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Stealing Games: How John McGraw Transformed Baseball with the 1911 New York Giants
Maury Klein · Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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The 1911 New York Giants stole an astonishing 347 bases, a record that still stands more than a century later. That alone makes them special in baseball history, but as Maury Klein relates in Stealing Games they also embodied a rapidly changing America on the cusp of a faster, more frenetic... |
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12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Fight for Redemption
Casey Sherman · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The incredible story of Tom Brady and the Patriots' tumultuous 2016 season: from national disgrace to the greatest Super Bowl comeback of all time. In January 2015, rumors circulated that the New England Patriots--a team long suspected of abiding by the "if you ain't cheating... |
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A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
George Will · Crown Archetype
Pages: 223
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times-bestselling history of America's most beloved baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs' century-long search for World Series gloryIn A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless... |
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Papi: My Story
David Ortiz · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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An entertaining, unfiltered memoir by one of the game's greatest, most clutch sluggers and beloved personalities David "Big Papi" Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game. As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David has helped... |
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Singlehanded Sailing: Thoughts, Tips, Techniques & Tactics
Andrew Evans · International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition
Format: Book
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It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book. -- from the Foreword by Bruce Schwab The ONLY bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone Solo sailing is within any sailors grasp with a little forethought--and this essential guide.... |
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Molina
Bengie Molina · Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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La inspiradora y verdadera historia del pobre obrero de factoría puertorriqueño Benjamín Molina Santana, quien contra viento y marea crió a la mayor dinastía de béisbol de todos los tiempos. Los tres hijos de Molina - Bengie, José y Yadier - han ganado cada uno dos anillos de Serie... |
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Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
Andrew Forsthoefel · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America.Life is fast, and I've found it's easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I'm slowing down, way down,... |
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Epic Hikes of the World
LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
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With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet's Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain... |
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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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Deep End of the Pool Workouts: No-Impact Interval Training and Strength Exercises
MELISENDA EDWARDS · Ulysses Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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A guide to the hottest new trend in full-body, no-impact exercise - pool workouts where your feet never touch the bottomFor years, pool exercise meant swimming laps or performing slow and deliberate water aerobics while standing in the shallow end. With Deep End of the Pool Exercises, the intensity... |
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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
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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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Kayaking Made Easy, 4th: A Manual for Beginners with Tips for the Experienced
Dennis Stuhaug · FalconGuides; Fourth Edition, Fourth edition
Format: Book
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Updated to reflect all the latest gear and techniques, and now with full color photos, this guide is the perfect step-by-step handbook for beginners, with sage advice on every aspect of flat-water and sea kayaking, from selecting a boat to kayak camping. |
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Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character
Marty Appel · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 432
Format: Print book
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The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel. As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson... |
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