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I'm Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez - Little Brown and Company
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A memoir from beloved and outspoken first baseman and broadcaster Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez revolutionized how first base was played, partied hard, and played harder than anyone as a champion New York Met in the '80s, and even had a star turn appearing as himself on an episode of Seinfeld.... |
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The 1980 Kardiac Kids - Our Untold Stories
Sam Rutigliano - Red Right 88 LLC; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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Four years in the making, this 672-page, hardcover, coffee-table book features personal stories from the players and coaches, a detailed recap of every game, fan memories, plus much, much more. Over 650 photographs will put you back in the stadium and on the field as the Kardiac Kids made... |
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A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle
Randy Roberts - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 seasonMickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland.In A Season... |
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The Push: A Climbers Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
Tommy Caldwell - Penguin Audio
Format: Audiobook
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A New York Times BestsellerA dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemites El Capitan "The rarest of adventure reads: It thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance, but it enriches readers... |
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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Michael Lewis - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook
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In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father,... |
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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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The Complete Book of Knots
Geoffrey Budworth - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback
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A beautifully illustrated guide to knots for home and the outdoors. |
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Our Tribe: A Baseball Memoir
Terry Pluto - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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In 1997, the Cleveland Indians came within a hair of winning the World Series. Instead, they blew a 2-0 lead in the ninth and lost 3-2 to the Florida Marlins in twelve innings. The Marlins franchise was only five years old. The Indians had been around forever. Terry Pluto was at that game,... |
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The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup
JOHN FEINSTEIN - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Walk Spoiled, a dramatic chronicle of the bitterly-fought 2016 Ryder Cup pitting a U.S. team out for revenge against the Europeans determined to keep the Cup out of American hands.Coming into 2016, the Americans had lost an astounding... |
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50 Greatest Players in Indians History
Robert W Cohen - Blue River Press
Format: Paperback
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<DIV>The 50 Greatest Players in Cleveland Indians History examines the careers of the fifty men who made the greatest impact on one of the American League's most historic franchises. Using as measuring sticks the degree to which they impacted the fortunes of the team and the levels... |
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Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World
Mike Stanton - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions... |
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A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America
David K Shipler - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A Country of Strangers is a magnificent exploration of the psychological landscape where blacks and whites meet. To tell the story in human rather than abstract terms, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David K. Shipler bypasses both extremists and celebrities and takes us among ordinary... |
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Smithsonian Handbooks: Gemstones
Cally Hall - DK ADULT; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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From Wikipedia: A gemstone or gem (also called a precious or semi-precious stone, a fine gem, or jewel) is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.[1][2] However certain rocks, (such as lapis lazuli) and organic materials (such as amber... |
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The Cleveland Rams: The NFL Champs Who Left Too Soon, 1936-1945
James C Sulecki - McFarland & Company
Format: Print book
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In 2016 the Rams left St. Louis for Los Angeles--having departed L. A. for St. Louis in 1995--and caused much heartbreak among fans. NFL teams are notorious for decamping to more profitable markets and the Rams' history of opportunistic moves goes back to 1946, when they left Cleveland,... |
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Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father
Murray Howe - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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Part Tuesdays with Morrie, part Mr. Hockey, Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father is a son's intimate account of all that lies behind the towering legacy of the beloved Gordie Howe.When Gordie Howe passed away, the world paused to acknowledge the legacy of the game's... |
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Legends of the Tribe: An Illustrated History of the Cleveland Indians
Morris Eckhouse - Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Legends of the Tribe relives the exciting Jacobs Field era of the 1990s along with the complete 100-year legacy of this storied franchise. This book revives the memorable moments of Indians history and includes a stunning collection of more than 200 vintage photos of the great games, players,... |
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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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Racing to the Finish: My Story
DALE EARNHARDT JR - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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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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Things I've Learned from Watching the Browns
Terry Pluto - Gray & Company, Publishers
Format: Paperback
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"For dedicated Browns fans [the book is] like leafing through an old family photo album." -- BlogCritics.comHere's a question for any Browns fan: Why? Why, more than four long decades after your team's last championship . . . despite a relentless pattern of heartbreak,... |
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Every day I fight
Stuart Scott - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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"When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live." - Stuart Scott The fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott's unrelenting fight against cancer, with a foreword... |
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The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
HOWARD BRYANT - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today's Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotismNamed a best book of 2018 by Library JournalIt used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church... |
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Golf for Dummies
Gary McCord - For Dummies; 2nd edition
Format: Paperback
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Golf is a simple game. You have a bunch of clubs and a ball. You have to hit the ball with a club into a series of holes laid out in the middle of a large, grassy field. As simple as it is, many people believe golf is the hardest game in the world. If you’re like most golfers, you play... |
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Boy who runs : the odyssey of julius achon.
