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Baseball Card Price Guide
Beckett Media · Beckett Media LLC; 2014 edition
Format: Paperback
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Brand New 2014 Beckett Baseball Annual Guide |
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99: Stories of the Game
Wayne Gretzky · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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"The Great One" weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at the sport of professional hockey, and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming... |
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On the Clock: The Story of the NFL Draft
Barry Wilner · Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Print book
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The NFL draft features no action on the field. No passing, running, tackling, or kicking. Hey, there isn't even a field. Yet the draft has become more popular than many other sporting events, including the NBA and NHL playoff games, against which it goes head-to-head for viewers. In fact,... |
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Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America
David Rapp · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 325
Format: Hardcover
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Their names were chanted, crowed, and cursed. Alone they were a shortstop, a second baseman, and a first baseman. But together they were an unstoppable force. Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance came together in rough-and-tumble early twentieth-century Chicago and soon formed the defensive... |
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Handbook of Reloading Basics
Robin Sharpless · Krause Publications
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback
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Ready, set, reload!With ammo shortages on retailer's shelves, unprecedented firearms sales across the country, and burgeoning numbers of new shooters, reloading is growing in leaps and bounds. Handbook of Reloading Basics, written by industry experts Robin Sharpless and Rick Sapp, is aimed... |
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Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines
Stuart Shea · University Of Chicago Press; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. Hastily constructed after epic political maneuvering around Chicago’s and organized baseball’s hierarchies, the new Weeghman Park (named after its builder, fast-food magnate Charley Weeghman) was home to the Federal League’s... |
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The Science Behind Gymnastics
L E Carmichael · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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Behind every jump, spin and flip of Olympic gymnastics, science is at work. Centrifugal force is at work in a midair spin and a strong centre of gravity is involved in balance beam routines. Newton's Third Law of Motion springs into action as a gymnast flies into the air in the vaulting... |
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Miracle at Fenway: The Inside Story of the Boston Red Sox 2004 Championship Season
Saul Wisnia · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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BEFORE THEY BECOME THE 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONS, THERE WAS THE SEASON THAT BROKE THE CURSE AND STARTED IT ALL…The players and coaching staff of the 2004 Boston Red Sox are now and forever, legends. After all, it had been eighty-six years since Boston last won a World Series, a fact anybody... |
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Rozelle: A Biography
Jerry Izenberg · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover
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Rozelle chronicles the life and times of the architect of the modern National Football League, Pete Rozelle, who transformed football into arguably the most successful sports league in the world. While he was never considered a serious candidate for the job of NFL commissioner early on, the position... |
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Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
Andy Hall · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
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Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to the locals as Denali - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.... |
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Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football
Rich Cohen · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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The gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime football team and their lone championship seasonFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever--a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory.... |
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Relentless: A Memoir
ROBERT SACHS · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The Super Bowl champion wide receiver for the New England Patriots shares his inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring players in the NFL. When the Patriots were down 28-3 in Super Bowl LI, there was at least one player... |
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