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Moon 101 Great Hikes San Francisco Bay Area

ANN MARIE BROWN - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Your Adventure Starts Here with Moon Travel Guides!Are you at home in the golden hills of Berkeley, or the lush redwood forests of Marin? Explore the paradise just outside your door with Moon 101 Great Hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area. Inside you'll find:A Hike for Everyone: Hikes...
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Karate Science: Dynamic Movement

J D Swanson - YMAA Publication Center
Format: Print book

Dynamics, motion, and sensation are karate's connective tissue -- and they are the heart of this book.As a lifelong student of martial arts, J. D. Swanson, PhD, had searched through piles of books on form and function. Stand here, they said. Step there. But where movement was concerned,...
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Trail Running: From Start to Finish

Graeme Hilditch - Bloomsbury Sport
Format: Paperback

'a wealth of information so the novice or veteran runner can be prepared to hit the dirt and carry on with the adventure of the trail' - Scott Jurek, champion ultramarathoner and international bestselling author of Eat and Run.The popularity of running has never been greater and with...
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Sporting Gender: The History, Science, and Stories of Transgender and Intersex Athletes

Joanna Harper - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are likely to feature the first transgender athlete, a topic that will be highly contentious during the competition. But transgender and intersex athletes such as Laurel Hubbard, Tifanny Abreu, and Caster Semenya didnt just turn up overnight. Both intersex and transgender...
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The Road Headed West: A 6,000-Mile Cycling Odyssey through North America

Leon McCarron - Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book

What happens when you swap the nine-to-five for two wheels and a journey of a lifetime?Terrified of the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or excitement, Leon takes off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense.Over five months...
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City Cycling USA: Chicago

Greg Borzo - Thames & Hudson
Format: Paperback

A practical and entertaining guide to Chicago for cycling enthusiastsThis handy compact guide tells you all you need to know about seeing Chicago on two wheels. With chapters dedicated to various sights and neighborhoods -- Wicker Park, Lakefront Path South, West Side, Lincoln Park, and Downtown...
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Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero

Christopher McDougall - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst DogFrom the best-selling author of Born to Run,...
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How to Win at Horseracing

Robert Rowe - Cardoza
Format: Paperback

One of the best books ever written on horse racing (75,000 copies sold) , this classic book details legendary Robert Rowe's original research spans 45 years and shows how to play and beat the track.One of the best books ever written on horseracing, Rowe's original research spans...
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Bicycle!: A Repair & Maintenance Manifesto

Sam Tracy - PM Press; Second Edition, Second edition edition
Format: Paperback

Providing cyclists the know-how to take bicycle repair into their own hands this manual covers bike care without technical terms Written by a bicycle mechanic and laden with photographs and drawings this guide is a valuable resourcexAfor professional bicycle workers and commuters This updated...
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At Home in the Woods: Living the Life of Thoreau Today

Bradford Angier - Down East Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

One hundred years ago, Henry Thoreau wrote of the charms and joys of simple living in the woods, away from the hectic nuisances of our city civilization. His philosophy has become part of our American heritage, as sound today as the day he first set it down. But his advice on the simple...
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Anza Borrego Desert Region: Your Complete Guide to the State Park and Adjacent Areas of the Western Colorado Desert

Lowell Lindsay - Wilderness Press
Format: Paperback

The Most Comprehensive Guidebook to the Anza-Borrego Desert RegionThe Anza-Borrego and Western Colorado Desert Region is a vast, intriguing landscape that harbors a rich variety of desert plants and animals. For almost 40 years, Anza-Borrego Desert Region: Your Complete Guide to the State...
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The Patriot: The Stunning True Story of Aaron Hernandez: His Rise and Fall as a Football Superstar, His Two Explosive Trials for Murder, His Shocking Death

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

The world's most popular thriller writer presents the definitive, never before told account of the Aaron Hernandez case. Everyone thought they knew Aaron Hernandez. He was an NFL star who made the game of football look easy. Until he became the prime suspect in a gruesome murder. But who was Aaron...
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Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball

John Feinstein - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 bestselling author . . . a riveting journey through the world of minor-league baseball "No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they're pitching or hitting in Triple-A." - Chris Schwinden, Triple-A pitcher "If you don't like it here,...
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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

Charles Jardine - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

With over 100 movies and two Academy Awards to his credit over six decades, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career--and now his 85th year. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred in a huge...
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Unstoppable: My Life So Far

