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Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest

Thomas Hauser - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book

Stripping away the revisionism to reveal the true nature of the man himself, this new book recounts the life journey of a fighter universally recognized as a unique and treasured world icon. Few global personalities have commanded an all-encompassing sporting and cultural audience like...
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Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail

Debbie Clarke Moderow - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

A captivating memoir of one woman's attempt to finish the Iditarod, led by her team of spunky huskies with whom she shares a fascinating and inextricable bond At age forty-seven, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod, but that's where she found herself...
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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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Qb : an autobiography

Steve Young - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become a super-elite professional...
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At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness

Hana Ali - Amistad
Format: Hardcover

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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A Different Kind of Daughter: The Girl Who Hid from the Taliban in Plain Sight

Maria Toorpakai - Twelve
Format: Print book

Amazon Best Book of the Month"Maria Toorpakai is a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own paths to autonomy, fulfillment, and genuine personhood." --Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns,...
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Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years: An Inside Look at the Golden Age of Football

Wayne Stewart - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The 1950s and 60s was a golden age for professional football. It was perhaps the toughest and roughest era for the sport, before rules were created to better protect the players, but it was also a time when legends were born. To many football fans this era remains the Glory Years of the NFL,...
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The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

Kelly McGonigal
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement.Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending, yet many of us feel it's a chore....
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The Survival Manual: The Adventurer's Guide to Surviving in the Wild

Jason Polley - Teach Yourself
Format: Paperback

Every year, more than 40,000 people climb Mount Kilimanjaro and millions head for the great outdoors every weekend. If you are one of them, would you know what to do if you got stranded or hurt? The Survivor's Manual gives essential, practical advice for handling situations that weren't...
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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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Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark

Alva Noe - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to shorten games, and to tailor baseball...
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My First Coach: Untold Stories of NFL Quarterbacks and Their Dads

Gary Myers - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - a book that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers.Tom Brady's father is an estate planner. Jim Harbaugh's father had a long...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mexico

Dk Publishing. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mexico will lead you straight to the best attractions this beautiful country has to offer, from Mexico City to the Gulf Coast and the Yucatn Peninsula.Hike the Cooper Canyon, go salsa dancing in Mexico City, or dive in the Mexican Caribbean. This newly updated...
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The Knee Injury Bible: Everything You Need to Know about Knee Injuries, How to Treat Them, and How They Affect Your Life

Robert F. LaPrade - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Paperback

From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love Knee pain and knee injury happen to people at any age and across...
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My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball

Dale Berra - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

A candid and nostalgic father-son memoir by Dale Berra, providing a unique perspective on his legendary Hall of Fame dad, the inimitable and highly quotable Yogi Berra. Everyone knows Yogi Berra, the American icon. He was the backbone of the New York Yankees through ten World Series Championships,...
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Pro Cycling on $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro

Phil Gaimon - Velo Press
Format: Paperback

Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a bicycle with the grand ambition of shedding a few pounds before going off to college. He soon fell into racing and discovered he was a natural, riding his way into a pro contract after just...
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In the Name of the Father: Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty

Mark Ribowsky - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

The story of America's most sacred and carefully constructed football dynasty is revealed in this unflinching family portrait.For generations, American athletes have enjoyed the ever-escalating celebrity lavished upon them when they combine on-the-field talent with off-the field charisma,...
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The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino: A Story of Corruption, Scandal, and the Big Business of College Basketball

Michael Y Sokolove - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed New York Times Magazine author Michael Sokolove, the astonishing inside story of the epic corruption scandal that has rocked the NCAA and exposed the rot and hypocrisy at the heart of big-time college sports.At a lavish annual event in late August 2017, the University...
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Days of Knight: How the General Changed My Life

Kirk Haston - Indiana University Press
Format: eBook

What happens when a 6' 9" kid from Lobelville, Tennessee is recruited by legendary basketball coach Bob Knight? Kirk Haston's life was changed forever with just a two-minute phone call. Containing previously unknown Knight stories, anecdotes, and choice quotes, fans will gain...
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The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano and the Story of an Epic College Basketball Rivalry

