Sports & Recreation

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by A. Blayney Percival (Author)This vintage book contains a collection of Mr. Arthur Blayney Percival's observations during almost thirty years spent in an African Game Department. With many fascinating anecdotes and information on everything from the animals' habits to how to hunt them, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in hunting and African wildlife. Contents include: "Lion", "Lion: Habits", "Lion: Habits (continued)", "Lion Shooting", "'Galloping' Lion", "Lion Hunting", "V...

The Master of Game - The Oldest English Book on Hunting - Paperback

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by Edward of York (Author)First published in the early 15th century and reprinted with a foreword by American President and hunting fan Theodore Roosevelt. Considered the very first book in English on hunting. Full of information on how to hunt hare, hart, buck, roe, boar and wolf, fox, badger and otter. Not just a historical guide to hunting there are still good honest tips to maintaining and caring for your dogs. Including a specially commissioned introduction to deer stalking and hunting. ...

Cycling in Europe - An Illustrated Hand-Book of Information for the use of Touring Cyclists: Containing also Hints for Preparation, Suggestions Concer - Paperback

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by F. A. Elwell (Author)Contained within this book is a comprehensive guide to cycling in Europe, with information on preparing for a trip, favourable and beautiful routes, expenditure, bicycle maintenance, etiquette, and much more. Profusely illustrated and full of useful, timeless information, "Cycling in Europe" will be of considerable utility to modern cycling enthusiasts with a particular interest in European touring. Contents include: "Europe the Great Cycling Ground of the World", "Its...

A Wheel within a Wheel - How I learned to Ride the Bicycle with Some Reflections by the Way - Paperback

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by Frances E. Willard (Author)First published in 1895, this classic by Frances Willard provides a fascinating insight into the explosion in popularity of the bicycle at the turn of the century, and explores the new freedom it offered women in the West. "A Wheel within a Wheel" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of the bicycle, and it is not to be missed by collectors of allied literature. Frances Willard Facts (September 28, 1839 - February 7, 1898) was an America...

Construction of Lugged Bicycle Forks - Paperback

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by Raymond Wang (Illustrator), Marc-Andre R. Chimonas (Author)This manual provides step-by-step instructions for the construction of a classic style lugged bicycle fork.Author BiographyMarc--Andre R. Chimonas learned the fundamentals of technical writing as a student at Georgia Tech and as an officer in the U.S. Epidemic Intelligence Service. He is the author of "Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction" and the electronic pulp novel "Magic Sky Daddy." He has published articles in "Boneshaker: A Bic...

Fighting: Kabadaro, Martial Arts from the Alley - Paperback

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by Master Furuka Nkosi (Author)Author Travis Paul, originally born in Linden, Guyana, takes us into the sometimes dangerous world of street fighting. This is a book of martial arts real life application. The author has developed his own martial arts after 28 years of not being able to afford martial arts school but having to survive the gauntlet of street thugs of the 1980s and 90s New York City/New Jersey area. It combines the spiritual principles of martial arts with the physical training. ...

129 Greatest Golf Quotes from the World's Most Famous People: Greatest Golf Quotes - Paperback

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by Adam E. Murray (Author)Could golfers and fans of the sport entertain and inspire you with just their words? In a word: Absolutely In "Golf Humor: 129 Greatest Golf Quotes from the World's Most Famous People," you will find professional golfers, world leaders, sports columnists and high profile celebrities making powerful and memorable comments about this sometimes frustrating, challenging game that captures the attention of so many Americans and worldwide fans. From the game's greatest pl...

Triathlete Eq: A Guide for Emotional Endurance - Paperback

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by Heather Gollnick (Author), Izzy Justice (Author)All endurance sports are as much a test of your emotional endurance ability as they are a test of your physical ability. Though most are aware of this, few actually know how to train for, and apply, emotional endurance skills during a race. This very cutting-edge book brings together the experience of 5-Time Ironman Champion, Heather Gollnick, and sports neuropsychologist, Dr. Izzy Justice, to provide you with both invaluable knowledge and EQ...

