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by German General Staff (Author), Anonymous (Translator)"No Citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training... What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." -Socrates Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 10, 2020

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by Robert Poyton (Author)Systema is one of the few martial arts than can be practiced entirely for health and by people of all ages.This book gives a comprehensive guide to solo Systema training for the older person. It covers all the basics of breathwork, posture, movement and core exercise. It also show how to improve balance and coordination, even how to fall safely and get up from the floor. As well as this, there is advice on how to structure your training, on diet, lifestyle and develop...

War Eagle! History of Auburn Tigers Football - Paperback

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by Steve's Football Bible LLC (Author)Read about the great history and traditions of the Auburn Tigers football throughout the years. Season by season recaps with game recaps along with schedules for each season. Rivalry games, Bowl games and much more. If you are a War Eagle fan or a College Football fan, this is a must read for all. UPDATED through the 2021 season. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.51 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: June 12, 2021

The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL - Paperback

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by Gary Myers (Author), Joe Montana (Foreword by)How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention The Catch, though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The Game. This is the story of the pieces that fell into place to allow it to happen and what it meant to the players, to the fans, and to the future of pr...

Happy Valley! History of Penn State Nittany Lions Football - Paperback

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by Steve Fulton (Author)Read about the great history and traditions of the Penn State Nittany Lions 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 a Penn State fan or a College Football fan, this is a must read for all. UPDATED through the 2023 season. Number of Pages: 264 Dimensions: 0.55 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 09, 2024

Collection or Contortion: The Anatomy and Biomechanics of Positioning and Bending: Milestones to achieving correct collection - Hardcover

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by Gerd Heuschmann (Author) Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.44 x 10 x 7 IN Publication Date: September 15, 2024

Tales of Trail Tripping: Challenges of Living With CMT - Paperback

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by Michael O'Neal (Author)Realizing his affliction would worsen and eventually cripple him, O'Neal packed as much physical activity and adreno outings into his early adult life as time and his condition allowed. His adventures took him from 300 feet down into the earth to 12,000 feet above it. He hiked hundreds of miles on rugged trails, spent hours crawling through caves, bounced in rafts over class IV+ rapids, and fell from 10,000 feet skydiving. CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) made him proficien...

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by Mike Leonetti (Author)Remember when it was just Montreal, Toronto, New York, Detroit, Boston and Chicago? Veteran hockey writer Mike Leonetti certainly does, and he's got a brand new trivia book to prove it! The Original Six Hockey Trivia Book challenges fans' knowledge of the NHL's most storied and glorious franchises. With more than 800 questions and answers--categorized by team and covering memorable games, records and awards, trades and outstanding players--the book also features more ...

Michael Owen: Off the Record - Paperback

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by Michael Owen (Author)Michael Owen reveals the highlights and pitfalls of being a professional footballer in his first official autobiography, which contains his personal reflections on eight years in the game, including two World Cups, two European Championships and goalscoring records for club and country. Updated to include his first full season with Real Madrid.After his famous goal against Argentina in France '98, Michael Owen was forced to grow up almost overnight, his sudden fame pro...

Big Fry: Barry Fry: The Autobiography - Paperback

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by Barry Fry (Author), Phil Rostron (With)Barry Fry is one of the most colourful characters in English football. Currently at Peterborough, his journeyman career has taken him to Old Trafford, where as a player he was one of the original Busby Babes, through to football management at Barnet, Southend and Birmingham, among other clubs.Wherever he goes, 'Bazza' has a knack of making the headlines. His days as a youth apprentice for Manchester United saw plenty of action on the pitch as he came ...

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by Harry Redknapp (Author), Derek McGovern (With)The hugely entertaining autobiography of one of the most popular and highly respected managers in the English Football League.Mention West Ham United FC and the name Harry Redknapp immediately springs to mind. The Hammers' boss is an institution in the game; his experience of English football in the Nineties from the perspective of one club is unsurpassed.His was a controversial appointment, as he took over as manager at West Ham in 1994 to suc...

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by Jonathan Vickers (Author)An invaluable guide to the most common rules a golfer is likely to encounter on the golf course.Pocket Golf Rules forms a concise and practical reference source to the rules as laid down by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The book also acts as a guide to any infringements and penalties that may occur as a result of breaking the rules.Aimed at both the beginner and regular club golfer, the book follows the progress of two players of differing ability ...

