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The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National: Inside Stories from Golf's Greatest Stage - Paperback

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by Ward Clayton (Author)Starting in the 1930s, the Black caddies of Augusta National walked the course with the world's greatest golfers. This book tells their stories, forever entwined with the history of the game. They used nicknames like Stovepipe, Burnt Biscuits, Skillet, Skinny, and Marble Eye. They worked for presidents of the United States, captains of industry, and the greatest golfers in the world. Their real names were Carl Jackson, Willie Perteet, and Matthew Palmer-and they witnes...

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by Karla Oceanak (Author), Kendra Spanjer (Illustrator)Just how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick's life right now? So humdrum that he sets out to measure which January day will be the most boring. So humdrum that Jack and Bee succeed in getting him to try some weird hobbies. So humdrum that his recurring Hawaiian dream has become way more enticing than real life. So humdrum that even unathletic Aldo agrees to downhill ski with his superjock brother, Timothy -- and finds that hotdogging it ...

Warrior Athletes: Some Salish and Kootenai Indian Sports Stars - Paperback

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by Robert Bigart (Author), Joseph McDonald (Author)Warrior Athletes tells the story of ten prominent twentieth-century Salish and Kootenai Indian athletes from the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana: Charles Allard Jr. was a University of Montana football star and the 1901 captain of the Grizzly football team. Two Feathers, William Matt, and Henry Matt wrestled professionally in Montana and the Pacific Northwest from 1903 to 1905. Nick Lassa played on the Carlisle Indian School...

The Penalty Kick: The Story of a Gamechanger - Hardcover

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by Robert McCrum (Author)A rousing history of the penalty kick and its introduction in English football by a famed British writer & editor. Football, in the 1880s, was a rough and dangerous game. To address the abhorrent state of the sport, William McCrum, an amateur Irish goalkeeper and the author's great-grandfather, proposed the penalty kick, a new and drastic sanction introduced to the game in 1891. For over a hundred years, this extraordinary phenomenon has not only regulated the con...

The 'Nature' of West Dunbartonshire: Four Summer Walks - Paperback

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by Paul Murdoch (Author)Four summer walks that look at some of the nature, places and people that formed West Dunbartonshire. A fantastic addition for visitors and locals alike, you don't even have to be in West Dunbartonshire to appreciate this lovely book of nature and culture. It gives you a flavour of Scotland and a big helpful hint at its history that makes you want to go see for yourself. The walks are well mapped out and peppered with beautiful photographs of wildlife and landmarks in ...

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by Angela Ahn (Author)Evan Park has always faced obstacles in getting his father's approval, but an actual obstacle race has some surprising results. A new middle-grade novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Peter Lee's Notes from the Field. Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports -- no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan to break his wrist, he is determined that once he heals, he'll work on finding his thing. Alone. Inspired by his athletic physi...

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by Vikki Vansickle (Author), Laura K. Watson (Illustrator)An intimate coming-of age novel for teens, told in verse with delicate line art, chronicling the beauty, magic and transformative power of summer camp, for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Judy Blume. After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls' camp in the mountains of West Virginia. There, she meets girls and women fr...

Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters - Paperback

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by Mark Kingwell (Author)Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a base hit in just three of every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell argues that there is no better tutor of human failure's enduring significance than this strange, crooked game of base, where geometry becomes poetry.Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, Fail Better is an intellectual love letter to baseball by one of North America's mo...

Jiu Jitsu: History, Traditions, Methods, Knowledge, Philosophy - Paperback

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by Jonathan Cussins (Author)4th Edition - Updated 2022 Jiu jitsu is an unarmed form of combat first used by the samurai warriors of ancient Japan. It's an all-round martial art that uses striking, blocking, grappling, locking, throwing, ground, submission and weapons techniques. The emphasis is on technique over power and strength by using the opponent's force against themselves. This book is not intended to be a 'how to' manual for learning jiu jitsu, instead it picks up on all those areas o...

Rock Solid Resilience: An Evidence-Based Guide to Preventing Injury, Optimizing Strength, and Enhancing Performance - Paperback

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by Dean Somerset (Author), Dan Pope (Author)Pain is a poor coach, and the old adage "if it hurts, don't do it" leaves a lot of questions: Why are you hurting? Should you keep going? Should you change your training entirely? Rock Solid Resilience teaches you how to build a resistance training program based on how you move, your stage of training, and what you're capable of achieving--all so you can build the resilience to strength train for a lifetime. A practical guide on how to train for lo...

Wilderness Survival Guide: Practical Skills for the Outdoor Adventurer - Paperback

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by Jason Marsteiner (Author)Learn the skills you need to thrive in the wild Whether you're an avid adventurer or a bushcraft beginner, this wilderness survival guide can help you level up your outdoor IQ and boost your confidence on remote trips and treks. Get pro tips for navigation, finding food, building shelters, and even applying basic first aid. Discover how to tackle any situation, from running into poisonous plants to staying safe while adventuring in various climates and terrains. Th...

