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For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball

Bud Selig · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Foreword by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans...
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The Seven Longest Yards: Our Love Story of Pushing the Limits while Leaning on Each Other

Chris Norton · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Quadriplegics do not simply walk again - yet millions watched as Chris Norton took ten nearly impossible steps. With his fiancée, Emily, supporting at his side, those unbelievable steps became the start of an extraordinary journey for them both. The Seven Longest Yards tells the unforgettable...
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir

Daniel R. Day · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn't just about fashion. It's about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud." - Ava Duvernay, director of Selma, 13th,...
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Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

Matthew Kepnes · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Part travel memoir and part philosophical look at why we travel, filled with stories of Matt Kepnes' adventures abroad, an exploration of wanderlust and what it truly means to be a nomad. "Matt is possibly the most well-traveled person I know...His knowledge and passion for understanding...
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Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World

Jeff Gordinier · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A food critic chronicles four years spent traveling with renowned chef René Redzepi in search of the most tantalizing flavors the world has to offer.Hungry is a book about not only the hunger for food, but for risk, for reinvention, for creative breakthroughs, and for connection. Feeling...
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The Everything Tabletop Games Book: From Settlers of Catan to Pandemic, Find Out Which Games to Choose, How to Play, and the Best Ways to Win!

Bebo · Everything
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Tabletop and board games aren't just for rainy days or awkward family events anymore. As the game industry grows, people of all ages are jumping to play "the original social network."In our ever-increasing technological world, playing old-school games is a welcome retreat...
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