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Dixieland Delight: A Football Season on the Road in the Southeastern Conference - Paperback

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by Clay Travis (Author)There is no college ball more passionate and competitive than football in the Southeastern Conference, where seven of the twelve schools boast stadiums bigger than any in the NFL and 6.5 million fans hit the road every year to hoot and holler their teams to victory.In September 2006, popular sports columnist and lifelong University of Tennessee fan Clay Travis set out on his "Dixieland Delight Tour." Without a single map, hotel reservation, or game ticket, he began an 8...

The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever - Paperback

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by Frank Gifford (Author), Peter Richmond (Author)"Frank Gifford brings the contest so alive that you find yourself almost wondering, 50 years later, how it will turn out in the end."--New York Times Book Review The Glory Game recreates in breathtaking detail the 1958 National Football League Championship Game between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts, which many football fans feel was "The Greatest Game Ever Played." This first-hand, field level, "behind-the-helmet" account by ex-...

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by Keith Hernandez (Author)Former All-Star Keith Hernandez teaches even the most learned fan a thing or two about baseball with his unparalleled insight into all aspects of the game, from the action in the bullpen to the positioning on the field to the plays at the plate."We have never seen the game scrutinized with such care and detail. Hernandez provides commentary on two ball games in the 1993 season: a Phillies-Braves match-up and an extra innings battle between the Tigers and the Yankees...

I Dream in Blue: Life, Death, and the New York Giants - Paperback

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by Roger Director (Author)I Dream in Blue is television producer Roger Director's up close and personal chronicle of the 2006-2007 seasons spent with Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, and the rest of the New York Giants, from the first snap of summer camp to the final touchdown of a tumultuous, heart-stopping journey.Throughout it all, Director's got only one end in mind: the Super Bowl. He guts it out with Big Blue, refusing to let anything sideline him--not his fumble-prone television career, n...

Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life - Paperback

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by James Blake (Author)James Blake's life was getting better every day. A rising tennis star and People magazine's Sexiest Male Athlete of 2002, he was leading a charmed life and loving every minute of it. But all that ended in May 2004, when Blake fractured his neck in an on-court freak accident. As he recovered, his father--who had been the inspiration for his tennis career--lost his battle with stomach cancer. Shortly after his father's death, Blake was dealt a third blow when he contracte...

The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer - Paperback

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by David Roberts (Author)"Stunning and stirring."--Boston Globe In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, "Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering"--and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtak...

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by Dan Gutman (Author)What would you do if you knew there was going to be a terrible accident?When Stosh travels into the past to meet Roberto Clemente, a legendary ballplayer and a beloved humanitarian, he's got only one goal: warning Roberto not to get on the doomed plane that will end his life in a terrible crash. In the sixties, Stosh meets free-spirited Sunrise, and together they travel across the country to a ball game that leaves them breathless--and face-to-face with Roberto. But when...

Got Fight?: The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-To-Face Combat - Paperback

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by Forrest Griffin (Author), Erich Krauss (Author)A New York Times Bestseller, Got Fight? is an hysterical, entertaining, and in-your-face guide to fighting from the most enigmatic and unpredictable fighter in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Forrest Griffin is the light-heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was the winner of the first season of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter; in Got Fight?, he shows you how he did it. With Erich Krauss, Muay Thai fighter and co-auth...

Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success - Paperback

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by Matthew Syed (Author)"A cutting edge dissection--and ultimate destruction--of the myth of innate talent in the pursuit of excellence. Syed synthesizes his evidence with the precision of an academic, writes with the fluidity of a journalist, and persuades with the drive of a sportsman. Read this book now--before its too late. There are no excuses!" -- Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University College LondonIn the vein of the international bestselling Freakonomics, award-wi...

Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance - Paperback

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by Michael Holley (Author)The story of the changing face of baseball and the inner workings of its finest organization After a hundred "cursed" years, the Boston Red Sox rose gloriously to baseball domination. Under the leadership of manager Terry Francona, an extraordinary team of wildly disparate personalities--from the inscrutable Manny Ramirez to the affable David "Big Papi" Ortiz--pulled off two improbable post-season comebacks to make it to the World Series twice in three years . . . an...

