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The Runner: Four Years Living and Running in the Wilderness
Markus Torgeby - Bloomsbury Sport
Format: Paperback
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As a teenager, Markus Torgeby turned out to be a very talented long-distance runner. It didn't take long before he was discovered by an enthusiastic coach who set very high goals. However, while Markus performed brilliantly in training, during competitions he often failed inexplicably.... |
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Adventure Cats: Living Nine Lives to the Fullest
Laura Moss - Workman
Format: Print book
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Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate - and unexpected - guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing... |
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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 Man I Never Met: A Memoir
ADAM SCHEFTER - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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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 State of Play: An Old School Guide to New School Baseball
Ripken, Bill - DIVERSION BOOKS
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Former 12-year major league veteran and current MLB Network analyst Bill Ripken, a member of The First Family of Baseball, reconciles the tried-and-true baseball strategies of the past with the newer, analytics-driven strategies prevalent in today's game to arrive at a modern baseball... |
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Scouting and Scoring: How We Know What We Know about Baseball
Christopher Phillips - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An in-depth look at the intersection of judgment and statistics in baseballScouting and scoring are considered fundamentally different ways of ascertaining value in baseball. Scouting seems to rely on experience and intuition, scoring on performance metrics and statistics. In Scouting and Scoring,... |
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Walking: One Step At a Time
Erling Kagge - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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A lyrical account of an activity that is essential for our sanity, equilibrium, and well-being, from the author of Silence ("A book to be handled and savored." --Wall Street Journal) Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery,... |
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