Sports & Recreation

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by Phil S. Dixon (Author)The summer of 1938 was a pivotal year for baseball and American history. In that same year, John Jordon "Buck" O'Neil, was a rookie first baseman playing his first season in the Negro American League. Born in Carrabelle, Florida, raised in Sarasota and nicknamed Buck, it had taken five years and five different teams before the Kansas City, Monarchs finally signed O'Neil to a contract. Before he could get the starting assignment, though, O'Neil had to dethrone one of t...

In the Time of Bobby Cox: The Atlanta Braves, Their Manager, My Couch, Two Decades, and Me - Paperback

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by Lang Whitaker (Author)In the tradition of Bill Simmons's Now I Can Die in Peace and Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, sports commentator, online columnist, and blogger Lang Whitaker combines memoir and baseball as he follows extraordinary manager Bobby Cox and the Atlanta Braves for the past two decades. For many people, sports are an escape from reality. For Lang Whitaker, sports is reality. He reads and writes about sports all day, and then he goes home at night and watches sports. And he love...

How to Beat a Grandmaster: Secrets Every Amateur Should Know About Playing the Pros - Paperback

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by Chris Seck (Author)Unlike sports like football or basketball, chess is one of those rare games where amateurs can hope to beat professional players. Since each player only has his brain to guide him and there is plenty of room in chess for creative guessing, it is possible that an amateur can occasionally beat a grandmaster in chess. The typical grandmaster plays chess for a living and can thus afford to practice for dozens of hours each week. In contrast, the typical amateur usually plays...

Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons - Paperback

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by Kara Goucher (Author), Adam Bean (With)Get fit, get fast, and go farther with Olympic runner Kara Goucher's comprehensive guide to running for women. Kara Goucher is crazy, madly, head-over-heels in love with running, and she wants to help you feel that love, too. Whether you're just gettiAuthor BiographyKara Goucher is a three-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympian, winner of the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 10,000 meters, and a podium finisher at the Boston and New ...

Conventional Wisdom Plus a Comprehensive Guide to Modern Bridge Conventions: Advanced Bidding, Defending and Playing Concepts - Paperback

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by Jean J. Reaves (Author) Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.51 x 11 x 8.25 IN Publication Date: April 27, 2009

Activities for Elementary Physical Education and Recreation - Paperback

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by John Snider (Author)Looking for new activities for your physical education classes? Do you need ideas on class management and organization? This book has many time proven activities to help energize and motivate your students. There are also a few thoughts on what it takes to be an effective elementary physical education teacher. Number of Pages: 100 Dimensions: 0.21 x 11 x 8.25 IN Publication Date: April 22, 2009

The Complete Guide To Fly Tying - Paperback

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by Ray Ovington (Author)When you have mastered the art and the steps outlined in this book, you will be able to call yourself an expert fly tier. This will be an accomplishment which will afford you years of pleasure in the off-season as well as during the height of the best fishing. Number of Pages: 98 Dimensions: 0.2 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: June 18, 2010

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by Joel Eaves (Author)Every idea on offense we have employed in the five years of running the Shuffle is included in this book. No details have been withheld in giving the wide choice of patterns to use. No claim is made that this is the perfect offense, but it can be used successfully by teams at any level of basketball. In our section of the country, high school "B" and varsity teams are using it, along with several colleges. This is definite proof that any player can learn and master the m...

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by Vlad Evanoff (Author)Of all the different kinds of salt-water fishing the most difficult is surf fishing. It requires more skill, experience, and knowledge than almost any other type. It takes a great deal of time and effort to become a skilled surf angler. Many beginners become discouraged when they find that it takes years to acquire the technique necessary to surf fishing, but it doesn't have to be that way, when you have the kind of knowledge you can access in this guide. The purpose o...

The Warrior's Journal: The Philosophy and Technique of The Martial Arts For Victory in Combat and in Life - Paperback

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by Mark Edward Cody (Author)The Warrior's Journal is the forth book by Master Martial Arts Instructor, Mark Edward Cody. Based upon the training journal of coauthor Marrese Crump, this volume chronicles the life philosophy and technique of the man who wrestling legend Dave Batista goes to for combat strategy and martial arts instruction. The Warrior's Journal taps into the ancient wisdom of the Way of the Warrior. It offers keys to victory in all of life's arenas of combat. It offers insight ...

Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean - Paperback

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by Roz Savage (Author)Stuck in a corporate job rut and an unraveling marriage, Roz Savage realized that if she carried on as she was, she wasn't going to end up with the life she wanted. So she turned her back on an eleven-year career as a management consultant to reinvent herAuthor BiographyA latecomer to the life of adventure, Roz Savage was previously a management consultant and investment banker, before realizing at the age of thirty-four that there might be more to life than a steady inc...

