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Epic Bike Rides of the World
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated hardback. From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's... |
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99: Stories of the Game
Wayne Gretzky - Penguin Audio
Format: Audiobook
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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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Your First Sailboat, Second Edition
Daniel Spurr - International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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Praise for Your First Sailboat Heres a book for first-time sailboat buyers that offers practical information they can really use to ease the transition to boat ownership The buying guide to of the more popular used sailboats will be particularly helpful when making the rounds at the boatyard... |
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No Such Thing as Failure: My Life in Adventure, Exploration, and Survival
David Hempleman-Adams - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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If there's an adventure to be had, it's likely that David Hempleman-Adams has been there first.Ranking alongside Ranulph Fiennes and Chris Bonnington in the pantheon of British explorers, David Hempleman-Adams is the first person in history to achieve what is termed the Adventurers'... |
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Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines
Stuart Shea - University Of Chicago Press; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. Hastily constructed after epic political maneuvering around Chicago’s and organized baseball’s hierarchies, the new Weeghman Park (named after its builder, fast-food magnate Charley Weeghman) was home to the Federal League’s... |
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The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball
Alejandro Danois - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in 1980s Baltimore to produce four NBA players and give hope to a neighborhood and a city, thanks to a remarkable coach who relentlessly pursued perfection.As the crack epidemic swept across... |
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Texas: A Year in the Life of Lone Star Football, from High School to College to the Cowboys
Nicholas Eatman - Dey St.
Format: Print book
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A veteran Texas sports writer offers a lively, up-close look at football in Texas - the fullest portrait ever conceived - viewed through the interwoven stories of three teams, Plano Senior High School, Baylor University, and the Dallas Cowboys, during one season.In Texas, Friday, Saturday,... |
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Thrown
Kerry Howley - Sarabande Books
Format: Paperback
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In this darkly funny work of literary nonfiction, a bookish young woman insinuates herself into the lives of two cage fighters - one a young prodigy, the other an aging journeyman. Acclaimed essayist Kerry Howley follows these men for three years through the bloody world of mixed martial... |
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Effective Stillwater Fly Fishing: An Analytical Approach to Help You Catch More Fish
Michael Gorman - Headwater Books ; Stackpole Books,
Format: Print book
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Top advice from a master stillwater angler and complete hatch information for lakes, ponds, and reservoirs make Effective Stillwater Fly Fishing the perfect resource for fly fishing on stillwaters. With proven fly patterns, tips on the best way to fish them, and more than 300 full-color... |
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Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA
Joe Nocera - Portfolio
Format: Print book
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"How can the NCAA blithely wreck careers without regard to due process or common fairness How can it act so ruthlessly to enforce rules that are so petty Why won't anybody stand up to these outrageous violations of American values and American justice" In the four years since... |
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This Road I Ride: Sometimes It Takes Losing Everything to Find Yourself
Juliana Buhring - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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This Road I Ride is the remarkable story of one woman's solo journey around the world by bicycle.Juliana Buhring had been mired in a dark hole of depression after the death of a man she loved, and when an acquaintance suggested they honor his memory by biking across Canada, she thought,... |
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unPHILtered: The Way I See It
Phil Robertson - Howard Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved patriarch of AEs Duck Dynasty series, Phil Robertson, shares his thoughtfuland opinionatedphilosophy on life. In Phil Robertsons 1 New York Times bestseller, Happy, Happy, Happy, we learned about Phils colorful past and the wild road to becoming the beloved patriarch of AEs smash... |
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The United States of Soccer: MLS and the Rise of American Soccer Fandom
Phil West - Overlook Press
Format: Print book
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A spirited and detailed account of the first 20 years of Major League Soccer, the visionaries who believed Americans would finally embrace soccer, and the fans who fulfilled that vision.In 1988, FIFA decreed that the 1994 World Cup would be played in the United States - with the condition... |
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Greater than Gold : from Olympic heartbreak to ultimate redemption
David Boudia - Nelson Books
Format: Print book
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One of America's most heralded young divers, David Boudia twice went for Olympic gold, training obsessively and whole-heartedly for success. In his first Olympics, he failed miserably, not winning a single medal. Four years later saw a different story: he mounted the podium twice, winning... |
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Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Tim Moore - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The 1914 Giro d'Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders started and only eight finished after enduring cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, and even the loss of an eye by one competitor. And now Tim Moore is going to ride it. And he's committed to total... |
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Why Soccer Matters
Pelé - Celebra
Format: Hardcover
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Soccer. Football. The beautiful game. The world's most popular sport goes by many names, but for decades, fans have agreed on one thing: the greatest player of all time was Pel. Now the legendary star, ambassador, and humanitarian shares a global vision for what soccer can accomplish.... |
