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Baseball Meat Market: The Stories Behind the Best and Worst Trades in History

Shawn Krest · Page Street Pub Co
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Shawn Krest is an incredible and gripping sportswriter who shares a detailed narrative behind the best and worst MLB player trades in history. Few topics of baseball can get fans as easily riled up as trades, and any baseball fan will spout words of rage or thrill at the big blockbuster...
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Guns & Ammo Guide to Concealed Carry: A Comprehensive Guide to Carrying a Personal Defense Firearm

Editors of Guns & Ammo · W W Norton
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Everything you need to know about concealed carry from top firearms writers.The Guns & Ammo Guide to Concealed Carry is packed with a wealth of valuable information compiled by the foremost firearms writers today. A vast range of topics is covered in these articles, including:Defense...
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The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse

RICH COHEN · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago CubsFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series.A...
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The Official WWE Book of Rules:

Wwe Books. · Media Lab Books
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Do you know the difference between a Hollywood Backlot Brawl and a Brooklyn Street Fight? What happens at the end of an Iron Man match if there's no clear victor? Which move is off-limits inside a WWE ring? With The Official WWE Book of Rules, you'll no longer need to ask. This...
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Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection

George Karl · Harpercollins
Pages: 228
Format: Print book

The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history - and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever - reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoirA man of deep...
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Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life

Wade Phillips · Diversion Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Legendary football coach and Super Bowl champion with the Denver Broncos, Wade Phillips, recalls his life in football and memories of his father, NFL head coach Bum Phillips, in a book perfect for a Father's Day gift. "Having played for and against Wade Phillips, the first word...
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It Takes a Tribe: Building the Tough Mudder Movement

WILL DEAN · Portfolio
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The founder of Tough Mudder - the world's greatest obstacle course races - takes us inside his unconventional company and reveals how tribes form and grow in surprising and powerful ways. With a lot of moxie and mud, Will Dean founded Tough Mudder in 2008. Shunning the advice of his business...
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Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery

Stephanie Jagger · Harperwave
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us.Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with...
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Betaball: How Silicon Valley and Science Built One of the Greatest Basketball Teams in History

ERIK MALINOWSKI · Atria Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

One of Publishers Weekly's 2017 Sports Books to Watch
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Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball

Keith Law · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law's iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data...
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Complete Guide to TRX Suspension Training

Jay Dawes · Human Kinetics
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

For strength, stability, core power, flexibility, and balance, Suspension Training® delivers results. Used by the best of the best, from professional trainers to the elite athletes they work with, Suspension Training is a respected and essential component of conditioning programs worldwide....
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Leap In: A Woman, Some Waves, and the Will to Swim

ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

At once inspiring, hilarious, and honest, the new book from Alexandra Heminsley chronicles her endeavor to tackle a whole new element, and the ensuing challenges and joys of open water swimming. "It's a meditative act," they said. But it was far from meditative for Alexandra Heminsley...
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Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed

DAN MCGINN · Portfolio
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Harvard Business Review editor Daniel McGinn explains science of how the difference between success and failure at life's big moments can come down to what you do in the last few minutes before you start.The science of effective practice and how to perform at peak levels has long been...
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Krav Maga Tactical Survival: Personal Safety in Action

Gershon Ben Keren · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Krav Maga Tactical Survival presents proven solutions to dangerous, real life situations.Krav Maga is the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has been battle-tested by police, armed forces, private security personnel and security-minded individuals around the globe...
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Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star

Greg W Prince · Sports Pub
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A franchise and fan base in perpetual search of validation finally had its ticket punched as 2016 dawned. Mike Piazza, who held records in one hand and a city's rapt attention in the other, gained election to the Hall of Fame. Within weeks of this long-awaited announcement, the ballclub...
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