Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
 Amazon.com Review: Just about every other person in the world seems like an unfocused dilettante compared to long-distance swimming legend Lynne Cox. Soon At the age of 14, after several years of training hard in pools and the open sea, she was swimming [... more]
$14.00
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Hail Victory: An Oral History of the Washington Redskins
Numerous editorial errors in author's game descriptions.: I'm not old enough to remember game details prior to 1978, but Loverro's game descriptions after that point have numerous errors/key omissions. For example, in the description of the '79 finale [... more]
$24.95
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The Last Season
The gospel according to RM: When I considered buying this book, I read George Durkee's review, then bought the book based on his words alone. It is a haunting account. As a woman who lives alone in the wilderness (on a permit from the Forest Service), I [... more]
$24.95
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The Story of Modern Skiing
If you like to ski (and read), you'll love this book!: If you are a skier with at least a modicum of curiosity about how the sport you are passionate about evolved and mushroomed, and who the players were along the way, this is a book that tells the [... more]
$28.95
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Bart Starr: When Leadership Mattered
A Good Biography, But Nothing New: Those interested in reading about former Green Bay Packers' quarterback Bart Starr for the first time will find this to be an interesting biography. However, if you have read previous books on the Packers such as Jerry [... more]
$24.95
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Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the ...
Book Description: The world's premier climatologist, Lonnie Thompson has been risking his career and life on the highest and most remote ice caps along the equator, in search of clues to the history of climate change. His most innovative work has taken [... more]
$30.00
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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
Amazon.com Review: Lou Gehrig started his professional baseball career at a time when players began to be seen as national celebrities. Though this suited charismatic men such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, Gehrig avoided the spotlight and preferred to [... more]
$26.00
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Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an ...
A nice try, but it comes up short: To be honest, I really wanted to like this book because Terry Leach seems like a good guy and an honest man, but this book isn't one that I'll think of when I think about good baseball books. It's an autobiographical [... more]
$14.95
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Opening Day: Cleveland, the Indians, and a New Beginning
A New Beginning: April 4, 1994 was the beginning of a new era for Cleveland baseball. Gone was the rotting behemoth of Cleveland Municipal Stadium, and gone was the expectation that Opening Day would be the highlight of the season. Jonathan Knight takes [... more]
$14.95
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Lombardi and Me: Players, Coaches, and Colleagues Talk ...
A bit sloppy: I have respected Paul Hornung's contributions to football and appreciate his perspectives. This is a well meaning book with some new recollections on Vince Lombardi--they help to provide additional insight into the coach and demonstrate the [... more]
$14.95
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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
Amazon.com Review: Lou Gehrig started his professional baseball career at a time when players began to be seen as national celebrities. Though this suited charismatic men such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, Gehrig avoided the spotlight and preferred to [... more]
$30.95
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Seven: The National Championship Teams of the Tennessee ...
Tennessee Lady Vol's, Simply The Best: Seven: The National Championship Teams of the Tennessee Lady Vols This was a great book on the history of the Tennessee Lady Vol's National Championships 1-7. A detailed look at some of the greatest players to ever [... more]
$22.95
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