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Walks of a Lifetime from Around the World: Extraordinary Hikes in Exceptional Places

Robert Manning - Falcon Guides
Format: Hardcover

In Walks of a Lifetime from Around the World, Bob and Martha Manning invite readers to join the walking community. Their book explains why, how, and where to walk, with an emphasis on multi-day, long-distance trails - walking vacations of a few days to a few weeks. The heart of the book...
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The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

Tyler Kepner - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly entertaining, revelatory history of the WorldSeries, filled with gripping behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic.The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American...
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Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

Ian O'Connor - Harper
Format: book

Four-time New York Times bestselling sportswriter Ian O'Connor takes on four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, delivering the definitive biography of the legendary yet mysterious quarterback who has astonished, befuddled, yet always captivated fans of America's #1 sport.Aaron Rodgers...
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The Art of Kayaking: Everything You Need to Know About Paddling

Nigel Foster - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

The Art of Kayaking is the distilled essence of a lifetime of kayak instruction at all skill levels around the world, with the added insights gained from years of designing kayaks, paddles, and kayaking equipment. This comprehensive kayaking manual by one of the biggest names in kayaking...
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I'm Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez - Little Brown and Company

A memoir from beloved and outspoken first baseman and broadcaster Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez revolutionized how first base was played, partied hard, and played harder than anyone as a champion New York Met in the '80s, and even had a star turn appearing as himself on an episode of Seinfeld....
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Raising Young Athletes: Parenting Your Children to Victory in Sports and Life

Jim Taylor - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Sports are an amazing environment in which to raise children. The benefits they gain from athletic participation are many, including physical, personal, and social. Yet, there is also a dark side to today's youth sports culture, as an emphasis on winning has made what was once fun become...
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Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson

Sally H. Jacobs - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds - on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration...
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Walter Harper, Alaska Native Son

Mary F Ehrlander - Bison Books
Format: Hardcover

Walter Harper, Alaska Native Son illuminates the life of the remarkable Irish-Athabascan man who was the first person to summit Mount Denali, North America's tallest mountain. Born in 1893, Walter Harper was the youngest child of Jenny Albert and the legendary gold prospector Arthur...
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Gun Trader's Guide - 43rd Edition

Robert A. Sadowski - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback

The Gun Trader's Guide is a one-stop manual to buying collectible firearms. For more than half a century, this guide has been the standard reference for collectors, curators, dealers, shooters, and gun enthusiasts. Updated annually, it remains the definitive source for making informed...
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You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck: The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman

Bill Heavey - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

Writing for magazines and newspapers for more than twenty years, including two decades at "Field & Stream, " Bill Heavey has become famous as America's everyman outdoorsman, unafraid to draw attention to his many and varied failures--from sporting French lavender deodorant to scaring...
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