Just Joey: The Joey Dunlop Story - Paperback

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by Jimmy Walker (Author)Biography of the late Irish motorcycle racing legend, Joey Dunlop, who won a record 26 Isle of Man TT races over the famous road circuit, as well as a host of other titles, during a 30-year career.Joey Dunlop, 'Yer Man', as he was affectionately known, was a racing legend, adored by the Irish people. Born and raised in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Dunlop started racing in 1969 on a 199cc Tiger Cub for which he paid 50. It was the beginning of a passion that would rule and ...

Chris Eubank: The Autobiography - Paperback

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by Chris Eubank (Author)Love him or loathe him, Chris Eubank is one of life's more eccentric personalities who has transcended the world of boxing and established himself as a media celebrity and role model to millions of fans the world over. His story is both gripping and extraordinary.He exploded into the public consciousness in November 1990 with a ferocious defeat of Nigel Benn for the WBO middleweight crown. Once crowned champion, he made 19 successful defences of his title and became on...

Murray Walker: Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken - Paperback

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by Murray Walker (Author)The voice of motor racing and much loved public figure - and the man responsible for introducing millions of viewers to the previously inaccessible world of Formula 1 - tells the story of his incident-packed life, with a brand new chapter on his globetrotting adventures since retirement.Murray Walker is a national treasure. When the man who made famous the catch phrase 'Unless I'm very much mistaken... I AM very much mistaken!!!' announced that he was retiring as ITV'...

Niall MacKenzie: The Autobiography - Paperback

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by Niall MacKenzie (Author), Stuart Barker (With)The 40-year-old Scot has been Britain's most successful Grand Prix racer since the legendary Barry Sheene. At his final race in Knockhill in August 2001, more than 20,000 fans turned up to watch Mackenzie and to bid farewell to their local hero.Niall has come a long way from Denny where he would regularly get into trouble for racing round the streets, as well as in and out of the local chip shops, to impress the girls.As an amateur it was recog...

Hizzy: The Autobiography of Steve Hislop - Paperback

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by Steve Hislop (Author)Steve Hislop was one of the most famous motorcycle racers in the world. He had always been a controversial and outspoken character having had many famous clashes and splits with teams and riders over the years, not always to his advantage. Season 2003 was no different. Steve's life was incredible, funny and ultimately tragic.Hislop made his debut in 1979 on a bike paid for by his father, but when the latter died of a heart-attack, he embarked on a self-destructive ques...

Barry Sheene 1950-2003: The Biography - Paperback

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by Stuart Barker (Author)The definitive life story of the seventies world 500cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene - the Brit whose death-defying crashes and playboy lifestyle made him the most famous bike racer on the planet. Written by the only journalist to have ridden on the roads with him, and featuring interviews with closest friends, team mates and former rivals.Born in London's East End in 1950, Sheene was introduced to motor sport at the age of five, with his father Frank building him ...

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by Phil Taylor (Author), Sid Waddell (With)'The Power' is back. King of the oche and a legend in the game, Phil Taylor is largely responsible for taking darts into the 21st century. Recently crowned world champion for an unprecedented eleventh time, Taylor is a complete one-off - the Tiger Woods of his sport - and the most phenomenal player ever to throw a dart.Brought up in the back streets of the Potteries, where his Dad tried to turn him into a boxer, Taylor's first job saw him earning 75...

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by Matt Dawson (Author)The most capped England rugby scrum-half of all time, a captain of his country, and a two-times British Lions tourist, Matt Dawson's career story is a colourful tale spiced with controversy, from club rugby at Northampton to England winning the Rugby World Cup in Australia. Now fully updated with England's first year as World Champions.The boy from Birkenhead learnt the game the hard way, working as a security guard and an advertising salesman in his formative years, in...

Geoff Boycott: A Cricketing Hero - Paperback

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by Leo McKinstry (Author)Few modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott. In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycott's life - fully updated to include his battle against cancer - award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of cricket's great enigmatic characters.A record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Geoff Boycott has never been far away from controversy during his long career in the game.Based on meticulous resea...

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by Stan Collymore (Author)The searingly honest and at times harrowing autobiography of the former Liverpool, Aston Villa and England striker. Exposes the dark and often seedy world hidden behind the glamorous facade of professional football.'I was a mess. I couldn't get out of bed. I couldn't structure my day properly. I couldn't face having a shower or getting dressed. Those all seemed like major events I didn't want to confront.'Once the most charismatic and expensive player in the new Prem...

