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I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution

Emily Nussbaum · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From The New Yorker's fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch. From her creation of the first "Approval Matrix" in New York magazine in 2004 to her Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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The Sixth Man: A Memoir

Andre Iguodala · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors.Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors' third NBA championship in the last four years, his game has never been stronger....
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Play Hungry: The Making of a Baseball Player

Pete Rose · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball Pete Rose was a legend on the field. As baseball's Hit King, he shattered records that were thought to be unbreakable. And during the 1970s, he was the leader of the Big Red Machine,...
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The Lucky Thirteen: The Winners of America's Triple Crown of Horse Racing

Edward Bowen · Lyons Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In more than a century of American Thoroughbred racing, only thirteen horses have won the Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, all won in the same season) . Veteran turf writer and racing historian Edward L. Bowen takes us through the rich history...
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The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

Ben Lindbergh · Basic Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players. As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought...
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Mission 27: A New Boss, A New Ballpark, and One Last Ring for the Yankees' Core Four

Mark Feinsand · Triumph Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Boasting a mix of homegrown talent and All-Star signings, the 2009 Yankees were composed of the very best. With the previous season's failed playoff bid still as fresh as the paint job on the new Yankee Stadium, a 27th championship flag represented the singular objective of a squad...
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Edgar: An Autobiography

Edgar Martinez · Triumph Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Patience, persistence, and the most unlikely of circumstances vaulted Edgar Martinez from a poor neighborhood in Dorado, Puerto Rico to the spotlight in Seattle, where he spent the entirety of his 18-year major league career with the Mariners. At last, his path is destined for one last...
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Starting the US Open: From Shinnecock to Pebble Beach

Ron Read · Fitting Words
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover

For 23 years, Ron Read witnessed the toughest shot in golf, the opening drive from the #1 tee of the United States Open Championship. A vantage point few have enjoyed. The US Open ranks with the World Series, the Super Bowl, and Wimbledon for its prestige and meaning to its respective sport....
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