Julius Achon - Ballantine
Format: Print book
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In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's... |
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Ballplayer
Chipper Jones - Dutton
Format: Print book
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Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones - one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history - shares his remarkable story, while capturing the magic nostalgia that sets baseball apart from every other sport. Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame-worthy... |
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Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
Urban Meyer - Penguin Press
Format: Print book
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Remarkable lessons in leadership and teambuilding from one of the greatest college football coaches of our timeIn only thirteen years as a head football coach, first at Bowling Green and then at Utah, Florida, and Ohio State, Urban Meyer has established himself as one of the elite coaches... |
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer -
Into the Wild
Format: Paperback
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash... |
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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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Smithsonian Handbooks: Mammals
Juliet Clutton-Brock - DK ADULT
Format: Paperback
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The most visually appealing guides to the natural world that one can buy. Packed with superb full-color photography, detailed descriptions, and highlights of key facts, Mammals is the latest addition to the Smithsonian Handbook series. Including more than 500 profiles each with its own spread,... |
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Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America
MAREN HORJUS - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback
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Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don't need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It's time we rewrite the backpacker's life list. Enter Backpacker... |
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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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Bizarre Competitions: 101 Ways to Become a World Champion
Richard Happer - Firefly Books Ltd.
Format: Print book
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You don't have to be Usain Bolt to be a champion of the world. This book describes 101 bizarre and eccentric events that call themselves "World Championships". They are open to anyone who dares to try but it also takes skill, a lot of passion and even more madness to become crowned... |
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LeBron James: The Rise of a Star
David Lee Morgan - Gray & Company, Publishers
Format: Paperback
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"A well-rounded, personal portrait of the young superstar" -- BOOKLIST An up-close look at young LeBron James when he was basketball's hottest prospect, poised at the brink of superstardom. Sportswriter David Lee Morgan covered the LeBron phenomenon for the Akron Beacon Journal... |
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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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The Long Run: A Memoir
CATRIONA MENZIES-PIKE - CROWN
Format: Print book
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An unlikely marathoner finds her way through grief and into the untold history of women and running.Thirty-year-old Catriona Menzies-Pike defined herself in many ways: voracious reader, pub crawler, feminist, backpacker, and, since her parents' deaths a decade earlier, orphan. "Runner"... |
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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 Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
Matt Gutman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles... |
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Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.: Quick-Fix Recipes for Hangry Athletes
SHALANE FLANAGAN - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance
Tom Brady - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The first book by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady - the five-time Super Bowl champion who is still reaching unimaginable heights of excellence at thirty-nine years old - a gorgeously illustrated and deeply practical "athlete's bible" that reveals Brady's revolutionary... |
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Handbook of Knots
Des Pawson - DK ADULT
Format: Paperback
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This practical guide to tying more than 100 different kinds of knots features step-by-step, illustrated instructions for each knot, plus information about the construction, storage, maintenance, and usage of rope. 800 photos & illustrations. Charts . |
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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
KATE FAGAN - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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From noted on-air commentator and sports journalist Kate Fagan, the heartbreaking and vital story of college athlete Maddy Holleran, whose death by suicide rocked the University of Pennsylvania campus and whose life reveals with haunting detail and uncommon understanding the struggle of young... |
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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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Unstoppable: My Life So Far
Maria/ Cohen Rich Sharapova - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover
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From five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, the candid, captivating story of her rise to tennis stardomIn the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step off a Greyhound bus in Florida and head straight to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. They ring the bell, though no one is expecting... |
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Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals
MARK MEHLER - Sports Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The annual NCAA Basketball Tournament, which has become known as "March Madness" has emerged as a major sports event, matched only by the Super Bowl and the Olympics. In Madness, Mark Mehler and Charles Paikert tell the stories behind the ten most compelling and memorable championship... |
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The Spartan Way: Eat Better. Train Better. Think Better. Be Better.
