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The Whore of Akron
Scott Raab · Harper
Format: Print book
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Who is LeBron James? In the wake of his suddendeparture from Cleveland’s hopeful Cavaliers to join Pat Riley’s Miami Heat,this is the question that is burning in the hearts of basketball fans aroundthe country. Now, in the tradition of Frederick Exley’scult-classic sports... |
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When the Game Was Ours
Larry Bird · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s--Celtics vs Lakers,... |
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His Father's Son: Earl and Tiger Woods
Tom Callahan · Gotham
Format: Hardcover
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A revealing and intimate biography of the man who influenced Tiger Woods the most-his father, Earl Woods Tiger Woods has been with us since he appeared on "The Mike Douglas Show" as a two-year-old, hitting golf balls for Bob Hope. In the three decades since, he established himself... |
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50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport
Bob Boyles · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 1312
Format: Paperback
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This is a must have for any serious fan of college football. Thoroughly documenting every key moment and statistic from the 1955 season to the 2007 NFL draft, it is simply the most comprehensive encyclopedia of the sport ever written. It’s perfect for fans looking for in-depth information... |
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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life
Charles Jardine · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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With over 100 movies and two Academy Awards to his credit over six decades, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career--and now his 85th year.
One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred... |
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Life Is a Marathon: A Memoir of Love and Endurance
Matt Fitzgerald · Lifelong Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it--and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversity
Step after step for 26.2 miles, hundreds of thousands of people run marathons. But why--what compels people past... |
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Fifty-Nine in '84
Edward Achorn · Smithsonia; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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“All fans of baseball, all fans of a good story, will love this book." — Professor Gordon Wood, Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winner “This is a beautifully written, meticulously researched story about a bygone baseball era that even die-hard fans will find foreign,... |
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Great Caves of the World
Tony Waltham · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning visual tour of the worlds most spectacular caves and cave systems Caves are found on every continent The United States is home to the worlds longest cave system the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and to the worlds most popular tourist cave New Mexicos Carlsbad Caverns Great Caves... |
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Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man
Cal Ripken Jr. · Harper
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive gamesoutlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field. Cal... |
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The Fifth Season: Tales of My Life in Baseball
Donald Honing · Ivan R. Dee; 1st ed edition
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
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"If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever. It seemed contagious, but it struck mostly from within. . . . Often, in later years, when I was writing a long series of books on the game, some well-intended... |
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Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring
Dewey Bozella · Ecco
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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In this inspiring memoir, Dewey Bozella recounts his life and the twenty-six years he spent behind bars for a murder he did not commit - a stirring tale of courage, strength, faith, and perseverance. In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully accused of murdering Emma Crapser,... |
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The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
John Eisenberg · Basic Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $13 billion in annual revenue. Yet its current dominance has obscured... |
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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
KATE HARRIS · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico Iyer A brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating... |
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