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The Adirondack Guideboat: Its Origin, Its Builders, and Their BoatsThis is a book about "a beautiful and gallant craft"--the personification, in a wooden boat, of the finest qualities of the Adirondack culture of the 19th century. Beautifully illustrated, The Traditional Adirondack Guideboat is the definitive guide to these beautiful boats and their makers,...
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City/Game: Basketball in New YorkThe players, people, flavor, and contributions New York has given the game. From the playgrounds to the NBA, New York has invented a way of playing basketball, and City/Game is not only about the three renowned NBA teams--the Knicks, the Nets, and the Liberty--and...
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The Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and HutsA complete guide to the Appalachian Trail shelters that provide a gathering place and a sense of community along America's most famous footpath. Whether you have spent a night or six months on the Appalachian Trail, every hiker eventually experiences one of the trail's...
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A French Kiss with Death: Steve McQueen and the Making of Le MansA French Kiss with Death: Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans: The Man--The Race--The Cars--The Movie examines the life of actor Steve McQueen, the films in which he appeared and his love affair with the many cars and motorcycles he owned during...
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The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong: Table Tennis as a Journey of Self-DiscoveryWhen a mortifying defeat to his teenage son rekindles his lifelong passion for table tennis, keen philosopher Guido Mina di Sospiro sets out to learn the game properly.Guido's love for spinning a feather-weight ball takes him from his local Ping-Pong club, populated by idiosyncratic...
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Fly-Fishing Secrets of the Ancients: A Celebration of Five Centuries of Lore and WisdomModern fly-fishing is only the latest chapter in a two-millennia saga of technological creativity and passionate observation of the natural world. In Fly-Fishing Secrets of the Ancients, historian-naturalist Paul Schullery explores the earlier chapters in that saga and unearths a host of provocative theories,...
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Fly Fishing in Northern New MexicoCompletely revised and updated, Fly Fishing in Northern New Mexico is a comprehensive guide to more than thirty streams and twelve lakes. This revised edition contains new, specialized information on access, equipment, stream characteristics, trout species and size, timing of insect hatches, as well...
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Lotus 72 - 1970 Onwards (All Marks): An Insight Into the Design, Engineering, Maintenance and Operation of Lotus's Legendary Formula 1 CarConceived by Colin Chapman, the Lotus 72 is one of the most successful Formula 1 cars ever made. This innovative car - with its wedge-shaped profile, side-mounted radiators and inboard front brakes - was driven during 1970 by Jochen Rindt, Formula 1's posthumous World...
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The Adventures of a Girl Called BicycleSelected for the 2019-2020 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master ListA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel. Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent...
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Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat QuitterEliza has had many hobbies in her eleven years... and most of them haven't lasted very long. After she and her friend Tony create a baking business for a class project, Eliza becomes certain that cake decorating is her destiny. Her parents insist that...
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Youghiogheny: Appalachian RiverThe mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania provide the setting for the most popular whitewater in America: the Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle. People from all over the nation come to run the rapids, while others simply enjoy the natural beauty of Ohiopyle State Park. But this...
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How to Make & Mend Cast NetsThis old favorite has been fully revised, with many new diagrams and charts added. It tells how to construct monofilament and nylon nets, both from scratch and using machinemade netting. Modifications to the basic net plan include skirt net, panel net, and a Spanish...
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Exploring Wild Alabama: A Guide to the State's Publicly Accessible Natural AreasExploring Wild Alabama is an exceptionally detailed guide to the most beautiful natural destinations in the state. From the rocky outcrops of the Appalachian plateaus to the sugar-white beaches of the Gulf Coast's Orange Beach and Dauphin Island, Alabama offers a wealth of remarkable...
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Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8Leveling the Playing Field tells the story of the African American members of the 1969-70 Syracuse University football team who petitioned for racial equality on their team. The petition had four demands: access to the same academic tutoring made available to their white teammates;...
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions; 10th Anniversary Edition"Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio--the definitive study, hugely readable, of man's most deadly art."--Simon Winchester With a new Preface by the author Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who...
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Nols Backcountry Cooking: Creapb- Meal planning for short outdoor trips (5 days or less) and small groups (1-4 people) - 32 recipes including breakfasts, dinners, beverages, desserts, and snacks - Cut down on expense of freeze-dried plus eat better nutritionally NOLS Backcountry Cooking provides sample menus and...
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Montana's Best Fly Fishing: Flies, Access, and Guide's Advice for the State's Premier RiversIf you're thinking of traveling to Montana in the near future, this book is a must-have.--American AnglerWhether you want to target trout sipping Tricos on the Missouri, pack in to the South Fork of the Flathead for a wilderness adventure, or simply find a...
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First Snow2019 Independent Publisher Book Award--Silver, Children's Picture Books (7 & Under)A celebration of the first snowfall of the season.Snowflakes falling! What a treat! Friends gather outside to celebrate the first snowfall of the season with snowball fights, sledding, building igloos, drinking hot chocolate, and...
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Cruise of the Pintail: A JournalIn 1932 a young Fonville Winans (1911--1992) left his home in Fort Worth and set out on the waterways of south Louisiana searching for adventure and fortune. This journal recounts, in his own words, how the now-renowned photographer and his two friends -- first...
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Shooting the Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSUEvery basketball team has its star player. From 1967 to 1970, Louisiana State University saw the rise of a legend: "Pistol Pete" Maravich, one of the greatest basketball players in LSU history and arguably the greatest to ever play college basketball. Known for his...
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