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Cracker Jacks-
Living Life as We Play Sports
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William Humble |
Cracker Jacks
profoundly captures the essence of competitive sports and the life
lessons that can be taken from various aspects of participation.
Examining six popular youth sports, Cracker Jacks challenges
the reader to see their value in relation to life and worry less about
the icons that play them.
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Baseball's
First Mexican-American Star
The Amazing
Story of Leo Najo
by Noe
Torres
One of the
first Hispanics to play professional baseball in the United States,
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Leo Najo
debuted in 1924 with the San Antonio Bears of the Class A Texas
League.
After
electrifying San Antonio crowds with his incredible speed and
astonishing outfield catches, Najo was drafted by the Chicago White
Sox in the winter of 1925.
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Twelve
Winds An
Aikido Master’s Life Strategy by
Karl E. Geis 10th
Dan Aikido
10th Dan Judo
9th Dan Jyodo
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The only foreigner ever promoted by Kenji Tomiki Shihan to the rank of 6th Dan
in Aikido.
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Holding Court:
The Gene Ford Story
by
Jeff Harrison
An
entertaining, revealing look at Gene Ford, who has had a successful and
colorful life as both an athlete and one of Ohio’s all-time best and
most respected basketball coaches. |
Learn details of Ford’s childhood as the
son of a small-town Ohio coalminer, his high school years as an All-Ohioan and
his college days as an All-American, as well as his early coaching years and a
highly successful twenty-five-year run at Cambridge High School, which included
five trips to the state tournament.
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Scuba
Diving: A Newcomer’s Point of View by Edwin English
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go scuba diving? In Scuba
Diving: A Newcomer’s Point of View, author Ed English details
his first seventy-one dives. |
Without any prior experience in the diving field, he and
his teenage son and daughter became certified divers, opening up
a new world of experiences for themselves.
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Sports Slump Busting
by Alan S. Goldberg Sports are full of ups and downs. But
the best athletes and teams are mentally tough and bounce back quickly
after an off day. |
In Sports Slump Busting, Dr. Alan Goldberg presents a
10-step program that’s benefited hundreds of coaches, slumping
athletes and teams in a wide variety of sports, at every level
of competition.
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Ghost Leagues
- A History of Minor League Baseball in South Texas Did you know? •
Major league stars Manny Mota, and Jose Tartabull, and Hall of Fame
pitcher Gaylord Perry first played in South Texas. |
"Torres'
research makes the history of South Texas baseball spring to
life and catch his readers by the throat, like pro baseball
players in a heated argument."
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The Monitor (McAllen, TX), August 17, 2005. The Rio Grande Valley was once the spring training home of the
St. Louis Cardinals. • Before starring for the New York Giants
of the National Football League, Kyle Rote played baseball for
the Corpus Christi Aces.
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Professional Hunters for a Changing Africa by
Terry Cacek
Cacek recounts the adventures of 16 non-traditional professional hunters
(PHs) in Africa. The book explains how two Americans earned their
licenses in the past ten years, proving it can still be done. |
From the deepest, darkest corners of wild Africa comes this
account of the dangerous world of professional hunting and those
who lead the way. Terry Cacek’s Professional Hunters
details the lives and near-death experiences of 16 brave
professionals who lead safaris across this deadly continent.
Not fitting the mold of “The Great White Hunter,” the
professionals in this book have faced more than just dangers of
the animal variety. Professional Hunters also tells of
the difficulty that many of them have endured because of
revolution and racism that have plagued Africa for decades.
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Re-examining The Basics- Martial Arts by
Brandon H. Myers The
traditions behind many of the most common self-defense
techniques followed by more recent and more effective
interpretations. |
Martial art systems have survived
for centuries, passing from one generation to another without
much deviation in instruction or technique. This book explores
the traditions behind many of the most common self-defense
techniques followed by more recent and more effective
interpretations.
The author is not attempting to
revolutionize the martial arts community, yet he is offering new
ideas. The purpose of the text is to inform martial artists at
all levels—from beginner to master—that there are many
possibilities still left unexplored. The author hopes to
revitalize discussions concerning modern self-defense and
century-old techniques.
By the use of descriptive
illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this text will lead
the reader to a new understanding. Re-Examining the Basics
will enlighten and excite all martial artists regardless of
their time in training or their level of mastery. |
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Brain
Bombardment
by
Patrick Whalen
Brain Bombardment takes the form of a runner's diary. It describes the pursuit of supreme mental conditioning, as well as the obstacles that get in the way.
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Brain Bombardment is instructive, inspirational, and wildly funny.
Brain Bombardment discusses these questions and others.
Read it and experience the explosion of your brain.
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