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Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys
Lol Tolhurst · Da Capo Pages: 312 Format: Print book |
A deeply moving and engaging memoir by Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst, co-founder of The Cure, detailing the origins and creation of one of the most beloved bands of all time and Tolhurst's own return from the brink of self-destruction"On a damp September morning in 1964, my mother... |
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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant
Roland Lazenby · Little Pages: 608 Format: Print book |
Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan... |
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The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights
Shaun Assael · Blue Rider Press Pages: 320 Format: Print book |
A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days.Las Vegas,... |
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Impersonations: A Story of the Praxis
Walter Jon Williams · Tom Doherty Assoc Llc Pages: 256 Format: Print book |
Nebula Award-winning author Walter Jon Williams returns to the sweeping space opera adventure of his Praxis universe with Impersonations, an exciting new novel featuring the hero of Dread Empire's Fall!Having offended her superiors by winning a battle without permission, Caroline Sula... |
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On Thin Ice: An Epic Final Quest into the Melting Arctic
Eric Larsen · Falcon Pages: 288 Format: Print book |
In March 2014, Eric Larsen and Ryan Waters set out to traverse nearly 500 miles across the melting Arctic Ocean, unsupported, from Northern Ellesmere Island to the geographic North Pole. Despite being one of the most cold and hostile environments on the planet, the Arctic Ocean has seen... |
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Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History
Molly Schiot · Simon & Schuster Pages: 272 Format: Print book |
Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion.Two years ago, filmmaker... |
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