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Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life
Ron Darling · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for Game Seven of the World Series. Ron Darling got to live that dream - only it didn't go exactly as planned. In Game 7, 1986, the award-winning baseball analyst looks back at what might... |
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Custom Gunsmithing for Self-Defense Firearms
Steve Sieberts · Gun Digest Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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Custom gunsmithing...expertly explained! Competition, self-defense, handgun hunting and long-range shooting are rapidly growing. Many shooters get involved in these pursuits only to find that they need to enhance their guns to get the best results. Unfortunately, the rates charged by custom... |
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Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself
Kenneth L Feder · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 280
Format: Print book
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Presenting "the real deal" of American antiquity - as opposed to the hyped fare of many cable TV shows - Kenneth Feder invites readers to explore the stunning technological, architectural, engineering, and artistic achievements of America's first peoples. Part travel guide, part... |
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Family Biking: The Parent's Guide to Safe Cycling
Robert Hurst · FalconGuides
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Family Biking is a guide for parents and parents-to-be on how to introduce their children to the joys and responsibilities of bicycle riding. The guide includes safe methods of transporting children via trailer bike or tandems, taking young children on bicycle tours, fitting a child to a bicycle,... |
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K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches
Tyler Kepner · Doubleday
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of todayThe baseball is an amazing... |
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Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America
Bruce Weber · Scribner Book Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Based on his popular New York Times series, bestselling author Bruce Weber shares the adventures of his solo bicycle ride from coast to coast. Riding a bicycle across the United States is one of those bucket-list goals that many dream about but few fulfill. During the summer and fall of 2011,... |
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The Girl on the Dancing Horse: Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro
Charlotte Dujardin · Trafalgar Square Books
Pages: 259
Format: Paperback
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Charlotte Dujardin and her charismatic horse Valegro burst onto the international sports scene with their record-breaking performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The world was captivated by the young woman with the dazzling smile and her dancing horse. The YouTube clip of their... |
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Track & Field Coaching Essentials
USA Track & Field · Human Kinetics
Format: Print book
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About the Author USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and racewalking in the United States. Based in Indianapolis, USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events... |
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Undisputed Truth
Mike Tyson · Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world—and a legend both in and out of the ring. Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during... |
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
KEITH O'BRIEN · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi‑day events, and cities... |
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The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Thing in Sports
Jeff Passan · Harpercollins
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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Yahoo's lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports - the pitching arm - and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors.Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers... |
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Present at the Creation: My Life in the NFL and the Rise of America's Game
UPTON BELL · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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To understand how the NFL became the sports phenomenon it is today, you can study its history or you can live its history as an active participant. Upton Bell grew up at the knee of the NFL's first great commissioner, his father, the legendary Bert Bell, who not only saved the game... |
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