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2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Complete Tournament Record - Paperback

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by Simon Barclay (Author)Ivory Coast's dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Ghana in the final of the 2015 Asian Cup was the climax to a competition marked by superb goals, some controversial refereeing decisions and more than a few draws. This book includes a full summary of all the previous tournaments, then covers the whole of the qualification process for 2015 and then the glorious Finals tournament in detail. 160 pages of statistics include complete match records and post-match reacti...

$15.95

by Karen D. David (Author)The sport of Endurance Riding was established in the UK in the 1960's and was controlled by various organisations until Endurance Great Britain was created in 2001 to govern the sport, from the grass route leisure rider to the international teams. There has not been a book published in the UK covering endurance since 1999 and the author, Karen David, wished to address this. The book is aimed at all levels of endurance rider from the first timer to the seasoned campai...

Titan Sinking: The decline of the WWF in 1995 (Hardback) - Hardcover

$54.00

by James Dixon (Author), Jim Cornette (Author), Benjamin Richardson (Author)Throughout the history of the WWF, there have been times of prosperity and times of hardship, cycles that shape the ethos of the company by forcing changes to its infrastructure and on-screen direction. The one constant throughout three decades of change is Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the stalwart puppet-master who captains the ship. Unflinching, thick-skinned, and domineering, McMahon has ultimately outlasted all of his...

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by George Avalon (Author)An ideal book for kids aged 5 to 12 just starting Karate, or for those interested in starting. While this kid's Karate book covers the things most other books do (how to punch, kick, and block), this book aims to allow kids to step inside the Karate tradition- to understand the essence of Karate. To engage kids minds it is a Karate activity book. It starts by teaches kids about the Karate tradition: about the Samurai, Okinawa, and Buddhism. It then draws upon the Kara...

Get Tough: The Shadow Warrior Edition - Paperback

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by Ron Collins (Author)This book is omage to Major W. E. Fairbairn, with added text analyzing "the Fairbairn" method of Hand-to-Hand Combat. As a former Hand-to-Hand combat instructor in the US Army, Sensei Ron Collins examines offers some modern explanation and interpretation of Major Fairbairn's system. This book contains the original text of Get Tough with added commentary by Sensei Ron Collins, including an 8-day Home Self-Defense Boot Camp schedule and other recommendations for this intr...

200 Things Any Geocacher Must Do Sooner or Later - A Geocachers' Journal - Paperback

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by Johan Dahlberg (Author)Geocaching is social, adventurous, challenging and fun. This journal lists an amazing 200 things that any geocacher will experience sooner or later - some voluntarily, some not. Examples include "geocaching with children", "cache abroad" and "explain to a guard what you're searching for". It's also a place to write down your own experiences. Write about each point on the list as you cross them off. Each page contains lined space for your own memories and geocaching s...

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by Raúl the Third (Author), Raúl the Third (Illustrator)Winner of the Pura Belpré Medal!Little Lobo returns to share his love of food and wrestling in Vamos! Let's Go Eat, a paper-over-board picture book follow-up to Vamos! Let's Go to the Market from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third.Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town!After getting lunch orders from the luchador an...

Birth of the Hokie Nation: Virginia Tech's Path to the 1999 National Championship Game - Paperback

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by Roddy Hall (Author)Virginia Tech hired Frank Beamer in December 1986 to take over a football program rocked with scandal and on NCAA probation. After the 1992 season, many assumed the university administration would fire him when the Hokies finished the year with a 2-8-1 record. The ad-ministration was patient. Starting in 1993, the Virginia Tech football team set upon a path that would lead to the National Championship game of 1999 played on January 4, 2000, at the Sugar Bowl. This is the...

American Bird Watching for Beginners - Hardcover

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by Johnny Pale (Author)American Bird Watching for Beginners 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Bird Watching, Bird Identification, and the Top Bird Species in America Bird-watching is not only an eco-friendly hobby but it is also definitely enjoyable. It is addicting and educational. Bird-watching is not only for professionals and ornithologists; it is also recommended for all people who love nature. As easy as it may seem, bird-watching has certain requirements such as skills, patience, stra...

The Great Hunt for Beginners - Hardcover

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by Andreas Pylarinos (Author)Deer hunting may be easy to watch for most of the people who are fond of observing the intricacies of the activity. However, this is actually really complicated because of the prolonged preparation and precise execution of techniques that you eventually need to master in the long run. Fortunately, you get to enjoy the learning process for the deer hunting requirements and tricks that you always have to keep in mind through this book. Want the basics and concerns y...

