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The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors

Isserman, Maurice · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory.At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions - and no mountain...
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Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero

Christopher McDougall · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst DogFrom the best-selling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming...
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Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir

Adam Rippon · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America's Sweetheart Adam Rippon shares his underdog journey from beautiful mess to outrageous success in this hilarious, big-hearted memoir.Your mom probably told you it's what on the inside that counts. Well, then she was never a competitive...
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The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life

Robert F. LaPrade · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love Knee pain and knee injury happen to people at any age and across...
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City of Champions: An American story of leather helmets, iron wills and the high school kids from Jersey who won it all

Gola, Hank · Tatra Press
Pages: 465
Format: Hardcover

It was 1939. The Depression loosened its grip on America, yet World War II loomed. Meanwhile, high school football was cresting as one of the country's most popular pastimes. In an era before big money and television engulfed sports, schoolboys shared newspaper headlines and glory...
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Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between FanDuel and DraftKings That Upended Sports in America

Albert Chen · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The story of the rise of daily fantasy sports, and the brilliant entrepreneurs disrupting the way we consume sports.The inside story of the rise, fall, and rise of FanDuel and DraftKings - two companies that began as obscure start-ups and, seemingly overnight, became billion dollar companies,...
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