My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak - Paperback

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by Edgar Prado (Author), John Eisenberg (Author)A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin of victory in sixty years, stirring talk of a possible Triple Crown. But in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes two weeks later, the magnificent animal suffered a catastrophic leg injury that ended his un-defeated career and left him fighting for his life.One of the world's top j...

The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-Stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds - Paperback

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by Joe Posnanski (Author)From the best-selling author of Baseball 100"Posnanski offers an eloquent reminder that the great Cincinnati Reds teams--especially the '75 Reds--deserve a place of prominence in our memory, same as this book demands a place of prominence on your shelf." --New York PostThere are great teams in baseball--and then there are classic teams like the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. From 1972 to 1976, the franchise known as the Big Red Machine dominated the National League, and their ...

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by Mark Kreidler (Author)Summertime in Toms River, New Jersey, means two things: Tourists and Little League champions. The Toms River dynasty began in the 1990s, when its team made it to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, three times in five years, finally bringing home a historic world championship victory in 1998. But with each passing summer in Toms River comes renewed pressure, as the latest collection of twelve-year-old All-Stars strives to leave its mark on th...

Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic - Paperback

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by Alyssa Milano (Author)In Safe at Home, Alyssa Milano--actress, blogger, and the mind behind the bestselling Touch sports-clothing line--tells the story about her lifelong obsession with baseball, revealing what the game has meant to her and why everyone should take a chance on nine innings. Her baseball story begins in Brooklyn, New York, where her father scorned the Dodgers for abandoning his beloved city. When he and his young daughter later moved out west for a fledgling TV show called ...

The Football Fan's Manifesto - Paperback

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by Michael Tunison (Author)Popular football blogger Michael Tunison of KissingSuzyKolber.com offers the no-hold-barred rules and bylaws that every football fan should know in The Football Fan's Manifesto. With humor and tough love, The Football Fan's Manifesto takes readers through the essential rules of fandom, such as picking a favorite team, and teaches them how to be true football fans.The Football Fan's Ten Commandments You Must Choose Your Team by the Age of Eight. Value That Team Above...

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by Gordon Korman (Author)Pop delivers suspense, humor, sports action, and a compelling look at the damage those "pop"s in football can causeGordon Korman's books appeal to a wide range of kids and adults and can pull in even reluctant readers. Share Pop in your home or classroom; sports fans in particular won't be able to put it down.When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesn't know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up a friendship with a...

The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football - Paperback

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by John J. Miller (Author)John J. Miller delivers the intriguing, never-before-told story of how Theodore Roosevelt saved American Football--a game that would become the nation's most popular sport. Miller's sweeping, novelistic retelling captures the violent, nearly lawless days of late 19th century football and the public outcry that would have ended the great game but for a crucial Presidential intervention. Teddy Roosevelt's championing of football led to the creation of the NCAA, the inn...

Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival - Paperback

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by Norman Ollestad (Author)Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature--Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer; Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm--Crazy for the Storm is a literary triumph.Norman Olstead's New York Times bestselling memoir is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. "A heart-stopping s...

Kicking Up Dirt: A True Story of Determination, Deafness, and Daring - Paperback

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by Ashley Fiolek (Author), Caroline Ryder (Author)"Ashley Fiolek's incredible story perfectly embodies the adage 'the only thing that deaf people can't do is hear.' Fiolek is an inspiration to anyone who has a barrier to overcome. My hands are waving in the air, and I'm screaming for her; this book should not be missed." --Marlee Matlin "Ashley Fiolek's not just good at motocross for a girl...she's flat-out good. She is a tough, confident, competitive racer who has overcome enough in her life...

When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks - Paperback

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by Harvey Araton (Author)In the tradition of The Boys of Summer and The Bronx Is Burning, New York Times sports columnist Harvey Araton delivers a fascinating look at the 1970s New York Knicks--part autobiography, part sports history, part epic, set against the tumultuous era when Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, and Bill Bradley reigned supreme in the world of basketball. Perfect for readers of Jeff Pearlman's The Bad Guys Won , Peter Richmond's Badasses, and Pat Williams's Coach Wooden, Araton's ...

Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America - Paperback

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by S. L. Price (Author)"Genuine and raw...a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption." --Boston Globe The critically acclaimed Heart of the Game--subtitled "Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America"--explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Pitching Around Fidel, gives a tragic but ultimately uplifting account of the death of minor league baseball coach Mike Coolba...

