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  • On the Clock: Dallas Cowboys
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    On the Clock: Dallas Cowboys

    A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a football team instantly. Each year, NFL teams approach the draft with this knowledge, hoping that luck will be on their side and that their extensive scouting and analysis will pay off.In On...
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    Tim Grunhard
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    Tim Grunhard

    From one of the toughest players ever to strap on a Chiefs helmet comes a memoir of football life and finding home in the Chiefs Kingdom.Tim Grunhard always felt he had something to prove. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Grunhard wasn't...
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  • The Road to Texas
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    The Road to Texas

    The University of Texas boasts one of the nation's most storied football programs, and the recruiting acumen of coaches like Darrell Royal and Mack Brown plays a major role in that.The Road to Texas is a wild ride into the competitive world of college...
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    The Program
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    The Program

    In The Program: Alabama Crimson Tide, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of a historic team.This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the celebrated program, going beyond well-worn...
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  • On the Clock: Pittsburgh Steelers
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    On the Clock: Pittsburgh Steelers

    A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a football team instantly. Each year, NFL teams approach the draft with this knowledge, hoping that luck will be on their side and that their extensive scouting and analysis will pay off.In On...
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    Son of Havana
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    Son of Havana

    The improbable story of Luis Tiant-a living link to the earliest days of Fidel Castro's regime, a Boston Red Sox legend, and the most qualified 20th Century pitcher not yet enshrined in the Baseball Hall of FameLuis Tiant is one of the most charismatic...
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  • God is Round
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    God is Round

    A brilliant, kaleidoscopic exploration of soccer-and the passion, hopes, rivalries, superstitions, and global solidarity it inspires-from Juan Villoro, "Mexico's top ftbol expert" (NBC News).On a planet where FIFA has more members than the United Nations...
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    Lute Olson
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    Lute Olson

    A profound collection celebrating one of college basketball's greatest coachesLute Olson is a college basketball coaching institution, from Tucson and the University of Arizona through the Pac-12, and forever in the annals of the sport as one of the best...
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    The Idealist
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    The Idealist

    An essential story of understated courage, the lasting power of a name, and the battle to honor a pioneering legacy.On the eve of his second varsity football game for the Iowa State Cyclones, Jack Trice wrote in a letter, "The honor of my race, family...
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    Willie Horton
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    Willie Horton

    A compelling autobiography from one of Detroit's favorite sonsAt 15, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At 20, he smacked his first major-league home run. At 24, Horton stood in full uniform on the...
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    Ron Shandler's 2022 Baseball Forecaster
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    Ron Shandler's 2022 Baseball Forecaster

    For more than 35 years, the very best in baseball predictions and statisticsThe industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to...
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    Sports Illustrated The Basketball Vault
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    Sports Illustrated The Basketball Vault

    Sports Illustrated, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered the NBA for the much of its existence, documenting its expansion from fledgeling league to global force.Curated by editor and bestselling author Chris Ballard, this anthology...
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    Cover Story
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    Cover Story

    A nostalgic romp through modern NBA history as documented by basketball's most iconic and innovative magazine covers.Every magazine cover is the result of a series of intentional decisions. Cover Story shares the behind-the-scenes stories of these...
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    The Midrange Theory
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    The Midrange Theory

    At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the opponent from doing the same. But what is a "good" shot? Are all good shots created equally? And how might one identify players who are more...
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    Spaced Out
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    Spaced Out

    A hands-on, illuminating deconstruction of NBA basketball, tracing the tactical evolution of the modern game.As the NBA celebrates and surpasses 75 years of existence, today's game looks nothing like it did in generations past when Bill Russell, Wilt...
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    Built to Lose
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    Built to Lose

    "From front offices to college campuses, Jake Fischer takes you on an engrossing tour of the NBA in its latest golden age, when some of the most captivating teams won by losing."-Lee Jenkins, formerSports IllustratedNBA writerAninsideraccount of modern...
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    Six Rings

    Revised and updated for 2020! The New England Patriots' feat of six Super Bowls in 17 years represents the gold standard of dominance every sports franchise strives for. With Bill Belichick and Tom Brady at the helm, the Patriots' unlikely...
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    Tony Parker: Beyond All of My Dreams
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    Tony Parker: Beyond All of My Dreams

    Tony Parker is nothing short of a San Antonio legend, and his number 9 hangs high in the rafters as a symbol of teamwork, longevity, and tenacious talent. For the first time in the English language, the beloved Spurs point guard opens up about his life...
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    Kingdom
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    Kingdom

    After 50 years of waiting, Kansas City Chiefs fans were hungry for a return to Super Bowl glory. In 2020, their patience was rewarded in dramatic, exuberant fashion with a second-half comeback for the ages against the San Francisco 49ers. ESPN's Adam...
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    Ron Shandler's 2021 Baseball Forecaster

    For more than thirty years, the very best in baseball predictions and statisticsThe industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is...
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  • I'll Show You
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    I'll Show You

    Derrick Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard was a phenom, winning the Rookie of the Year award and electrifying fans around the world. In 2011, he...
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    The Milwaukee Brewers at 50

    This official commemorative book tells the stories behind all the iconic moments, the legendary players and coaches, and so much more. Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs and insightful writing from team reporter Adam McCalvy, this is a deluxe,...
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    Try Not to Suck

    With his irreverant personality, laid-back approach, and penchant for the unexpected, Joe Maddon is a singular presence among Major League Baseball managers. Whether he's bringing clowns and live bear cubs to spring training or leading the Chicago Cubs...
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  • We The Champs
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    We The Champs

