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Spirited Waters: Soloing Through the Inside Passage
Spirited Waters: Soloing Through the Inside Passage
by Jennifer Hahn
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In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a 16-foot kayak, Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage.... (read more)

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Extreme Outdoor Adventures: Who Survives and Why
Extreme Outdoor Adventures: Who Survives and Why
by Larry Mueller
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If faced with the terrifying realization that you had no choice but to amputate your own leg with a pocketknife in order to survive, would you be able to do it? Extreme Outdoor Adventures explores twenty gripping, true-life stories such as these, of... (read more)

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Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning
Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning
by Steve Goldman
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Think You Know Baseball? Think Again. The Red Sox finally won a World Series, in a triumph of unconventional wisdom. They rethought the batting order and committed to Johnny Damon as lead-off. Saw the talent in David Ortiz that other teams overlooked.... (read more)

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American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Journal)
American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Journal)
by John Harlin
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The Journal has been presenting first hand reports by mountain climbers annually since 1929. In this issue, 17 long reports describe the trials and travails of first ascent and other important climbs around the world, followed a few hundred short... (read more)

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Winter Olympics, Vancouver Edition: An Insider's Guide to the Legends, the Lore, and the Games
Winter Olympics, Vancouver Edition: An Insider's Guide to the Legends, the Lore, and the Games
by Ron C Judd
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This illustrated guide to the history of the Winter Olympics, updated for the 2010 Olympiad in Vancouver, features anecdotes, news articles, athlete profiles, key competitors and judging criteria so that fans will gain a greater understanding and... (read more)

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The Ride: Cycling for Life
The Ride: Cycling for Life
by William G Gisel
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Not only bicycle enthusiasts, but anyone with an interest in journeys of self-discovery will enjoy Bill Gisel's engrossing narrative of preparing for and finally completing the ride of a lifetime--a six-day, 500-mile bike trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage,... (read more)

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Peyton Manning: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Peyton Manning: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
by Lew Freedman
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From the moment Peyton Manning arrived in the National Football League at the start of the 1998 season, he has been a numbers machine, completing passes at a dazzling rate and throwing touchdowns at a pinball-machine clip. Fans, teammates, and NFL foes... (read more)

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Football with the Foe: Danish Sport Under the Swastika
Football with the Foe: Danish Sport Under the Swastika
by Hans Bonde
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In comparison with sports in other occupied countries, Danish sport had the most widespread collaboration with the Germans during World War II. Football with a Foe shows that the first years of the German occupation of Denmark became a "golden age" of... (read more)

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George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire
George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire
by Peter Golenbock
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Who but the master of the baseball biography, Golenbock, could finally get the fix on Steinbrenner, the most curious, fearsome, pathetic, seminal figure in the pastime's modern history. You'll hate and love George all over again in this fast-moving... (read more)

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The Ballad of Billy and George: The Tempestuous Baseball Marriage of Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner
The Ballad of Billy and George: The Tempestuous Baseball Marriage of Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner
by Phil Pepe
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The peculiar, often tempestuous, and always entertaining baseball relationship between manager Billy Martin and owner George Steinbrenner.... (read more)

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China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges
China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges
by Minky Worden
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An essential book for understanding China on the cusp of the Olympics, China's Great Leapdraws on the expertise of many of the world's leading China experts. These writers examine the People's Republic of China today as its government and 1.3 billion... (read more)

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Crafting Patriotism for Global Dominance: America at the Olympics
Crafting Patriotism for Global Dominance: America at the Olympics
by Mark Dyreson
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The United States uses the Olympic Games to construct and contest its national image. For more than a century the Olympics have served the U.S. as a site for erecting memorials to American patriotism and developing mythologies of American exceptionalism.... (read more)

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A Time to Dance: The Life of Heinz Poll (Ohio History and Culture)
A Time to Dance: The Life of Heinz Poll (Ohio History and Culture)
by Barbara Schubert
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The late Heinz Poll is best known as the founder, choreographer, and artistic director of Ohio Ballet, a dance company that flourished for more than thirty years and was called a ""gem"" and ""the best news in dance"" by critics in Boston and New York... (read more)

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Digital Cityscapes; Merging Digital and Urban Playspaces.
Digital Cityscapes; Merging Digital and Urban Playspaces.
by Adriana De Souza E Silva And Daniel M. Sutko
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The capacity of mobile phones to access the Internet, take photos and record sound, locate the user and, oh yes, to be communication devices has allied the creation of location-based gaming. These games can vary from urban treasure hunts and tag to... (read more)

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The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind -- and Almost Found Myself -- on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)
The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind -- and Almost Found Myself -- on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)
by Dan White
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The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parents — among others — thought they were... (read more)

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The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Steros (Best in Tent Camping New Mexico)
The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Steros (Best in Tent Camping New Mexico)
by Monte R Parr
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Visiting New Mexico offers outdoor enthusiasts extensive options: canyons, deserts, mesas, mountains, rivers, lakes, and even ghost towns. Now, in this indispensable guide, the best campgrounds in and around these remarkable areas are rendered in full... (read more)

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Baltimore Trails: A Guide for Hikers and Mountain Bikers
Baltimore Trails: A Guide for Hikers and Mountain Bikers
by Bryan Mackay
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Baltimore Trails is a comprehensive and detailed guide to trails on public lands in and around Baltimore. Discover Hemlock Gorge, a small slice of Appalachia transported into northern Baltimore County, with its timeless peace and ancient gnarled hemlocks;... (read more)

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The Olympics Resource Book.
The Olympics Resource Book.
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Now there is an effective new way to bring the Olympics-their history, global impact, and political and economic ramifications-to the classroom. History Connections: The Olympics makes it easy for both experienced and new teachers to integrate this... (read more)

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My Dirty Little Secrets - Steroids, Alcohol & God: The Tony Mandarich Story
My Dirty Little Secrets - Steroids, Alcohol & God: The Tony Mandarich Story
by Tony Mandarich
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As Tony Mandarich left Green Bay in February, 1993, his football career in shambles, Packer Plus staff writer, Tom Mulhern, wrote the following: The overriding sentiment, however, is one of emptiness. Not so much for promises unfulfilled, but for sins... (read more)

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Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Games: A Complete Record Through Spring 2006.
Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Games: A Complete Record Through Spring 2006.
by Michael E O'hara
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This is a complete record and history of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's basketball from December 1953 through spring 2006. All games are represented in the form of abbreviated box scores and tournament statistics for each player and team compiled.... (read more)

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