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The Orange Bowl: A Complete History - Paperback

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by Tommy a. Phillips (Author)The Orange Bowl has been played 88 times since 1935. Originating as the small Festival of Palms Bowl, meant to attract tourists to Miami, it has grown into a national football event watched by 16 million people. Beginning with Bucknell's first victory over Miami, this book covers each Bowl in detail, including the first game in Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938; Charles Bryant's breaking of the color barrier in 1955; the four national championship games of the 198...

Turnpike Team: A History of the New Jersey Nets, 1977-2012 - Paperback

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by Lukasz Muniowski (Author)A sense of impending doom surrounded the New Jersey Nets. No matter how well things were going for the perennial underdogs, something would go wrong sooner or later--injuries, bad trades, inner conflicts. But if the Nets were never a stable organization, it made following them as entertaining as it was painful. The team's 2012 move to Brooklyn was supposed to make a clean break with their past. That past was in fact rich and eventful, filled with heroes, often unfa...

The Hiking Logbook: Record Your Adventures - Hardcover

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Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.5 x 6.3 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2021

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by Andrew Maraniss (Author), Deandra Hodge (Illustrator)Beyond the Game is a new nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world, from acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss and illustrator DeAndra Hodge. This is the story of WNBA star Maya Moore and her social justice work. Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid. In this ch...

MIA and Friends: Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood That Changed History - Paperback

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by Karlin Gray (Author), Micheline Hess (Illustrator)Based on the true story of soccer legend Mia Hamm, Mia and Friends follows a group of young women who made history at the 1999 Women's World Cup! Despite being named after a famous ballerina, little Mia Hamm never cared for pirouettes. Instead, she chased the ball: baseball, basketball, and especially soccer. Since she was often the only girl on her sports teams, she had a hard time making friends. But when fifteen-year-old Mia made the U.S...

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by Kwame Alexander (Author)From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. Chuck Bell takes center stage as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to.A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers ...

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by Beverly Lewis (Preface by)Jenna, Livvy, Heather, and Manda strive for their best in their respective sports: gymnastics, figure skating, ice dancing, and downhill skiing. Their ultimate goal: the Olympics. Volume One includes "Dreams on Ice, Only the Best, A Perfect Match," and "Reach for the Stars." 512.Back JacketJenna, Livvy, Heather, and Manda strive for their best in their respective sports: gymnastics, figure skating, ice-dancing, and downhill skiing. Their ultimate goal: the Olympic...

Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man - Paperback

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by Cal Ripken Jr. (Author), James Dale (Author)New York Times Bestseller Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.--the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive games--outlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball legend. But legends aren't born, they're made. For twenty-one seasons, Ripken took the field day in and day out, through cold, h...

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by Peter Post (Author)From New York Times bestselling author, etiquette expert, and golf enthusiast Peter Post comes a field guide to social intelligence for golfers--both new and seasoned--that will help you play your best game Golf is the only sport where how you treat the other people in the game is as important as the actual game itself. The rules for playing golf are clearly defined, but how golfers expect other golfers to comport themselves before, during, and after a round is less codi...

My Weird School Fast Facts: Sports - Paperback

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by Dan Gutman (Author), Jim Paillot (Illustrator)Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School!Did you know that the only sport that's been played on the moon is golf? Did you know that an NFL quarterback once threw a touchdown pass to himself?!Learn more weird-but-true sports facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman's bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations.Whether you're...

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by Bill Moushey (Author), Robert Dvorchak (Author)The most comprehensive and explosive book on the worst scandal in the history of sports, Game Over investigates the devastating sexual abuse case that brought down Joe Paterno and forever tarnished the name of Penn State. In this incisive work of investigative journalism, Bill Moushey and Bob Dvorchak, along with Lisa Pulitzer, go behind the headlines, official statements, and court transcripts to tell the full story of the sexual abuse scanda...

