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Gary Player's Black Book: 60 Tips on Golf, Business, and Life from the Black Knight

Gary Player · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Gary Player's Little Black Book contains fifty questions and detailed responses from eighteen-time major winner Gary Player. The book, divided into three parts, focuses on specific scenarios and problems that arise in golf, life, and business.In the first section on golf, topics include...
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Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler

Michael Freeman · Dey Street Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League - the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original...
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Gun Digest Guide To Concealed Carry Handguns

Dick Jones · Gun Digest Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Are you interested in carrying a handgun for self defense, but don't know where to start? Perhaps you're already an armed citizen and are looking for a new carry choice? Let the Gun Digest Guide to Concealed Carry Firearms be your complete guide to the fast-growing world of concealed...
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The Ultimate Guide to Waterfowl Hunting: Tips, Tactics, and Techniques for Ducks and Geese

Tom Airhart · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Waterfowling is one of the more challenging forms of hunting. Requiring an intimate knowledge of the quarry in specialized gear - from shotguns and ammo to decoys, calls, blinds, and boats - and taking place in a variety of terrains - from the fields of Manitoba to the flooded timber of Arkansas,...
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Lou: Fifty Years of Kicking Dirt, Playing Hard, and Winning Big in the Sweet Spot of Baseball

LOU PINIELLA · HARPERCOLLINS
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

In this candid, revealing, and entertaining memoir, the beloved New York Yankee legend looks back over his nearly fifty-year career as a player and a manager, sharing insights and stories about some of his most memorable moments and some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball.For...
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Dick Allen, The Life and Times of a Baseball Immortal: An Illustrated Biography

William C. Kashatus · Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Baseball star Richie "Dick" Allen forced Philadelphians to address the racism that existed in their city during the 1960s. While his candid opinions challenged the white baseball establishment, Allen's tape-measure home runs earned the admiration of younger fans and fellow...
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Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons From an Unlikely Entrepreneur

Gary G. Schoeniger · Eli Press
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback

In the late 1950s, Glen Allan, Mississippi, was a poor cotton community. For many, it was a time and place where opportunities were limited by social and legal constraints that were beyond their control. It was a time and place where few dared to dream. Based on his own life experience,...
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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

Michael Lewis · W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

By the author of the bestselling Moneyball: in football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play.The young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football...
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Build a Drone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing, Constructing, and Flying Your Very Own Drone

Barry Davies · W W Norton
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

Within the last couple of years, the usage of drones in both the public and private (military) sector has exploded. People are talking about drones, building drones, and something most people didn't know of a few years ago is now a household name.Build a Drone will not only teach you how to build...
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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue

John Aldridge · Weinstein Publishing
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown of the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented...
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

KEITH O'BRIEN · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi‑day events, and cities...
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The Ultimate Treadmill Workout: Run Right, Hurt Less, and Burn More with Treadmill Interval Training

David Siik · Adams Media
Format: Print book

Maximize the burn and eliminate the pain with the BITE method!Move over, HIIT--theres a new workout in town! The Balanced Interval Training Experience, or BITE method, helps you shed weight and improve your run faster than ever before. Based on David Siiks award-winning methodology and experience...
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High Percentage Fishing: A Statistical Approach To Improving Catch Rates

Josh Alwine · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 125
Format: Paperback

Envisioned as the "Moneyball" of largemouth bass fishing, High Percentage Fishing offers a practical approach to put more fish in your boat. It freely mixes big bass wisdom from some of the world's greatest fishermen, with statistical findings from a vast database of catch...
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Off Balance: A Memoir

Dominique Moceanu · Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

In this searing and riveting New York Times bestseller Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu reveals the dark underbelly of Olympic gymnastics the true price of successand the shocking secret about her past and her family that she only learned years laterAt fourteen years old Dominique...
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