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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Chicago: Including Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana
Ted Villaire - Menasha Ridge Press
Format: Paperback
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The best guide to hiking within an hour's drive of Chicago. 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Chicago by Ted Villaire introduces newcomers and lifelong residents alike to a surprising array of the best day hikes within a 60-mile radius of the Windy City. The new full-color edition includes... |
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The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Storytellers
Greg Oliver - ECW Press
Format: Paperback
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The legendary storytellers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame You can't escape pro wrestling today, even if you want to. Its stars are ubiquitous in movies, TV shows, product endorsements, swag, and social media to the point that they are as much celebrities as they... |
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Body of Water: A Sage, a Seeker, and the World's Most Elusive Fish
Chris Dombrowski - Milkweed Editions
Format: Print book
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Chris Dombrowski was playing a numbers game: two passions - poetry and fly-fishing; two children, one of them in utero; and an income hovering perilously close to zero. Enter, at this particularly challenging moment, a miraculous email: can't go, it's all paid for, just book a flight... |
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The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bears: A Decade-By-Decade History
Chicago Tribune Staff - Agate Midway
Format: Hardcover
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In Chicago, the Bears grip on the city spans generations and cultures, endures disappointments, and celebrates triumphs great and small. From the teams humble beginnings to its status as a marquee NFL franchise, the Chicago Tribune has documented every season. The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago... |
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Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
John Carlin - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of the rise and fall of South African Olympic and Gold Medal-winning Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his personal and athletic success to the murder charge that rocked the world and put both the man, and post-Apartheid South Africa, on trial.Oscar Pistorius... |
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Conditioning to the Core
Greg Brittenham - Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Condition the core; unleash the potential. Serious athletes train for results—results that make them winners on the field, pitch, course, or court. And the key to getting those results, to improving performance in any sport and at any level, is no secret. A strong, well-conditioned... |
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Bruce Lee: The Evolution of a Martial Artist
Tommy Gong - Black Belt Communications; 2 edition
Format: Print book
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Tracing Bruce Lee s path from wing chun student to jeet kune do founder, this biography chronicles Lee s physical journey from Hong Kong to Seattle to Oakland to Los Angeles and back again to Hong Kong as well as his voyage... |
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Ali: A Life
JONATHAN EIG - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Winner of The Times Sports Biography of the Year "Stunning . . . Eig's brilliant, exhaustive book is the biography the champ deserves." - NPR.orgThe definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times... |
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The Tai Chi Companion: A book around Tai Chi
Lucy Gardner - Warbler Publications
Format: Print book
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Part mystical martial art, part exercise anyone can do, tai chi is the perfect activity to enrich your life, making you feel happier, healthier and more energetic. Not just another tai chi book, this guide explains how new and experienced practitioners can enhance both their practice... |
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The Ryder Cup: The Complete History of Golf's Greatest Competition
Nick Callow - Carlton Books; Updated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Every two years, the Ryder Cup pits teams from Europe and the US against each other in a sport usually associated with individual play. But with national pride at stake, the best players from both sides of the Atlantic fight for a place on their respective teams. This beautifully illustrated... |
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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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University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education
JOSHUA HUNT - Melville House
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic expose of how the University of Oregon sold its soul to Nike--and what that means for the future of academics and college sports.In the world of college sports, winning means big dollars. But that money often comes at a cost. University of Nike explores the University... |
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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
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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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Nymph Masters: Fly-Fishing Secrets from Expert Anglers
Jason Randall - Stackpole Books
Format: Hardcover
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Secrets from the mastersEver wonder what it would be like to take a fishing trip with the country's best anglers? Author Jason Randall fishes with fly fishing giants such as George Daniel, Landon Mayer, Lefty Kreh, Ed Jaworowski, Ed Engle, Gary Borger, and Joe Humphreys and shares their... |
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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
Mark Neuzil - University of Minnesota Press
Format: Print book
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Ancient records of canoes are found from the Pacific Northwest to the coast of Maine, in Minnesota and Mexico, in the Southeast and across the Caribbean. And if a native of those distant times might encounter a canoe of our day - whether birch bark or dugout or a modern marvel made of carbon... |
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Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
Susan Lacke - VeloPress
Format: Paperback
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Running offers much more than road racing!After a decade of writing about running, sports columnist Susan Lacke found herself in a serious running rut. The runners around her seemed to be thriving, setting goals, and having fun, but her own interest in running was lackluster. Seeking to reengage... |
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Nutrition For Runners
