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Ali: A Life
JONATHAN EIG · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 640 Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us himself) . Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth... |
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Why Baseball Matters
Susan Jacoby · Yale University Press Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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A best-selling author and passionate baseball fan takes a tough-minded look at America's most traditional game in our twenty-first-century culture of digital distraction Baseball is a clockless game at odds with the shortened attention spans of technology-obsessed modern lives. It is, paradoxically,... |
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Mr. Hockey: My Story
Gordie Howe · G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition Format: Hardcover
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The definitive autobiography from hockeys greatest living legend—Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe. Big, skilled, tough on the ice, and nearly indestructible, Howe dominated both the sport and the record books like no one has before or since. Over an incredible six decades, the Hall... |
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Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Jeff Pearlman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 448 Format: Print book
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From a New York Times best-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering figure on the field for two decades who breezed into the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game's last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused to give... |
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Raising Young Athletes: Parenting Your Children to Victory in Sports and Life
Jim Taylor · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover
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Sports are an amazing environment in which to raise children. The benefits they gain from athletic participation are many, including physical, personal, and social. Yet, there is also a dark side to today's youth sports culture, as an emphasis on winning has made what was once fun become... |
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Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
Maurice Isserman · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover
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This magesterial and thrilling history argues that the story of American mountaineering is the story of America itself.In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally... |
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Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.
Garrett Mcnamara · Harperwave Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth.Garrett McNamara - affectionately known as GMac - set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot... |
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I'm Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez · Little Brown and Company Pages: 320
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A memoir from beloved and outspoken first baseman and broadcaster Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez revolutionized how first base was played, partied hard, and played harder than anyone as a champion New York Met in the '80s, and even had a star turn appearing as himself on an episode of Seinfeld.... |
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The Blueprint: LeBron James, Cleveland's Deliverance, and the Making of the Modern NBA
JASON LLOYD · Dutton Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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In 2010, LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers. That same year, Jason Lloyd began to cover the team for the Akron Beacon Journal, LeBron's hometown newspaper. The story he uncovered started as a tragedy but ended in incredible triumph. Back in 2010, starting in the days, weeks, and months... |
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Jim Brown: Last Man Standing
Dave Zirin · Blue Rider Press Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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A unique biography of Jim Brown--football legend, Hollywood star, and controversial activist--written by acclaimed sports journalist Dave Zirin. The author spent considerable time with his subject, speaking with him at length about his life and career.Jim Brown is recognized as perhaps... |
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Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero
Rock G Positano · Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Format: Print book
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The real Joe DiMaggio, remembered by the man who knew him best in the last decade of his life - candid and little-known stories about icons from Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and his Yankees teammates on the field to Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other great celebrities off the field.Dr.... |
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Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science
Gerald R Gems · Rowman & Lttlefield Education, Pages: 345 Format: Print book
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Sports fans have long been fascinated with boxing and the brutal demonstration of physical and psychological conflict. Accounts of the sport appear as far back as the third millennium BC, and Greek and Roman sculptors depicted the athletic ideals of the ancient era in the form of boxers.... |
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The Campout Cookbook: Inspired Recipes for Cooking Around the Fire and Under the Stars
MARNIE HANEL · Artisan Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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Forget freeze-dried astronaut meals and bags of stale, store-bought gorp. Finally, here's a cookbook that complements the magic of gathering around a campfire and sharing a meal with friends. From the IACP Award-winning authors of The Picnic, which brought taste and style to eating outdoors... |
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