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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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“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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