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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl
Jase Robertson · Simon & Schuster Pages: 241 Format: Hardcover
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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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Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon
Elizabeth Wilson · The University of Chicago Press Pages: 352 Format: Print book
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Tennis has never been played better than it is today. To watch Rafael Nadal spin a forehand at 4000 rpm, Maria Sharapova arabesque out of a serve, Serena Williams utterly destroy a short ball, or Roger Federer touch a volley into an impossibly angled winner is to watch not only the best... |
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The Mannings: The Fall and Rise of a Football Family
Lars Anderson · Ballantine Pages: 368 Format: Print book
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From New York Times bestselling author Lars Anderson comes the first full biography of the top family in American sports. Two generations of Mannings have produced three star quarterbacks: Archie, the folk hero at Ole Miss and a star with the Saints; Peyton, considered one of the best of all time;... |
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Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest
Muhammad Ali · Jeter Pub Pages: 256 Format: Print book
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THE FIGHTER. THE ACTIVIST. THE MAN. THE ICON. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is Jeter Publishing's intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age. Celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali in these 200+ pages of images, quotes, and tributes to the Greatest... |
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The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball
Alejandro Danois · Simon & Schuster Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s Baltimore to produce four NBA players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection.As the crack epidemic swept across... |
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Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road
James Longhurst · University of Washington Press Format: Hardcover
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Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians... |
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Coming Out to Play
Robbie Rogers · Penguin Books Format: Book
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“Rogers made history.” —Sports IllustratedRobbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie lived in paralyzing fear that sharing his big secret would cost him the love of his family and his career as a professional... |
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18 Holes with Bing: Golf, Life, and Lessons from Dad
Nathaniel Crosby · Dey Street Books Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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In this love letter to his father, former professional golfer Nathaniel Crosby shares memories of Bing Crosby on the golf course, and the lessons he taught him about the game and about life. With a Foreword by Jack Nicklaus."Bing Crosby was a great ambassador for our game, as well... |
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The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season
Barry Svrluga · Blue Rider Press Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover
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What's it like to live through sports' longest season, the 162-game Major League Baseball schedule? THE GRIND captures the frustration, impermanence, and glory felt by the players, the staff, and their families from the start of spring training to the final game of the year; classy... |
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My Cubs: A Love Story
Scott Simon · Blue Rider Press Pages: 160 Format: Hardcover
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NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured - and now triumphant - franchise.No metaphor is necessary;... |
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Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts
Doug Merlino · Bloomsbury, 2015. ©2015 Pages: 252 Format: Print book
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The first book to bring readers deep inside a top mixed martial arts gym, Beast shows exactly what it takes to reach the top of this exacting sport. Doug Merlino spent two years at Florida's American Top Team, living, eating, and training alongside some of the world's best fighters,... |
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Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
Maurice Isserman · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover
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This magesterial and thrilling history argues that the story of American mountaineering is the story of America itself.In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally... |
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