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1) LeBron James
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IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
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Grapevine CanyonA must do hike for everyone. Remember when you were a kid and first walked into a library? You likely were in awe. When you enter this canyon you will be in awe again.
The pictographs and petroglyphs will amaze you. The ancient people here most certainly wanted others to know about their existence.
Do this hike when you can. In the meantime download this book to view some of the great pictures you will encounter when you make the...
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First published in 1653, Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" is a classic and much-loved treatise on the art of fishing. Immediately popular after its publication, "The Compleat Angler" was reprinted and updated numerous times by Walton. Written as a conversation between the fictional characters of the experienced angler Piscator and his student Viator, which was changed to a hunter named Venator in later editions, the treatise is part an instructional...
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Get the Summary of James Kerr's Legacy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In today's volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment, personal leadership has never been more relevant and Legacy goes to the heart of how great leaders - and we are all leaders - 'reboot' and reframe their future.
It is a truly life-defining read that addresses the big questions - values, vision,...
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The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Go Rin no Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Many translations have been made, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than other martial artists and people across East Asia. For instance, some foreign business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work in a business context....
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"One of the finest first aid books I've seen." -- Mel Otten, M.D., Wilderness Medical Society
• Make informed decisions about medical treatment and urgency of transport
• Essential items and suggestions for packing a standard first aid kit
• Two new chapters on common non-urgent medical problems and legal issues
This revised edition of NOLS Wilderness First Aid reflects the changing field of wilderness medicine. Designed as a field...
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Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties. Originally published in 1914 - FOREWORD: - As this book is written for boys of all ages, it has been divided under two general heads, The Tomahawk Camps and The Axe Camps, that is, camps which may be built with no tool but a hatchet, and camps that will need the aid of an axe. The smallest boys can build some of the simple shelters and the older boys can build the more difficult ones. The reader may, if he likes, begin...
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Enrico is an author, illustrator, actor, and martial artist based in Miami and New York City. He began his martial arts training at the age of eleven with his uncle who was a student of Ron Van Clief. Chinese Goju was his first martial art. He later picked up martial arts again as an adult under the instruction of Tracy Tyler, a past student of the Jujitsu master Moses Powell. After two years of training with Tracy he attended City Wing Tsun in Manhattan...
9) John Cena
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This series introduces readers to eight popular contemporary wrestlers, covering their early lives, wrestling careers, skills, and signature moves. Each title features informative sidebars, engaging infographics, vivid photographs, and a glossary.
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In his book, Jones covers the wary whitetail from Canada to old Mexico and all locations in-between-he even covers the diminutive Coues deer of the Southwest. To be successful at whitetail hunting you need to be serious, and who is more serious than the professional whitetail guide, the man (or woman) who makes his/her living at it? So, read the other one-person accounts for exciting stories, but read this book for the invaluable information needed...
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There may be no better example of American individualism and rugged outdoorsman than the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. In this volume we find two of Roosevelt's works on hunting, "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman", and "The Wilderness Hunter", combined into one volume. Roosevelt, who as President would bring some 230 million acres of land under the protection of the National Parks and Forest Services, was an avid naturalist and...
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Craig Boddington's first African hunting book, From Mount Kenya to the Cape, chronicled his hunting exploits from 1977 to 1986. Since that time, he has written a book every ten years on his African experiences. Now he's back with Tracks Across Africa, which chronicles his third decade of African hunting. Pretty much, every country open to hunting in this period saw Craig Boddington walking on its soil: C.A.R., Chad, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania,...
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The English Premier League isn't a secret club in America any more.
More and more casual fans are tuning in to the Premier League. They're watching on TV, they're showing up at the pub on Saturday mornings and they're starting to plan their vacations around a trip to England. And that's why we wrote this book.
What we've created together is a Premier League resource written from an American perspective. We walked the towns, went to the pubs and talked...
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From farm ponds to the Amazon, Lefty's wit and wisdom captured in 101 stories about his most memorable fly-caught fish. The late Lefty Kreh was an outdoor writer for more than 50 years and was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel magazine in 1997. He fished with newsman Tom Brokaw, Yvon Chouinard (founder of Patagonia), and actor Michael Keaton on the Outdoor Channel's Buccaneers & Bones. He wrote for nearly every major outdoor magazine...
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"If you are a bird hunter looking to improve your marksmanship, welcome to the skeet field!" Mulak explains how the sport of skeet can help you hunt those unpredictable birds. Illustrations and photographs clearly show the right way--and the wrong way--to shoot skeet and improve your score. Mulak's information takes you from the skeet range to the hunt, with a new set of tools at your fingertips.
What makes someone a good shot? Author Steven Mulak...
17) Buffalo!
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Craig Boddington is a veteran hunter of Africa's game lands. He has hunted one animal more than any other, the buffalo. He also has hunted them in every place in Africa where a huntable population exists. Craig tells his readers where to hunt, how and when to hunt, and what will happen when they do hunt. He describes what it means to rush the herd, one of his favorite methods of hunting these worthy opponents. Published entirely in color, this book...
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Toxophilus -The School Of Shooting (History of Archery Series) Roger Ascham This work comprises of two books combined together: The First Book of the School of Shooting and The Second Book of the School of Shooting. They are written in the form of a dialogue between Toxophilus 'A lover of the bow' and Philogus 'A lover of learning'. In the discussion Toxophilus justifies his love of archery as a pastime, puts forward his reasons for retaining the...
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Trout eat a large variety of food items and diets and feeding behaviors change over time. Jason Randall is the author of Moving Water and Feeding Time. He enjoys promoting his books at fly fishing shows across the country and is a frequent contributor to American Angler. He lives in Woodstock, Illinois.
After reading Feeding Time, I was astounded. Chapter after chapter, Jason takes the reader from start to finish about habitat cycles and the habits...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The fat from a whitetail deer is waxier than beef fat and has a higher melting point. It can be pretty off-putting, and it doesn't always have a good flavor. I once threw away a pile of trimmed fat, but magpies and gray jays loved it so much that they learned to associate humans with food.
#2 The most important thing about the fat incident was a shift in the relationship...
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