Jeff Galloway - Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH
Format: Book
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Author of the bestseller The Run-Walk-Run Method, Jeff Galloway now offers an expansive, state-of-the-art book on the importance of proper nutrition for runners. Jeff's trademarked Run-Walk-Run method has helped hundreds of thousands of average people to get off the couch and start... |
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing
Harry Mullan - Carlton Books Ltd
Format: Print book
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Boxing has produced some of the world's most exciting and colorful athletes, from Jack Johnson and Jake LaMotta to Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. They're all in this ultimate guide, the most comprehensive single-volume illustrated boxing reference available, now fully revised and updated... |
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World Order
Henry Kissinger - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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Walter Isaacson, Time:"Dazzling and instructive... [a] magisterial new book."Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern... |
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The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season
Barry Svrluga - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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What's it like to live through sports' longest season, the 162-game Major League Baseball schedule? THE GRIND captures the frustration, impermanence, and glory felt by the players, the staff, and their families from the start of spring training to the final game of the year; classy... |
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Super Bowl Heroes
Barry Wilner - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback
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Super Bowl Sunday has become akin to a national holiday with over 16.5 million Americans requesting the following Monday off from work or calling in sick last year.Now after reaching its 50th anniversary, it is a perfect time to look back at the game.Immerse yourself in the greatest moments... |
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A Clean Break: My Story
Christophe Bassons - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Christophe Bassons is a former professional cyclist. His career was a successful one albeit never in the full glare of the media. That all changed when, in 1998, the Festina doping scandal broke and Bassons shot to fame as one of the handful of clean riders in the peloton - and as the only... |
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Classic Hunting Tales: Timeless Stories about the Great Outdoors
Vin T. Sparano - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback
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No matter when and where it's done, the love - and dangers - of hunting will always remain.For more than forty million Americans who hunt, here is the ideal companion. Vincent T. Sparano, a lifelong devotee of hunting stories - and himself a hunter - presents these timeless tales, each... |
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Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World
Nicholas Griffin - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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THE SPRING OF 1971 heralded the greatest geopolitical realignment in a generation. After twenty-two years of antagonism, China and the United States suddenly moved toward a dtente - achieved not by politicians but by Ping-Pong players. The Western press delighted in the absurdity of the moment... |
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Booker T: My Rise To Wrestling Royalty
Booker T Huffman - Medallion Press
Format: Hardcover
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Booker T. Huffman, 2013 WWE Hall of Famer and winner of thirty-five championship titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA, has once again paired up with best-selling coauthor Andrew William Wright to uncover Booker Ts story from his humble pro wrestling beginnings to becoming a global superstar... |
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Epic Journeys: 245 Life-Changing Adventures
National Geographic - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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From rafting the Zambezi River's 23 stomach-flipping rapids to hiking the Inca trail and sailing from island to island in Greece, the travel experts at National Geographic reveal the world's best adventures in this stunning--and practical--treasury.From navigating the class-five rapids... |
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Money: The Life and Fast Times of Floyd Mayweather
Tris Dixon - Arena Sport
Format: Print book
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Floyd 'Money' Mayweather is one of the most successful professional boxers of all time. In September 2015 he defeated Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to claim his forty-ninth professional victory in a glittering unbeaten ring career that has spanned two decades.... |
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Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball
Bijan C. Bayne - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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NBA Hall of Fame player Elgin Baylor was an innovator in his sport, a civil rights trailblazer, and a true superstar. He influenced future NBA All Stars such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and is considered by many to be one of the most important players in NBA history. A prolific scorer... |
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The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus
Joe Posnanski - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times BestsellerThe first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Though they shared some similarities - they were both Midwestern boys... |
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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World
Carli Lloyd - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there In 2015, the U.S .Women's National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified... |
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Wimbledon: The Official History
John Barrett - Vision Sports
Format: Print book
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It was to raise funds for the repair of a broken pony roller, so essential for the upkeep of the lawns at their ground in Nursery Lane, Wimbledon, that the All England Croquet Club first decided to hold a tennis tournament. From those humble beginnings in 1877 The Championships at Wimbledon... |
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Yoga for Athletes
Ryanne Cunningham - Human Kinetics Publishers
Format: Print book
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From the gridiron to the hard court, today's top athletes know the benefits of yoga. It's why so many have made it an essential component in their training and conditioning programs. Now you can too with Yoga for Athletes. Author and instructor Ryanne Cunningham has worked with... |
