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The Incomplete Book of Running

Peter Sagal · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 208
Format: eBook

"Sagal has created a new genre - the five-minute-mile memoir. Combining commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you." - Susan Orlean In the midpoint...
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American Pro: The True Story of Bike Racing in America

Jamie O Smith · VeloPress
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

American cycling has a long tradition of riding and racing on a shoestring and a prayer. Jamie Smith explores the domestic side of the world's biggest amateur sport in American Pro: The True Story of Bike Racing in America. American Pro rips away the thin veneer of professionalism among...
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Fifty Places to Run Before You Die

Chris Santella · Abrams Image
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Fifty Places to Run Before You Die is a beautifully illustrated collection of the most exhilarating running courses in the world. Featuring a balance of popular races (marathons, 10Ks, and endurance runs) and scenic trails off the beaten path, as well as interviews with accomplished...
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Running 5k to half-marathon : unlocking your personal best potential.

Scott Overall · Meyer & Meyer Verlag
Format:  Print book : English

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The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates: Treachery and Triumph

Ronald T. Waldo · Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub
Format: Book

After many years of being an also-ran in the National league, the Pittsburgh Pirates' fortunes changed dramatically following the 1899 season after a monumental deal with the Louisville Colonels. The addition of star players such as Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner, Tommy Leach and Deacon...
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Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy

Mark Cucuzzella · Knopf
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The first running book by a leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to run efficiently...
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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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Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection

George Karl · Harpercollins
Pages: 228
Format: Print book

The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history - and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever - reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoirA man of deep...
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The Patriot: The Stunning True Story of Aaron Hernandez: His Rise and Fall as a Football Superstar, His Two Explosive Trials for Murder, His Shocking Death

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The world's most popular thriller writer presents the definitive, never before told account of the Aaron Hernandez case. Everyone thought they knew Aaron Hernandez. He was an NFL star who made the game of football look easy. Until he became the prime suspect in a gruesome murder. But who was Aaron...
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Thrown

Kerry Howley · Sarabande Books
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback

In this darkly funny work of literary nonfiction, a bookish young woman insinuates herself into the lives of two cage fighters - one a young prodigy, the other an aging journeyman. Acclaimed essayist Kerry Howley follows these men for three years through the bloody world of mixed martial...
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Biking the GAP: A comprehensive, visual guidebook to bicycling from Pittsburgh, PA, to Cumberland, MD, on the Great Allegheny Passage

Brian J Krummel · People Crave Media
Pages: 270
Format: Print book

The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a bicycle rail trail extending 150 miles between Pittsburgh, PA, and Cumberland, MD. Defunct railroad lines function as a restored corridor, connecting southwestern PA and northern MD. Visualize a crushed limestone trail that rambles through urban...
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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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Fifty Places to Camp Before You Die

Chris Santella · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

In Fifty Places to Camp Before You Die, Chris Santella illuminates the best destinations for exploring the great outdoors. The book features the world's top spots for sleeping under the stars and enjoying a host of outdoor recreational activities that make camping such a time-honored...
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My First Coach: Untold Stories of NFL Quarterbacks and Their Dads

Gary Myers · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - a book that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers.Tom Brady's father is an estate planner. Jim Harbaugh's father had a long career...
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The Total Fishing Manual

Joe Cermele · Weldon Owen
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Updated and expanded for 2017, with new expert information on everything the modern fisherman needs to know - from picking the right gear and kitting out your boat, to the best techniques and tactics for seeking, locating, and snaring your catch. This revamped edition of the best-selling...
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