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Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball
Jeff Katz - Thomas Dunne Books Format: Hardcover
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The never-before-told story of the momentous season torn in half by the bitter players strike.1981 was a watershed moment in American sports, when players turned an oligarchy of owners into a game where they had a real voice. Midway through the season, a game-changing strike ripped baseball... |
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Junior Seau: The Life and Death of a Football Icon
Jim Trotter - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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A moving portrait of the life and legendary career of one of the NFL's most beloved players Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau is widely considered one of the best linebackers ever to play the game. A ten-time All-Pro and twelve-time Pro Bowl selection, Seau was picked for the NFL's "All-Decade... |
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The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes
Jorge Posada - Dey Street Books Format: Hardcover
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The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game.For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York... |
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Diving the World
Beth Tierney - Footprint Handbooks; Third Edition edition Format: Book
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Footprint’s Diving the World is essential reading for anyone interested in diving. With over 200 prime sites and color images throughout, this book offers the ultimate inspiration as well as all the practical information you need to plan your next dive. Written by expert photo-journalist... |
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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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Bigger Than the Game: Restitching a Major League Life
Dirk Hayhurst - Citadel Format: Paperback
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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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Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
Andy Hall - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated Format: Hardcover
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Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to the locals as Denali - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.... |
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On the Clock: The Story of the NFL Draft
Barry Wilner - Taylor Trade Publishing Format: Print book
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The NFL draft features no action on the field. No passing, running, tackling, or kicking. Hey, there isn't even a field. Yet the draft has become more popular than many other sporting events, including the NBA and NHL playoff games, against which it goes head-to-head for viewers. In fact,... |
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Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto
Steve Almond - Melville House; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best SellerPowerful...an important read. Publishers WeeklyNew York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on Americas biggest sacred cow footballIn Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves.... |
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The Road Headed West: A 6,000-Mile Cycling Odyssey through North America
Leon McCarron - Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. Format: Print book
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What happens when you swap the nine-to-five for two wheels and a journey of a lifetime?Terrified of the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or excitement, Leon takes off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense.Over five months... |
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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
Peter Guralnick - Little Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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The author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. |
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The Ghost Runner: The Epic Journey of the Man They Couldn't Stop
Bill Jones - Pegasus; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Once a Runner meets Chariots of Fire: the heartbreaking story of the man known as "The Ghost Runner" The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as “the ghost runner,”... |
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The Yankee way : playing, coaching, and my life in baseball
Willie Randolph - Itbooks Format: Hardcover
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An all-star baseball player, former Yankees co-captain, and former New York Mets manager describes his Brooklyn childhood, the family and friends who influenced his career, and his hard-won efforts to become a big-league coach.Legendary New York Yankee Willie Randolph tells the story of his life... |
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The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs
Elaine Sciolino - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, offering an homage to street life and the pleasures of Parisian living. "I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs, " Sciolino explains, as she celebrates... |
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Alone on the wall
Alex Honnold - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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"The extreme climber famed for his solo ascents without ropes, partners or gear describes his seven most significant achievements, including a free-solo climb up Mexico's Sendero Luminoso and the Fitz Traverse ascent in Patagonia, "--NoveList. |
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Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
Urban Meyer - Penguin Press Format: Print book
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Remarkable lessons in leadership and teambuilding from one of the greatest college football coaches of our timeIn only thirteen years as a head football coach, first at Bowling Green and then at Utah, Florida, and Ohio State, Urban Meyer has established himself as one of the elite coaches... |
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Miracle at Fenway: The Inside Story of the Boston Red Sox 2004 Championship Season
Saul Wisnia - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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BEFORE THEY BECOME THE 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONS, THERE WAS THE SEASON THAT BROKE THE CURSE AND STARTED IT ALL…The players and coaching staff of the 2004 Boston Red Sox are now and forever, legends. After all, it had been eighty-six years since Boston last won a World Series, a fact anybody... |
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American Hunter: How Legendary Hunters Shaped America
Willie Robertson - Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2015. Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author and star of A&E's Duck Dynasty, Willie Robertson, teams up with William Doyle, the bestselling co-author of American Gun, to share the history of America's most well known hunters.American Hunter is the first book ever to compile... |
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Fox Tossing: And Other Forgotten and Dangerous Sports, Pastimes, and Games
Edward Brooke-Hitching - Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015. Format: Print book
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In the spirit of Schott's Miscellany and The Dangerous Book for Boys, a quirky collection of history's most bizarre sports and stories of mankind's most daring and ridiculous recreational pursuits - from baby boxing, to octopus wrestling, and ice tennis.Have you ever wondered... |
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My Conference Can Beat Your Conference: Why the SEC Still Rules College Football
Paul Finebaum - Harper Format: Hardcover
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An all-access pass into the powerhouse teams and passionate fanbases of the legendary Southeastern Conference from one of the most influential men in college football ESPNs Paul FinebaumProud owner of prestigious college football programs producing seven consecutive national championships... |
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The Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families
Kevin Cook - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable look at how baseball families share our national pastime.Baseball honors legacies -- from cheering the home team to breaking in an old glove handed down from father to son. In The Dad Report, award-winning sportswriter Kevin Cook weaves a tapestry of uplifting stories in which... |
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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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The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks
Bruce Feldman - Crown Archetype Format: Hardcover
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With unparalleled access to the recruits coaches and gurus shaping footballrsquos future Bruce Feldman has written a modern-day tale about the making of the next superstars in the gamersquos most important position the quarterbackIn the world of modern football with NFL teams worth more... |
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After The Wind : 1996 Everest Tragedy--One Survivor's Story
Lou Kasischke - Good Hart Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. Now he tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before - including why the climbers were desperately late and out of time.... |
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The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback
Bruce Arians - Hachette Books Format: Hardcover
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What is an elite NFL QB and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best in the sport: Peyton Manning; Ben Roethlisberger; Andrew Luck;... |
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Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts
Davis Miller - Liveright Publishing Corporation Format: Print book
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The single most intimate look at Muhammad Ali's life after boxing, told through the story of an unexpected friendship.On Easter weekend 1988, then struggling writer and movie store clerk Davis Miller drove to Muhammad Ali's mother's modest house in Louisville, knocked on the front door,... |
