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No Shortage of Good Days
John Gierach · Simon & Schuster; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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IN his new book about the delightful torture known as fly fishing, John Gierach again demonstrates the wit, eloquence, and insight that have become his trademarks. Consider this observation about fishing: “From my own experience I can say that a bad back makes you hike slower, stove-up... |
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The Complete Walker IV
Colin Fletcher · Knopf; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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For the first time since 1984, we have a new edition of the classic book that Field & Stream called “the Hiker’s Bible.” For this version, the celebrated writer and hiker Colin Fletcher has taken on a coauthor, Chip Rawlins, himself an avid outdoorsman and a poet from... |
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The Outsider: A Memoir
Jimmy Connors · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication... |
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Backpacking and Hiking (Eyewitness Companions)
Karen Berger · DK ADULT
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Backpacking and Hiking is an illustrated, practical guide to hiking at all levels, including organizing a hike or camping trip, hiking equipment and techniques, safety, and first aid. These lavishly illustrated handbooks cover everything you need to know on subjects ranging from classical... |
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Closer: Major League Players Reveal the Inside Pitch on Saving the Game
Kevin Neary · Running Press
Format: Print book
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The closer is the ace reliever who specializes in closing out the game without surrendering the lead. Facing a power hitter in the ninth inning with a man on base and no outs takes nerves of steel. The pressure on the mound is intense. It takes a special breed to hold it together in these... |
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Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character
Marty Appel · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 432
Format: Print book
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The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel. As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson... |
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Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game
George Vecsey · Modern Library
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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"Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey's book proves it, without wasting a word."-Lee Eisenberg, author of The NumberIn Baseball, one of the great bards of America's... |
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Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography
Lou Holtz · William Morrow; First Edition edition
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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When I die and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. That is the way it should be. For reasons known only to God, I was asked to write an autobiography. Most people who knew me growing up didn't think I would ever read a book, let alone write... |
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