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All the Wrong Moves: A Memoir About Chess, Love, and Ruining Everything

Chapin, Sasha · Doubleday
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"A smart, funny, and slyly profound book about the dark ecstasies of obsessive love. Sasha Chapin is a gentlemanly Gonzo, a dirty Bond, and he writes like a dream."--Claudia Dey, author of HeartbreakerSasha Chapin is a victim of chess. Like countless amateurs before him--Albert...
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For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball

Selig, Bud · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Foreword by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans...
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Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man

Ripken, Cal, Jr. · Harper
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive gamesoutlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball...
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Casting into the Light: Tales of a Fishing Life

Messineo, Janet · Pantheon
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A moving, inspiring portrait of making a dream come true--the (unsentimental) education of a champion surfcaster (catching fish by casting a line from the shoreline) .The midnight (and early morning) tales...
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Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed

Futterman, Matthew · Doubleday
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Visionary American running coach Bob Larsen assembled a mismatched team of elite California runners . . . the start of his decades-long quest for championships, Olympic glory, and pursuit of "the epic run."In the dusty hills above San Diego, Bob Larsen became America's greatest...
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The USDF Guide to Dressage: The Official Guide of the United States Dressage Federation

Jennifer O. Bryant · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Whatever your primary equestrian discipline, dressage is an ideal way for you to increase your riding awareness and enhance your relationship with your horse. Providing an overview of basic techniques and a series of helpful training exercises, Jennifer O. Bryant stresses the tenets of harmonious...
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The Appalachian Trail Hiker: Trail-Proven Advice for Hikes of Any Length

Logue, Victoria · Menasha Ridge Press
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

A classic now in its Fourth Edition, The Appalachian Trail Hiker is today's platinum standard for the latest must-have information for the 4 million day, section, and thru hikers who explore the Appalachian Trail each year. The guide includes: the latest information on hiking the AT with...
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The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Forest Bathing: Using Shinrin-Yoku to Hike, Bike, Paddle, and Climb Your Way to Health and Happiness

Bartlett Hackenmiller, Suzanne M. D. · Falcon Guides
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The first and only guide to shinrin-yoku for the outdoor adventurer! With techniques tailored for hiking, mountain biking, paddling, climbing, trail-running, and cross-country skiing, this is the definitive guide to applying the healthy and rejuvenating practice of forest bathing to your...
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Northern Lights: One Woman, Two Teams, and the Football Field That Changed Their Lives

Parker, Cathy · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Life is hard in Barrow, Alaska. Football mom Cathy Parker first caught a glimpse of this far-away reality from the comfort of her Jacksonville, Florida, living room while watching a 2006 ESPN report on the Barrow Whalers, a high school football team consisting mostly of Alaskan Inupiat...
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