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  • Strong Beauty
    Karen Furneaux
    Strong Beauty: Power Up the Champion Within is an Olympic athlete’s journey to harness the POWER of self-belief and appreciate the beauty in us all.Karen Furneaux, world champion, Sports Hall-of-Famer and international speaker, shares her deepest insights and the golden nuggets that it takes to succeed at your goals.Karen’s actionable P.O.W.E.R. tools help you to find your uniq...
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    14,33 €

  • Born Into Baseball
    Jr. Jim Campanis / JrJim Campanis
    The baseball life of Jim Campanis Jr. has been anything but ordinary. His father, Jim Sr., was a long-time pro catcher who spent several years on the Pirates where a 6-year-old Jim Jr. shagged flies next to major leaguers.  His grandfather Al was one of the most powerful men in baseball as GM of the Dodgers, but his career ended suddenly and shamefully after a disastrous appear...
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    15,79 €

  • Position to Win
    Dave Scheiber / Dewayne Staats
    Dewayne Staats marks his 40th year as a Major League Baseball broadcaster with POSITION TO WIN, a book that chronicles his amazing journey through America's pastime - a fascinating career working alongside some of baseball's all-time great announcers and calling some of the memorable moments of the game. Many Tampa Bay Rays fans may only know Staats as a Fox Sports/Sun Sports...
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    22,74 €

  • Sparky and Me
    Dan Ewald
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    17,00 €

  • From Mascot To Agent And Everything In Between
    Justin Richard Hunt
    Starting out as a high school student who aspired to be a sports agent, Justin Hunt went on to work as a salary cap administrator in an NFL team's front office and serve as a sports agent and attorney for professional athletes and coaches. Justin learned firsthand that sports is a relationships game, and he relied on the lessons he learned while networking with industry exe...
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    23,13 €

  • Gong Sau Wong
    Eric Lilleør
    'This is a book that will enlighten you, motivate you, and move you. I can’t recommend it highly enough!' -Sifu David PetersonWhat if you could transport back in time for a front-row seat into the life and legacy of one of the most respected Wing Chun masters in history?'Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute' offers you just that!At a whopping 360 pages, 'Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute' is a fasc...
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    81,36 €

  • In the Room at the Top of the World
    Ben McCormick
    Most know people from Milwaukee because they left: Oprah, Gene Wilder, Liberace. Milwaukee is too small to be a global hub, yet it’s too big to be idyllic. Good things happen there-great things don’t. Ben McCormick left it full of promise for writing grad school and in 2021 sulked to Oregon with no great novel or acclaim. And in the first six weeks his live-in relationship impl...
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    18,10 €

  • Racing against Time
    Jeffrey Weiss
    Racing Against Time is the inspiring true story of Jeff Weiss’s incredible transformation in midlife. At 48 years old, out of shape and searching for new purpose, Weiss took on his first 10K-an event that would spark a profound personal evolution. What began as a simple challenge soon turned into an extraordinary journey of endurance, perseverance, and self-discovery. Within a ...
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    21,94 €

  • 101 Fakten über Manuel Neuer
    Max Thaler
    ➤ Die ultimative Biografie eines deutschen Torwart-HeldenIn diesem Fußballbuch für Kinder und junge Fans dreht sich alles um Manuel Neuer, einen der größten Torhüter seiner Zeit. Von seinen Anfängen im Jugendfußball bis zu seinen großen Erfolgen beim FC Bayern München, in der Champions League und mit der deutschen Nationalmannschaft - dieses Buch ist die umfassende Manuel-Neuer...
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    13,69 €

  • Yes, That’s Vegan
    Chanel Minnifield
    Yes, That’s Vegan: Rooted & Balanced is more than a cookbook-it’s a lifestyle. Inspired by Chanel Minnifield’s hit cooking show and her journey as an entrepreneur, equestrian, and dream-chaser, this beautifully curated collection blends simple, vegan recipes with heartfelt reflections on balance, purpose, and gentle living.With a focus on real-life ease, this book offers approa...
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    56,06 €