John Feinstein - Doubleday, 2016.
Format: Print book

The riveting inside story of college basketball's fiercest rivalry among three coaching legends - University of North Carolina's Dean Smith, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, and North Carolina State's Jim Valvano - by the king of college basketball writers, #1 New York Times bestseller John...
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I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies: Inside the Game We All Love

Tim Kurkjian - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

ESPN baseball commentator Tim Kurkjian is fascinated by sacrifice flies. In fact, he is fascinated by so many aspects of baseball that he's written a book to show baseball fans where this fascination comes from and how they, too, can find it. In the aftermath of the Steroid Era that...
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Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.: Quick-Fix Recipes for Hangry Athletes

SHALANE FLANAGAN - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

Cook the recipes that Shalane Flanagan ate while training for her 2017 TCS New York City Marathon historic win!The New York Times bestseller Run Fast. Eat Slow. taught runners of all ages that healthy food could be both indulgent and incredibly nourishing. Now, Olympian Shalane...
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Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man

Cal Ripken Jr. - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive gamesoutlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball...
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Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams

Seth Davis - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

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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Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History

MIKE PESCA - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

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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Terry Bradshaw: From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality

Brett L Abrams - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Terry Bradshaw made a name for himself as the star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls and twice earning the MVP award. Beyond his athletic success, Bradshaw has established himself as a true cultural icon through his ventures into television, movies, and music.In...
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Jeff Gordon: His Dream, Drive & Destiny

Joe/ Cruise Tom Garner (FRW) - Audible Studios
Format: Audiobook

"I purposely waited until I retired from driving so the book would encompass my entire career," says Jeff Gordon. "People are going to be able to read about me like theyve never read about me before." The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time...
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LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete

Brian Windhorst - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;...
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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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Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart

Lynne Cox - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: eBook

From inspired and inspiring open-water swimmer and supreme athlete, able to endure cold water temperatures that would kill others, author of Swimming to Antarctica ("Riveting" - Sports Illustrated) and Grayson ("Moving, mystical" - People) - a powerful book about...
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Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?: A Professional Amateur's Guide to the Outdoors

BILL HEAVEY - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

"Bill Heavey is one of the best magazine writers in America. No, he doesn't work for the New Yorker. He writes for Field & Stream, the popular journal for hunters and fishermen." -- Danny Heitman, Wall Street Journal "Bill Heavey is my favorite writer. When I die,...
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The Complete History of Cross-Country Running: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day

Andrew Boyd Hutchinson - Carrel Books
Format: Hardcover

In The Complete History of Cross-Country Running, author Andrew Boyd Hutchinson captures the full history of cross country running, from the early 1800s to the present day, on both a national and international scale. It includes chronicles of legendary teams, inspirational tales of achievement,...
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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

Charles Jardine - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

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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Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir

Adam Rippon - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America's Sweetheart Adam Rippon shares his underdog journey from beautiful mess to outrageous success in this hilarious, big-hearted memoir that the Washington Post calls "comedic gold."Your mom probably told you it's what...
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This Book Has Balls: Sports Rants from the MVP of Talking Trash

Michael Rapaport - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

Michael Rapaport, actor, Top 50 podcaster, award-winning film maker, and sports fanatic, is here to set the world straight on the greatest and downright worst athletes, players, teams, and jerseys - while refusing to mention statistics, analytics, or anything else that isn't pure hustle.In...
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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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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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Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy

Mark Cucuzzella - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

The first running book by a leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to run efficiently...
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Life Is a Marathon: A Memoir of Love and Endurance

Matt Fitzgerald - Lifelong Books
Format: Hardcover

An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it--and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversityStep after step for 26.2 miles, hundreds of thousands of people run marathons. But why--what compels people past pain,...
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Strong: A Runner's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You

