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Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players
Mark Hodgkinson · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover |
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What better way to improve your tennis--and to gain a new appreciation for the sport--than by discovering the secrets of the world's greatest players and coaches? Read this book to improve your game with inside tips from the tennis elite, including those who have won Grand Slam titles... |
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Carry on.
Lisa Fenn · Harperwave
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer's unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds - blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family - would... |
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Classic Steelers: The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Steelers History
David Finoli · Kent State Univ
Format: Paperback |
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When it came to football in the 1930s, the college sport was king. But in 1933, former boxer and minor league baseball player Art Rooney, who had quarterbacked the squad at Duquesne University, purchased a team for Pittsburgh for $2,500. Thus began the legacy we know as Steeler Nation.... |
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The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre
Kelly Cordes · Patagonia
Format: Hardcover |
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Patagonias Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate... |
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Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
Steve Kettmann · Atlantic Monthly
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover |
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In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball's most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their principle owners were embroiled in the largest financial... |
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Tuff Juice: My Journey from the Streets to the NBA
Caron Butler · Lyons Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover |
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Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East Co-Player of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in their championship-winning season in 2011.But before... |
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Basic Illustrated Using GPS
Bruce Grubbs · Falcon Guides; 3rd Edition edition
Format: Print book |
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Richly illustrated and information-packed tools for anyone whose play or work takes them to remote areas. Basic Illustrated Using GPS, 3rd is a guide to practical field use of the Global Positioning System, written in simple language, with each new term explained as its used. This book... |
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Soccer Speed
Richard Bate · Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Book |
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The world’s most popular sport is also one of the most demanding. Stronger, smarter, and more agile players have increased the intensity and tempo of the game. Success hinges on the ability to read, react, and execute. For individual players and teams alike, speed is a necessity.... |
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Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon
Elizabeth Wilson · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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Tennis has never been played better than it is today. To watch Rafael Nadal spin a forehand at 4000 rpm, Maria Sharapova arabesque out of a serve, Serena Williams utterly destroy a short ball, or Roger Federer touch a volley into an impossibly angled winner is to watch not only the best... |
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Why Soccer Matters
Pelé · Celebra
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover |
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Soccer. Football. The beautiful game. The world's most popular sport goes by many names, but for decades, fans have agreed on one thing: the greatest player of all time was Pelé. Now the legendary star, ambassador, and humanitarian shares a global vision for what soccer can accomplish.... |
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Camping in the Old Style, new edition
David Wescott · Gibbs Smith; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Back before the days of RVs, nylon sleeping bags, and all the other modern camping conveniences, people still went camping. This updated and newly designed color edition of Camping in the Old Style explores the techniques and methods used during the golden age of camping, including woodcraft,... |
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The Total Fitness Manual: Transform Your Body in 12 Weeks
Gold's Gym · Weldon Owen
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Looking to get in shape? The experts at the world renowned Gold's Gym have compiled all the essential information to bring you the Total Fitness Manual. This definitive guide to fitness, strength training and nutrition will help you find the new you in no time. The Total Fitness Manual... |
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When Pop Led the Family: The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Nowlin · Society for American Baseball Research
Pages: 361
Format: Print book |
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The 1979 World Series champion Pirates are one of the most memorable teams in baseball history and helped define an era. One look at their pillbox caps - adorned with stars distributed by team captain Willie Stargell - or their typically garish uniforms, complete with striking yellow jerseys... |
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