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by Tom Clavin (Author)In The DiMaggios, acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of three brothers, Joltin' Joe, Dom, and Vince DiMaggio, and the Great American Game--baseball--that would consume their lives.A vivid portrait of a family and the ways in which their shifting fortunes and status shaped their relationships, The DiMaggios is a exploration of an era and a culture.This comprehensive biography that recalls the work of Jane Leavy offers a trove of insi...

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

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by Matthew Syed (Author)In the vein of the international bestselling Freakonomics, award-winning journalist Matthew Syed reveals the hidden clues to success--in sports, business, school, and just about anything else that you'd want to be great at. Fans of Predictably Irrational and Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point will find many interesting and helpful insights in Bounce.Back JacketWhy have all the sprinters who have run the 100 meters in under ten seconds been black?What's one thing Moza...

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by Clay Travis (Author)"The best book on college football I've read in a generation....If you love college football, you'll love this book."-- Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won! Part Season on the Brink, part Fever Pitch, On Rocky Top is a rollicking, all-access pass to the rough-and-tumble world of University of Tennessee football. The book chronicles the 2008 season, during which the team suffered its second worst record ever and Hea...

Pound for Pound: A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson - Paperback

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by Herb Boyd (Author), Ray Robinson (Author)Hailed by critics as a long overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound for Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is arguably the best boxer the sport has ever known. So great were Robinson's skills, he was eulogized by Woody Allen, compared to Joe Louis, and praised by Muhammad Ali, who called him "the king, the master, my idol." But the same discipline that R...

Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society - Paperback

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by Adeline Yen Mah (Author)The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.After enduring abuse at the hands of her cruel stepmother, Chinese Cinderella (CC) seeks refuge at a martial-arts school and joins a secret dragon society.Under the guidance of Grandma Wu, CC is introduced to the exciting world of espionage as a part of the Chinese Resistance movement. And when CC and her new comrades tak...

Paralyzed to Powerful: Lessons from a Quadriplegic's Journey - Paperback

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by Robert Paylor (Author), Jason Cole (Author)What paralyzes you?We all face obstacles that threaten to hold us back. For Robert Paylor, his paralysis wasn't a metaphor. In the biggest game of his life, competing for the collegiate rugby national championship, Robert suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors told him he'd never walk or move his hands again. But Robert refused to accept that fate.Paralyzed to Powerful is more than a story of...

Crossing the Darien Gap: A Daring Journey Through the Roadless and Enchanting Jungle That Separates North America and South America - Hardcover

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by Andrew N. Egan (Author)If you ever plan to travel between North America and South America, you must consider that there is no road. Ten hours southeast of the Panama Canal, the Pan-American Highway penetrates the jungle, shrivels into a footpath and dies. The highway resurrects in Colombia, another continent. But the land between the two countries is a vast and primitive realm. On a map the two ends of the highway appear as two slivers of life, separated by the unknown. Filling this void i...

Crossing the Darien Gap: A Daring Journey Through the Roadless and Enchanting Jungle That Separates North America and South America - Paperback

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Desktop Basketball: Slam Dunk! - Paperback

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by Shoshana Stopek (Author)Master this one-of-a-kind, miniature basketball game from the comfort of your own desk Kit includes: Easy-to-assemble basketball hoop with backboard and suction cup base that attaches to a desk or tabletop surface. Measures approximately 5" high when assembled. Mini rubber basketball 32-page rule book on Desktop Basketball Author BiographyShoshana Stopek is the author of numerous pop culture-themed books. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Num...

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by Chip Bearden (Author)This gripping true story-a surprise #1 Amazon New Releases Top Seller-takes readers on an emotional journey of triumph and self-discovery. A 14-year-old boy learns to fly gliders and develops as a top sailplane racing pilot to emerge from the shadow of his All-American father. After a violent crash on the national stage alters his life forever, he battles failure and overcomes adversity while redefining success as a pilot, as a professional, as a Boston Marathon vetera...

Bicycling the Blue Ridge: A Guide to Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Skinner (Author), Charlie Skinner (Author)This definitive guide for cyclists details all 575 miles of Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway, through North Carolina and Virginia.Author BiographyElizabeth Skinner and Charlie Skinner have spent the last two decades bicycling, hiking, and exploring the Piedmont, foothills and mountains of North Carolina. They shared their love of outdoor adventuring with two daughters and continue to pass along their years of experience to gratefu...

