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Cracking the Cube: Going Slow to Go Fast and Other Unexpected Turns in the World of Competitive Rubik's Cube Solving

Ian Scheffler - Touchstone
Format: Print book

A journalist and aspiring "speedcuber" attempts to break into the international phenomenon of speedsolving the Rubik's Cube - think chess played at the speed of Ping-Pong - while exploring the Cube's rise to iconic status around the globe and the lessons that can be learned through...
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The Minnesota Vikings All-Time All-Stars: The Best Players at Each Position for the Purple and Gold

Chris Tomasson - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

Let's say you're the coach of the Minnesota Vikings, deciding which players should start in a Super Bowl matchup against the toughest team in the AFC. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team's 60-year history in your locker room. Who starts...
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Good Horse, Bad Habits: Practical Solutions to Problem Behavior in the Barn, Under Saddle, and Out in the World

Heather Smith-Thomas - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Book

A go-to manual for any horse owner, this book addresses a range of equine behavioral problems, from the mild—refusing to stand still or tail rubbing, for example—to the severe, such as rearing under saddle or attacking other horses. With topics broken into four main categories—bad...
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Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

Kathryn Miles - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

They must have been followed. That’s the thought I return to after all these years . . . In May 1996, two skilled backcountry leaders, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, entered Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The free-spirited and remarkable...
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Rising: Becoming the First North American Woman on Everest

Sharon Wood - Mountaineers Books
Format: Hardcover

2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition Category Finalist in Mountain Literature On May 20, 1986, high on Mount Everest, Sharon Wood was ready to give up. Snow plumes swirled off the summit ridge and spilled down the North Face, engulfing her. A four-hundred-foot high rock wall, the crux of the Hornbein...
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The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

Tyler Kepner - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly entertaining, revelatory history of the WorldSeries, filled with gripping behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic.The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American...
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Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America

MAREN HORJUS - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don't need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It's time we rewrite the backpacker's life list. Enter Backpacker...
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The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing: Gun Care and Repair

Charles Edward Chapel - Skyhorse Publishing; 2 Revised edition
Format: Paperback

The Most Comprehensive Gunsmithing Guide of All Time.Written by one of the most prolific firearms experts of all time, The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing is a highly detailed and essential reference for the gun enthusiast and gunsmith alike. At nearly 500 pages, Chapel covers everything...
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The Practical Guide to Knots and Knot Tying: Over 200 Tying Techniques, Comprehensively Illustrated in 1200 Step-by-Step Photographs

Geoffrey Budworth - Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

This reference manual and practical handbook presents over 200 knots, illustrating how to tie them in step-by-step photographs and clear, detailed text. All the key knot types are covered: bends, hitches, bindings, loops, mats, plaits, rings and slings. There are knots for many outdoor...
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The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End

Gary M Pomerantz - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regretAbout to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment....
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