Kara Goucher - Blue Star Press
Format: Paperback

Two-time Olympian Kara Goucher shares her secrets to conquering self-doubt and improving her running performance using a tool recommended by her sports psychologist. Along with Kara's authentic stories and inspirational quotes, Strong includes tips, techniques, and real-life experiences...
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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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Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway: The Ultimate Travel Guide To America's Most Popular Scenic Roadway

RANDY JOHNSON - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

There has never been a better time to explore the Blue Ridge Parkway! This updated edition of Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway is ideal for anyone who uses the Parkway as a portal to the Southern Appalachian experience. It includes the best trails in the national forests, state parks, and private...
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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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Counting the days while my mind slips away : a love letter to my family

Ben Utecht - Howard Books
Format: Print book

"After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters--whom he someday may not recognize--and an inspiring message for all to live every...
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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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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 Man I Never Met: A Memoir

ADAM SCHEFTER - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A powerful true story of loss and hope by one of the biggest names in sports media.On September 11, 2001, Joe Maio went to work in the north tower of the World Trade Center. He never returned, leaving behind a wife, Sharri, and 15-month old son, Devon. Five years later, Sharri remarried,...
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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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Jadlow: On The Rebound: Todd Jadlow tells all about playing for Bob Knight, his professional life filled with drugs, alcohol and years in jail, and his inspiring road to recovery.

Todd Jadlow - Hilltop30 Publishers
Format: Print book

Todd Jadlow grew up in small-town Salina, Kansas and played college basketball at Indiana University for legendary coach Bob Knight. He played professional basketball for more than decade in the U.S., Europe and South America, basically playing basketball and partying his way around the world...
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Through The Eyes of a Champion - The Brandon Burlsworth Story

Jeff Kinley - New Leaf Press
Format: Hardcover

This book is the inspiring biography of a local boy who makes good. Brandon Burlsworth excelled in high school football, making All-Conference and All-State. He walked on to the University of Arkansas to become the first All-American from that program in a decade. He was selected in the third...
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Boys among men : how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution

Jonathan P D Abrams - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

The definitive, never-before-told story of the prep-to-pro generation, those basketball prodigies who from 1995 to 2005 made the jump directly from high school to the NBA. When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college - as young basketball prodigies...
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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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Ubisoft The Crew Ps4

GAME IS MINT. NO BOOKLET. DOES HAVE ORIGINAL CASE. CASE MAY HAVE MINOR IMPERFECTIONS. NO DLC
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Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town

S L Price - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

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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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created

JANE LEAVY - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth - the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity."He lived in the present tense - in the camera's lens. There was no frame...
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Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family

Ben Utecht - Howard Books
Format: Print book

After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters - whom he someday may not recognize - and an inspiring message for all to live every moment...
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Best Hikes Near Asheville, North Carolina

Johnny Molloy - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

This guidebook covers 40 family-friendly hikes within 100 miles or about 1 hour from the Asheville, North Carolina area. Colorful and full of easy and moderate hikes, it's perfect for families and novice hikers. Detailed hike descriptions, at-a-glance specs, and GPS coordinates for every...
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Des Pawson's Knot Craft and Rope Mats: 60 Ropework Projects Including 20 Mat Designs

Des Pawson - Adlard Coles Nautical
Format: Print book

This wonderful collection of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes combines an extended and now full-color collection of projects from Des's popular Des Pawson's Knot Craft, together with 20 new and brilliant mat designs.Readers can learn how to make 60 different ropework...
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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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Basketball: A Love Story

DAN KLORES - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

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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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant

Roland Lazenby - Little
Format: Print book

Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan...
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Cincinnati Red and Dodger Blue: Baseball's Greatest Forgotten Rivalry

Tom Van Riper - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Call it the forgotten rivalry. The Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers may not share geographical boundaries, and today they don't even play in the same division, but for a period of time in the 1970s Dodgers vs. Reds was the best rivalry in Major League Baseball. They boasted...
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Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero

Rock G Positano - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

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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This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon

L Jon Wertheim - Crown Archetype
Format: Print book

This is Your Brain on Sports is the book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them. Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers...
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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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The Cardinals Way: How One Team Embraced Tradition and Moneyball at the Same Time

Howard Megdal - Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

The St. Louis Cardinals have experienced the kind of success that is rare in baseball. Regarded by many as the premier organization in Major League Baseball, they not only win, but do so with an apparently bottomless pool of talent, one that is mostly homegrown.Despite years of phenomenal...
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Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion

Missy Franklin - Dutton
Format: Print book

What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making...
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Soulman: The Rocky Johnson Story

Rocky Johnson - ECW Press
Format: Hardcover

Before there was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, there was his father, "Soulman" Rocky Johnson At 14, Rocky Johnson left Nova Scotia to seek fortune and make professional wrestling his career. An incredibly agile and talented wrestler for a man his size, he soon became a featured...
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Legend: My Life in Football

JOE NAMATH - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

In the wake of the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football. Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead...
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Families on Foot: Urban Hikes to Backyard Treks and National Park Adventures

Jennifer Pharr Davis - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Down and Dirty Tips and Tricks for Families on the TrailPublished in partnership with the American Hiking Society, Families on Foot offers practical advice and engaging activities to make hiking even more fun for families. You'll find clever ideas and inspiration that apply to kids of all ages--from...
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The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

Bruce Arians - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

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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48 Peaks: Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains

Cheryl Suchors - She Writes Press
Format: Paperback

Floundering in her second career, the one she's always wanted, forty-eight year old Cheryl Suchors resolves that, despite a fear of heights, her mid-life success depends on hiking the highest of the grueling White Mountains in New Hampshire. All forty-eight of them. She endures injuries,...
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Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer

TOM CALLAHAN - HARPERCOLLINS
Format: Print book

In this definitive biography, veteran sportswriter Tom Callahan shines a spotlight on one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, Arnold Palmer.The winner of more than ninety championships, including four Masters Tournaments, Arnold Palmer was a legend in twentieth century sports:...
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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story

Chris Nashawaty - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

"More fun to read than the movie was to watch ... a scene-stealing book." -- The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selectionCaddyshack is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, a classic snobs vs. slobs story of working...
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Backpacker's The National Parks Coast to Coast: 100 Best Hikes

Backpacker magazine - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

With expert content and beautiful photos provided by Backpacker magazine, this treasured collector's item belongs as much on the coffee table as does in the backpack. Released in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary, Backpacker's The National Parks Coast to Coast...
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Violated: Exposing Rape at Baylor University and College Football's Sexual Assault Crisis

PAULA LAVIGNE - Center Street
Format: Hardcover

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Earnhardts : the saga of nascar's first family.

Jay Busbee - Harpercollins, 2016.
Format: Print book

A colorful, fearless portrait of the larger-than-life first family of NASCAR, the Earnhardts, and the rise of the world's fastest stock car racing organization.More than sixty years ago, Ralph Earnhardt toiled in a cotton mill in his native North Carolina to support his growing family....
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Dust Bowl Girls: A Team's Quest for Basketball Glory

Lydia Reeder - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book

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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Lou: Fifty Years of Kicking Dirt, Playing Hard, and Winning Big in the Sweet Spot of Baseball

LOU PINIELLA - HARPERCOLLINS
Format: Print book

In this candid, revealing, and entertaining memoir, the beloved New York Yankee legend looks back over his nearly fifty-year career as a player and a manager, sharing insights and stories about some of his most memorable moments and some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball.For...
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The Valley Boys: The Story of the 1958 Springs Valley Black Hawks

W. Timothy Wright - Lulu Publishing Services
Format: Paperback

In the summer of 1957, the Indiana towns of French Lick and West Baden decided to merge two high schools that had been fierce rivals for decades. It was a decision that did not go over well in those divided communities. W. Timothy Wright weaves the gripping story here, chronicling the events...
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Losing Isn't Everything: The Untold Stories and Hidden Lessons Behind the Toughest Losses in Sports History