Maria/ Cohen Rich Sharapova - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover

From five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, the candid, captivating story of her rise to tennis stardomIn the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step off a Greyhound bus in Florida and head straight to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. They ring the bell, though no one is expecting...
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Explore Everything: Place-Hacking the City

Bradley Garrett - Verso
Format: Book

It is assumed that every inch of the world has been explored and charted; that there is nowhere new to go. But perhaps it is the everyday places around us—the cities we live in—that need to be rediscovered. What does it feel like to find the city’s edge, to explore its forgotten...
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Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between FanDuel and DraftKings That Upended Sports in America

Albert Chen - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The story of the rise of daily fantasy sports, and the brilliant entrepreneurs disrupting the way we consume sports.The inside story of the rise, fall, and rise of FanDuel and DraftKings - two companies that began as obscure start-ups and, seemingly overnight, became billion dollar companies,...
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An American Caddie in St. Andrews: Growing Up, Girls, and Looping on the Old Course

Oliver Horovitz - Gotham
Format: Book

 A hilarious and poignant memoir of a Harvard student who comes of age as a caddie on St. Andrews’s fabled Old Course. In the middle of Oliver Horovitz’s high school graduation ceremony, his cell phone rang: It was Harvard. He’d been accepted, but he couldn’t...
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Basketball: A Love Story

DAN KLORES - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with the greatest players, coaches, executives, and journalists in the history of the game.In an effort to tell the complete story of basketball in all its fascinating dimensions, celebrated journalists...
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The Kingdom of Golf in America

Richard J. Moss - University of Nebraska Press; 0th edition edition
Format: Book

For golf’s true enthusiasts, the game is far more—and far more complex—than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard...
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101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out

Josh Pahigian - Lyons Press; 2nd Edition edition
Format: Book

A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles Americas greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes...
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Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

Mark Schultz - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot...
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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story

Chris Nashawaty - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

"More fun to read than the movie was to watch ... a scene-stealing book." -- The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selectionCaddyshack is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, a classic snobs vs. slobs story of working...
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Spartan Fit!: 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit.

Joe De Sena - ‎Mariner Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance Joe De Sena designed...
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Moon Oregon

Judy Jewell - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Discover Oregon with Moon Travel Guides!The jagged coastline, quirky towns, and stunning breadth of nature: Oregon is like a living postcard. Dig into this unique state with Moon Oregon.Strategic itineraries that can adapted for your timeline and budget, whether you're wine tasting...
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Job Man: My Life in Professional Wrestling

Chris Multerer - Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Format: Paperback

Milwaukee-native Chris Multerer wrestled for more than a decade, starting in 1978, on professional circuits around the United States. As a "job man," Multerer made the superstars of wrestling, such as Mad Dog Vachon and Hulk Hogan, shine. In cities around the country, thousands...
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Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History

MIKE PESCA - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

From Mike Pesca, host of the popular Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Calibri} p.p2 {margin:...
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Duel for the Crown: Affirmed, Alydar, and Racing's Greatest Rivalry

Linda Carroll - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

From the moment they first galloped head-to-head in Saratoga Springs, the two chestnut colts showed they were the stuff of racing legend. Alydar, all muscle with a fearsome closing kick, was already the popular favorite to win the Kentucky Derby. Affirmed, deceptively laid-back streamlined...
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City Cycling USA: San Francisco

Kelton Wright - Thames & Hudson
Format: Paperback

A practical and entertaining guide to San Francisco for cycling enthusiastsThis handy compact guide tells you all you need to know about seeing San Francisco on two wheels. With chapters dedicated to various sights and neighborhoods -- Mission, Dogpatch, Soma, Tenderloin, Hayes Valley,...
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Wooden: A Coach's Life

Seth Davis - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Book

A provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writers. No college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like John Wooden. His UCLA teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s capped...
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A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History

Seth Berkman - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

The inspiring, unlikely story of the American, Canadian, South Korean and even North Korean women who joined together to form Korea's first Olympic ice hockey team.Two weeks before the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics, South Korea's women's hockey team was forced...
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Basic Illustrated Kayaking

FalconGuides - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether...
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The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand

Matt Gutman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles...
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Dreamers and Schemers: How an Improbable Bid for the 1932 Olympics Transformed Los Angeles from Dusty Outpost to Global Metropolis

Barry Siegel - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover

Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles's pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depression helped fuel the city's transformation from a seedy frontier village to a world-famous metropolis. Leading that pursuit was the "Prince...
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Larceny Games: Sports Gambling, Game Fixing and the FBI

