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Winning Fixes Everything: The Rise and Fall of the Houston Astros

Evan Drellich
Format: Hardcover

The reporter who broke the Houston Astros' cheating scandal offers an in-depth exploration of the team and Major League Baseball to uncover how a heralded organization could become so dishonest.As Moneyball-thinking and Ivy League graduates took over Major League Baseball, one franchise...
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The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir

Kendrick Perkins - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"Kendrick Perkins is the bold and educational voice we need today. Every single word he speaks will challenge, enlighten and encourage you to become a better version of yourself and see a better version of the world. Perkins' riveting stories about the NBA, his upbringing and social...
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Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia

Fodor's Travel Guide - Fodor's Travel; 24th edition
Format: Paperback

This brand new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia travel guide includes: to the top things to see and do to effectively organize your days and maximize your time to help you navigate confidently...
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So Help Me Golf: Why We Love the Game

Rick Reilly - ?Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

Beloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the game in a treasure trove of original pieces about what the game has meant to him and to others.This is the book Rick Reilly has been writing...
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The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football: The NFL's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up)

Dan Patrick - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover

Celebrated sports commentator Dan Patrick and comedy writer Joel H. Cohen team up with some of America's greatest* comedy writers to tell you everything and nothing about America's sport!**. *"greatest" is actually just a bad type-o for "mediocre" **No, not darts,...
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A Giant Win: Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII

TOM COUGHLIN - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Former Giants legend Tom Coughlin takes readers inside his coaching masterpiece: Super Bowl XLII when Eli Manning and the underdog Giants beat the undefeated, 18-0 Patriots of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Super Bowl XLII was the greatest upset in NFL history. In A GIANT WIN, Coach Tom Coughlin...
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Steve Kerr: A Life

Scott Howard-Cooper - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In this in-depth biography, an award-winning sports journalist assesses the life and career of Steve Kerr, the championship-winning basketball player and head coach of the record-breaking Golden State Warriors.Few individuals have had a career as storied - and improbable - as Steve Kerr....
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The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever

John Rosengren - ?Sourcebooks; 2nd edition
Format: Paperback

"The vivid story of a young Reggie Jackson on Charlie Finley's A's and the veteran Willie Mays on Yogi's Mets, both destined for the '73 series." -- Library JournalA rousing chronicle of one of the most defining years in baseball history that changed the sport...
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Winning with Diabetes: Inspiring Stories from Athletes to Help You Thrive (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Mark D. Corriere - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover

Don't let diabetes send you to the bench. These motivational stories of top athletes with diabetes will inspire you to live your best life.An ultra-marathoner, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, a major league pitcher, and an NFL star. What do these elite athletes have in common? They...
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The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure

Michael Bamberger - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

After a lifetime of writing about the professional sport, Michael Bamberger, "the poet laureate of golf" (GOLF magazine) , delivers an exhilarating love letter to the amateur game as it's played - and lived - by the rest of us.. Over Michael Bamberger's celebrated writing...
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