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Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream

Buzz Bissinger
Format: Paperback

Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and rac
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Around The World On Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride

Peter Zheutlin - Citadel; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Peter Zheutlin's thoroughly researched account will make you wish you'd been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by. --Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's Only A Game Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement...
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I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond

Michael Oher - Gotham; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth Michael Oher is the young man at the center of the true story depicted in The Blind Side movie and book that swept up awards and accolades Though the odds were...
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Native American Survival Skills: How to Make Primitive Tools and Crafts from Natural Materials

W. Ben Hunt - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

W. Ben Hunt, whose Sioux name was Tasunka Witko, traveled throughout the Midwest, living with several Native American tribes, finally settling near the site of the last Sioux uprising. Here he provides step-by-step instructions and exact dimensions to make Sioux ghost shirts, Plains Indian...
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Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and Life

Mike Leach - Diversion Books
Format: Hardcover

SWING YOUR SWORD is the first ever book by one of the most fascinating and successful coaches in sports today A maverick who took an unlikely path to coaching through law school Mike Leach talks about his unorthodox approach to coaching and the choices that have brought him success throughout...
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Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas

Michael Hurd - University of Texas Press
Format: Hardcover

At a time when "Friday night lights" shone only on white high school football games, African American teams across Texas burned up the gridiron on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The segregated high schools in the Prairie View Interscholastic League (the African American counterpart...
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A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean

Tori Murden McClure - Harper Perennial
Format: Print book

In the end I know I rowed across the Atlantic to find my heart but in the beginning I wasnt aware that it was missingIn June Tori McClure began rowing across the Atlantic Ocean solo in a twenty-three-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail Within days she lost all communication with shore...
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Backpacking the Light Way: Comfortable, Efficient, Smart

Richard A Light - Menasha Ridge Press
Format: eBook

This is not another backpacking gear book. Backpacking the Light Way is for both beginner and advanced backpackers who want to pack more efficiently, carry less weight, still be fully prepared for contingencies, and have more fun in the backcountry. It will benefit instructors and guides...
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Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played

L. Jon Wertheim - Mariner Books
Format: Book

In the 2008 Wimbledon men's final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So in the last few moments...
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A Fine and Pleasant Misery

Patrick F. McManus - Holt Paperbacks; 1st Owl Book Ed edition
Format: Paperback

A Fine and Pleasant MiseryMore witty cautionary tales of outdoor life, by everybody's favorite expert on the subject, Patrick F. McManus.
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Weight Training For Dummies

Liz Neporent - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Print book

A properly executed strength or weight lifting regimen can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, stabilize your blood sugar, reduce the risk of heart disease, increase your strength, and more. Weight Training For Dummies, Third Edition, is packed with all the information you need...
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Eating Aliens: One Man's Adventures Hunting Invasive Animal Species

Jackson Landers - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

North America is under attack by a wide range of invasive animals. Black spiny-tailed iguanas in Florida, Asian carp in Missouri and Virginia, nutria in Louisiana, European green crabs in Connecticut, and other alien species throughout the United States are devouring our native plants and animals,...
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Coaching Youth Baseball: The Guide for Coaches, Parents and Athletes

John P Mccarthy Jr - Betterway Books; Third Edition edition
Format: Paperback

The Guide for a Fun and Successful Baseball SeasonDo you need some guidance before you start coaching this baseball season Coaching Youth Baseball rd edition gives you everything you need to make this season a success It covers all of baseballs fundamentals and gives coaching tips for every...
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The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend

Jeff Leen - Grove Press; 1st edition
Format: Book

The Queen of the Ring is the story of Mildred Burke, the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. In this in-depth account, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era when a petite midwesterner used her beauty and brawn to dominate...
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Basic Illustrated Cross-Country Skiing

J. Scott Mcgee - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Richly photographed and information-packed tools for the novice or handy reference for the veteran, BASIC ILLUSTRATED books distill years of knowledge into affordable and visual guides. Whether you're planning a trip of thumbing for facts in the field, the BASIC ILLUSTRATED...
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Basic Illustrated Camping (Basic Essentials Series)

