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Larry Bird captured the imagination and admiration of basketball fans throughout his thirteen-year career with the Boston Celtics with his trademark style of creative, intelligent, exciting, and hard-nosed play. And then, last year in his rookie season as head coach of...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
1999-12-14
ePub
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In a mere twelve years, Rockne's "Fighting Irish" won 105 games, including five astonishing undefeated seasons. But Rockne was more than the sum of his victories--he was an icon who, more than anyone, made football an American obsession.
The book gives us colorful...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1999-09-23
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What happens when a woman and her husband move their family from New Hampshire to Alaska to train a team of purebred Siberian Huskies for the world's toughest dogsled race, the Yukon Quest? They endure thousands of miles of lonely training in the Yukon trying to avoid...
Editeur :
Algonquin Books
Parution :
1999-01-11
ePub
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Whether watching from a courtside seat or from the luxury of a living room couch, sports fans want to know exactly what's going on in between those two hoops-from what the players are thinking, to why fouls are called, to anticipating what the players are going to do...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
1998-09-01
ePub
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In Patriotic Games, historian Stephen Pope explores the ways sport was transformed from a mere amusement into a metaphor for American life. Between the 1890s and the 1920s, sport became the most pervasive popular cultural activity in American society. During these...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1997-02-27
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Jeremy Paxman has created the perfect literary catch for fellow angling enthusiasts in this rich and varied anthology. Ten thoroughly entertaining themed chapters include 'Ones That Got Away', 'Ones That Didn’t Get Away' and 'Fish That Bit Back'. Each is introduced by...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
1995-11-02
ePub
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
1991-01-02
Collection :
Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
ePub
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Aimed at readers of all levels--from student to classics buff to serious scholars--this sourcebook looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors. It examines such diversions as the ancient Olympic Games,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1987-10-29
PDF
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''My Life in the Maine Woods'' recounts Annette Jackson's North Woods experiences during the 1930s when she, her husband and their children lived in a small cabin on the shore of Umsaskis Lake. Jackson, an avid sportswoman and nature lover, writes of hunting, fishing,...
Editeur :
Rare Treasure Editions
Parution :
2025-12-20
epub sans DRM
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A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to modern sporting rifles and how to use them, cartridges for small, medium and big game, barrels, stocks, sights, scopes, shooting techniques, where to hit them, modern shotguns and how to use them, double, pump, automatic,...
Editeur :
Rare Treasure Editions
Parution :
2025-12-20
epub sans DRM
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The Ultimate Guide to Extreme Sports and Adventure is an immersive, high-energy exploration of the world’s most thrilling and demanding pursuits. Written for adrenaline seekers, outdoor enthusiasts, and curious beginners alike, this book goes beyond excitement to...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-12-19
epub sans DRM
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Adventure Sports: An Exciting Guide to High-Energy Outdoor Pursuits is an inspiring and action-driven exploration of the world’s most thrilling outdoor challenges. Combining powerful storytelling, expert insights, and motivational reflections, this book invites readers...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-12-13
epub sans DRM
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People construct buildings for all sorts of things. We have houses and apartments for places to live, schools to learn, hospitals for the sick and injured, stores to buy all the things we need, factories to make things we buy, and more. Lots of planning, preparation,...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-12-05
epub sans DRM
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Adventure guide kira watling is not a natural with guest lists and flower arranging...
But the destination wedding agency she works for always goes above and beyond. And it’s her job to escort an important guest from salzburg to the venue, a gorgeous chalet nestled in...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-11-27
epub sans DRM
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Ontario’s Lake of the Woods provides the setting for this delightful melange of stories about Portage Bay Camp, its crotchety proprietor, whose insults are coveted awards, and the friends who shared with the Wellmans—Senior and Junior—the laughter, fishing and...
Editeur :
Rare Treasure Editions
Parution :
2025-11-01
epub sans DRM
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For the very first time, immerse yourself in the captivating history of the Quebec Nordiques through the stories of its players. A hundred of them share their contributions to the team and tell, through a multitude of revelations, their journeys on the Colisée ice,...
Editeur :
Éditions Sylvain Harvey
Parution :
2025-10-21
epub sans DRM
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The history of the Montreal Canadiens is about more than just hockey. It’s also the story of how hockey’s most winning team has always skated hand-in-hand with its home province of Quebec.
Brendan Kelly takes a fresh look at the ups and downs of the Habs since the...
Editeur :
Baraka Books
Parution :
2025-09-24
epub sans DRM
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This book is for anyone who wants to get moving again to improve their fitness, reclaim their health and grab their lives back. Maybe you’ve already tried to get active again only to find how tough it can be. There is a harsh lesson here.
You see, it doesn't matter if...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-08-19
epub sans DRM
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You may have heard this already, but kettlebells have a strong reputation for being simply the best and most efficient fat burning tool, but the peculiar thing is that kettlebell workouts were never intended to be just for fat loss, for a long time kettlebell workouts...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-08-11
epub sans DRM
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You may have heard this already, but kettlebells have a strong reputation for being simply the best and most efficient fat burning tool, but the peculiar thing is that kettlebell workouts were never intended to be just for fat loss, for a long time kettlebell workouts...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
Parution :
2025-07-19
epub sans DRM
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