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Falling Off Horses: A Memoir

Karen Donley-Hayes - Milspeak Books, Milspeak Foundation, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Karen and Lash meet as teenagers and form an immediate bond over their mutual love for horses. Year later, Lash marries, and she and her husband locate their dream acreage for building a home and an equestrian facility, only Lash's dream isn't complete if she can't convince...
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Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love

Gotham Chopra - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed director who has gone behind the scenes with many of the greatest athletes in the world, a memoir-meets-manifesto featuring never-before-heard stories about Tom Brady, Simone Biles, Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, and many more.. Sports is religion. No, really. From pilgrimages...
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The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America

Michael MacCambridge - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Indispensable history." -Sally Jenkins, bestselling author of The Right Call. A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports moved from the margins to the mainstream of American culture.. Every decade brings change,...
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The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him

Eric Blehm - Harper
Format: Hardcover

"Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended. The Darkest White is a must read, not just for fans of snowboarding, but for anyone looking for inspiration...
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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks 7 (National Parks Guide)

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet's Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch Old Faithful erupt, spot wildlife and climb Mt Teton; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart...
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Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice

Ben Rothenberg - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A deeply reported, revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, telling the untold story behind her Grand Slam-winning career, her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health, and the challenges of a life in the international spotlight. Naomi Osaka...
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Grand Canyon National Park 7 (National Parks Guide)

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet's Grand Canyon National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip. Hike the Hermit trail, swim in Oak Creek, and ride the Colorado river; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Grand Canyon National Parks...
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The Salmon Sisters: Harvest & Heritage: Seasonal Recipes and Traditions that Celebrate the Alaskan Spirit

Emma Teal Laukitis - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

Follow the Salmon Sisters as they celebrate the seasons through the food, traditions, and rituals of their Alaskan home. Lush photography, charming illustrations, 60 comforting recipes, and 35 traditions showcase and honor the untamed spirit, natural bounty, and seasonal rhythms of land...
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The Catch of a Lifetime: Moments of Flyfishing Glory

Peter Kaminsky - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated collection of first-person stories on the sublime joy of flyfishing Every fly fisher has one: that moment - that ineffable, transcendent moment - they can point to and say, That's it. That was when time seemed to stop and I felt fully alive. That's why I fish....
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Twin Cities: My Life as a Black Cop and a Championship Coach

Charles Adams - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

A Black Minneapolis cop and inner-city football coach faces racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd inflames his city and forces him to explore the tensions in the neighborhood where he grew up.. Charles Adams is a product of the Minneapolis's North Side, the city's poorest...
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