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Run Fast Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes

Shalane Flanagan · Rodale
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. Finally here's a cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavor and performance...
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Lonely Planet's Atlas of Adventure

LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Don't just walk on the wild side - hike, climb, cycle, surf and even parachute. Lonely Planet's Atlas of Adventure is an encyclopedia for thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies, featuring the best outdoor experiences, country-by-country, across the world - making it the ultimate...
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The Greatest: My Own Story

Muhammad Ali · Graymalkin Media
Pages: 415
Format: Print book

In his own words, the heavyweight champion of the world pulls no punches as he chronicles the battles he faced in and out of the ring in this fascinating memoir edited by Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Toni Morrison. Growing up in the South, surrounded by racial bigotry and discrimination,...
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Fight Like a Physicist: The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

Jason Thalken · Ymaa Publication Center
Format: Paperback

Fight Like a Physicist provides an in-depth, sometimes whimsical look into the physics behind martial arts for sport and self-defense. Whether you are an experienced martial artist or a curious enthusiast, this book can give you an "unfair advantage" by unraveling the complex...
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The Golf Book: Twenty Years of the Players, Shots, and Moments That Changed the Game

Chris Millard · Harperdesign
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerFrom the archives of Golf Channel comes the ultimate book on the sport - a must for every fan - a comprehensive and engaging full-color compendium of the best moments of the past 20 years, filled with stories from top players, colorful insights from on-air talent...
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Papi: My Story

David Ortiz · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining, unfiltered memoir by one of the game's greatest, most clutch sluggers and beloved personalities David "Big Papi" Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game. As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David has helped...
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K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches

Tyler Kepner · Doubleday
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of todayThe baseball is an amazing...
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Parcells: A Football Life

Nunyo Demasio · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated...
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Youth Baseball Drills

Peter M Caliendo · Human Kinetics,
Pages: 225
Format: Print book

Coaches know the importance of drills. The cornerstone of most practices, they are essential in developing player skills and team execution. For younger players, however, the best drills go one step further. They engage the player, promote teamwork, and establish a lifelong love of the game....
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Inside the Empire: The True Power Behind the New York Yankees

Bob Klapisch · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A riveting look at what is really said and done behind closed doors with the New York Yankees, the most famous and wealthiest sports franchise in the world Using the 2018 baseball season as the backdrop, Inside the Empire gives readers the real, unvarnished "straight-from-the-gut"...
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The Total Outdoorsman Skills & Tools Manual

T. Edward Nickens · Weldon Owen
Format: Print book

What makes someone a total outdoorsman? It’s a mix of know-how, enthusiasm, experience and having the right tools. In this follow-up to the top-selling Total Outdoorsman Manual author T. Edward Nickens returns with another 300+ hints on how to get the most from your hunting, fishing,...
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Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man

Cal Ripken Jr. · Harper
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive gamesoutlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball...
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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

Charles Jardine · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

With over 100 movies and two Academy Awards to his credit over six decades, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career--and now his 85th year. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred in a huge...
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Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart

DION LEONARD · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup,...
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Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times

Mark Leibovich · Penguin Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Town, an equally merciless probing of America's biggest cultural force, pro football, at a moment of peak success and high anxietyLike millions of Americans, Mark Leibovich has spent more of his life tuned into pro football than he'd...
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