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A Season for the Ages: How the 2016 Chicago Cubs Brought a World Series Championship to the North Side

AL YELLON - SPORTS PUB
Format: Print book

No doubt, you've heard about the Cubs' decades-long run of futility. They hadn't won a pennant in seventy-one years or a World Series in a record 108 years. To the frustration of Cubs fans everywhere, the team often missed chances with soul-crushing defeats.But after a complete...
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Golf-2nd Edition: Steps to Success

Paul Schempp - Human Kinetics; 2 edition
Format: Book

Develop a consistent swing and master every shot on your way to a lower handicap. Golf Steps to Success provides detailed, progressive instruction with accompanying full-color photos for every shot putts, chip shots, and pitch shots as well as shots from the fairway, tee box, bunker, rough,...
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ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health 2nd Edition

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE. - HUMAN KINETICS
Format: Print book

Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus...
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Basketball Now!: The Stars and Stories of the NBA

Adam Elliott Segal - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Basketball is a flashy, fast-paced sport with swagger and attitude to match. Basketball Now! presents the best players in the NBA today--those who back up their swagger with a serious game every time. From hyped rookies to bona fide superstars, Basketball Now! is packed with 60 profiles...
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The Plan: Epstein, Maddon, and the Audacious Blueprint for a Cubs Dynasty

David Kaplan - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

On October 12, 2011, Theo Epstein became the new Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations, flipping a switch on the lovable-loser franchise and initiating a plan to accomplish in Chicago what hed succeeded in as general manager of the Boston Red Sox: ending a World Series drought....
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42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story

Ed Henry - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book

Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the hidden hand of God that changed history Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well....
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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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Bigger Than the Game: Restitching a Major League Life

Dirk Hayhurst - Citadel
Format: Paperback

Old demons together with new enemies and a season ending-- possibly career ending-- injury look to knock Hayhurst out of baseball forever.  Isolated from his family, broken, and branded a traitor by his teammates for writing inside the locker room, Hayhurst finds himself at a crossroads:...
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Be a Player: A Breakthrough Approach to Playing Better on the Golf Course

Pia Nilsson - Tantor Audio
Format: Audiobook

Golf is a beloved yet technical game, so a sound swing and precise technique are essential. Most golfers who want to improve their skills go to the range and work painstakingly on their swings, not realizing its often their performance state on the course that needs work, not their technique....
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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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