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Juggling Step-By-Step

Bobby Besmehn · Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Written by a professional juggler, this guide teaches the basic techniques of juggling. Learning starts with rolled-up scarves and finishes with under-the-leg and behind-the-back throws. The colour photographs illustrate clearly every step.
 
 
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America’s Game

Edward Achorn · PublicAffairs
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover

Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life's savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important - and funniest - figures in the game's history.Von...
 
 
Figure Skating's Greatest Stars

Steve Milton · Firefly Books
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated celebration of the best athletes from this wildly popular sport. Figure Skating's Greatest Stars profiles 60 great skaters, including champions in men's, women's, pairs and ice dancing. Informative essays describe their careers and championship moments,...
 
 
Rozelle: A Biography

Jerry Izenberg · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover

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...
 
 
Working at the Ballpark: The Fascinating Lives of Baseball People from Peanut Vendors and Broadcasters to Players and Managers

Tom Jones · Skyhorse Publishing; First Edition edition
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

What if Studs Terkel wrote a book with Bill James? You'd have a book on what it's really like to make a living in the world of baseball.For everyone who ever dreamed of making their love of baseball into their vocation, Working at the Ballpark will provide a view at their lives...
 
 
The Dangerous Book for Boys

Conn Iggulden · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is.In this digital age there is still a place for knots,...
 
 
Ben Hogan: An American Life

James Dodson · Doubleday; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Authorized, intimate, and definitive, Ben Hogan: A Life is the long-awaited biography of one of golf’s greatest, most enigmatic legends, narrated with the unique eloquence that has made author James Dodson a critically acclaimed national bestseller. One man is often credited with...
 
 
Get a Hobby!: 101 All-Consuming Diversions for Any Lifestyle

Tina Barseghian · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Is your daily grind taking the joy out of life? Don't get glum—get a hobby! In this entertaining, information-packed guide, journalist and ReadyMade contributing editor Tina Barseghian invites you to explore 101 thoroughly absorbing diversions, from conventional to downright...