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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue

John Aldridge · Weinstein Publishing
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown of the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented...
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Walking: Weight Loss Motivation: Lose Weight, Burn Fat & Increase Metabolism

April Stride · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 94
Format: Paperback

#1 Best Seller! Find the Motivation to Walk Your Way to Health! No matter how much time you spend on your work and family, there's no escaping the fact that you have to take care of yourself, too. Have you ever wished you could get up off the couch and get healthier? Don't...
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Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Former NBA superstar Allen Iverson was once one of America's most famous athletes: a trendsetter who transcended race, celebrity, and pop culture, and emerged from a troubled past to become one of the most successful and highly compensated athletes in the world. Now, his life and career...
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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story

Chris Nashawaty · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"More fun to read than the movie was to watch ... a scene-stealing book." -- The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selectionCaddyshack is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, a classic snobs vs. slobs story of working class kids and the white...
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Primal Endurance: Escape chronic cardio and carbohydrate dependency and become a fat burning beast!

Mark Sisson · Primal Blueprint Publishing
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

Primal Endurance shakes up the status quo and challenges the overly stressful, ineffective conventional approach to endurance training. While marathons and triathlons are wildly popular and bring much gratification and camaraderie to the participants, the majority of athletes are too slow,...
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The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights

Shaun Assael · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 303
Format: Print book

A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days.On January...
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What tennis pros don't teach

Manuel S Cervantes · Xlibris
Pages: 541
Format: Print book

What Tennis Pros Don't Teach encompasses a World of information threading Tennis and life at work. It talks about the forces of Tennis under all different scenarios. This book is based on the love of Tennis as the foundation to tackle philosophy, mental toughness, discipline, strategy,...
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The Road Headed West: A 6,000-Mile Cycling Odyssey through North America

Leon McCarron · Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

What happens when you swap the nine-to-five for two wheels and a journey of a lifetime?Terrified of the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or excitement, Leon takes off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense.Over five months...
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The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano and the Story of an Epic College Basketball Rivalry

John Feinstein · Doubleday, 2016.
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

The riveting inside story of college basketball's fiercest rivalry among three coaching legends - University of North Carolina's Dean Smith, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, and North Carolina State's Jim Valvano - by the king of college basketball writers, #1 New York Times bestseller John FeinsteinOn...
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From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

RAY ALLEN · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir.Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships...
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A Necessary Spectacle: Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, and the Tennis Match That Leveled the Game

Selena Roberts · Crown
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Billie Jean King didn't want to play Bobby Riggs. He baited and begged her for months while she ignored his catcalls and challenges. But after Margaret Court's ignominious defeat in the so-called Mother's Day Massacre, Billie knew what she had to do despite the personal and professional...
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Going Somewhere: A Bicycle Journey Across America

Brian Benson · Plume

Brian has a million vague life plans but zero sense of direction. So when he meets Rachel, a self-possessed woman who daydreams of bicycling across the States, he decides to follow her wherever she'll take him. Brian and Rachel soon embark on a ride from northern Wisconsin to Somewhere...
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Complete Guide to Camping and Wilderness Survival: Backpacking. Ropes and Knots. Boating. Animal Tracking. Fire Building. Navigation. Pathfinding. ... Campfire Recipes. Rescue. Wilderness

Vin T Sparano · Universe
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The ultimate do-it-yourself guide for camping and wilderness survival. From the author of the award-winning Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia, this volume is the most complete camping instruction book published. This monumental full-color guide to the outdoors features more than 600 photographs,...
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Hello, Bicycle: An Inspired Guide to the Two-Wheeled Life

Anna Brones · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

An inspirational and encouraging illustrated guide to the world of bicycles and cycling, with practical information on bike buying, riding, repairs, and maintenance.Bicycling is one of life's simple joys--it's fun, freeing, and good for the planet and our health. Yet, the world of cycling...
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