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The Game Must Go On: Hank Greenberg, Pete Gray, and the Great Days of Baseball on the Home Front in WWII

John Klima - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

On December 7, 1941, as the battleships in Pearl Harbor smoldered, one of the most powerful athletes in America, Detroit Tigers MVP Hank Greenberg, made a tumultuous decision - to leave the baseball field for the field of war. His decision left baseball's place during the war uncertain...
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Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body

Jivana Heyman - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

This daring, visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice--and makes it truly accessible to everyone, in every body, at any age, and in any state of health.Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But many of us feel discouraged to practice...
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Roaring Back: The Fall and Rise of Tiger Woods

Curt Sampson - Diversion Books
Format: Hardcover

The incredible true story of Tiger Woods's dramatic return to glory at the 2019 Masters following his humbling and very public personal, physical, and professional setbacks. One publicly imploded marriage. Two car accidents. Eight surgeries. And now, a miracle of hard work and storied talent:...
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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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Lonely Planet Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Zion & Bryce Canyon& National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the Cable Mountain trail in Zion,...
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Here's the Catch: A Memoir of the Miracle Mets and More

Ron Swoboda - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

In time for the 50th anniversary of the Mets' miraculous 1969 World Series win, right fielder Ron Swoboda tells the story of that amazing season, the people he played with and against (sometimes at the same time) , and what life was like as an Every Man ballplayer. Ron Swoboda wasn't...
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Lonely planet belize

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

#1 best-selling guide to Belize * Lonely Planet Belize is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the ancient Maya site of Caracol, dive the world-renowned Blue Hole,...
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Truth Doesn't Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery about the Danger of Contact Sports

Bennet Omalu - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

One day in 2002 the fifty-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster's body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death...
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The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire

John Eisenberg - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $13 billion in annual revenue. Yet its current dominance has obscured...
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Ten Innings at Wrigley: The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink

Kevin Cook - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, at the tipping point of a new era in baseball historyIt was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected...
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Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception

Terry McDermott - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

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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Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher

David Cone - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Met and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential New York Times bestselling memoir for baseball fans everywhere."There was a sense about him and an aura about him. Even when he was in trouble, he carried himself like a pitcher...
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Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Spot wolves and grizzlies in Lamar...
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The Student Athlete's Guide to Getting Recruited: How to Win Scholarships, Attract Colleges and Excel as an Athlete

Stewart Brown - Supercollege, 2016.
Format: Print book

Illustrating that there is a spot for everyone, this completely revised recruitment manual is a go-to guide for all high school students that dream of participating in college athletics. It addresses not only how to get recruited by top colleges and universities but also how to excel academically...
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Raising Young Athletes: Parenting Your Children to Victory in Sports and Life

Jim Taylor - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Sports are an amazing environment in which to raise children. The benefits they gain from athletic participation are many, including physical, personal, and social. Yet, there is also a dark side to today's youth sports culture, as an emphasis on winning has made what was once fun become...
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For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball

Bud Selig - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Foreword by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans...
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Moon Arizona & the Grand Canyon

TIM HULL - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Discover Arizona and the Grand Canyon With Moon Travel Guides!Explore Arizona's vast open spaces, fairytale canyons, and colorful culture with Moon Arizona & the Grand Canyon.Inside you'll find:Strategic itineraries that can be adapted for your time and budget, including: "A...
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The Pacific Crest Trail - "A Hiker's Companion"

Karen Berger - W W Norton
Format: Print book

The Pacific Crest Trail - 'A Hiker's Companion' is not a step by step guide to the PCT. Rather it is an overview type of guide, designed to tell you the things the state guides leave out. Written by 2 people who wholeheartedly love the trail and return year after year to hike...
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Leo Durocher: Baseball's Prodigal Son

Paul Dickson - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Print book

Leo Durocher (1906-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront...
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Taking Aim: Daring to Be Different, Happier, and Healthier in the Great Outdoors

Eva Shockey - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

An acclaimed bow hunter who defies the stereotype that hunting is a man's game, Eva Shockey is a TV and social media phenomenon at the forefront of a new wave of women and girls who are passionate about outdoor sports. Eva Shockey grew up expecting to be a dancer like her glamorous...
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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

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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Lonely planet tahiti & french polynesia

