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Harness Racing in the Keystone State - Hardcover

$76.48

by Victoria Howard (Author)HARNESS RACING IN THE KEYSTONE STATE is a combination of a history, reference and coffee table book, comprised of a photo gallery and racing tidbits. Within the binding are two books. BOOK ONE is the history of racing horses, starting with chariot racing in 753 BC to the present day harness racing, with an overview of harness racing's greatest progenitors: Messenger, Abdullah and Hambletonian. Also covered is the origin of Pennsylvania Fair Racing, commencing in the...

Not so Bad: A small-town coming-home story - Hardcover

$32.38

by Tudor Robins (Author)Being nice doesn't get you ahead. At least that's what Hazel's mother always told her.And it's true, Hazel didn't get her pricey condo, or snag her high-profile job handling difficult clients, by being nice. Her ambitious fiancé didn't fall for her because she was sweet.So far, Hazel's edgy personality has gotten her everything she's wanted.Until a conflict with an unhoused person makes Hazel realize she's on a one-way track to becoming the person she never wanted to b...

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Big Rig Family Truckster: Adventures in Camper Truckin' - Paperback

$19.42

by Jennifer Mazzetta (Author)Hop on board to join Big Rig Family Truckster and his family on their adventures in camper truckin'. Big Rig Family Truckster is a big ol' diesel pusher motorhome. He loves hittin' the open road for adventure, the simplicity of good old-fashioned family camping fun and making new friends at the campground. There is a bonus Kids' Travel Journal at the end of this book so you can keep track of your travel adventures too!Keep a lookout for other Big Rig Family Trucks...

Big Rig Family Truckster: Adventures in Camper Truckin' - Hardcover

$26.98

by Jennifer Mazzetta (Author)A feel good storybook about good old fashioned family fun and the great outdoors. Hop on board with Big Rig Family Truckster and join in on his adventures in camping. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.25 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 02, 2022

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by Colin Walsh (Author)Flotilla is a book to relax with, a sparkling summer beach read, a riotous winter's piece of escapism. You don't need no be a sailing buff - even some of the crews confuse the pointy end with the blunt bid at the back - to find your shrouds shaking at the misadventures of the motley crews in their hired yachts taking a fortnight's holiday at the Ionian Sea. Take a holiday yourself with Flotilla, a gripping saga of the sea with a sagging grip on the basics of sailing. N...

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by James Anderson (Author)It brings great pleasure to us all when we get the chance to help others. We find joy when we provide joy to others. In the world today there are so many unexplainable, hurtful occurrences that are not necessary. This book celebrates bringing joy into people's lives for the good of both the giver and the receiver of kindness. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: November 04, 2022

Injury Prevention: Optimizing Performance Through Injury Prevention, pain-relief (Essential Elements of Optimal Lifelong Fitness and Injury Prevention - Paperback

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by William Ruiz (Author)This in-book is designed to improve awareness and help eliminate preventable back injuries for professional caregivers in health care. It provides information regarding safe work practices, severity of back injuries for caregivers, ergonomics, lifting devices, proper precautions, what caregivers should know before handling and transferring patients and recommended lifting techniques.What you'll learn inside: Why injury is common Why the human anatomy makes it difficul...

Sports and Society in the Middle East: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 2 - Paperback

$51.21

by Nicholas S. Hopkins (Editor)The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but including other Middle Eastern countries. Some are historically or politically oriented while others take a more sociological approach. Papers deal with the relation be...

How To Survive A Freakin' Bear Attack: And 127 Other Survival Hacks You'll Hopefully Never Need - Paperback

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by Bill O'Neill (Author)Would you know what to do if a bear charged at you? What about if you were out driving and an earthquake struck? Or a tornado? What about if you were bitten by a snake in the middle of nowhere, or caught in an avalanche while out skiing or hiking? What if you found yourself the sole survivor of some awful incident, and had to make a new home for yourself stranded on a desert island? Would you know how to spear a fish, or how to distill pure water using only a plastic b...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: A Comprehensive Guide to BJJ Grappling Basics for Beginners and a Comparison with Japanese Jujitsu - Hardcover

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by Clint Sharp (Author)Everything you ever wanted to know about the intricate art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.Do you aspire to become a great martial artist? Have you ever wanted to learn ground fighting defense techniques? Are you aiming to make improvements in your BJJ skills? Then this book is definitely for you. This book provides the ultimate secret to improving your skills and knowledge in BJJ. With all the information, you can transform yourself into a powerful martial artist specializing i...

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by Jim Corbett (Author)First published in 1944, this is really something different in the field of hunting adventure -- and very good reading it makes. Some of it is most exciting -- all written with a truly amusing straight-face, dispassionate coolness. It's a true account of the famous hunter's experiences with man-eating tigers in the jungles of India. He describes in detail the stalking, the tigers' victims, and some of the most hairbreadth escapes that have been recorded -- all the more ...

The History of NBA Basketball for Kids That No One Talks About - Paperback

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by William Lawson (Author)There are few places more exciting than the basketball court... Yet few kids realize just how exciting the whole story of the game really is. 210.2 million people follow the NBA league across its various social media platforms, making it the most popular sports league in the world. So why is it that no one really understands its history? If your kids aspire to be the next LeBron James, they're already hungry for basketball knowledge... and a deeper understanding of ...

What's Your Call? Curling Strategy & Tactics in 50 Real-Life Puzzles: An Interactive Guide - Paperback

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by Doug Wilson (Author), Mickey Pendergast (Author)Using fifty puzzles from real-life games, What's Your Call? presents the essentials of curling strategy in an easy-to-understand, enjoyable format. Far from the stuffy coaching of old, this is not your run-of-the-mill curling manual! Instead, you'll view an actual game situation, decide what shot you would call - then scan the QR code with your phone to watch what the pro Skip actually played. Following each puzzle, the guys discuss the key l...

