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Developing Power

Mike McGuigan · Human Kinetics
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

Authored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Developing Power is the definitive resource for developing athletic power. In Developing Power, you'll find research-based recommendations from the world's leading experts on power development. Coverage includes the following:...
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Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties

Mike Marqusee · Verso
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

A classic book that traces Muhammad Ali's political development in the sixtiesWhen Muhammad Ali died, many mourned the life of the greatest sportsman the world had ever seen. In Redemption Song, Mike Marqusee argues that Ali was not only a boxer but a remarkable political figure in a decade...
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Run Forever: Your Complete Guide to Healthy Lifetime Running

Amby Burfoot · Center Street
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In RUN FOREVER, Boston Marathon winner and former Runner's World editor-in-chief Amby Burfoot shares practical advice and wisdom on how to run with greater joy and health for an entire lifetime.Everyone learns how to run at an early age. It's naturally wired into your body. Yet in recent...
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Ride Better with Christoph Hess: Dozens of Rider Questions Answered

CHRISTOPH HESS · Trafalgar Square Books
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

Christoph Hess, a Fédération Equestre International (FEI) "I" Judge in both dressage and eventing, is highly respected around the world as a teacher of riding and the development of the horse according to classical principles. Here he collects some of his very best riding...
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The Caddy's Cookbook: Remembering Favorite Recipes from the Caddy House to the Clubhouse of Augusta National Golf Club

Tripp Bowden · Skyhorse
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

Forty Delicious Recipes Inspired by the Links at Augusta! As a caddy at Augusta National Golf Club, Tripp Bowden learned many invaluable lessons about golf, life - and food. In The Caddy's Cookbook, Bowden shares forty of his favorite recipes inspired by his life spent behind-the-scenes...
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A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh

DISNEY STORYBOOK ART TEAM. · Disney Editions
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Part inspiration, part information narrative for our story is based on walking meditation, also known as mindful walking; an active practice thatrequires you to be consciously aware and moving in the environment rather than sitting with your eyes closed.Just as The Life-Changing Magic...
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How to Watch Soccer

Ruud Gullit · Penguin Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

An opinionated masterclass in the art and science of "reading" a match from one of professional soccer's most respected and beloved international figures

Ruud Gullit knows better than anyone else that to understand soccer you have to understand strategy. When he started...
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Game Face: A Lifetime of Hard-Earned Lessons On and Off the Basketball Court

Bernard King · Da Capo Press
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

NBA Hall of Famer Bernard King is one of the most dynamic scorers in basketball history. King was notoriously private as a player, and rarely spoke to the press-not about his career and never about his personal life. And even beyond his prolific scoring, King will forever be remembered...
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Marine Knots: How to Tie 40 Essential Knots: Waterproof Cover and Detachable Rope

Patrick Moreau · Harper Design
Pages: 111
Format: Spiral-bound

Waterproof Cover and Detachable Practice Rope Packed with helpful step-by-step instructions and beautifully detailed illustrations, Marine Knots includes forty different knots every water sportsperson - including sailors, motor boat enthusiasts, waterskiers, paddle boarders, kayakers, canoers,...
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Relentless: A Memoir

ROBERT SACHS · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The Super Bowl champion wide receiver for the New England Patriots shares his inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring players in the NFL. When the Patriots were down 28-3 in Super Bowl LI, there was at least one player...
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Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk

Jon Krakauer · Anchor
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these ten gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. His pieces take us from a horrifying avalanche on Mount Everest to a volcano poised to obliterate a big chunk of Seattle; from...
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The First Season: 1917-18 and the Birth of the NHL

Bob Duff · Biblioasis
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

The National Hockey League is celebrating its hundredth anniversary in 2017-2018 -- but Bob Duff's The First Season reveals how close the league came to folding in its very first year. Set against the turmoil of the Great War and born out of a ruse to rid the league of reviled Toronto...
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The Incomplete Book of Running

PETER SAGAL · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and a popular columnist for Runner's World, shares lessons, stories, advice, and warnings gleaned from running the equivalent of once around the earth.

At the verge of turning forty, Peter Sagal - brainiac Harvard...
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The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire

John Eisenberg · Basic Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $13 billion in annual revenue. Yet its current dominance has obscured...
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Road Trips: A Guide to Travel, Adventure, and Choosing Your Own Path

Jen CK Jacobs · Roost Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Be inspired to take your next adventure - practical tips, fresh ideas, and stories to spark wanderlust.

There is no one way to road trip. From introspective solo journeys to romantic weekend getaways, friend-filled excursions, and more, Road Trips presents eight...
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