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

"#1 best-selling guide to ""Tahiti & French Polynesia""*" Lonely Planet "Tahiti & French Polynesia" is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Swim in the sparklingly clear...
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Lassen Volcanic National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide

Michael C White - Wilderness Press ... On the Trail Since 1967
Format: Print book

Discover some of Northern California's best-kept secrets in the most comprehensive guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park by experienced author Mike White. Explore bubbling mudpots, wildflower-carpeted meadows, forest-rimmed lakes, and view-packed summits on trails ranging from easy...
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Two Years Before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Two Years Before the Mast is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946. In the book, which takes place between 1834 and 1836, Dana gives...
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Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier

Mark Kram Jr. - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

A gripping, all-access biography of Joe Frazier, whose rivalry with Muhammad Ali riveted boxing fans and whose legacy as a figure in American sports and society enduresHistory will remember the rivalry of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali as one for the ages, a trilogy of extraordinary fights...
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50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes around Reno

Mike White - University of Nevada Press
Format: Paperback

Reno, Nevada is one of the best communities in the nation for outdoor recreational opportunities. With over three hundred days of sunshine a year, the weather beckons residents and visitors alike to step outside and enjoy a casual stroll in a city park, a stiff climb to the top of one of the area's...
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Bitterroot - A Memoir: Echoes of Beauty & Loss

Steven Faulkner - Beaufort Books
Format: Print book

Using the letters of the 19th-century explorer Pierre Jean De Smet, Steven Faulkner and his eighteen-year-old son, Alex, follow De Smet across the High Plains to the fur trappers' rendezvous on the Green River, then on to the Lewis and Clark Trail. Lewis and Clark take them over the Rockies...
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Valley Walls

Glen Denny
Format:  eBook : Document : English

Half a century ago a rag-tag group of innovators was building a foundation for modern American rock climbing from a makeshift home base in Yosemite. Photographer Glen Denny was a key figure in this golden age of climbing, capturing pioneering feats on camera while tackling challenging ascents...
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enCYCLEpedia Southern California: The Best Easy Scenic Bike Rides

Richard Fox - Westcliffe Pub
Format: Book

This new biking book is the guide you've been waiting for. It presents over 200 scenic ride options that take you to Southern California's storied beaches, starkly beautiful deserts, pine-covered mountains, bucolic wine country, fabulous cityscapes and bustling harbors, historic...
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Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport

Rob Steen - Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014 Spectator sport is living, breathing, non-stop theatre for all.Focusing on spectator sports and their accompanying issues, tracing their origins, evolution and impact, inside the lines and beyond the boundary, this book...
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Boater's Guide to Lake Powell

Michael R Kelsey - Kelsey Pubublishing.
Format: Print book

Featuring: Hiking, Camping, Geology, History & Archaeology!Plus for this 6th Edition: History of Cass Hite, Hite, White Canyon Town, Bert Loper and the Long Walk of the Navajos!
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Soccerwomen: The Icons, Rebels, Stars, and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game

Gemma Clarke - Bold Type Books
Format: Paperback

From Michelle Akers to Megan Rapinoe, bold and inspiring profiles of the pioneers, champions and future heroines of womens soccer around the world. Womens soccer has come a long way. The first organized games on record -- which took place three hundred years ago in the Scottish Highlands...
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If These Walls Could Talk: Boston Red Sox

Jerry Remy - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic teams in Major League Baseball, with nine World Series championships and countless greats who have donned the Sox uniform. In If These Walls Could Talk: Boston Red Sox, former player and longtime broadcaster Jerry Remy provides insight into...
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The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

Michael Kranish - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure - the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world's fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow...
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Lonely Planet Africa

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet Africa is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander the cobbled streets and graceful pracas rimmed by once grand churches and stately colonial-era buildings, against a backdrop of turquoise...
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Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between FanDuel and DraftKings That Upended Sports in America

Albert Chen - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The story of the rise of daily fantasy sports, and the brilliant entrepreneurs disrupting the way we consume sports.The inside story of the rise, fall, and rise of FanDuel and DraftKings - two companies that began as obscure start-ups and, seemingly overnight, became billion dollar companies,...
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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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Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.
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University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education

JOSHUA HUNT - Melville House
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic expose of how the University of Oregon sold its soul to Nike--and what that means for the future of academics and college sports.In the world of college sports, winning means big dollars. But that money often comes at a cost. University of Nike explores the University...
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Krav Maga Tactical Survival: Personal Safety in Action