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Tiger, Meet My Sister...: And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said
Rick Reilly - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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Rick Reilly has been called "one of the funniest humans on the planet - an indescribable amalgam of Dave Barry, Jim Murray, and Lewis Grizzard, with the timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson" (Publishers Weekly) . In Tiger, Meet My Sister, Reilly compiles the best of his columns... |
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Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500
Art Garner - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Book
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Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most important days in auto-racing... |
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Roadside Road Bike Maintenance Manual
Guy Dr Andrews - Falcon Guides; Spi edition
Format: Paperback
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Provides road bike enthusiasts with step-by-step guidance to maintaining and repairing their bikes, combining an easy-to-use format and design with high quality photographs of the latest equipment, tools and techniques. Understanding how to maintain a road bike is a necessary skill.... |
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The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler
Stephen C. Sieberson - University of Nebraska Press
Format: Book
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The Naked Mountaineer recounts a series of solo journeys to some of the world's most exotic peaks in places such as Switzerland, Japan, and Borneo. However, it is far from the typical heroic mountain-expedition book. Although Steve Sieberson did reach many summits, in most cases his travels... |
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Parcells: A Football Life
Nunyo Demasio - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated... |
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Leo Durocher: Baseball's Prodigal Son
Paul Dickson - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Print book
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Leo Durocher (1906-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront... |
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Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For
Craig Sager Sr. - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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"Time is something that cannot be bought, it cannot be wagered with God and it is not in endless supply. Time is simply how you live your life." -- Craig SagerThanks to an eccentric wardrobe filled with brightly-colored suits and a love of sports that knows no bounds, Craig Sager... |
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Messi: su asombrosa historia
Michael Part - Urano
Format: Book
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La cautivante historia de la leyenda del futbol Lionel Messi, desde su primer toque a los cinco anos en las calles de Rosario, Argentina, hasta su primer gol en el Camp Nou en Barcelona, Espana. La Pulga cuenta la asombrosa historia de un nino que nacio para jugar el lindo deporte y destinado... |
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Best Bike Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor: Great Recreational Rides In Southeast Michigan
Rob Pulcipher - Falcon Guides; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Hidden in and around the Detroit and Ann Arbor area are some great roads, trails, and bike paths that are fun to explore. Best Bike Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor describes 40 great recreational rides in the metro areas. With most rides between 5 and 35 miles—including road rides, rail... |
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I Am Duran: My Autobiography
Roberto Duran - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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They called him "Manos de Piedra" - Hands of Stone - and he was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Now Roberto Durn tells his unbelievable story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the "Four Kings," along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed... |
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The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights
Shaun Assael - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days.On January... |
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Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
John Carlin - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of the rise and fall of South African Olympic and Gold Medal-winning Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his personal and athletic success to the murder charge that rocked the world and put both the man, and post-Apartheid South Africa, on trial.Oscar Pistorius... |
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The Mannings: The Fall and Rise of a Football Family
Lars Anderson - Ballantine
Format: Print book
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From New York Times bestselling author Lars Anderson comes the first full biography of the top family in American sports. Two generations of Mannings have produced three star quarterbacks: Archie, the folk hero at Ole Miss and a star with the Saints; Peyton, considered one of the best of all time;... |
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The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
Michael Tackett - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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From an award-winning journalist, a real Field of Dreams story about a legendary coach and the professional-caliber baseball program he built in America's heartland, where boys come summer after summer to be molded into ballplayers - and men Clarinda, Iowa, population 5,000, sits... |
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Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town
S L Price - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book
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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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Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler
Michael Freeman - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League - the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original... |
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Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero
Rock G Positano - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The real Joe DiMaggio, remembered by the man who knew him best in the last decade of his life - candid and little-known stories about icons from Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and his Yankees teammates on the field to Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other great celebrities off the field.Dr.... |
