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Fodor's Bermuda

Fodor's Travel Publications - Fodor's Travel
Format: Paperback

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.Bermuda is famous for pink-sand beaches, impossibly blue water, and Kelly-green golf courses, but that's only the beginning. The combination of British old-world charm...
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Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Randy Johnson - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 22 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
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Slim in 6 DVD Workout

Cardio Core! Express - Burn fat as you tighten and strengthen your entire core with all-new calorie-blasting moves.
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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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Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding... its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis

Sam Anderson - Crown
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning journalist Sam Anderson's long-awaited debut is a brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City--a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny.Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous "Land Run" in 1889, when...
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Road Trips: A Guide to Travel, Adventure, and Choosing Your Own Path

Jen CK Jacobs - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

Be inspired to take your next adventure - practical tips, fresh ideas, and stories to spark wanderlust. There is no one way to road trip. From introspective solo journeys to romantic weekend getaways, friend-filled excursions, and more, Road Trips presents eight stories...
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K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches

Tyler Kepner - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of todayThe baseball...
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Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History

Marty Gitlin - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Title IX is passed. Some moments in sports - whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom - transcend the event itself. Some have helped...
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Backcountry Trails of Florida: A Guide to Hiking Florida's Water Management Districts

TERRI MASHOUR - University Press of Florida
Format: Paperback

"A revelation for hikers. Mashour knows the backcountry of Florida like few others."--Robert Silk, author of An Ecotourist's Guide to the Everglades and the Florida Keys"Provides detailed trail directions, a descriptive sense of each ecosystem, and don't-miss highlights."--Michal...
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The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

Michael Kranish - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure - the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world's fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow...
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The Patriot: The Stunning True Story of Aaron Hernandez: His Rise and Fall as a Football Superstar, His Two Explosive Trials for Murder, His Shocking Death

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

The world's most popular thriller writer presents the definitive, never before told account of the Aaron Hernandez case. Everyone thought they knew Aaron Hernandez. He was an NFL star who made the game of football look easy. Until he became the prime suspect in a gruesome murder. But who was Aaron...
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Finding Nemo

~ Albert Brooks - Walt Disney Video / Pixar
Format: DVD

Product Description From the Academy Award(R) -winning creators of TOY STORY and MONSTERS, INC. (2001, Best Animated Short Film, FOR THE BIRDS) , it's FINDING NEMO, a hilarious adventure where you'll meet colorful characters that take you into the breathtaking...
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My Cubs: A Love Story

Scott Simon - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured - and now triumphant - franchise.No metaphor is necessary;...
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24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid

Willie Mays - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and off the field in this reflective and inspirational memoir."It's because of giants like Willie that someone like me could even think about running for President." -- President...
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Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August

Oliver Hilmes - Other Press
Format: Hardcover

A lively account of the 1936 Olympics told through the voices and stories of those who witnessed it, from an award-winning historian and biographerBerlin 1936 takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympiad, describing the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select...
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Tiger Woods

Jeff Benedict - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Based on three years of extensive research and reporting, two of today's most acclaimed investigative journalists, Jeff Benedict of Sports Illustrated and eleven-time Emmy Award winner Armen Keteyian, deliver the first major biography of Tiger Woods - sweeping in scope and packed...
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The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps

Ben Coates - Nicholas Brealey
Format: Paperback

The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through the industrial and political powerhouses of Germany and France, to the wealthy mountain fortresses of Switzerland...
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The Camper Book: A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream

Dave Hoekstra - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials,...
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The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams

Sam Walker - Random House Publishing Group

The founding editor ofThe Wall Street Journal'ssports section profiles the greatest teams in history and identifies the counterintuitive leadership qualities of the unconventional men and women who drove them to succeed. The secret to winning is not what you think it is. It's not the coach....
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Let It Bang: A Young Black Man's Reluctant Odyssey into Guns

RJ Young - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A story of race, guns, and self-protection in America today, through the quest - funny and searing - of a young black man learning to shoot a handgun better than a white personThe most RJ Young knew about guns was that they could get him killed. Until, recently married to a white woman...
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Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island