Gershon Ben Keren - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Print book

Krav Maga Tactical Survival presents proven solutions to dangerous, real life situations.Krav Maga is the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has been battle-tested by police, armed forces, private security personnel and security-minded individuals around the globe...
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America's Game: The NFL at 100

Jerry Rice - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

The authors of the New York Times bestseller 50 Years, 50 Moments celebrate the first 100 years of the National Football League, interweaving history, personal stories, memories, and observations of some of its greatest players, coaches, and advocates to chronicle footballs amazing evolution...
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The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2012 Edition

David Wallechinsky - Aurum Press; New edition edition
Format: Paperback

David Wallechinsky's compendious book has long been the preeminent point of reference for sports enthusiasts and journalists alike Every sports writer assigned to cover the Games ensures they have their early copy of this prodigious work of reference, packed...
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Lonely Planet Nicaragua

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

#1 best-selling guide to Nicaragua * Lonely Planet Nicaragua is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Kayak through Central America's largest mangrove forest, experience life on a coffee farm, or chill out on idyllic...
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The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna--the World's Deadliest Peak

Ed Viesturs - Broadway Books
Format: Paperback

The bestselling author of The Mountain and No Shortcuts to the Top chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made - or attempted - the ascentAs...
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Andy Murray: Seventy-Seven: My Road to Wimbledon Glory

Andy Murray - Headline Book Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Andy Murray's own account of his road to Wimbledon glory Andy Murray takes readers on a personal journey through his career. In a memoir focusing on the last two dramatic years, he shares his thoughts on the pivotal moments of his playing career and allows fans a glimpse...
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A Life Well Played: My Stories

Arnold Palmer - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

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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Lonely Planet Discover Australia

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover Australia is your passport to Australia's top sights and most authentic experiences. Explore magnificent Sydney Harbour, see the Great Barrier Reef or watch the sunset at Uluru, all with your...
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The Face of War

Martha Gellhorn - Grove Press
Format: Paperback

Martha Gellhorn was a fearless war correspondent for nearly fifty years and a leading journalistic voice of her generation. From the Spanish Civil War in 1937 through the wars in Central America in the mid-eighties, her candid reporting reflected her deep empathy for people no matter their...
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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

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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Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography

Guillem Balagué - Orion
Format: Paperback

WINNER OF FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2016CRISTIANO RONALDO is one of the greatest footballers of all time, yet for all his success on the pitch he has often been a controversial and divisive figure off it.It was clear from early on that Ronaldo had a prodigious...
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Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August

Oliver Hilmes - Other Press
Format: Hardcover

A lively account of the 1936 Olympics told through the voices and stories of those who witnessed it, from an award-winning historian and biographerBerlin 1936 takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympiad, describing the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select...
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Best Hikes Near Reno and Lake Tahoe

Tracy Salcedo-Chourre - Globe Pequot Press; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Each hike includes: location, length, hiking time, level of difficulty, and if dogs can come along. Other features include: ...
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Hiking Yosemite National Park: A Guide to 61 of the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Suzanne Swedo - Falcon Pr Pub Co
Format: Print book

Lace up your boots and sample sixty-one of the finest trails Yosemite National Park has to offer. Fully updated and revised, and including color maps and photos throughout, Hiking Yosemite National Park features everything from short strolls and day hikes to multiday backcountry treks,...
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What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength

Scott Carney - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

What Doesn't Kill Us, a New York Times bestseller, traces our evolutionary journey back to a time when survival depended on how well we adapted to the environment around us. Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans without even a whisper of what anyone today might...
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Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering

Maurice Isserman - ‎W. W. Norton & Company; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

This magesterial and thrilling history argues that the story of American mountaineering is the story of America itself.

In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history...

