Sports & Recreation

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by Neal Moore (Author), Cindy Lovell (Author), Kathy Eldon (Preface by)When CNN citizen journalist Neal Moore slid his canoe into the headwaters of the Mississippi River to begin a 2,300-mile odyssey across the midsection of the United States, he was acutely aware of another American who filled his tales with what he saw and heard along the river: Mark Twain. Neal was doing what every self-respecting Twain-enthusiast wishes to do. He was on The River. And in it. And alongside it. He was in br...

Wilderness 101: Knowledge, Skills, and Fundamentals for Every Adventurer - Paperback

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by Maurice L. Phipps (Author)Wilderness 101 is the companion guide for new adventurers. Aimed at preventing newcomers to the outdoors from ending up in "survival" situations due to a lack of preparedness, this guide will impart introductory knowledge and skills to readers applicable across a range of potential activities, and useful for anyone heading into the backcountry. Author BiographyMaurice Phipps is Professor Emeritus of Parks and Recreation Management in the Department of Human Servic...

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by John Henry Patterson (Author)First published in 1907 and considered to be one of the most famous stories of man-eating lions in modern times, "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo" is the first-hand account of Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson's encounter with several deadly lions during the building of the Uganda railway through British East Africa in 1898. The book takes place in what is present day Kenya during the construction of the controversial Uganda Railway, which extended to Lake Victor...

My Airstream Mentor: How to Airstream for Beginners & the Well-Traveled - Paperback

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by Jack Hunnicutt (Author)Answers all of your Airstream questions on selecting and buying, operating and understanding all of the systems and components and life on the road and at the campground. Never published before Airstream Myths and Hacks which uncover the mystique and awesome aspects of owning an Airstream. A total emphasis on learning and developing the skills of new Airstream Owners and a refreshed to the experienced well-traveled owners. It starts with the buying process and develo...

Alaska Caribou: Ramblings & Ruminations - Paperback

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by Jake Jacobson (Author)Alaska Caribou is a collection of twenty stories of events that took place on big game hunts between 1967 and 2020 in northwest Arctic Alaska. All are true stories; however, names of some people have been changed, in respect of their privacy. Biological facts and traits of Rangifer tarandus - new world caribou - are included in some of the stories. The tales also deal with human reactions to the hunts and the wilderness. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.51 x 9 x 6 ...

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by Sarah Clifford (Author), Ricky Audi (Illustrator)The magic begins when Kodie Bear is gifted a hockey puck from his dad at a frozen pond. What unfolds is a fun-filled hockey journey in rhyme, offering Kodie Bear a glimpse of the future filled with friendship, memories, and love of the game. With adorable illustrations and a flowing storyline, this book is perfect for hockey fans and players, young and old. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 11 IN Publication Date: November 05, 2021

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by Susan Count (Author)Will what the pony needs break Hannah's heart?Freckles can't be convinced to trot sometimes, and even though that's fine with Hannah, she suspects something must be wrong with the pony. The barn manager thinks it's time to retire him, so the vet is called and tests are run.But Hannah enjoys being with Freckles even if they only walk down the trails.She ignores the facts. When all her efforts to help him fail, she tries desperately to write a happy ending to her pony sto...

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail - Paperback

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by Bill Bryson (Author)The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America-majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you're going to take a hike, it's probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you'll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way-and a couple of bears. Already a cl...

We Need You in the Locker Room: A Neurologist's Journey Behind the Scenes of Major College Football - Paperback

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by David Kaufman (Author) Number of Pages: 254 Dimensions: 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 03, 2024

Home of the Braves: The Battle for Baseball in Milwaukee - Hardcover

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by Patrick Steele (Author)Winner of the Gambrinus Prize from the Milwaukee County Historical Society In March 1953, the Boston Braves relocated to Milwaukee. They soon found success with stars like Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews. The team began drawing bigger crowds than almost any other and went on to win two pennants and a World Series within five years. To fans, it was the dawn of a new dynasty-making it even more of a shock when the owners announced in October 1964 that the Braves would mo...

Wingbeats and Heartbeats: Essays on Game Birds, Gun Dogs, and Days Afield - Paperback

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by Dave Books (Author)Wingbeats and Heartbeats is a wingshooter's odyssey to the wild places where, at the end of the day, the companionship of faithful gun dogs and good friends matters more than a bulging game bag. In this sometimes humorous and sometimes poignant collection of essays, Dave Books celebrates a time-honored connection to the land and the hard-earned hunting rewards of an outdoor life. Through these essays, readers tag along on adventures in the forests of Wisconsin and Minnes...

Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture - Paperback

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by Michael B. Poliakoff (Author)A leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic...

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by Randy Roberts (Author)Richly researched and utterly captivating, this extraordinary biography presents the full range of Joe Louis' power in and out of the boxing ring.Author BiographyRandy Roberts is Distinguished Professor of History at Purdue University. His previous books include biographies of Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, and John Wayne (all nominated for Pulitzer Prizes); a history of American sports since 1945; and books on Charles Lindbergh, the Mike Tyson trial, and the Vietnam War...

Pacman: Behind the Scenes with Manny Pacquiao--The Greatest Pound-For-Pound Fighter in the World - Paperback

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by Gary Andrew Poole (Author)Manny Pacquiao, 31, was recently named "Fighter of the Decade" by the Boxing Writers' Association and is the only fighter ever to capture seven championship belts in seven different weight classes. But few could have imagined that Pacquiao would have ever reached the pinnacle of his sport, considering his background. He ran away from home -- a cardboard shack in General Santos City in the Philippines -- at age fourteen. After making his way to Manila, and eventual...

River Monsters: True Stories of the Ones That Didn't Get Away - Paperback

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by Jeremy Wade (Author)I'm Jeremy Wade, biologist and fishing detective. For twenty-five years, I've explored our planet's remotest rivers and lakes, hunting for monster-sized fish. It's become something of an obsession for me. . . . Called the greatest angling explorer of his generation (Independent on Sunday), Jeremy Wade, host of Animal Planet's wildly popular TV series River Monsters, takes viewers where no wildlife program has gone before, revealing the creatures that lurk in the murky ...

Summer of '68: The Season That Changed Baseball -- And America -- Forever - Paperback

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by Tim Wendel (Author)The extraordinary story of the 1968 baseball season--when the game was played to perfection even as the country was being pulled apart at the seams From the beginning, '68 was a season rocked by national tragedy and sweeping change. Opening Day was postponed and later played in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral. That summer, as the pennant races were heating up, the assassination of Robert Kennedy was later followed by rioting at the Democratic National Co...

Best of Rivals: Joe Montana, Steve Young, and the Inside Story Behind the Nfl's Greatest Quarterback Controversy - Paperback

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by Adam Lazarus (Author)In this revealing, in-depth look at the NFL's greatest quarterback controversy, Adam Lazarus takes readers into the locker room and inside the huddle to deliver the real story behind the rivalry between Joe Montana and Steve Young, who battled on and off the field and forged one of the greatest football dynasties of all time.Author BiographyAdam Lazarus is a member of the Professional Football Writers of America, is the author of Super Bowl Monday: The New York Giants,...

The Last Best League (10th Anniversary Edition): One Summer, One Season, One Dream - Paperback

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by Jim Collins (Author)Every summer, in ten small towns across Cape Cod, young college baseball players showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the "show." A vicious filter, the league has produced one out of every six major league players, from Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Helton to Jeff Bagwell and Barry Zito.In this brilliantly crafted narrative, Jim Collins chronicles a season in the life of the Chatham A's, perhaps the most celebrated team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Set again...

1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever - Paperback

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by Bill Madden (Author)1954--A triumphant season for black ballplayers and the country Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Bill Madden delivers the first major book to fully examine the 1954 baseball season, drawn largely from exclusive recent interviews with the major players themselves, including Willie Mays and Larry Doby as well as New York baseball legends from that era: Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford of the Yankees, Monte Irvin of the Giants, and Carl Erskine of the Dodgers. 195...

Down to the Last Pitch: How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time - Paperback

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by Tim Wendel (Author)Never in baseball history had a team ranked last rebounded to take the pennant the following season. Yet in 1991 lightning struck twice as the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves, a pair of cellar dwellers the year before, faced each other in an unforgettable World Series. When the final out was recorded, the cover headline in Baseball Weekly read: "Best World Series Ever."Author BiographyTim Wendel was a founding editor of USA Today's Baseball Weekly and is the award...

Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream - Hardcover

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by H. G. Bissinger (Author)Named Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time and a #1 NYT bestseller, this is the classic story of a high school football team whose win-loss record has a profound influence on the town around them. Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa -- the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to...

Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports - Paperback

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by Kathrine Switzer (Author)A new edition of a sports icon's memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's historic running of the Boston Marathon as the first woman to run. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors who attempted to violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments, Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is poised to...

