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Brooks: The Biography of Brooks Robinson
Doug Wilson · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover |
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Finalist for the 2014 Casey Award!Selected by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the 2014 author's seriesBrooks Robinson is one of baseball's most transcendent and revered players. He won a record sixteen straight Gold Gloves at third base, led one of the best teams of the era,... |
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Novak Djokovic and the Rise of Serbia: The Sporting Statesman
Chris Bowers · John Blake
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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A revised and updated edition of the biography of one of the greatest living tennis players, and his relationship with his homeland of Serbia Novak Djokovic is not just one of the world's great tennis players - he is a de facto ambassador for his country, Serbia. It is no easy task,... |
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The Legend of Zippy Chippy: Life Lessons from Horse Racing's Most Lovable Loser
William Thomas · Mcclelland & Stewart
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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From acclaimed humorist William Thomas comes the funny yet poignant story of a thoroughbred racehorse that lost 100 races in a row -- but, in everyone's eyes, became the ultimate winner.On April 20, 1991, at Capritaur Farms in Upstate New York, Zippy Chippy strolled into the world.... |
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The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors
James E. Mills · Mountaineers Books
Format: Print book |
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The nations wild places-from national and state parks to national forests, preserves, and wilderness areas-belong to all Americans. But not all of us use these resources equally. Minority populations are much less likely to seek recreation, adventure, and solace in our wilderness spaces.... |
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Swimming : steps to success
Scott Bay · Human Kinetics
Pages: 240
Format: Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats |
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xviii, 220 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
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101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider
Jec Aristotle Ballou · Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition
Format: Print book |
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The exciting new discipline of Western Dressage lets riders of Western pleasure work or competitive horsesxAenjoy the benefits of traditional dressage while using Western tack and attire This book -- the very first on the topic -- offers fun and effective exercises that will improve every... |
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Best Easy Day Hikes Phoenix
Stewart M. Green · Falcon Guides; Third Edition edition
Format: Print book |
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Best Easy Day Hikes Phoenix features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps of thirty-three easily manageable hikes through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Valley of the Sun—from Piestewa Peak, which dominates Phoenixs northern skyline, to McDowell Mountain, Pinnacle... |
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Bollettieri: Changing the Game
Nick Bollettieri · New Chapter Publisher; 1 edition
Format: Print book |
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Celebrated tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has led life with the intensity of a fifth set tiebraker. In this book he tells all, from his humble beginnings in a small town north of New York City to his triumphs on the center courts at Wimbledon, the French Open and the U.S. Open. Mincing no words,... |
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The Fall Line: How American Ski Racers Conquered a Sport on the Edge
Nathaniel Vinton · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A journey into the world's original extreme sport: downhill ski racing.Harnessing nature's most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until... |
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Derby Innovator
Barry Irwin · Xlibris
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback |
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Derby Innovator is the story of the making of Animal Kingdom by Barry Irwin, a self-taught, self-styled sportsman and entrepreneur who shook racing's Establishment to its very foundations by employing unconventional methods and practices to break all the rules in winning the Kentucky... |
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Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
John Branch · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Winner of the 2015 PENESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing The much-anticipated debut from the Pulitzer Prizewinning New York Times reporter, Boy on Ice is a moving human story and behind-the-scenes account of a life lived in the glare of sporting fame.The tragic death of hockey star... |
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Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that Transcended Women’s Basketball
Jeff Goldberg · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover |
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For twelve years the women's basketball rivalry between UConn and Tennessee was the most iconic matchup in women's sports. Even now, twenty years since the annual series started, the competition between these two storied programs still provokes heated argument and bitter resentment. Led by Hall... |
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Shut Up, Legs!: My Wild Ride On and Off the Bike
Jens Voigt · Rodale
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for suffering, Jens Voigt is in a class on his own. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap one-man breakaways as much as his sense of humour and quotable catchphrases, Jens is one of the most popular personalities... |
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Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
Stephen Alter · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover |
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Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife, Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them,... |
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