized as fact by scientists for decades. The fact is, the cure for most diseases and the effective solution to prevention, health, healing, beauty, and anti-aging is already known and available. Learn the secrets the "industry" does not want you to know about all-natural healing from degenerative and autoimmune conditions.

Edgar has found a new job as a traffic conductor. It's perfect. No music; just the sounds of traffic. Even better, though... Olivia agrees to go on a date with him.

Edgar's been dating Olivia for about a month now and things are going great! Though it's getting harder and harder to think of dates they can go on that don't involve any music.

Edgar has to prepare for Olivia's father's funeral and, to make matters worse, they're going to play his favourite song as part of the service.

Lisa wants to prove her worth aboard her new pirate ship home. Captain Noah knows how to sail the boat, Ava knows how to navigate, but what can Lisa do? She decides to go fishing so that they have fresh fish to eat for dinner, but it doesn't take long for Lisa to catch more than she bargained for.