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  Hero Redefined - Profiles of...

  Doug Levy

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  What does it mean to be a hero—in sports and in life? 
  Heroes aren’t just the ones who bring home medals. Hero Redefined delves into the lesser-known stories of Olympic athletes—and a couple of special Olympic venues—that challenge the conventional narrative of glory and gold. In riveting personal profiles exploring herculean feats of strength, perseverance, and sportsmanship, award-winning sports journalist Doug Levy offers a new vision of heroism. There is more than one path to greatness, and the extraordinary acts of resilience and personal sacrifice by these athletes have left an indelible mark on the spirit of the Olympic games in quiet but fundamental ways through the ages. 
  Each chapter reveals a different face of heroism—immense resilience, strength of character, unparalleled sportsmanship, an incredible zeal to compete, and a seemingly superhuman will to finish. Throughout, Levy celebrates the heroic human spirit and its relentless drive to carry the torch forward—both inside and outside of the Olympic Games.

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  A Climber in New Zealand - First...

  Malcolm Ross

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  The Southern Alps before the huts and the guides - Mount Cook, the Tasman glacier, first ascents made with local shepherds and improvised gear. Ross was a New Zealand journalist and one of the first to climb them for their own sake. This edition includes a gallery of 59 plates of painting by Albert Bierstadt, Caspar David Friedrich and Frederic Edwin Church, among others, alongside 29 illustrations restored and coloured for this edition.

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  The Men in the Arena - England...

  Tom English, Peter Burns

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  The ultimate World Cup showdown, in the words of those who were there.
  Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards Rugby Book of the Year.
  From 1997 to 2003 England and Australia battled for domination of the rugby world in one of the greatest rivalries the sport has ever known. In The Men in the Arena, William Hill shortlisted authors Peter Burns and Tom English explore every aspect of the teams' journey to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, telling the story primarily in the words of the protagonists at the centre of the battle.
  Featuring exclusive new interviews with players and coaches from both teams plus an array of superstars who faced them from New Zealand, Ireland, France, Wales and beyond, this is the inside story like it has never been told before.
  'A splendid re-telling of English rugby's most celebrated story. Cracking stuff from start to finish' - Robert Kiston, The Guardian

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  Sporting Blood - Tales from the...

  Carlos Acevedo, Thomas Hauser

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  "This book may cement [Acevedo's] status as one of today's best boxing journalists." —Kirkus Reviews 
   
   
   
  Boxing has one of the richest literary traditions in sports. From A. J. Liebling to Donald McRae, the sweet science has consistently inspired great writing. The work of Carlos Acevedo stands firmly in that distinguished tradition. 
   
   
   
  In this expanded edition of Sporting Blood, Acevedo adds two new masterful essays—one about the murder of Stanley Ketchel, the other about the gangland slaying of Battling Siki—to those that made his debut collection an instant classic. Other highlights include a moving meditation on Muhammad Ali; a penetrating look at the enigmatic Charles "Sonny" Liston; and a vivid profile of Mike Tyson, which brilliantly conjures the Boy King's late 1980s reign of terror. Acevedo also offers many other unforgettable tales from boxing's dark side, featuring Jack Johnson, Joe Frazier, Roberto Duran, Aaron Pryor, Jake LaMotta, and more. 
   
   
   
  Sporting Blood is a poetic throwback, a singular book that evokes journalism's golden age and places Acevedo among the best sportswriters of his generation.

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  Strength Training for Seniors:...

  Scott Hamrick

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  Looking for some motivation to get your exercise routine back on track? 
  Wondering if you’re too old to have a fit, strong body? 
  Or do you worry that your muscles might be “too worn out” or “too fragile” for the kind of workouts you’d like to do? 
  If so, then keep listening… 
  This audiobook will motivate you to get in the best shape of your life, regardless of age. Don’t worry if you’re just starting out; we’ve covered that. If you’ve been active in fitness and strength training before – but it’s been years – we’ll get you back on track. After all, strength is one of your best friends as you age, determining whether you can safely enjoy the activities you love. 
  This remarkable book will start you on the path to an amazing senior life! 
  You will:Improve your balanceIgnite a metabolism that keeps going and going and going…Learn how to safely approach strengthening exercisesGain flexibilityImprove your ability to do chores and maintain independenceAmaze your family with your newfound fitness and vigorUnderstand how your body works – and what keeps it from being at its optimal levelsLeave behind any notion of being “too old” to be fitExplore nutritional avenues to cellular fitnessSafely improve flexibility, balance, cardio, and strength 
  This audiobook provides advice, strategies, and exercise descriptions in an easy-to-understand, straightforward way – all with your age and safety in mind. Let this helpful and supportive guide lead you to a strong, balanced, healthy senior life! 
  Good listening, and good luck in your journey to strength and independence in these wonderful golden years!

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  Across the Board - How Games...

  Tim Clare

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  Tabletop games are ordinary and extraordinary. Ordinary because they're everywhere: played in bars and cafés, churches and casinos, through sunless winters in polar research stations and in the sweltering summer heat of Tanzanian villages and streamed live over Twitch to millions of viewers. They fill the activity pages of children's magazines and the halls of senior centers. They appear as smartphone apps and in luxury editions and as game boards scratched into the dirt. 
   
   
   
  And they're extraordinary for precisely the same reason: they're everywhere, in every civilization, everywhere in the world across all recorded human history. 
   
   
   
  In Across the Board, tabletop game aficionado Tim Clare takes us through that history and across those civilizations. We learn how the same games emerge over and over and how they've evolved and spread, as well as about the contemporary culture of gaming: with rousing enthusiasm, Tim explores games as familiar to us as Monopoly or chess, as niche as Magic: The Gathering, and as unexpected as the Japanese poetry-matching card game karuta. We learn about games as recreation and as ritual, and above all, we see how they can be a way for us to come together—because of all the things that make us human, there's nothing quite so set up for connection as sharing a round of cards or the roll of a d20.

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