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No Such Thing as Failure: My Life in Adventure, Exploration, and Survival
David Hempleman-Adams · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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If there's an adventure to be had, it's likely that David Hempleman-Adams has been there first.Ranking alongside Ranulph Fiennes and Chris Bonnington in the pantheon of British explorers, David Hempleman-Adams is the first person in history to achieve what is termed the Adventurers'... |
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Walking The Himalayas
Levison Wood · Little
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Following his trek along the length of the Nile River, explorer Levison Wood takes on his greatest challenge yet-navigating the treacherous foothills of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range. Praised by Bear Grylls, Levison Wood has been called "the toughest man on TV"... |
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Rise: Surviving the Fight of My Life
Paige VanZant · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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AN INSPIRING MEMOIR FOR ANYONE WHO'S BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND CAME UP SWINGINGPaige VanZant is a rising Mixed Martial Arts star in the UFC's women's strawweight division and holds a reputation for her ability to defeat obstacles and brutal fights in and out of the octagon. But long before... |
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Walking on the Wild Side: Long-Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail
Kristi McLeod Fondren · Rutgers University Press, 2016.
Pages: 164
Format: Print book
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The most famous long-distance hiking trail in North America, the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail - the longest hiking-only footpath in the world - runs along the Appalachian mountain range from Georgia to Maine. Every year about 2,000 individuals attempt to "thru-hike" the entire... |
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Woodlawn: One Hope. One Dream. One Way.
Todd Gerelds · Howard Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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This riveting true story of courage, strength, and football at the height of racial tension in Birmingham, Alabama, inspired the motion picture Woodlawn, and tells the story of Coach Tandy Gerelds, his running back Tony Nathan, and a high school football game that healed a city. Woodlawn... |
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Sports Psychology - A Complete Introduction
John L Perry · Hodder & Stoughton
Pages: 318
Format: Print book
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Sports Psychology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries... |
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Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics
Jules Boykoff · Verso
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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A timely, no-holds barred, critical political history of the modern Olympic GamesThe Olympics have not always been the commercialized juggernaut we know today, but as Jules Boykoff makes clear in this story-filled and devastating history, the Games have since their inception had a thoroughly... |
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One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game
John Feinstein · Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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John Feinsteins illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends. John Feinsteins career is a sports fans dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight,... |
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Moving Stretch: Work Your Fascia to Free Your Body
SUZANNE WYLDE · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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Moving Stretch is an effective, powerful, and enjoyable type of resistance stretching that not only strengthens and frees the body, but reconditions the body's fascia, rejuvenates the tissue, releases adhesions, relieves pain, and increases flexibility. This accessible guide gives step-by-step... |
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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue
John Aldridge · Weinstein Publishing
Pages: 280
Format: Print book
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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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