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  Hail Mary - The Rise and Fall of...

  Britni De La Cretaz, Lyndsey...

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  In 1967, a Cleveland businessman had a brilliant idea: why not start a women's football team? It was conceived as a gimmick and a publicity stunt in the vein of the Harlem Globetrotters. He recruited women to compete as a traveling football troupe; much to his surprise, he learned that women really wanted to play—and play hard. Hail Mary is the story of the unlikely rise of the National Women's Football League and the players who loved a game that society told them they shouldn't be playing. In nineteen cities around the country, against the backdrop of second-wave feminism and the passage of Title IX, these athletes broke new barriers and showed adoring crowds what women were capable of physically. Thousands of people came to watch—perhaps to gawk at first but then, in the end, to cheer. Hail Mary is a rollicking chronicle of fearless women-players on the Detroit Demons, the Toledo Troopers, the LA Dandelions, and more—bringing us into the stadiums where they broke records, the small-town lesbian bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was conceived, and where it ended. Hail Mary is a celebration of women athletes and their fight on and off the field—and a powerful story of the league that changed their lives and the course of women's sports.

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  Living By My Rules

  Simon Ingram

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  Living By My Rules, an eloquent insight into the daily struggles of living with an incurable, degenerative disease such as Parkinson’s disease. Simon’s stories of his early life will transport you back to a far simpler time; the 1970s. Amusing tales which will stir fond memories in all but the youngest readers … Flares, scooters, Mods and of course a nostalgic look back at his beloved football; especially QPR. This book will make you laugh and it will make you cry but, what shines through is Simon’s ability to laugh in the face of adversity and his dogged determination to kick Parkinson’s into touch. - Karen Gran

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  One Life One Chance - A story of...

  Luke Richmond

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  Born to nomadic parents and humble beginnings, Luke Richmond grew up running wild and free in the Australian outback. After finishing school, he joined the Australian Army and served his country overseas as an infantry soldier – an experience that sparked in him an unrelenting desire for adventure.  
  But when he leaves the army Luke finds himself broke and adrift in London, caught up in a soulless world of drug and alcohol addiction. When he wakes up in a police cell with no memory of how he got there, he knows he has hit rock bottom, and makes the snap decision to turn his life around.  
  Within days he is in Thailand, training his mind and body at a Muay Thai boxing camp in the jungles of Phuket. In suffering Luke finds his salvation, and he decides to make the most out of life by seeking adventure in the remote corners of the world.  
  Since then Luke has climbed the highest mountains on six continents, set a new world record for ocean rowing across the Atlantic, battled -60 degree temperatures in the Antarctic, witnessed death at high altitude, was held captive in the humid jungles of West Papua and has thrown himself from cliffs in the adrenalin-fueled world of BASE jumping.  
  More than an awe-inspiring story of endurance and adventure, One Life One Chance will ultimately remind you that we only have one shot, so don’t waste a second of it. 

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  Above the Clouds - How I Carved...

  Kilian Jornet

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  ""Kilian Jornet is the most dominating endurance athlete of his generation.""—NEW YORK TIMES 
  ""Inspiring and humbling""— ALEX HONNOLD 
   
  The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climbs of Mount Everest in this profound memoir—an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches. 
   
  Kilian Jornet has broken nearly every mountaineering record in the world and twice been named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. In 2018 he summitted Mount Everest twice in one week—without the help of bottled oxygen or ropes. 
  As he recounts a life spent studying and ascending the greatest peaks on earth, Jornet ruminates on what he has found in nature—simplicity, freedom, and spiritual joy—and offers a poetic yet clearheaded assessment of his relationship to the mountain . . . at times his opponent, at others, his greatest inspiration. 

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  Sail Away - How to Escape the...

  Nicola Rodriguez

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  You long to escape the daily grind, buy a boat and sail away. This book tells you how to turn your dreams into a reality. There is practical advice on everything from choosing a boat to crossing oceans. You'll be guided through each step of the preparation before casting off on your adventure of a lifetime. There's information on everything the would-be blue water sailor needs to consider, including safety, communications, children, ocean passages and budgeting. _x000D_Learn about routes and destinations around Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and beyond to help you cruise the Mediterranean, cross the Atlantic or circumnavigate the world. Colour photographs and charts will inspire and inform in this essential guide for the 21st century blue water sailor.

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  Zombie Apocalypse Guide: The...

  Wesley Jones

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  2 books in 1:Book 1:What should you do? You’ve come to the right place to find out!The undead are all over the streets. The apocalypse has begun, and you’re left to squander for food, fuel, weapons, or any tradable and usable goods to survive and not turn into a zombie yourself. Just in case an epidemic spreads across the globe and turns this dystopian fantasy into a reality, a guide has been constructed to help you prepare.You’ll read about topics such as:Emergency survival tipsThe wrong ideas you must get out of your headHow to find weapons, food, and where to go for shelterSurvival ideas and investments you should make before it happensTop notch tips for being on your own or in groups to survive betterBook 2:Tactical advice about killing more of the undead and staying alive! It’s not a matter of if but of when a zombie outbreak hits the world. When it does, you will be happy that you took the time to listen to this brief book of information, and you can rub it into all the zombies’ faces, because they got bitten and turned into the undead in the blink of an eye. But not you! You’ll know what to do! How does a few dollars for a book sound in order to survive years after everyone dies or becomes a mindless brain eater? Not too shabby, does it? In this book, you’ll find topics like: What you should avoid wearing How you can decrease water usage when water is scarce Survival tips and getting ready What effect bankruptcy will have on trading goods and assets in post-apocalyptic times How training your muscles can turn you into a killing machine Business development rules from zombie survivors

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