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Mind of the Demon: A Memoir of Motocross, Madness, and the Metal Mulisha

Larry Linkogle · Running Press
Format: Paperback

Larry Linkogle was a child-prodigy motocross racer who turned pro at age 15. A daredevil and rebel from the start, he quit the sport in spectacular fashion during a major national event and went home to create a new extreme sport—Freestyle Motocross (FMX)—marked by high-flying...
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What tennis pros don't teach

Manuel S Cervantes · Xlibris
Pages: 541
Format: Print book

What Tennis Pros Don't Teach encompasses a World of information threading Tennis and life at work. It talks about the forces of Tennis under all different scenarios. This book is based on the love of Tennis as the foundation to tackle philosophy, mental toughness, discipline, strategy,...
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The Practical Guide To Salt-Water Fishing: Expert Advice On Species, Baits, Techniques, Shore And Boat Fishing

Martin Ford · Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

A concise guide to catching fish from a beach, pier or boat, with advice on rods, reels, lines and tackle.  Includes a visual guide to the major species of fish with detailed practical sections on the use of natural and artificial baits.
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Parcells: A Football Life

Nunyo Demasio · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated...
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

David Goldblatt · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 516
Format: Print book

The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"...
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The King of Sports: Why Football Must Be Reformed

Gregg Easterbrook · Griffin
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Gridiron football is the king of sports - it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. In The King of Sports, Easterbrook tells the full story of how football became so deeply ingrained in American culture. Both good and bad, he examines its impact on American...
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The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan

Kiew Kit Wong · Cosmos Internet
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

Modern life is stressful but the ancient martial art of Tai Chi Chuan is one of the most effective stressbusters available. In China it is used extensively for the prevention and treatment of illnesses, and its beneficial effects for health and fitness are now widely recognised in the West....
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Field and Stream: Camping Guide - Camping Skills YOU Need

T Edward Nickens · Field and Stream: Camping Guide - Camping Skills YOU Need
Format: Paperback

The Field & Stream Camping Guide - Camping Skills YOU Need is a comprehensive take on modern camping. Written by an expert it simplifies the mysteries of camping. With practical advice for camping in all sorts of conditions, this handy guide offers dozens of hints on everything from choosing...
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Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family

Ben Utecht · Howard Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters - whom he someday may not recognize - and an inspiring message for all to live every moment...
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Sports Illustrated Football's Greatest

Editors of Sports Illustrated · Sports Illustrated
Format: Hardcover

This is the book to end all arguments-and to start many others. Who's the greatest quarterback of all time, Joe Montana or Tom Brady? Brett Favre? Who was the most dominate linebacker, Lawrence Taylor or Dick Butkus? Was Deion Sanders better than Ronnie Lott? Are the Packers of Steelers...
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Solo Training: The Martial Artist's Home Training Guide

Loren W Christensen · Ymaa Pubns
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Loren W. Christensen shows you over 300 ways you can add variety to your daily martial arts training routine. Whether you're a student looking for fun new solo drills to spice up your home training or an instructor in search of new ways to pump up your classes, this book has what you need....
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The Chalmers Race: Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and the Controversial 1910 Batting Title That Became a National Obsession

Rick Huhn · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover

In 1910 auto magnate Hugh Chalmers offered an automobile to the baseball player with the highest batting average that season. What followed was a batting race unlike any before or since, between the greatest but most despised hitter, Detroit’s Ty Cobb, and the American League’s...
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The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal And John Roseboro Turned Baseball's Ugliest Brawl Into A Story Of Forgiveness And Redemption

John Rosengren · Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press,
Pages: 277
Format: Print book

One Sunday afternoon in August 1965, on a day when baseball's most storied rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, vied for the pennant, the national pastime reflected the tensions in society and nearly sullied two men forever. Juan Marichal, a Dominican anxious about his family's safety...
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The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler

Stephen C. Sieberson · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Book

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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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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