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Surfer Stories: 12 Untold Stories by 12 Writers about 12 of the World's Greatest Surfers

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Report copyright infringementby Claudia Lebenthal (Author)Surfer Stories is an unrivaled collection of unique, revealing, and intimate stories about twelve of the world's greatest surfers. From the monstrous walls of water at Teahupoo, to the reef-scraping barrels of Pipeline, to the endless peeling break of Jeffreys Bay, legendary surfers have made their mark on surf history, distinguished by the fearlessness, grace, and artistry displayed while riding the most exalted waves. Each surfer's ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ryan Stevens (Author)The first Canadian woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games, Barbara Ann Scott transcended her sport, becoming a symbol of hope and inspiration. In Canada, she became a cultural icon, rivaling the most celebrated stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Her stunning victory at the 1948 Olympics uplifted a nation grappling with the aftermath of World War II, inspiring thousands of Canadians to dream big and strive for excellence in thei...

Living on Air: Life Lessons from 60 Years of Life and 30 Years in the Broadcast Booth

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Report copyright infringementby John Leahy (Author)Living on Air: Life Lessons from 60 Years of Living and 30 Years in the Broadcast Booth is a collection of life lessons accumulated by the author over his personal lifetime and professional career as a play-by-play sportscaster. Drawing on experiences from the author's vast treasure trove of stories from his childhood and upbringing, and also later his sportscasting career, Living on Air is designed to impart the author's favorite life lesson...

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Coaching Millennials From A Character Perspective: The Rutgers Experience

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Waters (Author)In Coaching Millennials from a Character Perspective, Gary Waters doesn't just blow the whistle on generational stereotypes-he changes the game entirely.Drawing from his experiences at Rutgers University, Waters provides: - Practical strategies for building trust with Millennial athletes- Insights into the pressures and motivations of today's young adults- Tools for fostering resilience and character in a digital age- A roadmap for turning g...

Pisgah Forest Chronicles: 50 Years of Exploring the Park and Beyond

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Report copyright infringementby J. Oscar Butler (Author)Outdoorsman J. Oscar Butler recounts the joys, trials, and trails of a friendship fifty years in the making.Under the light of a February full moon, five high school friends embarked on a backpacking excursion in the Pisgah National Forest in the Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina. Little did they know their trip would set the scene for an annual tradition that would last for fifty years. Through the years six of their backp...

Vol State 500K: A Journey Through Madness, Blurring the Lines of American Division

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy Barber (Author)In July 2023,120 people started a 314-mile race across five states in the South, mostly through Tennessee. Nancy Barber was one of them, and even she doubted her decision."It's the Bible Belt of the South. I'll be eating convenience store cuisine, walking just this side of heat stroke, hoping to catch four hours of sleep a day, including naps on benches and concrete floors. Why would I consider repeatedly hiking all night on Tennessee backr...

Ray Wharton: Champion In and Out of the Arena

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Report copyright infringementby George Sharman (Author), M. J. Schumacher (Author)He grew up being told he was too poor or too small to be successful, but despite only a ninth-grade education, a deformed right arm and coming from a poor family, Ray Wharton showed that determination and hard work could overcome the most daunting obstacles in life. He became a legend in the rodeo world but Ray's legacy is better measured by the friends he made and the young people he influenced and encouraged t...

Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Kosta (Author)From a host of The Daily Show and stand-up comic, Michael Kosta, comes a wildly funny and insightful memoir about his unlikely journey from professional tennis player (#864 in the world) to professional comedian (there's no ranking system in comedy but he's probably . . . top 50?). Before Michael Kosta was performing stand-up comedy specials and hosting The Daily Show, he was a professional tennis "star," reaching the lofty heights of the ...

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

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Report copyright infringementby Keith O'Brien (Author)Pete Rose is a legend. A baseball god. He compiled more hits than anyone in the history of baseball, a record he set decades ago that still stands today. He was a working-class white guy from Cincinnati who made it; less talented than tough, and rough around the edges. He was everything that America wanted and needed him to be, the American dream personified, until he wasn't. In the 1980s, Pete Rose came to be at the center of one of the b...

