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Outdoor Life: Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Manual: 272 Wilderness Skills Survival Handbook Gifts for Outdoorsman - Paperback

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by Tim Macwelch (Author)If you went into the woods with just a knife, your wits, and the shirt on your back, could you survive? If you'd read this book from New York Times bestselling author, Tim MacWelch, the answer is yes! The latest paperback release in Weldon Owen's popular Outdoor Life series sees New York Times-bestselling author and survival expert Tim MacWelch explore survival situations. MacWelch examines how native peoples around the world throughout history have made their own she...

Built for Speed: The World's Fastest Road Cars - Hardcover

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by Publications International Ltd (Author), Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (Contribution by)Explore some of the world's fastest cars from 1996 to 2019. Including the Shelby Series 1, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, and McLaren Senna. 35 cars are included, foreign and domestic. Beautiful full-color photos are featured with an overview of each car. Mid-engine supercars with price tags north of a million dollars. Feisty compact sedans bred to compete on the Word Rally Championship circuit with a base p...

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by Bernabé Ramírez Herrada (Author)Camino de Santiago poemas no es un libro del Camino de Santiago sino un conjunto de poemas de viajero, de la intemperie y de los caminos. En el se describen sentimientos, rechazos, problemas, la supervivencia, el desconsuelo, el olvido y la soledad de quienes con una mochila en la espalda deciden un día cualquiera abandonar todo y echarse a caminar. Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.27 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: March 07, 2019

The Berenstain Bears: We Love Soccer! - Paperback

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by Mike Berenstain (Author), Mike Berenstain (Illustrator)The Berenstain Bears win big for their family in this exciting addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series.From passing the ball to scoring goals, there's enough excitement on the soccer field to fill a sunny afternoon! But when Mama starts getting too involved, it's up to the cubs to remind her what playing soccer is really all about.The Berenstain Bears: We Love Soccer! is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's p...

Ancient Greek Athletics: Primary Sources in Translation - Paperback

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by Charles H. Stocking (Author), Susan A. Stephens (Author)The Sourcebook of Ancient Greek Athletics offers the most comprehensive collection to date of primary sources in translation for the study of ancient Greek athletics. Because Greek athletics was such an essential feature of both Greek and Roman culture, there is an especially strong need for proper treatment and understanding of the texts and other media used to reconstruct practices and ideologies of ancient athletics. The sources in...

Beer Hiking Pacific Northwest 2nd Edition: The Tastiest Way to Discover Washington, Oregon and British Columbia - Paperback

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by Rachel Wood (Author), Brandon Fralic (Author)A Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association Bestseller!The new and updated second edition of the Pacific Northwest's bestselling guide to hikes and breweries. Beer lovers and hiking enthusiasts, these 52 Pacific Northwest hikes are for you! Each carefully-selected hike leads you through stunning scenery, and ends near a brewery or a brewpub--where a local craft beer awaits! This full-color guidebook features the best one to six-hour beer hikes in...

River Songs: Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing - Hardcover

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by Steve Duda (Author), Matthew Delorme (Illustrator)River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories--writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés--the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish-- Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "a long run with a tight crew." Duda is interest...

Airplane Flying Handbook: Faa-H-8083-3c (2025) - Paperback

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by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Author)THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO AIRPLANE FLYING, DEVELOPED BY FAA EXPERTS FOR USE IN 2025 AND BEYOND This full-color handbook, released by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2021, supersedes the previous edition FAA-H-8083-3B, dated 2016. The Federal Aviation Administration's official publication, Airplane Flying Handbook provides pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists with information on every topic needed to quali...

Curious George Goes Swimming - Paperback

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by H. A. Rey (Author)Spend a splashy summer day at the pool with Curious George! In this storybook, George helps his friend Lucy learn to swim, despite her fears. But can our favorite mischievous little monkey follow the pool rules? Curious George and his friend are spending a fun summer day at their local pool. Kids are swimming, diving, and playing pool games, and there's even a snack stand! George can't wait to spend the whole day in the water, but when he sees his friend Lucy afraid to s...

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by Mike Lupica (Author)From the #1 New York Times bestselling author if Heat and Travel Team What happens when a star player ends up on the worst team? He either learns to lose or he stops playing the game he loves. These are the choices facing Jake, who has gone from champion to last place, testing his sportsmanship every time his soccer team gets waxed. But it's his teammate Kevin who shows Jake that being a good captain means scoring and assisting off the field as much as being the star ...