Trojans 1962: John McKay's First National Championship - Hardcover

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by Bill Block (Author)In 1962, following two losing seasons, Coach John McKay was fighting for his job. The 1962 team was undersized but smart quick and tough. Although underdogs in four games, including the Rose Bowl, the Trojans finished with an 11-0 record and defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and become national champions. Although the 1962 Trojans were the least talented of Coach McKay's four national championship teams, their success enabled USC to once again become a football power. ...

Fine Tuning Your Team's Position Play: Make Your Team Better by Making Your Players Better 101 Concepts to Improve Your Point Guards, Perimeter and Po - Paperback

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by Kevin Sivils (Author)Coaches always want to improve their teams. Usually they go about this by searching for the perfect offense or defense. Few coaches stop to realize one of the best ways to improve their team is to improve their players.Fine Tuning Your Team's Position Play provides position specific concepts to improve player's skills. Included are concepts for point guards, perimeter players (shooting guards and small forwards) and post players (power forwards and centers).Illustrated...

The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program: The Complete Combat System - Paperback

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by United States Marine Corps (Author)The complete manual to the fighting system of the United States Marine Corps.The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) was designed as a synergy of mental, character, and physical disciplines with application across the full spectrum of violent encounters. MCMAP draws from the best martial arts techniques of boxing, jiu-jitsu, judo, sambo, krav maga, karate, aikido, escrima, arnis, hap ki do, karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, and kick boxing. Fighting tec...

Wrestling with the Past: Life In and Out of the Ring - Paperback

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by Dana Dunnan (Author), Judy Dunnan (Author), Dee Vachon (Author)The Butcher's career in professional wrestling, as both a wrestler and promoter, took him across the US and Canada, and around the world. Along the way, he encountered a Crusher, a Bruiser, a Killer, giants, midgets, beautiful women, and crazed fans around the globe. His wrestling menagerie included an Animal, a Mad Dog, a monkey, a Gorilla, alligators, and bears. Paul Vachon's autobiography describes his humble beginnings, a c...

The Milo Regimen: Unleash Your Inner Beast - Paperback

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by Alex Wolstencroft (Author)Legendary Ancient Greek Wrestler Milo of Croton was famous for his incredible feats of strength, and was almost undefeated as a champion wrestler. He achieved this strength through proper discipline, diet, and training. He invented the Progressive Resistance (or Progressive Overload) principle by carrying a newborn calf everyday until it was a full-grown bull. This intense regimen is inspired by this training method. The intention of this book is to inspire you to...

Raising Your Game: Over 100 Accomplished Athletes Help You Guide Your Girls and Boys Through Sports - Paperback

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by Ethan J. Skolnick (Author), Andrea Corn (Author)America's children are joining-and quitting-youth sports in record numbers. If kids can't find the fun in an activity, they may try to find the way out. If an adult can't find the right tools, they may not know the right words to say or the right actions to take. In Raising Your Game, authors Ethan J. Skolnick and Dr. Andrea Corn present a guide adults can use to ensure the most enjoyable and enriching youth sports experience for a child. Thr...

First Dooowwwnnn...and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History - Hardcover

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by Red Cashion (Author), Rusty Burson (Author)When directed toward you, two of the more humbling words that can ever be uttered are: "You're fired " For Red Cashion, however, being fired by both the Southwest and Southland Conferences forced him to make significant attitude changes that took him all the way to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Red's rise to prominence in the NFL-many sportswriters described him as the most well-known official NFL history-was primarily the result of Cashion adopt...

Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basket - Paperback

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by Bill Reynolds (Author)It was an era when the game was played for the love of it, and a fledgling NBA struggled for mainstream attention. Bob Cousy was at the heart of basketball's emergence as premier entertainment, a dynamo whose talent and ingenuity dazzled fans and players. The MVP of the 1957 season and veteran of six NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, his trademark behind-the-back dribble and no-look pass gave us basketball as no one had seen it before -- a one-man revolution ...

