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The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting

Roger Kahn - Univ of Nebraska Pr
Format: Hardcover

Most famous for his classic work The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn is widely regarded as one of the greatest sportswriters of our time. The Roger Kahn Reader is a rich collection of his stories and articles that originally appeared in publications such as Sports Illustrated,...
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The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour: One Cyclist's Journey along the Shores of the Inland Seas

THOMAS SHEVORY - Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback

The Great Lakes are a remarkable repository of millions of years of complex geological transformations and of a considerably shorter, crowded span of human history. Over the course of four summers, Thomas Shevory rode a bicycle along their shores, taking in the stories the lakes tell - of nature's...
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Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete

Robert W Turner, II - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

The NFL is the most popular professional sports league in the United States. Its athletes receive multimillion-dollar contracts and almost endless media attention. The league's most important game, the Super Bowl, is practically a national holiday. Making it to the NFL, however, is not about...
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Gun Digest 2016

Jerry Lee - Gun Digest Books; seventieth Edition edition
Format: Print book

THE 70TH EDITION OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST GUN BOOK!Firearm enthusiasts and shooting sportsmen everywhere recognize Gun Digest as the leading source for information on the latest guns and related gear. Entertaining articles by some of the top names in gun and outdoor writing cover all categories...
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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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Pulisic: My Journey So Far

Christian Pulisic - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

America's first true European soccer champion and the captain of the U.S. men's national team relates his journey from Hershey, Pennsylvania, to the pinnacle of world soccer.Pulisic's rise from his childhood in Pennsylvania to captain of the U.S. national team and Champions...
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Town Ball Parks of Minnesota: Exploring the Heritage of the State's Unique, Historic and most Beloved Ballparks

Todd Mueller - BluStone Group
Format: Print book

Border to border, Minnesota has over three hundred town ball (amateur) baseball teams. Town Ball Parks of Minnesota takes the reader on a tour of the state's most revered ballparks, ranging from a multi-million dollar metro complex to a rural field at the end of a dirt road--arguably...
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From Hollywood to Wrexham

Peter Read - Y Lolfa
Format: Paperback

Welcome to Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's TV series about their shock buyout of failing non-League Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC, has propelled it to unimaginable new global popularity. Lifelong fan Peter Read looks at his own obsessive support, the club's history,...
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The Rock Climber's Exercise Guide: Training for Strength, Power, Endurance, Flexibility, and Stability

Eric Horst - Falcon Pr Pub Co
Format: Print book

The only conditioning book a rock climber needs!Rock climbing is one of the most physically challenging sports, testing strength, endurance, flexibility, and stamina. Good climbers have to build and maintain each of these assets. This is revised and updated edition of the classic book,...
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Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America

Abraham Riesman - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

"Riveting, essential reading." - Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland The definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world's most influential media empires - and features never-before-seen...
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