Sports & Recreation

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by Kaitlin B. Curtice (Author), Gloria F?lix (Illustrator)A vibrantly illustrated children's book about an Indigenous girl who discovers the miracles that blossom each spring and learns how Creator's gift of courage can transform the way we see the world and ourselves. It's time to welcome a new season, and this spring is going to be extra special. Dani, a Potawatomi girl, and her family prepare to celebrate the new year, which the Potawatomi and other Anishinaabe people observe at the beginn...

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by Carmen Agra Deedy (Author), Ra?l Col?n (Illustrator)The story of a Cuban refugee and her joy in an unexpected encounter that connects her beloved home in Havana with her new home in Atlanta Each evening Coqui waits for the familiar cry of the Peanut Man--" Mani! Peanuts!"--and watches for him to appear on the street below her window. They always greet each other in their own special way--Coqui tucks her thumbs in her ears and sticks out her tongue at Emilio. And Emilio, to her great amusem...

Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali - Hardcover

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by Cassidy Randall (Author)The gripping story of a group of female adventurers and their treacherous pioneering ascent of Denali. As seen in Vanity Fair's powerful excerpt, "'Women Will Not Be Admitted on the Climb' Inside a Groundbreaking Trek up Denali" Cassidy Randall draws on extensive archival research and original interviews to tell an engrossing, edge-of-the-seat adventure story about a forgotten group of climbers who had the audacity to believe that women could walk alone in extraord...

I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams - Hardcover

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by Jordan Chiles (Author), Simone Biles (Foreword by)With a Foreword by Simone BilesThe sensational two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles's heartfelt, inspiring memoir chronicling her unlikely path to the podium--including the unprecedented challenges, the joy of winning, the crushing pain of defeat, and the love and support of her devoted family and teammates that helps her stay strong. It was a rare and stunning reversal: after the judges at the 2024 Paris Olympics determined that Jordan had righ...

Soul of the Outdoors: Reflections - Paperback

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by Dave Greschner (Author)It takes years to learn the art of seeing, of expecting to see nature's gifts. In Soul of the Outdoors, Dave Greschner passes that art along. He tells how little that chickadee at the feeder weighs, how tree buds survive in winter, how far a fisher leaps, and what the six blobs of shadows are on the creek bed below a water strider. He traces the cycle of seasons, immersing us in spring hikes to the marshes of emerging frogs and returning birds, summer's coolness alon...

Kd: Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest - Paperback

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by Marcus Thompson (Author)Golden State Warriors insider and bestselling author Marcus Thompson "paints a complex portrait and captures all the multitudes of a dynamic athlete trying to carve his legacy" (Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author) with this definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary basketball players in NBA history--Kevin Durant. The NBA has never seen a player quite like Kevin Durant. Larry Bird wasn't as quick, Magic Johnson didn't have such a range, a...

Becoming Kareem: Growing Up on and Off the Court - Paperback

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by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymond Obstfeld (Author)The first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, pleasing a strict father, and overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball, and an unmatched team of supporters, Lew Alcindor was able to transform and to become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. From a child...

Simon B. Rhymin' Gets in the Game - Hardcover

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by Dwayne Reed (Author)The humorous and heartwarming third book in the Simon B. Rhymin' series, by America's favorite rapping teacher from Chicago, will have readers bopping along to the beat as Simon joins the community basketball team. When eleven-year-old Simon Barnes joins the basketball team, he's so excited to be part of a neighborhood tradition. But when he shoots an AIR BALL, Simon knows he needs reinforcements. He recruits his best friend C.J. to the team and it's finally looking li...

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by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), Florencia Gavil疣 (Illustrator)*Everymom Best Book for Early Reading* In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Leo Messi, one of the world's most skilled and celebrated soccer players. As a child, Leo developed his passion for soccer playing games with his brothers and cousins in the streets of Rosario, Argentina. He later honed his skills on the pitch as part of the local youth team, Newe...

Wrigleyville - History of the Chicago Cubs - Paperback

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by Steve Fulton (Author)If you love baseball, then you will love reading about the history of the Chicago Cubs. Inside you will read about every season in Cubs history. Since 1871 when they started at the Union Baseball Grounds to the current day playing at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have a rich history and have been part of American lore for baseball fans across America. Relive some of the great seasons, great games, and great moments in Cubs history. Number of Pages: 534 Dimensions: 1.08 x 11 ...