    This commemorative book on the 2018 NBA champions provides a visual look at the winning team's road to championship glory. Through unique words and images, this celebratory book takes readers from the opening games in November through the 2018-19 NBA...
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    The Genius of Desperation

    If necessity has been the mother of invention throughout the history of professional football, it could also be said that desperation is the father. Rare are the football innovations that have occurred without an owner, general manager, coach, or player...
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    The Shift

    With its three-hour-long contests, 162-game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to self-reflection and obsessive analysis. It's a thinking game. It's also a shifting game. Nowhere is this more evident than...
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    LeBron James vs. the NBA

    Showcasing one of professional basketball's best players, this book spotlights the life and career of hardcourt superstar LeBron James. More than just a biography, it relates James' story while also establishing his prominent place in NBA history. By...
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    If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Bears

    Led by stars like Walter Payton, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, William "Refrigerator" Perry, head coach Mike Ditka, and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, the Chicago Bears in the 1980s were an NFL powerhouse. As anyone who's seen "The Super Bowl Shuffle"...
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  • Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0
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    Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0

    Renowned NFL analysts' tips to make football more accessible, colorful, and compelling than ever beforeMore and more football fans are watching the NFL each week, but many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. What does the offense's...
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    Controlled Chaos

    The author of THE TAO OF CHIP KELLY returns with deep insight into the mind of one of the NFL's most innovative and increasingly controversial coaches. The 2014 off-season saw the excitement of Chip Kelly's NFL debut turn ugly fast. Before his second...
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    There Is No Next

    Thirty years after Michael Jordan's first NBA game comes an oral history of his legendary career, told by the men who played with him and against him, coached him, and witnessed first-hand the iconic greatness of the most dominant athlete sports...
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    The Tao of Chip Kelly

    "Having studied Kelly's time at Oregon extensively, Saltveit has written the book on Kelly. Literally." -Dan Graziano, ESPNDuring his four years as football coach at the University of Oregon, Chip Kelly led the previously unheralded Ducks to a 46-7...
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  • The Kaepernick Effect
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    The Kaepernick Effect

    Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered a political awakening among athletes of all ages and levels, from the celebrated sportswriter"With profiles of courage that leap of the page, Zirin uncovers a whole national...
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    War on the Basepaths
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    War on the Basepaths

    During his twenty-four-year Hall of Fame career, Ty Cobb was an MVP, Triple Crown winner, and twelve-time batting champion. Even though he retired over eighty-five years ago, he is still the leader for career batting average; second in runs, hits, and...
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    Tokyo Junkie
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    Tokyo Junkie

    60 years of observation: an American journalist's memoir about Tokyo's modern urban transformation, its criminal underworld and, oh yes, baseball.Tokyo Junkie is a memoir that plays out over the dramatic 60-year growth of the megacity Tokyo, once a dark,...
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    Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

    Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he...
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    The USA Today Golfer's Encyclopedia
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    The USA Today Golfer's Encyclopedia

    The USA TODAY Golfer's Encyclopedia is an exhaustively researched statistical and biographical reference on professional golfers and their performances over the past fifty years. Including all golfers who have had a minimum of 20 starts on the PGA tour...
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  • 100 Things Giants Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
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    100 Things Giants Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

    The team that ranks third in the National Football League with eight NFL titles and 15 players in the NFL Hall of Fame is featured in this one-of-a-kind handbook for fans. Essential information on the New York Giants is compiled in a direct and...
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    Overtime Kids

    Overtime Kids is an inspiring account of the smallest school to ever win the Kentucky State High School Basketball Championship, knocking out the highest scoring player in history in the process! Discover with Dr. Don Miller how this humble coal-mining...
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  • Wilt
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    Wilt

    A capturing of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain's personality and thoughts-known by relatively few people other than family and close friends-is made available to all in this intimate biography. The author, a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of...
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    Brad Clayton's PuzzleDuck Golf
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    Brad Clayton's PuzzleDuck Golf

    Golf: A simple four letter word that many consider to be, another "four letter word". It doesn't have to be that way though. "There is no magic potion, but golf just doesn't have to be that hard", says PGA of America Master Professional in Teaching, Brad...
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  • The greening of golf
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    The greening of golf

    Golf is a major global industry. The sport is played by more than 60 million people worldwide and there are more than 32,000 courses in 140 countries across the globe. This book looks at the power relationships in and around golf, examining whether the...
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  • African football migration
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    African football migration

    Africans have long graced football fields around the world. The success of icons such as Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of countless male youth across the continent. Using over a decade of ethnographic...
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  • The emergence of footballing cultures
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    The emergence of footballing cultures

    This study of Manchester football, by leading football historian Gary James, considers the sport's emergence, development and establishment through to its position as the city's leading team sport. The period from 1840 to 1919 saw football in Manchester...
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    Lombardi and Landry
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    Lombardi and Landry

    With a new introduction by Giants beat writer Tom Rock! Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry could not have had two more divergent personalities. Yet, while working for the New York Giants in the mid-1950s under head coach Jim Lee Howell, the pair formed what...
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  • Golf Jokes
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    Golf Jokes

    InGolf Jokes,Josh Shifrin has put together a list of the funniest, most humorous, side-stitching, belly busting, and toe-tickling list of comedic prose to keep you laughing throughout anything this amazing game can throw at you. From concise one-liners...
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