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Report copyright infringementby John French (Author) Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.29 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 02, 2025

Darren McCarty: Life Is a Grind, Enjoy My Truth

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Report copyright infringementby Dominic Riggio (Author)The explosive life story of four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty is told in this action-packed biographical graphic novel! Darren McCarty: Life's a Grind, Enjoy My Truth is a full color graphic novel that spans the entire life story of four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty. This book covers all the major moments of Darren's life, including the fight with Claude Lemieux, all the Stanley Cup wins, and many behind-the-scenes sto...

Found in the Wake: Rising from the Depths of a Devastating Boat Strike

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Report copyright infringementby Carter Viss (Author), Leila Viss (Author), Chuck Viss (Author)"I braced for impact." While snorkeling off the coast of Florida, twenty-five-year-old Carter Viss was struck by a 36-foot triple-engine boat, leaving him in the wake with mangled legs, a missing arm, and drowning in a sea of red. His parents canceled Thanksgiving Day plans at their Colorado home and boarded a red-eye flight, not knowing if their son would be alive in the morning.Found in the Wake is...

The Backyard Stargazer's Bible: Discover Constellations, Galaxies, Nebulae, Meteorites, and More - Hardcover

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by Ian Ridpath (Author), Mary McIntyre (Author), Rachel Federman (Author)A comprehensive and eye-catching resource for backyard stargazers of all levels packed with absolutely everything you need to follow the progress of constellations, night sky events, and celestial facts. Foreword by Dr. Stephen Maran A sumptuous aesthetic is paired with practical tips from experts on charting lunar phases and celestial events, notable astronomical anniversaries and facts, the best equipment for stargazi...

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Report copyright infringementby Robb Manning (Author)EVERYTHING you need and want to know about EVERY Glock! This 3rd Edition of the truly comprehensive guide to the world's most popular handgun is expanded and fully updated with history, background information and insights on every Glock model, including the latest Gen5 models of today. Whether you're an experienced Glockophile or shopping for your first Glock pistol, Robb Manning's Glock Reference Guide is essential reading. Inside you'll f...

Eight Seconds of Grace: The Stories of John McBeth

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Report copyright infringementby Thad Beery (Author)Over the course of his rodeo career John McBeth has been a world champion saddle bronc rider, a horseman, a teacher, a mentor, a businessman, a diplomat, a saddle maker, a pilot, a TV commentator, a rodeo judge and administrator. Above all he is a gifted story teller. John entered the sport in the era of the Old-Timers, a hard drinking and harder fighting tight-knit conglomeration of men from rural and ranch backgrounds who rarely thought of ...

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Report copyright infringementby Steve Springer (Author), Blake Chavez (Author), George Foreman (Foreword by)In Hard Luck, "Irish" Jerry Quarry comes to life-from his Grapes of Wrath days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of being the World's Most Popular Fighter in '68, '69, '70, and '71.Front JacketThe story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to ...

Gil Hodges: The Brooklyn Bums, the Miracle Mets, and the Extraordinary Life of a Baseball Legend

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Clavin (Author), Danny Peary (Author)A legend during the Golden Era of the 1950s, Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player and New York Mets manager Gil Hodges is at the center of this masterful sports biography, which delves into the life, achievements, and sterling character of one of baseball's most overlooked stars. Gil Hodges was the Brooklyn Dodgers' powerful first baseman who, alongside Jackie Robinson, helped drive his team to six pennants and a thrilling W...

The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete

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Report copyright infringementby Matt Long (Author), Charles Butler (Author)A New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's World. On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of his life. Miraculously,...

Nintendo(r) and Illumination Present the Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Storybook - Hardcover

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by Michael Moccio (Author), Random House (Illustrator)Power up with this deluxe hardcover picture book based on Nintendo and Illumination present The Super Mario Bros. Movie--in theaters April 7, 2023! From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Featuring Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach, boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color deluxe hardcover picture book illustrated with scenes from the film!Author BiographyMichael Moccio is...

Against All Odds: Around Alone in the BOC Challenge

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Report copyright infringementby Alan Nebauer (Author)Against All Odds is the true story of Alan Nebauer's remarkable experiences in the 1994-95 BOC Around the World Race for single-handed sailors. Sailing as a Class II competitor aboard the 50-foot (15.2 m) Newcastle Australia, Alan Nebauer had to endure incredible difficulties in a race that lasted almost eight months and covered 27,000 nautical miles.This book recounts the author's rescue of a fellow English competitor, his experiences of b...