Cliff Jacobson - FalconGuides; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge in an affordable and portable book. Readers will discover how to select and use their camping gear effectively; build a fire quickly and efficiently, even in wet weather; use the right...
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Complete Wilderness Training Manual

Hugh McManners - DK; 2 Revised edition
Format: Paperback

From constructing emergency shelters and testing plants for poison to making a compass and splinting a broken arm this fully-illustrated guide will teach you everything you need to know about staying alive in any environment AUTHOR BIO During his years in the military Hugh McManners served...
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Knack Self-Defense for Women: Strategies, Moves & Everyday Tactics To Gain Confidence & Stay Safe

Chris Wright-Martell - Globe Pequot Press; Original edition
Format: Book

The statistics are spine-chilling: One in four women will be assaulted in her lifetime. With Knack Self-Defense for Women, the female gender finally has a comprehensive, picture-driven guide to personal security that covers all the essential strategies to maximize personal safety. Full-color...
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The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide

Creek Stewart - Living Ready; MTI edition
Format: Paperback

Put the Odds in Your Favor!Train like a Tribute before you enter the Arena using this wilderness survival guide--you dont have to live in Panem to put these survival skills to use. Experience the adventure of life in District 12 by learning and practicing the survival skills used by Katniss,...
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Great Athletes 2Oth Century (The Twentieth Century)

Salem Press - Salem Pr Inc
Format: Hardcover

Signed articles for more than one thousand men and women participating in over 50 different sports include information on athletic preparation, career, evaluation, and statistics for each athlete.
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Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile

Nate Jackson - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Nate Jackson’s Slow Getting Up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America—and the most damaging to its players—the National Football League.After playing college ball at a tiny Division III school, Jackson, a receiver,...
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Mountainman Crafts & Skills: A Fully Illustrated Guide To Wilderness Living And Survival

David Montgomery - Lyons Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Book

Filled with valuable information for hobbyists survival enthusiasts family campers - and everyone who enjoys outdoor life Mountainman Crafts and Skills is the essential illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival How to make your own clothing shelter and equipment are all covered...
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Basic Illustrated Backpacking (Basic Illustrated Series)

Harry Roberts - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

BASIC ILLUSTRATED BACKPACKINGExpert hikers Harry Roberts and Russ Schneider take readers step-by-step through planning a trip for each skill level, selecting the proper gear and provisions (including the right boots) , how to find you way through wilderness, prepare a good meal, and much...
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Bizarre Competitions: 101 Ways to Become a World Champion

Richard Happer - Firefly Books Ltd.
Format: Print book

You don't have to be Usain Bolt to be a champion of the world. This book describes 101 bizarre and eccentric events that call themselves "World Championships". They are open to anyone who dares to try but it also takes skill, a lot of passion and even more madness to become crowned...
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: The Anthology

Baxter Black - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

"The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is the granddaddy of all cowboy poetry events, recognized by the US Senate for its pioneering role in the preservation and revitalization of this important American tradition. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the event, this commemorative...
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Coaching Youth Soccer: The Guide for Coaches and Parents

John P Mccarthy Jr - Betterway Books
Format: Paperback

The Guide for a Fun and Successful Soccer Season!Do you need some guidance before you start coaching this soccer season? Coaching Youth Soccer, 2nd edition gives you everything you need to make this season a success. It covers all of soccers fundamentals and gives coaching tips for every...
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Canyoneering: A Guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons (How To Climb Series)

David Black - FalconGuides
Format: Paperback

In David Black’s Canyoneering: A Guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons, readers will learn the hazards and risks of canyoneering, the skills required to gain mastery of canyoneering style and technique, and simple, effective ways to negotiate hazardous terrain. This contemporary,...
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Gun Digest's Shooter's Guide to Concealed Carry

