Sports & Recreation
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Before Brittney
A Legacy of Champions by Dr. Nancy R. Goodloe
This book is about champions in women’s athletics at Baylor University–the champions who competed, the champions who coached, the champions who provided the advocacy and leadership for the women’s athletic program, and the champions who have...
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A Life Outdoors
Essays on Hunting, Gathering and Country Living in the 21st Century by Robert D. Sopuck
The 21st Century is a time of profound and wrenching change. The phrase “stop the world, I want to get off” never seemed more appropriate. Robert Sopuck caught his first fish at age 4 in the presence of his father. That fish set off a lifetime of...
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Hot Foot
Walter Knox's Remarkable Life as a Professional in an Amateur World by David F. Town
Walter Knox lived in two worlds. As an outstanding track and field athlete, he won amateur championships and broke world records. However, he also explored the seedy world of matched races and it’s violent gambling culture. He played the...
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Love and Fury
by Sal Reevers
The bush league scouts thought Barnaby could develop into a professional enforcer. His father liked the idea of his son punching his way to big bucks in the NHL and sent him to apprentice in a faraway city. There Barnaby’s coach wanted him to do...
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Bike With Your Dog
How to Stay Safe and Have Fun by J. Leslie Johnson
Bike With Your Dog tells dog lovers how to safely bike with their dogs and have fun at the same time. For many high-energy dogs, a walk on the leash is simply not enough. Dogs love to run and biking enables them to get the exercise they need....
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The Vrooms of the Foothills, Volume 4: Ranching, the Real West
by Bessie Vroom Ellis
Ranching, the Real West is Volume 4 in the series THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS. Once again and using 5 maps and over 280 photos, Bessie Vroom Ellis vividly illustrates the social history of southwestern Alberta. The captions are memory-filled...
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Rein in Your Brain
Do-it-Yourself Mental Training for Riders and Drivers by Janeane Reagan, PhD
“Rein in Your Brain” offers a self-help approach to acquiring the mental and emotional control that can make any equestrian from any discipline, whether they ride or drive competitively or recreationally, more effective in reaching his or her...
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The Kayak Coaches' Manifesto
An Alternative Approach to High Performance Kayaking by Dari Y. Fisher
The author, Dari Y. Fisher has created this manual in consultation with Dr. Imre Kemecsey (Master Kayak Coach and Olympic Silver Medallist); regarding coaching structure and technique for elite and emerging Flatwater and Surfski kayak athletes....
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Sex, Lies and Triathlon
by Leib Dodell
Triathletes are a unique breed. Amateur triathlete and humorist Leib Dodell has been living among them for years, often chronicling their foibles and eccentricities in the pages of Inside Triathlon magazine. Whether you are a beginning...
