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The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball

Alejandro Danois · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s Baltimore to produce four NBA players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection.As the crack epidemic swept across...
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WWE Encyclopedia Of Sports Entertainment

Steve Pantaleo · Dk Publishing
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Get the history, facts, and stats on the Superstars, Divas, and Legends you love and the ones you love to hate! The most expansive, all-encompassing chronicle ever unleashed on the WWE Universe. Over 400 full-color pages, and over 1,200 Superstar and event profiles, the WWE all-time roster...
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Fantasy Man: A Former NFL Player's Descent into the Brutality of Fantasy Football

Nate Jackson · Harpercollins
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestselling author of Slow Getting Up chronicles his descent into the madness of early retirement and fantasy football. In Slow Getting Up - hailed by Rolling Stone as "the best football memoir of all time" - Nate Jackson told his story face down on the field....
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

Ben Westhoff · Hachette Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

"Invaluable... Westhoff's] book will stand as a comprehensive guide to an inner-city movement that conquered the world. """---"Publishers Weekly "A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast...
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The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football

S C Gwynne · Scribner
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how Hal Mumme and Mike Leach - two unknown coaches who revolutionized American football in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s - changed the way the game is played at every level, from high school to the NFL.Hal...
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Let Them Play: The Mindful Way to Parent Kids for Fun and Success in Sports

Jerry Lynch · New World Library
Pages: 172
Format: Print book

American youth sports is undergoing a crisis in parental behavior: parents are fighting with refs, coaches, their kids, and each other. Verbal abuse is being thrown at adolescent referees, fist fights are breaking out on the sidelines, and leagues are having to impose new restrictions on parents'...
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