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The Pop-up Gym: How to Keep Fit Wherever You Are
Jon Denoris - Bloomsbury USA; Spi edition
Format: Paperback
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Fitness trainer to a host of busy people including actors, TV presenters and politicians, Jon Denoris has created a series of exercises and routines, most of which can be carried out almost anywhere: in the home, at work or outdoors. Hardly any of them require any equipment. Dumbbells and a medicine... |
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How Far Can You Go?: My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again
John Maclean - Hachette Books
Format: Print book
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An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident.After two years of intense physical therapy following his crippling accident, John Maclean set a new course for himself... |
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You Negotiate Like a Girl: Reflections on a Career in the National Football League
Amy Trask - Triumph Books
Format: Print book
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The Princess of Darkness. Former NFL team executive Amy Trask has held many titles during her career including chief executive, analyst, and author but this nickname is what she is first and foremost known by to Raiders fans. Trask joined the Raiders as an intern during law school after... |
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Unrelenting: The Real Story: Horses, Bright Lights and My Pursuit of Excellence
George H Morris - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Print book
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If there is one name in the American equestrian story that everyone knows, it is George Morris.A horse lover, rider, carouser, competitor, taskmaster, dreamer, teacher, and visionary, George Morris has been ever-present on the rarified stage of the international riding elite for most of the 70 years... |
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The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End
Gary M Pomerantz - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regretAbout to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment.... |
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My Cubs: A Love Story
Scott Simon - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life
Charles Jardine - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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With over 100 movies and two Academy Awards to his credit over six decades, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career--and now his 85th year. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred in a huge... |
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The Art of Adventure: Outdoor Sports from Sea to Summit
Ian Shive - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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The fastest growing form of recreation today, outdoor adventure sports compel countless individuals to push the boundaries, challenge the elements, and seek out the world’s most beautiful and remote regions. Rock climbing the coastal crags of Southeast Asia, free diving the freshwater... |
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The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse
RICH COHEN - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago CubsFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series.A... |
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Golf: the Ultimate Guide
DK Publishing - DK ADULT
Format: Hardcover
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Golf: The Ultimate Guide is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to playing and watching golf — the perfect golf book for all enthusiasts, from keen spectators and beginners to golf pros. In Golf: The Ultimate Guide, DK celebrates this ever-popular game, with a fascinating... |
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In Praise of Failure: The Value of Overcoming Mistakes in Sports and in Life
Mark H. Anshel - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: eBook
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Many of our greatest athletes, scientists, and entertainers failed repeatedly throughout their careers, yet they refused to allow past mistakes stop them from striving for future success. Instead, they turned those so-called failures into opportunities to learn, improve, and eventually... |
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Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story
WYOMIA TYUS - Edge of Sports
Format: Hardcover
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"[Dave] Zirin's Edge of Sports imprint at Akashic is publishing Tigerbelle (Sept.) , a memoir from two-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Wyomia Tyus. The daughter of a tenant farmer in rural Georgia, she won top honors at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. In the book, coauthored... |
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Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History
MIKE PESCA - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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From Mike Pesca, host of the popular Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Calibri} p.p2 {margin:... |
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Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts
Davis Miller - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback
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The single most intimate look at Muhammad Ali's retirement, told through the story of an unexpected, powerful and life-changing friendshipIn 1988, then struggling writer and video store worker Davis Miller drove to Muhammad Ali's mother's modest Louisville house, knocked on the door,... |
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We Matter: Athletes and Activism
Etan Thomas - Edge of Sports
Format: Hardcover
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"A former NBA player and current activist and MSNBC commentator returns with a collection of dozens of interviews on the subject of race in America--all supporting the efforts of athletes to speak out and up...Voices of pain, anger, and hope resound through these pages--and through... |
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Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America
Bruce Weber - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover
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Based on his popular New York Times series, bestselling author Bruce Weber shares the adventures of his solo bicycle ride from coast to coast. Riding a bicycle across the United States is one of those bucket-list goals that many dream about but few fulfill. During the summer and fall of 2011,... |
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Handgun Training - Practice Drills For Defensive Shooting
Grant Cunningham - F W Media, 2015.