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by Lynn Gale (Author), Jennifer Anderson (Illustrator)Big J is five years old and loves hockey BUT he doesn't like using a hockey stick.Will he still be able to play on the Mini Mites hockey team?Follow along as Big J and his cousin, Norah, learn that sometimes you have to work a little harder to make your dreams come true. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.25 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: November 03, 2023

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by Lynn Gale (Author), Jenn Anderson (Illustrator)Big J is five years old and loves hockey BUT he doesn't like using a hockey stick.Will he still be able to play on the Mini Mites hockey team?Follow along as Big J and his cousin, Norah, learn that sometimes you have to work a little harder to make your dreams come true. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: November 03, 2023

The Datsun Rally Team in Australia: 1974 - 1981 - Paperback

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by Derek J. Rawson (Author)From early 1976 until late 1984, Nissan Motor Co. Australia's motor sports exploits were conducted by an internal entity known, until 1981, as the Datsun Rally Team and thereafter just as Nissan Sport. The management of the team came within the responsibilities of the Product Evaluation Manager, Howard Marsden. Between 1976 and 1981 the team won four Australian Rally Championships and four Southern Cross International Rallies as well as several other top level even...

Late Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1945-1972 - Paperback

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by Dean A. Sullivan (Compiled by)Late Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1945-1972 is the third volume in Dean A. Sullivan's successful series on the vibrant history of baseball. Through 114 contemporary documents, Late Innings examines everything from Jackie Robinson's ground-breaking assault on the color barrier to Roger Maris's run on the home run record to the first stirrings of labor-management unrest in the 1970s. Late Innings also looks at exciting on-field activities, the ant...

The Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City: Preakness Day, May 12, 1924 - Hardcover

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by C. Edward Sparrow (Editor)""The Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City: Preakness Day, May 12, 1924"" is a book written by C. Edward Sparrow. The book is about the history of the Maryland Jockey Club, which is a horse racing organization based in Baltimore City. The main focus of the book is on the Preakness Day event that took place on May 12, 1924. The Preakness Stakes is a famous horse race that is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The book provides a detailed...

Coaching Football and the Split T Formation - Hardcover

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by James M. Tatum (Author), Warren Kenneth Giese (Author)""Coaching Football And The Split T Formation"" by James M. Tatum is a comprehensive guide for coaches who want to learn the strategies and tactics of coaching football using the Split T formation. The book covers everything from the basics of the Split T formation to advanced techniques and strategies for coaching players. It includes detailed diagrams and illustrations to help coaches understand the different aspects of the formation ...

Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols: October 1933 - Paperback

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by Colt S Fire Arms Manufacturing Co (Author), Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co (Author)Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols: October 1933 is a comprehensive guidebook published by Colt's Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. The book provides detailed information on Colt's extensive line of revolvers and automatic pistols, including specifications, features, and illustrations. The guidebook is aimed at gun enthusiasts, collectors, and firearm historians who seek to learn more about Colt's...

The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition - Paperback

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by M. Ann Hall (Author)In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M. Ann Hall begins with an important new chapter on Aboriginal women and early sport and ends with a new chapter tying today's trends and issues in Canadian women's sport to their origins in the past.Students will appreciate the more descriptive chapter titles and the restructuring of the book into easily digestible sections. Fifty-two images complement Hall's lively narrative. Number of Pages: 424 Dimensions:...

Dirty Ground: The Tricky Space Between Sport and Combat - Paperback

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by Kris Wilder (Author), Lawrence a. Kane (Author)Goals--what you are fighting for changes every element of how you fight If you fight, you fight for a goal and you fight in an environment. In a sport environment you want to win quickly and decisively, with solid assurances that your opponent will be able to get up and compete again tomorrow. In a combat environment you also want to win quickly and decisively, but with solid assurances that your adversary cannot get up and re-engage. In the t...

Practics: Handgun Defense System - Paperback

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by Albert H. III League (Author)Perhaps the first complete handgun defense course, Practics is written by a former U.S. Marine Corps close-combat pistol instructor who witnessed the inability of traditional law enforcement training to sufficiently protect officers. Practics is a new concept based on results rather than gun magazine fashion.Author BiographyAlbert League is a former U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship and close-combat pistol instructor. In addition to overseeing firearm training pro...

The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics - Paperback

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by Michael Holley (Author)**Selected by the Wall Street Journal among the Best Sports Books of 2021** A New York Times bestselling sportswriter tells the inside story of how three star players joined together to form the most dominant team in basketball and lead the Boston Celtics to their first championship in more than two decades. The first of "The Big Three" was Paul Pierce. As Boston Celtics fans watched the team retire Pierce's jersey in a ceremony on February 11, 2018, they remembered ...

The Sporting Bull Terrier (Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic - American Pit Bull Terrier) - Hardcover

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by Eugene Glass (Author)Originally published in the early 1900s, this extremely scarce work on the "Sporting" Bull Terrier or Pit Bull Terrier is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The author was an experienced and well respected dog man, and was editor of The Dog Fancier for a number of years. "The Sporting Bull Terrier" consists of one hundred pages...