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Archery-4th Edition: Steps to Success
Kathleen Haywood - Human Kinetics Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Master the skills, techniques, and strategies you need to shoot accurately, consistently, and safely. This resource contains exercises for each phase of the shot, for both recurve and compound bows. |
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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Riding the Iron Curtain
Tim Moore - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Tim Moore and a rickety metal steed are back together -- riding the entirety of the Iron Curtain, where history, mechanical failures, physical endurance, and humor come together for "the Bill Bryson on two wheels." Not content with tackling the Italian Alps or the route of the Tour... |
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Body of Water: A Sage, a Seeker, and the World's Most Elusive Fish
Chris Dombrowski - Milkweed Editions
Format: Print book
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Chris Dombrowski was playing a numbers game: two passions - poetry and fly-fishing; two children, one of them in utero; and an income hovering perilously close to zero. Enter, at this particularly challenging moment, a miraculous email: can't go, it's all paid for, just book a flight... |
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The Closer
Mariano Rivera - Little Brown & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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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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Forward: A Memoir
Abby Wambach - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." - NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." - Sheryl Sandberg,... |
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Qb : an autobiography
Steve Young - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become a super-elite professional... |
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Salt & Silver: Travel, Surf, Cook
Johannes Riffelmacher
Format: Print book
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Salt & Silver is the first book to blend traveling, surfing, and the food cultures of Central and South America together through the travel stories of two young, adventuresome guys.Salt & Silver traces the journey of Johannes Riffelmacher and Thomas K |
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Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer
George Vecsey - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Hardcover
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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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The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life
Margaret Guroff - University of Texas Press
Format: Print book
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With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle.... |
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The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life
Nicholas Romanov - Penguin Books
Format: Book
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From a two-time Olympic coach and creator of the Pose Method who has trained the running elite, an essential guide for all runners seeking to go faster and farther without injuryChristopher McDougall’s Born to Run—and the wildly popular natural running trend it sparked—changed... |
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Home Game: Big-League Stories from My Life in Baseball's First Family
Bret Boone - Crown Archetype
Format: Print book
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From the first third-generation baseball player in Major League Baseball history, a sometimes moving, always candid look at his family's 70 years in the world of professional baseball.A five-foot-ten firecracker who was spurned by scouts for his small size, supposed lack of power, and temper... |
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A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf
James R. Hansen - Gotham
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of modern golf’s foremost architect from the New York Times bestselling author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong Robert Trent Jones was the most prolific and influential golf course architect of the twentieth century and became the archetypical... |
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Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out
John Calipari - Penguin Group USA
Format: Hardcover
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"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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Powder: The Greatest Ski Runs on the Planet
Patrick Thorne - Quercus
Format: Print book
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Powder is the definitive guide to the world's top ski and snowboard locations. This comprehensive and visually stunning feast of snow-bound derring-do showcases the very best and most feared descents in the world. Along with classics like Chamonix, Whistler, and Jackson Hole, this... |
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42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story
Ed Henry - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book
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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 Hero's Body: A Memoir
William Giraldi - Liveright Publishing Corp
Format: Print book
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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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Throwback: A Big-League Catcher Tells How the Game Is Really Played
Jason Kendall - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Ever Wonder What's Being Said at Home Plate?How a Team Silently Communicates?What Goes on in the Clubhouse Behind Closed Doors?America's pastime has always left fans and amateur players alike yearning for the answers to questions about how pros play the game. Jason Kendall is an All-Star... |
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The Soccer Book
DK Publishing - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Paperback
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The Soccer Book illustrates every aspect of the sport in great detail, from the history of the game to how it's played - the rules, field of play, players, officials, clothing, and equipment. Eye-catching artwork and jargon-free text clearly explain every aspect of the game, such... |
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Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart
Lynne Cox - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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From inspired and inspiring open-water swimmer and supreme athlete, able to endure cold water temperatures that would kill others, author of Swimming to Antarctica ("Riveting" - Sports Illustrated) and Grayson ("Moving, mystical" - People)... |
