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The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea

Chris Jericho · Gotham; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author, wrestler, metal rocker, and over-the-top media personality shares his latest wild and hilarious adventures World Wrestling Entertainment has named Chris Jericho as one of the top ten wrestlers—and one of the top five talkers—of all time. Certainly,...
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Soccer iQ - Vol. 2: More of What Smart Players Do

Dan Blank · Soccer Poet LLC
Pages: 117
Format: Paperback

"It's as if Dan was sitting right next to you with a dry erase board saying, 'See what I mean?' This is another must have book for the soccer lover."Ray Leone, Head Coach, Harvard #2 on Football.com's list of the Best Soccer Books for Players and Coaches.A follow-up...
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The Negro Leagues

David Craft · Crescent
Format: Hardcover

Uses old photographs and personal accounts to summarize the history of African Americans in baseball during the days of the old Negro Leagues and includes such legends as Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, and Jackie Robinson.
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Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History

MIKE PESCA · Twelve
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From Mike Pesca, host of the popular Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Calibri} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px...
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The Wilderness Chef: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors

Claudine Martin · The Lyons Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

"Forget the slopes and pass the pepper," advises People magazine in its glowing review of THE WILDERNESS CHEF. Restaurateur and outfitter Claudine Martin brings tasty cuisine to backpackers, skiers, kayakers, and campers, emphasizing foods that are both healthy and delicious....
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Streamlight Ni-MH Battery Stick

Stream light stinger series 75375 nimh battery stick stinger 3.6 Volt. Camping lights flashlights batteries. Made of the highest quality materials
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The Blanco River

Wes Ferguson · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 170
Format: eBook

For eighty-seven miles, the swift and shallow Blanco River winds through the Texas Hill Country. Its water is clear and green, darkened by frequent pools. But Spanish explorers named it the White River for the pale limestone they encountered along its banks and dramatic bluffs. Over the last...
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The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

Bruce Arians · Hachette Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

What is an elite NFL QB and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best in the sport: Peyton Manning; Ben Roethlisberger; Andrew Luck;...
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The Lore of Sportfishing, Spinning & Baitcasting

Jens Ploug Hansen · Book Sales
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Everything you would want to know about all types of sportfishing, Very interesting book to read or to just look at the photographs
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A Different Kind of Daughter: The Girl Who Hid from the Taliban in Plain Sight

Maria Toorpakai · Twelve
Pages: 355
Format: Print book

Amazon Best Book of the Month"Maria Toorpakai is a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own paths to autonomy, fulfillment, and genuine personhood." --Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains...
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Following Atticus - Forty-Eight Peaks, One Little Dog and an Extraordinary Friendship

Tom Ryan · William Morrow
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover

Following Atticus - Forty-Eight Peaks, One Little Dog and an Extraordinary Friendship is about a middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaper editor Tom Ryan and a little dog, Atticus M. Finch, are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute...
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Dog Problems: The Gentle Modern Cure

David Weston · Howell Book House ; Toronto
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

In Dog Problems, the authors present vital information to help today's dog owners understand the differences between their dogs' inherent behaviors and behavioral problems, correct behavioral problems they might encounter, and, ultimately, get the most from the human/dog relationship.
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The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse

Molly Knight · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"From the outside looking in, the Dodgers have been a bubbling cauldron of personality, talent and moods, with the occasional dollop of jealousy. In The Best Team Money Can Buy, it's as if Molly Knight ushers you behind the closed clubhouse doors to see it for yourself." - Buster...
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma

Kostya Kennedy · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover

"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst...
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown · Viking; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Laura Hillenbrands Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitlers 1936 Berlin OlympicsDaniel James Browns robust book tells the story of the University of Washingtons 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic...
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