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The Ghost Runner: The Epic Journey of the Man They Couldn't Stop
Bill Jones · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A cross between Once a Runner and Chariots of Fire, the heartbreaking story of the man known as The Ghost Runner The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared. A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as the ghost runner,... |
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Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
John Carlin · Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of the rise and fall of South African Olympic and Gold Medal-winning Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his personal and athletic success to the murder charge that rocked the world and put both the man, and post-Apartheid South Africa, on trial.Oscar Pistorius... |
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Joe Simpson · Perennial; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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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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My Fight / Your Fight
Ronda Rousey · Regan Arts
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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THE ONLY OFFICIAL RONDA ROUSEY BOOK "The fight is yours to win." In this inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star charts her difficult path to glory. Marked by her signature charm,... |
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The Bolt Supremacy: Inside Jamaica's Sprint Factory
Richard Moore · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Like football evokes Texas in Friday Night Lights, so does the speed and drama of sprinting provide a unique view into Jamaica -- home to the mighty Usain Bolt and the fastest runners in the world. Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the finish line of the the 100-meter... |
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League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth
Mark Fainaru-Wada · Crown Archetype; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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“PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS DO NOT SUSTAIN FREQUENT REPETITIVE BLOWS TO THE BRAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS.”So concluded the National Football League in a December 2005 scientific paper on concussions in America’s most popular sport. That judgment, implausible even to a casual... |
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The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler
Stephen C. Sieberson · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Book
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The Naked Mountaineer recounts a series of solo journeys to some of the world's most exotic peaks in places such as Switzerland, Japan, and Borneo. However, it is far from the typical heroic mountain-expedition book. Although Steve Sieberson did reach many summits, in most cases his travels... |
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Ali: A Life
JONATHAN EIG · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
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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 himself) . Muhammad Ali was one of the twentieth... |
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History of Baseball in 100 Objects
Josh Leventhal · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pages: 496
Format: Print book
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The only book of its kind to tell the history of baseball, from its inception to the present day, through 100 key objects that represent the major milestones, evolutionary events, and larger-than-life personalities that make up the game A History of Baseball in 100 Objects is a visual and historical... |
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The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus
Joe Posnanski · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times BestsellerThe first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Though they shared some similarities - they were both Midwestern boys... |
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GUN: 100 Greatest Firearms
David E. Petzal · Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of gorgeous photos celebrating 500 years of firearms technology, from the early flintlocks to todays high-tech weaponry, this book shows the history, artistry, and evolving technology of the gun. Guns. For centuries, these beautiful, controversial, essential, and sometimes... |
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