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Washington's Pacific Coast: A Guide to Hiking, Camping, Fishing & Other Adventures

Greg Johnston · Mountaineers Books
Format: Print book

The first comprehensive guidebook to the entire Washington coast from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Columbia River.Includes:Best hiking trails, campsites, fishing spots, paddle routes, beachcombing, and more / Trip and activity options include related natural history information / Includes...
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The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse

Molly Knight · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"From the outside looking in, the Dodgers have been a bubbling cauldron of personality, talent and moods, with the occasional dollop of jealousy. In The Best Team Money Can Buy, it's as if Molly Knight ushers you behind the closed clubhouse doors to see it for yourself." - Buster...
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Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest

Brian Dickinson · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 259
Format: Print book

Alone and blind at 29,000 feet!Former Navy rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson was roughly 1,000 feet from the summit of Mount Everest -- also known as "the death zone" -- when his Sherpa became ill and had to turn back, leaving Brian with a difficult decision: should he continue to push...
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Pain Don't Hurt: Fighting Inside and Outside the Ring

Mark Miller · Anthony Bourdain/Ecco
Format: Hardcover

Pain Dont Hurt is the no-holds-barred memoir from the only professional fighter in history to return to the ring after open-heart surgery kickboxer Mark Fightshark Milleran inspiring story of family determination and redemptionIn Mark Miller was a rising star in professional kickboxing...
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Backyard Ice Rink: A Step-by-Step Guide for Building Your Own Hockey Rink at Home

Joe Proulx · Countryman Press
Pages: 152
Format: Print book

Simple, easy-to-follow instructions for building a compact (and removable) skating rink in your own backyard Driven in large part by the popularity of the NHL's Winter Classic, outdoor hockey is enjoying an unprecedented revival. For a sport that began under the open sky, a backyard rink...
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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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Coaching Cross Country Successfully

Pat Tyson · Human Kinetics; 2nd edition edition
Format: Paperback

In Coaching Cross Country Successfully, Pat Tyson shares his secrets to building one of today’s elite cross country programs. While there are many instruction books on running, only Coaching Cross Country Successfully provides a blueprint to building a successful team: • Establishing...
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Days of Knight: How the General Changed My Life

Kirk Haston · Indiana University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

What happens when a 6' 9" kid from Lobelville, Tennessee is recruited by legendary basketball coach Bob Knight? Kirk Haston's life was changed forever with just a two-minute phone call. Containing previously unknown Knight stories, anecdotes, and choice quotes, fans will gain...
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IronFit's Marathons after 40: Smarter Training for the Ageless Athlete

Don Fink · Lyons Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

The only marathon training guide athletes forty and older will ever need Updated with full-color exercise photography; cutting-edge training, strength, core, and flexibility programs; and specific instruction for the most popular version of the marathon, the Half-Marathon, this book starts...
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Forgotten Sundays: A Son's Story of Life, Loss, and Love from the Sidelines of the NFL

Gerry Sandusky · Running Press Book Publishers
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

Forgotten Sundays is the coming-of-age story of a father-son relationship and the value of a good name, which Gerry Sandusky knows all too well. He has had to endure having an unfortunate name in sports, but to him the Sandusky name means something entirely different: honor, integrity,...
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The Revolt of the Black Athlete

Harry Edwards · University of Illinois Press
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover

The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards's new introduction and afterword revisit...
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Top Trails: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone

Andrew Dean Nystrom · Wilderness Pr
Pages: 392
Format: Print book

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks offer the ultimate in natural and geothermal wonders: backcountry lakes, panoramic summits, glacier-carved canyons, steaming geyser basins, and vast meadows teeming with wildlife. Top Trails: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by experienced...
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