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The Handmade Skateboard: Design & Build a Custom Longboard, Cruiser, or Street Deck from Scratch

Matt Berger · Spring House Press
Format: Book

The Handmade Skateboard is the definitive book on building custom skate decks of all shapes and sizes, from the high-performance street deck to the classic longboard to a vintage pinstripe cruisers that will turn heads everywhere you go. When you make your own skateboard from scratch you have...
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101 Trout Tips: A Guide's Secrets, Tactics, and Techniques

Landon R. Mayer · Stackpole/Headwater
Format: Print book

Every fly-fishing problem has a solution. This collection of advice from veteran instructor Landon Mayer helps you analyze your past mistakes and learn how to adapt to a wide range of fishing conditions.Unorthodox solutions for common fly-fishing problemsCovers everything from fly selection...
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Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science, and Evolution of the Jump Shot --- and How It Transformed Basketball Forever

Shawn Fury · Flatiron Books
Pages: 339
Format: Print book

It's hard to believe that there was a time when the jump shot didn't exist in basketball. When the sport was invented in 1891, players would take set shots with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Defenders controlled the sport, the pace was slower, and games would frequently end with...
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You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television

Al Michaels · William Morrow; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television's most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.No sportscaster has covered more...
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Fencer's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Fencing

Doug Werner · Tracks Publishing; Second Edition, Second edition edition
Format: Print book

Debunking the sport’s rumored reputation of being outdated, this newly revised edition explores the ancient yet powerfully rich and entertaining art of fencing. Covering Olympic-style foil, epee, and saber methods, this comprehensive guide also features tips on safety, etiquette,...
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Hiking Through History: Civil War Sites on the Appalachian Trail

Leanna Joyner · Appalachian Trail Confere
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

A walk through a substantial slice of the history embedded in the Appalachian Trail corridor from Underground Railroad sites and W.E.B. Du Bois birthplace in New England to the Union occupation of present-day Hot Springs, N.C. Each site has a full-color map for a quick hike, and most have...
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DIY RC Airplanes from Scratch: The Brooklyn Aerodrome Bible for Hacking the Skies

Breck Baldwin · Tab Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

BUILD YOUR OWN REMOTE-CONTROLLED AIRPLANES QUICKLY, EASILY, AND INEXPENSIVELY! Take to the skies with a majestic motorized model aircraft you create and pilot yourself. Written by the founder of the Brooklyn Aerodrome, DIY RC Airplanes from Scratch shows you how to build a Flack (Flying...
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Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season

Stewart O'Nan · Scribner; First Edition edition
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A fan's notes for the ages, Faithful grew from an email exchange last summer. Filled with the heady mix of exhilaration and frustration familiar to all Boston Red Sox fans, Stewart O'Nan fired off a note to fellow Sox fan, Stephen King, who responded with his thoughts on Pedro,...
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The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score from Nadia to Now

Dvora Meyers · Touchstone
Pages: 319
Format: Print book

Just in time for the 2016 Olympic Games and the fortieth anniversary of Nadia Comaneci's "Perfect 10," an exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport...
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