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Games and Sports July 2020
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The cup of coffee club : 11 players and their brush with baseball history
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Jacob Kornhauser
"Most baseball players will never reach the major leagues. While many that do stay there for a long time, there are a select few that played in just one major league game. Cup of Coffee Club tells the stories of eleven of these players and their struggles to reach the major leagues, as well as their struggles to get back"
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Swing kings : the inside story of baseball's home run revolution
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Jared Diamond
The Wall Street Journal national baseball writer presents a narrative account of the “home run boom” that describes the pivotal contributions of such figures as J. D. Martinez, Aaron Judge and Justin Turner. A first book. 50,000 first printing.
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This much country : a memoir
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Kristin Knight Pace
A memoir from one of the few women to have completed both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod chronicles how she learned how to run sled dogs in one of the most remote places on earth. 25,000 first printing.
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Follow this thread : a maze book to get lost in
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Henry Eliot
"Are you ready to step inside? Labyrinths are as old as humanity, the proving grounds of heroes, the paths of pilgrims, symbols of spiritual rebirth, and pleasure gardens for pure entertainment. In Follow this thread, Henry Eliot leads us on a twisting journey through the world of mazes, real and imagined, drawing upon mythology, history, philosophy, psychology, pop culture, and more along the way. From Kafka to Kubrick, from the myth of the Minotaur to the quest to find the legendary Maze King, this ingenious book unravels our ancient, abiding relationship with mazes and labyrinths and explores why they continue to fascinate us today"--Page [4] of cover
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The cost of these dreams : sports stories and other serious business
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Wright Thompson
"Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, Wright Thompson strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father, but it can sure seem that way. And there is much marvelous local knowledge: about specific sports, and times and places, and people. Ludicrously entertaining and often powerfully moving, The Cost of These Dreams is an ode to the reporter's art, and a celebration of true greatness and the high price that it exacts"
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