Saving the Celtics: A Be the General Manager Book - Paperback

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by Bryant T. Jordan (Author)Saving the Celtics: A Be the General Manager Book, by renowned author Bryant T. Jordan, is the second in Sport Seer Publishing's Be the General Manager book series and is a game-changer in every sense of the word. This book could literally revolutionize the field of sports publishing by creating two entirely new genres, namely Be the General Manager books as well as Choose Your Own Ending Sports Adventure books for adults In Saving the Celtics, you the reader ha...

Glamorous Sacrifice: Life...in the Shadow of Championships - Paperback

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by Keva Develle Horry (Author)Three years into college, Keva DeVelle (Horry) was in pursuit of a career as the next major network anchorperson. She was grounded in her faith, well-rounded in her academic and social life and focused on being the comforting voice millions would hear every evening at six o'clock. During that same year in college, her learning that she and the love of her life were going to have a baby was more than an interruption of her dream...it was the beginning of her assig...

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by Steven J. Kaplan (Author), Jeffrey A. Kaplan (Author)Police and military have very specialized and specific needs to enable them in their daily responsibilities to protect and serve. Taiho-Jutsu fills this need. Sections of this book examine the foundations and formation of taiho-jutsu, pioneers of taiho-jutsu, basic concepts and principles of taiho-jutsu, weapons used by law-enforcement and military, and specialized self-defense techniques applicable to police and military armed and unarm...

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by Stephanie J. Scott (Author)A young adult fake dating romance set in the world of competitive tennisMaisie Maxwell planned for a senior year of dazzling college scouts by playing her best tennis. Instead, her beloved tennis training academy is thrown into scandal when the academy founder and head coach, who happens to be her uncle, takes off to Tahiti with the school's tuition money. Her classmates label her a traitor, but she commits to graduate from the school she loves. Only her aim to l...

The Ultimate Book of Dog Tricks - Paperback

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by James Austin Vanderbilt (Author)Wanna teach your dog 70 of the best tricks from beginner to pro while stimulating their brains, spending quality time and bonding? Then this is the book for you!They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks - WRONG! If you have a new pup or a mature doggy even, they're able to learn a new trick or two, it just takes a little bit of time and love. This wonderful guide will help you discover the fundamental tools and tips for coaching your dog in learning new...

All Good Things: Good Things Come Book 3 - Paperback

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by Linda Shantz (Author)Horse racing's dream team is back.Nate Miller's finally got everything he's ever wanted. He's the leading jockey in Canada, he's finally convinced trainer Liv Lachance to take a chance on the two of them being a couple, and Chique just might take them to the Breeders' Cup.Getting the chance to ride in California during the off-season should be the icing on the cake, until Liv, after pushing him to accept the opportunity, says she's not going with him. What starts out a...

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by Rob Sheinkopf (Author)This is a collection of baseball stories from award winning authors, college professors, baseball broadcasters, former players and baseball fans about the influence their Mom or Dad had on their lifelong passion for the love of America's National Pastime. In his new book "Hey Mom, wanna have a catch?" author Rob Sheinkopf has collected 42 baseball stories, adding to eight of his own, evoking emotions from contributors as they tell of their Dad taking them to their fir...

Arum and King: Six Decades of Boxing Gold - Hardcover

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by Marty Corwin (Author)A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the two most iconic boxing promoters in the last 100 years.When it comes to boxing promoters, there are no two figures more successful than Bob Arum and Don King. Both ruled the sport at the highest level for several decades, promoting such superstars as Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquiao. In Arum and King: Six Decades of Boxing Gold, television producer and director Ma...

Before the Stars: Early Major League Hockey and the St. Paul Athletic Club Team - Paperback

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by Roger A. Godin (Author)In the early twentieth century, before the National Hockey League had established a presence in the United States, a team from St. Paul played at the highest levels of hockey in the country. Sports historian Roger A. Godin resurrects the story of the St. Paul Athletic Club team--the AC's--and argues they were instrumental in turning Minnesota into one of the nation's first hockey hotbeds and gave birth to what is now known as the "State of Hockey." Godin also paints ...

Stop That Mop!: Ready-To-Read Level 1 - Hardcover

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by Jonathan Fenske (Author), Jonathan Fenske (Illustrator)Chase a runaway mop in this hilarious, rhyming Level 1 Ready-to-Read by Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator Jonathan Fenske! Meet a mop. The mop does not want to mop the slop. See the mop run away. Can anyone stop this mop? Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.37 x 9.23 x 6.38 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 21, 2025