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Listen, Yankee!: Why Cuba Matters
Tom Hayden · Seven Stories Press; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Based on unprecedented access to both Cuban and American officials, a book that offers fresh insight into one of history's most enigmatic relationships between nation-states - from one of America's best-known voices of political and social activism.Listen, Yankee! offers an account... |
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The Game's Not Over: In Defense of Football
Gregg Easterbrook · Public Affairs, 2015. Pages: 240 Format: Print book
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On November 17, 1968, the Oakland Raiders staged a last-minute comeback against the New York Jets, scoring two touchdowns in the final minute for a dramatic finale. But there was a problem: no one saw it. NBC, broadcasting the game nationally, cut away with 1:01 remaining and the Jets still... |
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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
KATE FAGAN · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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From noted on-air commentator and sports journalist Kate Fagan, the heartbreaking and vital story of college athlete Maddy Holleran, whose death by suicide rocked the University of Pennsylvania campus and whose life reveals with haunting detail and uncommon understanding the struggle of young... |
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Philip H Knight · Scribner Pages: 386 Format: Print book
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In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Young, searching,... |
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Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 67th Edition
Jonathan Eaton · Hearst; 67 edition Format: Hardcover
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More than ever, boaters need a single comprehensive reference that combines the best traditions of seamanship with cutting-edge practices, gear, and technology. That's why, for nearly a century, Chapman Piloting & Seamanship has remained the most respected and widely used guide... |
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Sailing Alone Around the World: The Illustrated Edition
Joshua Slocum · Zenith Press, 2016. Pages: 241 Format: Print book
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The first illustrated edition of the classic sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum, the first man to circumnavigate the globe alone!Sailing Alone Around the World is Joshua Slocum's memoir about sailing alone around the world aboard his sloop, Spray. The book was an immediate success when... |
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Men in Green
Michael Bamberger · Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Instant New York Times Bestseller "Maybe the best golf book I've ever read." - Bill Reynolds, The Providence Journal "Surprisingly candid...Bamberger doesn't flinch at portraying the Tour's earthier aspects...But the book is overwhelmingly a love song."... |
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Lincoln and the Jews: A History
Benjamin Shapell · Thomas Dunne Books Format: Hardcover
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One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. Lincoln and the Jews: A History provides readers both with a captivating narrative of his interactions with Jews, and with the opportunity... |
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Forward: A Memoir
Abby Wambach · Dey Street Books Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." - NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." - Sheryl Sandberg,... |
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Surfing: 1778-Today
Jim Heimann · Taschen Pages: 589 Format: Print book
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The sport of kings: More than 200 years of surfing cultureThis platinum tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together more than 900 images... |
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The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes
Jorge Posada · Dey Street Books Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game.For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York... |
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The Closer
Mariano Rivera · Little Brown & Co. Pages: 280 Format: Hardcover
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The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted... |
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