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  The Last Dive - A Father and...

  Bernie Chowdhury

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  A tragic account of the father-son dive team who met with disaster while exploring the wreck of a German U-boat off the coast of New York. 
   
  Chris and Chrissy Rouse, an experienced father-and-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve widespread recognition for their outstanding but controversial diving skills. Obsessed and ambitious, they sought to solve the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay under 230 feet of water, only a half-day’s mission from New York Harbor. In doing so, they paid the ultimate price in their quest for fame. 
   
  Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver and a close friend of the Rouses’, explores the thrill-seeking world of deep-sea diving, including its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and gruesome tragedies. By examining the diver’s psychology through the complex father-and-son dynamic, Chowdhury illuminates the extreme sport diver’s push toward—and sometimes beyond—the limits of human endurance. 
   
  Praise for The Last Dive 
   
  “Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air.” —Tampa Tribune 
   
  “[A] captivating account of sport diving.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “Excellently written and a real “grabber” to read, the book includes much information about the history, equipment, and people who make up the world of extreme or “technical” diving. This book should be read by any diver thinking of getting involved in wreck, cave, deep, or mixed-gas diving.” —Library Journal

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  Queen of the Negro Leagues -...

  James Overmyer

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  The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team. She never shrank from going head to head with men, who dominated the ranks of sports executives. That her life story remained unchronicled for so long can only be attributed to one thing: her team, the Newark Eagles, belonged to the Negro Leagues.In Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Negro Leagues Centennial Edition, James Overmyer brings to light new details regarding Effa Manley's fascinating story, including previously-unknown information about her childhood and family. Overmyer wonderfully portrays Effa Manley's trailblazing life, her championship baseball team, and a thriving black community in Newark that took the Eagles into their hearts. In addition, this book contains updates regarding the Negro Leagues, its talented rank of players, and Manley's induction into the Hall of Fame.This important work shines the spotlight on a previously unsung segment of baseball history. Drawing extensively from Eagle team records and Manley's scrapbook, Queen of the Negro Leagues is the definitive biography of a groundbreaking female sports executive.

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  Making Men from "The Boys" -...

  Nick Olynyk

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  A collection of stories from the author’s career, each containing a significant lesson about masculinity. "Making Men From The Boys” will motivate young men to ask more of life and take more personal action to achieve it, even as young men get more mixed signals about what it is to be a man than ever before.

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  Conquering Muay Thai - From...

  Christopher Aboy

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  Learn the basics of Muay Thai from the successful owner of a Muay Thai gym. 
  Chris Aboy was bullied as a kid. When he met a neighbor who practiced a martial art, Chris knew he wanted to become a fighter. By the age of 15, he was winning every point fight he was in. 
  So he was overconfident the first time he fought with full contact in an unsanctioned amateur fight. He got his ass kicked. At that moment, he realized fighting is all about what’s in your head—your mentality. 
  Whether you want to learn Muay Thai to build confidence and fight off bullies, get fit, or just learn a new skill, you’ll learn the basics of this centuries-old martial art from an “insider” who has spent years refining his skills. Here are just some of the important topics Kru Chris reveals in Conquering Muay Thai: 
  •How to choose a Muay Thai instructor and gym 
  •What to focus on as you begin training 
  •Why sparring is the best way to build your skills 
  •What the goal should be for every Muay Thai student 
  (Hint: it’s not going pro!) 
  •How to know when you’re ready to fight 
  •And much more! 
  An audiobook produced and published by e-Audio Productions and Audiobook Release

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  Glory Glory Man Utd - A...

  Neville Moir

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  From is genesis as Newton Heath LYR Football Club founded in 1878 all the way to the global sporting and commercial superpower that it is today, this is the history of Manchester United Football Club as you have never seen it before. Lifelong Red Devils' fan Neville Moir has distilled this extraordinary history into an amusing, fascinating and easy to read anthology.
  This entertaining volume is an instructive, if sometimes irreverent – but always affectionate – guide to some of the groundbreaking firsts, controversies, innovations, characters, achievements and disasters that have shaped one the greatest sporting institutions on the planet. Whether an expert or a novice, this compendium is perfect for all Man United fans, young and old, around the world.

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  The Laser Campaign Manual - Top...

  Ben Ainslie

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  Sir Ben Ainslie won his first two Olympic medals (silver, then gold) in the Laser Class. After winning the gold medal he wrote down the secrets that won him that medal in this book. This new edition is published to mark the 20th anniversary of that first of his four Olympic gold medals. It features a brand-new introduction by Ben reflecting on his victory 20 years ago. It is the only how-to book that the world's most successful Olympic sailor has written and so, while he and the Laser class have moved on, this is the only place where you can gain access to Ben's skills and thought process. It is an invaluable guide on how to perform at the top of the Laser class or, indeed, any single-handed sailing dinghy. From psychology, goal setting and getting the boat right to speed, fitness and training – this book illustrates how to win a championship. Brimming with photographs, it is a colourful, detailed account of how to dominate in your fleet.

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