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Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America

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Report copyright infringementby Gerald Early (Author), National Baseball Hall of Fame (Author), Dave Winfield (Foreword by)An authoritative exploration of how Black Americans have shaped baseball from its emergence after the Civil War to the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier, up to today's game--by award-winning author Gerald Early in collaboration with the National Baseball Hall of Fame. No sport has been more associated with America's sense of itself, with it...

Baseball's First Superstar: The Lost Life Story of Christy Mathewson

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Report copyright infringementby Alan D. Gaff (Author)If there was a first face of baseball, it was arguably Christopher "Christy" Mathewson. At the opening of the twentieth century, baseball was considered an undignified game played by ruffians for gamblers' benefit. Mathewson changed all that. When he signed with the Giants in 1900, his contract stated he wouldn't pitch on Sundays, and he was known for his honesty, integrity, and good looks. In his first fourteen seasons, as a pitcher for t...

Unshakeable - jiu-jitsu leadership principles applied to live and business

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Report copyright infringementby Fabio Gurgel (Author)Fabio Gurgel, more than a multi-world jiu-jitsu champion, is an undisputedly successful businessman, a visionary in his field. In Unshakable: Principles of Jiu-Jitsu Applied to Life and Business, he presents us with his life and business trajectory, showing us how his initial uncertainties and apprehensions, as well as the values he learned on the mat, prepared him for a path of personal and sporting victories.Gurgel is the co-founder of Al...

Day By Day: Tales and Trails of a Grandfather

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Report copyright infringementby Richard L. Day (Author)Whatever your age, you will love and relate to the many tales, trials, and trails of a grandfather. Doctor Day has lived an adventurous and very interesting life! From his birth in a Southern Michigan lakeside cottage in 1933 .... to living in Chicago, to Memphis, and more, in his growing-up years. Then, to Fairbanks, Alaska, serving in the United States Army .... on to the University of Michigan as a dental student .... culminating with ...

Simon's Diary Volume Two - Ideologies and Beliefs

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Report copyright infringementby Simon Mark Smith (Author), Pauline Smith (Editor)More laughter, tears, and psychological and philosophical insights from the author of Simon's Diary Volume One - Love Hate and Knowledge. This volume continues Simon's story as he prepares to leave school and home. Simon of the 2010s and 20s also makes an appearance with significant issues. As in Volume One, we also discover the fate of his relatives during World War Two, revealing the roles of both war criminals...

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Bentley (Author)On The Go! is an exciting book that is suitable for all readers. This book is all about transportation and the wonderful places that it takes us to. Whether you are walking, riding a bike or even driving in your car, these modes of transportation are highlighted like never before. Maybe you are more adventurous and you like to take to the sea, ride the rails on a powerful locomotive or even grace the skies in an airplane, a helicopter or...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeanette Lee (Author), Dana Benbow (Author)A candid and moving autobiography by the 'Black Widow' of billiards Jeanette Lee was 18 years old when she walked into a New York City pool hall and became enamored by the elegant geometry of the game. Before long, she was an unmistakable figure on the international competition circuit, dressed head-to-toe in black, stalking the billiards table and gazing down her cue as if tracking her prey. In this new memoir, the ...

The Winning Formulas of Football: Analyzing the Coaching Techniques of Three Remarkable Managers

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Report copyright infringementby Chester Madison (Author)The Winning Formulas of Football takes readers on a thrilling journey through the lives and careers of three of the greatest football coaches of all time: Otto Rehhagel, Fabio Capello, and Sven-Göran Eriksson. From Rehhagel's stunning success in leading Greece to an unexpected European Championship victory to Capello's masterful tactics that resulted in numerous league titles for top European clubs, and Eriksson's pioneering approach to ...

Way of Life: From Picking Winners to Breeding Champions

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Report copyright infringementby Bob Marks (Author)Way of Life chronicles Bob Marks' journey from high school horseplayer at Roosevelt and Yonkers to the co-author of books on Meadow Skipper and Murray Brown. He came of age during the heyday of harness racing in New York. It was pre-OTB and the stands were packed every night as the likes of Adios Butler, Bye Bye Byrd and Overtrick dominated. While friends went off to college, he learned the finer points of betting; figured out how to use the m...

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Report copyright infringementby Tatsuo Suzuki (Author) Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 05, 2009

Sink or Swim: (A Graphic Novel) - Paperback

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by Veronica Agarwal (Author), Lee Durfey-Lavoie (Author) Summer is here! School's out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what happens when twelve year old Ty's anxiety has other plans? From the world of Just Roll With It comes a boy-centric graphic novel about accepting yourself even when it's a little scary. Bouncing back from a broken arm should be no big deal--but when Ty spends a month off the swim team the thought of getting back in the water is suddenly not as...

