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  Flying Scotsman

  Graeme Obree

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  The record-breaking cyclist shares his battle with bipolar disorder: “One of the best and most moving sports books I have read” (The Times).  Number 10 on Cycle Sport's list of Best 50 Cycling Books of All Time   On July 17, 1993, cyclist Graeme Obree stunned the world when he emerged from obscurity to smash Francesco Moser’s World Hour Record. The Flying Scotsman is his searing autobiography, from his tough upbringing in Scotland, where he found escape on the roads, to his head-to-head duels with Chris Boardman and his rise to stardom on the European circuit.   Obree created massive controversy in the professional cycling world with his unique riding style and his pioneering construction techniques—famously using washing-machine parts to complete the building of his “Old Faithful.” Yet all his sporting success was achieved in the shadow of mental illness and suicidal despair. In this book, he tells his amazing life story—with all its ups and downs.   “Hard-hitting and brutally honest.” —Cycling Weekly

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  The Death and Resurrection of...

  William R. Douglas

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  "A truly, well written, must-read book!" - Reader review___A truly unique, and groundbreaking Sports Fiction, and Dystopian Book for Young Adults on up, suitable for Young Adults (YA) and adult fiction lovers everywhere!The Death and Resurrection of Baseball: Echoes from a Distant Past, is getting great reviews for its unique Sports Fiction storyline, and what-ifs:What if a Second Civil War is the endpoint in the current trajectory of America's divisiveness?What if early warning signs of baseball's popularity continue downward?What if among the personal and cultural casualties of a Civil War II, baseball was to die as a sport?The Death and Resurrection of Baseball take those what-if propositions and transports the reader 140 years from now into the futuristic United States of America to the year 2166. A United States that is far from our current recognition.In the year 2166, a post-Second Civil War United States of America is finally back on its feet. Among the countless personal and cultural casualties of the war, the sport of baseball has been dead for over a hundred years.12-year-old Joe Scott lives in the northern Illinois city of McHenry and goes exploring in the woods one day in a no man's land that a hundred years earlier was the site of the bloodiest battle of the Second Civil War. While there, he discovers a relic from the distant past, from before the war. It sparks a search for its meaning.Little does he know that the wheels of Providence have been unwittingly set in motion, leading to a stunning discovery in Dyersville, Iowa.This second discovery has a direct connection with the relic found in McHenry. As events unfold, Joe finds himself at the center of the rediscovery of the sport of baseball, long lost and forgotten by the ravages of time and the lingering aftereffects of the Second Civil War.

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  Open Water - The History and...

  Mikael Rosen

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  “An international . . . approach to the history of swimming to offer perspective on where it is now, so you can be better equipped to progress it forward.” —Jon Maccoll, head swimming coach at Rutgers University   Dive deep into the world of swimming with open water swimmer and coach Mikael Rosén as he explores the sport through eight different global perspectives. With topics ranging from the vigorous mental and physical demands of the sport to gender and race politics, no reader will be left treading water. Rosén also provides a look into the lives of professional swimmers such as Michael Phelps and Sarah Sjöström, sharing insights into what makes these greats super swimmers. Packed with interesting history, science, and trivia, as well as useful charts, maps, sidebars, tips, and strategies—plus plenty of photos sprinkled throughout—this compendium is a must-have for any athlete or swimming fanatic.

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  The Farmers' Game - Baseball in...

  David Vaught

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  A journey through the national pastime’s roots in America’s small towns and wide-open spaces: “An absorbing read.” —The Tampa Tribune 
   
  In the film Field of Dreams, the lead character gives his struggling farming community a magical place where the smell of roasted peanuts gently wafts over the crowded grandstand on a warm summer evening, just as the star pitcher takes the mound. In The Farmers’ Game, David Vaught examines the history and character of baseball through a series of essay-vignettes—presenting the sport as essentially rural, reflecting the nature of farm and small-town life. 
   
  Vaught does not deny or devalue the lively stickball games played in the streets of Brooklyn, but he sees the history of the game and the rural United States as related and mutually revealing. His subjects include nineteenth-century Cooperstown, the playing fields of Texas and Minnesota, the rural communities of California, the great farmer-pitcher Bob Feller, and the notorious Gaylord Perry. 
   
  Although—contrary to legend—Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball in a cow pasture in upstate New York, many fans enjoy the game for its nostalgic qualities. Vaught’s deeply researched exploration of baseball’s rural roots helps explain its enduring popularity.

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  Little Book of Spurs

  Graham Betts

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  Little Book of Spurs is a unique and fascinating A to Z of one of the biggest and well-supported football clubs in the world. This book is a must for any Spurs fan, with features on all the key players, managers and events that have shaped the club to date. Includes profiles on legends such as Glenn Hoddle, Jimmy Greaves, Ossie Ardiles, Gary Lineker and Bill Nicholson. Little Book of Spurs is a perfect companion to the upcoming season, which sees the club in the Champions League for the first time in its history.

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  Cycling Plus: Food for Thought -...

  Rob Kemp

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  From carb loading to consuming coffee, we consider some of the established rules of nutrition and aim to discover whether they are food fact or fiction

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