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No-Nonsense Meditation Book, The: A scientist's guide to the power of meditation

Steven Laureys · Green Tree
Format: Paperback

Publishers WeeklyThe No-Nonsense Meditation Book, which unites brain science with practical tips' - StylistRigorously researched and deeply illuminating, world-leading neurologist Dr Steven Laureys works with celebrated meditators to scientifically prove the positive impact meditation...
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A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

Tom Coyne · ‎Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest golf experience, playing every course to ever host a US Open, along with more than two hundred hidden gems and heavyweights, visiting all fifty states to find a better understanding of his home...
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Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance

Jessamyn Stanley · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

Jessamyn Stanley's first book, Every Body Yoga, with 59,000 copies in print, taught us how to do yoga. Now, in she tells us why. Writing about what she calls the yoga of the everyday - which is not just about poses but about applying the hard lessons we learn on the mat to the even...
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The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration

Sarah Everts · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A taboo-busting romp through the shame, stink, and strange science of sweating.Sweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions, but it's also one of our most vital and least understood. In The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Everts delves into its role in the body -- and in human history.Why...
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Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter

Leigh Montville · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

.In 1969, the L.A. Lakers and Boston Celtics were two of America's powerhouse NBA franchises. The Lakers were stacked with stars like Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West, and the Celtics were built around the legendary Bill Russell. The Lakers were destined to win it all that...
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Women on Waves: A Cultural History of Surfing: From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions

Kempton · Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

Few subjects in the world of sports and or the outdoors is more timely or compelling than women's surfing. From smart, strong, fearless women shattering records on 80-foot waves to professional athletes fighting for equal pay and a more fair and just playing field, these amazing, wave-riding...
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Can't Knock the Hustle: Inside the Season of Protest, Pandemic, and Progress with the Brooklyn Nets' Superstars of Tomorrow

Matt Sullivan · Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

"Brilliantly audacious ... written with the profundity of a sage baller and the acuity of a seasoned journalist." - Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavy An award-winning journalist's behind-the-scenes account from the epicenter of sports, social justice,...
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Heart and Steel

Bill Cowher · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Long before the Lombardi Trophy, the Golden Hall of Fame jacket, and successful TV career, legendary head coach Bill Cowher was simply "Billy from Crafton." Born and raised just fifteen minutes from old Three Rivers Stadium, it was in Crafton where the foundation of Cowher's...
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Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players

Cam Perron · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

Cam Perron always loved history, and from an early age, he had a knack for collecting. But when he was twelve and bought a set of Topps baseball cards featuring several players from the Negro Leagues, something clicked. Cam started writing letters to former Negro League players in 2007,...
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(Low) life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and The Mob

Charles Farrell · ‎Hamilcar Publications; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

"With deadpan humor, whip-smart insights and some damn fine sentences, Charles Farrell has written a classic chronicle of life in the twilight world, on par with masters of the genre like Damon Runyon, Mezz Mezzrow, Nat Hentoff and Nick Pileggi. A truly great read."A world-class...
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