EARL SWIFT - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction from rising sea levels - part natural history of an extraordinary ecosystem, starring the beloved blue crab; part paean to a vanishing way of life;...
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Gun Digest 2019

Jerry Lee - Gun Digest Books
Format: Paperback

The definitive resource for firearms enthusiasts, Gun Digest is the firearm industry's answer to an annual report to customers. Gain all the latest trend information through product reports from top-name authorities, and access to a one-of-a-kind catalog index--with exhaustive illustrations--of...
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Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

Mike Stanton - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions...
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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

KOBE BRYANT - MCD
Format: Hardcover

The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant -- a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all timeIn the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding...
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Dr. Z: The Lost Memoirs of an Irreverent Football Writer

Paul Zimmerman - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

During his nearly 50 years of sportswriting, including 28 at Sports Illustrated, readers of Dr. Z came to expect a certain alchemical, trademark blend: words which were caustic and wry, at times self-deprecating or even puzzling, but always devilishly smart with arresting honesty. A complex...
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Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West

David Wolman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of The Boys in the Boat comes the captivating true story of the Hawaiian cowboys who changed rodeo and the West forever. In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world's greatest rodeo. They had travelled...
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26 Marathons: What I've Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life From Each Marathon I've Run

Meb Keflezighi - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

Four-time Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi shares his lessons on life, family, faith, and running through a reflection on each of the 26 marathons he's run in his storied career.When four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi ran his final marathon in New York City on November 5, 2017, it marked...
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The Truth About Aaron

Jonathan Hernandez - Harpercollins
Format: Hardcover

The unvarnished true story of the tragic life and death of Aaron Hernandez, the college All-American and New England Patriots star convicted of murder, told by one of the few people who knew him best, his brother. To football fans, Aaron Hernandez was a superstar in the making. A standout...
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Fearless: How an Underdog Becomes a Champion

DOUG PEDERSON - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

Doug Pederson's winning and inspiring memoir of becoming the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and their against-all-odds march to the Super Bowl championship. Doug Pederson took the Philadelphia Eagles to their first championship in 58 years with his fearless approach. With rare candor,...
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King of Strong Style: 1980-2014

Shinsuke Nakamura - VIZ Media LLC
Format: Hardcover

The life of the internationally famous professional wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura, from his childhood to the International Wrestling Grand Prix championship, and beyond!Before he became a star of American professional wrestling, Shinsuke Nakamura was Japan's "King of Strong Style."...
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Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time

Ian O'Connor - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

From a New York Times best-selling author, the definitive biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach, Bill Belichick.Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL - the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises...
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The Sixth Man: A Memoir

Andre Iguodala - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors.Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors' third NBA championship in the last four years, his game has never been stronger....
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Epic Bike Rides of the World

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Print book

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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Lines, Tines & Southern Pines: Discovering Life through Fishing, Hunting and Outdoor Tales

Corey W Jenkins - Big Mac Publishers
Format: Hardcover

***Full Color Hardcover Edition! 39 Unique Color Photographs Inside.*** Corey Jenkins has crafted a set of stories that will have you crying, laughing and begging for more. Told with folksy humor & down home charm, "Lines, Tines & Southern Pines" is a treat for all who enjoy...
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Lonely Planet Philippines

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

#1 best-selling guide to the Philippines* Lonely Planet Philippines is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Swim at secluded beaches in the Bacuit Archipelago, take part in a colourful fiesta, dive remote reefs...
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Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk

Jon Krakauer - Anchor
Format: Paperback

Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these ten gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. His pieces take us from a horrifying avalanche on Mount Everest to a volcano poised to obliterate a big chunk of Seattle; from...
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

KEITH O'BRIEN - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and cities...
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Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football

John Urschel - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestsellerJohn Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passionsFor John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant systems...
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Ali

STEVE SCHAPIRO - powerHouse Books
Format: Hardcover

In June, 1963, on assignment from Sports Illustrated, peerless portrait photographer Steve Schapiro traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to spend some time with the young Olympic champion boxer Cassius Clay and accompany him on a road trip to New York City. At 21, Clay was yet to adopt the mantel...
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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 Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968

