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Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty Kick
Ben Lyttleton · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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An all-encompassing look at the penalty kick, soccer's all-or-nothing play - its legendary moments and the secrets to its successNo stretch of grass has been the site of more glory or heartbreak in the world of sports than the few dozen paces between goalkeeper and penalty kicker in soccer.... |
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Superfans: Into the Heart of Obsessive Sports Fandom
GEORGE DOHRMANN · Ballantine Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary inner lives of America's most obsessive sports fans. There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out what... |
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The Adjacent
Christopher Priest · Random House Inc
Pages: 377
Format: Hardcover
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The eagerly anticipated new novel from "one of the master illusionists of our time." (Wired) In the near future, Tibor Tarent, a freelance photographer, is recalled from Anatolia to Britain when his wife, an aid worker, is killed - annihilated by a terrifying weapon that reduces... |
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Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life
J. Christopher Schutz · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 175
Format: Hardcover
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Jackie Robinson's story is not only a compelling drama of heroism, but also as a template of the African American freedom struggle. A towering athletic talent, Robinson's greater impact was on preparing the way for the civil rights reform wave following WWII. But Robinson's story has always... |
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Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages
DAVID ROSS · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Theo Epstein An inspiring memoir from David Ross, the veteran catcher dubbed "Grandpa Rossy," who became the heart and soul of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship team.In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making,... |
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I'm Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 320
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A memoir from beloved and outspoken first baseman and broadcaster Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez revolutionized how first base was played, partied hard, and played harder than anyone as a champion New York Met in the '80s, and even had a star turn appearing as himself on an episode of Seinfeld.... |
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Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion
Missy Franklin · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making... |
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The Game: Inside the Secret World of Major League Baseball's Power Brokers
Jon Pessah · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The incredible inside story of power, money, and baseball's last twenty yearsIn the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable: cancelling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war with each other, their... |
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Find a Way
Diana Nyad · Knopf
Pages: 308
Format: Print book
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Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election: "When you're facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison."... |
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Shark Drunk: The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean
Morten Andreas Strøksnes · Knopf
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the Norwegian Brage Prize 2015Winner of the Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature 2015Winner of the Norwegian Reine Ord Prize at Lofoten International Literature Festival 2016A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the ocean, for readers... |
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Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football
Rich Cohen · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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The gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime football team and their lone championship seasonFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever--a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory.... |
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The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History
Robert W. Cohen · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league’s flagship franchises. The Giants have appeared in nineteen NFL championship games—more than any other team—and have won eight league championships. Iconic figures... |
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