Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport
 Flat Seas: Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport (1996) by Ben Finney and James D. Houston, which calls itself 'the first book to chart surfing's Pacific origins in the context of Polynesian culture,' has its juiceless roots in Finney's mid- [... more]
$25.00
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Nijinsky's Crime Against Grace: Reconstruction Score of ...
Magnificent and Critical Reconstruction: Hodson brings back one of History's most controversial ballets after a 20 year research, which included several interviews with Marie Romberg (who danced in the premiere of The Rite), Stravinsky's own annotated [... more]
$70.00
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Eiger: The Vertical Arena
This book contains some stunning illustrations: The Eiger is a 3970 m mountain that looms above Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. Its north face has been quite literally a ca. 2000 meter-high 'vertical arena'. Although the mountain [... more]
$32.95
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Ferris Wheels: An Illustrated History
The Ferris Wheel Bible!: This book is the ultimate authority on Ferris Wheels. The history of Ferris Wheels is comprehensive and has copious footnotes. The references go deep. There was one reference that caught my fancy, and after extensive searching, [... more]
$59.95
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Chicago's Wrigley Field (IL) (Images of Baseball)
A tribute to a great team in a great city!: I bought this book expecting to find a few photos of Chicago's ball park and an overload of player photos. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the book thoroughly examined Wrigley Field, its early [... more]
$19.99
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The Grand Minor League - Paperback
REAL baseball giants and the mysterious Mr. Lindell: Dick Dobbins does the job right in "The Grand Minor League", a retrospective of the old Pacific Coast League (PCL). The PCL still exists today as a AAA league - one step below the majors - [... more]
$27.95
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A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do
Fascinating book: This book is not a how to do Tae Kown Do book, nor is it a book that protrays martial art grandmasters in a god like status. No this is a book that takes the founders of one of (if not) the fastest growing martial art across the globe [... more]
$24.95
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The Big Bend: A History of the Last Texas Frontier
The essential Big Bend reference: Ron Tyler's seminal work on the Big Bend of Texas is required reading for anyone who plans a trip to the "Texas Outback". This enchanting out-of-the-way part of Texas has invited explorers and adventurers for [... more]
$15.95
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Records of North American Big Game, 11th Edition
LOVE THE DETAILED CHAPTERS: Often times books by the Boone and Crockett Club are just listings of records but that can be boring. I like this book because it has long and detailed chapters with plenty of historical photographs at the front of the book [... more]
$49.95
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The Moto Guzzi Sport & Le Mans Bible
Tonti-ism: I rode a Moto Guzzi Ambassador for 20 years. I had always wanted a Lemans III. So I bought one. Then I bought a Lemans 1000. And then a Lemans I. I miss the Lemans III the most when I'm not on it. Anyway- So when this book came out this year I [... more]
$49.95
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Maillot Jaune: The Yellow Jersey
Maillot Junk: Buyer beware of this book. It is a US edition of a French book that has been available since 1999. The jacket for the book says it has been updated to include a chapter on Lance Armstrong. Hardly - they added a few mediocre photos. Worse [... more]
$39.95
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The Giants: Memories and Memorabilia from a Century of ...
Amazon.com Review: Whether in New York or San Francisco the Giants have never ceased to dazzle. Bobby Thompson's "shot heard 'round the world" and "the catch" by Willie Mays will forever be on highlight reels and the names of John [... more]
$9.98
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