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by Yamile Saied (Author)GANADORA DE LA MEDALLA PURA BELPRÉ 2021 PARA AUTORES JÓVENES.Incluido en el club de lectura Hello Sunshine, de la actriz Reese Witherspoon. Uno de los mejores libros juveniles del año, de acuerdo a BuzzFeed * Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews * SheReads * New York Public Library Yo era la Furia, después de todo. Sería la elegida para romper el círculo. En Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan tiene una doble vida. En casa es una hija atenta y en la cancha es la imparable Furi...

Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Revised Edition - Paperback

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by Steve Trudell (Author)In Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Steve Trudell describes and illustrates 493 species of the most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms found in Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and western Montana. With helpful identification keys and photographs and a clear, color-coded layout, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is ideal for hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs and is the perfect tool for loving where you liv...

Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got to the Top (Sports Book for Boys, Gift for Boys) (Ages 15-17) - Paperback

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by Jeremy Bhandari (Author)Tagline: Trust the Grind entails interviews from some of the best athletes to ever step foot on Earth, whose sole focus is to teach, and inspire the reader, rather than speaking on behalf of their personal accolades in athletics. SET GOALS (Featuring Chipper Jones) DRIVEN (Featuring Terrell Owens) HEIGHTEN YOUR FOCUS (Featuring Alex Morgan) STAY ACTIVE AND EAT RIGHT (Featuring Gary Player) DISCIPLINED (Featuring Jason Kidd) BE YOU (Featuring Paige VanZant) DEVELOP Y...

Why the Best Are the Best: 25 Powerful Words That Impact, Inspire, and Define Champions - Hardcover

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by Kevin Eastman (Author)Winning the NBA Championship in 2008. Losing in the NBA Finals in 2010. Though they were completely different endings, emotionally, both were amazing learning opportunities that author, Kevin Eastman, experienced as a member of the Boston Celtics coaching staff. These events, and many others from Kevin's forty-plus years in the game, have motivated him to write Why the Best Are the Best. Kevin will take you behind the scenes and share an up-close look at how and why t...

Camping Anatomy Activities for Kids: Fun, Hands-On Learning - Paperback

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by Steve Lemig (Author)Explore like a scientist with this illustrated camping guide for kids ages 8 to 12 Camping is the perfect time to learn about the world around you. Adventure through nature like a real scientist with Camping Anatomy Activities for Kids. It's full of super-fun activities and lessons that show you how to build a working campsite, stay safe on the trail, and much more! You'll learn new camping skills and keep track of everything you discover as you become an outdoor lover ...

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by Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Buck O'Neil (Foreword by)Featuring lively verse, fascinating facts, and archival photographs, here is a celebration of the Negro Leagues and the great players who went unrecognized in their time. Imagine that you are an outstanding baseball player but banned from the major leagues. Imagine that you are breaking records but the world ignores your achievements. Imagine having a dream but no chance to make that dream come true. This is what life was like fo...

Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA - Paperback

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by Ed O'Bannon (Author), Michael McCann (Author), Jeremy Schaap (Foreword by)"Like Curt Flood and Oscar Robertson, who paved the way for free agency in sports, Ed O'Bannon decided there was a principle at stake... O'Bannon gave the movement to reform college sports...passion and purpose, animated by righteous indignation." --Jeremy Schaap, ESPN journalist and New York Times bestselling author In 2009, Ed O'Bannon, once a star for the 1995 NCAA Champion UCLA Bruins and a first-round NBA draft...

The Nealy Way of Knowledge: Twenty Years of Extreme Cartoons - Paperback

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by William Nealy (Author)Laugh out loud with this hilarious look at various outdoor pursuits, as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist William Nealy.A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of caricatures. He had a knack for learning-not by doing but by crashing and burning! The works of this American treasure were almost lost forever, but Menasha Ridge Press ...

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by Michael Dahl (Author), Christina E. Forshay (Illustrator)A fun, comforting bedtime story for sports fans - School Library Journal. From the arrival at the stadium to the last goodnight, Goodnight Baseball is a sweet, nostalgic tale--told in gentle, fun rhyme--about the thrill of a baseball game. Number of Pages: 30 Dimensions: 0.9 x 5.9 x 7 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 01, 2017 Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: Goodnight Baseba...

Analysis of Genuine Karate: Misconceptions, Origins, Development, and True Purpose - Paperback

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by Hermann Bayer (Author), Patrick McCarthy (Foreword by)Genuine karate is an Okinawan martial art for self-defense; its ongoing globalization has jeopardized its inherent effectiveness. "The changes made to karate in mainland Japan and in America have altered karate so intrinsically that it can no longer claim to be genuine karate." Dr. Hermann Bayer, Ph.D., examines how Japan re-interpreted Okinawan karate to create its own unique style of karate-do, and how Japanese and American changes r...

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life - Hardcover

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by William Finnegan (Author)**Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** Included in President Obama's 2016 Summer Reading List "Without a doubt, the finest surf book I've ever read . . . " --The New York Times Magazine Barbarian Days is William Finnegan's memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in Califor...

