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I'd Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries

Frank Deford · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Frank Deford is one of the most beloved sports journalists in America. A contributing writer to Sports Illustrated for more than fifty years, and a longtime correspondent on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, these days, Deford is perhaps best known for his weekly commentaries on NPR's...
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This Road I Ride: Sometimes It Takes Losing Everything to Find Yourself

Juliana Buhring · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

This Road I Ride is the remarkable story of one woman's solo journey around the world by bicycle.Juliana Buhring had been mired in a dark hole of depression after the death of a man she loved, and when an acquaintance suggested they honor his memory by biking across Canada, she thought,...
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Lost Champions: Four Men, Two Teams, and the Breaking of Pro Football's Color Line

Gretchen Atwood · Bloomsbury
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Many know the story of Jackie Robinson integrating major league baseball in 1947. But few know that the NFL integrated a year earlier, when Kenny Washington stepped on the field for the Los Angeles Rams.
He wasn't the only one. Four men broke pro football's color line in 1946, Kenny...

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50 Moments that Defined Major League Baseball

Rocco Constantino · ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Baseball is a game of incredible moments, awe-inspiring feats, and dramatic finishes. But not all of these events actually impacted the game itself or the players still to come. Moments such as Lou Gehrig's last Opening Day appearance, the very first All-Star game, or Mickey Mantle's...
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Mavericks, Money, and Men: The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football

Charles Kenyatta Ross · Temple University Press
Pages: 203
Format: Print book

The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked players - particularly those who played for historically black colleges and universities - and in the decision by team owners to share television revenues. In Mavericks,...
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101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out

Josh Pahigian · Lyons Press; 2nd Edition edition
Format: Print book

A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles Americas greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes...
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Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History

Molly Schiot · Simon and Schuster
Pages: 309
Format: Print book

"A thoughtful, exhaustively researched, and long-overdue tribute to the women who have paved the way for the likes of Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, Simone Biles, and more." - espnW

"A stirring tribute to the record setters, barrier breakers, and milestone...
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Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit

Tom Stanton · Lyons Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group was executing a wicked plan of terror, murdering enemies, flogging associates, and contemplating...
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Run, Ride, Sink or Swim: A Rookie's Year in Women's Triathlon

Lucy Fry · Faber & Faber
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

At the age of 31, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. And here's how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming - fairly terrifying, especially in open water; cycling - brilliant when done on a stationary bike, indoors; running - sometimes fantastic,...
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The Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration: Basic Techniques, Maintenance, and Repair

Thomas Larsson · Skyhorse Publication
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

An excellent manual for embarking on a wooden boat restoration project.The Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration is the perfect introduction or reference guide for both novice and experienced wooden boat enthusiasts. Author Thomas Larsson, one of Sweden's most experienced and premier...
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101 Favorite Nymphs and Wet Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies

David Klausmeyer · Skyhorse Publishing; Csm edition
Format: Paperback

An invaluable reference for beginning and experienced fly tyers alike.101 Favorite Nymph and Wet Flies is the latest from acclaimed writer David Klausmeyer to complement his recent volume, 101 Favorite Dry Flies. Whether you are a beginner seeking a comprehensible fishing guide or an experienced...
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Dagger Fighting

Clemens Nimscholz · Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

This modern textbook provides an extensive depiction of more than 75 dagger fencing techniques according to 15th-century dagger Master Hans Talhoffer's manuscripts, among other fencing luminaries, from past and present. In the Middle Ages, dagger fighting was part of every fencer's...
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Philip H Knight · Scribner
Pages: 386
Format: Print book

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.

Young,...
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American Endurance: Buffalo Bill, the Great Cowboy Race of 1893, and the Vanishing Wild West

Richard A Serrano · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Richard A. Serrano's new book American Endurance: The Great Cowboy Race and the Vanishing Wild West is history, mystery, and Western all rolled into one. In June 1893, nine cowboys raced across a thousand miles of American prairie to the Chicago...
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