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WWE 50
Kevin Sullivan - BradyGames DK Style; Pck Har/Cr edition
Format: Hardcover
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Now a New York Times Best Seller, WWE 50 gives you the behind-the-scenes knowledge and provides a definitive slam-by-slam look at the worldwide wrestling phenomenon. Get detailed histories on all your favorite wrestlers from the 60s and 70s right up to todays WWE stars and on the great... |
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Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World
Nicholas Griffin - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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THE SPRING OF 1971 heralded the greatest geopolitical realignment in a generation. After twenty-two years of antagonism, China and the United States suddenly moved toward a dtente - achieved not by politicians but by Ping-Pong players. The Western press delighted in the absurdity of the moment... |
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The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry
Mark Ribowsky - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Hardcover
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A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2013 An action-packed biography of a man, his team, and the league he helped create -- in the tradition of Maraniss's When Pride Still Mattered. Tom Landry, the coach during professional football's most fabled era, transformed the gridiron from... |
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Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV
Joe Buck - Dutton
Format: Print book
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In his debut memoir, Joe Buck talks about his life, his career, and his memorable relationship with his father, legendary sportscaster Jack Buck.Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, doing the World Series every year, announcing... |
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Running Man: A Memoir
Charlie Engle - Scribner
Format: Print book
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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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Reckless: The Life and Times of Luis Ocaña
Alasdair Fotheringham - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Luis Ocaña seemed doomed to live in the shadow of cycling's greatest ever rider, Eddy Merckx-"The Cannibal". Their rivalry defined Ocaña's entire career, yet he was the one rider capable of beating the all-conquering Merckx in his prime. After an impoverished... |
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball
Roger Kahn - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate, second-hand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other... |
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Mr. Hockey: My Story
Gordie Howe - G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive autobiography from hockeys greatest living legendMr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe.Big, skilled, tough on the ice, and nearly indestructible, Howe dominated both the sport and the record books like no one has before or since. Over an incredible six decades, the Hall of Famer... |
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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue
John Aldridge - Weinstein Publishing
Format: Print book
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In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown of the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented... |
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Pain Don't Hurt: Fighting Inside and Outside the Ring
Mark Miller - Anthony Bourdain/Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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Pain Dont Hurt is the no-holds-barred memoir from the only professional fighter in history to return to the ring after open-heart surgery kickboxer Mark Fightshark Milleran inspiring story of family determination and redemptionIn Mark Miller was a rising star in professional kickboxing... |
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Bouts of Mania: Ali, Frazier, and Foreman--and an America on the Ropes
Richard Hoffer - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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The fights resonate still The Fight of the Century Down Goes Frazier The Rumble in the Jungle The Thrilla in Manila And the fighters toomdashMUHAMMAD ALI JOE FRAZIER GEORGE FOREMANmdashthree complicated and competitive men who happened to be vying for sports biggest prize when boxing was still... |
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl
Jase Robertson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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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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The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love
Per J Andersson - Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardcover
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"A romance, a travelogue, and a cultural critique ... filled with sumptuous prose. [PK's] determination is more than enough to keep readers enthralled." -- Publishers Weekly "This book will appeal to the optimistic, the romantic, and the armchair traveler. This... |
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30 Years of WrestleMania
Brian Shields - BradyGames DK Style
Format: Hardcover
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From the creators of WWE 50 and the official WWE Encyclopedia, 30 Years of WrestleMania gives you an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the show of shows from its inception to the current day. Relive each exciting match with detailed information, exclusive interviews, never-before-seen... |
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Aikido in Everyday Life: Giving in to Get Your Way
Terry Dobson - North Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback
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Conflict is an unavoidable aspect of living. The late renowned aikido master Terry Dobson, together with Victor Miller, present aikido as a basis for conflict resolution. "Attack-tics" is a system of conflict resolution based on the principles of aikido, the non-violent martial... |
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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World
Carli Lloyd - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there In 2015, the U.S .Women's National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified... |
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Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
Maurice Isserman - W. W. Norton & Company; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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This magesterial and thrilling history argues that the story of American mountaineering is the story of America itself. In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy - Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover
