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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 €

  • 12 canastas
    Carlos Álvarez
    12 Canastas reúne a varias personalidades del baloncesto que convierten estas páginas en un territorio de emoción, memoria y aprendizaje: Berni Rodríguez, Diego Ocampo, Nacho Calvo, Pierre Oriola, Javi Gancedo, Antoni Daimiel, Diegode Paz, Marta Fernández, Rubén Soroya, Pablo Lolaso, Fernando Romay, Epi y Juan Carlos Navarro.Este libro es un homenaje al esfuerzo, la pasión y lo...
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    20,14 €

  • THE ST. PAUL PHANTOM
    Gerard Gibbons
    AS THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ROARS TO LIFE, EVERYONE HAS A DREAM, SO EVERYONE HAS A FIGHTFor Mike Gibbons, a penniless, bullied Irish American kid from the hardscrabble streets of Saint Paul, the fight is destiny. Beneath the light of Halley’s Comet in 1910, Mike and his younger brother, Tommy, vow to punch their way out of poverty and become champions of the outlawed prize ring.Gu...
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    18,66 €

  • El Aviador 1+1
    Miguel Cuchet
    Miguel Cuchet, piloto e instructor, recoge en este libro la experiencia de volar en la formación de pilotos.Organizado siguiendo la secuencia natural de una jornada de vuelo, acompaña al lector desde la preparación previa y la inspección de la aeronave hasta las maniobras fundamentales, la planificación de viajes y el entrenamiento en situaciones que exigen un mayor dominio de ...
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    29,00 €

  • Club de Ajedrez El Ejido
    Francisco García Almagro
    Este libro recoge la apasionante historia del Club de Ajedrez El Ejido desde su fundación en 1986 hasta el año 2026. Cuatro décadas dedicadas por completo al ajedrez, la competición, la formación y la promoción de este deporte en la ciudad de El Ejido y en toda la provincia de Almería.A través de sus páginas haremos un recorrido por los momentos más destacados de la trayectoria...
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    54,20 €

  • Aplicação De Medicamentos Em Pets: Um Guia Completo Para Técnicos Veterinários
    Jefferson Viana Alves Diniz
    Aplicação de Medicamentos em PETs: Um Guia Completo para Técnicos Veterináriosé mais que um livro; é a síntese do saber e da vida do Dr. Jefferson Viana Alves Diniz. Nascido da formação na UFCG Patos/PB, com estágio na UNB, sua jornada profissional atravessou Manacapuru/AM e o Governo do Acre – onde liderou avanços em melhoramento genético bovino e controle de zoonoses, integra...
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    18,20 €

  • Rugby Tries and Knock Ons
    Connor Murphy
    We had just beaten a few of the top men’s rugby football clubs in the East that excelled in both sevens and fifteens...This included Mystic River, Beacon Hill, the Washington Exiles, and two good college teams - Brown University and Coast Guard Academy. As I prepared for the championship final against another very good men’s club - the Hartford Wanderers RFC - I lay down on the...
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    21,92 €

  • Método alberto gonzález
    Alberto González Quilez
    Un libro autobiográfico que ofrece lecciones de vida por medio del deporte de resistencia y por la infinita pasión por la formación personal y de deportistas a nivel mundial; una vida dedicada a ello, compaginando deporte, familia, vida personal y laboral, encontrando un equilibrio excelso entre ellas. ...
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    20,28 €

  • From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
    Walter Hunt
    From the Ridiculous to the Sublimeby Walter HuntWalter Hunt’s first football memory is of watching the 1953 FA Cup Final, the famous Stanley Matthews Final, on television at the age of five. Since that day football has been a constant part of his life in many different ways. He recalls watching football at almost every level, from international matches to local youth leagues, p...
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    14,40 €

  • The Trotters’ Long Road
    Etienne Psaila
    From church roots in Victorian Bolton to founding-member status in the Football League, from the White Horse Final of 1923 to the golden FA Cup years, from Burnden Park glory and tragedy to Nat Lofthouse, Premier League ambition, European nights, financial crisis, rescue, and renewal, The Trotters’ Long Road tells the full story of one of English football’s most resilient clubs...
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    20,99 €

  • The World Cup Debutants
    Etienne Psaila
    Every World Cup nation has a first day. Some arrive quietly and leave quickly. Some score once and create a memory that lasts for generations. Some shock champions, reach quarter-finals, or transform the way the world sees their football. The World Cup Debutants: First Appearances, First Goals, and Nations Arriving on the Global Stage tells the fact-based story of countries ste...
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    19,94 €

  • One Lady Owner
    Sandy Myhre
    When women set out to buy a car, they invariably take a man with them. Why is this so? Why is it that women are so poorly represented in all forms of motor sport?Although women are increasingly infiltrating both these male-dominated arenas, they are still well within a minority. Why is this so?One Lady Owner is unique in that it attempts to answer these vexed questions while at...
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    11,71 €

