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Reading the Water: Fly Fishing, Fatherhood, and Finding Strength in Nature

Mark Hume - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover

"A father shares the joys of fly-fishing with his daughters. In this eloquent memoir ... [Mark] Hume vividly conveys the sensory details of their adventures and the stunning surroundings ... A heartfelt, beautifully written celebration of the wonders of nature and comfort of family."...
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Why I Stand

Jonathan Isaac - DW Books
Format: Hardcover

Facing public criticism, peer hostility, and widespread disapproval, would you compromise your principles to blend in with the crowd, or would you stand for what you believe?On July 31, 2020, the Orlando Magic starting forward Jonathan Isaac was the lone NBA player not to kneel for the national...
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Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball's Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It

Peter Golenbock - ‎Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover‏

In Whispers of the Gods, bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings to life baseball greats from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through timeless stories told straight from the players themselves. Like the enduring classic The Glory of Their Times, this book features the reminiscences of baseball...
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State

MELISSA ISAACSON - Agate Midway
Format: Paperback

Set against a backdrop of social change during the 1970s, State is an important, compelling, and entertaining first-person account of what it was like to live through both traditional gender discrimination in sports and the joy of the very first days of equality - or at least the closest...
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