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Pedro

· Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A bold, no-holds-barred memoir from one of the most dominant and dynamic pitchers to ever play the game Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from...
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Running with the Champ: My Forty-Year Friendship with Muhammad Ali

Tim Shanahan · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

A personal tribute to the remarkable friendship between Tim Shanahan and Muhammad Ali, including dozens of never-before-told stories about Ali, his family, his entourage, and various celebrities along the way - as well as never-before-published personal photos.In 1976 Tim Shanahan was a medical-instruments...
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The Complete Yachtmaster: Sailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper

Tom Cunliffe · Adlard Coles; 8 edition
Format: Hardcover

The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience.In this fully revised eighth edition, Tom Cunliffe brings together all the essentials of modern...
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You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck: The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman

Bill Heavey · Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

Writing for magazines and newspapers for more than twenty years, including two decades at Field Stream, Bill Heavey has become famous as Americas everyman outdoorsman, unafraid to draw attention to his many and varied failuresfrom sporting French lavender deodorant to scaring a UPS man half...
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A History of Women's Boxing

Malissa Smith · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Records of modern female boxing date back to the early eighteenth century in London, and in the 1904 Olympics an exhibition bout between women was held. Yet it was not until the 2012 Olympics—more than 100 years later—that women’s boxing was officially added to the Games....
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Smile at Strangers: And Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly

Susan Schorn · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

“Eat, pray . . . kick ass. Delivered with self-deprecating candor, Schorn's life lessons learned at the dojo will resonate with anyone who's ever tried to remodel a house, raise kids, cope with a health crisis, navigate office politics or hyperventilated—essentially...
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Boat Data Book

Ian Nicolson · Sheridan House; 5th edition
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Boat designers, builders, surveyors and anyone interested in repairing, refitting, and maintaining powerboats and sailboats, have long used the <I>Boat Data Book</I> as the standard reference work covering the materials and equipment used for boats. <P>Now in its fifth...
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Wooden: A Coach's Life

Seth Davis · Henry Holt & Co
Pages: 591
Format: Hardcover

A provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writersNo college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like John Wooden. His UCLA teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s capped...
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Sports Illustrated Baseball's Greatest

Editors of Sports Illustrated · Sports Illustrated; ILL edition
Format: Hardcover

Whos the greatest slugger of all time, Babe Ruth or Ted Williams? Where do Derek Jeter and Cal Ripken Jr. rank on the list of the best shortstops? At third base, would you rather have Mike Schmidt or Brooks Robinson? Is Fenway or Wrigley the better ballpark?This book will end many arguments-and...
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl

Jase Robertson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover

The closer we look at the Robertson family, the more we discover the substance and authenticity below the surface of these well-known TV characters. In this enlightening book, Jase Robertson gives us a deep look behind his funnyman exterior. In addition to stories of life in the Robertson...
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