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Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture

Rachel Haines · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Two-year-old Rachel Haines didn't know that she would be committing to twenty-one years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance as she jumped into the foam pit during her first "mommy and me" gymnastics class. She had no idea that one day she would become a two-time National...
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Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting: A Beginner's Guide

Garret Romaine · Falcon Guides
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

A Beginner's Guide to Rockhounding, Gem Collecting, Gold Prospecting, and Fossil HuntingBasic Rockhounding and Prospecting is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning the basics of collecting rocks and minerals. It's the perfect companion title to the more advanced Modern Rockhounding...
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Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

Lara Prior-Palmer · Catapult
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

One of Entertainment Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of 2019 "Lara's searingly honest account of her astonishing rise from hopeless underdog to Mongol Derby Champion leaves grit in your teeth and dust in your hair. I laughed, I cried and I felt every bruise. I was riveted...
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Legend: My Life in Football

JOE NAMATH · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Timed for the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon who first brought show business to sports is finally ready to tell the story of his spectacular rise and reign as "Broadway Joe," to his struggles with alcoholism, to the redemption...
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How to Build a Boat: A Father, His Daughter, and the Unsailed Sea

Jonathan Gornall · Scribner
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Part ode to building something with one's hands in the modern age, part celebration of the beauty and function of boats, and part moving father-daughter story, How to Build a Boat is a bold adventure.Once an essential skill, the ability to build a clinker boat, first innovated by the Vikings,...
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The Next Ones: How McDavid, Matthews and a Group of Young Guns Took Over the NHL

Michael Traikos · Douglas & McIntyre
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The NHL is a young man's league. How young? Connor McDavid was twenty years old when he won the scoring title and MVP in 2017. Auston Matthews was still a nineteen-year-old rookie when he tied for second in the Rocket Richard Trophy race with forty goals. By the end of the NHL's...
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Walking: One Step At a Time

Erling Kagge · Pantheon
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical account of an activity that is essential for our sanity, equilibrium, and well-being, from the author of Silence ("A book to be handled and savored." --Wall Street Journal) Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery, and experiencing...
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Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Spot wolves and grizzlies in Lamar Valley, watch...
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BECKETT BASEBALL CARD PRICE GUIDE.

Beckett Media · Beckett Media
Pages: 816
Format: Paperback

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26 Marathons: What I've Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life From Each Marathon I've Run

Meb Keflezighi · Rodale Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Four-time Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi shares his lessons on life, family, faith, and running through a reflection on each of the 26 marathons he's run in his storied career.When four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi ran his final marathon in New York City on November 5, 2017, it marked...
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