Brian Tuohy - Feral House
Format: Paperback

Major League Baseball claims it hasn't had a game fixed by gamblers since 1919. Point shaving hasn't admittedly occurred in the NBA since 1954. And the NFL publicly states not one of its games has come under outside influence--ever. This league-sponsored history, however, is wrong....
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Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan: With an Extensive Introduction and Notes by Alexander Bennett

Inazo Nitobe - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan is the most influential book ever written on the Japanese "Way of the Warrior." A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the Samurai way of living and the virtues every Samurai warrior holds dear. It is widely...
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Acrobatics for Children and Teenagers: From the Basics to Spectacular Human Balance Figures

Michael Blume - Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH
Format: Book

This book teaches the basics of partner acrobatics with children and teenagers. It shows the reader how to organize practice sessions and arrange performances. A practical section presents simple acrobatic figures that have proved to be of value in practice.
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Truth Doesn't Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery about the Danger of Contact Sports

Bennet Omalu - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

One day in 2002 the fifty-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster's body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death...
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Legend: My Life in Football

JOE NAMATH - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

In the wake of the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football. Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead...
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Playing with Purpose: Racing: Inside the Lives and Faith of Auto Racing's Most Intrguing Drivers

Matt Weeda - Barbour Books
Format: Book

<div> Meet the “starting lineup of talented performers with fascinating faith stories in Playing with Purpose: Inside the Lives and Faith of Auto Racing s Favorite Drivers. Just in time for the new racing season, author Mike Yorkey—whose Playing with Purpose biography...
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The Tao of Wing Chun: The History and Principles of China's Most Explosive Martial Art

John Little - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback

Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than three hundred years. Until now, no one has ever stepped back and taken a critical...
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Shark Drunk: The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean

Morten Andreas Strøksnes - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the Norwegian Brage Prize 2015Winner of the Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature 2015Winner of the Norwegian Reine Ord Prize at Lofoten International Literature Festival 2016A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the ocean, for readers...
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From Turnberry to Tasmania: Adventures of a Traveling Golfer

John Steinbreder - Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From Turnberry to Tasmania is an invitation to travel with award-winning journalist John Steinbreder on a global golf trek. From putting alongside tawny wallabies and blue-tongued lizards in Tasmania to literary pub crawls in Dublin after rounds at nearby links, this book contains remarkable...
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Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton: Including Jackson Hole

Becky Lomax - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Find Your Adventure with Moon Travel Guides!Forge your way through forests, across mountain peaks, past geysers, and more with Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton.Inside you'll find:Itineraries for every timeline, budget, and travel style, ranging from one day in each park to a week-long...
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Run Forever: Your Complete Guide to Healthy Lifetime Running

Amby Burfoot - Center Street
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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Return to Glory: The Story of Ford's Revival and Victory in the Toughest Race in the World

MATTHEW DEBORD - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

In January 2015 at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford unveiled a new car and the automotive world lost its collective mind. This wasn't some new Explorer or Focus. Onto the stage rolled a supercar, a carbon-fiber GT powered by a mid-mounted six-cylinder Ecoboost engine that churned out over 600 horsepower....
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Fantasy Life: The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Gu y Who’s Lived It

Matthew Berry - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestseller!Fantasy football, fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, even fantasy sumo wrestling: the world of fantasy sports is huge, and still growing. Today, more than 35 million people in the United States and Canada spend hours upon hours each week on their fantasy...
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The Ghosts of NASCAR: The Harlan Boys and the First Daytona 500

John Havick - University Of Iowa Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Who won the first Daytona 500? Fans still debate whether it was midwestern champion Johnny Beauchamp, declared the victor at the finish line, or longtime NASCAR driver Lee Petty, declared the official winner a few days after the race. The Ghosts of NASCAR puts the controversial finish under...
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Backpacker Magazine's Hiking and Backpacking with Dogs

Linda Mullally - Falcon Guides; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Backpacker magazine's Hiking and Backpacking with Dogs highlights the benefits of enjoying the great outdoors with your dog. Learn how to choose, train, condition, and care for your canine hiking companion and plan outdoor trail excursions and overnight
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Serve to Win: The 14-Day Gluten-Free Plan for Physical and Mental Excellence