Curt Menefee - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book

A refreshing and though-provoking look at athletes whose legacies have been reduced to one defining moment of defeat - those on the flip side of an epic triumph - and what their experiences can teach us about competition, life, and the human spirit.Every sports fan recalls with amazing...
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Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA

Joe Nocera - Portfolio
Format: Print book

"How can the NCAA blithely wreck careers without regard to due process or common fairness How can it act so ruthlessly to enforce rules that are so petty Why won't anybody stand up to these outrageous violations of American values and American justice" In the four years since...
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Players: The Story of Sports and Money, and the Visionaries Who Fought to Create a Revolution

Matthew Futterman - Simon and Schuster
Format: Print book

"The business of sports has been completely transformed over the course of my lifetime, and Players is a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the beginnings of that revolution. I couldn't put it down." - Billy Beane The astonishing untold story of the people who transformed...
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The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down

Abigail Pesta - Seal Press
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of how serial predator Larry Nassar got away with abusing hundreds of gymnasts for decades -- and how a team of brave women banded together to bring him down.We think of Larry Nassar as the despicable sexual predator of Olympic gymnasts -- but there is an astonishing, untold...
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Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation

Mark Ribowsky - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Spanning seven decades, the notorious loss of Super Bowl III, and an historic undefeated season with the Dolphins, Shula is the definitive biography of a coaching legend. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997, Don Shula remains the winningest coach of all time with 347 career victories...
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25 Greatest Sports Stories in the History of Indiana

Indiana Sports History Llc - Mt Pub Company Inc
Format: Hardcover

With Indiana's Bicentennial in 2016, a special project was completed to celebrate and recognize the Greatest Sports Stories in the History of IndianaTM. As Hoosiers, we are often defined by our great sports stories, and it is important to document why Indiana stands among the best sports...
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Days of Knight: How the General Changed My Life

Kirk Haston - Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback

What happens when a 6' 9" kid from Lobelville, Tennessee is recruited by legendary basketball coach Bob Knight? Kirk Haston's life was changed forever with just a two-minute phone call. Containing previously unknown Knight stories, anecdotes, and choice quotes, fans will gain...
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Run Your Fat Off: Running Smarter for a Leaner and Fitter You

Jason Karp - Reader's Digest
Format: Print book

Based on the latest research, RUN YOUR FAT OFF gives everyone--men and women, marathon runners to casual runners to nonrunners--a personalized plan on the best running workouts to lose the most weight.Running burns more calories than any other physical activity, making it the most effective...
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Hoosiers Through and Through

Terry Hutchens - Blue River Press
Format: Hardcover

583 basketball players from the state of Indiana have gone on to play basketball at Indiana University in more than 110 years of competition. Amon the group are 26 players who won the coveted Mr. Basketball award as high school seniors. Also included are 35 players who went on to become...
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Coleman The Outdoor Adventure Cookbook: The Official Cookbook from America's Camping Authority

Coleman - Oxmoor House
Format: Paperback

A new cookbook from the brand that is the authority on the best camping experiences delivers the ultimate guide for creating wow-worthy campsite meals.As you'd expect from the experts at Coleman, The Outdoor Adventure Cookbook is both useful and beautiful. It's filled with 100 delicious...
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The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams

Michael Tackett - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

From an award-winning journalist, a real Field of Dreams story about a legendary coach and the professional-caliber baseball program he built in America's heartland, where boys come summer after summer to be molded into ballplayers - and men Clarinda, Iowa, population 5,000, sits...
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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

Marcus Thompson - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen, and the ascension of the Golden State Warriors, a team on the verge of being an NBA dynasty, by long-time Warriors beat reporter and Bay Area News Group sports columnist Marcus Thompson.When...
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Racing to the Finish: My Story

DALE EARNHARDT JR - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in June 2016 that ended the day early for Dale Earnhardt Jr. What he didn't know was that it would also end his driving for the year. He'd dealt with concussions before, but concussions are like snowflakes - no two are the same....
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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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