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  Dicksy's Fifty Years in Football...

  Alan Dicks

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  Alan Dicks’ football career spanned the second half of the 20th century. During those fifty years the game fundamentally changed and Dicksy was there, playing his part, when history was made. In Chelsea’s first ever League title win in 1955. Double promotion glory alongside Jimmy Hill at Coventry City in the 1960s. Boss at Bristol City for thirteen extraordinary years until 1980. And managing teams around the world. At Ashton Gate, he built a side on a shoestring budget and an indestructible spirit, becoming a national figure. A living legend to Robins’ fans, taking the club up to the top flight after a sixty-five-year wait, it’s part of an amazing football tale of a time when loyalty meant more than money. Football has waited over thirty years to hear his story. Finally, here it is.

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  Chair Exercises for Seniors:...

  Scott Hamrick

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  Is your mobility limited, but you’re searching for a way to stay fit? Do you worry that trying to keep conditioned at your age might be dangerous, difficult, or even do more harm than good? 
  If you are looking for a safe, reliable, and doctor-approved way to improve your strength, flexibility, and overall fitness, consider one of the most effective ways to achieve those goals. Seniors everywhere are learning about the wonderful benefits of chair exercises. 
  With your doctor’s approval, you can work out at home, a friend’s house, or a group setting without buying an expensive gym membership or specialized equipment! Using a chair as your fitness tool is the simplest and most convenient way to claim strength and flexibility. While some worry that chair exercises are a lesser form of exercise, that’s far from true! Seated exercise is just another way of getting the work done – and a safer route to fitness for some. 
  This audiobook is chock-full of simple yet effective chair moves that you’ll find enjoyable, stress-free, and effective. Here are just a few benefits of chair exercises:You’ll feel youngerChair exercises help you achieve weight goalsSleep comes easier when you have a regular exercise routineRegular exercise encourages the body to operate as normally as possibleYou can work out in the privacy and comfort of your home 
  There’s enough to deal with as a senior without having poor fitness working against you! Making use of this everyday apparatus – a sturdy chair – will bring your body into better alignment, allowing you to take control of conditioning and fitness within the walls of your home. Take a seat, and allow us to show you how – and why – chair exercises are the right choice. 
  Click on “add to cart” button, and start your journey to take charge of your fitness in a safe, effective, and fun way!

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  The Gas and Flame Men - Baseball...

  Jim Leeke

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  The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players, two club executives, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably, five of the seven—Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, Ty Cobb, George Sisler, and Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey—are now enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. The son of a sixth Hall of Famer, player and manager Ned Hanlon, was a young officer killed in action in France with the First Gas Regiment. Prominent chemical soldiers also included veteran Major League catcher and future manager George "Gabby" Street and Boston Braves president and former Harvard football coach Percy D. Haughton.The Gas and Flame Men explores how these famous baseball men, along with an eclectic mix of polo players, collegiate baseball and football stars, professors, architects, and prominent social figures all came together in the Chemical Warfare Service. Jim Leeke examines their service and its long-term effects on their physical and mental health—and on Major League Baseball and the world of sports. The Gas and Flame Men also addresses historical inaccuracies and misperceptions surrounding Christy Mathewson's early death from tuberculosis, long attributed to wartime gas exposure.

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  The Book of Esports - The...

  William Collis

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  Read the definitive guide to the modern world of competitive gaming, and The Official History of Esports™.Almost overnight, esports—or competitive video games—have exploded into the largest entertainment and sporting phenomenon in human history.The Book of Esports answers:· What exactly are esports, and how did they become so popular so quickly?· Why did blockbuster video games like League of Legends, Fortnite and Starcraft succeed?· Where exactly is all this video gaming headed? What is the future of esports?· What do gamers and college students need to know to position themselves for success in the industry?· How do you create a billion-dollar esports business? What strategic choices drive success in the modern gaming industry?· Can video games really get your kid into college? (All expenses paid, of course...)Whether you are a lifelong gamer, a curious Fortnite parent, or a businessperson seeking to understand the marketing opportunities of this multibillion-dollar phenomenon, THE BOOK OF ESPORTS charts the rise of this exciting new industry, for the first time ever crafting a comprehensive overview of esports and its implications for human competition—and even the future of humanity itself.Featuring select interviews from the biggest names in the industry, The Book of Esports weaves tales of trust, betrayal, and superhuman reflexes into predictive frameworks, explaining exactly why our industry looks the way it does, and how all this growth—and more—is inevitable as the divide between man and machine blurs into oblivion.Detailed and accessible, gaming luminary and Harvard MBA William Collis has painstakingly translated esports’ mysteries into a testament for today. Everyone can enjoy The Book of Esports because everyone should enjoy esports.So what are you waiting for? Take the wildest ride into worlds unreal, and discover that true human competition is always just a click away.

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  AB de Villiers - Road to Glory

  Jeremy Daniel

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  'AB hopped over the boundary rope and onto the field, grinning at the sight and sound of a packed Wanderers Stadium. He swung his bat from side to side and listened to the crowd roaring his name.'
  So begins the wonderfully entertaining story of the rise to fame of one of South Africa's favourite sporting stars. Written specifically for youngsters aged 10 –14, it takes the reader close to all the action, and the ups and downs.
  AB was already building a name as a great schoolboy tennis and rugby player, but when he decided to focus on cricket the word spread quickly about a talent that could not be contained.
  With two brothers a lot older than him, AB learned early how to play hard and never give up. In this inspiring story we watch as AB progresses through high school, then 'varsity, and learns how to play against the best. In his first Test series, AB struggles and wonders if he's good enough to make it at this level. However, the outcome is an inspiration to sports fans and readers who love a good story.

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  Sports Byline: Gilbert Black

  Ron Barr

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  One of the last living Negro American League players, Gilbert Black of the Indianapolis Clowns talks about growing up in NYC and sneaking into the Polo Grounds to watch baseball games as a child.Black recalls the segregation and discrimination he and other black baseball players faced in the major leagues, including being made to sleep outside on a porch at training camp with the Atlanta Braves.

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