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Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America

MAREN HORJUS · Falcon Guides
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don't need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It's time we rewrite the backpacker's life list. Enter...
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The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Rafting and River Camping

Molly Absolon · Falcon Guides
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Rafting and River Camping introduces new rafters to the skills, equipment, and knowledge required to mount a multiday whitewater rafting trip. Rafting equipment, skills, and techniques have changed drastically in recent years, and this book provides the latest...
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The Pact: A UFC Champion, a Boy with Cancer, and Their Promise to Win the Ultimate Battle

Cody Garbrandt · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Cody Garbrandt grew up in a rough town in the Central Appalachian region of Ohio, surrounded by a longstanding culture of fighting - and drugs. Raised in this environment by a single mom (his dad left him at the young age of three to reside in the Ohio State Penitentiary) , Cody grew...
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Day Hike! Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Sandpoint

Seabury Blair · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The newest addition to the Sasquatch Books Day Hike! series covers Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho--including Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Sandpoint. The Inland Northwest is a great place to hike, with mountains, rivers, and lakes forming a diverse and breathtaking geography for trails--including...
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Hike It Baby: 100 Awesome Outdoor Adventures with Babies and Toddlers

SHANTI HODGES · Falcon Guides
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

New parents and parents of toddlers face unique challenges when it comes to planning family trips in the outdoors. A "family friendly" trail is often a misleading term and doesn't take into consideration very young children (under the age of 5) , whose safety and comfort...
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The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting

Roger Kahn · Univ of Nebraska Pr
Pages: 377
Format: Hardcover

Most famous for his classic work The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn is widely regarded as one of the greatest sportswriters of our time. The Roger Kahn Reader is a rich collection of his stories and articles that originally appeared in publications such as Sports Illustrated, the New York Times,...
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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

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 Immaculate Inning: Unassisted Triple Plays, 40/40 Seasons, and the Stories Behind Baseball's Rarest Feats

Joe Cox · Lyons Press
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

The Immaculate Inning shines a light on the miracle of baseball's endless possibility - the way that on any given day, someone (maybe a star, or maybe a scrub) could perform the rarest of single-game feats or cap off a seemingly unobtainable chase for a record. Covering a selection...
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NuWave Oven Cookbook: 250 Amazingly Easy Recipes to Fry, Bake, Grill and Roast with Your Nuwave Oven

Amanda Graves · Independently published
Pages: 163
Format: Paperback

? ??250 Easy & Delicious Nuwave Oven Recipes ???You don't need to be an expert in the kitchen to cook delightful meals for your loved ones!With this cookbook, you will soon make the best dishes ever and you will impress everyone around you with your home cooked meals!The...
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