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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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Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports--and Why It Matters
LINDA FLANAGAN - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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A close look at how big money and high stakes have transformed youth sports, turning once healthy, fun activities for kids into all-consuming endeavors - putting stress on children and families alikeSome 75% of American families want their kids to play sports. Athletics are training grounds... |
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Déjà Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball
Jerry Tipton - Acclaim Press, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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During a Hall of Fame career that spanned nearly 50 years, veteran sportswriter Jerry Tipton was best known for his no nonsense coverage of University of Kentucky men's basketball, challenging questions, catchy leads, and legendary exchanges with Coach John Calipari. In Déjà Blue--A... |
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Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character
Marty Appel - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Print book
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The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel. As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson... |
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Archery Drill Book
Steve Ruis - Human Kinetics
Format: Paperback
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Become a more consistent and accurate archer! The Archery Drill Book covers all aspects of the sport, with over 120 of the best drills for developing superior technique, skill, physical stamina, and the focused mind-set needed to shoot under pressure. Renowned coaches and archers Steve... |
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Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew's First Champion (Horses in History)
Mary Perdue - University Press of Kentucky
Format: Hardcover
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When Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew retired from racing in 1978 to stand at stud at Spendthrift Farm, no one could be certain he would be a successful sire. But just four years later, his dark bay daughter Landaluce won the Hollywood Lassie Stakes by twenty-one lengths -- a margin of victory... |
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Buzz Bissinger - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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"Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it." - John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Second World... |
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Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier
Mark Kram Jr. - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping, all-access biography of Joe Frazier, whose rivalry with Muhammad Ali riveted boxing fans and whose legacy as a figure in American sports and society enduresHistory will remember the rivalry of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali as one for the ages, a trilogy of extraordinary fights... |
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