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Golf 365 Days: A History (365)
by Robert Sidorsky About the Author Robert Sidorsky is the author of Abrams’ bestselling Golf Courses Around the World: 365 Days as well as of the anthology Golf’s Greatest Moments. He has written about golf for many newspapers and magazines. He is an attorney in his spare time....
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Run Faster: From the 5k to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach
by Matt Fitzgerald Publisher Comments Do you want to run faster? Are you trying to peak for a particular race? Would you like to find your true running potential? Brad Hudson, former Olympic Trials marathoner and current coach to Olympians like Dathan Ritzenhein, will show you the way in...
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William & Henry Walters the Reticent Col
by William R Johnston Synopsis On January 30, 1892, the University of Georgia played its first football game, beating Mercer College, 50-0. Since this auspicious beginning, Georgia football has captivated the hearts and minds of fans for more than a century. Beginning with the 1896...
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Mountain Bike Master: Essential Skills and Advanced Techniques Made Easy
by Steve Jones Publisher Comments Both practical and inspiring, this complete guide to mountain biking begins with fundamental skills like shifting, braking, and climbing. It then moves into intermediate territory, covering such topics as riding technical terrain, power...
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Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer
by Chuck Culpepper Publisher Comments Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing ) world of English soccer. After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years...
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Do You Know the Chicago Bears?: A Hard-Hitting Quiz for Tailgaters, Referee-Haters, Armchair Quarterbacks, and Anyone Who'd Kill for Their Team (Do You Know?)
by Guy Robinson Synopsis A hard-hitting quiz for tail-gaters, referee-haters, Monday night quarterbacks, and anyone who'd kill for their team....
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Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 2009 (Cadogan Guide Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide)
by Peter Hardy Publisher Comments This is a detailed insider guide to ski and snowboard resorts worldwide – and who they suit. In-depth descriptions of ski areas, recommendations for the best ski and snowboard schools, accommodation, mountain and resort restaurants, childcare...
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Teaching Tennis: Protocol for Instructors
by Steven White Synopsis The ability to play tennis at a high performance level is an acquired skill that takes years of experience to master. Acquiring the ability to teach the game with a high degree of skill can be just as difficult. In fact, helping other players to develop...
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How to Be a Sports Agent (How to Be a Sports Agent)
by Mel Stein Publisher Comments While the job of a sports agent is simple in principle—find the best contracts, endorsements, and sponsorships for clients—in practice it is a tricky and often confusing profession. This thorough volume provides essential information and...
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New: $24.95 Hardcover available August 19, 2008 add to wish list |
Rose Bowl Dreams: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Football
by Adam Jones Publisher Comments Advance Praise for Rose Bowl Dreams: No true football fan should miss Adam Jones' Rose Bowl Dreams, It's more than a football book; it's an inspiring commentary on life itself. --Winston Groom Adam Jones had the good sense to be born into the middle of...
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The Ancient Olympic Games
by Judith Swaddling Publisher Comments In this revised and enlarged edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony, and the celebrations that were an essential part of the...
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Beyond the Sports Huddle: Mona on Minnesota
by Dave Mona Publisher Comments If it happened in Minnesota sports in the last forty years, Dave Mona was there. Working the sports beat for print and radio, covering the big stories and the ones others missed, rubbing shoulders with the stars and introducing the rookies, Mona is a...
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Playing Tennis After 50
by Ron Woods Synopsis Whether players are novices, have been competing for decades, or are returning to the game after an extended break, they will value the game-based approach in Playing Tennis After 50. Authors Kathy and Ron Woods understand the changing needs of the 50...
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Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
by Jonathan Wilson Publisher Comments For soccer fans, following, discussing, and arguing about the tactics a manager puts into play are part of what makes the sport so appealing. This fascinating study traces the history of soccer tactics back from such modern pioneers as Rinus Michels...
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Goal! My Soccer Book
by David Diehl Publisher Comments GOOOOAAAALLL! Score one for David Diehl, in his newest colorful and conceptual sports book for toddlers. Diehl celebrates the world’s most popular game, putting a bright spotlight on a single soccer-related word on every page. Striking graphic...
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Sports in Chicago (Sport and Society)
by Elliott J. Gorn Publisher Comments Chicago has garnered national recognition by winning the World Series, the Super Bowl, and a string of titles in the National Basketball Association. But amateur sports also play a large role in the city's athletic traditions, especially in schools and...
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Handbook of Sports and Lottery Markets (Handbooks in Finance)
by Donald B. Hausch Synopsis Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lotto markets make this volume a winner. With new overviews of scholarship on the industry side of racetrack and other betting markets to betting exchanges...
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Run for the Diamonds: 100 Years of Footracing in Berwick, Pennsylvania
by Mark Will-weber Publisher Comments In this modern world of professional runners, televised marathons, and hundred-dollar racing shoes, Berwick, Pennsylvania's Run for the Diamonds has the authenticity of an old boxing gym. A nine-mile race with a grueling two-mile uphill, contested on...
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Bustin' Down the Door: The Surf Revolution of '75
by Shaun Tomson Publisher Comments “You have to bust down the door before they hear ya knockin’.” —Rabbit In the winter of 1975, South African and Australian upstarts Shaun Tomson, Rabbit Bartholomew, and Mark Richards arrived in Hawaii with little else than...
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My Story So Far
by Alastair Cook Publisher Comments My Story So Far is Alastair Cook's personal account of his astonishing rise to cricketing stardom. As a school player in Bedford, the young left-hander broke record after record, before taking on the captaincy of the Under-19 England team for the Under...
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