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Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer

George Vecsey · Henry Holt & Co
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

On the eve of the 2014 World Cup, New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey offers a personal perspective on the beautiful gameBlending witty travelogue with action on the field--and shady dealings in back rooms--George Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globe-trotting account of the last...
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The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran

Dirk Hayhurst · Citadel Press; Original edition
Format: Paperback

"After many minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years spent in the bullpen, I can verify that this is a true picture of baseball."--Tim McCarver   "There are great truths within, of the kind usually unspoken. And as he expresses them, Dirk Hayhurst describes...
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On the Trail: A History of American Hiking

Silas Chamberlin · Yale University Press
Pages: 243
Format: Print book

The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed...
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Against All Odds: My Story

Chuck Norris · B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover

Millions of people around the world know Chuck Norris as the star of more than 20 motion pictures, including "Delta Force," "Missing in Action," and "Return of the Dragon." Millions more know him as a martial arts expert, the only man in the Western Hemisphere...
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma

Kostya Kennedy · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover

"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst...
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Shooter's Bible Guide to Bowhunting

Todd A. Kuhn · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

From the most trusted name in guns and ammunition comes this ultimate reference on bowhunting. The Shooters Bible Guide to Bowhunting offers everything you need to know about the sport and its gear, from its origin as a means of survival to modern gear. Compound bows and crossbows have...
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My Cubs: A Love Story

Scott Simon · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured - and now triumphant - franchise.No metaphor is necessary;...
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Kites: Flying Skills and Techniques, from Basic Toys to Sport Kites

Rosanne Cobb · Firefly Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The perfect handbook for every kiting enthusiast More than three thousand years ago, the Chinese used kites to spy on their enemies, send messages and lift themselves up and out of hostile situations. Eighteenth century Japan banned kites because too many workers were out flying them...
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Whitetail Nation: My Season in Pursuit of the Monster Buck

Peter Bodo · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

“You can’t go wrong with Pete Bodo’s new book Whitetail Nation: My Season in Pursuit of the Monster Buck . . . Bodo writes with humor and insight. The result is a book that is entertaining, educational and a fun read.”—Orlando SentinelWhitetail Nation is the uproarious...
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