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Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage

Jon Finkel - ECW Press
Format: Paperback

Oooohhh yeahhhh! Macho Man: The Life of Randy Savage is the sensational, definitive biography of the WrestleMania headlining, Spider-Man fighting, Slim Jim snapping, minor league baseball playing American original: Randy Savage. Savage, a WWE wrestling hall of famer, was an A-list celebrity...
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The Football Game That Changed America: How the NFL Created a National Holiday

Dennis Deninger - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating history of the Super Bowl and its massive impact on the sports world and beyond.The Super Bowl has changed what was just another wintry Sunday into America's unofficial holiday. It's the biggest entertainment event of the year. It's the most important advertising...
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Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea

Richard J. King - Viking
Format: Hardcover

"A masterfully curated collection...You don't have to be a sailor to be blown away by this fascinating, bighearted book." - Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea, Travels with George, and Second Wind. A story as vast and exhilarating as the open ocean itself,...
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Drop In: The Gender Rebels Who Changed the Face of Skateboarding

Deborah Stoll - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

The bad*ss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding.Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? Drop In is the first book to recognize and historicize the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed...
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Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments

Joe Posnanski - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author of Why We Love Baseball After his bestselling home run books Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski turns from the national pastime to the number one sport in America. Why We Love...
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RAPilates: Body and Mind Conditioning in the Digital Age

Chuck D - Enemy Books
Format: Hardcover

Hip-hop icon Chuck D presents a gorgeously illustrated Pilates exercise program for people of all ages, including the over-forty crowdLEGENDARY HIP-HOP ARTIST CHUCK D has been touring the world for four decades, since his band Public Enemy put out their first album in 1987. Now, at age sixty-three,...
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Accessible Ashtanga: An All-Levels Guide to the Primary and Intermediate Series

Kino MacGregor - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

A bold, much-needed guide for Ashtanga yoga practice, useful for all levels and illustrated with 250 color photos, by one of yoga's best known and respected teachers, Kino MacGregor. . This offers an updated, more accessible view of the traditional series, adapting it to serve a wider...
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Movement for Every Body: An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement--Build mind-body awareness, overcome exercise barriers, and improve mobility

Marcia Dernie DPT - North Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback

With humor, empathy, and expertise, a Black, femme, disabled, and neurodivergent physical therapist retraces their journey through a weaponized fitness culture, sharing an alternative path to honor all bodies and needs. An inclusive, full-color guide to improving mobility, building strength,...
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50 Hikes with Kids Virginia and Maryland: With Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington DC

Alison Humphreys - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Discover the 50 most kid-friendly hikes in the mid-Atlantic states with this book featuring maps and scavenger hunts of items to find along each trail - plus fun extras that will foster a curiosity about the region's flora, fauna, and geology!. In the latest addition to the 50 Hikes...
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Practical Pistol

Ben Stoeger - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback

A Straightforward, No-nonsense Instructional Guidebook on Pistol Shooting . Practical Pistol holds nothing back, sharing the knowledge collected from a plethora of expert sources. Top shooters such as Bob Vogel, Dave Sevigny, and Matt Mink collaborated with Ben Stoeger to compile the so-called...
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