Over 35 million people will go running this year in the United States alone. For some of us, it's more than just a hobby-over 11 million of us are runaholics. Runners and addicts. Addicts and runners. The two hardly seem to go...
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Author:Moretti, Bill, Stachura, MikeSummary:Author and top P.G.A. instructor Bill Moretti is recognized by Golf Magazine as one of the top 100 golf teachers in America. In Turning Three Shots into Two, he shares the secrets of the short game he's discovered in more than 20...
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Author:McDowell, Dimity, Shea, Sarah BowenSummary:Since the publication of their first book, Run Like a Mother, the authors have built up an engaged, vibrant tribe of women runners--more than 10,000 fans on Facebook and an average of 2,500 daily visitors to anothermotherrunner.com--who...
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Author:Rappoport, Ken, Wilner, Barry, McKay, JimSummary:Throughout the 20th century, athletic heroes have altered their respective sports with spectacular achievements, renewing their fans' confidence and surpassing their expectations with pioneering fearlessness, powerful expertise and...
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Author:Dale, JimSummary:Oy! So you've got a Jewish mother . . . and you're not even Jewish. Overbearing? Nagging? Shrugs her shoulders deeply and often? Turns all statements into questions? The master of the sigh? Read more about those...
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Author:Handrinos, PeterSummary:That old baseball saying is right: It is a funny game. No other sport can compare to the national pastime's vast catalog of silly quips and quotations, unforgettable characters, memorable nicknames and inventive pranks. The...
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Author:Afremow, JimSummary:Sports participation-from the recreational to the collegiate Division I level-is at an all-time high. While the caliber of their game may differ, athletes at every level have one thing in common: they want to excel. In The Champion's...
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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...
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Author:Sena, Joe De.Summary:From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance Joe De Sena designed the Spartan races to test overall conditioning: strength, flexibility, endurance, and speed. His...
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Author:Lin, Jennifer, Warner, SusanSummary:More than 11 million women run regularly, a number that's growing every year. They tend to be educated and affluent — the perfect audience for Sole Sisters. Half of all runners are women, and they are changing the face of the sport...
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Author:Rackley, AdamSummary:Fewer people have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean than have climbed Mount Everest. Adam Rackley is among them. For seventy days, he and his rowing partner ate, slept, and rowed in a boat seven meters long and two meters wide, in one of...
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Author:Rubython, TomSummary:The greatest duel in Formula One history: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's James Hunt. As the '75 season ended, Hunt was out of Formula One racing while Lauda was world champion and the odds-on favorite for '76...
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Author:Gould, DavidSummary:Golf is a game that challenges its players to excellence. While private golf lessons and long stints at golf school may work wonders, David Gould has a better answer. In Real Golf, the author builds on 17 years of playing the game with...
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Author:Sokolove, Michael Y., Nurse, NickSummary:Nick Nurse distills the wisdom, insight, and experiences that helped him lead the Toronto Raptors to the NBA championship in his first year as head coach. Given unprecedented access inside the Raptors' locker room, listeners get an...
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Author:MacCambridge, MichaelSummary:"I can't separate what part of pro football is business and what part is personal with me," he said. "I just know that it is very important that I succeed. "He had loved games as a young boy, had played them as...
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Author:Cohen, JoelSummary:In How to Lose a Marathon, Joel Cohen takes readers on a step-by-step journey from being a couch potato to being a couch potato who can finish a marathon. Through a hilarious combination of running tips, narrative, illustrations, and...
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Author:Kroen, BillSummary:"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf." — Bob Hope This is an easy to read and understand instructional book to help adult players sharpen their skills...
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Author:Strauss, RobertSummary:The National Federation of High School Associations estimates that approximately 3.1 million girls participate in high school sports. Daddy's Little Goalie, written by professional sports writer Robert Strauss, is about a new...
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In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide...
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Author:Jones, Charlie, Doren, Kim, Trevino, LeeSummary:Chevy Chase's infamous speech from the movie Caddyshack provides the perfect title for this book, which deals with the mental side of golf. Be the Ball includes interviews with more than 100 professional and amateur golfers and...
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