Smart & Savvy Hiking will walk readers through the basics of the outdoor world and how to have a fulfilling outdoor experience. Information will be presented in a way that offers women unique ways to experience the outdoors, through...
Sports and recreation
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Author:Lipker, KimSummary: - Author:Reilly, RickSummary:
Beloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the game in a treasure trove of original pieces about what the game has meant to him and to...
- Author:Gordon, DevinSummary:
Journalist and editor Devin Gordon takes a humorous, clear-headed look at the New York Mets to see how one team above all others has perfected the art of losing, yet remains beloved by millions. He tells the story of the franchise'...
- Author:Lewis, Michael, Bach, GregSummary:
Soccer basics in a day? Easy. Do you get a kick out of soccer, but need to brush up your knowledge on the key elements of the game? Look no further! Soccer Rules & Positions In A Day For Dummies quickly brings you up to speed on...
- Author:Craig, JohnSummary:
You say you've never cast a line, can't tell a spinning-rod from a tackle-box, and could care less? Well, you're still going to enjoy this lighthearted look at the human condition, as seen in the weird and wonderful world of fishing....
- Author:Simmins, MarjorieSummary:
It's November 2006 and Brent MacGrath, a car salesman from Nova Scotia, has just had his first glimpse of a gorgeous yearling at the Lexington Yearling Sale--and his heart skips a beat. He takes another look. Even this young, the...
- Author:Shea, GerrySummary:
Located in south-central British Columbia and situated between the Cascade and Columbia mountain ranges, the Southern Okanagan Valley extends from Kelowna to Osoyoos. Popular Day Hikes: South-Central Okanagan describes 35 accessible...
- Author:Álvarez, NoéSummary:
Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noe Álvarez worked at an apple-packing plant alongside his mother, who "slouched over a conveyor belt of fruit, shoulder to shoulder with mothers conditioned to believe this was all they could do...
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Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies focuses on the most current issues in the field, integrating research and practice to develop a coherent understanding of current knowledge, future research directions and applied...
- Author:Thibault, Lucie, Harvey, JeanSummary:
Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most...
- Author:Cox, Richard H.Summary:
Sport Psychology: Concepts and Applications shows how concepts supported by current scientific research can be used to address issues and situations encountered everyday by physical activity specialists, coaches, athletic trainers, and...
- Author:Streetman, JonathanSummary:
Take better actions shots with this terrific 100-page eBook! From pro to hobbyist, from your child's first baseball game to the championship match, every photographer wants to be able to capture thrilling action shots. Now you can...
- Author:Vollman, RobSummary:
With every passing season, statistical analysis is playing an ever-increasing role in how hockey is played and covered. Knowledge of the underlying numbers can help fans stretch their enjoyment of the game. Acting as an invaluable...
- Author:Hart, BruceSummary:
Straight from the Hart is the no-holds-barred book about the often surreal, physically and psychologically brutal and politically cutthroat world of professional wrestling that fans everywhere — from the most casual or...
- Author:Thurston, TomSummary:
This compelling biography of Doug Hepburn, the weightlifter who won gold for Canada in Stockholm in 1953 and at the British Empire Games in Vancouver in 1954, delivers fascinating, first-hand information about an unusual Vancouver...
- Author:Gregory, LelandSummary:
From political pandering and clunky criminals to historical hiccups, the jokes, wacky anecdotes and inane quotes in Leland Gregory’s Stupid-themed anthologies showcase the best of human nature at its worst. In Stupid Sports, Leland now...
- Author:Culp, Leesa, Drinnan, Gregg, Wilkie, Bob, Costello, BrianSummary:
A true story of hockey heartbreak, tragedy, and triumph. Limited time offer. Sudden Death brings to life the incredible ongoing saga of the Swift Current Broncos hockey team. After a tragic game-day bus accident on December 30, 1986,...
- Author:Summitt, Pat HeadSummary:
Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history aad bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her...
- Author:Vlessides, Michael, Stroud, LesSummary:
From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest, and most remote, regions on Earth. Whether seasoned in the outdoor arts or new to...
- Author:Bjarnason, Erik, Shaw, CathiSummary:
One mountaineer’s harrowing story of survival and recovery after being trapped on the second-highest peak in North America, Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory, during an extratropical cyclone. In May of 2005, North Shore Rescue put...
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