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The Sailing Bible: The Complete Guide for All Sailors, from Novice to Expert
Jeremy Evans · Firefly Books
Format: Print book
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"Sailing is a popular sport and this book is a very comprehensive treatment of the subject.... This reviewer was impressed by the constant stress the authors place on safety at sea. Photographs always show sailors in appropriate yachting safety gear and almost every paragraph mentions... |
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The Man I Never Met: A Memoir
ADAM SCHEFTER · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful true story of loss and hope by one of the biggest names in sports media. On September 11, 2001, Joe Maio went to work in the north tower of the World Trade Center. He never returned, leaving behind a wife, Sharri, and 15-month old son, Devon. Five years later, Sharri... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover
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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst... |
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The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance
Tom Brady · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The first book by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady - the five-time Super Bowl champion who is still reaching unimaginable heights of excellence at thirty-nine years old - a gorgeously illustrated and deeply practical "athlete's bible" that reveals Brady's revolutionary... |
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Cleveland Indians Legends
Russell J. Schneider · Black Squirrel Books
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
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Forty champions of the TribeForeword by Bob DiBiasioNative Clevelander Russ Schneider has reveled in the successes and lamented the failures of the Cleveland Indians from his earliest childhood. After graduating from high school in 1946 and serving two tours of duty with the U.S. Marines,... |
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Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Jeff Pearlman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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From a New York Times best-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre
A towering figure on the field for two decades who breezed into the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game's last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused... |
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Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football
John Urschel · Penguin Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens--with biographer Louisa Thomas--tells the story of a life balanced between two passions
For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child quickly evolved into mastery of the elegant... |
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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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How to Build a Boat: A Father, His Daughter, and the Unsailed Sea
Jonathan Gornall · Scribner
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Part ode to building something with one's hands in the modern age, part celebration of the beauty and function of boats, and part moving father-daughter story, How to Build a Boat is a bold adventure.
Once an essential skill, the ability to build a clinker boat, first innovated... |
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Trading Bases: A Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball
Joe Peta · Dutton Adult
Format: Print book
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An ex-Wall Street trader improved on Moneyballs famed sabermetrics to place bets that would beat the Vegas odds on Major League Baseball games--with a 41 percent return in his first year. Trading Bases explains how he did it. After the fall of Lehman Brothers, Joe Peta needed a new employer.... |
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Jeff Gordon: His Dream, Drive & Destiny
Joe Garner · Jeff Gordon Inc
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time champion racing legend. For over a year, Garner interviewed and observed Gordon at races, special events, and at home. The book is based on extensive interviews with Gordon - as well as in-depth interviews with dozens... |
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Confessions of an OSU Usher: The Ohio State Buckeye Usher Journal
Trevor Zahara · Proving Press
Format: Print book
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The Ohio State Buckeye Usher Journal features inside stories of the most famous stadium in the world. Trevor Zahara, alongside photos and stories from his fellow ushers, explores the sports history and traditions of The Ohio State University from the unique perspective of a stadium... |
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