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Field & Stream Outdoor Survival Guide: Survival Skills You Need
T. Edward Nickens · Weldon Owen; Original edition
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95 Essential Survival Skills Survive almost anything nature throws at you with this collection of tested wilderness skills. -Prevail against ice, cold, and hypothermia -Scramble out of raging whitewater -Stare down the angriest predatorsWith practical advice for survival situations from... |
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Michael Finkel · Knopf
Pages: 203
Format: Hardcover
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Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality - not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own. A New York... |
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What a Trout Sees: A Fly-Fishing Guide to Life Underwater
Geoff Mueller · Lyons Press
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
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Do trout sleep? And if so, when? And how does that affect their feeding patterns? Does a rising or falling barometer affect feeding habits? How does refraction influence a fish’s approach to a surface fly, human shadow, or false cast? How much do fish need to eat, under what conditions... |
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Moon Washington
Matthew Lombardi · Moon Travel
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
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Discover Washington with Moon Travel Guides!Whether you're headed to top of the Space Needle or Mount Rainier, explore the unique culture and rugged wilderness of the Evergreen State with Moon Washington. Strategic itineraries that can adapted for your budget and timeline, including... |
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The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning book (2nd edition)
Jan Witfeld · Meyer & Meyer Sport
Pages: 327
Format: Paperback
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This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic Parkour and Freerunning techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice, explanations of competitions and competition... |
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Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete
Joan Steidinger · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Sisterhood in Sports How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete tells the stories of all kinds of female athletes in a variety of sports. Their natural tendency to use talking as a primary form of communication is essential to their experiences and successes in sports. Women and girls... |
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Run, Ride, Sink or Swim: A Rookie's Year in Women's Triathlon
Lucy Fry · Faber & Faber
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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At the age of 31, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. And here's how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming - fairly terrifying, especially in open water; cycling - brilliant when done on a stationary bike, indoors; running - sometimes fantastic,... |
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Almost Perfect: The Heartbreaking Pursuit of Pitching's Holy Grail
Joe Cox · Lyons Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
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The rich, poignant tales of major league baseball's most hard-luck fraternity - the pitchers of its Almost-Perfect GamesFrom 1908 to 2015, there have been thirteen pitchers who have begun Major League Baseball games by retiring the first twenty-six opposing batters, but then, one out from... |
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Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart
Lynne Cox · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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From inspired and inspiring open-water swimmer and supreme athlete, able to endure cold water temperatures that would kill others, author of Swimming to Antarctica ("Riveting" - Sports Illustrated) and Grayson ("Moving, mystical" - People) - a powerful book about... |
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End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood
JAN REDFORD · Counterpoint
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
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"Cheryl Strayed, move over: End of the Rope is a rambunctious, funny, heartstopping memoir that carries us along on an electric current of risk and courage." -- Marni Jackson, Mountain and Wilderness Writing Program, Banff Centre, and author of The Mother Zone In this funny... |
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Time Home Entertainment
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today.Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of Fame inductee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become... |
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A History of Women's Boxing
Malissa Smith · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Records of modern female boxing date back to the early eighteenth century in London, and in the 1904 Olympics an exhibition bout between women was held. Yet it was not until the 2012 Olympics—more than 100 years later—that women’s boxing was officially added to the Games.... |
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