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Ricochet: Riding a Wave of Hope with the Dog Who Inspires Millions
Judy Fridono · HCI Format: Hardcover
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Ride the wave of hope with Ricochet the only SURFice dog in the world who chose her own purpose! She surfs with children with special needs, people with disabilities, wounded warriors, and veterans with PTSD as an assistive aid and intuitive muse, healing hearts and souls on every wave.... |
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The Art of Adventure: Outdoor Sports from Sea to Summit
Ian Shive · Insight Editions Format: Hardcover
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The fastest growing form of recreation today, outdoor adventure sports compel countless individuals to push the boundaries, challenge the elements, and seek out the world’s most beautiful and remote regions. Rock climbing the coastal crags of Southeast Asia, free diving the freshwater... |
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Smallmouth: Modern Fly-Fishing Methods, Tactics, and Techniques
Dave Karczynski · Stackpole Books Pages: 240 Format: Paperback
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Smallmouth bass swim in more streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs than any other gamefish, and exceptional, world-class fishing opportunities for them are found across the country, from the John Day River in Oregon to the Great Lakes, to Maine's Penobscot. While numerous books have... |
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September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series
Skip Desjardin · Regnery History Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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One hundred years ago, in September 1918, three things came to Boston: war, plague, and the World Series. This is the unimaginable story of that late summer month, in which a division of Massachusetts militia volunteers led the first unified American fighting force into battle in France,... |
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The Athlete: Greatness, Grace and the Unprecedented Life of Charlie Ward
Jon Finkel · Archervision, Inc. Pages: 301 Format: Hardcover
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The complete, ultimate biography of Heisman Trophy winner, Florida State national champion and New York Knicks point guard Charlie WardIt takes a once-in-a-generation athlete to win a national championship as a quarterback for Florida State, reach the Sweet Sixteen three times as a point... |
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The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance
Tom Brady · Simon & Schuster Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The first book by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady - the five-time Super Bowl champion who is still reaching unimaginable heights of excellence at thirty-nine years old - a gorgeously illustrated and deeply practical "athlete's bible" that reveals Brady's revolutionary... |
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Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest
Brian Dickinson · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Pages: 259 Format: Print book
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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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Backcasts: A Global History of Fly Fishing and Conservation
Samuel Snyder · University Of Chicago Press Pages: 422 Format: Hardcover
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"Many of us probably would be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect."-Norman Maclean Though Maclean writes of an age-old focus of all anglers - the day's catch - he may as well be speaking to another, deeper... |
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New Mexico Kicks on Route 66
Martin A Link · Rio Nuevo Publishers Pages: 96 Format: Print book
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The Mother Road, opened in 1926 and decommissioned in 1984, played a prominent role in the transformation of the nation. Now an international legend through popular culture and the arts, Route 66 has become the road trip of a lifetime. New Mexico Kicks on Route 66 takes you on a tour through... |
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The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring
Paul Beston · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America's most popular sports, and the heavyweight champions were figures known to all. Their exploits were reported regularly in the newspapers - often outside the sports pages - and their fame and wealth dwarfed those of other athletes.... |
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Ballplayer
Chipper Jones · Dutton Pages: 384 Format: Print book
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Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones - one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history - shares his remarkable story, while capturing the magic nostalgia that sets baseball apart from every other sport. Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame-worthy... |
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