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  More Tales from the Dugout -...

  Mike Shannon

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  The latest collection of little known baseball stories from the acclaimed author of Tales from the Dugout. 
   
   
   
  Mike Shannon, top-selling author of the critically acclaimed baseball classics Tales from the Dugout and Tales from the Ballpark, returns for a third success to deliver a brand-new collection of more than 100 true stories and never-before-told anecdotes that come straight from the insider's circle. Entertaining and masterfully told, More Tales from the Dugout brings together delightful stories from the great and the not-so-great, both on and off the field, including baseball personalities from the past and present such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry. 
   
   
   
  At turns hilarious and heartwarming, this compilation is sure to join Shannon's previous books as a baseball classic.

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  Fit & Healthy Menopause - A...

  Kristina Pinto

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  Run, train, and thrive during menopause and beyond with this science-backed guide designed to help women understand and take control of their fitness in this next stage of life. 
  The radically changing body that we inhabit in puberty and adulthood starts a new road trip with menopause. In Fit & Healthy Menopause, clinical neuropsychologist and distance running coach Dr. Kristina Pinto explains the key factors that affect our running experience in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond so you can continue your fitness journey as you age. You'll find practical advice for runners, athletes, superagers, and anyone else who might feel like their bodies have gone rogue during this time, including:A science-backed, brain-body approach to explain common themes surrounding menopause in athletes, such as identity, cognition, anxiety, energy, sleep, and mood changeAnecdotes from a perimenopausal marathoner (the author) that provide relatable and optimistic situations to reassure runners about common health and fitness concernsInterviews with renowned experts in sports medicine, urogynecology, and nutrition on menopause-related issues like bone density, common injuries, diet and vitamin deficiencies, stress incontinence, energy, and metabolic changesGuidance on training adjustments, planning for races, and alternatives to running when we must take a breakContinuing to run and train during menopause can feel like running in new territory with no map. Fit & Healthy Menopause gives you the tools and assurance you need to continue to do what you do best: run your own life.

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  Lead with Faith Play with...

  Andy Dooley

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  Read by the author. 
  As an athlete, you train your body and mind to be ready for competition. But what about your soul? Lead with Faith, Play with Purpose is your guide to exercising your faith, with Andy Dooley as your trainer. 
  As a professional athlete turned pastor--and a passionate leader, Seattle Seahawks in-game host, social media influencer, and fitness trainer--Andy Dooley knows all about sports and what it takes to be a Christian on and off the field, court, or wherever you may play. A 100-day devotional written to encourage and guide athletes of any age, level, or sport, Lead with Faith, Play with Purpose is just what you need to integrate your faith into what you love to do--play your sport. 
  Let Dooley be your spiritual trainer and coach you to:Become a better teammate in four simple stepsDiscover effective ways to handle stress before a competitionIdentify how God is working through your sport to make you more like himUnderstand and embrace your calling as a Christian who is also an athlete 
    
  Physical training has value for our lives here on earth, yet it holds zero weight for the eternal. If you learn to be tenacious about living a godly life now as you also strive to become a better athlete and teammate, you'll change the trajectory of your life.

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  Why We Fight - One Man’s Search...

  Josh Rosenblatt

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  Finally, we can talk about Fight Club! 
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  A physical and philosophical mediation on why we are drawn to fight each other for sport, what happens to our bodies and brains when we do, and what it all means 
   
  Anyone with guts or madness in him can get hit by someone who knows how; it takes a different kind of madness, a more persistent kind, to stick around long enough to be one of the people who does the knowing. 
  Josh Rosenblatt was thirty-three years old when he first realized he wanted to fight. A lifelong pacifist with a philosopher’s hatred of violence and a dandy’s aversion to exercise, he drank to excess, smoked passionately, ate indifferently, and mocked physical activity that didn’t involve nudity. But deep down inside there was always some part of him that was attracted to the idea of fighting. So, after studying Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and boxing, he decided, at age forty, that it was finally time to fight his first—and only—mixed martial arts match: all in the name of experience and transcending ancient fears. 
  An insightful and moving rumination on the nature of fighting, Why We Fight takes us on his journey from the bleachers to the ring. Using his own training as an opportunity to understand how the sport illuminates basic human impulses, Rosenblatt weaves together cultural history, criticism, biology, and anthropology to understand what happens to the human body and mind when under attack, and to explore why he, a self-described “cowardly boy from the suburbs,” discovered so much meaning in putting his body, and others’, at risk. 
  From the psychology of fear to the physiology of pain, from Ukrainian shtetls to Brooklyn boxing gyms, from Lord Byron to George Plimpton, Why We Fight is a fierce inquiry into the abiding appeal of our most conflicted and controversial fixation, interwoven with a firsthand account of what happens when a mild-mannered intellectual decides to step into the ring for his first real showdown. 

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  The Runner's High

  Trevor Clinger

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  Unlock the truth behind the elusive phenomenon known as the runner's high. While athletes have long extolled its benefits, scientists have remained skeptical until now. Delve into this article, supported by rigorous studies confirming the existence of the runner's high, complete with medically cited references. As a licensed certified personal trainer certified by the National Federation of Professional Trainers (certification number 45582), I offer expert insights alongside my passion for health and dedication to staying abreast of the latest fitness trends.

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  Flat Out Flat Broke

  Perry McCarthy

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  Perry McCarthy is simply unique; he is an ex-Formula One racing driver and was 'The Stig’ from the world-wide BBC Top Gear TV show. Highly popular in the world of motor racing, The Telegraph headlined him as ‘a new cult hero’, The Times called him ‘the world’s unluckiest racing driver and America’s Sunday Express described him as a ‘comedian locked inside a racing driver's body’.Flat Out Flat Broke, with an amusing and poignant Foreword by 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill, is his hilarious and internationally acclaimed autobiography which takes you on Perry’s roller-coaster adventure as he battled on and off the racetracks of the world to fulfil his dream of Grand Prix stardom. Receiving fantastic reviews as one of the bestselling motor racing books of all time, Perry’s story will have you on the edge of your seat, either on the verge of tears or howling with laughter at both his bizarre misfortune and his triumphs against the odds. Don't miss it, it's the life story of a battler, a maestro in so many disciplines. But overall, Perry McCarthy knows how to recover from failure and create success. From working on oil rigs to fame as The Stig, Flat Out Flat Broke is an utterly fascinating read and you will see why even other racing drivers affectionately call him ‘Mad Dog’!

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