Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence presents a no-nonsense approach to neutralizing attackers in close quarters. Author Gershon Ben Keren explains the philosophy behind the Krav Maga method, which is the basis of the...
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Krav Maga Tactical Survival presents proven solutions to dangerous, real life situations. Krav Maga is the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has been battle-tested by police, armed forces, private security...
- Author:Leduc, Jean-Marie, Graham, SeanSummary:
A charmingly illustrated history of the humble skate and its place in Canadian cultural identity.Throughout our 150-year history, and even longer, people have braved the treacherous Canadian winters and taken to the ice for the purposes...
- Author:Lacoursière, RégentSummary:
Sa rigueur à l’entraînement et son potentiel inné ont permis à Régent Lacoursière une ascension fulgurante, en nage et en compétition, récoltant au passage une dizaine de records chez les amateurs et une sélection au sein de l’équipe...
- Author:Barich, BillSummary:
Bill Barich burst onto the literary scene more than twenty-five years ago with this remarkable account of racetrack life. Holed up in a cheap motel in Albany, California, only a few miles from Golden Gate Fields, he looked to the track...
- Author:Dryden, KenSummary:
Le match est considéré comme le meilleur livre jamais écrit sur le hockey, et l'un des meilleurs ouvrages de tous les temps sur le sport. Plus qu'un simple livre de hockey, Le match s'est imposé comme un classique incontournable — un...
- Author:Fainaru-Wada, MarkSummary:
Reveals how the NFL, over a period of nearly two decades, sought to cover up and deny mounting evidence of the connection between football and brain damage.Comprehensively, and for the first time, award-winning ESPN investigative...
- Author:Babcock, Mike, Larsen, RickSummary:
Mike Babcock is the only hockey coach in the history of the game to lead teams to victory in the Stanley Cup, the World Championship, and the Olympic Games. Currently head coach for the Detroit Red Wings, he is arguably the best coach...
- Author:Windhorst, BrianSummary:
With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, LeBron has also become a global brand and businessman who has...
- Author:Kastor, DeenaSummary:
From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a lyrical, inspirational memoir on how harnessing the power of the mind can unlock hidden potential. Deena Kastor was a star youth...
- Author:John, McPheeSummary:
This account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968 begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-...
- Author:Pulver, Jens, Krauss, ErichSummary:
At ten years of age, lined up alongside his two brothers in the living room of their Seattle home, Jens Pulver stared down the length of a shotgun into his father’s haggard face. Because Jens was the oldest, the one constantly running...
- Author:Krull, KathleenSummary:
Do you have a favorite sports hero? If so, have you ever wondered about what kind of zany things things he or she likes to do when not competing? Have you ever wondered what the great athletes like to eat, or what they like to drink?...
- Author:Barr, Tracy L.Summary:
Living the Country Lifestyle All-in-One For Dummies features six books in one, including: *Country Cooking (cast-iron cooking, canning, pickling and outdoor cooking, among other topics) *Traditional Crafts (sheering animals and...
- Author:Hodges, CraigSummary:
From Michael Jordan to George Bush Sr. Craig Hodges has never been shy about speaking truth to power. In this well-told, passionate, and historically literate memoir Hodges, a two-time NBA champion and world famous three-point shooter,...
- Author:Pilon, MarySummary:
“It's easy to do anything in victory. It’s in defeat that a man reveals himself.” —Floyd Patterson Twenty-two notable writers—including Bob Sullivan, Abby Ellin, Mike Pesca, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hall, and Gay Talese—...
- Author:Hebert, BertrandSummary:
The true story of one of pro wrestling's most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character' Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture...
- Author:Hébert, Bertrand, Laprade, PatSummary:
The true story of one of pro wrestling’s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons
Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a...
- Author:Laprade, Pat, Hébert, BertrandSummary:
Montreal was the proving ground for some of the biggest names in wrestling, including Andre the Giant, Abdullah the Butcher, and the infamous Mad Dog Vachon; it was the site of the first midget battle ever; and made famous worldwide for...
- Author:Davis, WadeSummary:
A captivating new book from Wade Davis—award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade—that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia'...
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