  • Chalkie White
    Martin Whitcombe / Whitcombe Martin
    Herbert Victor ’Chalkie’ White revolutionised rugby, transformed the Leicester Tigers into the most successful club in England and was widely considered the best head coach England never had. This long-awaited first biography of Leicester’s legendary player and coach, written by former Tigers forward, Martin Whitcombe, provides a fascinating insight into the life and career of...
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    47,99 €

  • Ralph Branca and the Meaning of Life
    Bob Mitchell
    Much ink has been spilled on Ralph Branca, Bobby Thomson, and the famous 'Miracle at Coogan’s Bluff' pennant playoff game in October of 1951. The present work is a novel approach to the history and context of this venerated game, never before attempted in such terms. This book considers that Dodgers pitcher and that uniquely dramatic game as actual metaphors for the human co...
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    42,98 €

  • Brooklyn Jew
    Lowell Cohn
    Step onto the stoops of 1950s Flatbush and watch a brilliant, wise-cracking kid grow into one of America’s most fearless sports columnists. In Brooklyn Jew, award-winning writer Lowell Cohn (author of Rough Magic and Gloves Off, and a 2022 inductee into the Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame) invites you into 40+ fast-moving, laugh-out-loud, and sometimes heart-stop...
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    18,94 €

  • Overcoming Adversity
    Tex Greene
    'Why are these grown men getting paid millions of dollars to play a child’s game?'Inevitably, if you’ve been around the game of basketball long enough, you’ve heard some cynical adult ask this question. It seems fair; getting paid millions to play basketball every night in front of adoring fans does sound like one of the easiest gigs in the world. But there’s a lot more to it t...
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    18,88 €

  • Football Dreams In Norfolk
    Dr. DeShawn Anderson
    A powerful memoir blending humor and heart, this story of resilience and purpose reveals how a young Black man transformed setbacks into a legacy of education, family, and STEM advocacy, inspiring future generations to redefine success and embrace their true selves. In Football Dreams in Norfolk, Dr. DeShawn Anderson takes readers on a journey that is both gritty and hilarious,...
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    13,93 €

  • When In Doubt, Stop the Bout
    Silver Mike
    'Since the inception of the Marquess of Queensberry rules boxing has understood the need to be safer. While there have been some rule changes through the years, many have been like applying an ‘enswell’ to reduce swelling. In his latest book, When in Doubt Stop the Bout, Mike Silver asks the hard questions and offers serious and innovative solutions that will make the sport saf...
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    32,29 €

  • When In Doubt, Stop the Bout
    Silver Mike
    'Since the inception of the Marquess of Queensberry rules boxing has understood the need to be safer. While there have been some rule changes through the years, many have been like applying an ‘enswell’ to reduce swelling. In his latest book, When in Doubt Stop the Bout, Mike Silver asks the hard questions and offers serious and innovative solutions that will make the sport saf...
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    22,19 €

  • Getting My Hands Dirty
    Chuck Hutchison
    Tracing a journey of commitment, challenge, and growth, a former professional football player reflects on his time at Ohio State under the tutelage of Coach Woody Hayes, his years in the NFL, and his unexpected decision to become an expert gardener.Chuck Hutchison knows the meaning of hard work-it’s rooted in every chapter of his life story. Born into humble beginnings in rural...
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    15,10 €

  • The Frozen Games II
    Wayne Cottrell
    The Frozen Games II presents ice and indoor sports that are not featured in the Winter Olympic Games. Ice sports with non-Olympic events include Bobsledding, Figure Skating, Luge, Short-Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, and Speed Skating. Ice sports that have never made it into the Winter Olympics include Bandy, Broomball, Ice Art, Ice Boating, Ice Cross Downhill, Ice Fishing, I...
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    49,41 €

  • Man of the Oval
    Bruce Blizard
    'John Prescott Chaplin suggested the title for this book-Man of the Oval-very early in the writing process. When I asked why that title in particular, he explained that the oval shape of the track, combined with the 440-yard or 400-meter distance of a single lap, plus the demands of racing that one lap, seemed to characterize his career as an athlete, a coach, the chair of the ...
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    25,74 €

