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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan

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Bicycling General

We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind behind Eight Tour de France Victories
by Johan Bruyneel and Bill Strickland and Lance Armstrong

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On the tour and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team leader in cycling history and the mastermind behind the success of the world's most celebrated champion, Lance Armstrong. Johan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win. In 1998, this... (read more)
 
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Track and Field

Out of Nowhere: The Inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of Running
by Geoff Hollister

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How does a boy from a small Oregon farm town get swept up in the politics of his chosen sport? Out of Nowhere takes the reader along on Geoff Hollister's 33 year journey at the center of Nike, the company that would change not only the world of athletic... (read more)
 
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Bicycle Touring

Catfish & Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
by Andrew X Pham

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Winner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Whiting Writers' Award A Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the Year Catfish and Mandala is the story of an American odyssey—a solo bicycle... (read more)
 
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Sports General

Canoe & Kayak Routes of NW Oregon 3RD Edition
by Phillip Jones

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Clear line maps and some b&w photos supplement the thorough descriptions of 74 paddle routes (eight are new to this edition). This is a guide that's had time to mature as the first edition was published in 1982, under the title Canoe Routes: Northwest... (read more)
 
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Golf

The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
by Carl Hiaasen

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Ever wonder how to retrieve a sunken golf cart from a snake-infested lake? Or which club in your bag is best suited for combat against a horde of rats? If these and other sporting questions are gnawing at you, The Downhill Lie, Carl Hiaasen's hilarious... (read more)
 
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Walking

Portland Forest Hikes: Twenty Close-In Wilderness Walks
by James D. Thayer

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Here are twenty wilderness hikes within twenty miles of downtown Portland, Oregon, less than a half hour's ride from the city. Adventurers at all skill levels will be surprised by the remoteness and remarkable beauty of these easy woodland escapes. Just... (read more)
 
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Running

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
by Dean Karnazes

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Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight,... (read more)
 
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Pacific Northwest Bicycling

Road Biking Oregon (Road Biking)
by Falcon Guide

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From the rocky promontories and wide sandy beaches of the coast to the heights of Mount Hood and the Three Sisters, enjoy the dramatic diversity of Oregon on two wheels. Grab this guidebook, put on your helmet, and hit the road on forty carefully... (read more)
 
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Open: Insides the Ropes at Bethpage Black Open: Insides the Ropes at Bethpage Black
by John Feinstein

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Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life
by J. Harry Wray

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In an era of steep gas prices, snarled traffic, catastrophic climate change, and a yearning for a higher quality of life, interest in bike-friendly public policies is surging nationwide. A surprising array of political organizations, visionary... (read more)
 
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Weight Training

The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding
by Arnold Schwarzenegger

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From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this book -- a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as "the bible of... (read more)
 
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Sports Writing

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
by Laurence Gonzales

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In Deep Survival, Laurence Gonzales combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illuminate the mysteries of survival, whether in the wilderness or in meeting any of life's great challenges. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the... (read more)
 
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Fitness

The Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body & Your Life
by Mark Verstegen

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Core Performance, the breakthrough fitness program that has already shipped more than 50,000 copies in hardcover, is the first program that delivers strength and muscle mass, endurance and a lean body, balance and flexibility, athletic quickness and... (read more)
 
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Baseball General

The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship
by David Halberstam

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Filled with historical details and firsthand accounts, this moving story focuses on four baseball greats--Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams--whose 60-year friendship saw them through the transition from sports icons to men... (read more)
 
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Bicycle Racing

It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
by L Armstrong

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The #1 New York Times bestseller from the cancer survivor who became a four-time Tour de France champ.... (read more)
 
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Miscellaneous Sports

Gimp: The Story Behind the Star of Murderball
by Mark Zupan

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College soccer star Mark Zupan had been out drinking one night and had passed out in the back of his best friend's pickup truck when his friend got in the driver's seat, decided to take the truck for a spin, and accidentally crashed it. Thrown into a... (read more)
 
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