Novak Djokovic - Zinc Ink; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Novak Djokovic reveals the gluten-free diet and fitness plan that transformed his health and pushed him to the pinnacle.In 2011, Novak Djokovic had what sportswriters called the greatest single season ever by a professional tennis player: He won ten titles, three Grand Slams, and forty-three...
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Southwest Foraging: 117 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Barrel Cactus to Wild Oregano

John Slattery - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Forage the flavors of the west! Southwest Foraging helps new and experienced foragers find the most flavorful wild plants the region has to offer, including barrel cactus, chickweed, Indian tea, and saguaro. This savvy, accessible, full-color guide shows you what to look for, when and where...
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Coach Wooden and me : our 50-year friendship on and off the court

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.Instant New York Times and USA Today BestsellerPresident Barack Obama's...
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Tai Chi In 10 Weeks: A Beginner's Guide

AIHAN KUHN - Ymaa Publication Center
Format: Paperback

This book is designed to guide beginning students through the fundamentals of tai chi in ten weeks. Dr. Aihan Kuhn teaches readers the twenty-four-step Yang-style form. She shares insight on warming up, healing, and avoiding injury. But tai chi is more than just a physical exercise. It is a way of life....
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Moon Northern California Hiking

Tom Stienstra - Avalon Travel Publishing
Format: Print book

Seasoned outdoors authors Tom Stienstra and Ann Marie Brown know the best hiking trails in Northern California. This brand-new guidebook leads beginner and expert hikers alike to the best trails the northern part of the state has to offer. Complete with detailed regional maps, hiking tips,...
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Carry on.

Lisa Fenn - Harperwave
Format: Print book

In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer's unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds - blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family - would...
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The Closer

Mariano Rivera - Little Brown & Co.
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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Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds

Nick Foles - Tyndale Momentum
Format: Hardcover

*New York Times Bestseller*Get ready to defy the odds when everyones counting you out.When the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback went down with a torn ACL in week 14 of the 2017 NFL season, many fans -- and commentators -- assumed the Eagles season was over.Instead, Nick Foles came...
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Masters of Modern Soccer: How the World's Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game

ARCHETYPE. - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

In Masters of Modern Soccer, Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl asks: How do some of the game's smartest figures master the craft of soccer By profiling players in every key position (American phenomenon Christian Pulisic, Mexican superstar Javier "Chicharito"...
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The Wright Guide to Camping with the Corps of Engineers

Don Wright - The Wright Guide
Format: Paperback

This informative guidebook lists all campgrounds in the United States built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including summer and winter campground sites. Especially valuable for RV travelers and campers who are boaters and fishermen, the book includes all campsites with...
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Best Easy Day Hiking Guide and Trail Map Bundle: Death Valley National Park

Bill Cunningham - Falcon Guides
Format: Print book

Over 20 hikes in California.
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Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town

S L Price - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company built one of the largest mills in the world and a town to go with it. Aliquippa was a beacon and a melting pot, pulling in thousands of families from Europe and the Jim Crow south....
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The Best American Sports Writing 2015

Wright Thompson - Mariner Books
Format: Paperback

The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year For twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional,...
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50 of the Best Snowshoe Trails Around Lake Tahoe

Mike White - University of Nevada Press
Format: Paperback

Come winter, Lake Tahoe's trails, mountains, and shores shed their hikers and transform under a white blanket of snow into a serene winter wonderland. From towering snowy vistas, frozen subalpine lakes, lofty summits, and beautiful tree canopies, Lake Tahoe is one of America's favorite...
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Secret Marvels of the World: 360 extraordinary places you never knew existed and where to find them

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover

Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach. We've all heard of India's Taj Mahal, but what about Karna Mata Temple? It's a building teeming...
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Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl TEAM That Changed Football

BOB LEDERER - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Jets' historic achievement, a nostalgic, inside look from the men who composed the team behind Joe Namath's Super Bowl III win, filled with exclusive insights and stories from the surviving players, coaches, and management of that championship...
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Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica: A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America's "Sport of the Future" Since 1972

Roger Bennett - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Soccer has been America's Sport of the Future since 1972. Propelled by the rise of the World Cup, Premier League, the glory of the United States Women's National Team, Lionel Messi's DemiGod-esque talent and repeat exposure to Cristiano Ronaldo's preening abs, that Future has finally arrived.The...
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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

Phil Jackson - Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson...
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In the Name of the Father: Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty

Mark Ribowsky - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

The story of America's most sacred and carefully constructed football dynasty is revealed in this unflinching family portrait.For generations, American athletes have enjoyed the ever-escalating celebrity lavished upon them when they combine on-the-field talent with off-the field charisma,...
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Learning to Fly: An Uncommon Memoir of Human Flight, Unexpected Love, and One Amazing Dog

Steph Davis - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

When professional rock climber Steph Davis started skydiving, she discovered new love, hope, and joy in letting go."It's not so surprising that on the day of my fifth wedding anniversary I would be crouched in the open door of an airplane, thirteen thousand feet above the Colorado...
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Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football

John U. Bacon - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller about the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it—“A fascinating saga” (Booklist).In search of the sport’s old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author...
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Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander

Phil Robertson - Howard Books; Nineteenth Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business.LIVING THE DREAM Duck calls - though the source of his livelihood - are not what makes...
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Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide

Helen Fairbairn - Collins Pr
Format: Print book

In a country richly endowed with wild mountain ranges, secluded valleys and untamed coastlines, the best natural landscapes can only be explored on foot. Here are over sixty of the greatest one-day walking routes in Ireland, varying from short strolls to full-day treks. Every part of the Republic...
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Survive: Mountains

Justin Lichter - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket or tucked into your backpack, Survive Mountains is the must-have item to keep with you in case you find yourself in a mountainous survival situation. Including topics on administering basic first-aid, finding food and water, building shelter,...
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The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West

JOHN BRANCH - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A gripping portrait of one family's gamble that rodeo and ranching are the future of the West -- and not just its past.For generations, the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and world-champion saddle-bronc riders -- some call them the most successful rodeo family in history. Now Bill...
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Kung Fu Basics: Everything You Need to Get Started in Kung Fu - from Basic Kicks to Training and Tournaments

Paul Eng - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Get your training off to a great start - from basic kicks to practice and tournaments - this book is a perfect introduction to kung fu for beginners. It's everything you need to get started in kung fu!Whether you are considering taking up this martial art, or you've already started,...
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Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West

Mark Spitzer - University of Nebraska Press
Format: Print book

Fisherman Mark Spitzer takes readers on an action-packed investigation of the most fierce and fearsome freshwater grotesques of the American West ever to inspire both hatred and fascination. Through the lenses of history, folklore, biology, ecology, and politics, Beautifully Grotesque Fish...
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Indentured: The Battle to End the Exploitation of College Athletes

Nocera, Joe - PORTFOLIO


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Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA

Ed O'Bannon - Diversion Books
Format: Hardcover

"Like Curt Flood and Oscar Robertson, who paved the way for free agency in sports, Ed O'Bannon decided there was a principle at stake ... O'Bannon gave the movement to reform college sports ... passion and purpose, animated by righteous indignation." -- Jeremy Schaap,...
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl

Jase Robertson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The closer we look at the Robertson family, the more we discover the substance and authenticity below the surface of these well-known TV characters. In this enlightening book, Jase Robertson gives us a deep look behind his funnyman exterior. In addition to stories of life in the Robertson...
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100 Things Packers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Rob Reischel - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback

Pulling from Packers history since the team's inception in 1919, this guide to all things gold and green offers dedicated fans all of the stats, trivia, and miscellaneous, fun-filled information craved about this storied franchise. From the significance of 4th and 26 and the best place...
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Strong Is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves

Kate T Parker - Workman
Format: Print book

Girls being fearless. Girls being silly. Girls being wild, stubborn, and proud. Girls whose faces are smeared with dirt and lit up with joy. So simple and yet so powerful, Strong Is the New Pretty celebrates, through more than 175 memorable photographs, the strength and spirit of girls...
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City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles

Jerald Podair - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

When Walter O'Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark next to downtown, he ignited a bitter argument over the future of a rapidly changing city. For the first time, City of Dreams tells the full story of the controversial building...
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Undisputed Truth

Mike Tyson - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world—and a legend both in and out of the ring. Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during...
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Pedro

Pedro Martinez - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A bold, no-holds-barred memoir from one of the most dominant and dynamic pitchers to ever play the game Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from...
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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 DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream

Tom Clavin - Ecco; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In The DiMaggios acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of three brothers Joltin Joe Dom and Vince DiMaggio and the Great American Gamebaseballthat would consume their livesA vivid portrait of a family and the ways in which their shifting fortunes and status...
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The Hero's Body: A Memoir