Format: eBook
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You have a handgun for self-defense, and have taken a good defensive shooting class. How do you practice and maintain those critical skills? This book has the tools you need to hone your skills at your favorite range. Inside you'll find:Drills you can do on your ownDrills you can do with... |
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Basketball: A Love Story
DAN KLORES - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with the greatest players, coaches, executives, and journalists in the history of the game.In an effort to tell the complete story of basketball in all its fascinating dimensions, celebrated journalists... |
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Stop Missing Your Life: How to be Deeply Present in an Un-Present World
Cory Muscara - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Hardcover
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What Tim Ferriss did for life design and Brene Brown did for vulnerability, Stop Missing Your Life will do for presence. In Stop Missing Your Life, mindfulness instructor Cory Muscara takes readers on a journey from "being present" to embodying "presence," helping peel... |
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Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero
Rock G Positano - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The real Joe DiMaggio, remembered by the man who knew him best in the last decade of his life - candid and little-known stories about icons from Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and his Yankees teammates on the field to Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other great celebrities off the field.Dr.... |
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Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed
Jay Dicharry - VeloPress
Format: Paperback
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In Running Rewired, Americas leading endurance sports physical therapist and coach shares a program for runners to become stronger, faster, and more durable. Jay Dicharry distills cutting-edge biomechanical research into 15 workouts any runner can slot into their training program to begin... |
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The Devil's Snake Curve: A Fan's Notes From Left Field
Josh Ostergaard - Coffee House Press
Format: Paperback
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The Devil's Snake Curve offers an alternative American history, in which colonialism, jingoism, capitalism, and faith are represented by baseball. Personal and political, it twines Japanese internment camps with the Yankees; Walmart with the Kansas City Royals; and facial hair patterns... |
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A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh
DISNEY STORYBOOK ART TEAM. - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Part inspiration, part information narrative for our story is based on walking meditation, also known as mindful walking; an active practice thatrequires you to be consciously aware and moving in the environment rather than sitting with your eyes closed.Just as The Life-Changing Magic... |
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Complete Conditioning for Volleyball
Steve Oldenburg - Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Book
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From more powerful attacks to higher block points at the net, you will reach new levels of performance on the court with Complete Conditioning for Volleyball. In this one-of-a-kind video-enhanced resource, University of Illinois volleyball and strength and conditioning coach Steve Oldenburg... |
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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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Vintage Bicycles: How to Find and Restore Old Cycles
GIANLUCA ZAGHI - Mondadori
Format: Hardcover
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An elegantly designed guide on how to find, buy, and restore vintage bicycles. An engaging handbook on one of the biking world's most important trends, this is a step-by-step guide to the art of finding, restoring, and maintaining vintage bicycles. Cycling has become a very popular... |
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Tiger Woods
Jeff Benedict - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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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 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 Ugly Game: The Corruption of FIFA and the Qatari Plot to Buy the World Cup
Heidi Blake - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover
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"The book that reminds you exactly what's wrong with FIFA" (Esquire UK) : This meticulously reported account by two award-winning, investigative journalists at Britain's The Sunday Times explains how the 2022 World Cup was secured for Qatar - a key element in the ongoing,... |
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This Much Country
Kristin Knight Pace - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of heartbreak, thousand-mile races, the endless Alaskan wilderness and many, many dogs from one of only a handful of women to have completed both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod.In 2009, after a crippling divorce that left her heartbroken and directionless, Kristin decided... |
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The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead
KRISTEN ULMER - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover
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In this conversation-changing book, a former professional extreme skier revolutionizes our understanding of fear and provides the tools we need to build a healthy relationship with this complex emotion - and use it as a positive force in our lives.We all feel fear. Yet we are often told... |
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How to Watch Soccer
Ruud Gullit - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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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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Swimming Studies
Leanne Shapton - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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Swimming Studies is a collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Leanne Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped... |
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Formula 1: All The Races: The World Championship Story Race-By-Race 1950-2015
Roger Smith - Evro Publishing Limited
Format: Hardcover
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This remarkable book is the third edition of an acclaimed work of reference about Formula 1. It has been meticulously researched and written to capture the character and essence of every one of the 935 World Championship races held from the beginning of Formula 1 in 1950 to the end of the 2015... |
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Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game's Greatest Heroes and Moments
Stephen Wong - Smithsonian Books
Format: Print book
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Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game's Greatest Heroes and Moments is a richly illustrated exploration and first-of-its-kind compendium study of the world's most coveted and precious baseball uniforms worn by Major League ballplayers during the twentieth century. This coffee-table... |
