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Chasing Shangri-La: A Soul-Searching Journey to the Himalayas - Paperback

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by Gary Ingber (Author)"When it feels like you no longer have a pair, it's time to shake it up."At 57, Gary Ingber walks away from the software company he founded to pursue a childhood dream of climbing the Himalayas and searching for a mythical Shangri-La. Against the backdrop of a country convulsing with civil war, this is a soul-searching journey to the Everest region of Nepal, a tribute to a friend's dying son, and a father's love story to his own son."When you hear the siren of the wild,...

A Day At The Races: (Adventures of Chief and Sarge, Book 2) - Hardcover

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by C. J. Peterson (Author), Davy Jones (Illustrator)Engines roar and tires spin when fast cars take to the track for a day of racing! What a way to spend a Saturday for the Serenity Acres Crew! As always, adventure follows them wherever they go. Given a chance to meet the racers up close, the crew takes full advantage of the chance to get to know them, as well as make some great new friends along the way! It seems like a spectacular weekend for the crew, until something goes wrong. See how th...

Searching for Center: A Tai Chi Master's Journey - Hardcover

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by Master Henry Wang (Author), Ted Libby (With)In this noteworthy and authoritative work, Master Henry Wang draws on the invaluable knowledge gained during his forty-five years of study to offer a comprehensive and accessible presentation on the theory and practice of Tai Chi Chuan. Master Wang is a former competitive gymnast, armed forces hand-to-hand combat instructor, personal fitness trainer, and Push Hands champion in his native country Taiwan. After winning five, national Push Hands tou...

Bless.ed One: From a shantytown in Kabwé, Zambia, to the first Black African in the U.S. Open - Paperback

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by James Roth (Author)One shot.Centuries of false truths upended. An entire sport redefined. Madalitso Muthiya did both at the U.S. Open in New York on June 5, 2006, armed only with a glistening driver, inexplicable talent, and stern but loving tutelage from his father. His warm smile and casual demeanor cloaked a hardened determination that came from a life surrounded by disease and extreme poverty and enduring the awkward stares and quiet whispers that made him an outsider.To everyone here,...

Bless.ed One: From a shantytown in Kabwé, Zambia, to the first Black African in the U.S. Open - Hardcover

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Create Forever Teammates: How Connections and Relationships Are Winning Steps in Life and Sports - Hardcover

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by Patrick Touhey (Author)Collaboration wins championships. But if that teamwork mindset only exists on game day, players won't create meaningful connections that outlast the buzzer.Teams can build relationships that motivate them to win in every aspect of life-when they're coached with passion, purpose, and understanding.Full of actionable principles and exercises, this guide will help you cultivate the intrinsic culture of your team to dramatically improve players' performance, self-awarene...

Create Forever Teammates: How Connections and Relationships Are Winning Steps in Life and Sports - Paperback

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You Can Play Too - Our Yarning - Paperback

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by Stirling Sharpe (Author), Mariia Stepanova (Illustrator)Did you know there is a sport to suit everyone? All kinds of people can do all kinds of sports. You can play too!This book is part of a culturally diverse library collection, offering a levelled reading runway to help boost literacy and encourage a love of reading.Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. Number of Pages: 30 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publica...

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by Stirling Sharpe (Author), Clarice Masajo (Illustrator)Eoghan and Seb are bored inside on a rainy day. They get into trouble for throwing a ball, running and shouting. Eoghan suggests they go somewhere else!This book is part of a culturally diverse library collection, offering a levelled reading runway to help boost literacy and encourage a love of reading.Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. Number of Pages: 32 Dime...

Sport: Antiquity and Its Legacy - Hardcover

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by Peter J. Miller (Author)Modern sport cannot be understood without ancient sport. Sport saturates contemporary society and the global reach of sport and its intense popularity characterizes the modern world. But, at the same time, sport is one of the most ancient human pursuits. In the globalized sport of today, the type of athletic performance and the ideology of sport and its apparent origins are mostly derived from the model of one pre-modern civilization: Graeco-Roman antiquity. Juxtap...

Sticks 'n' Stones: The Battle for Curling to be an Olympic Sport - Hardcover

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by Warren Hansen (Author), Michael Burns (Photographer)In the 1970s, when most people thought about curling they thought it was just a game, something that could never be a real sport. Warren Hansen, a top curler in the seventies, felt curling wasn't viewed fairly by the sports world. That needed to change.Hansen joined forces with Ray Kingsmith in the late 1970s to change this, setting out to get curling into the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a demonstration sport. They succeeded, but t...

