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  Big Fight The: When Ali...

  Dave Hannigan

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  On a balmy July evening in 1972, to the sound of The Dubliners, Muhammad Ali climbed through the ropes to fight Al ‘Blue’ Lewis at Croke Park. The most famous athlete in the world had somehow been inveigled to Ireland by Butty Sugrue, a charismatic entrepreneur who was ridiculed for trying to do the impossible right up to the moment Ali and his entourage touched down at Dublin Airport. And so began a week of the most glorious mayhem, as ‘the Champ’ charmed the Irish people. 
   
  Ali could be found jogging along Wicklow lanes, strolling into The Old Stand pub, chatting with street cleaners, and paying an early morning visit to the GPO to receive a history lesson about the Easter Rising. No matter where he fetched up, wonderful chaos ensued. Traffic stopped. Crowds gathered. The greatest show on earth had come to town. 
   
  Through interviews with dozens of those Ali met and worked with over the course of those seven unforgettable days, Dave Hannigan has pieced together an enthralling narrative of one of the most unique events in Irish sporting history.

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  Peter Alliss - Reflections on a...

  Peter Alliss

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  Peter Alliss was a truly monumental figure in the world of golf. His voice was the soundtrack to many who have paid even the scantest attention to the old game. This book records Peter's vivid recollections of a life well lived, looking back on his double-edged career in sport and media, one that is unlike any other and is surely never to be repeated.
  Sit back and listen to Peter Alliss do what he did best: ramble on about this and that in that famous voice of his, drawing sharp and funny observations from disparate quarters of life before inevitably tying everything neatly together and returning to the subject of golf. His memory for long-passed names and distant places remained extraordinarily sharp.
  He was also a man of his age which, naturally, meant there were more than a few facets of modern life he found confusing and exasperating. This, however, is surely true for any of us who have lived beyond the point where we wake up each day wondering what we ought to do with our lives.
  He appreciated his good fortune at being able to make a living from his 'ramblings' while, at the same time, possessing an acute awareness of his rare talent for finding the appropriate word or phrase while winging it over a television picture. His belief that, sometimes, silence is more eloquent than words flies in the noisy face of much modern broadcasting. He was all the more appreciated by many of us for sticking to this conviction and for daring to hold firm in the face of changing convention. Peter is gone now, but the spirit of kindness in which he lived his life reverberates still.

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  Home Workout: Quick Fun and...

  Brian Hamrick

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  Home Workout: Quick, Fun and Equipment-Free Routines to Burn Fat, Gain Strength, and Sculpt Your Ideal Body 
  No gym? No problem. Home Workout is your go-to guide for transforming your body anytime, anywhere—no equipment required. 
  Packed with efficient, high-impact routines, this book is designed to fit into your busy schedule and keep you motivated. Whether you're aiming to shed fat, build lean muscle, or simply feel stronger and more energized, you'll find a variety of workouts tailored to all fitness levels. 
  Inside, you'll discover:Short, effective routines you can do in 10–30 minutesBodyweight exercises that target every major muscle groupFat-burning circuits and strength-focused workoutsTips on building consistency and tracking progressAdaptable plans to keep your workouts fresh and fun 
  Say goodbye to excuses and hello to results. With Home Workout, your ideal body is just a few steps away—starting right in your living room.

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  Bo's Lasting Lessons - The...

  Bo Schembechler, John Bacon

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  There are very few coaches held higher esteem than Bo Schembechler. As coach of the University of Michigan football team, he won 13 Big Ten titles and finished as the winningest coach in their storied history. But beyond the wins and losses, Bo is best remembered for the remarkable impact he had on his players and fans alike.  In Bo's Lasting Lessons, the coach draws on his years of experience, using first-person anecdotes to deliver timeless lessons on leadership, motivation and responsibility. His distinctive gruff voice leaps from the page.  With pithy language, Bo explains that true leadership requires the compassion to actively listen to your people, and then to have the courage to do what is right every time.   A big believer in peer pressure and in always making his players accountable for their actions, Schembechler has coached athletes who went on to become professional football players, doctors, lawyers and CEOs.

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  JUMP: A New Adult Equestrian...

  Tiffany Noelle Chacon

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  Can Mila make the jump before she loses everything that's important to her?It’s been a year since college senior Mila Kozak watched her sister Anya’s tragic accident on course at a horse show. Since then, nothing has been the same. Her relationship with her sister is as shattered as Anya’s paralyzed body. Her boyfriend of two years dumped her out of the blue and, even though she’s doing everything she can to win him back, he won’t give her the time of day. And her favorite thing in the world - show jumping - is tainted by the crippling fear she’ll end up like Anya.Mila wants nothing more than to be her old life-of-the-party, live-in-the-moment self. But no matter what she does, she’s not that Mila anymore.When Mila rescues her friend and barnmate, Alex, from Immigration police, it sets them on a trajectory that’s as surprising as it is electrifying.But when everything Mila holds dear is threatened yet again, will she make the jump and land where she’s meant to be?Set in the world of competitive show jumping, JUMP is a new adult romance about falling in love, facing your fears and building your own happily-ever-after.

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  And then Arnie Told Chi Chi - A...

  Done Wade

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  This collection of anecdotes—from Golf Digest editor Don Wade—brings out of the locker room and onto the green an engaging treasury of more than 100 of the greatest golf stories ever told from the game's legends: Ben Hogan, Nancy Lopez, Fred Couples, and others. From Augusta National to Royal St. George, this entertaining, intimate, and funny audio takes you onto some of the best courses alongside the greatest players in the world.

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