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Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball

Howard Bryant · Viking Adult
Pages: 439
Format: Hardcover

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One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits

Adam Skolnick · Crown Archetype
Pages: 324
Format: Print book

One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of America's greatest freediver Competitive freediving - a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath - tests the limits of human ability...
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Catching the Sky

Colten Moore · 37 INK/Atria
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

A transcendent story about risk and the pursuit of happiness, family, and the bond between brothers.Dust and prairie were abundant on the Texas Panhandle, the land that gave birth to generations of Moores. But instead of working the landor the cattle that fed upon it, the Moore brothers,...
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Water Exercise

Melissa Layne · Human Kinetics
Pages: 239
Format: Print book

Looking for exercises to improve your fitness, maximize your cross-training, or recover from an injury or condition--all with little or no impact? "Water Exercise" is your complete resource for fitness and rehabilitation exercises. Water workouts are a fabulous way to exercise,...
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The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup

JOHN FEINSTEIN · Doubleday
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Walk Spoiled, a dramatic chronicle of the bitterly-fought 2016 Ryder Cup pitting a U.S. team out for revenge against the Europeans determined to keep the Cup out of American hands.Coming into 2016, the Americans had lost an astounding...
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Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October

Dayn Perry · William Morrow; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson earned the nickname Mr. October for the crucial clutch hitting that led his teams to the World Series six times and won him two series MVP awards, and this skill at the plate is perhaps what he is best remembered for. But behind the bat was a man many...
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A Life Well Played: My Stories

Arnold Palmer · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The instant New York Times bestsellerThis book is Palmer's parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player has had a bigger...
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The Backpacker's Handbook

Hugh McManners · DK ADULT
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

An easy-to-use portable companion for anyone traveling through wilderness areas. As people of all ages rediscover the great outdoors, backpacking has become more popular than ever. although hiking can be a fun and enjoyable hobby, backpackers should prepare for the many precautions and dangers....
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

Susan Casey · Doubleday; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal,  ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100-feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dis­missed...
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