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Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind

Nick Littlehales · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Proven solutions for a better night's sleep, from the "sleep guru" to elite athletesOne-third of our lives--3,000 hours a year--is spent trying to sleep. The hours we spend in bed shape our moods, motivation, alertness, decision-making skills, creativity...in short, our ability...
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Ageless Strength: Strong and Fit for a Lifetime

Jeff Horowitz · VeloPress
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Ageless Strength shows athletes and active people how to build sustainable fitness for a lifetime of active pursuits. It's a myth that our older years only bring physical decline. While it's true that we lose strength, bone density, and balance, our bodies react the same way to training...
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Practice perfect softball

National Fastpitch Coaches Association. · Human Kinetics
Format:  Print book : English

The road to a championship season begins long before the first pitch of the opening game. It begins before a player even steps onto the field. In Practice Perfect Softball, the game's premier coaches share their approaches, experiences, and philosophies of every aspect of practice. This...
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Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart

DION LEONARD · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup,...
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Strength Ball Training 3rd Edition

Lorne Goldenberg · Human Kinetics
Pages: 333
Format: Print book

Who says the best can't get better? The third edition of "Strength Ball Training" delivers more exercises, programs, assessments, and videos for better results. Preferred by elite athletes, fitness experts, and strength and conditioning specialists, stability and medicine...
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The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle

John Eisenberg · Houghton Mifflin Company
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover

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The Closer

Mariano Rivera · Little Brown & Co.
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted...
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Swimming : steps to success

Scott Bay · Human Kinetics
Pages: 240
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Be confident in the pool or open water with Swimming: Steps to Success. This proven program will help you master these techniques: * Freestyle * Backstroke * Breaststroke * Butterfly * Starts and Turns * Open Water * Survival Swimming Step-by-step instruction and color...
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Strength Training for Fat Loss

Nick Tumminello · Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Print book

No fads, gimmicks, or miracle claims. Just science-based programming, sensible strategies, and the results you desire. In Strength Training for Fat Loss, Nick Tumminello, renowned trainer and innovator in the field of human performance, explains how to use the 3 Cs of metabolic strength...
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Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football

Holly Robinson Peete · Rodale Books
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback

Year after year, Sunday afternoons and Monday nights during the NFL season have belonged to men. While they cheer and argue play calls, the women in their lives are relegated to beer and chip detail. It's time for these women to join the action, and Holly Robinson Peete, star of 21 Jump...
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American Endurance: Buffalo Bill, the Great Cowboy Race of 1893, and the Vanishing Wild West

Richard A Serrano · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Richard A. Serrano's new book American Endurance: The Great Cowboy Race and the Vanishing Wild West is history, mystery, and Western all rolled into one. In June 1893, nine cowboys raced across a thousand miles of American prairie to the Chicago...
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Best Tent Camping: Northern California: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization

Wendy Speicher · Menasha Ridge Press
Pages: 185
Format: Paperback

Perfect Camping for You in Northern California. Best Tent Camping: Northern California by Wendy Speicher is your ultimate car-camping adventure guide. A full-color, updated, user-friendly format lets you easily find the best campgrounds to fit your travel plans and meet your personal interests....
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Ultimate Conditioning for Martial Arts

Loren Landow · Human Kinetics
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Strike and kick with explosive power. Take down and grapple with sustained brute strength. Counter and evade with unmatched speed and agility. Be the best. Be your best with" Ultimate Conditioning for Martial Arts, " the complete guide for physical and mental dominance. Whether...
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Families on Foot: Urban Hikes to Backyard Treks and National Park Adventures

Jennifer Pharr Davis · Falcon Guides
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Down and Dirty Tips and Tricks for Families on the TrailPublished in partnership with the American Hiking Society, Families on Foot offers practical advice and engaging activities to make hiking even more fun for families. You'll find clever ideas and inspiration that apply to kids of all ages--from...
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Stars Beneath the Sea: The Pioneers of Diving

Trevor Norton · Carroll & Graf Publishers; First edition. edition
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In a series of brilliantly detailed portraits, this history of the daring art of diving recounts the eccentric exploits and sense-defying feats of the men who turned underwater adventure into a modern science. Spear fishermen and conservationists, treasure hunters and archaeologists, photographers...
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