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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 figurea 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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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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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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Is There Life After Football?: Surviving the NFL
Richard S. Jones - NYU Press Format: Hardcover
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In January 2014, President Barack Obama made headlines when he confided to New Yorker reporter Davis Remnick that, if he had a son, he would discourage him from playing in the NFL. "I would not let my son play pro football," he told the writer. Obama's words came on the heels... |
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The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them
Tim Howard - Harper Format: Hardcover
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In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith... |
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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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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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Rozelle: A Biography
Jerry Izenberg - University of Nebraska Press Format: Hardcover
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Rozelle chronicles the life and times of the architect of the modern National Football League, Pete Rozelle, who transformed football into arguably the most successful sports league in the world. While he was never considered a serious candidate for the job of NFL commissioner early on, the position... |
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Joe Simpson - Perennial; Revised edition Format: Paperback
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Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower... |
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Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius
Bill Pennington - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered... |
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101 Trout Tips: A Guide's Secrets, Tactics, and Techniques
Landon R. Mayer - Stackpole/Headwater Format: Print book
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Every fly-fishing problem has a solution. This collection of advice from veteran instructor Landon Mayer helps you analyze your past mistakes and learn how to adapt to a wide range of fishing conditions.Unorthodox solutions for common fly-fishing problemsCovers everything from fly selection... |
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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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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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The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game
Leigh Steinberg - Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller!The real-life "Jerry Maguire," superagent Leigh Steinberg shares his personal stories on the rise, fall, and redemption of his game-changing career in the high-stakes world of professional sportsLeigh Steinberg is renowned as one of the greatest sports... |
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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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On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments
Alison Levine - Business Plus Format: Hardcover
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FOREWORD BY LEGENDARY DUKE BASKETBALL COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKIOn the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt Everest to the South Pole. By reflecting on the lessons learned from her various expeditions,... |
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A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
George Will - Crown Archetype Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times-bestselling history of America's most beloved baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs' century-long search for World Series gloryIn A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look... |
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4:09:43 : Boston 2013 through the eyes of the runners
Hal Higdon - Human Kinetics, Format: Print book
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4:09:43, takes its title from the time into the 2013 Boston Marathon when two bombs exploded and is a compilation of accounts provided by those taking part. It focuses on the accounts of 75 runners, collected through social media: blogs posted online, stories offered on Facebook and e-mails... |
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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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Bird Dream: Adventures at the Extremes of Human Flight
Matt Higgins - Tantor; Unabridged CD edition Format: Audio CD
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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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100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Tab Bamford - Triumph Books; Revised and Updated! edition Format: Book
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With special stories and experiences from fans and memorable moments about past and present players and coaches, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Blackhawks fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames,... |
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Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages
DAVID ROSS - Hachette Books Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Theo Epstein An inspiring memoir from David Ross, the veteran catcher dubbed "Grandpa Rossy," who became the heart and soul of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship team.In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making,... |
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101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider
Jec Aristotle Ballou - Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition Format: Print book
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The exciting new discipline of Western Dressage lets riders of Western pleasure work or competitive horsesxAenjoy the benefits of traditional dressage while using Western tack and attire This book -- the very first on the topic -- offers fun and effective exercises that will improve every... |
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Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Jeff Pearlman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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From a New York Times best-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering figure on the field for two decades who breezed into the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game's last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused to give... |
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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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Backpacking with the Saints: Wilderness Hiking as Spiritual Practice
Belden C. Lane - Oxford University Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Carrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the worlds great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen,... |
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Ted Williams, My Father: A Memoir
Claudia Williams - Ecco; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition Format: Hardcover
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In this poignant memoir, Claudia Williams, the last surviving child of legendary Boston Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Ted Williams, tells her father’s story, including never-before-told anecdotes about his life on and off the field that reveal the flesh and blood man behind “The... |
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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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Making My Pitch: A Woman's Baseball Odyssey
Ila Jane Borders - University of Nebraska Press Format: Hardcover
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Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men's... |
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Dust Bowl Girls: A Team's Quest for Basketball Glory
Lydia Reeder - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Format: Print book
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At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance... |
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The League of Outsider Baseball: An Illustrated History of Baseball's Forgotten Heroes
Gary Cieradkowski - Touchstone; Ill edition Format: Hardcover
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From an award-winning graphic artist and baseball historian comes a strikingly original illustrated history of baseball's forgotten heroes, including stars of the Negro Leagues, barnstorming teams, semi-pro leagues, foreign leagues, and famous players like Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jackie... |
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Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention
Jay Williams Ph. D. - Harpercollins Format: Print book
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This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness.Ten years... |
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Michael Finkel - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality; not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.A New York... |
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The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea
Chris Jericho - Gotham; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author, wrestler, metal rocker, and over-the-top media personality shares his latest wild and hilarious adventuresWorld Wrestling Entertainment has named Chris Jericho as one of the top ten wrestlersand one of the top five talkersof all time. Certainly, the past... |
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101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out
Josh Pahigian - Lyons Press; 2nd Edition edition Format: Book
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A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles Americas greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes... |
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