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Rowing the Northwest Passage: Adventure, Fear, and Awe in a Rising Sea
KEVIN VALLELY - Greystone Books
Format: Paperback
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"Vallely transports the reader to places few will ever go: the very edges of the earth and of human endurance." - Evan SolomonIn this gripping first-hand account, four seasoned adventurers navigate a sophisticated, high-tech rowboat across the Northwest Passage. One of the "last... |
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Facing Mariano Rivera: Players Recall the Greatest Relief Pitcher Who Ever Lived
David Fischer - Perseus Distribution Services
Format: Print book
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The all-time career leader in saves, with 652, Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest professional athletes in history. Since taking over the closer's role for the New York Yankees in 1997, until his retirement in 2013, Rivera saved 30 or more games in every season but one. In addition,... |
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Chumps to Champs: How the Worst Teams in Yankees History Led to the '90s Dynasty
Bill Pennington - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of the time when the New York Yankees were a laughingstock - and how out of that abyss emerged the modern Yankees dynasty, one of the greatest in all of sports The New York Yankees have won 27 world championships and 40 American League pennants, both world records. They... |
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Camping in the Old Style, new edition
David Wescott - Gibbs Smith; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover
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Back before the days of RVs, nylon sleeping bags, and all the other modern camping conveniences, people still went camping. This updated and newly designed color edition of Camping in the Old Style explores the techniques and methods used during the golden age of camping, including woodcraft,... |
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One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together
Amy Bass - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and Outcasts United, ONE GOAL tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state--and ultimately national--glory.When... |
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Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
EARL SWIFT - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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On the Trail: A History of American Hiking
Silas Chamberlin - Yale University Press
Format: Print book
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The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed... |
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Ten Innings at Wrigley: The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink
Kevin Cook - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, at the tipping point of a new era in baseball historyIt was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected... |
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Going for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of Our State Olympians
Jessie Garcia - Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Format: Print book
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U-S-A , U-S-A is a familiar refrain heard in every Olympics, but truly it could be Wis-con-sin! Since pioneering hurdler Alvin Kraenzlein got his start here in the 1890s, the Badger State has nurtured, trained, or schooled more than 400 Olympic athletes in a vast array of sports. Wisconsin's... |
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Basic Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide
Wade Bourne - Skyhorse Publishing; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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A great beginner's guide for burgeoning fishermen.New to fishing and have no idea how to start? With Basic Fishing, you'll be an accomplished angler in no time at all. Expert angler and award-winning outdoor writer Wade Bourne was taught to fish by his father. In turn, Bourne taught... |
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Mookie: Life, Baseball, and the '86 Mets
Mookie Wilson - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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They said it was the "Curse of the Bambino." They said "the bad guys won." Now one of baseball's all-time good guys, New York Mets legend Mookie Wilson, tells his side of the story - from the ground ball through Bill Buckner's legs that capped the miraculous... |
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Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present
Gail Buckland - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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From the creator/editor of Who Shot Rock & Roll ("I loved this book" - Dwight Garner, The New York Times. "Whatever Gail Buckland writes, I want to read") , a book that brings together the work of 165 extraordinary photographers, most of their images heralded, most... |
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No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams
Marcus Brotherton - Gallery/Jeter Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Trailblazing Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman Jr. - the first deaf athlete to play offense in the NFL - tells his inspirational journey of persevering through every obstacle, remaining dedicated to the hard work and a no-excuses attitude that ultimately earned him a Super Bowl... |
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At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness
Hana Ali - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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Muhammad Ali's daughter captures the legendary heavyweight boxing champion, Olympic Gold medalist, activist, and philanthropist as never before in this candid and intimate family memoir, based on personal recordings he kept throughout his adult life.Athlete. Activist. Champion. Ambassador.... |
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Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War
John McCain - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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John McCain's evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services... |
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
SCOTT JUREK - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable... |
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Expeditions Unpacked: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown
Ed Stafford - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover
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"A fascinating and unique look at these celebrated expeditions. Ed Stafford knows all too well how important an explorers kit can be and this brilliant book gives great insight into the role it plays." - Sir Ranulph Fiennes In this unique and enthralling book, explorer and survivalist... |
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Just Add Water: A Surfing Savant's Journey with Asperger's
Clay Marzo - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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From the best freestyle surfer in the world, an inspiring and moving memoir about his ascendance to the top of the surfing world while struggling for most of his young life with undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome Clay Marzo has an almost preternatural gift with a surfboard. From his first... |
