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Yoga for Better Sleep: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science

Stephens, Mark · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback

Learn simple yoga techniques--poses, meditations, and breathwork--to sleep better and longer, from master yoga teacher trainer and author, Mark StephensAlthough modern science has unraveled some of the mysteries of our sleeping, dreaming, and waking states and age-old yoga practices are helping...
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A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History

Berkman, Seth · Hanover Square Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The inspiring, unlikely story of the American, Canadian, South Korean and even North Korean women who joined together to form Korea's first Olympic ice hockey team.Two weeks before the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics, South Korea's women's hockey team was forced...
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The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small

Stathers, Kath · Universe
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

With 1,000 adventures for all ages, it's never too soon or too late to begin the things you've only dreamed of doing. We all have things we'd like to do - one day - but work, family, school, money, and responsibilities get in the way. This invaluable guide to fun, fantastic,...
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What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Rachael Denhollander · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Written by Rachael Denhollander, Recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018) "Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued,...
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55 Corrective Exercises for Horses: Resolving Postural Problems, Improving Movement Patterns, and Preventing Injury

Ballou, Jec Aristotle · Trafalgar Square Books
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover

Over time, horses (like people) acquire postural habits, compensate for soreness and injury, and develop poor movement patterns. This limits performance ability, causes unsoundness and health issues, and ultimately undermines the horse's overall...
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All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters

Namath, Joe · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

In the wake of the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football. Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead...
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You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity

McPherson, Don · Edge of Sports
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

"McPherson wants readers to begin to understand that traditional masculinity is a burden to boys and men, and to help change the narrative handed down to them...This is a valuable contribution to the new choir of traditionally masculine men reevaluating themselves on their own terms."--Publishers...
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Run Like a Girl 365 Days a Year: A Practical, Personal, Inspirational Guide for Women Athletes

Samuels, Mina · Skyhorse
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

No matter how hard it is to get out the door, it's on the road that we meet our strengths and weaknesses, have the space to contemplate our hopes and dreams and ultimately find what makes us happy. Not every workout is an epiphany. Instead, each time out on the road - no matter how much...
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Horses in Translation: Essential Lessons in Horse Speak: Learn to "Listen" and "Talk" in Their Language

Wilsie, Sharon · Trafalgar Square Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

With her landmark first book Horse Speak: The Equine-Human Translation Guide, trainer Sharon Wilsie upended conventional methods of human-equine communication (using words and ropes, for example) with her clear classification of the language horses use with each other...
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EPHPHATHA: GROWING UP PROFOUNDLY DEAF AND NOT DUMB IN THE HEARING WORLD: A BASKETBALL PLAYER'S TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY TO THE IVY LEAGUE

Dr. Thomas M Caulfield · Ephphatha
Pages: 115
Format: Paperback

THE TRUE STORY OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEYFor two decades a father kept a secret journal documenting the life of his only son, Christopher, who was born profoundly Deaf. He had a simple dream of someday presenting that journal to Christopher as a special gift from father to son. But as each...
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