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Jerry L WallsWhat can the film Hoosiers teach us about the meaning of life? How can ancient Eastern wisdom traditions, such as Taoism and Zen Buddhism, improve our jump-shots? What...

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Author: Fredrik Backman In a large Swedish forest, Beartown hides a dark secret . . .Cut-off from everywhere else it experiences the kind of isolation that tears people apart.And each...

Janice MeakinIt's all about walking to keep trim and fit--but it's also fun! Six graded training schedules will take readers from beginner status all the way to long-distance, and even...

Oliver HilmesThis short book takes us through the sixteen days in August 1936 when the Olympic Games were staged in Berlin. With a chapter dedicated to each day, it describes...

Erik Malinowski The definitive, inside account of how the Golden State Warriors built a basketball juggernaut from the inside out"A smart, breezy read." -- The Wall Street JournalNamed one of...

CLR JamesBeyond A Boundary(The C. L. R. James Archives)Great claims have been made for [Beyond a Boundary] since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book...

Roger KahnSpanning half a century, the first comprehensive anthology of the great Roger Kahn's writing, for a new generation of sports fansRoger Kahn, author of 19 books including the modern...

Ed Pavelka and the Editors of Bicycling Magazine Bicycling Magazine's Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills by Ed Pavelka and the Editors of Bicycling Magazine will help you take your...

David and James Livingston On a blustery, overcast April day in 2003, David and James Livingston raced against each other in the 149th Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, watched by over seven...

Manuel RivasOn 19 August 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruña and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. With this moment a young...