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Facing Kobe Bryant: Players, Coaches, and Broadcasters Recall the Greatest Basketball Player of His Generation

Sean Deveney - Sports Pub
Format: Print book

When he entered the NBA in 1996 as a high-school star from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, Kobe Bryant faced enormous expectations. No one can deny that he rose to the challenge. Nineteen years later, Bryant's status as a Hall of Fame player is assured. During his stellar career, Bryant...
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Top Teams in Womens Soccer (Womens Soccer Today)

Bryce Kane - Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Provides information about the top teams and players in womens soccer.
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Hiking Arizona: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Bruce Grubbs - Falcon Guides; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Book

Hiking Arizona will introduce you to the state's most natural wonders and more. This book covers the Grand Canyon, of course; Northeast Plateaus, San Francisco Peaks Area, Mogollon Rim Country; Central Highlands; The White Mountains; the Phoenix Area; the Tucson Area; Sky Islands; Tohono...
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Hiking from Here to WOW: Utah Canyon Country

CRAIG COPELAND - Wilderness Press
Format: Paperback

WOW. Think of it as the Wonder of Wilderness. Because that's your destination when Hiking from Here to WOW: Utah Canyon Country by Kathy and Craig Copeland is your guide. It describes the 90 most compelling trails within our planet's most bizarrely beautiful region. The authors...
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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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Moon Northern California Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping

Tom Stienstra - Avalon Travel Publishing; Fifth Edition edition
Format: Print book

Tom Stienstra, the nation's top-selling outdoors writer, invites you to spend the night under the stars with the latest edition of Moon Northern California Camping. Stienstra covers over 1,500 camping options throughout the region, from remote backcountry destinations in the High Sierra...
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Running with a Police Escort: Tales from the Back of the Pack

Jill Grunenwald - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

In the fall of 2012, quirky and cat-loving Cleveland librarian Jill Grunenwald got an alarming email from her younger sister: her sister was very concerned with Jill's weight and her overall mental and physical health. Having always struggled with her weight, Jill was currently hitting...
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Boy who runs : the odyssey of julius achon.

Julius Achon - Ballantine
Format: Print book

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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Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil through Soccer

David Goldblatt - Nation Books; First Trade Paper Edition edition
Format: Book

No nation is as closely identified with the game of soccer as Brazil. For over a century, Brazil’s people, politicians, and poets have found in soccer the finest expression of the nation’s collective potential. Since the team’s dazzling performance in 1938 at the World...
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What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Rachael Denhollander - Tyndale Momentum
Format: Hardcover

"Written by Rachael Denhollander, Recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018) "Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued, that they are not alone...
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Willie's Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series, and the Making of a Baseball Legend

John Klima - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The story of Willie Mays's rookie year with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a baseball legend Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is one of baseball's endearing greats, a tremendously talented and charismatic...
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Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

Yaron Weitzman - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

How the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process -- a bold plan to get to first by becoming the worst.
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Lonely planet new zealand

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

"Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher" "Lonely Planet New Zealand" is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience Maori culture, be wowed by beautiful glaciers...
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50 Hikes in the Ozarks

Johnny Molloy - Countryman Press
Format: Paperback

Day hikes and overnights in the breathtaking Ozark Plateau Witness the natural majesty of the Ozarks with this complete and thorough guide to America's most expansive and beautiful mountain ranges. Seasoned hiking expert Johnny Molloy maps out the best trails in the region, one for every...
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The Blueprint: LeBron James, Cleveland's Deliverance, and the Making of the Modern NBA

JASON LLOYD - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

In 2010, LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers. That same year, Jason Lloyd began to cover the team for the Akron Beacon Journal, LeBron's hometown newspaper. The story he uncovered started as a tragedy but ended in incredible triumph. Back in 2010, starting in the days, weeks,...
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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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The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My Life

Rick Ankiel - Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook

Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch - not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition...
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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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Bloodlines: The True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-Racing Dynasty

Melissa Del Bosque - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

The riveting and suspenseful account of two young FBI agents in a pursuit of a drug cartel's most fearsome leader, Miguel TrevioDrugs, money, cartels: this is what FBI rookie Scott Lawson expected when he was sent to the border town of Laredo, but instead he's deskbound writing intelligence...
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Philip H Knight - Scribner
Format: Print book

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Young, searching,...
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Lonely Planet Antarctica

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Antarctica is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get up close and personal with the local penguin populations, cruise the picture-perfect...
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Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football

John Urschel - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestsellerJohn Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passionsFor John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant systems...
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42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story

Ed Henry - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book

Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the hidden hand of God that changed history Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well....
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Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life