A Soldier First: Bullets, Bureaucrats and the Politics of War - Paperback

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by Rick Hillier (Author)Canada's most popular military leader since World War II, General Rick Hillier tells his own story in A Soldier First--a frank, honest, eye-opening account of the General's quick climb through the ranks.Front JacketCanada's most popular military leader since the Second World War tells his own story about our soldiers at war. In the summer of 2008, General Rick Hillier resigned his command as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces. You could almost hear the s...

The Eight-Step Swing, 3rd Edition - Paperback

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by Jim McLean (Author)This fully updated edition of the classic Eight-Step Swing reveals the best advice from the top golf school in America, offering a detailed explanation of the true fundamentals of the golf swing. PGA Master Instructor Jim McLean, who has coached many of the game's greatest professionals, has incorporated his latest research into the art and science of the golf swing, breaking it down into a new building block approach.In this indispensable instructional manual, McLean pr...

The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness - Paperback

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by Buster Olney (Author)For six extraordinary years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force, with players such as Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera. But for the players and the coaches, baseball Yankees-style was also an almost unbearable pressure cooker of anxiety, expectation, and infighting. With owner George Steinbrenner at the controls, the Yankees money machine spun out of control. In this new edition of The Last Night of the Yankee D...

Breaking the Slump: How Great Players Survived Their Darkest Moments in Golf-And What You Can Learn from Them - Paperback

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by Jimmy Roberts (Author)In Breaking the Slump, NBC golf commentator Jimmy Roberts shares the "slump stories" of some of the greatest professional golfers of all time--from Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson to Phil Michelson and Dottie Palmer--offering valuable tips and strategies to help any player overcome that inevitable stretch of absolutely wretched golf. Front JacketThere are only two kinds of golfers in this world: those who've suffered a debilitating slump . . . and those w...

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by Jane Leavy (Author)Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his latter years. In The Last Boy, Leavy plumbs the depths of the complex athlete,...

Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile - Paperback

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by Nate Jackson (Author)Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America--and the most damaging to its players--the National Football League.After playing college ball at a tiny Division III school, Jackson, a receiver, signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, before moving to the Denver Broncos. For six seasons in the NFL as a Bronco, he alternated between the practice squad and the active roster,...

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by Rick Pitino (Author), Pat Forde (Author)"Rick Pitino knows a thing or two about comebacks--on the court and in life."--Louisville Courier-Journal Basketball legend Rick Pitino reveals his model of success built upon his experiences of failure and personal loss in Rebound Rules--a powerful, deeply personal book about never giving up. Recalling the tragedies that shaped his life and career--his unsuccessful tenure as Celtics coach, the devastating loss on 9/11 of his best friend and his bro...

How to Catch a Pig: Lots of Cool Stuff Guys Used to Know But Forgot about the Great Outdoors - Paperback

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by Denis Boyles (Author)Way back before man abandoned the woods for the cities--and traded his hunting rifle for a BlackBerry--he had to know how to do certain things to survive. He had to trap and build and grow things, using his calloused hands and valuable knowledge passed down through the generations. For most men today, these once-cherished skills are as dead as the dodo.But take heart Now guys can reconnect with those less-complicated times, rediscover how to embrace adventure, and app...

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by James Dean (Author), James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean (Author)New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean takes readers along for a fun, groovy adventure with Pete the Cat Pete the Cat is ready to play baseball Pete's team, the Rocks, is playing the Rolls. But when the game doesn't go Pete's way, what will Pete do?Pete the Cat: Play Ball is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child.Back JacketPete the Cat is ready to play base...

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by Rob Fleder (Author)Winners of twenty-seven World Series titles, the New York Yankees are the quintessential sports dynasty. Love them or hate them, they cannot be ignored by anyone who professes to be a fan of the great game of baseball.With Damn Yankees, Rob Fleder, former Executive Editor for Sports Illustrated magazine, offers a timeless collection of original essays by some of the most prominent contemporary writers in America--from Pete Dexter to Jane Leavy, from Roy Blount Jr. to Col...

Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy - Paperback

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by Jane Leavy (Author)"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed.... This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." --Wall Street Journal "Leavy has hit it out of the park...A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory... a remarkably rich portrait." -- Time The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously r...