Jorge Amselle - Gun Digest Books
Format: Book

Want to learn about protecting yourself and your loved ones with a handgun? Gun Digest Shooters Guide to Concealed Carry is your best resource to answer the fundamental questions of carrying a concealed handgun.Written by experienced firearms instructor and military veteran Jorge Amselle,...
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The Complete Guide to Hunting: Basic Techniques for Gun & Bow Hunters

Gary Lewis - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover

Make the most of your time in the fieldWhether heading into the field after a favorite game animal or pursuing a species for the first time hunters want as much information as possible to make the hunt successful This book provides tips and techniques for hunting more than species of big game...
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Everything They Had: Sports Writing from David Halberstam

David Halberstam - Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"Sometimes sports mirrors society, sometimes it allows us to understand the larger society a little better. But mostly, it is a world of entertainment of talented and driven young men and women who do certain things with both skill and passion." --David Halberstam David Halberstam...
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Inside the Empire: The True Power Behind the New York Yankees

Bob Klapisch - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A riveting look at what is really said and done behind closed doors with the New York Yankees, the most famous and wealthiest sports franchise in the world Using the 2018 baseball season as the backdrop, Inside the Empire gives readers the real, unvarnished "straight-from-the-gut"...
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Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football

Jim Dent - St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Jim Dent, author of the New York Times bestselling The Junction Boys, returns with his most powerful story of human courage and determination.More than a century ago, a school was constructed in Fort Worth, Texas, for the purpose of housing and educating the orphans...
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All the Way: Football, Fame, and Redemption

Joe Namath - Little, Brown & Company
Format: Audiobook

Timed for the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon who first brought show business to sports is finally ready to tell the story of his spectacular rise and reign as "Broadway Joe," to his struggles with alcoholism, to the redemption...
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Newton's Football: The Science Behind America's Game

Allen St. John - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Freakonomics and Scorecasting comes a clever and accessible look at the big ideas underlying the science of football.    Did you hear the one about the MacArthur genius physicist and the NFL coach? It's not a joke. It's actually an innovative...
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High-Altitude Woman: From Extreme Sports to Indigenous Cultures—Discovering the Power of the Feminine

Jan Reynolds - Inner Traditions; Original edition
Format: Paperback

One of the first female extreme athletes reflects on how her feminine strengths led to her success in a male-dominated field • Written by Jan Reynolds, medal winner in World Cup biathlon and former world record-holder for women’s high-altitude skiing • Recounts many of Reynolds’...
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The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life

Margaret Guroff - University of Texas Press
Format: Print book

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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One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game

John Feinstein - Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

John Feinsteins illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends. John Feinsteins career is a sports fans dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight,...
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Coaching Youth Soccer - 4th Edition (Coaching Youth Sports Series)

American Sport Education Program - Human Kinetics; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

As participation in youth soccer continues to grow, so does the need for youth soccer coaches. Whether you're a parent new to coaching or an experienced youth soccer coach, Coaching Youth Soccer is your handbook for a successful season. Through the expertise of coach Sam Snow and US Youth...
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Camping For Dummies

Michael Hodgson - IDG Books Worldwide
Format: Book

You love the great outdoors, but you're not always sure the great outdoors loves you. You can pitch a tent, start a campfire, build furniture by lashing tree branches together - in theory anyway! But while you may not have gotten your Girl Scout Gold Award, or your Eagle Scout with...
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Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence

Karen Crouse - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country - and whose citizens provide a model for achieving excellence while leading a well-rounded life.Norwich, a charming Vermont town of roughly three thousand...
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Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar

David Thomas - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

In Wrestling for My Life, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the WWE. Included are some never-before-shared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. With millions of fans, Michaels...
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Dumbbell Training

Allen Hedrick - Human Kinetics Publishers
Format: Paperback

About the Author Allen Hedrick, M.A., CSCS*D, FNSCA, coach practitioner, was named the first-ever head strength and conditioning coach at Colorado State University at Pueblo in September 2009. He earned his bachelor's degree from California State University at Chico...
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Paintball and Airsoft Battle Tactics

