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Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro

NOT AVAILABLE. · Ecco
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"A Perfect Storm for a new generation, Rachel Slade's Into the Raging Sea is a masterful page-turning account of the El Faro's sinking." - Ben Mezrich, bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook"The one account I've read that solves...
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Hurricane Season: The Unforgettable Story of the 2017 Houston Astros and the Resilience of a City

JOE HOLLEY · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An inside look at the 2017 Houston Astros championship season, focusing on the epic seven-game World Series, the front office decisions that built a winning team, and the resilience of the city in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.On November 1, 2017, the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles...
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I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture

A D Jameson · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A. D. Jameson celebrates the triumph of geekdom in I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, an insightful and irreverent journey through the science fiction, fantasy, and superhero pop-culture cinematic icons whose legions of fans have put them at the top of the box office over and over. Star...
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The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in America

PHILIP DRAY · Basic Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity.From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect...
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The Soul of Basketball: The Epic Showdown Between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk That Saved the NBA

Ian Thomsen · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

"Ian Thomsen is the perfect writer to show us The Soul of Basketball. While baseball grew old, and the NFL dealt with multiple crises, the NBA has emerged as America's game of the present and future. Riding sidecar with LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Greg Popovich, Ian was there for all of it and tells...
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Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters

Bob Dylan · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

In a 1969 conversation with Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner, Bob Dylan proclaimed, "I don't give interviews." But in truth, he has spoken at length with print publications large and small and with broadcast media around the world, given numerous press conferences, and even answered...
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Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier

MARK C ADAMS · Dutton
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating and funny journey into Alaska, America's last frontier, retracing the historic 1899 Harriman Expedition.In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska:...
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Birds of a Feather: A True Story of Hope and the Healing Power of Animals

LORIN LINDNER · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The inspiring story of how one woman's vision helped create a unique healing communityLee Woodruff: "This true story will twist your heart like a sponge and renew your faith in the world."Vicki Myron: "A heartwarming book." Animal lover though she was, Lorin Lindner...
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Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of nike

Phil Knight · Scribner Book Company
Pages: 400

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (BOOKLIST , starred review) , opening up about his company's early days as an intrepid...
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Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine

EDWARD LEE · Artisan
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

American food is the story of mash-ups. Immigrants arrive, cultures collide, and out of the push-pull come exciting new dishes and flavors. But for Edward Lee, who, like Anthony Bourdain or Gabrielle Hamilton, is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning....
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