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  A Big Mess in Texas - The...

  David Fleming

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  The incredible, untold true story of the 1952 Dallas Texans—the most dysfunctional team in the craziest season in NFL history. 
    
  Rattlesnakes on the practice field, barroom brawls between teammates, bounced checks, paternity suits, house bombings by the Ku Klux Klan, stadium fields covered in circus-elephant dung, one-legged trainers, humiliating defeats, miraculous wins, All-Pro quarterbacks getting drunk at halftime, strip poker with groupies, and even a future Hall of Fame coach stealing a cab.  
    
  Nearly lost to history, this singular season in the most football-mad region of the world is a kaleidoscope of every larger-than-life, fictionalized Texas football folktale ever written or filmed, with one incredible twist: it's all true. Over a fascinating, ten-month rollercoaster ride in 1952, in the waning Wild West days of the NFL, before television turned the game into a corporation, the forgotten Dallas Texans would go down in history as one of the worst (and, wildest) teams of all time and the last NFL team to fail. But not before defying the Jim Crow South, pulling off a Thanksgiving Day miracle against George Halas’s famed Chicago Bears and then celebrating with an even more infamous bender that would make Jimmy Johnson’s Dallas Cowboys blush. A year later, the NFL buried all traces of the most loveable, dysfunctional, entertaining team in history by secretly rebranding the train wreck Texans as the wholesome, all-American Baltimore Colts, the team that would go on to save pro football. 
    
  A Big Mess in Texas tells the Texans’ tale with all the humor, drama, game action, colorful characters, villains, world-class athletes, civil rights trailblazers, and incredible plot twists of that legendary season. 
    
  This audiobook includes an exclusive conversation between the author and singer-songwriter Rhett Miller (the Old 97's, Wheels Off podcast).

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  Judo: A Simple Guide for...

  Clint Sharp

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  A tell-all audiobook on everything there is to know about the wonderful art of Judo. 
  Are you looking to master Judo, one of the world's oldest and most effective martial arts? How do you start? What should you know before you start? Are you confused with all the terminology and don’t know how to proceed with your training? 
  There may be many audiobooks in the market on this topic, but most of them are written by experts who assume you already have some background knowledge about Judo and martial arts. This audiobook is different because it’s written specifically for beginners who have no experience at all. 
  With this audiobook, you will:       Learn everything you need to know about Judo rules and philosophy       Discover the benefits of this magnificent martial art       Learn tricks and tips to get started with Judo techniques       Understand the difference and importance of Kata Judo and Randori Judo       Discover how you can protect yourself from physical injury by learning Ukemi       Explore hand, foot, and hip techniques       Learn how to play to your strengths by mastering the Sutemi Waza, Osae Waza, and the Shime Waza       Explore Kansetsu Waza-joint lock techniques 
  This audiobook aims to help anyone without any prior knowledge to gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Judo as quickly as possible so they can feel confident moving forward. 
  Click the “add to cart” button and discover the wonderful art form of Judo today!

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  Walking with the Seasons - The...

  Alice Peck

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  Practical wisdom from poets, philosophers and scientists – alongside advice, inspiration, activities, meditations, and much more – to connect you with nature and the seasons on your daily walk.
  
  Being outdoors is a balm to the soul, and what better way to experience the wonders of nature in all their seasonal glory than with a daily walk? This thoughtful guide explores what happens to our minds, bodies and spirits when we spend time outdoors and suggests a wide range of beneficial walking activities, meditations, reflections, advice and inspiration to help you connect with nature and get the most out of each season. Whether basking in summer sunshine or crunching golden leaves underfoot, finding joy in springtime blossom or taking solace in winter's hush, you can enjoy the benefits of a positive mindset, happier social interactions, resilience – and much more! – that the beauty and power of walking in nature can bring.

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  Strength Training for Seniors -...

  Zane Ryder

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  Strength training is a powerful tool for maintaining and improving health as we age. For seniors, it offers numerous benefits that go beyond building muscle, including enhanced mobility, improved balance, and a greater sense of independence. While the idea of lifting weights or performing resistance exercises might seem intimidating to some, it is a safe and highly effective way to maintain vitality when approached with the right knowledge and guidance. 
  As we grow older, our bodies naturally lose muscle mass in a process known as sarcopenia. This gradual decline can affect strength, balance, and overall functionality. However, regular strength training can slow, and in some cases, even reverse these effects. By engaging in a consistent exercise routine, seniors can improve their ability to perform everyday activities such as climbing stairs, carrying groceries, or simply getting out of a chair. 
  Another critical advantage of strength training is its impact on bone health. Aging can lead to reduced bone density, increasing the risk of fractures and conditions like osteoporosis. Weight-bearing exercises stimulate bone growth and strengthen the skeletal system, making them an essential part of a senior’s fitness regimen.

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  The View from the Shoulder - A...

  Roger Cox

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  The story of surfing in Scotland is defined by people who dared to dream in spite of the cold, from Neva MacDonald-Haig and the coffin-lid surfers of Machrihanish, who first took to the waves off the west coast in the 1930s with a little help from a local undertaker, to Andy Bennetts and the pioneers of the 1960s, who discovered many of the nation's best breaks, to contemporary big wave surfer Ben Larg, a native of the tiny island of Tiree who now travels the world riding skyscraper-sized walls of water for a living.
  Scotland is also home to a rich and distinctive surfing culture, with its own surfboard shapers, surf instructors, surf filmmakers, surf photographers and surf fashion brands, not to mention surf-inspired artists and musicians. Professional contests held at some of Scotland's best waves have drawn visits from surfing world champions including Tom Curren, Sunny Garcia and John John Florence, and in recent years Scotland's own surfers have begun to make their presence felt on the competitive stage, with the Scottish surf team featuring at the World Surfing Games and at Eurosurf after finally gaining official recognition in 2014.
  The View From the Shoulder draws together 20 years of surf journalism from the pages of The Scotsman newspaper, together with fresh context, to create a portrait of a wave-riding community like no other.

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  The Baruntse Adventure - In the...

  Anonimo

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  Sherpa legend told of an enchanted valley with an invisible village, Shangri-La, that was said to be a place of great beauty. 
  The valley became the nemesis of legendary mountaineer Edmund Hillary, who travelled there to climb 7,129m Baruntse, but succumbed to the irresistible draw of Makalu, the great black mountain which towered over the valley. Makalu vanquished him, and he was never the same climber again. 
  Fifty years later, Mark Horrell embarked on a trek up the Barun Valley to follow in Hillary’s footsteps – at least some of the way. He hoped to climb Baruntse, but when he arrived, he learned of a terrible accident that had shaken the climbing community and would threaten his plans. 
  Yet one of the virtues of climbing in the Himalayas is that just reaching a mountain can be a great adventure. Join Mark on an entertaining journey across jungle, moorland, hill and valley to the frozen heights of the Barun Plateau.

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