Christopher E. Larsen - MVP Books; 1st edition
Format: Print book

It can be as playful as a party game or as dead serious as military training for a coming deployment But whatever your approach to paintball or Airsoft there are rules to learn tactics to master variations to discover and equipment to consider And in every instance Paintball and Airsoft...
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Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Don Van Natta Jr. - Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This is the extraordinary story of a nearly forgotten American superstar athlete Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high Despite attempts to keep women from competing Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track...
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In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving

Leigh Anne Tuohy - Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

For the first time, the remarkable couple depicted in The Blind Side tells their own deeply inspiring storyFirst came the bestselling book, then the Oscar-nominated movie - the story of Michael Oher and the family who adopted him has become one of the most talked-about true stories of our time....
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Pacing: Individual Strategies for Optimal Performance

Kevin Thompson - Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Book

We’ve all heard the advice “Pace yourself. Save energy and finish strong.” It sounds simple enough, so why is it so hard? Why do even supremely conditioned elite athletes mismanage their energy supplies and fail to finish strong? Pacing: Individual Strategies for Optimal...
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50 Guns That Changed America: An Illustrated Guide

Bruce Wexler - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

American history has always been interwoven with developments in firearms technology and so is peppered with legendary guns. At the birth of the nation, Americans armed themselves with state-of-the-art long guns to fight their colonial oppressors. Once independent, the young country was drawn...
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Conditioning for Climbers: The Complete Exercise Guide

Eric Horst - Falcon Guides; 1 edition
Format: Book

The only conditioning book a rock climber needs Rock climbing is one of the most physically challenging sports testing strength endurance flexibility and stamina Good climbers have to build and maintain each of these assets This is the first-ever book to provide climbers of all ages and experience...
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The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty

Willie Robertson - Howard Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Meet the Robertsons in this personal behind-the-scenes look at the stars of the exploding A&E show Duck Dynasty.Faith. Family. Ducks - in that order. This book gives readers an up-close and personal, behind-the-scenes look at the family in the exploding A&E show - Duck Dynasty....
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Football for Dummies

Howie Long - For Dummies; 4th US Edition edition
Format: Paperback

The fun and easy way to tackle football basics and enjoy Americas most popular sport Since the last edition of Football For Dummies, new stadiums have been built, new stars have ascended, and records have been broken. This new edition has been revised to reflect todays game, giving football...
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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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Bicycling Along The World's Most Exceptional Routes

Rob Penn - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover

The fourth in Abbeville's series of unusual, illustrated vacation guides, Bicycling Along the World's Most Exceptional Routes follows the success of Cooking School Holidays in the World's Most Exceptional Places, Spas: Exceptional Destinations Around the World, and Walking the World's...
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Bowhunting Tactics That Deliver Trophy Bucks

Steve Bartylla - Stoeger Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

Bowhunting Tactics that Deliver Trophies looks at the nuts and bolts of the best strategies and tactics you need to bow-hunt public-land whitetails with consistent success Expert bowhunter Steve Bartylla explains how to make hard work and understanding of whitetail behavior pay big dividends...
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Rush to Glory: FORMULA 1 Racing's Greatest Rivalry

Tom Rubython - Lyons Press; Reprint edition
Format: Book

The greatest duel in FORMULA 1 history: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's James Hunt. As the '75 season ended, Hunt was out of FORMULA 1 racing while Lauda was world champion and the odds-on favorite for ’76 with a year’s contract...
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Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America

Charles Leerhsen - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Now in paperback the book that Newsweek calls ldquowonderful witty and wiserdquo vividly recounts a time years ago when a racehorse thrilled America and became a legend bull A great underdog story Born with a bad leg and nearly destroyed at birth in Dan Patch became the greatest champion...
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The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport

