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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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Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life

Ron Darling - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for Game Seven of the World Series. Ron Darling got to live that dream - only it didn't go exactly as planned. In Game 7, 1986, the award-winning baseball analyst looks back at what might...
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Dr. J: The Autobiography

Julius Erving - Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

With startling honesty and an unmistakable voice, Dr. J is a historic self-portrait of an American legend, Julius The Doctor Erving.With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic and revolutionary players basketball...
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The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse

RICH COHEN - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago CubsFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series.A...
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The Streak: Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken, and Baseball's Most Historic Record

John Eisenberg - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The fascinating story of baseball's legendary "Ironmen," two players from different eras who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played When Cal Ripken Jr. began his career with the Baltimore Orioles at age twenty-one, he had no idea...
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Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America's most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures - baseball immortal Pete Rose - and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century....
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Yoga Myths: What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Healthy Yoga Practice

Judith Hanson Lasater - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

The essential guide to correcting yoga misconceptions and avoiding injuries in your practice from Judith Hanson Lasater, a yoga instructor, physical therapist, and bodywork expert."Tuck your tailbone to protect your back." "Increase your breath." "Pull your abdominal...
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Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing

Andy Martino - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

By the fall of 2019, most teams around Major League Baseball suspected that the Houston Astros had been stealing signs for several years. The Astros had won the 2017 World Series and made the playoffs the next two seasons. All the while, opponents felt that Houston's hitters knew what...
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The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

Mike Sielski - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Kobe Bryant's death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of that helicopter crash, which also took the life of his daughter Gianna, unveiled the full breadth and depth of his influence on our culture, and by tracing and telling the oft-forgotten...
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Running Man: A Memoir

Charlie Engle - Scribner
Format: Print book

A compulsively readable, remarkably candid memoir from world class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction ... and an unjust stint in federal prison.After...
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