Football: You Can Make The Team! - Paperback

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by Clary Anderson (Author)The success of a football player depends upon a variety of conditions. The participant must have very definite ambitions. His first aim should be the making of the team. This aim or objective will stimulate him to make full use of his ability and inspire him to develop his football potential to the highest degree. The basic foundation of football is the performance of the fundamentals and skills of the sport. These must be learned thoroughly and carried out perfectly...

Walking with Friends: An Inspirational Year on the PGA Tour - Paperback

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by D. J. Gregory (Author)D.J. Gregory fell in love with golf at the age of twelve, when he first began watching the game on television and attending local tournaments with his dad. But unlike many other golf fans, D.J. never dreamed of playing professionally. He never thought of becoming a ranked amateur, or even a caddie. ?When D.J. was an infant, doctors told his parents that he would probably spend his life in a wheelchair because of his cerebral palsy. But that didn't keep D.J. from tryin...

How To Coach And Manage High School Basketball Teams - Paperback

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by William A. Healey (Author)Most of the books which deal with the game of basketball have been written with the college or professional player in mind. There is need for more books written from the standpoint of a coach who thinks in terms of high school players."How To Coach And Manage High-School Basketball Teams" is such a book. The author has had considerable successful experience in coaching high school teams. His philosophy of the game and his method of presenting the strategy of offen...

Reelin' in the Years: Boxing and more - Paperback

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by Theorore R. Sares (Author)It's cold outside and the perfect season to envelope your thoughts in a good boxing book. Here is a collection of captivating stories about our heroes in the squared circle. There's something here for every fight fan. From "Tough Guys Who Fight Tough Guys" to the "The Closet Classics," The author once again delivers the goods with a swift paced descriptive writing style. Fight fans from the United Kingdom will recognize many of their local heroes includingLuton sc...

Young Sportsman's Guide To Basketball - Paperback

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by George A. Cella (Author)George Cella was a fine all-round athlete at his native Hack-ensack, New Jersey, High School and, at Springfield College, where he excelled in basketball and baseball. After graduation, his batting power and great throwing arm won him a Red Sox baseball contract. Despite an excellent minor league record, he had to relinquish his baseball career due to a knee injury, and turn to the teaching and coaching profession. Coach Cella's book on basketball techniques is soun...

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by Edmund Burke (Author)Complete guide to archery as a sport and a hunting skill. Number of Pages: 148 Dimensions: 0.32 x 10 x 7.99 IN Publication Date: October 28, 2010

Ski Joy: The Story of Winter Sports - Paperback

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by Harry Stone (Author) Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.34 x 11 x 8.25 IN Publication Date: June 18, 2009

Put Your Game Together: Ethical Management in Youth Sports and Business - Hardcover

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by Howell Donnie Howell (Author), Donnie Howell (Author)Donnie Howell was the kid who was raised on food stamps with little parental guidance. He discovered at a young age his needs would only be met through hard work and a game called football. In Put Your Game Together, Donnie puts together his story of childhood struggles and the lessons he learned along the way to illustrate how to achieve success in a fair and ethical way. Donnie Howell discovered that his success in business came from t...

The Making of a Miracle...League: The Miracle League of Green Bay Story - Paperback

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by Paul the Miracle Man Liegeois (Author)As the saying goes, "When life deals you lemons, make lemonade." Having a handicap of his own, the author tells his story of finding his niche in life after retirement with the creation of a community baseball program for children with disabilities. Awakened to the opportunity quite by accident, and aided in funding by Green Bay Packer great Brett Favre and wife Deanna, along with local philanthropist Dick Resch, his mission included building a handica...

Everything I needed to know in life I learned in Football (Soccer): A passage into the beautiful game with Middle Eastern accent! - Paperback

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by Nader Jahanfard (Author)No sport has experienced such a tremendous growth in popularity in the U.S. in the past few years as soccer. Soccer is now played everywhere around the globe. This book has been written to present the experience of a man over the years. The knowledge gained has been and will continue to be tested as new ideas emerge and changes occur. Nader is the maker of his own fortune. Soccer is an intriguing game. There is nothing like an exciting run, a great feint, an accurat...

Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls: What Sports Can Teach Us About the Jewish Holidays...and Vice Versa - Hardcover

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by Ph. D. Mitchell Smith (Author)Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls offers a sweeping exploration of sports: of contests and heroes, of triumph and adversity, and how they relate to the festivals that Jews have celebrated for thousands of years. Among the chapters: Remembering Simpler Times: What central message of Sukkot is enthusiastically espoused by winning college coaches? Kindling the Light of Confidence: What Hanukkah teaches us about the kind of confidence that builds champions? ...