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by Walt Prothero (Author)Hunter, writer, university professor and wildlife biologist Walt Prothero claims that our humanity evolved from our hunting traditions, and without those traditions Homo sapiens would never have appeared on the African savannas. Bipedal locomotion freed up the hands to make and use tools--stone hand-axes, wooden spears, flaked stone blades. Without those first crude tools, smart-phones, television, modern medicine and writing would not exist.The first part of this boo...

Victory in the Pool: How a Maverick Coach Upended Society and Led a Group of Young Swimmers to Olympic Glory - Hardcover

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by Bill George (Author), Debbie Meyer (Foreword by), Mike Burton (Foreword by)This book tells the inspiring story of a swim club that accepted minority swimmers when others would not, a swim coach who could not swim, and his five young swimmers who became Olympic gold medalists.Author BiographyBill George is president and executive producer of Nimbus Films and Books in Sacramento, California. He has written and produced seven award-winning documentary films about California history for PBS an...

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by Cecilia Smith (Author)It's time to go skiing in this very simple 8-page reader. In this book, short sentences are paired with fun illustrations to get kids reading about skiing. Skiing Time is part of the Entry Level Reader series from Xist Publishing. Entry Level Readers are very short and suitable for kids just learning to read. Number of Pages: 20 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 18, 2022

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by Cecilia Smith (Author)It's time to go skateboarding in this very simple 8-page reader. In this book, short sentences are paired with fun illustrations to get kids reading about skateboarding. Skateboard Time is part of the Entry Level Reader series from Xist Publishing. Entry Level Readers are very short and suitable for kids just learning to read. Number of Pages: 20 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 18, 2022

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by Cecilia Smith (Author)It's time to play basketball in this very simple 8-page reader. In this book, short sentences are paired with fun illustrations to get kids reading about playing basketball. Basketball Time is part of the Entry Level Reader series from Xist Publishing. Entry Level Readers are very short and suitable for kids just learning to read. Number of Pages: 20 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 18, 2022

A Constraints-Led Approach to Baseball Coaching - Paperback

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by Rob Gray (Author), Randy Sullivan (Author)A Constraints-Led Approach to Baseball Coaching presents a new approach to baseball coaching and practice. Applying a CLA to the player development process across the skill spectrum from the beginners to elite, this book uses practical examples to demonstrate the theoretical principles of the constraints-led coaching style embedded in research showing the numerous benefits of the approach.This book incorporates case studies and examples of how cons...

Black Robe: The Kempo/Kajukenbo Connection - Paperback

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by Zach Royer (Editor), David Tavares (Author)Foreword by Eugene Sedeno. Black Robe: The Kempo/Kajukenbo Connection is the story of Hawaiian martial artist David Tavares and his life long journey in the Kempo system. The book details the origins of David's instructor, Professor Walter L.N. Godin, and the Kajukenbo technique. The book also examines the nearly six decade long unsolved murder mystery of Walter Godin's instructor, Professor Joe Emperado, presenting historical police reports and p...

Jaylen Brown: Interesting parts you need to know about Jaylen Brown - Paperback

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by Brett L. Moyer (Author)In Jaylen Brown: The intriguing tale you need to know about Jaylen Brown, you'll uncover the interesting story of one of basketball's emerging star front guards, Jaylen Brown. Brown has swiftly emerged as part of the future of guiding the Boston Celtics with Jayson Tatum.Since joining the NBA just four years ago from this writing, Jaylen Brown has gone from averaging a little over six points a game to over twenty points a game. It won't be long until he adds more tri...

Fencing at the Theresian Academy - Paperback

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by Isobel Zijlstra (Translator), Kat Laurange (Illustrator), Russ Mitchell (Author)Originally An Educational Guide for Staff, Foil, Sabre, and Bayonet Fencing by Major Josef Feldmann, Commandant of the fencing and gymnastics course at the Theresian Academy in Vienna Neustadt, this treatise presents a rare opportunity to see four major training weapons taught in a unified system at one of the world's oldest military academies -- and a premiere locus of military education for the Austro-Hungari...

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by James Alexander Henshall (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the...

Baseball America 2023 Prospect Handbook - Paperback

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by The Editors at Baseball America (Compiled by)The 2023 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars The 2023 Prospect Handbook is your guide to the next wave of MLB stars. With complete scouting reports on more than 900 prospects, the Prospect Handbook is a must-have for superfans as well as fantasy players. Dominate your dynasty league and be the first to know about the stars of the 2020s and early 2030s. Number of Pages: 512 Dimensions: 1.6 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN Publication Date...

