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Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season

MARSHALL JON FISHER - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

Publishing on the 50th anniversary of that magic season, the definitive chronicle of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated team in NFL history - from an award-winning literary sportswriterThe 1972 Miami Dolphins had something to prove. Losers in the previous Super Bowl, a ragtag...
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The Nature of the Game: Links Golf at Bandon Dunes and Far Beyond

Mike Keiser - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Essential reading for every golfer from the sport's most acclaimed course developer - a comprehensive, firsthand account of restoring the inherent satisfactions of this centuries-old game, from the beauty of natural courses to the joys of walking the course "Mike Keiser is the best...
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Phasers on Stun!: How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World

Ryan Britt - ‎Plume
Format: Hardcover

Written with inside access, comprehensive research, and a down-to-earth perspective, Phasers on Stun! chronicles the entire history of Star Trek, revealing that its enduring place in pop culture is all thanks to innovative pivots and radical change. For over five decades, the heart of Star...
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Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

Huw Lemmey - ‎Verso
Format: Hardcover

An unconventional history of homosexuality for readers of The Deviant's War by Eric CerviniWe all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those 'bad gays' whose un-exemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Too many popular histories seek to establish...
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