Porsche 75th Anniversary: Expect the Unexpected - Hardcover

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by Randy Leffingwell (Author), Hurley Haywood (Foreword by)In Porsche 75th Anniversary: Expect the Unexpected, the full story of Germany's fabled marque is revealed through a richly illustrated account of its most surprising moves and successes. Few other sports car manufacturers can match Porsche's success in the showroom or on the world's race tracks. In this stunning volume, automotive historian, photographer, and recognized Porsche expert Randy Leffingwell focuses his attention on the k...

The Kids' Guide to Birds of Missouri: Fun Facts, Activities and 86 Cool Birds - Paperback

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by Stan Tekiela (Author)Get the children's field guide to 86 bird species in Missouri, organized by color to help kids identify them. Stan Tekiela's famous Birds of Missouri Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children! The Kids' Guide to Birds of Missouri features 86 of the most common and important birds to know, with species organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird a...

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by Barbara Barber (Author), Darryl Ligasan (Illustrator)Allie's story of self-determination is one that young athletes, both boys and girls, will recognize. Perfect for anyone who has experienced the ups and downs of practicing and playing hard, Allie's Basketball Dream is a spirited tribute to perseverance.Basketball is Allie's favorite sport-she's loved it ever since her father took her to her first game at Madison Square Garden. When her dad gives her a new basketball of her own, she hits ...

Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series - Paperback

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by Eliot Asinof (Author), Stephen Jay Gould (Introduction by)First published in 1963, Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!" Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to...

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by Mandy R. Marx (Author), Sophie Eves (Illustrator)After a day of watching thrilling routines, a young gymnastics fan says goodnight to her favorite sport. From the vault and beam to the bars and floor, her favorite gymnasts soar to success until the very last flip. With action-packed rhyming text and energetic art, Goodnight Gymnastics will have little tumblers cheering for bedtime! Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.7 x 10.2 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 01, 2024 ...

Science of Strength Training: Understand the Anatomy and Physiology to Transform Your Body - Paperback

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by Austin Current (Author)Is it time to lose weight, gain muscle, and speed up your metabolism? Discover the hard science needed to perfect each exercise and build your strongest body - at home or in the gymPacked with research that supports the notion that bodyweight exercises help you reach your weight and fitness goals, this simple to follow guide also gives you valuable insight into how nutrition and exercise can improve your health. Inside the pages of this strength training book, you'll...

A Year of Playing Catch: What a Simple Daily Experiment Taught Me about Life - Paperback

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by Ethan D. Bryan (Author)Journey with prolific author and avid baseball fan Ethan Bryan on an exciting quest to play catch every day for a year, and discover the lessons he learned about the sacredness of play, finding connections, and being fully present to the human experience. A Casey Award finalist!Ethan Bryan played and wrote about baseball for years. Then his daughters challenged him to set out on a yearlong experiment: to play catch with someone every day. This experience led him acro...

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by Tom Seymour (Author)From beach peas to serviceberries, hen of the woods to Indian cucumber, ostrich ferns to sea rocket, Foraging New England guides the reader to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Northeast. Helpfully organized by environmental zone, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes.Back JacketNew England's diverse geography overflows with edible plant and animal species. Through the seasons, this forager's paradise offers a ...

My First Book of Basketball: A Rookie Book - Hardcover

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by Sports Illustrated Kids (Author)Fully revised and updated! My First Book of Basketball, a Rookie Book from Sports Illustrated Kids, coaches young kids through the game of basketball with a visual retelling of a professional basketball game--from the jump ball to the game-winning basket! Dribbling, passing, traveling, shooting, dunks, and more are all explained using a fun mix of Sports Illustrated action photography, simple text, a full glossary of terms, and awesome graphics. Illustrated...

The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest - Paperback

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by Mark Synnott (Author)***NPR Books We Love selection*** "If you're only going to read one Everest book this decade, make it The Third Pole. . . . A riveting adventure."--OutsideShivering, exhausted, gasping for oxygen, beyond doubt . . . A hundred-year mystery lured veteran climber Mark Synnott into an unlikely expedition up Mount Everest during the spring 2019 season that came to be known as "the Year Everest Broke." What he found was a gripping human story of impassioned characters from ...