50 First Victories: NASCAR Drivers' Breakthrough Wins - Paperback

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by Mike Hembree (Author), Al Pearce (Author)Did you know that Richard Petty's first win was overturned due to a protest . . . by his dad? That Ned Jarrett won his first race in a car he bought with a bad check, banking on the winnings to pay it off? That Mario Andretti defied team orders to bag his first NASCAR win? That Tiny Lund nabbed his first NASCAR victory because he rescued a fellow driver from a fiery wreck? All this and more comes to light in 50 First Victories, which chronicles the...

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by Simon Blake (Author)Now in a considerably revised and expanded third edition. Paragliding tips I wish I'd learned sooner - an extensive collection of hints, tips and advice to smooth the progress of the newly qualified paraglider novice towards being a confident, organised, successful pilot. The focus is on preparation - learning early the habits that will make flying easier and more pleasurable. All aspects of flying are covered, from selecting and packing your equipment right through to ...

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by Tony Higo (Author)A complete 'How to' guide to martial arts kicking mastery by world's fastest kicker Tony Higo. Covering warm ups, cool downs, stretches, exercises and drills to build your kicks into an unstoppable force by the acknowledged master of kicking - Tony Higo. Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.22 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: September 01, 2012

Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Two: 1958-1966 - Paperback

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by Sam Berkeley (Author)Books on the World Cup fall into two types: some are weighty, detailed and reasonably accurate but inaccessible, for the most hardcore of fans only; others are funny, easy to read and a great introduction but pack little punch and leave plenty of stones unturned. There is nothing in the middle. But why not? What if there were something which both World Cup veterans and novices could pick up and enjoy, with all the info and all the drama, all the stats and all the weird...

Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Three: 1970-1978 - Paperback

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Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Four: 1982-1990 - Paperback

$23.87

Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Six: 2002-2006 - Paperback

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Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Five: 1994- 1998 - Paperback

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Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Seven: 2010-2014 - Paperback

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Karate: The Guiding Principles of Gichin Funakoshi sensei - Paperback

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by Andrew Banks (Author)Within the pages of this book we explore the twenty guiding principles of Karate outlined by Gichin Funakoshi sensei with the understanding that these were never truly meant at face value but rather that each one carried a better underlying understanding. Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.09 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: July 14, 2013

David Cheah's Muay Thai Kick Boxing - Paperback

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by David Cheah (Author)David Cheah's book about Muay Thai Kick Boxing. David Cheah is one of the few Malaysian Muay Thai instructors who are not restricted by the syllabus of Muay Thai. Quite the opposite, David has a realistic view on how Muay Thai fits into a world that changed totally over the last few decades. To David Muay Thai is not a straight-jacket, but a tool meant for use with exercise and self-defence. David's vision is well-known and his classes have attracted many people looking...

Social Justice Pedagogies in Health and Physical Education - Paperback

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by Göran Gerdin (Author), Wayne Smith (Author), Rod Philpot (Author)This book makes the case that school Health and Physical Education (HPE) can make a unique contribution to young people's physical, emotional and social health outcomes when teachers of HPE engage in pedagogies for social justice that emphasise inclusion, democracy and equity.Drawing on observations and teacher interviews across Sweden, Norway and New Zealand, the book explores successful school teaching practices that promot...

Teammates for Life: The Inspiring Story of Auburn University's Unbelievable, Unforgettable and Utterly Amazin' 1972 Football Team, Then and Now - Hardcover

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by Jeff Miller (Author), David Housel (Foreword by)Anyone who cheers for the underdog will be enthralled by the story of Auburn's 1972 football team. The Tigers were predicted to drop into the bottom half of the Southeastern Conference standings after losing quarterback Pat Sullivan, who won the 1971 Heisman Trophy, and All-American receiver Terry Beasley. Going into their opening game, they had only five offensive plays. Auburn proved its critics wrong all year long, capping an unbelievabl...

Teammates for Life: The Inspiring Story of Auburn University's Unbelievable, Unforgettable and Utterly Amazin' 1972 Football Team, Then and Now - Paperback

$36.70

Football, Family, Gender and Identity: The Football Self - Paperback

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by Hanya Pielichaty (Author)This book presents a cross-disciplinary examination of the lived experiences of girls and women football players using theoretical insights from sports studies, psychology, sociology and gender studies.It examines the concept of 'the football self' - your own, personal football identity that encapsulates the importance of football to our everyday lives - and what that can tell us about the complex relationships between sport, family, gender and identity. The book d...

Harness Racing in the Keystone State - Paperback

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Leisure and Forced Migration: Lives Lived in Asylum Systems - Paperback

$89.08

by Nicola de Martini Ugolotti (Editor), Jayne Caudwell (Editor)This book offers a timely and critical exploration of leisure and forced migration from multiple disciplinary perspectives, spanning sociology, gender studies, migration studies and anthropology. It engages with perspectives and experiences that unsettle and oppose dehumanising and infantilising binaries surrounding forced migrants in contemporary society. The book presents cutting edge research addressing three inter-related them...

MMA, The essentials of Mixed Martial Arts - Paperback

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by Edgar Kruyning (Author), Martijn De Jong (Author)This book contains more than 700 pictures of 100 unique techniques and covers more than 200 pages including the history and competition strategy of MMA. MMA Legends Bas Rutten & Rampage Jackson, World Champion Marloes Coenen and GLORY LHW World Champion Gokhan Saki all recommend this book. MMA Legend Renzo Gracie: "The Essentials of MMA is a must have for all fighters". About the authors: Martijn de Jong is a BJJ, Karate and Jiu Jitsu bl...