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  The Last Real World Champion -...

  Tim Hornbaker

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  “Tim Hornbaker further establishes himself as possibly the finest wrestling historian writing today.” — SLAM! Wrestling on Death of the Territories
  		 
  From the author of Death of the Territories and Capitol Revolution comes the definitive biography of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  		 
  For more than a century, professional wrestling has cultivated some of the most eccentric and compelling personalities. As the embodiment of flamboyance and intensity, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair stood at wrestling’s apex for decades, cementing his place as a once-in-a-lifetime athlete and performer. When he was in the ring, fans knew they were witnessing the very best, and he not only became a multi-time world heavyweight champion in the NWA, WCW, and the WWE, but his status as a generational great has been confirmed with inductions into numerous Halls of Fame.
  		 
  The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is a gripping portrait of a wrestling legend. This unflinching biography explores the successes, struggles, and controversy of Flair’s life in wrestling, pulling no punches in sharing the truth behind his in-ring achievements and out-of-the-ring hardships. Today, Flair is celebrated for his pioneering career and as an iconic figure in the realm of mainstream sports entertainment. Celebrated wrestling historian Tim Hornbaker tells Flair’s complete story, with meticulous attention to detail and exhaustive research, creating a must-read for fans of wrestling, sports, and popular culture.

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  Britain's Best Bike Ride - The...

  John Walsh, Hannah Reynolds

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  Britain's Best Bike Ride by John Walsh and Hannah Reynolds is a beautifully illustrated and inspirational guide to the ultimate thousand-mile cycling adventure from Land's End to John o' Groats.
  There are many ways to cycle between Land's End and John o' Groats, but the route specially created for this book, LEJOG1000, is designed to show you the quiet roads, picturesque villages and dramatic landscapes that make the experience memorable. Instead of taking the most direct route, it invites you to explore the best of each region you pass through. You'll discover stunning beaches and wild ponies on your way along the quiet wild-flower-edged lanes of Cornwall and Devon, follow the meandering River Wye in Wales, wind your way through a post-industrial landscape of canals and mill chimneys in the North West, before moving on to the epic climbs and grand vistas of Scotland.
  Carefully crafted to allow you the freedom to create your own ultimate adventure, the route is split into 30 adaptable stages, each finishing in a town or village with suggested places to eat, drink and stay. Create your own bespoke itinerary, or use one of three itinerary options provided: the 2-week classic, 3-week explorer or 10-day challenge. Along with stunning photography and lively insightful writing you will find all the practical information you need to plan your LEJOG1000 – route directions, bespoke mapping, cafes, pubs and local bike shops. Downloadable GPX files of the route are also available.
  Britain's Best Bike Ride will inspire you to take on this once-in-a-lifetime challenge – you'll be pedalling into John o' Groats having experienced the very best of Britain on a bike before you know it!

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  Mind is the Ride - A journey...

  Jet McDonald

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  Embark on an epic bicycle odyssey from Bristol to India that transcends pedals and paths, weaving travel tales with profound philosophy, each bike component unlocking insights into self, capitalism, enlightenment, and proving that cycling rewires both the body and the mind
  'Elegant, wild, poised and explosive' Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast
  When Jet McDonald cycled four thousand miles to India and back, he didn't want to write a straightforward travel book. He wanted to go on an imaginative journey.
  Mind is the Ride takes the reader on a physical and intellectual adventure from West to East using the components of a bike as a metaphor for philosophy, which is woven into the cyclist's experience. Each chapter is based around a single component, and as Jet travels he adds new parts and new philosophies until the bike is 'built'; the ride to India is completed; and the relationship between mind, body and bicycle made apparent.
  The age of the travelogue is over: today we need to travel inwardly to see the world with fresh eyes. Mind is the Ride is a pedal-powered antidote to the petrol-driven philosophies of the past.

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  Flying the Flag: Definitive...

