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Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
Steve Kettmann · Atlantic Monthly
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their principle owners were embroiled in the largest financial... |
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Insane Training: Garage Training, Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, and All-Out Bad-Ass Workouts
Matt Kroczaleski · St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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Matt "Kroc" Kroczaleski is a world champion, record holding powerlifter and an NPC bodybuilder known for his grueling, high intensity workouts. Insane Training is what Kroc is famous for. His new book of the same name is full of programs that will help every gym rat take it to the next... |
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Wrigley Field: An Oral and Narrative History of the Home of the Chicago Cubs
Ira Berkow · Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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This stunning tribute to "the one and only," written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ira Berkow, is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field in 2014. Wrigley Field brilliantly and beautifully documents the stadium's entire career through a decade-by-decade... |
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Adventure Carolinas: Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation
Joe Miller · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 160
Format: Book
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Have you ever wanted to take up a new outdoor sport but thought, "Not me" or "Where do I begin"? In this unique take-it-with-you guide, outdoors and fitness writer Joe Miller introduces you to sixteen adventure sports in the Carolinas, from water to land and through... |
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On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments
Alison Levine · Business Plus
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover
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FOREWORD BY LEGENDARY DUKE BASKETBALL COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKIOn the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt Everest to the South Pole. By reflecting on the lessons learned from her various expeditions,... |
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Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages
DAVID ROSS · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Theo Epstein An inspiring memoir from David Ross, the veteran catcher dubbed "Grandpa Rossy," who became the heart and soul of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship team.In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making,... |
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball
Roger Kahn · Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate, second-hand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover
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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst... |
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One Putt: The Ultimate Guide to Perfect Putting
Ken Brown · Firefly Books
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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Ken Brown shows golfers in clear language and photographs how to excel on the putting green. He taps his experience as a winning pro golfer and a broadcaster and analyst on the tournament circuit to share his secrets to perfect putting. He has earned a reputation as a golf guru and his advice... |
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl
Jase Robertson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover
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The closer we look at the Robertson family, the more we discover the substance and authenticity below the surface of these well-known TV characters. In this enlightening book, Jase Robertson gives us a deep look behind his funnyman exterior. In addition to stories of life in the Robertson... |
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