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Gun Digest 2017
Jerry Lee · Gun Digest Books Pages: 568 Format: Print book
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THE 71ST EDITION OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST GUN BOOK! Generations of firearms enthusiasts have used Gun Digest as the number one source for information on guns old and new for hunting, target shooting, collecting and personal defense. Whatever your interest is in relation to firearms, you'll... |
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Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971
LEIGH MONTVILLE · Doubleday Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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An insightful portrait of Muhammed Ali from the New York Times bestselling author of At the Altar of Speed and The Big Bam. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military - and the key moments in a life that was as high profile and transformative... |
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National Geographic Walking Washington, D.C.
Barbara Noe Kennedy · National Geographic Soc Pages: 192 Format: Print book
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See the best of Washington with this streamlined walking guide, complete with step-by-step itineraries and maps to help you explore the city like a pro and navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit... |
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Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
Bethany Hamilton · MTV Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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The amazing story of the thirteen-year-old surfer girl who lost her arm in a shark attack but never lost her faith -- and of her triumphant return to competitive surfing. They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the tremendous passion that drives... |
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Salt, Sweat, Tears: The Men Who Rowed the Oceans
Adam Rackley · Penguin Books Format: Paperback
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A riveting first-person account and history of rowers who have attempted to navigate across the AtlanticMore people have climbed Mount Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic. For more than seventy days, Adam Rackley and his rowing partner ate, slept and rowed in a boat seven meters... |
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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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Days of Knight: How the General Changed My Life
Kirk Haston · Indiana University Press Pages: 224 Format: Paperback
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What happens when a 6' 9" kid from Lobelville, Tennessee is recruited by legendary basketball coach Bob Knight? Kirk Haston's life was changed forever with just a two-minute phone call. Containing previously unknown Knight stories, anecdotes, and choice quotes, fans will gain... |
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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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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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Swimming Studies
Leanne Shapton · Blue Rider Press Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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Swimming Studies is a collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Leanne Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped... |
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Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe
Becky Wade · William Morrow & Company Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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From elite marathoner and Olympic hopeful Becky Wade comes the story of her year-long exploration of diverse global running communities from England to Ethiopia - 9 countries, 72 host families, and over 3,500 miles of running - investigating unique cultural approaches to the sport and revealing... |
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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
Mark Neuzil · University of Minnesota Press Pages: 336 Format: Print book
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Ancient records of canoes are found from the Pacific Northwest to the coast of Maine, in Minnesota and Mexico, in the Southeast and across the Caribbean. And if a native of those distant times might encounter a canoe of our day - whether birch bark or dugout or a modern marvel made of carbon... |
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The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
TOMMY CALDWELL · Viking Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite s El CapitanOn January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb in history Yosemite... |
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Boy who runs : the odyssey of julius achon.
Julius Achon · Ballantine Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's charity."Julius... |
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