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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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Baseball's Top 10: Ranking the Best Major League Players by Position

Robert Kuenster · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Comparing major league players has always been a popular topic among baseball fans. Debating the strengths and weaknesses of such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, or Tom Seaver and Greg Maddux continues to stir up controversy...
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Drama in the Bahamas: Muhammad Ali's Last Fight

Dave Hannigan · Sports Publishing
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a municipal baseball field outside Nassau. A phalanx of sportswriters had pushed and shoved their way into this tiny, breeze-blocked space. In this most unlikely of settings, they had come to record...
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Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Spain, Germany, and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia—and Even Iraq—Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport

Simon Kuper · Nation Books,
Pages: 447
Format: Paperback

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed one of the "Best Books of the Year" by Guardian, Slate, Financial Times, Independent (UK), and Bloomberg NewsSoccernomics pioneers a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous, empirical analysis and incisive, witty commentary. The San Francisco...
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Volleyball Drills

Dr. Chris Kroeger · Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH
Format: Book

Volleyball Drills features basic drills and games designed to help players improve every aspect of their game. It is a working manual of organized and demanding drills from which practice lessons may be created. Each drill includes a detailed explanation of the purpose, setup, and execution,...
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Practice perfect softball

National Fastpitch Coaches Association. · Human Kinetics
Format:  Print book : English

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Mastering Golf's Mental Game: Your Ultimate Guide to Better On-Course Performance and Lower Scores

Matthew Rudy · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

Perfect your mental approach to your game To be a golfer is to tinker—with everything from equipment to grip to swing. But one thing most players don’t give enough attention to is the mental game. Psychologists aren’t a new phenomenon in golf, but Dr. Michael Lardon is a different...
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The Smart Guide to Freshwater Fishing

Mike Seymour · Smart Guide Publications, Inc.; Second edition edition
Format: Book

Whether you are a novice angler or a seasoned veteran, The Smart Guide to Freshwater Fishing serves as a reference book on all topics related to freshwater fishing. The book presents a wealth of angling information in an easy-to-read style and discusses topics including places to fish;...
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The Loyal Lieutenant: Leading Out Lance and Pushing Through the Pain on the Rocky Road to Paris

George Hincapie · William Morrow; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Trading on the sterling reputation that enabled him to survive a widely publicized doping confession, American cyclist “Big George” Hincapie—a record seventeen-time Tour de France participant, Olympian, and key witness in the Lance Armstrong doping case—offers an insightful...
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