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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 to give... |
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Adventure Carolinas: Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation
Joe Miller · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 160
Format: Book |
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Have you ever wanted to take up a new outdoor sport but thought, "Not me" or "Where do I begin"? In this unique take-it-with-you guide, outdoors and fitness writer Joe Miller introduces you to sixteen adventure sports in the Carolinas, from water to land and through... |
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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 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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The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World
Rough Guides. · Rough Guides, 2016.
Pages: 296
Format: Print book |
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Planning a trip around the world? The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World is loaded with the very latest travel information, from visas and insurance to vaccinations and round-the-world tickets.This guidebook will help you design the best possible trip, with tips on using your phone... |
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Rozelle: A Biography
Jerry Izenberg · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Rozelle chronicles the life and times of the architect of the modern National Football League, Pete Rozelle, who transformed football into arguably the most successful sports league in the world. While he was never considered a serious candidate for the job of NFL commissioner early on, the position... |
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Road Biking
Celeste Baumgartner · Falcon Guides; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback |
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Detailed descriptions and maps of forty of the best bicycle rides in Ohio, from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day tours. |
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Run Fast Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes
Shalane Flanagan · Rodale
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. Finally here's a cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavor and performance... |
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Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
Steve Kettmann · Atlantic Monthly
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover |
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In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their principle owners were embroiled in the largest financial... |
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No Money, No Beer, No Pennants: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Great Depression
Scott Longert · Ohio University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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The Cleveland Indians of 1928 were a far cry from the championship team of 1920. They had begun the decade as the best team in all of baseball, but over the following eight years, their owner died, the great Tris Speaker retired in the face of a looming scandal, and the franchise was in terrible... |
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