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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Fishing for Everyone: The Complete Illustrated Guide

Before you hook yet another clump of weeds, take heart with Knack Fishing for Everyone, a quick-reading, picture-driven guide to fishing with style and success. The first such reference created for visual learners, it guides you to becoming a capable and knowledgeable angler—one who, with a set of basic skills, starts catching fish and continues to do so, refining your techniques as you go. It presents all the essentials of fishing, using various kinds of tackle, for a variety of both freshwater and saltwater species. Step-by-step full-color photo sequences and information-packed, clearly worded instructions are the hallmarks of this definitive one-volume resource.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Netball: Steps to Success

Netball: Steps to Success gives players a solid grounding in the game. By teaching correct footwork and the fundamental skills of catching, passing and shooting, it provides a solid platform from which to progress to competitive game play. These skills are practiced and honed through a series of drills that feature a scoring system designed to accelerate your progress.
Once you master the basic skills, Netball: Steps to Success takes you on the court and prepares you for any situation. Detailed instruction, complemented by full-colour photographs and illustrations, will teach you the defensive and attacking strategies needed for winning play, whatever your playing level.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA


The NBA's first legally hearing-impaired player traces his unlikely journey from the son of a Montana polygamist to a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, in an account that describes his relationship with grandfather Rulon Allred, his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and his professional playing experiences in Europe.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Wingnut Complete Surfing


A professional surfer and instructor covers every important area of surfing wisdom, including wave dynamics, board design and performance, and strategies for paddling out through the wave breaks, along with photographs and illustrations that clearly demonstrate each move.

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Monday, June 1, 2009

Straw: Finding My Way


The former National League All-Star baseball player traces his rise from a disadvantaged Los Angeles youth to 1983's Rookie of the Year, describing the numerous challenges he has met in personal and professional arenas from his brushes with the law and fight with colon cancer to his devotion to his family and advocacy on behalf of autistic children.

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