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NXT: The Future Is Now

Jon Robinson - ECW Press
Format: Hardcover

The first comprehensive book on WWE's hottest brandNXT: The Future Is Now follows the rise of WWE's popular NXT brand from its conception to the brink of taking over WWE with its own rabid following. For decades, sports-entertainment had no centralized system for recruiting and training...
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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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Paddling the Ozarks: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Paddling Adventures

MIKE BEZEMEK - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

With gushing springs, clear-water streams, lush hardwood forests, and limestone bluffs rising hundreds of feet, the Ozarks offer enough paddling to fill a lifetime, including seven streams in the National Wild & Scenic Rivers system and three rivers protected by national parks. Paddling...
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Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

H G Bissinger - Da Capo Press; 25th Anniversary Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the authorReturn once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa - the winningest High School football team in Texas...
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Shaq's Family Style: Championship Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends

Shaquille O'Neal - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of cultural icon Shaquille O'Neal's love of food, family, and fun, with 80 low-stress comfort food recipes for busy families.

Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal loves food. A lot. In fact, fans of Inside...

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The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America

Gregg Easterbrook - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

Gregg Easterbrook, author of the wildly popular ESPN.com column Tuesday Morning Quarterback takes on football's place in American society.Gridiron football is the king of sports - it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. Of the twenty most-watched...
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Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World

Will Cockrell - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers - including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker - this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest.. Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into...
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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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The New Superpower for Women: Trust Your Intuition, Predict Dangerous Situations, and Defend Yourself from the Unthinkable

STEVE KARDIAN - Atria Books
Format: Paperback

It takes only seven seconds for a criminal to pick you as a target. This empowering guide for women to protect themselves and their loved ones, from a self-defense expert and longtime veteran of law enforcement, combines commonsense advice on staying safe with concrete actions on what to do if find...
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The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How To Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods

Krebill - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Print book

Ever seen a tasty-looking plant or mushroom in a yard or forest but weren't sure if it would taste good ... or even be edible? In The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles, renowned forager Mike Krebill profiles 40 widely-found edible wild plants and mushrooms of North America, in a guide...
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