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Fifty Years a Hunter & Trapper
ISBN: 9781565549821 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than fifty years of hunting and trapping adventures fill the pages of E. N. Woodcock's autobiography. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper begins with Woodcock as a young boy, learning to hunt and trap small game in the wild woods of Pennsylvania. Later he examines the merits of traps versus guns and tells of near escapes and exciting hunting trips to other parts of America. Detailing the hardships that accompany such a life, Woodcock is decidedly forward about his profession. But his voice never wavers in his obvious undying fondness for the outdoors and the adventure that it... More than fifty years of hunting and trapping adventures fill the pages of E. N. Woodcock's autobiography. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper ... |
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113,83 zł |
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Jim Bunning
ISBN: 9781566396363 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Features a biography of the Hall of Famer who pitched no-hitters against the sluggers of both leagues, took on sportswriters and baseball leaders, and started a second career as a politician. With an assist from his wife, Mary, the mother of their nine children, he waged an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign, and became a six-term congressman.
Features a biography of the Hall of Famer who pitched no-hitters against the sluggers of both leagues, took on sportswriters and baseball leaders, and...
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172,16 zł |
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The Man in the Dugout: Baseball's Top Managers and How They Got That Way
ISBN: 9781566397452 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly acclaimed study, first published in 1993, has been updated to the year 2000 and now includes some recent winning managers and completes the careers of others.
This highly acclaimed study, first published in 1993, has been updated to the year 2000 and now includes some recent winning managers and completes th...
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187,81 zł |
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The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century
ISBN: 9781568583181 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christy Mathewson was baseball's first superstara beloved turn-of-the-century pitcher who was among the initial group of five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also defined moral excellence, bridging sport and national culture at a time when pro ballplayers were perceived as louts, and was the first to bring respectability to the game. This is a thoughtful and inspiring story of a singular American life that had a profound and lasting influence on our national identity."
Christy Mathewson was baseball's first superstara beloved turn-of-the-century pitcher who was among the initial group of five players elected to the B...
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86,69 zł |
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Invincible Warrior
ISBN: 9781570623943 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Invincible Warrior " tells the fascinating story of the life of Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), whose quest for the true meaning of warriorship lead to the creation of the martial art called Aikido, "The Art of Peace." Ueshiba--whose name means "abundant peace"--is considered by many to be one of the greatest martial artists who ever lived. His documented ability to disarm any attacker, throw a dozen men simultaneously, and down and pin opponents without touching them has accorded his life legendary status.
"Invincible Warrior " presents the real story behind Morihei's achievement,... "Invincible Warrior " tells the fascinating story of the life of Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), whose quest for the true meaning of warriorship lead to ...
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129,87 zł |
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Getting Up & Down: My 60 Years in Golf
ISBN: 9781572438231 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ken Venturi's life and his longtime career in golf have been a tale of triumph in the face of adversity. Growing up in San Francisco, he was drawn to the game for the solitude it offered, the best place for him to find himself and his dreams. Though his often brilliant career was prematurely halted by injuries, he then emerged as the game's greatest ambassador throughout an unprecedented broadcasting career. "Getting Up & Down" is the story behind Venturi's captivating rise and fall and rise again to the top of the golf world and an inside look at the many different personalities within that...
Ken Venturi's life and his longtime career in golf have been a tale of triumph in the face of adversity. Growing up in San Francisco, he was drawn to ...
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86,51 zł |
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Our Mickey
ISBN: 9781572439672 / Angielski / Miękka / 171 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An affecting tribute to a generation s most revered baseball player, this book includes the heartfelt memories of dozens of ballplayers, celebrities, authors, journalists, and fans who share their favorite story or anecdote about Mickey Mantle. In the 1950s and early '60s, America was dominated by John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Mickey Mantle. But it was Mantle's unmatched combination of good looks, awe-inspiring athletic skill, natural charisma, and all-American-boy persona that set him at the top of this class. Allows Mantle's most famous fans to reveal why they adored...
An affecting tribute to a generation s most revered baseball player, this book includes the heartfelt memories of dozens of ballplayers, celebrities, ...
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82,17 zł |
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Fever Pitch
ISBN: 9781573226882 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity and About A Boy.
In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool. Fever Pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Hornby's award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of... A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity and About A Boy.
In America, it is socc... |
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78,06 zł |
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Headslap: The Life and Times of Deacon Jones
ISBN: 9781573920827 / Angielski / Twarda / 578 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines the personal and professional life of the best-of-the-best in pro football.
Examines the personal and professional life of the best-of-the-best in pro football.
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143,06 zł |
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Throwbacks: Old-School Baseball Players in Today's Game
ISBN: 9781574884531 / Angielski / Twarda / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Millionaires complaining to billionaires about more millions - too often that's how the general public perceives baseball players. When discussions of strikes don't involve a box from the knees to the shoulders, the game has strayed too far from its roots. "Throwbacks: Old-School Baseball Players in Today's Game" celebrates those roots and highlights those players today who play the game the same way our parents and grandparents watched it played. It's an ode to those who play hurt, who play smart, who go all out, who get blood and sweat and dirt on their uniforms and still treat their...
Millionaires complaining to billionaires about more millions - too often that's how the general public perceives baseball players. When discussions of...
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109,50 zł |
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Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son
ISBN: 9781574885316 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the life of the great cultural icon baseball slugger Mickey Mantle, we see America's romance with boldness, its celebration of muscle, and its comfort in power during a time when might did make right. But if his life symbolized the great expectations of America in the 1950s, it also epitomized the dashed dreams of a troubled generation in the 1960s and its unrealistic hopes for achievement. Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son is both an explosive biography of one of the world's most fascinating and enduring sports heroes and a telling look at the American society of his time....