  • Sudden Death
    Richard Petre
    In pro football, the 1965 NFL season was an exclamation point in the sport’s golden age. It was the turning point in the war between the establishment NFL and the insurgent AFL and featured many of the greatest players ever like Johnny Unitas and Jim Brown, who were longtime stars, and Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, who were first-year wonders. And that season offered an epic We...
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    22,52 €

  • Radiant Rays from Mr. Sunshine
    Dan E. Ferguson
    Baseball Legend Ernie Banks: An Exemplary Life Off the Field, Uniting People and Inspiring Through His Actions. No Stranger Unwelcomed, His Legacy Transcends Sports and Touches Hearts Worldwide.Both on and off the baseball field, Ernie Banks was a man who believed in unity, acceptance, and the power of a positive example. Radiant Rays From Mr. Sunshine explores the life of this...
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    16,48 €

  • Bo Belinsky
    David Krell
    Bo Belinsky’s story proves the adage that all that glitters is not gold. One of baseball’s most notorious figures, Belinsky began in the minor leagues in the mid-1950s, gained a spotlight with a no-hitter for the Angels during his rookie season, and endured severe ups and downs. Along the way, he dated the most famous actresses in America, including Mamie Van Doren, Connie S...
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    42,70 €

  • Joe Burk
    E. J. Woodhouse
    'Lest we forget one of America’s greatest scullers and coaches, E. J. Woodhouse has captured Joe Burk-his perseverance, his modesty, and his trust in science -in a definitive biography told in part by the many champions he mentored.' Dotty Brown, author of Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American RowingJoe Burk is a biography of 1930s University of Pennsylva...
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    23,33 €

  • Entre Portas E Vultos
    Israel Foguel
    Um hospital. Três camas. Vultos, portas, vozes e veias que escapam.Em Entre Portas e Vultos, Israel Foguel nos conduz por uma experiência real e intensa de fragilidade humana, com uma escrita sensível, por vezes poética, às vezes dura, que retrata o que significa estar entre o delírio e a lucidez, entre o medo da morte e a esperança da cura.Mais que um testemunho, é um grito co...
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    13,00 €

  • The Best Kept Secret
    Stephen Olasumbo Ademolu
    Have you ever been told you are too small to play a sport? Have you ever not been selected for a team? Have you been doubted by others who told you to give up? Stephen has too! In The Best Kept Secret, Former Canadian Men’s National Team player and professional soccer player Stephen Ademolu walks us through his incredible journey. Hailing from a small city, Stephen did the unim...
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    52,40 €

  • The Ride
    Jr. Ron J Jackson
    Rodeo immortality dangled in front of the beloved, veteran bull rider Freckles Brown like a sack of gold on that frigid December night at the National Finals Rodeo in 1967. The forty-six-year-old former world champion had been granted one opportunity to forever - and against all odds - be remembered as the first cowboy to ride the 'unrideable' Tornado or forever wonder what mig...
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    27,66 €

  • Improbable Champions
    Stephen Newman
    'A stirring tribute to small-town grit, heart, and the true meaning of team. Newman captures the magic of a once in-a-lifetime season with honesty, warmth, and insight.''An unforgettable account of what it means to believe in yourself and your teammates when no one else does. This story will inspire athletes and dreamers alike.'A True Story of Grit, Heart, and High School Glory...
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    19,41 €

  • A Verdade Sob A Pele
    Alexandre Ramos
    A cirurgia plástica não é palco. Não é espetáculo. Não é ilusão.É técnica. É ciência. É compromisso com o que não pode ser desfeito.Em A Verdade Sob a Pele, Dr. Alexandre Ramos desmonta mitos, desafia tendências e expõe os bastidores da estética moderna com precisão cirúrgica. Neste livro, não há espaço para filtros nem promessas mágicas — há lucidez, experiência e a coragem de...
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    11,44 €

  • Limerick Lions
    Des A Ryan / Stephen Ruschitzko
    Limerick - The home of Irish rugby. You can’t write the history of Irish rugby without Limerick. Limerickman Charles Barrington is credited with formalising the game as we know it in Ireland. While at Trinity in 1868, he wrote down a set of rules that allowed teams to play the new sport. That act led to a host of new clubs springing up across the country over the following dec...
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    24,30 €


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