Fishing Journal: Catch 'em and Record 'em - Paperback

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by Adventure Publications (Created by)This guided journal includes places to record "what," "where," and "how many," as well as information about bait, water and weather conditions, and anything else of note.Author BiographyAdventure Publications, an imprint of AdventureKEEN, is renowned for its popular, informative, user-friendly products. With a focus on regional nature titles, travel books, field guides, and cookbooks, Adventure offers top-selling titles for almost every U.S. state. Great ...

The Mosquito Book: An Entertaining, Fact-Filled Look at the Dreaded Pesky Bloodsuckers - Paperback

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by Brett Ortler (Author)Keep Mosquitoes Away Everyone's had a summer evening ruined by mosquitoes. Learn what really works to prevent that irritation. Fun and easy to read, this book by Brett Ortler contains everything you need to understand-- and avoid--mosquitoes.A review of CDC-recommended repellents and products A rundown of junk products, superstitions and other "repellents" that don't workA simple introduction to the science of mosquitoes A review of mosquito-borne diseases, including m...

Murphy's Ticket: The Goofy Start and Glorious End of the Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse - Hardcover

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by Brad Herzog (Author), David Leonard (Illustrator)For 108 years, fans of Chicago Cubs baseball suffered every playofff season, with mishap after mishap each being traced back to 1945 when a friendly goat was kicked out of a World Series game. But the 2016 season felt different. Would this finally be the year that the Billy Goat Curse was reversed? Author Brad Herzog tells the story of the curse's origin and follows the Cubs right through that fateful November night in 2016 when the Cubbies ...

The High School Athlete: Baseball: The Complete Fitness Program for Development and Conditioning - Paperback

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by Michael Volkmar (Author)Get fit for baseball season A specialized strength and conditioning program for young athletes. Developed by best-selling fitness author and strength and conditioning expert Mike Volkmar, The High School Athlete: Baseball is the essential strength and conditioning program for any student athlete who wants to achieve and excel on the varsity baseball team. Third in The High School Athlete series, this unique program features training fundamentals for different level...

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by John Murdzek (Editor), Daniel Pasternack (Author)Eight year old girl Emma Kimura just moved to Las Vegas with her family from Toronto, Canada. It's the beginning of the summer and she's lonely, homesick and bored. One day her dad signs her up for ice hockey with an all girls team called the Las Vegas Queens. Thanks to her new activity, she meets new friends, faces new challenges and learns about fighting through struggles. In this series, we follow the Queens as they navigate the world of ...

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by Ty Murray (Author), Steve Eubanks (With)The most famous rodeo champion of all time tells his amazing true story -- and opens a fascinating window into the world of the professional cowboy. Ty Murray was born to be a rodeo star -- in fact, his first words were "I'm a bull rider." Before he was even out of diapers, he was climbing atop his mother's Singer sewing machine case, which just so happened to be the perfect mechanical bull for a 13-month-old. Before long, Ty was winning peewee even...

The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age - Paperback

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by Sridhar Pappu (Author)"Both a pleasure and a revelation."--Daniel Okrent, author of Nine Innings In 1968, two astounding pitchers would dominate the game as never before. One was black, the other white. The stoic Bob Gibson, together with the St. Louis Cardinals, embodied an entire generation's hope for integration at a heated moment in American history. The flashy Denny McLain was a crass self-promoter who lived a life apart from his Detroit Tigers teammates, searching for fame. But for ...

Merci Su?rez Se Hace La Lista - Hardcover

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by Meg Medina (Author), Alexis Romay (Translator)En este ameno final de su trilog?a, Meg Medina, ganadora de la Medalla Newbery, nos presenta a Merci Su?rez cuando ingresa en el octavo grado y pasa un a?o lleno de cambios --amistades que evolucionan, nuevas responsabilidades y dolorosas p?rdidas--. Para Merci Su?rez, el octavo grado significa un nuevo corte de pelo, juegos nocturnos de f?tbol americano y una excursi?n de una noche fuera de la ciudad. Tambi?n significa m?s quehaceres en casa y...

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by Jabari Asim (Author), Ag Ford (Illustrator)A little boy's joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he's dreamed of--and more! Like most of the kids he knows, Langston is a huge fan of boxing champ Muhammad Ali. After all, Ali is the greatest for so many reasons--his speed, his strength, his confidence--and his poetry. Langston loves that Ali can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, and Ali's words give him confidence to spin his own poems...

Game Day Soccer: An Interactive Sports Story - Paperback

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by Brandon Terrell (Author), Francisco Bueno Capeáns (Illustrator)Time to get on the soccer field Your team is up against a mighty opponent, and your choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss. Will you charge up the field with the ball yourself or pass it? Will you jump up for the header or hold off? Try to block the kick or let your goalie go for the save? The pressure is on. Do you have what it takes to lead your team to the big win? Number of Pa...