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Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
Alva Noe · Oxford University Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to shorten games, and to tailor baseball... |
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The Boater's Cookbook: 450 Quick & Easy Galley-Tested Recipes
Sylvia Dabney · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
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Eat well at every meal and enjoy the voyage. Cooking on a small boat -- sail or power -- requires special attention few new boaters understand. Sylvia Williams Dabney is a longtime live-aboard sailor with more than sixty thousand offshore miles who understands the necessity of a well-stored... |
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Still in the Game: Finding the Faith to Tackle Life's Biggest Challenges
Devon Still · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Be proud of your scars. They're signs that you survived whatever tried to break you.For Devon Still, life has been a journey from one scar to the next. From one challenge to the next. His is a story of pushing through pain and overcoming obstacles of all shapes and sizes - of choosing... |
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Mean Joe Greene: Built by Football
Joe Greene · Archervision, Inc.
Pages: 178
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Featuring Forewords by Franco Harris and Dan RooneyMean Joe Greene's memoir is a master class in determination, domination and perseverance. For the first time ever, the College and Pro Football Hall of Famer gives readers an unflinching look at his rise from high school bully-victim... |
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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue
John Aldridge · Weinstein Publishing
Pages: 280
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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Run: For Fun, 5k, 10k, Half & Marathon
David Castle · Flame Tree Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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The ultimate guide to one of the simplest and most effective forms of exercise. Why waste money and resources on petrol and gym membership when you can get a workout from your front door? This book covers all the reasons to run, the types of running, who can take part, how to prepare, what... |
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Making My Pitch: A Woman's Baseball Odyssey
Ila Jane Borders · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men's... |
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LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Brian Windhorst · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.
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Fish: Recipes and Techniques for Freshwater Fish
Jon Wipfli · Harvard Common Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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From water to table, Fish - author and chef Jonathan Wipfli's follow-up to Venison - shows you how to responsibly harvest and clean freshwater game fish throughout the seasons, and how to cook them perfectly. Be the star fisher and chef at every dinner and cookout! Written by the author... |
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The Incomplete Book of Running
Peter Sagal · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 208
Format: eBook
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"Sagal has created a new genre - the five-minute-mile memoir. Combining commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you." - Susan Orlean
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Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race
Richard Askwith · Pegasus Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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The courageous and heartbreaking story of a Czech countess who defied the Nazis in a legendary horse race. Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Europe's youngest democracy is on its knees. Millions are mourning the death of the nation's founding father, the saintly Tomáš Masaryk.... |
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Run Strong, Stay Hungry: 9 Keys to Staying in the Race
Jonathan Beverly · VeloPress
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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In Run Strong, Stay Hungry, Jonathan Beverly reveals the secrets of veteran racers who are still racing fast and loving the sport decades after they got their start. Beverly taps 50 lifetime runners -- from America's elite to consistent local competitors -- to reveal the 9 keys to run strong... |
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