Orienteering Made Simple and GPS Technology: An Instructional Handbook - Paperback

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by Nancy Kelly (Author)This book is designed to teach orienteering and GPS technology as an educational tool in the school curriculum. The book uses a multi-disciplinary approach to foster self confidence, cooperative learning, team building, problem solving, decision making, and love for the outdoors. The activities are adaptable to a wide variety of grade levels and can be used in most subject areas. The book includes a series of hands-on activities, worksheets, and interactive lessons that...

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by John Smallwood (Author)HE HAS TAKEN HIS GAME -- AND THE GAME -- TO A NEW LEVEL He grew up in Virginia with nothing but his talent and his heart. But he had The Plan: his never-say-die dream to become an NBA superstar. So he began his journey down a road full of obstacles. But the world underestimated Allen Iverson.... Fear No One From his first days playing college hoops...to his turbulent early years in the pros...to his leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals and being ...

Bridge: Faux Pas: Let Me Count the Ways - Paperback

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by Joe Blatnick (Author)Bridge books, like any other reference books can be tedious reading because they require your undivided attention and concentration. However to eliminate the tediousness this book has been written in a light manner and has been interspersed with Bridge stories, humorous anecdotes and one-liners. For example: All those who play at this club bring joy - some when they enter and some when they leave. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: Decem...

Get Off That Baseline!: Uncle Floyd's Guide For Rising Young Tennis Players - Paperback

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by F. B. Davis (Author)Get Off That Baseline is a guide for rising young tennis players. It encourages them to play the game inside the baseline where the action really takes place. The goal is to help them avoid the pitfalls that prevent them from moving to the top of the sport. It challenges them to learn to play the game in a way that they can be as good as they want to beAuthor BiographyThe author has been a tennis enthusiast for years. In preparing this guide, he analyses matches of som...

The Now Golfer: The Psychology of Better Golf - Paperback

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by Don Lay (Author), Preston Waddington (Author)THE NOW GOLFER is a new golf psychology book that offers players the essential mental and emotional skills to improve their games and the quality of their golf experience. This book is for golfers...all golfers. Preston Waddington is a well- known psychoanalyst who has helped top professional golfers and other athletes to attain their peak performance. THE NOW GOLFER is an examination of the basic mental principles that apply to the actual playi...

Barefoot Water Skiing, From Weekend Warrior to Competitor - Paperback

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by Karen Putz (Author)Barefoot Water Skiing is an extreme sport and the competitive aspect is an exciting one. "Barefoot Water Skiing, From Weekend Warrior to Competitor," takes the reader through the requirements for competitive barefoot water skiing. Includes "My First Tournament" stories from past and present competitors, including David Small, Ron Scarpa, Mike Seipel and more. Foreword by 2X World Barefoot Champion, Keith St. Onge.Author BiographyKaren Putz learned to barefoot water ski a...

How to Acquire Super-Strength - Paperback

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by Otto Arco (Author)"Otto Arco is the marvel of physical culture experts, the idol of countless physical culture fans all over the world. He has one of the most magnificent builds that any man has ever developed. Arco is master of that difficult art of muscle-control, perfect co-ordination which is the secret of all great feats of strength. For thirty years Arco has demonstrated his spectacular strength, appearing in leading world's theatres. Otto Arco is recognized everywhere not only as a ...

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by Alan Calvert (Author), Otto Arco (Author)"This ... is the joint work of Otto Arco and myself. The division of labor is somewhat unequal. Arco does all the work of posing and supplies all the details of instruction. All that I do is to get the material together, to expand his all-too-brief notes, to comment on his ideas and attend to the publication. Personally I have been familiar with the subject of muscle-control since thirty years ago, when I saw it demonstrated by Checkley, by Sandow a...

