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4th and Goal Every Day: Alabama's Relentless Pursuit of Perfection

PHIL SAVAGE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

With a Preface by Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban and a Foreword by ESPN's College Gameday Host Rece Davis.Phil Savage first worked with Nick Saban when they both joined the Cleveland Browns' coaching staff in 1991. They were reunited in 2009 when Savage became part of the Crimson Tide...
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Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse

Dorothy Ours · Griffin
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

The moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress who disliked publicizing herself. Together, near Liverpool, England, they made a leap of faith on a spring day in 1938: overriding...
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The 50 Greatest Prehistoric Sites of the World

Barry Stone · Icon Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Humanity's written history stretches back only 5,000 years, a mere blip on the timeline of our existence. If you want to know what it really means to be fully human, to see the whole story, you need to go back. Way, way back.Prehistoric humans couldn't write, but they were adept...
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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

Marcus Thompson · Touchstone
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover

The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen, and the ascension of the Golden State Warriors, a team on the verge of being an NBA dynasty, by long-time Warriors beat reporter and Bay Area News Group sports columnist Marcus Thompson.When...
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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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From Turnberry to Tasmania: Adventures of a Traveling Golfer

John Steinbreder · Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From Turnberry to Tasmania is an invitation to travel with award-winning journalist John Steinbreder on a global golf trek. From putting alongside tawny wallabies and blue-tongued lizards in Tasmania to literary pub crawls in Dublin after rounds at nearby links, this book contains remarkable...
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Tales of a First-Round Nothing: My Life as an NHL Footnote

Terry Ryan · ECW Press
Format: Paperback

Terry Ryan was poised to take the hockey world by storm when he was selected eighth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1995 NHL draft, their highest draft pick in a decade. Expected to go on to become a hockey star, Ryan played a total of eight NHL games for the Canadiens, scoring...
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Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball

Jeff Katz · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

The never-before-told story of the momentous season torn in half by the bitter players strike.1981 was a watershed moment in American sports, when players turned an oligarchy of owners into a game where they had a real voice. Midway through the season, a game-changing strike ripped baseball...
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Do You Want to Work in Baseball?: How to Acquire a Job in MLB & Mentorship in Scouting/Player Development

Bill Geivett · Bill Geivett
Pages: 347
Format: Hardcover

Bill Geivett's- Do You Want to Work in Baseball? Do you want to know the process of acquiring employment in MLB? Have you wondered how baseball scouts evaluate players? Do you want to know more about professional baseball Player Development? Bill Geivett draws on his 28 years of experience...
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Best Seat in the House: Your Backstage Pass through My WWE Journey

Justin Roberts · Meyer & Meyer Sport
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover

If you ever wondered what it is like to be a giant wrestling fan and work at WWE under Vince McMahon and travel the world with co-workers who have been the stars of pro wrestling from the 90s through today, this is the book for you. This is the story of a passionate professional wrestling...
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Academic Art of Riding: A Riding Method for the Ambitious Leisure Rider

Bent Branderup · Cadmos Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Explore the knowledge and teachings of the old masters in this well illustrated and easy-to-understand riding book Based on the knowledge of the old riding masters, such as Xenophon, Pluvinel, and Steinbrecht, the Academic Art of Riding is rooted in the belief that one must train one’s...
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My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan

Tom Foreman · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poignant and warm-hearted tale of parenting, overcoming the challenges of age, and quiet triumph.As...
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A Year in the Wilderness: Bearing Witness in the Boundary Waters

DAVE FREEMAN · Milkweed Editions
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From National Geographic's 2014 Adventurers of the Year, a passionate and beautifully illustrated account of a year in the Boundary Waters
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101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out

Josh Pahigian · Lyons Press; 2nd Edition edition
Format: Print book

A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles Americas greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes...
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Glory Days in Tribe Town: The Cleveland Indians and Jacobs Field 1994-1997

Tom Hamilton · Gray & Company, Publishers
Format: Print book

Relive the most thrilling seasons of Cleveland Indians baseball in recent memory! Remember the excitement of those first years at Jacobs Field? When it seemed the Indians could find a way to win almost any game? When screaming fans rocked the jam-packed stands every night? When a brash...
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