Field Hockey: Understanding the Game - Paperback

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by Cristopher Maloney (Author)A common, and oddly accepted, lament heard at field hockey games goes something like this, "I've been watching field hockey for 10 years and I still don't understand what's going on." Field hockey just isn't THAT complicated and, short of playing for 20 years, this book will help you better understand the game whether you're a player, coach, fan, reporter, or umpire. Though not a rule book, Field Hockey: Understanding the Game" is updated each summer as rule chan...

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by A. J. Sass (Author)Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast. Still, Ana tries to focus on training and putting together a stellar routine worthy of national success. Once Ana ...

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by Gerard Thibault D'Anvers (Author), John Michael Greer (Translator)The most detailed and comprehensive treatise on swordsmanship ever written. Gerard Thibault's Academy of the Sword offers an extraordinary glimpse into a forgotten landscape of ideas, in which Pythagorean sacred geometry illuminated the lethal realities of rapier combat to create one of the Western world's only thoroughly documented esoteric martial arts. Translated by the widely respected occultist and scholar John Michael ...

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by Jessica Burkhart (Author) Some Girls Just Have To Be The Best At Everything. If any two girls know about being the best, it's Heather Fox and Jasmine King. Just ask them; they'll be happy to tell you. But every girl knows that there can only be one best. Can Sasha keep the girls from turning the arena into a war zone and still snag a spot on the coveted Youth Equestrian National Team? Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN Publication Date: October 20, 2009 ...

Black STATS Matter: Integrating Negro League Numbers Into Major League Records - Paperback

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by Philip Lee (Author) For more than half a century, Black baseball players, barred from the Major Leagues by systemic racism, competed in leagues of their own. This book re-interprets the history of race in baseball from the ground up. It tells the story of how the Major Leagues became the "Caucasian Leagues," and names the person most responsible for their segregation; showing how Major League owners and executives tried to delay and even prevent integration; and proving, using a broad rang...

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by Joseph Young (Author)AMETHYST is a sailor's tale about living aboard a 23' sailboat for twelve years alone along the East Coast of the United States via the Inter-Coastal Waterway. It's an itinerary of summering in Massachusetts and wintering in Florida. Read this journey about Joseph Young's experience of sailing more than forty thousand miles.About the AuthorJoseph Young was employed as a draftsman and a designer and he's an artist now. He's been painting oil on canvas since 1984. He tra...

Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations - Paperback

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by Ross Wadey (Editor)Written by a team of international experts and emerging talents from around the world, Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations challenges the status quo of the field of sport injury psychology and opens new and exciting future research trajectories by critically considering: How to evolve from an individual focused and single, scientific discipline into a cultural and relational focused and interdisciplinary discours...

High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest - Paperback

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by Edmund Hillary (Author)Fear lives among Everest's mighty ice-fluted faces and howls across its razor-sharp crags. Gnawing at reason and enslaving minds, it has killed many and defeated countless others. But in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stared into its dark eye and did not waver. On May 29, they pushed spent bodies and aching lungs past the achievable to pursue the impossible. At a terminal altitude of 29,028 feet, they stood triumphant atop the highest peak in the world. With...

Women's Sports: What Everyone Needs to Know - Paperback

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by Jaime Schultz (Author)Using historical, contemporary, scholarly, and popular sources, Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. By attending to issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media coverage, and the sport-health connection, Schultz shows why women's sports are important for players, fans, and society.Author BiographyJaime Schultz is Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Penn State, with an affiliate appoi...

Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty - Paperback

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by Bengie Molina (Author), Joan Ryan (With)The New York Times bestseller about Major League Baseball's Molina brothers and how they became Gold Glove, World Series-winning catchers: "A simply told, deeply moving story, quite unlike the usual baseball book" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket. These were in the pocket of Bengie Molina's father when he died of a heart attack on the rutted Little League field in his Puerto Rican barrio. The i...