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Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: South

Johnny Molloy · Menasha Ridge Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: South details 45 hikes along the AT from the trail's southern terminus atop Georgia's Springer Mountain north through North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. These superlative treks visit overlooks, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and wildernesses,...
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Spartan Fit!: 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit. No Gym Required.

Joe De Sena · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance Joe De Sena designed the Spartan races to test overall conditioning: strength, flexibility, endurance, and speed. His signature take-no-prisoners approach to achieving...
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99: Stories of the Game

Wayne Gretzky · Putnam
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside the game as few others can. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed "The Great One,"...
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How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

Matt Fitzgerald · VeloPress
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have known this for decades and now science is learning why it's true. In his fascinating new book How Bad Do You Want It?, coach Matt Fitzgerald examines more than a dozen pivotal races to discover...
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50 Hikes in the Berkshire Hills

Lauren R. Stevens · Countryman Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Hikes and walks all around Western Massachusetts Often compared to the English Lake District, the Berkshires abound with country lanes, scenic vistas, and forest trails for hikers and strollers of all abilities. Lauren R. Stevens has written about the Berkshires for more than 30 years,...
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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

Carli Lloyd · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there In 2015, the U.S .Women's National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified...
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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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When the Game Stands Tall, Special Movie Edition: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak

Neil Hayes · North Atlantic Books; Mti Spl edition
Format: Paperback

Revised and updated edition of the book to accompany the major motion picture directed by Thomas Carter and starring Jim Caviezel, Alexander Ludwig, Laura Dern, and Clancy Brown.This insider’s account of the greatest winning streak in sports history brings to life the tragedies, triumphs,...
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Forward: A Memoir

Abby Wambach · Dey Street Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

"This is the best memoir I've read by an athlete since Andre Agassi's Open, but it is much more than a book about sports. It's a candid, moving account of the thrills and toils of achieving greatness - and then sustaining it. I could not put it down, and you will not want it to end."...
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The Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Essential Skills and Tips

Joe Cermele · Weldon Owen
Format: Print book

From the same team that brought you the Total Fishing Manual , comes the book fly fishing fanatics have been waiting for: The Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Tips and Tricks from Expert Anglers. The Total Fly Fishing Manual is the most comprehensive collection of expert fly fishing advice...
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