Sport
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The Compleat Angler: Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
ISBN: 9780375751486 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An immediate success when if was first published in 1653, Walton's classic celebrtion of the joys of fishing continues to captivate anglers and nature lovers with its timeless advice and instruction. Originally cast in the form of a dialogue between an experienced angler named Piscator and his pupil Viator, the book details methods for catching, eating, and savoring all varieties of fish, from the common chub to the lordly salmon. More than an engaging guide to the subtle intricacies of the sport, Walton's reflective treatise is a graceful portrait of rural England that extols the pleasures...
An immediate success when if was first published in 1653, Walton's classic celebrtion of the joys of fishing continues to captivate anglers and nature...
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Hunting Trips of a Ranchman & the Wilderness Hunter
ISBN: 9780375751523 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 832 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Written during his days as a ranchman in the Dakota Bad Lands, these two wilderness tales by Theodore Roosevelt endure today as part of the classic folklore of the West. The narratives provide vivid portraits of the land as well as the people and animals that inhabited it, underscoring Roosevelt's abiding concerns as a naturalist.
Originally published in 1885, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman chronicles Roosevelt's adventures tracking a twelve-hundred-pound grizzly bear in the pine forests of the Bighorn Mountains.Yet some of the best sections are those in which Roosevelt muses on the... Written during his days as a ranchman in the Dakota Bad Lands, these two wilderness tales by Theodore Roosevelt endure today as part of the classic fo...
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The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year
ISBN: 9780375753688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Was there ever a year in golf like 1960?
It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the workingman's hero, "sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying"; Ben Hogan, the greatest player of the fifties, a perfectionist battling twin demons of age and nerves; and, making his big-time debut, a crew-cut college kid who seemed to have the makings of a champion: twenty-year-old Jack Nicklaus. And of course, the rest: Ken Venturi, Chi Chi Rodriguez,... Was there ever a year in golf like 1960?
It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, w... |
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80,01 |
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
ISBN: 9780375757945 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A personal narrative of life aboard an American merchant ship in the 1830s.
A personal narrative of life aboard an American merchant ship in the 1830s.
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96,01 |
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Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton
ISBN: 9780375758218 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best."
His legacy is towering. Walter Payton--the man they called Sweetness, for the way he ran--remains the most prolific running back in the history of the National Football League, the star of the Chicago Bears' only Super Bowl Championship, eleven times voted the most popular sports figure in Chicago's history. Off the field, he was a devoted father whose charitable foundation benefited... "Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but...
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A Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball
ISBN: 9780375758805 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success, having an impact both on the court and in the lives of countless young men. In A Coach s Life, he looks back on the great games, teams, players, strategies, and rivalries that defined his career and, in a new final chapter, discusses his retirement from the game. The fundamentals of good basketball are the fundamentals of character passion, discipline, focus, selflessness, and responsibility and superlative mentor and coach Dean Smith imparts them all with equal authority."
For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success, having an impact both on the cou...
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100,01 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis: A History of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns
ISBN: 9780380798803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. No metropolis in America has more pure baseball spirit than St. Louis, Missouri. It's a love affair that began in 1874, when a band of local boosters raised $20,000 to start a professional ball club, and the honeymoon still isn't over. Now Peter Golenbock, the bestselling author and master of baseball oral history, has written another remarkable saga enriched by extensive and incomparable remembrances from the scores of players, managers, and executives who lived it. These pages capture the voices of Branch Rickey on George Sisler. Rogers Hornsby and his creation of the farm system.... No metropolis in America has more pure baseball spirit than St. Louis, Missouri. It's a love affair that began in 1874, when a band of local booste... |
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The Beautiful Game: Sixteen Girls and the Soccer Season That Changed Everything
ISBN: 9780380808601 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Once nobody noticed Santa Rosa's Thunder. They were a ragtag team of girls who wanted to play soccer, and no one took them seriously. Their male coach expected little from his "ladies, " and their mediocre performance convinced them he was right. Then a kind of miracle happened. Emiria Salzmann, Thunder's new coach, a top player herself, knew what it took to win--discipline, relentless drills, thigh-burning sprints, and an inspired passing game. The girls hated it, but their coach never let up. Tough and determined, she showed them what it felt like to be winners--and they loved it.... Once nobody noticed Santa Rosa's Thunder. They were a ragtag team of girls who wanted to play soccer, and no one took them seriously. Their male co... |
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Ashley Book of Knots: Every Practical Knot--What It Looks Like, Who Uses It, Where It Comes From, and How to Tie It
ISBN: 9780385040259 / Angielski / Twarda / 1944 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the definitive book on knots. Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to Marlingspike Seamanship. Mr. Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be easily found in the big index. He tells when they appeared, something about their history, and what they are good for.
Above all, Mr. Ashley gives explicit directions on how to tie them. He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to... This is the definitive book on knots. Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to Marlingspike Seamanship. Mr. Ashley has i...
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380,05 |
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Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games: Rules of All the Basic Games and Popular Variations
ISBN: 9780385076807 / Angielski / Miękka / 1974 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "According to Hoyle" is the card-table synonym for Correct --a definitive guide to the correct playing of all known card games, with full descriptions and explanations of rules and techniques for each game and its variations. B & W photographs throughout.
