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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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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The Sports Rules Book

This guide presents basic information for 54 sports. For each sport, it describes the history, basic procedures, rules, terminology, competitive playing areas, equipment, scoring, player positions, and official's signals. Age-based and skill-related modifications are also included for many sports.

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The Code: Baseball's Unwritten Rules

Provides an incisive study of the unspoken rules that govern clubhouse behavior among teammates and with outsiders, discussing this unwritten baseball code, its role in baseball, and the system of intimidation and retaliation between hitters and pitchers, as well as the ties between the baseball code and respect for the game, its history, and other ballplayers.

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The Big One:

In this lively book, Kinney combines a first-person account of a single derby with a history of the tournament itself (and it’s a distinctly checkered history, with allegations of corruption and conspiracy, not to mention a few notable fatalities). He focuses on the personalities involved: the participants in the derby, the organizers, and the residents of Martha’s Vineyard, who for five weeks every year see their island turned into what amounts to a staging area for a sea battle. Fans of you-are-there accounts of sporting competitions will definitely want to read this one.

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Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion 2009

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association collaborate on the #1 annually updated guide for those who seek to hike the A.T. from end to end.It is especially designed for potential thru-hikers who want the basic information (on towns and shelters and water) for a five- to six-month trek in the woods, at a reasonable price, but also want the adventure of finding out the extras for themselves.

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Pro Tactics, Bass

Bass fishing is the top angling sport in the United States, supporting a 4.8 billion dollar industry. This book teaches the ins and outs of fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass, covers the basics of tackle and equipment, presents detailed instructions for rigging artificial lures, and explains how to find and fish for bass through the seasons and in different water conditions and cover. A final chapter provides advice for anglers who fish in tournaments. The result is a complete, up-to-date course on bass fishing for the beginning to intermediate angler, with valuable tips for experienced anglers.

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Tito Santana's: Tales from the Ring

Tito Santana (a.k.a. Merced Solis) was an All-American football player at West Texas State who was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. After a short stint playing football in the Canadian Football League (CFL), he entered the world of professional wrestling. For more than a decade in the WWF Santana enjoyed a stellar career. His great success led to induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. He still wrestles part-time, but works full-time teaching middle-school Spanish in New Jersey.

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Forever Blue

A profile of the enigmatic owner of the Dodgers chronicles the Tammany Hall origins that enabled him to become wealthy during the Depression, his clashes with power broker Robert Moses, and how the team's relocation and stadium construction shaped Los Angeles.

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Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football

Describes how Benny Friedman grew from the son of working-class immigrants living in Cleveland's Jewish ghetto to become one of the earliest legends of the game through his unique forward pass techniques, later signing with the Giants and bringing much-needed attention to the NFL in the process.

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