Step by Step: A Pedestrian Memoir

Before Lawrence Block was the author of bestselling novels featuring unforgettable characters such as the hit man Keller, private investigator Matthew Scudder, burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, and time traveler Evan Tanner, he was a walker.

As a child, he walked home from school (mostly because he couldn't ride a bike). As a col-lege student, he walked until he was able to buy his first car (a deep blue 1950 Chevrolet coupe named Pamela, after the Samuel Richardson novel). As an adult, he ran marathons until he discovered what would become a lifelong obsession—never mind if some people didn't think it was a real sport—racewalking.

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Character Driven: Life, Lessons, and Basketball

A three-time NBA champion reveals the Christian faith and family values that shaped his successful career and personal life, describing his achievements, his decision not to play in the 2007 playoffs when his daughter required treatment for a rare form of eye cancer, and his return to the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Basic Trap and Skeet Shooting: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started

The sport of trap and skeet shooting is described in detail for the beginning or experienced shooter. Includes instructions on how to safely handle firearms, load and unload shotguns, determine dominant eye, swing toward the target, follow through, and more. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate how to successfully participate in these traditional shotgun sports. Complete with a chapter on gear to get started, this easy-to-use guide covers everything from choosing and transporting a shotgun to setting a stance and ultimately breaking the clays.

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Harvard Beats Yale 29-29: The Story of the Most Famous Football Game Every Played in the Ivy League...as Told by the Players

Recounts the dramatic 1968 final-game showdown between the undefeated ivy-league contenders as remembered by athlete participants, describing the contributions of Doonesbury-satirized Yale quarterback Brian Dowling and Harvard lineman and future Hollywood star Tommy Lee Jones.

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Gridiron Gauntlet: The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football, in Their Own Words

One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, four black players joined the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams to become the first African-American pro football players in the modern era. Players who began their careers from 1946 to 1955 reminisce about the violence they faced on and off the field, the world of segregation and the violence it brought, but also of white players and coaches who assisted and supported their careers.

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