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Degrees of Difficulty
Georgia Cervin
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How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics
Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comăneci helped make women's artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games. But the transition of gymnastics from a women's sport to a girl's sport... |
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The Captain & Me
Ron Blomberg
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The deeply personal story of a friendship between two teammates, and of a human bond which ultimately transcends the game itself. As back-to-back No. 1 draft picks for the New York Yankees, Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson made for an odd couple. One was a good-looking, gregarious kid from... |
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Rough Magic
Lara Prior-Palmer
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"Think the next Educated or Wild. Palmer’s memoir of beating the odds to become a horse champion is an inspiring saga of perseverance—and a classic underdog tale." —Entertainment WeeklyAt the age of nineteen, Lara Prior–Palmer discovered a website devoted to “the... |
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You Gotta Have Wa
Robert Whiting
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From the author of Tokyo Junkie, "the definitive book on Japanese baseball and one of the best-written sports books ever" (San Francisco Chronicle).
One might expect the sport of baseball in Japan to be a culture clash-a collision of American individualism with the Japanese focus... |
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A Look Back at Motorcycling in the Heart of the Appalachians
Lewis Hale
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James P. Hayes Sr. begins his storied motorcycle career in the shade of a tree atop Roan Mountain, Tennessee, in 1936. Winston Johnson is a multitalented motocross racer offering other riders a track to practice, play, and worship. The facility opened in 2019 off Interstate 81 in Abingdon,... |
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