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Playing with purpose : inside the lives and faith of Albert Pujols, Mariano Rivera, Josh Hamilton and today's top MLB stars

Author: Mike Yorkey; Jesse Florea; Joshua Cooley
Publisher: Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing, 2012.
Edition/Format:  Print book : English
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Meet the starting lineup of talented major league players with fascinating faith stories in Playing with Purpose: Baseball. Just in time for the new pro season, this book chronicles the lives of several players who stand strong for their Christian faith on the diamond. Veteran CBA author Mike Yorkey, whose Playing with Purpose biography of NFL rookies Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy was a best-seller, now  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biographies
Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mike Yorkey; Jesse Florea; Joshua Cooley
ISBN: 1620298147 9781620298145
OCLC Number: 809031578
Description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Responsibility: Mike Yorkey with Jesse Florea and Joshua Cooley.

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Meet the starting lineup of talented major league players with fascinating faith stories in Playing with Purpose: Baseball. Just in time for the new pro season, this book chronicles the lives of several players who stand strong for their Christian faith on the diamond. Veteran CBA author Mike Yorkey, whose Playing with Purpose biography of NFL rookies Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy was a best-seller, now profiles major league stars both established and up-and-coming, including Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Beltran, Stephen Drew, Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Zobrist, Mark Teixeira, Jeremy Affeldt, and Mariano Rivera.

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