William Giraldi - Liveright Publishing Corp
Format: Print book

A memoir of motorcycles and muscles, of obsession and grief, and of a young man who learned how to stay alive through literature. At just forty-seven years old, William Giraldi's father was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash while racing on a country road. This tragedy, which forever...
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Ninja Skills: The Authentic Ninja Training Manual

Antony Cummins - Watkins Publishing
Format: Paperback

This is the world's only illustrated guide to the real ninja teachings of historic Japan. These original techniques are presented in a highly accessible 'how-to' format that combines easy-to-follow text with a fresh, contemporary design that includes step-by-step photographs.This...
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Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out

John Calipari - Penguin Group USA
Format: Hardcover

"If you are a college basketball fan like I am, you'll understand why I've long admired John Calipari's leadership style. While no coach treasures a win more than John, this terrific book reveals his greater purpose - to lead his young players to better lives, and then...
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The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them

Tim Howard - Harper
Format: Hardcover

In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith...
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The Pacific Alone: The Untold Story of Kayaking's Boldest Voyage

DAVE SHIVELY - Falcon Guides
Format: Hardcover

In the summer of 1987 Ed Gillet achieved what no person has accomplished before or since, a solo crossing from California to Hawaii by kayak. Gillet, at the age of 36 an accomplished sailor and paddler, navigated by sextant and always knew his position within a few miles. Still, Gillet...
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Time Home Entertainment
Format: Print book

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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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road

KATE HARRIS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating...
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Gehrig and the Babe: The Friendship and the Feud

Tony Castro - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

The legendary achievements of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are undeniable hallmarks of baseball history. Much has been written about the two men as teammates, but Ruth and Gehrig's relationship away from the field is rarely, if ever, explored. In Gehrig and the Babe, Tony Castro portrays...
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The Big Chair: The Smooth Hops and Bad Bounces from the Inside World of the Acclaimed Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager

Ned Colletti - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the career of famed former Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager (a position also known as "The Big Chair") , whose tenure spanned nine of the most exciting and turbulent years in the franchise's history. During his tenure with the Dodgers,...
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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story

Clemente A. Lisi - Scarecrow Press
Format: Hardcover

On a July afternoon in 1999, this country's proudest moment in soccer occurred in Pasadena, California. In the presence of more than 90,000 fans and viewed by another 40 million watching on television, the United States women outlasted China to win the World Cup. Though it has lagged...
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We Matter: Athletes and Activism

Etan Thomas - Edge of Sports
Format: Hardcover

"A former NBA player and current activist and MSNBC commentator returns with a collection of dozens of interviews on the subject of race in America--all supporting the efforts of athletes to speak out and up...Voices of pain, anger, and hope resound through these pages--and through...
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The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers

Michael Leahy - Harper
Format: Print book

From an award-winning journalist comes the riveting odyssey of seven Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960s - a chronicle of a team, a game, and a nation in transition during one of the most exciting and unsettled decades in history.Legendary Dodgers Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Wes Parker, Jeff...
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A Life Well Played: My Stories

Arnold Palmer - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

The instant New York Times bestsellerThis book is Palmer's parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player...
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Canoeing in the Wilderness

Henry David Thoreau - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Thoreau's famous trip through the Maine Woods reissued to entertain, encourage, and inspire contemporary naturalists. Thoreau paints the woods and waterways of Maine with the same loving hand that described his Walden home, and entertains with the successes and difficulties of the trip...
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Moon Coastal California

STUART THORNTON - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Make Your Escape with Moon Travel Guides!From foggy cliffs and towering redwoods, to warm sands and legendary surf, explore the best of the golden coast with Moon Coastal California. Inside you'll find:Strategic itineraries for every budget and travel style, including adventurous getaways,...
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College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others

Stan Beck - Scarecrow Press
Format: Hardcover

Every year since 1961, football and basketball players at Middlebury College in Vermont pick up their wheelchair-bound fan, Butch, and bring him to the stadium sidelines to watch their games. At John Brown University, the volleyball team distributes candy to fans before each match. For years,...
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How Cycling Can Save the World

Peter Walker - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

Peter Walker - reporter at the Guardian and curator of its popular bike blog - shows how the future of humanity depends on the bicycle. Car culture has ensnared much of the world - and it's no wonder. Convenience and comfort (as well as some clever lobbying) have made the car the transportation...
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55 Corrective Exercises for Horses: Resolving Postural Problems, Improving Movement Patterns, and Preventing Injury

Jec Aristotle Ballou - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Hardcover

