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The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West
JOHN BRANCH · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping portrait of one family's gamble that rodeo and ranching are the future of the West -- and not just its past.For generations, the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and world-champion saddle-bronc riders -- some call them the most successful rodeo family in history.... |
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Tides and the Ocean: Water's Movement Around the World, from Waves to Whirlpools
William Thomson · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A visual exploration of the ebbs and flows of the world's seas along its shores, accessibly revealed in words and illustrations from William Thomson. Tide is the vertical motion of water, something so subtle it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Inspired by his travels around... |
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I'm Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 320
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A memoir from beloved and outspoken first baseman and broadcaster Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez revolutionized how first base was played, partied hard, and played harder than anyone as a champion New York Met in the '80s, and even had a star turn appearing as himself on an episode... |
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Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
Yusra Mardini · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiring story of how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning -- and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer.When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation:... |
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Born to Fish: How an Obsessed Angler Became the World's Greatest Striped Bass Fisherman
Tim Gallagher · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The son of a mobster goes from deadbeat to world champion to protector of "the people's fish."Born to Fish tells the story of a man who led a harrowing, sometimes dissolute life until he turned himself around, thanks to his rod and reel. Overcoming learning disabilities, substance... |
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Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
DEENA KASTOR · Crown Archetype
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a lyrical, inspirational memoir on how harnessing the power of the mind can unlock hidden potentialDeena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended... |
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The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in America
PHILIP DRAY · Basic Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity.From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect... |
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Across America and Back: Retracing My Great-Grandparents' Remarkable Journey
Mary Ann Hooper · University of Nevada Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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After unearthing her great-grandparents' diaries, Mary Ann Hooper set out on a journey to retrace their 1871 trip across the United States on the newly-opened Transcontinental Railroad - via Chicago, just destroyed by the Great Fire, then across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains... |
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Run Forever: Your Complete Guide to Healthy Lifetime Running
Amby Burfoot · Center Street
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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In RUN FOREVER, Boston Marathon winner and former Runner's World editor-in-chief Amby Burfoot shares practical advice and wisdom on how to run with greater joy and health for an entire lifetime.Everyone learns how to run at an early age. It's naturally wired into your body. Yet in recent... |
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
Scott Jurek · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable... |
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