Graham Thorpe: Rising from the Ashes - Paperback

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by Graham Thorpe (Author)RIP GRAHAM THORPE 1969-2024Graham Thorpe's achievements on the cricket field contrasted wildly with his personal problems, where drink and depression combined to send him spiralling off the rails. This is his brutally honest life story.Graham Thorpe was one of the best batsmen in world cricket for more than a decade. Yet the national press hounded him as 'English cricket's most disturbed player' for pulling out of a series of tours and turning his back on the game mor...

The Lost Babes: Manchester United and the Forgotten Victims of Munich - Paperback

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by Jeff Connor (Author)A moving story of how a legendary football team was lost to tragedy - and how this disaster irrevocably altered the lives of the survivors and the bereaved families, and ultimately brought shame on the biggest football club in the world.The Manchester United team Matt Busby had built in the fifties from the club's successful youth policy seemed destined to dominate football for many years. Such was the power of the 'Busby Babes' that they seemed invincible. The average ...

Jimmy: The Autobiography of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - Paperback

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by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Author)The fully updated autobiography of football's bling king Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - the outspoken Dutch goalscorer extraordinaire, and former Leeds, Chelsea and Middlesbrough striker, now playing for Charlton.A predator in front of goal, Jerrell, as his mother calls him, had made his name in Portugal with Boavista, before George Graham snapped him up for Leeds in summer 1997. His goalscoring made him an instant hero at Elland Road, a status he lost when he as...

Stalker! Chris Walker: The Autobiography - Paperback

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by Chris Walker (Author)Following the retirement of the legendary Carl Fogarty, Chris Walker has become Britain's most popular motorcycle racer. Incredibly brave, outspoken and with talent to burn, Chris is frank about his hell-raising exploits on and off track, his legion of fans and his action-packed career in World and British superbikes.Chris Walker's first book recreates his zest for life, passion for bikes, but most-of-all, his unique sense of humour. It includes not only the inside sto...

The Times Cricket Quiz Book: 2000 questions on English and International Cricket - Paperback

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by Chris Bradshaw (Author)The definitive cricket quiz book with 2000 quality questions on all aspects of the game.Since England won the Ashes in 2005 cricket has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. This book will appeal to quiz goers but also to cricket enthusiasts to enjoy as an informative read.Some of the facts and brainteasers will amuse and entertain as well.Questions allude to all facets of the game including the laws of cricket, the politics, the history, the venues, the teams, the pla...

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by Brian Clarke (Author)A lifetime's fishing experiences written by one of the UK's leading fly fishermen.Brian Clarke is one of Britain's best-known fly-fishermen - and one of the world's most widely-read angling authors. His monthly column for 'The Times' has become an institution. His widely-ranging, penetrating and often provocative articles for that newspaper and for 'The Sunday Times' have been required reading for serious fishermen for over 30 years.This collection of 71 articles and n...

Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion - Paperback

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by Guernsey Van Riper Jr. (Author)Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion is Guemsey Van Riper Jr.'s biography of a world-class athlete. A biography of the Native American known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.Back JacketOne of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With ...

Mind Over Golf: How to Use Your Head to Lower Your Score - Paperback

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by Richard H. Coop (Author), Bill Fields (With), Payne Stewart (Foreword by)Whether you struggle to break 100 or consistently break par, you've already discovered that golf is the most mentally demanding of all sports. Dr. Richard Coop, one of the foremost sports psychologists in the country, has developed a unique mental approach to the game, helping both skilled pros and beginning amateurs alike to play better. Mind Over Golf examines all the demanding psychological challenges of golf and e...

Ridin' High, Livin' Free: Hell-Raising Motorcycle Stories - Paperback

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by Sonny Barger (Author)An angel spreads his wings. . . . Sonny Barger is the number-one spokesman for the motorcycle experience. His New York Times bestseller, Hell's Angel, was an exhilarating history of his adventures with the world's most notorious motorcycle club. Now he brings us rousing, moving, and wildly entertaining true stories of his renegade brothers and sisters in the relentless pursuit of liberty, individuality, and the "ultimate ride." And what stories he has to tell -- freew...

On the Run: An Angler's Journey Down the Striper Coast - Paperback

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by David Dibenedetto (Author)Each autumn, one of nature's most magnificent dramas plays out when striped bass undertake a journey, from the northeastern United States to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, in search of food and warmer seas. Writer and angler David DiBenedetto followed this great migration -- the fall run -- for three months in the autumn of 2001.On the Run offers vivid portrayals of the zany and obsessive characters DiBenedetto met on his travels -- including the country's mos...