  Carrie Dunn

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  Before Mary Earps, Jess Fishlock and Lucy Bronze, a generation of trailblazing women’s footballers defied the odds. 
  In 1921, the FA banned women from playing football in England, but these rebels refused to quit the game they loved. Leaving behind jobs, families and their homeland, they travelled across Europe in search of professional opportunities in women’s football – to countries like Italy and the Netherlands – where they could finally fulfil their footballing potential. 
  This groundbreaking book uncovers the untold stories of the pioneering women who paved the way for today’s Lionesses and global women’s football stars. The original Lioness who started a new life in the Netherlands as a teenager; the first woman of colour to play for England; the girl who turned down the chance of international recognition to play in Italy – through their reflections, we follow their extraordinary journeys, the evolution of women’s football in England and abroad, and the dreams they still hold for the future of the women’s game. 
  Perfect for readers of women’s sport writing, football history and fans of the Lionesses, this is essential reading for anyone who cares about the true story of women’s football. 
  “One of the most talented and considered minds working in women's football today” THE ATHLETIC 
  “The perfect person to guide us through the constantly changing landscape of women's football” KELLY CATES 
  “One of the most prolific writers about women's football in the UK” EVENING STANDARD 
  “Carrie writes the stories we're convinced would otherwise be lost forever... a MUST READ! Be prepared to feel aggrieved and inspired in equal measure” The Offside Rule podcast 
  “A vital and beautifully told piece of football history... essential reading for anyone who cares about the true story of women's football” Anita Asante, former England international and football pundit 
  Carrie Dunn is a writer and broadcaster specialising in women’s football. She is the author of "Flying the Flag", "Woman Up" and "Unsuitable for Females", and has covered England at major tournaments since 2005.

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  Races Games and Olympic Dreams -...

  Tom Hammond, Mark Story, Bob Costas

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  In sports, not all the long shots who succeed are athletes. In 1984, Tom Hammond, a forty-year-old sportscaster who had primarily worked in Kentucky and the Southeast, got an unlikely opportunity to appear on the NBC Sports telecast of the inaugural Breeders' Cup. Assigned to report from the stall area on what was supposed to be a single broadcast, Hammond performed so well that an NBC executive offered him a chance to call NFL games on the spot. That broadcast launched Hammond's thirty-four-year career with NBC Sports and his rise to the top levels of American television sportscasting. Along with cowriter Mark Story, Hammond pulls back the curtain to reveal how a Kentucky native who started out reading horse racing results on Lexington radio went on to broadcast from thirteen Olympic Games. 
   
   
   
  While covering Thoroughbred racing for NBC, Hammond broadcast sixteen Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes races and eleven runnings of the Belmont Stakes, including American Pharoah's historic 2015 Triple Crown victory. Hammond offers glimpses into his time as the play-by-play voice for Notre Dame football, calling NBA and NFL games, and his long-running stint announcing Southeastern Conference men's basketball for the league's syndicated TV package. Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams is an intimate and gripping look at Hammond's experiences.

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  The Cabin By The Deep Lake -...

  Jeffrey Rittenhouse

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  Every fall, six men return to a remote cabin in the woods of northern Maine. 
  They come to hunt, to work, to sit by the fire, and to keep a tradition alive—one passed down not just through family, but through time spent on land that asks to be treated with care. 
   
  What begins as another familiar season changes when a wounded deer leads one of them into ground that has been quiet for more than a century. Hidden in stone and shadow is a truth the land has protected through silence—human lives caught between hope and history, waiting where freedom once passed north. 
   
  As the discovery unfolds, the men are faced with a choice: preserve the secret as it is, or allow the past to finally speak. What follows is not a rush toward answers, but a careful reckoning—with legacy, responsibility, and the difference between ownership and stewardship. 
   
  This is not a story about hunting trophies or buried treasure. 
  It is a story about restraint. 
  About listening. 
  About knowing when to act—and when to leave things exactly where they are. 
   
  Blending wilderness realism with quiet historical mystery, this novel explores the unseen paths of the Underground Railroad, the weight of inherited land, and the ways memory survives when it is honored rather than exposed. 
   
  In the end, the land keeps its secrets. 
  But those who learn to listen are changed forever.

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