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The Magnificent Masters: Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, and the 1975 Cliffhanger at Augusta
Gil Capps - Da Capo Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The 1975 Masters Tournament always seemed destined for the record books. A veritable Hall of Fame list of competitors had gathered that spring in Augusta, Georgia, for the game's most famous event, including Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Hale Irwin, Billy Casper,... |
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Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the Rise of the Modern NFL
R. D. Rosen - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the Luckman family in 1935. As 18-year-old Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his high school football exploits at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, his father, Meyer Luckman, was making... |
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The Ultimate Bicycle Owner's Manual: The Universal Guide to Bikes, Riding, and Everything for Beginner and Seasoned Cyclists
Eben Weiss - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Print book
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Everything you need to know to purchase, maintain, and ride a bike for recreation, commuting, competition, travel, and beyond From the bike world's most beloved and trusted advocate. Eben Weiss, aka Bike Snob NYC, is the voice of cyclists everywhere. Through his popular blog he has been... |
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Yoga for the Inflexible Male: A How-To Guide
Yoga Matt - Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback
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A yoga book for the chronically inflexible, with practical, down-to-earth advice for weekend warriors, aging athletes, and anyone else who could benefit from a bit more flexibility in their lives.The benefits of yoga--greater strength, flexibility, and presence of mind--are for anyone,... |
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Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams
Seth Davis - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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In Search of Excellence for coaching, from the acclaimed CBS Sports commentator and author of the definitive biography of John Wooden What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent "us"? Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds... |
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Heisman trophy : the story of an american icon and its winners
Cory Mccartney - Sports Pub
Format: Print book
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"The Heisman Trophy" covers the full history of the Heisman Trophy, from its first winner, Jay Berwanger, to Notre Dame s dominating run, and everything in between, up through the 2015 selection of Derrick Henry. It details the rise of the Heisman Hype, Archie Griffin's continued... |
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NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League
Joe Horrigan - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season. "I can think of no one better qualified - or more enthusiastic - to chronicle the National... |
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Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times
Mark Leibovich - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Town, an equally merciless probing of America's biggest cultural force, pro football, at a moment of peak success and high anxietyLike millions of Americans, Mark Leibovich has spent more of his life tuned into pro football than... |
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Moon Glacier National Park
Becky Lomax - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback
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Through lush green parkland and to the top of jagged summits, forge your own path with Moon Glacier National Park. Inside you'll find:Flexible, strategic itineraries, ranging from one day in the park to a week-long road trip, designed for outdoor adventurers, families, road-trippers,... |
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Here's the Catch: A Memoir of the Miracle Mets and More
Ron Swoboda - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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In time for the 50th anniversary of the Mets' miraculous 1969 World Series win, right fielder Ron Swoboda tells the story of that amazing season, the people he played with and against (sometimes at the same time) , and what life was like as an Every Man ballplayer. Ron Swoboda wasn't... |
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Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher
David Cone - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Met and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential New York Times bestselling memoir for baseball fans everywhere."There was a sense about him and an aura about him. Even when he was in trouble, he carried himself like a pitcher... |
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Wellness Escapes
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover
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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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All-Time, All-Team Pro Football Quiz
Jeff Marcus - Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Combining off-the-wall trivia questions with hardcore stats and nickname puzzlers, the All-Time, All-Team Pro Football Quiz contains stumpers for even the most well-versed football fan. Whether you’re a Cheesehead or a Broncomaniac, you’ll find quizzes for every team in the league—from... |
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Time Home Entertainment
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today.Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of Fame inductee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become... |
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Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town
S L Price - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book
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In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company built one of the largest mills in the world and a town to go with it. Aliquippa was a beacon and a melting pot, pulling in thousands of families from Europe and the Jim Crow south.... |
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How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life
Larry Benoit - Lyons Press
Format: Print book
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"This is a simple, plain-talking, commonsense, and no-nonsense book on hunting the Whitetail," begins How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life. It's the legendary classic that started instructional hunting literature as we know it, and it's in print again. Larry Benoit... |
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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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80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
Matt Fitzgerald - NAL Trade
Format: Book
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TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTERThis revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners—with extraordinary results—and now you can do it, too.Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program—in which you do 80 percent... |
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