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"It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike."
This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball's most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing a knuckleball know where it is going most of the time. As a pitch that floats and comes into the plate in what appears to be slow motion, it is miraculous that those who...
18482) Diana Taurasi
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Diana Taurasi is one of the WNBA's greatest players. She is the league's all-time leading scorer. In this high-low title, reluctant readers will learn about the journey of this superstar athlete. Special features highlight her rise to success, favorite things, and numerous accomplishments. Vibrant photos and engaging text bring Diana's athletic feats to life for readers to experience!
18483) Golf By the Numbers
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Introduce Common Core State Standards for math and English to young readers in a format they'll love! This book includes number-based facts, a brief introduction to the sport of golf, and diagrams of a golf course and holes. Brief story problems are matched with each photo to promote reading comprehension and math practice. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
18484) The Push-up Workout Plan for Strength and Muscle Growth: How to Get Stronger and Bigger at Home
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Want to build strength and gain muscle mass at home with no equipment? This book is for you! Anyone who has tried bodyweight exercises (also known as "calisthenics") knows it is an extremely safe and effective type of training to develop lean body mass, improve strength and increase muscle endurance. In this book we will focus primarily on push-up progressive training which can be performed without any special equipment.Bodyweight training doesn't...
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Whether rediscovering the best team moments, or initiating into the histories and traditions of Trojan fandom, this book about the University of Southern California football team is both a useful resource and cherishable memorabilia. Packed with anecdotes of the players, explanations about the beginnings of rivalries and traditions, detailed histories about the greatest players and moments in the school's history, lists of the most successful seasons,...
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Maximilian Funk is the new kid in school, and not much of a baseball fan, a deadly combination. He has to figure out a way to impress Molly Kinsman, the best pitcher in the city and the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. One little lie couldn't hurt, could it? This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
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El Camino de Santiago se emprende por motivaciones culturales, deportivas o religiosas. Pero al final del viaje el peregrino descubre que todas ellas acaban mezclándose entre sí, y que un viaje a pie de casi 700 kilómetros se convierte en una de las grandes travesías de la vida, en la que además se descubren algunos de los rincones más desconocidos de la Península Ibérica. Esta guía lleva de la mano al peregrino por el Camino francés y proporciona...
18488) Trash Talk
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Football, baseball, basketball, hockey - pro athletes revolt! Too many fights, too many problems, lousy image! The commissioners are fed up and players are angry at mandated, educational seminar attendance! But that's what happened, and the commissioners aren't backing down. All pro athletes have to attend a course or seminar unrelated to sports every year. It looks like dark days for the athletes until one of them sees an ad for the upcoming S.E.S....
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With traditions, records, and Bruins lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every UCLA fan should know--from the hardwood to the hard courts, the gridiron, the diamond, and beyond. It contains crucial information such as important dates, behind-the-scenes tales, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Troy Aikman, Jackie Robinson, Bill Walton, Russell Westbrook, and...
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In the years before the Curse of the Bambino descended on New England, the Boston Red Sox rode major league baseball like a colossus, capturing four World Series titles in seven seasons. Blessed with legendary players like Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, and Smokey Joe Wood, and a brand new, thoroughly modern stadium, the Red Sox reigned as kings of the Deadball Era. Just in time for the centenary of baseball's hallowed Fenway Park and the...
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"Make and Do the Woodcraft Way" is a fantastic vintage guide to woodcraft and outdoors. The term woodcraft - or woodlore - refers to skills and expertise relating to living and surviving in the woods-such as hunting, fishing, and camping. This volume covers a wide range of subjects and should appeal to all who enjoy making and doing things. Contents include: "Totem Poles", "Woodcraft Handwork", "Furnishing the Den", "Camping", "Camp Gadgets", "Camp...
18492) Lucy Zeezou's Goal
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Lucy Zeezou's family is famous for two things in Italy: football and fashion. Lucy's ambitious Australian mother wants her to model for the family's fashion label. Even worse, Lucy's father, the captain of Milan's premier team, agrees.
When she's banned from playing football, Lucy starts to lead a double life secretly joining an all-boys side. But things take a dramatic turn when Lucy has to move to Sydney.
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This vintage book contains a detailed account of English fox hunting in the nineteenth century, with information on popular locations, notable figures, important developments, and more. A fascinating insight into English fox hunting, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of the sport, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Origin of Hunting", "The First...
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In 1985, Nike released Michael Jordan's first sneaker, the Air Jordan 1, and sneaker culture was born. Now thousands of people wait in line at Supreme, and companies throw millions of dollars at LeBron James to keep him in their marketing plans. The trend that saw steady growth for decades with the emergence of sports, hip-hop, and sportswear advertising has exploded into a phenomenon. And no one has watched that phenomenon more closely than Complex.
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John Cena has become the face of WWE. Discover how Cena's career started, from The Prototype in Ohio Valley Wrestling to winning his first WWE championship at Wrestlemania. His opponents in the ring may not be able to see him, but you sure will thanks to the beautiful and colorful photographs that work with the easy to read text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Each autumn, one of nature's most magnificent dramas plays out when striped bass undertake a journey, from the northeastern United States to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, in search of food and warmer seas. Writer and angler David DiBenedetto followed this great migration -- the fall run -- for three months in the autumn of 2001.
On the Run offers vivid portrayals of the zany and obsessive characters DiBenedetto met on his travels -- including...
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Stay on Target When You Talk to God
Father in heaven, as a hunter I know the thrill of watching a turkey, a duck, a deer, an elk, and other animals respond when I use my man-made calls. But far more incredible than that is the realization that You, the God and awesome Maker of this universe, hear me when I call to You. Amen.
Set your sights on a closer walk with God when you reflect on these short but powerful prayers that will help you
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18499) Season's Change
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A veteran hockey player and a rookie can't get away from each other-or their own desires-in this sexy, heartfelt opposites-attract hockey romance.
Olly Järvinen has a long way to go. He's got a fresh start playing for a new team, but getting his hockey career back on track is going to take more than a change of scenery. He's got to shut his past out and focus. On the game, not on his rookie roommate and his annoyingly sunny disposition-and annoyingly...
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Are you looking to get into camping?
Would you like to learn how to camp, like the pros do?
If you answered yes to these questions, then this book is for you.
Learn how to get started as well as everything you need to know about the sport and how to camp like a pro.
Using these camping techniques and tips will help you get started & camp better than ever before!
Introducing the secrets professionals use to scale the most difficult terrains!
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