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Knockout: The Art of Boxing
Ken Regan - Insight Editions Format: Hardcover
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Chronicling the legacy of boxing's biggest names - including the great Muhammad Ali - and their impact on "the sweet science," Knockout: The Art of Boxing pays tribute to Ken Regan's incomparable photography and coverage of the sport.Ken Regan was a young photographer... |
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Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception
Terry McDermott - Pantheon Format: Hardcover
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A wonderfully informative, exuberant, and entertaining book that explores the evolution and history of baseball pitching through the story of one "perfect" game. Tracing the evolution of pitching and the pitcher's art of deception, Terry McDermott tells the fascinating story... |
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The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer
Caitlin Murray - Abrams Press Format: Hardcover
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The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters... |
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Growing Old, Going Cold: Notes on Swimming, Aging, and Finishing Last
Kathleen McDonnell - Second Story Press Format: Paperback
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"As she ages, writer Kathleen McDonnell discovers her secret superpower: swimming in cold water. In this wide-ranging memoir, McDonnell shares her love of cold-water swimming and the lessons she has learned from a slow but steady commitment to the sport. She started swimming in Lake... |
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Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
Christopher McDougall - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst DogFrom the best-selling author of Born to Run,... |
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Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling
Jim Ross - Sports Publishing Format: Paperback
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New York Times bestselling author! Here is the story of how Jim Ross, an Oklahoman farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams, became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world.There are few people who have been... |
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NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League
Joe Horrigan - Crown Format: Hardcover
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From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season. "I can think of no one better qualified - or more enthusiastic - to chronicle the National... |
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Breaking Through the Lines: The Marion Motley Story
David Lee Morgan Jr. - North Star Editions Format: Paperback
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Marion Motley was recognized as one of the gridiron's most outstanding players when he was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968 in his hometown of Canton, Ohio. His legacy off the field, as one of four Black players to reintegrate pro football in 1946, helped blaze a path... |
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