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Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal
KEN BENSINGER · Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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The definitive, shocking account of the FIFA scandal - the biggest international corruption case of recent years, spearheaded by US investigators, involving dozens of countries, and implicating nearly every aspect of the world's most popular sport, soccer, including its biggest event,... |
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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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