Eddie Olczyk - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

Eddie Olczyk had built a life and career most people could only dream of. Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, he fell in love with the game of hockey during an era when most kids preferred balls to pucks. Against all odds, he played on the 1984 U.S. Olympic hockey team as a 17-year-old,...
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75 Classic Rides Northern California: The Best Road Biking Routes

Bill Oetinger - Mountaineers Books
Format: Book

The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the best cycling in Northern California!Bill Oetinger calls Northern California something approaching cycling paradise. But, as he says in the introduction to 75 Classic Rides: Northern California, Even paradise will be a muddled maze if you don't...
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The Anatomy of Greatness: Lessons from the Best Golf Swings in History

Brandel Chamblee - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

In the first book from popular Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, the network's "resident scholar and critic" (The New York Times) explores the common swing positions of the greatest players throughout history - and reveals how those commonalities can help players of every...
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Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV

Joe Buck - Dutton
Format: Print book

In his debut memoir, Joe Buck talks about his life, his career, and his memorable relationship with his father, legendary sportscaster Jack Buck.Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, doing the World Series every year, announcing...
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Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton: Including Jackson Hole

Becky Lomax - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Find Your Adventure with Moon Travel Guides!Forge your way through forests, across mountain peaks, past geysers, and more with Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton.Inside you'll find:Itineraries for every timeline, budget, and travel style, ranging from one day in each park to a week-long...
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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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Moon California Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,400 Tent and RV Campgrounds (Moon Outdoors)

Tom Stienstra - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Moon Travel Guides: Your Adventure Starts HereCalifornia has 20 million acres of forest, 1,200 miles of coast, and countless wilderness areas, but with Moon California Camping, youll always find your perfect campsite.Whats inside the 20th edition of Moon California Camping:A Campsite for Everyone:...
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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

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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Run to the Finish: The Everyday Runner's Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run

Amanda Brooks - Hachette Go
Format: Paperback

In her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" -- they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they just want to get strong and stay injury-free...
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Unwritten: Bat Flips, the Fun Police, and Baseball's New Future

Danny Knobler - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

Don't bunt in a blowout. Don't pimp your home runs. Act like you've been here before. In Unwritten: Bat Flips, the Fun Police, and Baseball's New Future, national baseball writer Danny Knobler dives deep beyond the brushbacks and brawls to examine shifting attitudes towards...
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The Patch

John McPhee - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John McPhee that have not previously appeared in any bookThe Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It is divided into two parts. Part 1, "The...
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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: Paperback

The definitive, shocking account of the FIFA scandal - the biggest corruption case of recent years - involving dozens of countries and implicating nearly every aspect of the world's most popular sport, soccer, including the World Cup is "an engrossing and jaw-dropping tale of international...
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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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Hiking the Four Corners: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Jd Tanner - Falcon Guides
Format: Book

Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors, locals looking for fun challenges, and families wanting to hike together. Every hike includes prominent landmarks, GPS coordinates and waypoints, detailed hike descriptions and maps, and easy-to-find trailhead directions,...
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Strong: Nine Workout Programs for Women to Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism, and Build Strength for Life

Lou Schuler - Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Format: Print book

A groundbreaking strength and conditioning plan for women, from the authors of The New Rules of Lifting for Women. Forget the elliptical machine and the candy-colored Barbie weights. Female athletes are hungry for real fitness. They want to be Strong. By now, it's common knowledge...
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Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier

Marcellus Wiley - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

Ex-NFL player, gentleman scholar, and Fox Sports personality Marcellus Wiley sucks you into a world of inner-city violence, Ivy League intrigue, and pro-football escapades that's one part touching, one part hilarious, and all parts impossible to put down.Marcellus Wiley has never had a problem...
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Ali: A Life

JONATHAN EIG - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

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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Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl TEAM That Changed Football

BOB LEDERER - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Jets' historic achievement, a nostalgic, inside look from the men who composed the team behind Joe Namath's Super Bowl III win, filled with exclusive insights and stories from the surviving players, coaches, and management of that championship...
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Elevated: The Global Rise of the N.B.A.

