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Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy

Herman Pontzer PhD - Avery
Format: Hardcover

We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human metabolism really works so that we can finally manage our weight and improve our health.Pontzer's...
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State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation

Melissa Isaacson - Agate Midway
Format: Hardcover

Set against a backdrop of social change during the 1970s, State is a compelling first-person account of what it was like to live through both traditional gender discrimination in sports and the joy of the very first days of equality - or at least the closest that one high school...
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The Waters Between Us: A Boy, A Father, Outdoor Misadventures and the Healing Power of Nature

Michael Tougias - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover

Untamed. Unsupervised. Uncontrolled.Boyhood in the 1960s and '70s was a time for exploration and mischief. Author Michael Tougias found more than his share of misadventures in the woods and on the water: some life-threatening but others innocently hilarious.Over time - and after reading...
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Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte

Ric Flair - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

WOOOOOO! Are you ready for this, WWE Universe? For the first time ever, WWE's illustrious father-daughter duo "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Charlotte come together to tell their legendary story. Ric Flair is a 16-time World Champion and two-time WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. His four-decades...
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Gator: My Life in Pinstripes

RON GUIDRY - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry recounts his years playing for one of the most storied and celebrated teams in sports history--the world champion New York Yankees during their heyday in the Bronx Zoo years, with manic manager Billy Martin, headline loving owner George Steinbrenner,...
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The Mannings: The Fall and Rise of a Football Family

Lars Anderson - Ballantine
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling author Lars Anderson comes the first full biography of the top family in American sports. Two generations of Mannings have produced three star quarterbacks: Archie, the folk hero at Ole Miss and a star with the Saints; Peyton, considered one of the best of all time;...
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Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages

DAVID ROSS - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

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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Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception

Terry McDermott - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

A wonderfully informative, exuberant, and entertaining book that explores the evolution and history of baseball pitching through the story of one "perfect" game. Tracing the evolution of pitching and the pitcher's art of deception, Terry McDermott tells the fascinating story...
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Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body

Jivana Heyman - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

This daring, visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice--and makes it truly accessible to everyone, in every body, at any age, and in any state of health.Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But many of us feel discouraged to practice...
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Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing

Andy Martino - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

By the fall of 2019, most teams around Major League Baseball suspected that the Houston Astros had been stealing signs for several years. The Astros had won the 2017 World Series and made the playoffs the next two seasons. All the while, opponents felt that Houston's hitters knew what...
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