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Report copyright infringementby Les Woodland (Author)Les Woodland climbed aboard his old Carlton bike to take a nostalgia trip across Belgium and Holland to visit some of cycling's greatest riders. "Cycling Heroes: The Golden Years" tells the story of that journey he took in the early 1990s and the time he spent with some of the finest riders from the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Rik van Steenbergen, Rik van Looy, Jan Janssen, Wim van Est, Hennie Kuiper and Peter Post were some of the most colorful ...

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Report copyright infringementby Red Holzman (Author), Leonard Lewin (With)Holzman has seen all the great ones in action, and here he discusses the unique contributions of such superstars as Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and others. These are the names that changed the way the game is played today.The heart of the book is Holzman's appraisal of the great matchups, those individual rivalries that have often decided championship series. Th...

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Report copyright infringementby Jon Nelson (Author)What would you do if you were faced with one of the largest challenges of your life? How would your family respond and what would you want your path to be? Irwin County High head football coach Buddy Nobles was faced with a diagnosis and a path that led only one way- to be there with his family, for his family, and for them to face the challenge as one. The challenge led them down a path that would lead to the ultimate victory on the field an...

Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl Team That Changed Football

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Report copyright infringementby Bob Lederer (Author)On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Jets' historic achievement, a nostalgic, inside look from the men who composed the team behind Joe Namath's Super Bowl III win, filled with exclusive insights and stories from the surviving players, coaches, and management of that championship team whose victory changed the landscape of American football.On January 12, 1969, the New York Jets astonished the nation when they beat the favo...

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Report copyright infringementby Johnny Antonelli (Author), Scott Pitoniak (Author)One of only 17 major-league players never to have spent a single day in the minors, Johnny Antonelli was a highly coveted phenom who signed a "bonus baby" contract with the Boston Braves for $52,000 a few days after graduating from Rochester's Jefferson High School in 1948. It wasn't until six years later, when he was traded to the New York Giants, that the stylish left-hander began realizing the potential the s...

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Report copyright infringementby David L. Gorman (Author)At the age of nine, Tommy Gorman began his working life as a page boy in the House of Commons in Ottawa, working under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. And what a working life it was He went on to become sports editor of the Ottawa Citizen, a founding father of the National Hockey League, he coached and managed seven Stanley Cup winners, promoted an incredible cross-country skating tour with Olympic champion Barbara Ann Scott, and op...

Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Shirley (Author), Chuck Klosterman (Introduction by)He's been called a journeyman. Even Paul wouldn't dispute that classification. Regardless, Bill Simmons, ESPN's "The Sports Guy," has said of Paul Shirley, "We could finally have an answer to the question 'What would it be like if one of our friends was an NBA player?" There's no denying that Paul Shirley is the closest thing pro basketball's got to Odysseus. In Homeric fashion, he has logged time practi...

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Report copyright infringementby Philippe Auclair (Author)The definitive biography of the Arsenal, France and Barcelona legend. Number of Pages: 354 Dimensions: 0.79 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 18, 2013

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Report copyright infringementby Gene Sarazen (Author)Gene Sarazen's Common Sense Golf Tips is a book written by the legendary golfer Gene Sarazen. In this book, Sarazen shares his insights and tips on how to improve one's golf game. He covers various aspects of golf, including grip, stance, swing, and putting. Sarazen's tips are based on his years of experience as a professional golfer and his understanding of the game. The book is written in a clear and concise style, making it easy to follo...

The Brothers Hogan: A Fort Worth History

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Report copyright infringementby Jacqueline Hogan Towery (Author), Robert Towery (Author), Peter Barbour (Author)The Brothers Hogan: A Fort Worth History is a unique family portrait of one of golf's greatest legends. Lavishly illustrated with never-before-seen family photos, The Brothers Hogan follows the lives of Ben Hogan, winner of sixty-eight tournaments and nine major championships, and his brother Royal, who climbed the ranks of top amateur golfers even as his brother Ben became one of g...

An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections

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Report copyright infringementby Jimmy Carter (Author)An Outdoor Journal, first published in 1988, is President Carter's memoir of hunting and fishing and the meaning of nature, revealing much about a man who embodies "so much of what Americans claim to admire--self-reliance, honesty, humor, modesty, intelligence--the stuff of heroes" (The New York Times Book Review).Front JacketThe man revealed in these pages seems to embody so much of what Americans claim to admire--self-reliance, honesty, h...