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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst... |
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Fantasy Man: A Former NFL Players Descent into the Brutality of Fantasy Football
Nate Jackson - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Slow Getting Up chronicles his descent into the madness of early retirement and fantasy football. In Slow Getting Up - hailed by Rolling Stone as "the best football memoir of all time" - Nate Jackson told his story face down on the field.... |
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Turning the Black Sox White: The Misunderstood Legacy of Charles A. Comiskey
Tim Hornbaker - Sports Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Charles Albert “The Old Roman” Comiskey was a larger-than-life figure—a man who had precision in his speech and who could work a room with handshakes and smiles. While he has been vilified in film as a rotund cheapskate and the driving force, albeit unknowingly, behind the actions... |
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Wooden: A Coach's Life
Seth Davis - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Book
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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 Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction
Joel Greenberg - Bloomsbury
Format: Hardcover
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In the early nineteenth century 25 to 40 percent of North America's birds were passenger pigeons, traveling in flocks so massive as to block out the sun for hours or even days. The down beats of their wings would chill the air beneath and create a thundering roar that would drown out all other... |
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Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring
Dewey Bozella - Ecco
Format: Print book
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In this inspiring memoir, Dewey Bozella recounts his life and the twenty-six years he spent behind bars for a murder he did not commit - a stirring tale of courage, strength, faith, and perseverance.In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully accused of murdering Emma Crapser, a ninety-two-year-old... |
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Babe Ruth's Called Shot: The Myth And Mystery Of Baseball's Greatest Home Run
Ed Sherman - LP, Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press,
Format: Print book
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The anticipation of another showdown with the Bambino transformed Wrigley Field. Temporary bleachers held the overflow of the 50,000-strong crowd that bright September day. Game 3 of the 1932 World Series between the Cubs and Yankees stood locked at 4-4. An angry mob, rocking the ballpark... |
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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
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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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Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game
Erica Westly - Touchstone Books
Format: Print book
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A real-life A League of Their Own meets The Girls of Atomic City: the first fascinating history of fastpitch softball from its beginnings as an industrial worker's game to an Olympic sport with millions of fans and players worldwide, and the incredible, larger-than-life women... |
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The Cardinals Way: How One Team Embraced Tradition and Moneyball at the Same Time
Howard Megdal - Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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The St. Louis Cardinals have experienced the kind of success that is rare in baseball. Regarded by many as the premier organization in Major League Baseball, they not only win, but do so with an apparently bottomless pool of talent, one that is mostly homegrown.Despite years of phenomenal... |
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They Called Me God: The Best Umpire Who Ever Lived
Doug Harvey - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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In the pageantry of baseball, one select group is virtually unknown in the outside world, derided by fans, faced with split-second choices that spell victory or defeat. These men are up-close observers of the action, privy to inside jokes, blood feuds, benches-clearing brawls, and managers'... |
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Carry on.
Lisa Fenn - Harperwave
Format: Print book
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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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Ultimate Etapes: Ride Europe's Greatest Cycling Stages
Peter Cossins - Aurum Press Ltd
Format: Print book
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Ultimate E'tapes is the essential guide to cycling the very best routes in Europe. From the epic ascent of the Stelvio to the windswept coastline of the Netherlands' North Sea, by way of the cobbles of Flanders and Italy's Strade Bianche, Peter Cossins has created a guide to the stages... |
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
David Goldblatt - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"... |
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Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
John Branch - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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"Shows us, in tender detail, a life consumed by our unholy appetites." -- Steve Almond, New York Times Book Review The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions... |
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Sports Illustrated Basketball's Greatest
Editors of Sports Illustrated - Sports Illustrated
Format: Hardcover
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Whos the greatest center of all time, Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Where does Shaquille ONeal land in the rankings? Would you pick Tim Duncan or Charles Barkley as the better power forward? Whos your best Sixth Man? Where does LeBron James rank among small forwards? Sports... |
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Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion
Missy Franklin - Dutton
Format: Print book
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What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making... |
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Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.
Garrett Mcnamara - Harperwave
Format: Print book
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In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth.Garrett McNamara - affectionately known as GMac - set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot... |
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