Carl Hiaasen - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Ever wonder how to retrieve a sunken golf cart from a snake-infested lake? Or which club in your bag is best suited for combat against a horde of rats? If these and other sporting questions are gnawing at you, The Downhill Lie, Carl Hiaasen's hilarious confessional about returning to the fairways...
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Catching the Sky

Colten Moore - 37 INK/Atria
Format: Print book

A transcendent story about risk and the pursuit of happiness, family, and the bond between brothers.Dust and prairie were abundant on the Texas Panhandle, the land that gave birth to generations of Moores. But instead of working the landor the cattle that fed upon it, the Moore brothers,...
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The Fast Lane: The History of NHRA Drag Racing

National Hot Rod Association - Regan Books
Format: Book

A cloud of vaporized rubber at the starting line, flaming exhaust headers, and a roar like nothing you've ever heard before. Drag racing's machines are the fastest race cars on earth -- capable of accelerating to 330 mph in less than five seconds. And for tens of thousands of drivers...
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Volleyball Fundamentals

Joel Dearing

Learning to play volleyball has never been more effective - or more fun - than with Volleyball Fundamentals. Students will enjoy using this resource because they will learn by doing, spending less time reading and more time engaged in playing the game. With simple instru
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The Handgun Guide for Women: Shoot Straight, Shoot Safe, and Carry with Confidence

Tara Dixon Engel - Zenith Press
Format: Paperback

The perfect book for any woman who is interested in purchasing, selecting, and owning a gun, from her first to her five-hundredth firearm.The Handgun Guide for Women gives a public voice to the legions of female gun enthusiasts in the United States. It is a common sense, step-by-step guide...
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Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival

Peter Stark - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeleton in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band...
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Undiscovered: The Fascinating World of Undiscovered Places, Graves, Wrecks and Treasure

Ian Wilson - Beech Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

A breezy, easy-to-read survey of the unsolved puzzles of history and the deeper mysteries behind our more recent and exotic archeological finds. 85 black-and-white illustrations. 37 maps.
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Don't Let The Lipstick Fool You: The Making of a Champion

Lisa Leslie - Dafina
Format: Book

A three-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time MVP of the WNBA, and the first woman ever to dunk in a professional basketball game, Lisa Leslie is considered one of the greatest players in the history of women's basketball. Now in her own words, she points the spotlight onto her remarkable...
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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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Willie Mays Aikens: Safe at Home

Gregory Jordan - Triumph Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

An intimate portrait of a tortured player this biography culls interviews letters and the personal account of baseball legend Willie Mays Aikens Touted from a young age as the next Reggie Jackson Aikens promising career quickly turned disastrous when he fell into drug abuse and was ultimately...
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Lipsmackin' Car Campin': Easy and Delicious Recipes for Campground Cooking

Christine Conners - FalconGuides; First Edition, First edition
Format: Paperback

Does camping in the great outdoors put a damper on your culinary prowess? Well, stop the hand-wringing and start the fire, because Lipsmackin' Car Campin' will show you the way to excellent outdoor cuisine! Designed specifically with the campground setting in mind, Lipsmackin'...
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March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the Final Four

Work for hire Triumph Books - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

They're all part of the greatest spectacle in sports, and they're all inside March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the Final Four. Relive 65 years of college basketball's most memorable championship moments, including: North Carolina's triple-overtime...
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Coaching Youth Basketball - 4th Edition

American Sport Education Pr... - Human Kinetics; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

The fourth edition of Coaching Youth Basketball stresses fun safety and effective instruction helping you create an environment that promotes learning helps your kids enjoy their basketball experiences and motivates your athletes to come out year after year Numerous coaching books present...
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Yoga for Runners

Christine Felstead - Human Kinetics
Format: Paperback

As a runner, you strike the ground 1,000 times per mile, with a force of two to three times your body weight. You can feel that impact in the muscles, ligaments, and bone structures throughout your body. Thankfully, Yoga for Runners addresses both the physical and mental demands of the sport....
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Martial Arts Made Easy

