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Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

von Bret Hart

Written without collaborators and based on decades of tape recordings he made throughout his career, HITMAN is Bret Hart's brutally honest, perceptive and startling account of his life in and out of the ring...

Wilderness Survival : Living Off the Land with the Clothes on Your Back and the Knife on Your Belt: Living Off the Land with the Clothes on Your Back

von Mark Elbroch & Michael Pewtherer

Do you have what it takes?

You’re alone in the wilderness with nothing but a knife and the clothes on your back. Will you survive? Do you have the skills to feed, clothe, and protect yourself? Mark Elbroch,...

The Power of Positive Idiocy

von David Feherty

From David Feherty, the notorious  ex-pro and golf commentator at CBS Sports, comes a hilarious new collection of rants sure to surprise and crack up hackers everywhere.

In The Power of Positive Idiocy, readers...

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

von W. Timothy Gallwey, Zach Kleinman & Pete Carroll

The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition,...

Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game

von Joseph Parent

The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist...

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

von Nando Parrado

In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.

Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team, as well...

How to Shit in the Woods, 3rd Edition: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

von Kathleen Meyer

It’s the feisty third edition of How to Shit in the Woods, jam-packed with new information for outdoor enthusiasts of every stripe. Hailed in its first edition as “the most important environmental book of...

A Century of Mistakes in Baseball

von Martin B. Schmidt & David J. Berri

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.

This Element is an excerpt from Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose...

The Art of Scouting: How The Hockey Experts Really Watch The Game and Decide Who Makes It

von Shane Malloy & Brian Burke

The Art of Scouting delves into the secretive world of hockey prospecting, a world more akin to Cold War-era spying than a casual day in the stands. Scouts decide whether a player has the talent to make the...

Coaching Basketball For Dummies

von The National Alliance For Youth Sports & Greg Bach

So you’re thinking about volunteering to coach youth basketball? Great! You’re in for a fun, rewarding experience. Whether you’re new to the sport and looking for some guidance or you’re a seasoned coach...

The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime

von Michael Duca & Jason Turbow

Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. What truly governs the Major League game is a set of unwritten rules, some of which...

Golf For Dummies

von Gary McCord

The fun and easy way to get a grip on golf

Golf For Dummies, 4th Edition, gives you all the latest information on the game, including updated expert advice on everything from improving fundamentals to mastering...

No Shortage of Good Days

von John Gierach

IN his new book about the delightful torture known as fly fishing, John Gierach again demonstrates the wit, eloquence, and insight that have become his trademarks.

Consider this observation about fishing: “From...

Zen and the Art of Running

von Larry Shapiro

All that I am, I am because of my mind.

~ Paavo Nurmi, Olympic runner with nine gold medals in track & field

All runners strive to get in the "zone," but here they'll learn to enter the ZEN "zone"! By adopting...

Step-By-Step Equine Massage: (Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-2776

von Candy Sipka & Cherry Baldridge

Relieve Soreness, Improve Flexibility, and Keep Your Horse Sound

Does your horse have a nagging soreness that won't go away? Does a mystery lameness come and go without obvious cause? Has your horse's performance...

Trailer-Training Your Horse: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-279

von LauraHarrison McBride

How do you train a horse to get in and out of a trailer safely and calmly?  With the renowned trailer-training method taught by the late Dr. Edwin Goodwin, long-time equine professor at the University of Maryland,...

Starting & Running Your Own Horse Business

von MaryAshby McDonald

Since 1997, Storey's Starting & Running Your Own Horse Business, by Mary Ashby McDonald, has sold 72,000 copies in 17 printings. It is the best-selling book in its category. The book's success stems from its...

Hoof Care for Horses: (Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-277)

von Henry Heymering

Expert Hoof Care Advice at Your Fingertips

No foot, no horse. It's an old saying, but it rings as true today as it ever did in humankind's history of horsemanship. What can you do to ensure your horse's hooves...

101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider

von JecAristotle Ballou

Dressage, the equestrian practice in which a horse makes highly precise movements in response to barely perceptible signals from the rider, has taken hold of America’s equestrians. Participation rates have...

Bullpen Diaries: Mariano Rivera, Bronx Dreams, Pinstripe Legends, and the Future of the New York Yankees

von Charley Rosen

Baseball is the only game where the defense has the ball.

So begins an inside look at baseball's most scrutinized group of players—relief pitchers—and life in the most intriguing bullpen of all, that of the...