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The Men's Health Gym Bible

Myatt Murphy · Rodale Books
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback

The Men's Health Gym Bible is the ultimate resource for the total gym experience. Men's Health fitness advisor Michael Mejia and co-author Myatt Murphy will teach you how to use various types of gym equipment for optimal strength and cardiovascular fitness. In addition to hundreds...
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Soccer-4th Edition: Steps to Success

Joe Luxbacher · Human Kinetics Publishers
Pages: 253
Format: Paperback

Master key techniques on the soccer field with Soccer: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide features step-by-step instruction on becoming skilled in individual techniques and team tactics. Improve your abilities in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading,...
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Basketball Now!: The Stars and Stories of the NBA

ADAM SEGAL · Firefly Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Ideal for every fan of the game. Riding the best-selling success of the first edition, Basketball Now! Second Edition presents the best players in the NBA today -- complete with a fresh crop of young stars whose swagger and game has seen them launch to league-wide stardom. From hyped rookies...
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ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health 2nd Edition

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE. · HUMAN KINETICS
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus...
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42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story

Ed Henry · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the hidden hand of God that changed history Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well....
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The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse

RICH COHEN · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago CubsFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series.A...
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The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories

BOB DUFF · Firefly Books
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

Celebrate the NHL's centennial anniversary with the Hockey Hall of Fame -- fully updated with the events that capped the NHL's centennial anniversary! In The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories, authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from...
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18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game

Dylan Dethier · Scribner
Pages: 258
Format: Print book

Shortly before his freshman year of college was set to begin, seventeen-year-old Dylan Dethier - hungry for an adventure beyond his small town - deferred his admission and, "like Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey before him, packed his used car and meager life savings and set off to see and write...
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball

Roger Kahn · Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

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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Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out

John Calipari · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover

"If you are a college basketball fan like I am, you'll understand why I've long admired John Calipari's leadership style. While no coach treasures a win more than John, this terrific book reveals his greater purpose - to lead his young players to better lives, and then...
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On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments

Alison Levine · Business Plus
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

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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Adventure Carolinas: Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation

Joe Miller · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 160
Format: Book

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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Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention

Jay Williams Ph. D. · Harpercollins
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness.Ten years...
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Hockey Now!: The Biggest Stars of the NHL

Mike Ryan · Firefly Books
Pages: 159
Format: Paperback

Re-imagined and re-designed for a modern spin on your favorite book covering the greatest players in the NHL... NOW! Brand new for 2017, the latest edition of Hockey Now! continues to provide fast-paced, up-to-date and strikingly illustrated profiles of the best and brightest the NHL has to offer....
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