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Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest

Muhammad Ali · Jeter Pub
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

THE FIGHTER. THE ACTIVIST. THE MAN. THE ICON. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is Jeter Publishing's intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age. Celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali in these 200+ pages of images, quotes, and tributes to the Greatest...
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Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times

Mark Leibovich · Penguin Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Town, an equally merciless probing of America's biggest cultural force, pro football, at a moment of peak success and high anxietyLike millions of Americans, Mark Leibovich has spent more of his life tuned into pro football than he'd...
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4th and Goal Every Day: Alabama's Relentless Pursuit of Perfection

PHIL SAVAGE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

With a Preface by Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban and a Foreword by ESPN's College Gameday Host Rece Davis.Phil Savage first worked with Nick Saban when they both joined the Cleveland Browns' coaching staff in 1991. They were reunited in 2009 when Savage became part of the Crimson Tide...
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Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail

Melanie Radzicki McManus · Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Pages: 293
Format: Paperback

In thirty-six thrilling days, Melanie Radzicki McManus hiked 1,100 miles around Wisconsin, landing her in the elite group of Ice Age Trail thru-hikers known as the Thousand-Milers. In prose that's alternately harrowing and humorous, Thousand-Miler takes you with her through Wisconsin's...
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Incredible Baseball Stories: Amazing Tales from the Diamond

Ken Samelson · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 231
Format: Paperback

The works in Incredible Baseball Stories cover the full span of baseball's rich history. Fans of all ages will enjoy recalling the great and not-so-great moments of the most popular names in the sport. Found in this collection are timeless tales that enable the reader to: * Relive great...
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Reel Masters: Chefs Casting about with Timing and Grace

Susan Schadt · Susan Schadt Press LLC
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Part cookbook, the collection of 42 carefully curated recipes is gratifyingly inviting, inventive, and one of the finest to be found. Part guidebook, the chefs take us fishing along the coastlines and inland shores of the sporting South, including Birmingham, AL, Charleston, SC, Richmond,...
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Pitino: My Story

ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS · Diversion Books
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

On September 26, 2017, the biggest recruiting scandal in college basketball history sent shock waves through the world of sports. Caught up in a massive FBI and NCAA investigation -- and the intense media spotlight -- was Rick Pitino, the Louisville Cardinals' Hall of Fame coach. Here,...
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Fearless: How an Underdog Becomes a Champion

DOUG PEDERSON · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Doug Pederson's winning and inspiring memoir of becoming the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and their against-all-odds march to the Super Bowl championship. Doug Pederson took the Philadelphia Eagles to their first championship in 58 years with his fearless approach. With rare candor,...
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

David Goldblatt · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 516
Format: Print book

The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"...
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The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

HOWARD BRYANT · Beacon Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today's Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotismFor most of the twentieth century, "No News on the Sports Page" governed how sports were played and perceived in America....
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College Football Traditions and Rivalries: Chants, Pranks, and Pageantry

Morrow Gift · Morrow Gift
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

A must-have for football fans of all ages, this handsomely designed gift book is a comprehensive illustrated guide to the greatest traditions and rivalries in college football.Every Saturday each fall, millions of Americans watch their favorite college teams take to the gridiron, battling...
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The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968

George Howe Colt · Scribner
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist The Big House comes a story in the tradition of The Boys in the Boat about an unforgettable group of young athletes who battled in the legendary Harvard-Yale football game of 1968 amidst the sweeping currents of one of the most...
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Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

Mike Stanton · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions...
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