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Girl in the Woods: A Memoir

Aspen Matis - William Morrow & Company
Format: Paperback

Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada - a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected...
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Runner's World Complete Guide to Minimalism and Barefoot Running: How to Make the Healthy Transition to Lightweight Shoes and Injury-Free Running

Scott Douglas - Rodale Books
Format: Paperback

Learn Why Millions of Runners Have Decided That Less Is More!No topic in running has gotten more attention lately than minimalist shoes and barefoot running. Proponents say that running barefoot or in lighter, lower shoes leads to better running form and fewer injuries. But others caution...
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Does It Hurt When I Do This?: An Irreverent Guide to Understanding Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

Mark Salamon - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: null

Get moving on that injury with this humorous guide to rehabilitation from the comfort of your home! Does it Hurt When I Do This? is designed to educate readers on the workings of the human body, how to keep it healthy, and how to prevent and rehabilitate injuries. In a light, humorous...
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The Field Guide to Knots: How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits

Bob Holtzman - The Experiment
Format: Print book

A Fasten-ating Guide to Knots for Every Adventure! The perfect knot can make any job quicker, easier, and safer - whether you need to build a shelter, tether a horse, rappel down a cliff, or moor a boat. In The Field Guide to Knots, veteran outdoorsman Bob Holtzman helps you:Select and tie the right...
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Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island

EARL SWIFT - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction from rising sea levels - part natural history of an extraordinary ecosystem, starring the beloved blue crab; part paean to a vanishing way of life;...
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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 Align Method: 5 Easy Steps for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life

Aaron Alexander - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Founder of Align Therapy Aaron Alexander shows readers how posture and body alignment are powerful tools for building strength, achieving peak performance, reduce pain, and approaching the world with a new sense of confidence.Aaron Alexander, host of The Align Podcast, delivers the first...
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Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe

Dean Nicholson - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

When 30-year-old Dean Nicholson set off from Scotland to cycle around the world, his aim was to learn as much as he could about our troubled planet. But he hadn't bargained on the lessons he'd learn from his unlikely companion. Three months after leaving home, on a remote road...
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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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