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by Grant Fisher (Author)Some 2,900 miles of rivers and streams flow through the Great Smoky Mountains, and just beneath the surface of these wild mountain waterways is a world swimming with fishes of all shapes and colors. Grant Fisher's Fishes of the Smokies represents the most comprehensive field guide available to date devoted to identifying and describing the astounding aquatic biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Fisher applies years of research and working experience as ...

To Find Treasure in the Mountains - Hardcover

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by Francine Rockey (Author), Kendra Binney (Illustrator)"This picture book is a splendid and dazzlingly illustrated love letter to the outdoors." --Shelf Awareness, Starred Review"Soon you'll be aching for outdoor adventures, too!" --Foreword Reviews, Starred ReviewWith sturdy shoes and a sense of adventure, three young children hike through the sparkling woods to find treasure in the mountains. No pirate's map or magic wand required! Outside, there is always something wonderful just around t...

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by Ian Slatter (Author)From Wishing Shelf Award finalist Ian Slatter. "A thrilling soccer adventure for 9-12 year olds. Very enjoyable!" - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Chadmouth Town haven't won anything for 60 years, and Ches doesn't think he'll ever see the team he loves win a trophy. But amazingly, he suddenly finds himself travelling back in time to the 1960s, just days before the biggest occasion in the club's history - their one and only FA Cup Final appearance. He's desperate for a ti...

One Play Many Ways: Teaching Conceptual Football - Paperback

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by Kenny Simpson (Author)The premise of this book is that an offensive system built from conceptual plays will be versatile, yet simple for the players. Teaching the coach and players to learn to see the game as fluid, instead of a rigid set of plays. For example, in many systems an offense will run "36 lead" as a play. If the defense aligns perfectly to stop this run, they have a few rules to help, but are pretty much tied to running the "3" back through the "6" hole. If they want to run the...

The World's Most Beautiful Game: A Guide to the World of Football - Paperback

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by Harrison Florio (Author), Spencer Miller (Author)Football is the world's game! Since the first international football match between England and Scotland in 1872, football has made its way into all corners of the world. Whilst that first match between England and Scotland was (probably) a snooze-fest as a 0-0 draw, football has since provided countless magical moments that have captured the imagination of billions across the globe! To celebrate the 150th anniversary of football's first inte...

The Empty Cabin: A Choose Your Path Mystery - Paperback

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by Deb Mercier (Author)In this interactive Choose Your Path mystery, the reader must identify suspects, gather clues, navigate challenging puzzles, and determine what happened to a missing hiker.Author BiographyDeb Mercier lives in greater Minnesota with her husband and outdoor critter friends. She writes books for young readers and works as a technical writer at Douglas Machine, Inc. When Deb's not writing, you can find her wandering the trails on bike and on foot, saving turtles from roadwa...

Wild Blue Yonder! History of Air Force Falcons Football - Paperback

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by Steve Fulton (Author), Steve's Football Bible LLC (Author)Read about the great history and traditions of the Air Force Falcons football throughout the years. Season by season recaps with game recaps along with schedules for each season. Rivalry games, Bowl games and much more. Whether you are an Air Force football fan or a College Football fan, this is a must read for all. UPDATED through the 2022 season. Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.3 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: December 30, 2021

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by Timothy Bella (Author)*A Good Morning America Buzz Book**A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022*The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop cultureHe's one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball bu...

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by Eric Shahan (Translator), Fujita Seiko (Author)A translation of Fujita Seiko's 1962 book on Kuji, the Nine Seals. Kuji are a kind of ancient magic spell used to invoke various deities to surround the practitioner with protection and power. Its roots are shrouded in mystery, and it exists in many various incarnations.The author is Fujita Seiko, a Ninja of the Koga School, describes the proper way to make Kuji. He also includes several variations and additional characters that can be added f...

Connected Golf: Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Performance - Paperback

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by Jayne Storey (Author)"Golf is a game that's deceptively simple and endlessly complicated." These words, spoken by the late, great Arnold Palmer, are as true today as they always were. In fact, golf has become even more complicated in the modern era with so many variations on technique and differences of opinion among teaching professionals as to what constitutes the perfect swing. Connected Golf offers a different approach: one that is simple, proven and trusted by hundreds of players who'...

Urban Playgrounds: Skateboarding and Urban Sports Around the World - Hardcover

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by Gestalten (Editor), Benevento (Editor)Envision the city as an infinite playground. Created in collaboration with Red Bull, Urban Playgrounds explores some of the world's most thrilling places for urban sports. From Venice, Barcelona, and Los Angeles, to Brasilia, Istanbul, Cairo, Lagos, or Jarkarta, this book reveals an exhilarating marriage between space and sports in global cities. Born from a need to challenge boundaries and reclaim the right to the city, from a desire for self-expressi...

