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The Great Outdoors: A User's Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before Heading into the Wild

Brendan Leonard · Artisan
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover

The outdoor market has never been hotter. This easy introduction to outdoor life will ensure that even a novice won't get lost in the woods while finding an activity he loves to do in the great outdoors--whether it's hiking a 14er or camping on ice. With 400 strategies for engaging in the outdoors,...
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Backpacking New York: 37 Great Hikes

Jeff Mitchell · Stackpole Books
Pages: 237
Format: Print book

New York has the most diverse scenery and one of the most extensive systems of backpacking trails in the East, with a network of trails perfect for both weekend and longer expeditions. Covering hikes in the Hudson Valley, Taconic Mountains, Catskills, Adirondacks, Central, and Western regions...
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Leo Durocher: Baseball's Prodigal Son

Paul Dickson · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Leo Durocher (1906-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront...
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The Total Bike Maintenance Book: DIY Repairs Made Easy

Melanie Allwood · Carlton Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A well-maintained bike is a pleasure to ride - and far less likely to break down. The Total Bike Maintenance Book is a comprehensive guide to keeping your prized machine - whether road, hybrid, or mountain - in tip-top condition. Written by a leading expert, this straightforward, easy-to-understand...
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The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animalsand Other Forgotten Skills

Tristan Gooley · Experiment
Pages: 402
Format: Print book

Gooley's more than two decades of pioneering outdoor experience include research among the Dayak people of Borneo and the Tuareg of the Sahara. With his first book, The Natural Navigator, he started a renaissance in the rare art of reading nature's clues. Now, in The Lost Art of Reading...
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AMC's Best Day Hikes along the Maine Coast: Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails From the Maine Beaches to Downeast

Carey Kish · Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Explore the full length of the rugged coast of Maine in 50 hikes, enjoying classic views, historical lighthouses, and abundant natural beauty. Walk through century-old stands of white pine in Vaughan Woods Memorial State Park. Trek Portland's finest green spaces. Traverse the ridges of Camden...
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Swimming : steps to success

Scott Bay · Human Kinetics
Pages: 240
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Be confident in the pool or open water with Swimming: Steps to Success. This proven program will help you master these techniques: * Freestyle * Backstroke * Breaststroke * Butterfly * Starts and Turns * Open Water * Survival Swimming Step-by-step instruction and color...
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Runner's World Race Everything: How to Conquer Any Race at Any Distance in Any Environment and Have Fun Doing It

BART YASSO · Rodale Books
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

How to be prepared no matter where running might take youMillions of runners around the US are interested in special experiences, whether it means running a bucket-list event like the Boston Marathon, or competing in beautiful and challenging locales such as Rome or Death Valley. Whatever...
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The Fall of the House of FIFA: The Multimillion-Dollar Corruption at the Heart of Global Soccer

David Conn · Nation Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In 2015, FIFA-the multibillion dollar governing body of the world's most-loved sport-was brought down by allegations of industrial-scale bribes, kickbacks, money laundering, racketeering and tax evasion. Beginning with early morning raids in Zurich and the indictment of twenty-seven...
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Complete Guide to Fresh and Saltwater Fishing: Conventional Tackle. Fly Fishing. Spinning. Ice Fishing. Lures. Flies. Natural Baits. Knots. Filleting. Cooking. Game Fish Species. Boating

Vin T. Sparano · Universe
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

The ultimate do-it-yourself guide for the fresh- and saltwater angler. From the author of the award-winning Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia, this volume will prove to be the most complete fishing instruction book ever published. This indispensable resource offers in-depth coverage of spin,...
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Ali vs. Inoki : the forgotten fight that inspired mixed martial arts and launched sports entertainment

Josh Gross · BenBella Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Inoki can use his bare fists. He can use karate. This is serious. There s $10 million involved. I wouldn t pull a fraud on the public. This is real. There s no plan. The blood. The holds. The pain. Everything is going to be real. I m not here in this time of my life to come out with some...
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Marlinspike Sailor's Arts

Barbara Merry · International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Discover the dozens of nautically flavored craft projects you can make with rope! You will be surprised by the fancy projects you can make with a square knot, a double-French hitching, or four-strand braids (a dog collar, a tool grip, and a decorated picture frame, respectively)! You can also...
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Losing Isn't Everything: The Untold Stories and Hidden Lessons Behind the Toughest Losses in Sports History

Curt Menefee · Dey Street Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A refreshing and though-provoking look at athletes whose legacies have been reduced to one defining moment of defeat - those on the flip side of an epic triumph - and what their experiences can teach us about competition, life, and the human spirit.Every sports fan recalls with amazing...
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Lost Champions: Four Men, Two Teams, and the Breaking of Pro Football's Color Line

Gretchen Atwood · Bloomsbury
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Many know the story of Jackie Robinson integrating major league baseball in 1947. But few know that the NFL integrated a year earlier, when Kenny Washington stepped on the field for the Los Angeles Rams. He wasn't the only one. Four men broke pro football's color line in 1946, Kenny Washington...
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