Fame: G.O.A.T: Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, Wayne Gretzky & Mike Tyson

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Report copyright infringementby Eric M. Esquivel (Author), Michael Frizell (Author), Martin Gimenez (Artist)"FAME: G.O.A.T" is a graphic novel celebrating the legendary careers of four sports icons: Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, Wayne Gretzky, and Mike Tyson. Through vivid illustrations and dynamic storytelling, readers explore the lives and achievements of these GOATs (Greatest of All Time) in basketball, soccer, hockey, and boxing. Each chapter dives into their humble beginnings, career-def...

When in Doubt, Stop the Bout: A Revolutionary Approach to Boxing Safety and Reform

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Silver (Author)In When in Doubt, Stopthe Bout, renowned boxing historian Mike Silver presents a shocking expos?of the sordid underbelly of professional boxing, and uncovers the sport'scriminally flawed infrastructure and those responsible for it.From compromised refereesto poorly trained ringside physicians to an insidious cartel of "sanctioningorganizations" approving dangerous mismatches, Silver lays bare the corruption, the negligence, and the incompete...

Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport

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Report copyright infringementby Lily Canter (Author), Emma Wilkinson (Author)'A masterful work that will challenge your views on the physical capabilities of all women' - Sue Anstiss, author'This is the book we've been waiting for' - Helen Mort, authorWhen it comes to the toughest races in the world that push competitors to their absolute limits, a trend has captured public attention: female athletes have been beating the strongest male contenders, in events traditionally designed for men.In ...

North Star: The Legacy of Jean-Marie Mouchet

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Report copyright infringementby John Firth (Author)"He was a man who had a purpose when he came among our people. He was very gentle with his purpose. He had a vision. He saw we had something that nobody else did. He gave us gifts which we remember to this day and still use. He changed us. He changed us for the better." -Raymond Yakeleya, residential school survivor, filmmaker, Dene ElderAlone one winter night in a log cabin in the late 1940s, Jean-Marie Mouchet was waiting for his water to b...

A Brief History of the Heavyweights 1881-2010

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Report copyright infringementby Tracy Callis (Author)The Heavyweight Championship has long been the most valued prize in all of sports. Famous names among the champions include John L. Sullivan, Jim Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko. A Brief History of the Heavyweights 1881-2010 traces the contests of these champions and other outstanding fighters of this weight class from the early bare knuckle d...

The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles

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Report copyright infringementby Aimee Boorman (Author), Steve Cooper (Author), Simone Biles (Contribution by)From Paris Olympics star and legendary gymnast Simone Biles's longtime coach, an insider's look at the making of a champion With a Foreword by Simone Biles The Balance is coach Aimee Boorman's inside account of the growth of a transcendent athlete and the tumultuous events--from the dictatorial coaching of Martha Karolyi to the sexual abuse by Larry Nassar--that upended the lives of ma...

Birds of Missouri Field Guide - Paperback

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by Stan Tekiela (Author)Get the New Edition of Missouri's Best-Selling Bird Guide Learn to identify birds in Missouri, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This book features 121 species of Missouri birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow secti...

Flipped: Keeping My Balance Beyond Borders

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Report copyright infringementby Sophia Campana (Author), Geza Pozsar (Foreword by)Sophia Campana is an Elite-Level artistic gymnast and a social media influencer with dual U.S.-Italian citizenship, whose inspiring journey propelled her from a tight Colorado community onto Italy's national stage.As a young gymnastics prodigy, Sophia embarked on an odyssey of sacrifices, setbacks, and successes in order to fulfill her ultimate quest of competing at the sport's highest level.But that was just th...

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Report copyright infringementby Dan John (Foreword by), Dave Draper (Author)With his passion for training intact, Dave Draper takes a glimpse in his rear view to bring us the stories that make up the foundation of Golden Era bodybuilding. Dave's unique writing style and spectacular insight allows us to feel like we were there, leaning against the dumbbell rack in Joe Gold's gym in the morning, then soaking up the golden sun of Santa Monica in the afternoon.In this collection of Dave Draper's ...

Inner Trek: A Reluctant Pilgrim in the Himalayas

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Report copyright infringementby Mohan Ranga Rao (Author)A memoir of a road less traveled and a true story of self-discovery at 18,000 feet.After being threatened by a Bangalore mob boss, retired Indian businessman Mohan Ranga Rao makes a vow: if he somehow gets out of the situation, he will thank the gods by going on Kailash Mansarovar-a holy mountain pilgrimage in Tibet. What starts out as merely a challenging high-altitude trek soon becomes a life-changing adventure. With a blend of humor, ...