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by Brian Sparks (Author), Philip Sparks (Author)Have you tried it all? Swing tips, instructional videos, complex swing mechanics-and found none of it works for more than a day? It's exhausting, makes your back hurt -and probably your head too.Combining one hundred years of coaching expertise, brothers Brian and Philip guide you to uncover your own natural, effortless swing-revealing how it has always been there, quietly waiting to be discovered.Uncover a simpler way to play golf that taps int...

The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America - Paperback

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by Grant Wahl (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The book that rocked the sports world with its explosive revelations of a bitter feud between David Beckham and American star Landon Donovan--and how they overcame their differences to lead the L.A. Galaxy to the championship final, now updated with a new Afterword "Far more than merely a soccer book, The Beckham Experiment brilliantly explores--and exposes--that odd place where sports and celebrity collide."--Jeff Pearlman, author of Boys Wil...

Mountain Men: A History of the Remarkable Climbers and Determined Eccentrics Who First Scaled the World's Most Famous Peaks - Paperback

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by Mick Conefrey (Author), Tim Jordan (Author)Imagine a world without IMAX or Gore-tex, before North Face, a world without mobile phones or high-altitude Internet links, super-light hiking boots and polyamide fleece. Imagine a time when the Alps were as remote as the Himalayas and the Himalayas as remote as the moon. Traversing a century of climbing that began with the Victorian enthusiasts and ended with the conquest of the great Himalayan peaks, Mick Conefrey and Tim Jordan take us back to ...

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen - Paperback

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by Christopher McDougall (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? "Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run." --Outside Magazine Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of...

Tip-Off: How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever - Paperback

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by Filip Bondy (Author)The 1984 NBA draft is most remembered as the one where Michael Jordan slipped to third behind number-one pick Hakeem Olajuwon...and the immortal Sam Bowie. You could understand the Houston Rockets choosing Olajuwon, but how on earth could the Portland Trailblazers pass up Jordan for the injury-prone Bowie? For the first time, Filip Bondy pieces together the entire backstory of the draft: from Michael Jordan's indecision over whether he should declare himself eligible fo...

The Best Game Ever: Pirates vs. Yankees: October 13, 1960 - Paperback

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by Jim Reisler (Author)October 13, 1960: The hardscrabble Pirates were a hungry squad, led by Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, and a colorful bunch of overachievers who hit singles and rode solid fielding and pitching to the franchise's first World Series appearance in 35 years. The Yankees, lordly and corporate, were making their 12th trip to the World Series in 15 years and, through the managing of Casey Stengel, power hitting, and immense talent, usually found a way to win. Featuring such...

Everyone's a Coach: Five Business Secrets for High-Performance Coaching - Paperback

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by Ken Blanchard (Author), Don Shula (Author)Are the people who report to you giving you their best? Is your team--whether a group of employees, a classroom of students, or your family--performing at its fullest potential?NFL coaching legend Don Shula and renowned business consultant Ken Blanchard team up in Everyone's a Coach to share their secrets for inspiring others to greatness. At the heart of their book is a simple acronym that describes the qualities of an effective leader: Convictio...

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by Chad Gibbs (Author)In 2008 over six million people attended an SEC football game. They spent thousands on season tickets, donated millions to athletic departments, and for three months a year ordered their entire lives around the schedule of their favorite team. As a Christian, Gibbs knows he cannot serve two masters, but at times his faith is overwhelmed by his fanaticism. He is not alone.Gibbs and his six million friends do not live in a spiritually void land where such borderline idol w...

The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances - Paperback

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by Ken Blanchard (Author), Wally Armstrong (Author)Now a major motion picture! Everyone deserves a second chance on the course--and in life. Join golf pro Wally Armstrong and author Ken Blanchard as they condense decades of practical know-how into a simple book with an incredible, inspiring message: sometimes we all need a mulligan. Meet Paul McAllister. An Ivy League-educated founder of a multimillion-dollar business, Paul was a success in almost everything except life and golf. It only took...

Arnold Palmer's Success Lessons: Wisdom on Golf, Business, and Life from the King of Golf - Paperback

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by Brad Brewer (Author)Arnold Palmer taught world-class pro golf instructor Brad Brewer how to play golf. But that was just the beginning. For more than 30 years, Palmer taught Brad how to live. As a businessman, a father, a celebrity, a philanthropist, and a friend, Palmer showed those around him that true success has nothing to do with the final score--and everything to do with how you play the game.In Arnold Palmer's Success Lessons, Brad shares the life-changing truths he learned from the...