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Ultimate Boat Maintenance Projects (Motorbooks Workshop)

Scott Smith · Voyageur Press; First edition
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Boat owners, perhaps more so than other motoring enthusiasts, want to spend their time playing, not maintaining, their toys. Unfortunately, due to their higher exposure to damaging elements, their longer periods of non-use, and the remote locations to which they transport their users, it could...
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The Best Game Ever: Pirates 10, Yankees 9: October 13, 1960

Jim Reisler · Carroll & Graf
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

October 13, 1960: The hardscrabble Pirates were a hungry squad, led by Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, and a colorful bunch of overachievers who hit singles and rode solid fielding and pitching to the franchise's first World Series appearance in 35 years. The Yankees, lordly and corporate,...
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Volleyball: Steps to Success

Bonnie Kenny · Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Cover the court with confidence by mastering the essentials of the game. Volleyball: Steps to Success offers a comprehensive, progressive approach with a proven system for learning, expert instruction, crisp illustrations, and 60 drills to improve play on both sides of the net.Volleyball:...
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Hunting Booger Bottom: Life Lessons from the Field

Michael Waddell · Harper; 1 edition
Format: Book

Booger Bottom, in rural Georgia, has no road signs, no stoplights, no stores. Nobody knows how it got its name, whether from the mythical booger—part panther, part wild dog—that is rumored to have roamed there, or from the Feds ("boogers") who raided local moonshine...
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Basic Illustrated Cross-Country Skiing

J. Scott Mcgee · Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Richly photographed and information-packed tools for the novice or handy reference for the veteran, BASIC ILLUSTRATED books distill years of knowledge into affordable and visual guides. Whether you're planning a trip of thumbing for facts in the field, the BASIC ILLUSTRATED...
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Joe Tait It's Been a Real Ball: Stories from a Hall-of-Fame Sports Broadcasting Career

Terry Pluto · Gray & Co
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

"An easy, fun book to read and will surely bring back good memories for Cleveland sports fans who listened to Tait's trademark calls since 1970." - 20SecondTimeout.com

Joe Tait is like a family friend to three generations of Cleveland sports fans. This book celebrates...

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Dive: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Top Dive Locations

Monty Halls · Firefly Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

A guide to 250 dives in the world's 70 best locations. Diving vacations are expensive, and good advance planning is critical. Lavishly illustrated, Dive provides comprehensive information on each destination -- its history, geography, marine life and special attractions. Informative...
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Knack Kayaking for Everyone: Selecting Gear, Learning Strokes, and Planning Trips

Bill Burnham · Knack
Format: Book

Knack Kayaking for Everyone is aimed at both beginners and casual paddlers, covers both sea kayaking and whitewater kayaking. There are no good, public statistics on the crossover among practitioners of sea kayaking and whitewater kayaking. Modern recreational kayaks, however,...
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Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter

Frank Deford · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover

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