"According to Hoyle" is the card-table synonym for Correct --a definitive guide to the correct playing of all known card games, with full descr...
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The World's Greatest Blackjack Book
ISBN: 9780385153829 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A revised edition of the blackjack player's bible, with complete information on the odds, betting strategies, and much more -- now updated to include the rules of play in Atlantic City as well as international playing rules.
A revised edition of the blackjack player's bible, with complete information on the odds, betting strategies, and much more -- now updated to include ...
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64,01 |
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The Runner's Bible
ISBN: 9780385188746 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This Runner's Bible is the perfect guide for those who want to start running and don't know what their level of fitness is, how to maintain discipline, or how to implement basic training skills. Marc Bloom gives fundamental explanations on technique while exercising his strong sense of humor.
This Runner's Bible is the perfect guide for those who want to start running and don't know what their level of fitness is, how to maintain dis...
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Fishing on the Edge: He's Not Your Father's Fisherman
ISBN: 9780385340083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. With his colorful tattoos and booming hip-hop sound track, Mike Iaconelli has turned the world of big-money competitive bass fishing upside down. In Fishing on the Edge, Iaconelli tells his own story-and it's a whopper: a Philly-born, Jersey-bred Yankee who's been stealing the spotlight from bass fishing's traditionally all-Southern anglers, attracting fans and dominating one of the fastest-growing sports in America. How did Mike Iaconelli, a college-educated kid from New Jersey, come blasting into a sport
dominated by old-school stars like Gary Klein, Kevin VanDam, and Denny... With his colorful tattoos and booming hip-hop sound track, Mike Iaconelli has turned the world of big-money competitive bass fishing upside down. In <...
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Fairways and Greens
ISBN: 9780385474269 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Tell me about plumbing, fine. Tell me aboutcarpentry, terrace gardening, the timer on VCRs. Goahead and explain cellophane. Tell me about all ofthese things, but don't try to tell me about golf, okay? Golf I know."--DanJenkins
After four decades of covering golf-not tomention "playing scratch from the blues andgambling for my own money when I didn't haveany," Dan Jenkins most definitely knows golf. He may, in fact, know the game better than anyone on theplanet. Now, his latest and long awaitedcollection brings together his best writing on the game, from serious pieces on timeless... "Tell me about plumbing, fine. Tell me aboutcarpentry, terrace gardening, the timer on VCRs. Goahead and explain cellophane. Tell me about all ofthese...
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Cracking the Show
ISBN: 9780385477130 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Anyone interested in baseball can not fail to be captivated by Boswell's penetrating look at the game, and by his graceful prose."--"USA Today
"Anyone interested in baseball can not fail to be captivated by Boswell's penetrating look at the game, and by his graceful prose."--"USA Today |
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The Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf: The Classic Instructional by Golf's Greatest Teacher
ISBN: 9780385477765 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The legendary golf instructional, available again. This is, along with Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, THE book Golf professionals turn to.
The legendary golf instructional, available again. This is, along with Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, THE book Golf professionals turn...
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My Usual Game: Adventures in Golf
ISBN: 9780385483384 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Destined to become a classic of golf literature, this hilarious and wonderfully litrate tour through the sometimes peculiar culture of this popular sport chronicles Owen's funny and enlightening quest to come to terms with a game that has frustrated and fascinated him since childhood. "Owen's droll asides are as memorable as a chip-in birdie."--People.
Destined to become a classic of golf literature, this hilarious and wonderfully litrate tour through the sometimes peculiar culture of this popular sp...
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Road Swing
ISBN: 9780385483926 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this alternately hilarious and insightful account, named a Best Book of 1998 by Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin uses the lens of sports to come to a deeper understanding of America.
On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Steve Rushin decided to revisit the twin pursuits of his youth: epic car trips and an unhealthy obsession with sports. So he jumped into his fully alarmed Japanese S.U.V. and drove to American sports shrines for a year, everywhere from Larry Bird's boyhood home in French Lick, Indiana, to the cornfield just outside of Dyersville,... In this alternately hilarious and insightful account, named a Best Book of 1998 by Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin...
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A Guy's Guide to Dating
ISBN: 9780385485531 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Bachelorhood used to be something young men aspired to. A man alone was a man empowered. But not anymore. As we cross the threshold into the twenty-first century, the state of being stag has lost its luster.
Bachelorhood used to be something young men aspired to. A man alone was a man empowered. But not anymore. As we cross the threshold into the twenty-fi...
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Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear
ISBN: 9780385486422 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 1989, while attempting a new route on a difficult overhanging rock face, climber Dan Osman fell. Again and again, protected by the rope, he fell. He decided then that it would not be in climbing but in falling that he would embrace his fear--bathe in it, as he says, and move beyond it.
A captivating exploration of the daredevil world of rock climbing, as well as a thoughtful meditation on the role of risk and fear in the author's own life. In the tradition of the wildly popular man-versus-nature genre that has launched several bestsellers, Andrew Todhunter follows the lives of... In 1989, while attempting a new route on a difficult overhanging rock face, climber Dan Osman fell. Again and again, protected by the rope, he fell. H...
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