On These Courts: A Miracle Season That Changed a City, a Once-Future Star, and a Team Forever - Paperback

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by Wayne B. Drash (Author)The incredible true story of hope and inspiration, struggle and triumph: how former NBA star "Penny" Hardaway selflessly coached a young basketball team through the hardships of life--and to their first-ever state championship. NBA All-Star Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway had fame, fortune, and a Nike shoe line. Yet for all his basketball accomplishments, the one thing he lacked was a championship season. Penny Hardaway, like so many pro athletes, struggled with the questi...

Creative Containers for Geocaching - Paperback

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by Vince Migliore (Author)NOTE: This book has been updated and replaced by "Easy Geocaching: Simple Cache Containers" by Vince Migliore. The new book includes an easy introduction to geocaching. This book presents projects and ideas for making outstanding containers and hides for geocaching. It is a how-to guide for building creative containers. If you love geocaching, then sooner or later you will want to make a contribution to the hobby by creating an enjoyable experience for others. Number...

When Mexicans Could Play Ball: Basketball, Race, and Identity in San Antonio, 1928-1945 - Paperback

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by Ignacio M. García (Author)Winner, Al Lowman Memorial Prize, Texas State Historical Association, 2014 In 1939, a team of short, scrappy kids from a vocational school established specifically for Mexican Americans became the high school basketball champions of San Antonio, Texas. Their win, and the ensuing riot it caused, took place against a backdrop of shifting and conflicted attitudes toward Mexican Americans and American nationalism in the WWII era. "Only when the Mexicans went from pere...

How to Win Millions Dollars in Bets on Horse Races. Handicapper's Secrets. - Paperback

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by Roman Slepyan (Author)Finally just published this First in the World One of Kind Unique Best Desktop One Stop Ultimate Reference never published before Guide to get your beginner or advanced gambling and horse betting skills and win thousands dollars in winning bets daily. This sensational book is filed with Inside Secrets, professional players and handicapper expertise from Top professionals This spectacular Book would also reveal very popular myths, lies, misconceptions the professional ...

Brooklyn Bounce: The Rise of the Brooklyn Nets - Paperback

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by Jake Appleman (Author)"A breezy, cautionary tale for modern sports fans" (Booklist) of the Brooklyn Nets' inaugural season, which brought back pro sports to the borough of Brooklyn--now updated to include the 2013-2014 season. When the Brooklyn Nets played their first game at Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn in the fall of 2012, they succeeded in bringing professional sports back to Brooklyn for the first time since the Dodgers abandoned the borough in 1957. Brooklyn Bounce chronicles ...

One Karate to Rule 'Em All: and 25 Other Riffs, Rants and Random Ideas about Karate - Paperback

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by Jesse Enkamp (Author)Straight from the world's most awesomest Karate blog in the universe, comes yet another long-awaited book from best-selling Karate author Jesse Enkamp; featuring some of the most popular hand-picked articles of KARATEbyJesse.com on the art, science, knowledge and culture of Karate online. WARNING Strictly recommended for Karate Nerds(TM) onlyAuthor BiographyFor a complete author biography on Jesse Enkamp, visit his popular blog at http: //www.karatebyjesse.com/ - wher...

Firearms Maintenance and Repair Log - Paperback

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by K. Ranous (Author), D. Ranous (Author)Keep track of maintenance and repairs conducted on your firearms. Track the number of rounds fired and replace wearable parts before they break. Properly tracking usage and maintaining your firearm will increase its service life and lower costly repairs from damage caused by worn parts.Author BiographyTrigger Time Industries is an ammunition manufacturer located in Northern Colorado. They produce quality ammunition for training, hunting, and precision ...

Fantasy Football for Smart People: How to Dominate Your Draft - Paperback

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by Jonathan Bales (Author)"Fantasy Football for Smart People: How to Dominate Your Draft" is an in-depth analysis of fantasy football draft strategy. The aim is to provide advanced material for experienced fantasy football owners and bottom line analysis for novices. The book is not a collection of player rankings or projections, but rather an assessment of various draft strategies and fantasy football tenants. It will provide a solid foundation from which you can improve as an owner to domin...