SAR Survival: Search and Rescue Fundamentals for the Outdoors - Paperback

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by Jason a. Hunt (Author)From Dr. Jason Hunt - survival expert, best-selling author, and first responder - SAR Survival: Search and Rescue Fundamentals for the Outdoors offers a behind-the-scenes look at fundamental wilderness search and rescue operations. This book provides essential training that can serve as a foundation to launch your volunteer SAR service or to equip you with the skills and knowledge that search teams will use to locate you and your loved ones if you ever become lost or ...

Playing Smarter Tennis: Tips to Win More Points & Have More Fun! - Paperback

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by Peter M. Engstrom Uspta (Author), Marcus Fort (Illustrator)There is a wealth of tennis instruction books available that teach you how to hit each stroke properly. This is not one of them. Instead, it assumes you have a fundamental understanding of basic stroke production and are currently playing recreational tennis for fun and exercise. If you are among this group, this booklet is for you. It shares what I hope are some valuable tips on: - Stroke selection - Playing strategy - Court posit...

Quinton de Kock Colour: South African Cricketer - Paperback

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by Vivek Kumar Pandey Shambhunath (Author)Short biography of Quinton de Kock and about life.During writing this book no character & no religious are harmed written by Mr Vivek Kumar Pandey. winner youngest writer award 1st rank in india 2020.He is only one writer can publish 700+ own book that was greatest successfull in his life .This book fully colour edition books. Number of Pages: 54 Dimensions: 0.11 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 24, 2021

Faf du Plessis: South African Cricketer - Paperback

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by Vivek Kumar Pandey Shambhunath (Author)Short biography of Faf du Plessis and about life.During writing this book no character & no religious are harmed written by Mr Vivek Kumar Pandey. winner youngest writer award 1st rank in india 2020.He is only one writer can publish 700+ own book that was greatest successfull in his life . Number of Pages: 52 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 24, 2021

Quinton de Kock: South African Cricketer - Paperback

$14.56

by Vivek Kumar Pandey Shambhunath (Author)Short biography of Quinton de Kock and about life.During writing this book no character & no religious are harmed written by Mr Vivek Kumar Pandey. winner youngest writer award 1st rank in india 2020.He is only one writer can publish 700+ own book that was greatest successfull in his life . Number of Pages: 54 Dimensions: 0.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 24, 2021

AB de Villiers Colour: South African Cricketer - Paperback

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by Vivek Kumar Pandey Shambhunath (Author)Short biography of AB de Villiers and about life .During writing this book no character & no religious are harmed written by Mr Vivek Kumar Pandey. winner youngest writer award 1st rank in india 2020.He is only one writer can publish 700+ own book that was greatest successfull in his life.This book fully colour edition books. Number of Pages: 58 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 27, 2021

Kane Williamson: New Zealand Cricketer - Paperback

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by Vivek Kumar Pandey Shambhunath (Author)Short biography of Kane Williamson and about life .During writing this book no character & no religious are harmed written by Mr Vivek Kumar Pandey. winner youngest writer award 1st rank in india 2020.He is only one writer can publish 700+ own book that was greatest successfull in his life. This All Credit Goes To My Super Hero Daddy. &n... Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 27, 2021

Towns of the 92 English Football League Clubs and their Historic Diversity - Paperback

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by Er Neafcy (Author)TOWNS OF THE 92 ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS by E R Neafcy takes the reader beyond the well known and much loved football clubs of England to the places and towns where the clubs have grown. These place names tell a tale of the diversity of people that lived there and their ways of life. This booklet covers the towns and settlements from which grew the 92 clubs of the English Football League. Some of the stories are surprising. The old English town of 'Northworthy' was l...

Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain - Hardcover

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by Lisa Thompson (Author) Near the death zone on K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Lisa Thompson searched for the strength to continue climbing. Her choices were clear: give in to her doubts and descend or push past her own limits and continue up the mountain's steep face. Defiance had provoked Thompson to enter the male-dominated world of high-altitude mountaineering, but defiance could only take her so far. After a harrowing battle with cancer, Lisa realized she needed to understand ...

Quarter Horse Kids: An All-Around Rider - Paperback

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by Jill Thomas (Author)Ever wonder what it's like to show your horse around the country? Meet 12-year-old Briella and her horse, Wyatt, and join them as they practice, prepare for and compete regionally and nationally on the American Quarter Horse Association show circuit as an all-around team. This behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be successful and all the fun and excitement of large horse shows is sure to be inspiring and educational as Briella and Wyatt navigate the ups and downs...