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The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport

Carl Hiaasen · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

Ever wonder how to retrieve a sunken golf cart from a snake-infested lake? Or which club in your bag is best suited for combat against a horde of rats? If these and other sporting questions are gnawing at you, The Downhill Lie, Carl Hiaasen's hilarious confessional about returning to the fairways...
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Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons

Kara Goucher · Touchstone; Original edition
Format: Print book

GET FIT GET FAST AND GO FARTHER WITH OLYMPIC RUNNER KARA GOUCHERS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO RUNNING FOR WOMEN KARA GOUCHER is crazy madly head-over-heels in love with running and she wants to help you feel that love too Whether youre just getting started or already a seasoned runner this is the book...
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I'm Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 320

A memoir from beloved and outspoken first baseman and broadcaster Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez revolutionized how first base was played, partied hard, and played harder than anyone as a champion New York Met in the '80s, and even had a star turn appearing as himself on an episode of Seinfeld....
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Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams

Seth Davis · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In Search of Excellence for coaching, from the acclaimed CBS Sports commentator and author of the definitive biography of John Wooden

What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent "us"? Seth Davis, one of the keenest...
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The Ugly Game: The Corruption of FIFA and the Qatari Plot to Buy the World Cup

Heidi Blake · Scribner Book Company
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

"The book that reminds you exactly what's wrong with FIFA" (Esquire UK) : This meticulously reported account by two award-winning, investigative journalists at Britain's The Sunday Times explains how the 2022 World Cup was secured for Qatar - a key element in the ongoing,...
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Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

Roland Lazenby · ESPN; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When in 1969 the NBA sought an emblem for the league, one man was chosen above all as the icon of his sport Jerry West. Silhouetted in white against a red-and-blue backdrop, Wests signature gait and left-handed dribble are still the NBA logo, seen on merchandise around the world.   ...
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Who's on Worst?: The Lousiest Players, Biggest Cheaters, Saddest Goats and Other Antiheroes in Baseball History

Filip Bondy · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious celebration of the worst in baseball history: The boneheads, cheats, jerks and losers who make the grand old game so fun Libraries and Internet sites are filled to groaning with debates about who the best ballplayers of all time were—but how many times can you argue...
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Usain Bolt: My Story: 9.58: Being the World's Fastest Man

Usain Bolt · HarperCollins UK
Format: Book

Beautifully illustrated with dozens of specially commissioned photographs, the fastest man on the planet tells the story of his life so far A skinny kid from the Jamaican parish of Trelawny, Usain Bolt's life changed in August 2008 when the Olympic men's...
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New Complete Sailing Manual

Steve Sleight · DK ADULT; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

The New Complete Sailing Manual is undisputedly the most essential reference for sailing instructors and students. From learning the basics of sailing to learning navigation and boat care, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in sailing.
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Pete Maravich: The Authorized Biography of Pistol Pete

Wayne Federman · Focus on the Family
Pages: 459
Format: Paperback

The youngest person to be voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, "Pistol" Pete Maravich is recognized by the NBA as one of the all-time top 50 basketball players. More than 30 years after he left Louisiana State University, his NCAA scoring record still stands. He enjoyed fame,...
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What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Rachael Denhollander · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Written by Rachael Denhollander, Recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018)

"Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued, that...

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