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The Best Hunting Stories Ever Told by Jay Cassell
epub |eng | 2011-02-10 | Author:Jay Cassell

From Stories of the Old Duck Hunters. Reprinted with permission of Willow Creek Press. Readers interested in books by Gordon MacQuarrie should go to www.willowcreekpress.com. The Wings of Dawn GEORGE ...
( Category: Hunting March 27,2014 )
On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates
epub, azw3 |eng | | Author:Joyce Carol Oates

When Santayana said that another world to live in is what we mean by religion, he could hardly have foreseen how his remark might apply to the sports mania of ...
( Category: Essays March 26,2014 )
Gun Guys by Dan Baum
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-03-04 | Author:Dan Baum [Baum, Dan]

* * * * I repeat them here because, really, they can’t be repeated enough. The wording changes depending on who is teaching them, but the essence is the same. ...
( Category: Class March 26,2014 )
The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories by Patrick F. McManus
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-11-03 | Author:Patrick F. McManus [McManus, Patrick F.]

A Chainsaw Kind of Guy B arney Wapshot’s wife gave him a chainsaw for Christmas. I was furious. Barney is not a chainsaw kind of guy. It’s unlikely he will ...
( Category: Essays March 26,2014 )
Beyond Basketball by Mike Krzyzewski
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Mike Krzyzewski [Krzyzewski, Mike]

Giving Back It is not all about winning games. There are much greater battles to fight. As I have grown older and experienced some success, I have learned that when ...
( Category: Essays March 26,2014 )
The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All Time by Elliott Kalb
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-01-26 | Author:Elliott Kalb

Major Leaguers striking out 100+ times in a season 1960: 7 1980: 11 1985: 29 1992: 34 1993: 41 1996: 62 1997: 72 1998: 73 1999: 71 2001: 74 2002: ...
( Category: Essays March 25,2014 )
The Amateurs by David Halberstam
mobi, epub |eng | 1985-01-02 | Author:David Halberstam

CHAPTER TWELVE There were no surprises in the heats. Tiff Wood, rowing easily and comfortably, posted the best time, 7:04.1. It was important for him to row the best time; ...
( Category: Reference March 25,2014 )
Dispatches from the Sporting Life by Mordecai Richler
epub |eng | 2002-03-24 | Author:Mordecai Richler [Richler, Mordecai]

George Plimpton’s Open Net belongs up there on that still unfortunately small shelf of literate hockey books, alongside the best of them. I am grateful, as I am sure Plimpton ...
( Category: Essays March 25,2014 )
Black Belt Tae Kwon Do by Yeon Hwan Park
epub |eng | 1999-12-31 | Author:Yeon Hwan Park

Open vs. Closed Stances There are always two things to keep in mind whenever you adopt a stance against an opponent—protection and the opportunity to attack. More than just assuming ...
( Category: Martial Arts March 25,2014 )

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