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Report copyright infringementby James W. Best (Author)"Forest Life in India" is a vivid and engaging account of James W. Best's experiences in the Indian wilderness. It combines adventure, natural history, and cultural observations, offering readers a unique perspective on life in colonial India. The book serves as both a historical document and a personal memoir, capturing a way of life that has long since changed.-----Introduction: It is natural that the main theme of a forest officer's boo...

Living Life to the Full: My Ironman Journey

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Report copyright infringementby Ellen Charnley (Author)Training and competing in an Ironman triathlon is not for the faint hearted. Completing an Ironman has been a dream of mine for many years and 2010 was going to be the year I attempted this grueling event. 2.4 miles of swimming followed by 112 miles of biking before finishing with a marathon - 26.2 miles. I signed up for Ironman Arizona in November of 2009, exactly a year in advance. Little did I know at the time that I had been born with...

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by Corey R. Tabor (Author), Corey R. Tabor (Illustrator)Fun-loving, mischievous Fox is late for lunch, so he hops on his skateboard. Go, Fox, go What is this winning trickster character doing, zooming over and under and around on his skateboard? His animal friends follow him home to find out--and get a big surprise Fox Is Late is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child. Other Fox books include: Fox the Tiger, Fox and the Jumping Contest, and Fox an...

It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Lampley (Author), Art Chansky (Author)From HBO's ringside face and voice of boxing, comes a first-person, blow-by-blow account of the evolution of sports television chock full of famous names, history-making events, and never-before-told stories from the world of sports. Jim Lampley's story is a 50-year travelog of an unlikely career that catalogs the evolution of sports television--from his emergence as the first sideline reporter, through hosting and cove...

Tiger, Tiger: His Life, as It's Never Been Told Before

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Report copyright infringementby James Patterson (Author)Instant New York Times Bestseller! "Patterson's account is compelling" (Daily Mail). The only major author to have nine holes-in-one gets inside the mystery of Tiger Woods in a biography that reads like an unputdownable thriller. On April 13, 1986, ten-year-old Tiger Woods watches his idol, Jack Nicklaus, win his record sixth Masters. Just over a decade later, chants of "Ti-ger, Ti-ger!" ring out as the twenty- one-year-old wins his fi...

The Wicked Game: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Business of Modern Golf

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Report copyright infringementby Howard Sounes (Author)Golf is sometimes referred to as "the wicked game" because it is fiendishly difficult to play well. Yet in the parlance of the Tiger Woods generation, it's also a wickedly good game -- rich, glamorous, and more popular than ever.A penetrating forty-year history of men's professional golf, The Wicked Game shows how Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus inspired and laid the business foundation for Tiger Woods's career. Based on two years of resea...

Ten Years, One Banner, No Job: The Michael Malone Era in Denver

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Report copyright infringementby Miles Truman (Author) Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 12, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Craig Snyder (Author)The Boxers of Youngstown, Ohio: Boxing Capital of the World is a book that lists all the men who have entered into professional boxing since boxing's beginnings in Youngstown, Ohio in 1891. When researching these boxers, I was so humbled to find the tremendous careers that most of these men had. The book details the careers of these boxers, many of whom have become overlooked legends of their day. Its primary purpose is to shed light on the...

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Report copyright infringementby John Beaufain Irving (Author)The South Carolina Jockey Club is a historical book written by John Beaufain Irving in 1857. The book explores the history of horse racing in South Carolina and the establishment of the South Carolina Jockey Club in the early 19th century. Irving delves into the club's founding, its members, and the races they organized. He also provides insight into the social and economic impact of horse racing in South Carolina during this time. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Ove Knausgaard (Author)Two world-class writers reveal themselves to be the ultimate soccer fans in these collected letters Karl Ove Knausgaard is sitting at home in Skåne with his wife, four small children, and dog. He is watching soccer on TV and falls asleep in front of the set. He likes 0-0 draws, cigarettes, coffee, and Argentina. Fredrik Ekelund is away, in Brazil, where he plays soccer on the beach and watches matches with others. Ekelund loves games...

Outside the Lanes: A Pro Swimmer's Story of Resilience, Reinvention, and Redefining Success

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Report copyright infringementby Becca Mann (Author), Blue Star Press (Producer)Record-breaking swimmer Becca Mann shares how she turned her failed Olympic dreams into making history as the first--and only--person to ever swim the 21-hour Maui Nui Tri-Channel Crossing I wasn't afraid of the ocean. I wasn't afraid of the unseen depths beneath the water, or what lurked below. I was afraid of being trapped in my own mind. Record-breaking swimmer Becca Mann was a young swimming prodigy. A two-ti...