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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
Jonathan Franklin · Atria Books
Pages: 274
Format: Print book
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"The best survival book in a decade" (Outside magazine) , 438 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.On November 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend... |
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Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria
Kevin F. McMurray · Atria; 1ST edition
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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On a dense, foggy, late July evening in 1956, the Italian-flagged cruise liner "Andrea Doria," bound for New York, was struck broadside by another cruise ship. After an agonizing eleven hours, the relentless sea would drag her down, settling the "Doria" uneasily into... |
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The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Ben Bradlee Jr. · Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves--and that his fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting... |
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Endzone: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football
John U. Bacon · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful, richest and respected program almost lost all three in less than a decade - and entirely of its own doing. It is a story of hubris, greed, and betrayal - a tale more suited to Wall Street than the world's top public... |
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Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em
Phil Gordon · Gallery Books; 1st edition
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Phil Gordon plays poker with the best players in the world. He has won-and lost-in tournaments and cash games around the globe, all the while studying the game and learning from every hand dealt. As the resident expert and cohost of "Celebrity Poker Showdown", Phil has quickly... |
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For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions
James R. Gaines · W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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They began as courtiers in a hierarchy of privilege, but history remembers them as patriot-citizens in a commonwealth of equals.On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere... |
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