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The Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love

Gotham Chopra - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

From the sports documentarian and executive producer of the docuseries The Religion of Sports, a memoir-meets-manifesto about the overwhelming power of sports and how they provide meaning and purpose in people's lives all over the world. Sports is a religion. This isn't a metaphor...
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AMC's Best Sea Kayaking in New England: 50 of the Best Coastal Paddling Adventures From Connecticut to Maine

Michael Daugherty - Appalachian Mountain Club, 2015.
Format: Print book

This concise guide, written by Registered Maine Guide and inveterate paddler Michael Daugherty, features 50 of the best sea kayaking adventures along the New England coast, from Maine's Bold Coast south to the mouth of the Connecticut River. These are trips that can be done in a day or turned...
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Raw: My 100% Grade-A, Unfiltered, Inside Look at Sports

Colin Cowherd - Gallery Books
Format: Print book

In his no-holds-barred, unapologetically controversial voice, New York Times bestselling author and ESPN radio show host Colin Cowherd gives an insider's look into all things sports, including behind-the-scenes scandals, inter-team rivalries, and players' lives on and off the field.There's...
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Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.
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One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together

Amy Bass - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and Outcasts United, ONE GOAL tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state--and ultimately national--glory.When...
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Eight Minutes to Better Golf: How to Improve Your Game by Finding Your Natural Swing

Ji Kim - W W Norton
Format: Print book

Eight Minutes to Better Golf enables golfers to find their best swing quickly using a simple, effective approach - the "Focus Drill" method - that golf instructor Ji Kim has been perfecting over a thirty-year period. As a result, he's earned the nickname "Doctor of Golf"...
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Bicycling Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills: Your Guide to Riding Faster, Stronger, Longer, and Safer

Jason Sumner - Rodale
Format: Print book

Bicycling Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills is a comprehensive guide to road cycling skills and safety from the most trusted name in cycling, Bicycling magazine. This completely revised edition includes contemporary expert sources, fresh photography, and cutting-edge information on cycling...
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Bird Dream: Adventures at the Extremes of Human Flight

Matt Higgins - Tantor; Unabridged CD edition
Format: Audio CD

PEN / ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing (2015 LONGLIST) "[P]erversely entertaining... In a truly intoxicating read that was hard to put down, Matt Higgins has managed to make real a world about as far removed from daily life as it gets." --Daily Beast "Matt Higgins...
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LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete

Brian Windhorst - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;...
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Cycling Science

Stephen Cheung - Human Kinetics
Format: Paperback

Finally, the authoritative resource that serious cyclists have been waiting for has arrived. The perfect blend of science and application, Cycling Science takes you inside the sport, into the training room and research lab, and onto the course. A remarkable achievement, Cycling Science...
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