The Anatomy of Stretching, Second Edition: Your Illustrated Guide to Flexibility and Injury Rehabilitation - Paperback

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by Brad Walker (Author)An updated edition of the best-selling guide on the science of effective stretching--with detailed anatomical illustrations and guidance on proper form, sports injury recovery, and more The multiple stresses of contemporary life--whether from excessive sports play, overwork, or overuse of technology--are increasingly taking a toll on the body. Symptoms range from muscle soreness and pain to pinched nerves to potentially more permanent disabilities, including serious bo...

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by Poppy Green (Author), Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)Sophie and her friends accidently awaken a hibernating hedgehog in the sixth book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse! Winter has finally arrived in Silverlake Forest and Sophie and her friends are having some snowy fun! While playing one day, they accidentally wake a hedgehog named Pippa who has been hibernating all winter. Though Pippa is a little foggy at first, Sophie, Hattie, and Owen show her all the fun things to do in wintertime. Th...

Gymnastics (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) - Paperback

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by Sarah Wassner Flynn (Author)Learn all about the exciting acrobatic sport of gymnastics in this new Level 2 Reader from National Geographic Kids. From somersaults and backflips on the floor to aerial moves, mounts, and dismounts on bars and beams, kids will learn all about gymnastics history, events, and competitions. Kids will also love reading about how athletes train, how events are judged and scored, and different levels of competitions and awards. Level 2 text provides accessible yet w...

String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication - Hardcover

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by David Foster Wallace (Author), John Jeremiah Sullivan (Introduction by)An instant classic of American sportswriting--the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, "the best mind of his generation" (A. O. Scott) and "the best tennis-writer of all time" (New York Times) Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight and a fan's obsessive enthusiasm. Wallace ...

Seabiscuit: An American Legend - Paperback

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by Laura Hillenbrand (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend. Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-le...

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by James Dean (Author), James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean (Author)New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings Pete the Cat's world to life under the sea in this new I Can Read book.Pete the Cat is going scuba diving Before he hits the water, Captain Joe tells him about all the sea creatures he can encounter, and Pete is super excited to see a seahorse. But when he is suited up and swimming around, he has to search high and low to find the little guy. In this aquatic ...

Fly Fishing Evolution: Advanced Strategies for Dry Fly, Nymph, and Streamer Fishing - Hardcover

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by George Daniel (Author)-Complete breakdown of the mono system (arguably the best way to control your drift when Euro nymphing)-Jigging streamers for tougher trout-Author's top patterns for dry fly, nymph, and streamer fishingThe sport of fly fishing is constantly changing--fish are getting tougher to catch on many streams, tools and tackle are improving, and new materials are being introduced into the fly-tying world that can help you create more-effective patterns. As these different aspec...

Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest - Paperback

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by Leslie Moclock (Author), Jacob Selander (Author)An essential reference for rockhounds, hikers, climbers, and geology enthusiasts Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest highlights 100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, ...

Primitive Technology: A Survivalist's Guide to Building Tools, Shelters, and More in the Wild - Hardcover

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by John Plant (Author)From the craftsman behind the popular YouTube channel Primitive Technology comes a practical guide to building huts and tools using only natural materials from the wild. John Plant, the man behind the channel, Primitive Technology, is a bonafide YouTube star. With almost 10 million subscribers and an average of 5 million views per video, John's channel is beloved by a wide-ranging fan base, from campers and preppers to hipster woodworkers and craftsmen. Now for the firs...

Little Baseball: Lots of Fun with Rhyming Riddles - Board Book

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by Brad Herzog (Author), Doug Bowles (Illustrator)Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements. Number of Pages: 22 Dimensions: 0.9 x 6.9 x 5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: April 10, 2011

Maverick Marketer: Time to Get Creative - Hardcover

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by Bob Johnstone (Author)In "Maverick Marketer," Johnstone considers the course of his life, from taking the helm of a sailboat in a race at age 2, through college days at Princeton, to creating the leading performance brand in sailing, then doing same with powerboats. Regaling readers with sailing stories and how award-winning boats were created, Johnstone seeks to ignite a creative spark in others, urging them to follow their passion and chart their own course to victory. Part memoir, part ...

Maverick Marketer: Time to Get Creative - Paperback

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