Understanding Mass Shootings - Paperback

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by Michael Weisser (Author)A study about how gun industry marketing, gun culture and gun manufacturing intersect in gun violence events. This is not an advocacy book. It is an effort to explain a uniquely American phenomenon which is not understood. Number of Pages: 86 Dimensions: 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 13, 2022

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by Thomas Weatherspoon (Author)Professor decides he wants to try and learn the game of baseball. His Father is happy about his decision because he knows sports and can definitely help his son. The two of them set off to the sporting good store to pick up what they will need. Now prepared, they head to the park to begin the learning process. Professor finds its not as easy as he hoped but with his Dad there for guidance and a little patience he learns how to play the game. Number of Pages: 28 ...

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports - Hardcover

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by Bruce Schoenfeld (Author)In the last two decades, innovation, data analysis, and technology have driven a tectonic shift in the sports business. Game of Edges is the story of how sports franchises evolved, on and off the field, from raggedly run small businesses into some of the most systematically productive companies around.In today's game, everyone from the owners to the marketing staff are using information--data--to give their team an edge. For analysts, an edge is their currency. Fig...

The Martial Application of the Rifle - Paperback

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by Paul G. Markel (Author)Like the shotgun, the fighting rifle is meant to be used as a power tool, not necessarily a distance weapon. In the hands of a righteous defender, the fighting rifle becomes the great equalizer that allows even a lone defender of small stature to protect themselves against multiple, vicious attackers.During the Martial Application of the Rifle, we will consider the most efficient and effective ways to operate this fighting tool. Once again, we will dispel myths and m...

NFLs Most Dominant Players: A List of the Top Players in Each Position - Paperback

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by Mary Wagner (Author)Are you wondering who the most dominant NFL players from a female perspective? Look no further!When you think of most dominant players you think of the record-breakers or the impact makers. They must have consistency. It can not be done in one year, although having a phenomenal first year will get them noticed. Nonetheless, these players have shown their best season after season. This is a list of players that I think are most dominant at their position.What's included ...

5-Star Qb: It's Not About the Stars, It's About the Journey - Paperback

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by Joey Roberts (Author), Bob Bancroft (Author), Yogi Roth (Author)The quarterback.It's the most hyped, most intensely scrutinized and highest paid position in sports. And once a high school prospect is labeled a 5-Star QB, his life path changes forever.Some were only 16 when they got a title they never asked for, and the pressures were enormous. What had they done? They had fallen in love with American football, and their talent and drive had made them household names. Some found great succe...

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by Michael Coleman (Author)For what is a very simple game, lawn bowls causes a lot of bewilderment: Those who DON'T play it are bewildered as to why anybody should ever want to Those who DO play it are bewildered as to why such a simple game should be so difficult to master - and, occasionally, why they ever took it up in the first place! Bowls for the Bewildered tries to provide clues, and the odd answer, for them all. With chapters such as " The Generations Game", "Does My Bum Look Big In ...

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by Julie Murphy (Author)From Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', comes a hilarious and creepy middle grade summer camp story that takes a bite out of fat camp and diet culture. Perfect for fans of Spooky Stories and Starfish.Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight . . . if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer, though, she has big plans to finally attend Camp Rising Star, the famous performing arts camp she's been dying to go ...

The U.S. Open 2022: Serena Williams Delays Her Retirement with First Round Win - Paperback

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by Rachel James (Author)Serena Williams is an American tennis player who was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981. She revolutionized women's tennis with her aggressive style of play and amassed more Grand Slam singles titles than any other player during the open era, male or female. Williams revealed earlier this month that her 27-year career, during which she has transcended tennis, would likely finish with the US Open. To advance in the US Open, Serena Williams defeated Danka K...

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by Igor González de Galdeano (Author)En estas apasionantes páginas, el lector descubrirá la trayectoria y extraordinaria evolución de uno de los grandes deportistas de nuestro país, que le llevó a alcanzar su sueño. González de Galdeano, maillot amarillo del Tour de Francia y ganador de dos etapas de la Vuelta a España, en estas páginas nos explica paso a paso el camino hacia el éxito, pero no solamente el éxito deportivo, sino la conquista del mayor reto de cualquier profesional de cualquier...

First Swimming Lesson: Raf&Ari - Paperback

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by Robyn Ella (Author)A social story following siblings Raf & Ari on their first swimming lesson.This book shows what to expect through short descriptions and many pictures for visual representation of what a child might expect to experience on their first swimming lesson. The Raf& Ari book series is created as an adaptation of the idea of now and next social stories. Reactions and feelings are those expressed by Raf and Ari during these activities as are the pictures used to give the...