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The 1997 Masters: My Story

Tiger Woods · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

To mark the twentieth anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods will for the first time reflect on the record-setting win both on and off the course. In 1997, Tiger Woods was already among the most-watched and closely examined athletes in history. But it wasn't until...
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Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

Steve Almond · Melville House; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best SellerPowerful...an important read. —Publishers WeeklyNew York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on Americas biggest sacred cow footballIn Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves....
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Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution

Brian Kenny · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

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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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Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line

Tom Dunkel · Atlantic Monthly Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A 2013 CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the Year and a Booklist Top Ten Sports Book of the Year When baseball swept America in the years after the Civil War, independent, semipro, and municipal leagues sprouted up everywhere. With civic pride on the line, rivalries were fierce...
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Ali: A Life

JONATHAN EIG · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle He was the wittiest, the prettiest, the strongest, the bravest, and, of course, the greatest (as he told us over and over again) . Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth...
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18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game

Dylan Dethier · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

AT SEVENTEEN, Dylan Dethier couldn’t help but think he’d never really done anything with his life. So, two months before his freshman year was set to begin, he deferred admission to Williams College. With the reluctant blessing of his parents, Dylan set out on his idea of the Great...
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Heaven Is a Playground: 4th Edition

Rick Telander · Sports Publishing
Pages: 261
Format: Print book

Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects...
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Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping

Dan White · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 401
Format: Print book

"The definitive book on camping in America. . . . A passionate, witty, and deeply engaging examination of why humans venture into the wild." -- Cheryl Strayed, author of WildAn irreverent history of American campingFrom the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, Dan White...
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The Total Fishing Manual

Joe Cermele · Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover

Gear Up How to pick the best lures, baits, flies, and tackle for any situation and any style of water you plan to fish. Learn how to customize your gear, get the most out of your boat, and more. Set the Hook Whether you’re bobber fishing for bluegills with the kids or heading out after...
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The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America

Gregg Easterbrook · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

Gregg Easterbrook, author of the wildly popular ESPN.com column Tuesday Morning Quarterback takes on football's place in American society.Gridiron football is the king of sports - it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. Of the twenty most-watched...
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

Joe Simpson · Perennial; Revised edition
Format: Paperback

Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower...
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Every Shot Counts: Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy

Mark Broadie · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie's paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game. Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf. What does it take to drop ten strokes from your golf score?...
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow

Eduardo Galeano · Nation Books; Rev Upd edition
Format: Paperback

In this witty and rebellious history of world soccer, award-winning writer Eduardo Galeano searches for the styles of play, players, and goals that express the unique personality of certain times and places. In Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Galeano takes us to ancient China, where engravings...
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