  • The World Cup Golden Boot
    Etienne Psaila
    The World Cup is remembered through champions, finals, shocks, and national glory, but one of its sharpest individual dramas belongs to the goalscorer. The World Cup Golden Boot: Goalscorers, Pressure, Penalties, and Tournament Immortality tells the complete story of the players who turned short tournaments into lasting football history by finishing above everyone else in the r...
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    23,46 €

  • Penalty Kings and Broken Hearts
    Etienne Psaila
    The penalty shootout is football’s most dramatic invention: simple in form, brutal in consequence, and unforgettable in memory. Penalty Kings and Broken Hearts: The World Cup Shootout Story tells the fact-based history of the World Cup’s greatest shootout moments, from the first tournament shootout in 1982 to the unforgettable Argentina-France final in 2022. This narrative hist...
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    20,59 €

  • The World Cup Managers
    Etienne Psaila
    The World Cup is won by players, but it is shaped by managers. Behind every famous goal, every tactical revolution, every final, and every national heartbreak stands a coach making decisions that can define careers and countries. The World Cup Managers: Tactics, Pressure, Dressing Rooms, and Decisions That Changed History tells the story of the men on the touchline who shaped f...
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    22,17 €

  • Baby Boomer Baseball Volume II
    Robert Kravetz
    Mantle swings and that ball is gone and is still raising! I think it is out of Yankee Stadium! Oh my God, it hit the façade with a thud just below the top of the façade!'When I heard the Yankee game announcer screaming these words, in May of 1963, I sat on my bed in tears of awe. The ball caromed off the façade nearly 400 feet away and soared almost 120 feet high, with an ech...
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    20,73 €

  • On the Front Foot
    Peter Watson
    From barefoot schoolboy to Olympian... and from heated competition on the track to the heart of political power, On the Front Foot is a story of grit, resilience, and relentless forward momentum. Peter Watson’s journey begins in post-war Australia, shaped by family and fierce determination. Against the odds, he rises to become one of the world’s top middle-distance runners, bre...
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    14,81 €

  • The Baseball Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
    Robert V. Hurte
    Celebrate father‑son baseball legacies: draft drama, scouting secrets, and moving stories. Robert V. Hurte Jr.’s The Baseball Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree'Bob Hurte has written a new book called The Baseball Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree. I think all baseball fans will enjoy Bob’s detailed account of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft which started in 1965 and continues t...
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    22,28 €

  • Lamine Yamal
    Bella Mente Press
    Discover the inspiring true story of Lamine Yamal-one of soccer’s brightest young stars!Before the stadiums, records, and roaring crowds, Lamine Yamal was a kid from Rocafonda with a ball at his feet and a dream in his heart. From playing street football on concrete to training at Barcelona’s legendary La Masia academy, Lamine’s journey shows young readers what can happen when ...
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    12,40 €

  • The History of Football
    Paul Davies
    The History of Football charts the extraordinary journey of the nation’s favourite sport from its unruly medieval origins to its place at the heart of global culture. Moving through centuries of change, it reveals how chaotic folk games played in village streets evolved into the codified, tactical, and fiercely competitive sport that would come to define English identity. From ...
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    17,65 €

  • In The Shadow Of Santa Justa
    Randolph Kroening
    A man who appears to be heavily intoxicated staggers aimlessly across a busy square in Lisbon city centre. Before the police can intervene, the man collapses and dies in hospital under mysterious circumstances. A few days later, a young woman loses consciousness in a gym, is thrown from the treadmill and also dies shortly afterwards. And she is not to be the last victim...When ...
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    19,24 €

  • Nolan
    Tim Brown
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    27,62 €

  • Cape Cod Baseball League
    The Cape Cod League is the premier amateur baseball league in the United States, and this book presents stories of the people, places, and players who have made it great.If someone told you an amateur baseball league had produced 18 future major leaguers, it might seem impressive. But over 1,800 alumni of the Cape Cod Baseball League have landed in the major leagues. The 'Cape ...
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    21,20 €

  • Epic Soccer Book for Kids Ages 8-12
    Dylan Ambrose
    Every kid who has ever kicked a ball against a wall and imagined lifting the World Cup trophy - this book is for them. Epic Soccer Book for Kids Ages 8-12 brings the most unforgettable moments in soccer history to life through inspiring stories of legendary players, rising stars, and the tournament that captures the imagination of billions of fans around the world.More than jus...
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    13,23 €

  • Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi (Cram Edition)
    George H. Devol
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Journey back to the 19th-century American West with George H. Devol’s captivating memoir, 'Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi.' This remarkable biography offers a rare glimpse in...
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    33,78 €

  • Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball From the Inside (Cram Edition)
    Christy Mathewson / John N. (John Neville) Wheeler
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Step onto the field with 'Pitching in a Pinch: or, Baseball from the Inside,' a captivating journey into the heart of early 20th-century baseball through the eyes of legendary...
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    23,08 €