Over time, horses (like people) acquire postural habits, compensate for soreness and injury, and develop poor movement patterns. This limits performance ability, causes unsoundness and health issues, and ultimately undermines the horse's overall well-being. Jec Aristotle Ballou has made...
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Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress

HARRY KATZ - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

Baseball Americana is a lavishly illustrated history of America's favorite sport, compiled from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress, now available from Smithsonian Books. From baseball's biggest stars to street urchins, from its most newsworthy stories to sandlot...
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Long Shot

Mike Piazza - Simon & Schuster; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Mike Piazzas autobiographythe candid story of the greatest hitting catcher in the history of baseball, from his inauspicious draft selection to his Hall of Fame-worthy achievements and the unusual controversies that marked his career. Mike Piazza was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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Lennyball: A Memoir of Life on the Edge

Lenny Dykstra - William Morrow
Format: Print book

A TOP-TEN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AN INSTANT CLASSIC OF HUSSLE AND EXCESS ..."Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES I'VE EVER READ. It comes from the heart." - Stephen King"THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND! Obviously...
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Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer

George Vecsey - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Hardcover

On the eve of the 2014 World Cup, New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey offers a personal perspective on the beautiful gameBlending witty travelogue with action on the field--and shady dealings in back rooms--George Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globe-trotting account of the last...
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Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West

David Wolman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of The Boys in the Boat comes the captivating true story of the Hawaiian cowboys who changed rodeo and the West forever. In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world's greatest rodeo. They had travelled...
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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

KOBE BRYANT - MCD
Format: Hardcover

The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant -- a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all timeIn the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding...
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The Rumble in the Jungle: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman on the Global Stage

Lewis A. Erenberg - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

The 1974 fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, staged in the young nation of Zaire and dubbed the Rumble in the Jungle, was arguably the biggest sporting event of the twentieth century. The bout between an ascendant undefeated champ and an outspoken master trying to reclaim the throne...
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Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Then and Now

Gary M. Pomerantz - Simon & Schuster; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

ONE TEAM. FOUR SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS. TWELVE HALL OF FAMERS. TWO HUNDRED INTERVIEWS. They were the best to ever play the game: the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s. Three decades later their names echo in popular memory—Mean Joe, Bradshaw, Webster, Lambert, Ham, Blount, Franco,...
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99: Stories of the Game

Wayne Gretzky - Penguin Audio
Format: Audiobook

In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming...
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The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing

Peter Neushul - Crown
Format: Book

A definitive and highly readable history of surfing and the cultural, political, economic, and environmental consequences of its evolution from a sport of Hawaiian kings and queens to a billion-dollar worldwide industry Despite its rebellious, outlaw reputation, or perhaps because...
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The Big Book of Miniature Horses: Everything You Need to Know to Buy, Care for, Train, Show, Breed, and Enjoy a Miniature Horse of Your Own

Kendra Gale
Format: Paperback

Who can resist a Miniature Horse? No taller than 34 inches, these tiny versions of their full-size equine cousins are said to be >"the horse for everyone.>" Their diminutive size means they are less imposing, while their traits remain undeniably "horsey," making...
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Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

Tim Hornbaker - ECW Press
Format: Paperback

For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regionally based promotion operated individually and offered a brand of localized wrestling that greatly appealed to area fans. Promoters routinely coordinated with associates in surrounding regions,...
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The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results

Bob Knight - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback

Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking, a classic bestseller, has inspired an optimistic perspective for millions of Americans. Now, in an inspirational and entertaining rebuttal, the legendary basketball coach Bob Knight explains why "negative thinking" will...
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Arthur Ashe: A Life

RAYMOND ARSENAULT - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Arthur Ashe - the Jackie Robinson of men's tennis - a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual.Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943,...
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Tiger Woods

Jeff Benedict - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Based on three years of extensive research and reporting, two of today's most acclaimed investigative journalists, Jeff Benedict of Sports Illustrated and eleven-time Emmy Award winner Armen Keteyian, deliver the first major biography of Tiger Woods - sweeping in scope and packed...
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Water Skiing and Wakeboarding

Ben Favret - Human Kinetics; Revised edition
Format: Print book

Whether you’re a crafty vet on the water looking to take your skills to the next level or a recreational rider interested in doing some eye-opening tricks for fun, Water Skiing and Wakeboarding is your guide to tearing up the water. Ben Favret’s 25 years of competitive experience...
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