Joe De Sena - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan, the global health and wellness platform, leader in obstacle racing, and executive producer of NBC's television show Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge, challenges you to live The Spartan Way.Determined... |
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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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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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From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love
RAY ALLEN - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir.Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships... |
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Ben Montgomery - Chicago Review Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old... |
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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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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Riding the Iron Curtain
Tim Moore - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Tim Moore and a rickety metal steed are back together -- riding the entirety of the Iron Curtain, where history, mechanical failures, physical endurance, and humor come together for "the Bill Bryson on two wheels." Not content with tackling the Italian Alps or the route of the Tour... |
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Carry on.
Lisa Fenn - Harperwave
Format: Print book
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In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer's unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds - blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family - would... |
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Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
Juliet Macur - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of Lance Armstrong's spectacular rise and fall.In June 2013, when Lance Armstrong fled his palatial home in Texas, downsizing in the face of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Juliet Macur was there—talking to his girlfriend and children and listening to Armstrong's... |
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American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
Joe Drape - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHistory was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality.Written by an award-winning... |
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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
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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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A Life Well Played: My Stories
Arnold Palmer - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book
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The instant New York Times bestsellerThis book is Palmer's parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player... |
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The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
Linda Greenlaw - Hyperion
Format: Paperback
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!Known to millions of readers of The Perfect Storm as the captain of the Hannah Boden, sister ship to the Andrea Gail, Linda Greenlaw is also known as one of the best sea captains on the East Coast. Here she offers an adventure-soaked... |
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Best Hikes Near Cleveland
Joe Baur - FalconGuides
Format: Book
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Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Near Cleveland author Joe Baur details the best hikes within an hour's drive of the greater Cleveland area perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home.... |
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The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer
Laurent Dubois - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the worlds most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics) .. Soccer is not only the worlds most popular game; its also one of the most widely shared... |
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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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Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
LELAND MELVIN - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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In this moving, inspirational memoir, a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver shares his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance and grace that align to create the opportunities for success.Leland Melvin is the only... |
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Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness
Suzy Favor Hamilton - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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The former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about her battle with mental illness, and how mania controlled and compelled her in competition, but also in life. This is a heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir reminiscent of Manic, Electroboy,... |
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Running Man: A Memoir
Charlie Engle - Scribner
Format: Print book
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A compulsively readable, remarkably candid memoir from world class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction ... and an unjust stint in federal prison.After... |
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Weight Training For Dummies
LaReine Chabut - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Tone up, burn calories, stay strong Weight Training For Dummies makes it easy to get startedwith weight training by offering trusted and straightforwardguidance on the latest circuit and resistance training, and all-newinformation on the highly popular bodyweight and High IntensityInterval... |
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Jon Krakauer - Anchor
Format: Paperback
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National Bestseller A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five... |
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Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan
Bob Greene - Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover
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The best-selling author of Hang Time describes the personal odyssey of Michael Jordan, including his intimate thoughts about his father's murder, his struggle for a success in professional baseball, and his dramatic return to the NBA. 500,000 first printing. Tour. |
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Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
Deena Kastor - Crown Archetype
Format: eBook
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Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method - run as hard as possible, for fear of losing - fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout. On the verge of quitting, she took... |
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Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers
Nicholas Smith - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identityWhen the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart... |