In the life of the great cultural icon baseball slugger Mickey Mantle, we see America's romance with boldness, its celebration of muscle, and its comf...
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86,51 zł |
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Bob Feller: Ace of the Greatest Generation
ISBN: 9781574887075 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Baseball is woven into American culture and history to the point where myth and reality blend, making it difficult at best to distinguish between the two. Rarely is this more apparent than in the life and times of Bob Feller, one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game.
From his childhood during the Great Depression in rural Iowa, Feller lived storybook experiences that seemed to foretell his unparalleled ascent to big league stardom. His father structured everything to help young Bob realize his potential as a baseball player, including building a farmland "field of... Baseball is woven into American culture and history to the point where myth and reality blend, making it difficult at best to distinguish between the ...
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86,51 zł |
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Champions of Faith: Catholic Sports Heroes Tell Their Stories
ISBN: 9781580510912 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through the words of such Catholic athletes as Sammy Sosa, Tara Lipinski, and Dave Wannstedt, this book reveals that heroes still exist. It also reveals that for many of those who take their role-model status seriously, faith plays a major part in their success and their witness.
Through the words of such Catholic athletes as Sammy Sosa, Tara Lipinski, and Dave Wannstedt, this book reveals that heroes still exist. It also revea...
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137,29 zł |
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I Remember Ben Hogan: Personal Recollections and Revelations of Golf's Most Fascinating Legend from the People Who Knew Him Best
ISBN: 9781581820782 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I Remember Ben Hogan,"" by Mike Towle, is filled with personal recollections of golf's most famous legend by the people who knew him best. Dozens of Hogan's confidants, peers, partners, and apprentices candidly reveal their memories of and insights into ""the Hawk."" Included are more than one hundred original stories and observations."" I Remember Ben Hogan,"" by Mike Towle, is filled with personal recollections of golf's most famous legend by the people who knew him best. Dozens o... |
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116,87 zł |
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I Remember Payne Stewart: Personal Memories of Golf's Most Dapper Champion by the People Who Knew Him Best
ISBN: 9781581820829 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A senior editor of Golf World magazine captures the legacy of the late Payne Stewart--loving husband and father and a great golf champion--through testimonials from dozens of people who knew him best. Illustrations.
A senior editor of Golf World magazine captures the legacy of the late Payne Stewart--loving husband and father and a great golf champion--through tes...
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82,17 zł |
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I Remember Arthur Ashe: Memories of a True Tennis Pioneer and Champion of Social Causes by the People Who Knew Him
ISBN: 9781581821499 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I Remember Arthur Ashe,"" by Mike Towle, is filled with personal recollections of the people who knew tennis star Arthur Ashe best. In this book his peers, friends, and many others close to him offer new and expanded remembrances of a great man and champion whose legacy is very much alive today.""
I Remember Arthur Ashe,"" by Mike Towle, is filled with personal recollections of the people who knew tennis star Arthur Ashe best. In this book his p...
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108,37 zł |
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I Remember Joe Dimaggio: Personal Memories of the Yankee Clipper by the People Who Knew Him Best
ISBN: 9781581821529 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At both the plate and in the field, Joe DiMaggio was one of baseball's most graceful athletes. During his thirteen seasons with the New York Yankees, he played in ten World Series and won nine world championships. For his career, he was a two-time batting champion, three-time Most Valuable Player, hit 361 home runs, and maintained a .325 batting average. His fifty-six-consecutive-game batting streak in 1941 has yet to be broken.DiMaggio's baseball career began in 1932 when he filled in at shortstop at midseason for a minor league team. In 1934 he became the property of the New York Yankees,...
At both the plate and in the field, Joe DiMaggio was one of baseball's most graceful athletes. During his thirteen seasons with the New York Yankees, ...
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117,04 zł |
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I Remember Bobby Jones: Personal Memories of and Testimonials to Golf's Most Charismatic Grand Slam Champion as Told by the People Who Knew Hi
ISBN: 9781581821550 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Long before there were Tiger Woods, television, and tournaments with million-dollar purses, Bobby Jones was the most recognised and revered golfer in the world. Memories of Jones continue to burn brightly, as does his indomitable legacy and influence. Nearly thirty years after his death, Jones remains president-in-perpetuity of the Augusta National Golf Club, which he co-founded and which remains the host venue of the annual Masters Golf Tournament. Much like the careers forged by Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer, Jones's record stands as a landmark in golf history. By the time he...
Long before there were Tiger Woods, television, and tournaments with million-dollar purses, Bobby Jones was the most recognised and revered golfer in ...
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129,87 zł |
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I Remember Ted Williams: Anecdotes and Memories of Baseball's Splendid Splinter by the Players and People Who Knew Him
ISBN: 9781581822496 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The legendary Red Sox outfielder is remembered through dozens of anecdotes, stories, and insights from former teammates, friends, associates, baseball officials, and fishing buddies.
The legendary Red Sox outfielder is remembered through dozens of anecdotes, stories, and insights from former teammates, friends, associates, baseball...
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129,87 zł |
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I Remember Sam Snead: Memories and Anecdotes
ISBN: 9781581823264 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ageless Sam Snead made golf look easy with his silky-smooth swing, and he played the game at an elite level longer than any other golfer. His accomplishments were phenomenal: a PGA Tour record of eighty-one career victories, including Greensboro at age fifty-two; seven major championships, including three Master's titles and three PGA Championships; a round of 59 in 1959 at age forty-six; and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Snead was perhaps the sport's most graceful and limber champion. Together with Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, who also were born in 1912, Snead formed what...
Ageless Sam Snead made golf look easy with his silky-smooth swing, and he played the game at an elite level longer than any other golfer. His accompli...
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130,05 zł |
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