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The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World

Dave Zirin - The New Press
Format: Hardcover

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By "taking a knee," Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition...
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Knot A Day, A: 365 Knot Challenges for All Abilities

Nic Compton - Adlard Coles
Format: Paperback

This beautifully produced compendium gives you a knot challenge for every day of the year. With hundreds to choose from, all colour coded by use, you can work through the book from start to finish, gradually building on your knowledge as you go, or alternatively dipping in and out for your...
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The Amazing Baseball Adventure: Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show

Josh Pahigian - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball's wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractionsExploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession...
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Bicycle Repair Manual, Seventh Edition

DK - DK; 7th edition
Format: 7th Edition

The most up-to-date bicycle maintenance guide on the market, covering all types of bicycles: road, racing, mountain, hybrid, BMX, and children's. This is the essential manual for beginners and experienced cyclists alike. Step-by-step sequences show how to make bicycle repairs, from...
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world's...
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Life with Forty Dogs: Misadventures with Runts, Rejects, Retirees, and Rescues

JOSEPH ROBERTIA - Alaska Northwest Books
Format: Paperback

This book is an invitation to understand the essence of life with forty dogs in its entirety, and through that comprehension to truly appreciate what Joseph Robertia sees every day, and never takes for granted how special it is. His heartfelt goal is to share in words and photos the intrinsic...
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The Chicken Runs at Midnight: A Daughter's Message from Heaven that Changed a Father's Heart and Won a World Series

TOM HARRY FRIEND - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

Rich Donnelly was a minor league catcher who never quite got the chance to play in the big leagues. So he became obsessed with reaching the Major Leagues as a coach. While climbing the ladder to his dream job as third base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he became mostly an absentee father...
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Mr. Hockey: My Story

Gordie Howe - G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

The definitive autobiography from hockeys greatest living legendMr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe.Big, skilled, tough on the ice, and nearly indestructible, Howe dominated both the sport and the record books like no one has before or since. Over an incredible six decades, the Hall of Famer...
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The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success

Algerian Hart - Greenwood
Format: Hardcover

An invaluable guide for potential collegiate student athletes, this guide presents strategies to assist student athletes with life skills both inside and outside of the classroom and athletic arenas.* Represents a unique resource that supports the success of collegiate athletes* Covers...
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NBA 75: The Definitive History

Dave Zarum - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

In NBA 75, sportswriter and basketball super fan Dave Zarum tells the story of the NBA, all 75 years -- from its early barnstorming days to the multibillion-dollar sports league it is today. Readers are treated to all the biggest moments and greatest superstars, with over 75 stories ranging...
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