Prenatal Kriya Yoga: The Mystical Wisdom Surrounding a Soul's Rite of Passage and Preparing for Motherhood - Paperback

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by Camella Nair Ryt (Swami Nibhrtananda) (Author)Camella is a long time practitioner of yoga and ordained Swami in the Kriya Lineage. She has been teaching Prenatal yoga for over a decade and established a Women's support group to encourage women to nurture and help one another. She lives with her two teenage sons in Northern California. This is her second book on yoga. Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.72 x 11 x 8.25 IN Publication Date: August 27, 2009

Hunting Mature Whitetail Bucks: A Definitive Road Map for Acheiving Your Goals Hunting Monster Whitetail Bucks - Paperback

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by T. Preston Cannady (Author)The fundamentals that make the harvesting of a mature whitetail buck possible includes several factors such as correct scouting techniques, not burning out your stand sites through over hunting, the ability to get into and out of your stand locations as undetected as possible, an above average knowledge and understanding of habits among all age classes of deer, how different terrain types effect travel patterns, the ability to read all kinds of deer sign, a thoro...

Christian Martial Arts: The Passion, The Calling The Journey - Paperback

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by John Terry (Author)This book is intended to be a "How To" both for the instructor who is a believer intereted in incorporating faith-based principles into a martial arts program and for the instructor who is already actively sharing Christ in his or her school. This book presents principles, concepts and methodology from a number of sources that can be adapted or molded to fit any given martial arts system or style. It is intended to be a resourece guide to inspire us all to "Go, Teach, Ma...

Go for the Green: The New Case for Sail and Solar Power - Hardcover

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by Garry Hoyt (Author)More than just a book about sailing, Go for the Green is a clarion call to bring sailing out of the doldrums and into an expanded role as a catalyst for the more environmentally sensitive enjoyment of the sea. As a former Coast Guard Officer, active racer, cruiser and yacht designer, author Garry Hoyt combines a lifetime of sailing experience, with a weather eye to uncover the new challenges of global warming and the need for energy independence. His prediction that carb...

T'ai-Chi for Geniuses: A Practice Companion for the Genius in Everyone - Paperback

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by Gene Burnett (Author)T'AI-CHI CHUAN is a Chinese martial art based on consciously aligning with the unforced balance of Yin and Yang energies that underlies all things. Whether or not you are interested in martial arts, T'ai-Chi principles of balance can be applied to any life activity to increase performance, efficiency, health and enjoyment. T'AI-CHI FOR GENIUSES is a practice companion, not an instructional training manual. Rather than presuming that the reader is a "dummy" or "complet...

Trouble in Soccertown: A Lazer McNulty Adventure - Hardcover

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by Rita Olin (Author), Spencer Olin (Author)Lazer McNulty is crazy about soccer and pushes the envelope every time he's on the field. He has a serious temper problem. When his coach cancels soccer season early, Lazer and his friends have a lot of time on their hands. The situation takes a radical turn when Lazer is pulled into an adventure of discovery. While learning that something terrible is about to happen in his town, he discovers a lot about himself, his sidekick cousin, Carmen, his fri...

A Game That Forged Rivals: How Competition Between Two New England High Schools Created One of the Greatest Traditions in Football - Hardcover

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by Mark C. Bodanza (Author)From their founding, the Massachusetts communities of Leominster and Fitchburg have shared the same river. More than that, they have long shared a special football competition that has sometimes spilled beyond the field. In A Game That Forged Rivals, author and historian Mark Bodanza captures the human drama of one of the nation's oldest football rivalries; the high schools of Leominster and Fitchburg have met on the gridiron for 114 years. This long-standing compet...

A Game That Forged Rivals: How Competition Between Two New England High Schools Created One of the Greatest Traditions in Football - Paperback

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Fine Tuning Barrel Horses: Technical barrel horse training manual - Paperback

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by Jessi Mead (Author)Fine Tuning Barrel Horses, by champion barrel racer and barrel horse trainer Jessi Mead, is for every horse owner wishing to produce a top-level barrel horse. This detailed manual based on Mead's thirty years as a champion barrel racer and trainer outlines such training and fine-tuning techniques as determining the horse's training needs and meeting them; developing barrel turns, measuring barrel pockets, marking pocket points, teaching the horse collection and controlle...

Electric Rc Car: Practical Upgrade Strategies - Paperback

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by Rcpress Airsoftpress (Author)This book primarily covers hobby-grade on/off road electric R/C cars (1:10, QD, and Mini-T). Information presented is intended for beginners and intermediate users who want to upgrade their R/C cars cost effectively for the purposes of enjoyment and elementary-level racing.Author BiographyR.C.PRESS (o/b AirsoftPRESS) is the premier information source for R/C technologies. It has the goal of putting all different kinds of R/C technologies on the global map by pu...