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The Secrets of My Life
KATHERINE SUE NEWPORT - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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In this remarkable memoir-written during her pivotal first years of becoming her authentic self-Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future. |
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
Ben Hogan - NYT Special Services
Format: Hardcover
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A timeless classic with nearly one million copies in print, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons outlines the building blocks of winning golf from one of the all-time masters of the sport—fully illustrated with drawings and diagrams to improve your game instantly.Ben Hogan, one of the greatest... |
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100 Years of Major League Baseball: American and National Leagues, 1901-2000
David Nemec - Publications International, Ltd
Format: Hardcover
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This comprehensive, historical tribute to America's favorite pastime highlights baseball's compelling dramas, legendary heroes, its cultural impact throughout the years, and more. The game is chronicled decade-by-decade, with over 500 pages packed with: - Full-color photographs... |
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Doc: A Memoir
Dwight Gooden - New Harvest
Format: Hardcover
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A bruisingly honest memoir of addiction and recovery from one of the greatest pitchers of all time. With fresh and sober eyes, Dwight Gooden shares the most intimate moments of his successes and failures, from endless self-destructive drug binges to three World Series rings. Known for his triumphs... |
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When Running Made History
Roger Robinson - Syracuse University Press
Format: Paperback
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Robinson takes readers on a globe-trotting tour that combines a historian's insight with vivid personal memories going back to just after World War II. From experiencing the 1948 "Austerity Olympics" in London as a young spectator to working as a journalist in the Boston Marathon... |
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Its Not About Perfect: Competing for My Country and Fighting for My Life
Shannon Miller - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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"When the odds were against me, I was always at my best."When she retired at age 19, Shannon Miller did so as one of the most recognizable gymnasts in the country. The winner of seven Olympic medals and the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in U.S. history, Shannon tells... |
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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue
John Aldridge - Weinstein Publishing
Format: Print book
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In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown of the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented... |
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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
KATE HARRIS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating... |
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The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams
SAM WALKER - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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The founding editor of The Wall Street Journal's sports section profiles the greatest teams in history and identifies the counterintuitive leadership qualities of the unconventional men and women who drove them to succeed.The secret to winning is not what you think it is.... |
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Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar
David Thomas - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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In Wrestling for My Life, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the WWE. Included are some never-before-shared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. With millions of fans, Michaels... |
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Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
Andrew Forsthoefel - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America.Life is fast, and I've found it's easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I'm slowing... |
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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
KOBE BRYANT - MCD
Format: Hardcover
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The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant -- a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all timeIn the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding... |
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Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe
Becky Wade - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook
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From elite marathoner and Olympic hopeful Becky Wade comes the story of her yearlong exploration of diverse global running communities from England to Ethiopia - nine countries, 72 host families, and over 3,500 miles of running - investigating unique cultural approaches to the sport and revealing... |
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The 1997 Masters: My Story
Tiger Woods - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book
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To mark the twentieth anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods will for the first time reflect on the record-setting win both on and off the course. In 1997, Tiger Woods was already among the most-watched and closely examined athletes in history. But it wasn't until... |
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The Camp & Cabin Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Prepare Wherever You Go
Laura Bashar - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover
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Get away from it all -- but keep eating well!When it comes time to head out on the trail with a tent in hand, or to hit the road for a rural weekend at the cabin or lake house, there's no reason to compromise on great food. It's easy to whip up delicious meals with the recipes... |
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The Ultimate Race Car
David Burgess Wise - DK ADULT
Format: Hardcover
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Race car enthusiasts, start your engines! An indispensable reference for the racing enthusiast and a compelling introduction for the general reader, The Ultimate Race Car uses superb color photography as the foundation of in-depth profiles of 80 of the greatest competitive cars of this... |
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Gehrig and the Babe: The Friendship and the Feud
Tony Castro - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover
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The legendary achievements of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are undeniable hallmarks of baseball history. Much has been written about the two men as teammates, but Ruth and Gehrig's relationship away from the field is rarely, if ever, explored. In Gehrig and the Babe, Tony Castro portrays... |
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