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The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America's Pastime

Kirk McKnight · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

With careers spanning two to three times that of an average player, baseball's best broadcasters have no shortage of history to offer. They have witnessed opening days, no hitters, slugfests, and perfect games, all from arguably the best seats in the house. From former Baltimore Orioles...
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Trolling Big-Water Walleyes: Secrets of the Great Lakes Fishing Guides, Charter Captains, and Walleye Pros

W.H. Chip Gross · Kent State Univ; Spi edition

Experts reveal surefire methods for walley trolling, equipment, techniques, tactics, and moreOn big, open water like the Great Lakes, sprawling Western reservoirs, and large North American rivers, trolling puts more walleyes in the boat hour for hour than any other fishing method. Why?...
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The Steelers Experience: A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Pittsburgh Steelers

David Aretha · MVP Books
Format: Hardcover

Many middle income industrializing economies in Latin America are today beset by price inflation at rates close to or exceeding previous records. In this book Vincent Parkin sets out to explain the nature and causes of chronic inflation in such economies by focusing on the Brazilian experience...
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The Total Outdoorsman Manual

T. Edward Nickens · Weldon Owen; Anv edition

The Total Outdoorsman Manual is the ultimate guide book for the outdoors enthusiast, packed with hundreds of practical tips and techniques from T. Edward Nickens and the experts at Field Stream magazine, that is guaranteed to improve your hunting, fishing, camping and survival skills....
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The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

Jeff Benedict · Doubleday; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

AN EXPLOSIVE AND REVELATORY PORTRAIT REPORTED FROM DEEP BEHIND THE SCENES OF BIG-TIME NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL THE PASSION THE THRILLING ACTIONmdashAND THE SHOCKING REALITIES THAT LIE BENEATH THIS COLOSSAL MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESSCOLLEGE FOOTBALL has never been more popularmdashor more...
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Always a Home Game: Our Journey Through Steelers Country in 140 Days

Josh Miller , · St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

The Pittsburgh Steelers hold the #1 away-game attendance record in the NFL, with a diehard fan base from coast to coast. TV announcers sometimes jokingly ask if this is a home game for the black-and-gold because there are so many fans in the stands. Pittsburgh natives are spread out across...
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Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine

James R. Andrews · Scribner
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover

From tennis elbow to severe trauma, Dr. James Andrews has treated countless sports injuries during his unparalleled medical career. An orthopedic surgeon, well known for performing Tommy John surgeries, and a consultant to some of the fiercest teams in college and professional sports, Dr. Andrews...
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The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream

Tom Clavin · Ecco; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In The DiMaggios acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of three brothers Joltin Joe Dom and Vince DiMaggio and the Great American Gamebaseballthat would consume their livesA vivid portrait of a family and the ways in which their shifting fortunes and status...
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Southern League: A True Story of Baseball, Civil Rights, and the Deep South's Most Compelling Pennant Race

Larry Colton · Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

"Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. Its ugly record of brutality is widely known. Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts. There have been more unsolved bombings in Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than...
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