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Stories from the Dirt: Indiscretions of an Adventure Junkie
John Long · Falcon Guides
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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Riding tubes in Venezuela. BASE jumping in Europe. Climbing big walls in Yosemite. Riding bulls in Texas. These first-person stories from John Long, while vastly different in content, share an identifiable emotional texture, tone and delivery, and fundamentally are of one piece. This is storytelling... |
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When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake
TIM LARKIN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In a civilized society, violence is rarely the answer. But when it is-it's the only answer. The sound of breaking glass downstairs in the middle of the night. The words, "Move and you die." The hands on your child, or the knife to your throat. In this essential new book, self-protection... |
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Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers
Nicholas Smith · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identityWhen the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart... |
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
SCOTT JUREK · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable... |
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl
Jase Robertson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover
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The closer we look at the Robertson family, the more we discover the substance and authenticity below the surface of these well-known TV characters. In this enlightening book, Jase Robertson gives us a deep look behind his funnyman exterior. In addition to stories of life in the Robertson... |
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Football Nation: Four Hundred Years of America's Game
Susan Reyburn · Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Football Nation: Four Hundred Years of America's Game from the Library of Congress is an unprecedented look at football from its early days in colonial America to the professional and college game in the twenty-first century. This visually stunning social and cultural history... |
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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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Drawn to the Deep: The Remarkable Underwater Explorations of Wes Skiles
Julie Hauserman · University Press of Florida
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Dan's Cave looks like the entrance to the underworld. Two divers swim along a luminous blue-green passage, flashlights cutting through the water, a dark mass of stalactites suspended overhead. This is the breathtaking National Geographic cover photo taken by Wes Skiles (1958-2010) , a top nature... |
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Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes
Johnny Molloy · Falcon Guides
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for some of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania will take you through state and national... |
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The Runner: Four Years Living and Running in the Wilderness
Markus Torgeby · Bloomsbury Sport
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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As a teenager, Markus Torgeby turned out to be a very talented long-distance runner. It didn't take long before he was discovered by an enthusiastic coach who set very high goals. However, while Markus performed brilliantly in training, during competitions he often failed inexplicably.... |
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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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