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The Vail Hiker and Ski Touring Guide
50 Historic Hiking, Showshoe, and Ski Trails in Eagle County, the Holy Cross, and Gore Range Wilderness Areas
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Those Guys Have All the Fun
Inside the World of ESPN
Presents the history of sports channel ESPN based on interviews with nearly five hundred current and former employees, featuring announcers and analysts as well as sports stars including LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Gordon.
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Stan Musial
An American Life
A portrait of the three-time MVP and World Series champion celebrates his consistent performances that won him the batting title seven times for the St. Louis Cardinals and earned him the unacknowledged status as the sport's greatest hitter.
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Scorecasting
The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
Analyzes hidden influences and subtle biases that shape sports plays, covering such topics as performance pressures, the "home field advantage," and the overpayment of athletic talent.
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Baseball Americana
Treasures from the Library of Congress
Drawn from the world's largest baseball collection, this book's over 350 illustrations include vintage baseball cards, photos of famous players and ballparks, newspaper clippings, cartoons, and WPA baseball ads, in a history of baseball's origins, rich heritage, and uniquely American character.
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Born To Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a 50-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners.NPR Bestseller
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The Ledge
An Adventure Story Of Friendship And Survival On Mount Rainier
The Ledge documents the 1992 mountaineering venture during which co-author Jim Davidson and his best friend, Mike Price, ascended Mount Rainier before a tragic fall that instantly ended Mike's life and forced Jim to climb to safety with sparse equipment.
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Sweetness and Blood
How Surfing Spread from Hawaii and California to the Rest of the World, With Some Unexpected Results
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The Big Fight
My Life in and Out of the Ring
The International Boxing Hall of Fame icon shares the story of how he rose from impoverished origins to become a national Golden Gloves champion, Olympic gold medalist and top-rate pro, offering insight into such topics as his professional relationships, exposure to sport corruption and struggles with addiction. 75,000 first printing.
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Final Rounds
A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime
The author, whose relationship with his father had been forged on the golf course, recounts how he accompanied his aging father to the Scottish course the older man played in his youth, a journey during which his father's cancer became terminal
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Sports from Hell
My Search for the World's Most Outrageous Competition
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The Lure of Long Distances
Why We Run
An ultra-marathoner discusses his obsession with long-distance running, which culminated in his participation in the oldest and toughest footrace in history--a nonstop 152-mile race from Athens to Sparta.
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In the Long Run
A Father, a Son, and Unintentional Lessons in Happiness
A former chief White House correspondent reveals how during a crossroads in his personal and professional life he learned about his late father's marathon achievements and resolved to run the 2009 New York Marathon himself.
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To Be a Runner
How Racing Up Mountains, Running With the Bulls, or Just Taking on a 5-K Makes You a Better Person and the World a Better Place
The best-selling author of The Last Voyage of Columbus draws on his experiences in races throughout the world to illustrate how running fulfills the human desire to achieve one's potential, in a provocative account that shares advice for beginning runners. 35,000 first printing.
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It's All About the Bike
The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
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Play Like You Mean It
Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game
The head coach of the New York Jets shares the lessons he has learned in leadership and motivation throughout his career, recounting colorful stories from his work with the Jets and the Ravens as well as memories about his father, NFL coach Buddy Ryan.
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Cuban Star
How One Negro-League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball
Shares the story of Negro League team owner Alex Pompez's founding of a notorious Harlem numbers racket as part of his efforts to finance the New York Cubans, describing his role in retaining the team throughout integration, transitioning players to the majors, and achieving a Negro League World Series Championship.