Harvey Araton - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

Howard Beck. Marc Stein. Jonathan Abrams. Chris Broussard. Ira Berkow. George Vecsey. Mike Wise. Selena Roberts. Lee Jenkins. All have graced the pages of The New York Times, entertaining readers with their probing coverage of the N.B.A.: a stage on which spectacular athletes perform...
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Lonely Planet Belize

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet Belize is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the ancient Maya site of Caracol, dive the world-renowned Blue Hole, or spot toucans in the wild; all with your trusted travel companion....
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Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules

A J Mendez Brooks - Crown
Format: Print book

From beloved WWE champion AJ Mendez Brooks comes a raw and inspirational memoir about how her greatest weakness became the very means for her success, in the ring and in life. Recently retired WWE superstar AJ Brooks is a powerhouse - strong, quirky, and totally confident. But that wasn't...
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Rise: Surviving the Fight of My Life

Paige VanZant - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

AN INSPIRING MEMOIR FOR ANYONE WHO'S BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND CAME UP SWINGINGPaige VanZant is a rising Mixed Martial Arts star in the UFC's women's strawweight division and holds a reputation for her ability to defeat obstacles and brutal fights in and out of the octagon. But long before...
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Hiking the Grand Canyon: A Detailed Guide to More Than 100 Trails

John Annerino - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

Perfect for first-time visitors, day hikers, and seasoned canyoneers alike, expert hiker John Annerino's Hiking the Grand Canyon is one of the most user-friendly and comprehensive guides to America's premier natural wonder and UNESCO World Heritage Site.* Fold-out map of Grand Canyon...
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Lonely Planet Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet; 7 edition
Format: Book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Great Barrier Reef's underwater wonderland,...
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A Clean Break: My Story

Christophe Bassons - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

Christophe Bassons is a former professional cyclist. His career was a successful one albeit never in the full glare of the media. That all changed when, in 1998, the Festina doping scandal broke and Bassons shot to fame as one of the handful of clean riders in the peloton - and as the only...
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A Woman's Place Is at the Top: A Biography of Annie Smith Peck, Queen of the Climbers

HANNAH KIMBERLEY - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Annie Smith Peck is one of the most accomplished women of the twentieth century that you have never heard of. Peck was a scholar, educator, writer, lecturer, mountain climber, suffragist, and political activist. She was a feminist and an independent thinker who refused to let gender stereotypes...
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Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: California

Jeremy Benson - Mountaineers Books
Format: Paperback

After some dreadful years for Sierra skiers, the snow is back and the pent-up demand to ride it is satisfied by this book!From Bishop to Tahoe to Shasta, and multiple slopes in between, California has a big ski and snowboard culture and this backcountry guide describes 97 of the state's...
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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

Carli Lloyd - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there In 2015, the U.S .Women's National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified...
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Moon Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon

Ann Marie Brown - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Find Your AdventureTravel writer and outdoorswoman Ann Marie Brown shares her expert perspective on Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, guiding you on a memorable and unique experience. Whether you're hiking through Tuolumne Meadows, horseback riding in Wawona, or buying...
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Electric October: Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever

Kevin Cook - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The story of six ordinary baseball players whose lives intersected in the 1947 World Series, through whom the author explores the life-changing effects of momentary fame.The 1947 World Series was "the most exciting ever" in the words of Joe DiMaggio, with a decade's worth of drama...
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Spartan Fit!: 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit.

Joe De Sena - ‎Mariner Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance Joe De Sena designed...
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The Sound and the Glory: How the Seattle Sounders Showed Major League Soccer How to Win Over America

Matt Pentz - ECW Press
Format: Paperback

A unique and comprehensive look at the Seattle Sounders franchise and its storied run for the Cup The Seattle Sounders were a sensation from the start, attracting crowds of sizes unlike any MLS team had ever seen. By the 2016 season, Seattle was averaging more than 42,000 fans per home...
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The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance

Tom Brady - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

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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Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing

Erin Beresini - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A?fun, funny, fist-pumping?romp through the thriving new fitness culture of obstacle course racing? Obstacle course racing is the fastest-growing sport in U.S. history. Every week, thousands of marathoners, CrossFitters, and casual weekend warriors shell out money to run through mud and fire,...
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Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Charles Leerhsen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

A fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb - "The best work ever written on this American sports legend: It's a major reconsideration of a reputation unfairly maligned for decades" (The Boston Globe) .Ty Cobb...
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

SCOTT JUREK - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable...
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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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Moon Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains

Jason Frye - Avalon Travel
Format: Print book

Travel writer Jason Frye offers his firsthand experience and advice on the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains - including North Carolina High Country, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Huso includes travel strategies, such as More Than a Drive: Top Hikes...
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Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Mid Atlantic