George Howe Colt - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist The Big House comes a story in the tradition of The Boys in the Boat about an unforgettable group of young athletes who battled in the legendary Harvard-Yale football game of 1968 amidst the sweeping currents...
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Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes

Steve Johnson - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic waterfall hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota will take you through...
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Taking Aim: Daring to Be Different, Happier, and Healthier in the Great Outdoors

Eva Shockey - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

An acclaimed bow hunter who defies the stereotype that hunting is a man's game, Eva Shockey is a TV and social media phenomenon at the forefront of a new wave of women and girls who are passionate about outdoor sports. Eva Shockey grew up expecting to be a dancer like her glamorous...
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Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing

Wil Haygood - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the best-selling The Butler--an emotional, inspiring story of two teams from a poor, black, segregated high school in Ohio, who, in the midst of the racial turbulence of 1968/1969, win the Ohio state baseball and basketball championships in the same year.1968 and 1969:...
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Pitino: My Story

ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS - Diversion Books
Format: Hardcover

On September 26, 2017, the biggest recruiting scandal in college basketball history sent shock waves through the world of sports. Caught up in a massive FBI and NCAA investigation -- and the intense media spotlight -- was Rick Pitino, the Louisville Cardinals' Hall of Fame coach. Here,...
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Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes

Johnny Molloy - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for some of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Pennsylvania will take you through state and national...
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Mr. Darley's Arabian: High Life, Low Life, Sporting Life: A History of Racing in Twenty-Five Horses

Christopher McGrath - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book

The audacious and inspired history of horse racing told through the bloodline of twenty-five exceptional Arabian steeds. In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket...
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From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

RAY ALLEN - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir.Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships...
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How to Watch Soccer

Ruud Gullit - Penguin Books
Format: Print book

An opinionated masterclass in the art and science of "reading" a match from one of professional soccer's most respected and beloved international figures Ruud Gullit knows better than anyone else that to understand soccer you have to understand strategy. When he started playing...
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Wellness Escapes

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover

Discover the world's most energising, inspiring and relaxing wellbeing retreats. From yoga, t'ai chi and meditation to mindfulness, spa treatments and creative writing, we present our favourite retreats and spas around the world to help replenish the mind, body and soul. Wellness...
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Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal

KEN BENSINGER - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The definitive, shocking account of the FIFA scandal - the biggest international corruption case of recent years, spearheaded by US investigators, involving dozens of countries, and implicating nearly every aspect of the world's most popular sport, soccer, including its biggest event, the World...
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HIIT Your Limit: High-Intensity Interval Training for Fat Loss, Cardio, and Full Body Health

Dr. Len Kravitz - Apollo Publishers
Format: Paperback

Get lean, build muscle, and stay healthy in only ten minutes a day! A Fitness Hall of Fame inductee and world-famous exercise scientist explains the #1 new fitness trend and how to get and keep the body you've always wanted.High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an extraordinarily...
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Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre

Jeff Pearlman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

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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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road

KATE HARRIS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating...
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Cocaine Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair

CHAS SMITH - Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Welcome to Paradise, Now Go To Hell, a finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for NonfictionIt is likely not terribly surprising that surfers like to party. The 1960-70s image, bolstered by Tom Wolfe and Big Wednesday, was one of mild outlaws. Tanned boys who refused to grow...
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Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League

John Feinstein - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

A major new book from #1 New York Times bestseller and sports-writing legend John Feinstein, QUARTERBACK dives deep into the most coveted and hallowed position in the NFL - exploring the stories of five top quarterbacks and taking readers inside their unique experiences of playing...
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Ultimate Book of Adventure: Life-Changing Excursions and Experiences Around the World

Scott McNeely - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

From tracking gorillas in Uganda to cliff diving in Brazil, surfing a volcano in Nicaragua, or starting a tomato fight in Spain, this action-packed guide is bursting with inspiring ideas for trying the unfamiliar, taking risks, or pursuing a new experience. Containing in-depth descriptions...
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Lonely planet tahiti & french polynesia

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

"#1 best-selling guide to ""Tahiti & French Polynesia""*" Lonely Planet "Tahiti & French Polynesia" is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Swim in the sparklingly clear...
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