Peter Lewis - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

100 cool moves from a range of martial arts disciplines. Martial Arts Made Easy allows readers to teach themselves skills from such martial arts as karate, kung fu, judo, tae kwon do and ninjutsu. Each featured move is illustrated with step-by-step line drawings accompanied by expert...
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Wilderness Survival Handbook: Primitive Skills for Short-Term Survival and Long-Term Comfort

Michael Pewtherer - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition

An essential guide to everything you need to stay sheltered, fed, healthy, and safe in the backcountry Organized around the six essentials of survival (shelter, water, food, fire, comfort and health, and navigation), Wilderness Survival Handbook covers 100 skills and techniques, including...
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Anatomy of Exercise for 50+: A Trainer's Guide to Staying Fit Over Fifty

Hollis Liebman - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

A new addition to the best-selling series, for the burgeoning over 50 population. Studies abound confirming what we all know: use it or lose it. Exercise of any kind has a profound positive effect on health, longevity, disease prevention and a sense of well-being. The exercises in Anatomy...
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Scout's Campfire Cookbook for Kids

Tim Conners - Falcon Guides; First Edition edition
Format: Book

Hungry for Troll Stew, Snake on a Stick, or Dirty Marshmallows? They're in here! As with The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook, this all-new guide brings together outdoor recipes, methods, and tips for a Scout-friendly cooking experience geared toward kids. This userfriendly cookbook is aimed...
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Summer of 49 (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

David Halberstam - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

"Dazzling ... A celebration of a vanished heroic age and a simpler America " - New York Times Book Review David Halberstams classic chronicle of baseballs most magnificent season, as seen through the battle royal between Joe DiMaggios Yankees and Ted Williamss Red Sox for the hearts...
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Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time

Georgia Pellegrini - Da Capo Lifelong Books; First Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

What happens when a classically-trained New York chef and fearless omnivore heads out of the city and into the wild to track down the ingredients for her meals After abandoning Wall Street to embrace her lifelong love of cooking Georgia Pellegrini comes face to face with her first kill...
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Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest

Jamling T Norgay - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

The Great Untold Story of EverestSherpas are part of our everyday parlance, yet we know so little of their world beyond their depiction as climbing wonders. In Touching My Father's Soul, Jamling Tenzing Norgay gives us an insider's view of the Sherpa world as he tells a story of Everest...
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House Beautiful Kitchens: Creating a Beautiful Kitchen of Your Own

Lisa Cregan - Hearst
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful, large-format follow-up to House Beautiful's Home Book. Kitchens big and small, old fashioned and coolly modern, stylish and inviting: House Beautiful presents the ultimate designs for the most loved and used room in the house. Some of the country's finest designers...
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Chasing Grace: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life

SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS - ZONDERVAN
Format: Hardcover

"For as long as I can remember, life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better." Most people equate success with having more, but Sanya's quest was always for less. She starting running track as a little girl in Jamaica and began competing when she was only seven. At 31 she's...
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Mastering Running

Cathy Utzschneider - Human Kinetics
Format: Book

Run faster, stronger, and longer—and remain injury free. With Mastering Running, regardless of your age, optimal performance and new personal bests await. Cathy Utzschneider, highly accomplished and renowned masters runner and coach, has created the definitive guide for runners,...
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The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship

David Halberstam - Hyperion; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky were all members of the famed 1940's Boston Red Sox. Their legendary careers led the Red Sox to a pennant championship and ensured the men a place in sports history. David Halberstam, the bestselling author of the baseball classic...
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Bullpen Diaries: Mariano Rivera, Bronx Dreams, Pinstripe Legends, and the Future of the New York Yankees

Charley Rosen - Harper
Format: Hardcover

"Delightful and insightful." - John Thorn, author of Total Baseball Baseball is the only sport where the defense has the ball, and there is no lonelier in the world of sports than the pitcher's mound. Which makes Yankee relievers among the most scrutinized and intriguing group...
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