Matt Willen - Menasha Ridge Press
Format: Paperback

Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Mid-Atlantic by Matt Willen provides readers with detailed information on 43 of the best Appalachian Trail day hikes along the 450 miles stretch of trail that extends from Harper s Ferry, West Virginia to the New York/Connecticut state line. The guide...
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Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

Lara Prior-Palmer - Catapult
Format: Hardcover

One of Entertainment Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of 2019 "Lara's searingly honest account of her astonishing rise from hopeless underdog to Mongol Derby Champion leaves grit in your teeth and dust in your hair. I laughed, I cried and I felt every bruise. I was riveted til the last...
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To Ride the Mountain Winds: A History of Aerial Mountaineering and Rescue

Leslie Symons - Sandstone Press
Format: Paperback

To Ride the Mountain Winds, the first comprehensive history of aerial mountaineering, is written for everyone interested in the history of mountaineering and also those interested in the history of aviation, and the limits to which pilots have pushed their machines and their skills. This...
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Alex Hutchinson - William Morrow & Company
Format: Hardcover

The capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies great performance in virtually every field. But what if we all can go farther, push harder, and achieve more than we think were capable of Blending cutting-edge science and gripping storytelling in the spirit of Malcolm Gladwellwho...
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Fodor's Vienna and the Best of Austria: with Salzburg and Skiing in the Alps

Fodor's Travel Publications - Fodor's Travel
Format: Paperback

Written by local experts, Fodor's travel guides have been offering advice and professionally vetted recommendations for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.With its old-world charm, musical heritage, and alpine landscapes, Vienna and Austria offer choices for every traveler. Fodor's Vienna...
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Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak

Andy Hall - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to the locals as Denali - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world....
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Rally Caps, Rain Delays and Racing Sausages: A Baseball Fan's Quest to See the Game from a Seat in Every Ballpark

Eric S. Kabakoff - Eric Kabakoff; 1 edition
Format: Print book

A fervent baseball fan since the age of ten, Eric Kabakoff visited the home park of every major league baseball team to see up close how each team tries to stir up the passions of its fans. In the years between his first-ever ballgame in Philadelphia and the last of his quest in Tampa,...
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Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius

John Carlin - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of the rise and fall of South African Olympic and Gold Medal-winning Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his personal and athletic success to the murder charge that rocked the world and put both the man, and post-Apartheid South Africa, on trial.Oscar Pistorius...
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100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

David Fischer - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback

Most Yankees fans have taken in a game or two at Yankee Stadium, have seen highlights of stars like Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, and can tell the story of Babe Ruth's called-shot home run in 1932. But only real fans know who designed the team's iconic "NY" logo, have...
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Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z's New Path to Success

Shalini Shankar - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

An anthropologist uses spelling bees as a lens to examine the unique and diverse traits of Generation Z--and why they are destined for successAt first glance, Generation Z (youth born after 1997) seems to be made up of anxious overachievers, hounded by Tiger Moms and constantly tracked...
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Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West

David Wolman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of The Boys in the Boat comes the captivating true story of the Hawaiian cowboys who changed rodeo and the West forever. In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world's greatest rodeo. They had travelled...
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Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science

Gerald R Gems - Rowman & Lttlefield Education,
Format: Print book

Sports fans have long been fascinated with boxing and the brutal demonstration of physical and psychological conflict. Accounts of the sport appear as far back as the third millennium BC, and Greek and Roman sculptors depicted the athletic ideals of the ancient era in the form of boxers....
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Golf Rules Illustrated

United States Golf Association - Hamlyn
Format: Paperback

With everything there is to know about the game, this indispensable guide is like having a golf pro by your side at all times. With quick guides to golf rules, FAQs and all-new incidents, images and artwork, this clear, detailed book allows you to quickly and easily get to grips with even...
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Hiking Northern California: A Guide to the Region's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Linda Hamilton - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Hiking Northern California, the revised edition, will be fully revised and updated. Northern California has 80-plus diverse hikes throughout the northern two-thirds of the Golden State, from the Oregon border to the Southern Sierras. This guidebook features more than 600 miles of trails,...
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Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence

Karen Crouse - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country - and whose citizens provide a model for achieving excellence while leading a well-rounded life.Norwich, a charming Vermont town of roughly three thousand...
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