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  • Life and Exploits of S. Glenn Young (Annotated Edition)

    by S. Glenn Young, Bradley S. Cobb ...
    Self-described "World Famous Law Enforcement Officer," S. Glenn Young was once an agent with the government, bringing in draft dodgers from World War I. He later served as a prohibition agent. But he is best known for his reign of terror as "Napoleon" of "Bloody Williamson" county, Illinois in the 1920s.Presenting himself as a paragon of virtue, the one to bring law and order back to the streets ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting

    Edited by Glenn Fleisig, Young-Hoo Kwon ...
    In the movie Bull Durham, frustrated manager Joe Riggins stresses to his team, "This is a simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball." This simplification works well for biomechanists too, as sports can be broken down into specific physical tasks like throwing, hitting, catching, and running. There have been significant advances in understanding some actions, but not ... Read more

    $82.44 CAD

  • Perspectives on Travel Writing

    by Glenn Hooper ...
    Series series Studies in European Cultural Transition
    Ranging from the early modern to the postcolonial, and dealing mainly with encounters in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, Perspectives on Travel Writing is a collection of new essays by international scholars that examines some of the various contexts of travel writing, as well as its generic characteristics. Contributions examine the similarities between autobiography and memoir, fiction ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

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    The 1948 crime film The Naked City (later a television show) ended with this iconic line There are eight million stories in the naked city.” Things have not changed either before or since: every era and neighborhood is full of true tales and legends about which even residents are likely to be unaware. Strange And Obscure Stories Of New York City takes the reader on a breathtaking tour of the five ... Read more

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  • NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science

    Edited by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association, Duncan French, Lorena Torres Ronda ...
    Within the domain of sport, the application of science is more apparent than ever before. Not only are universities and academic institutions scientifically investigating sport as one element of human performance, but professional teams, sporting organizations, and private training companies are embracing approaches that use scientific principles to help their athletes and teams gain a competitive ... Read more

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  • John Adams Under Fire

    The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial

    by David Fisher, Dan Abrams ...
    **Look for Dan Abrams and David Fisher’s new book, Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby.*NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*****“An expert, extremely detailed account of John Adams’ finest hour.”—**Kirkus Reviews**Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Boston MassacreThe** New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln’s ... ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • Sports Biomechanics

    Reducing Injury Risk and Improving Sports Performance

    by Roger Bartlett, Melanie Bussey ...
    When working with sports men and women, the biomechanist is faced with two apparently incompatible goals: reducing injury risk and improving sports performance. Now in a fully updated and revised edition, Sports Biomechanics introduces the fundamental principles that underpin our understanding of the biomechanics of both sports injury and performance, and explains how contemporary biomechanical ... Read more

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  • The Cosgrove Report

    Being the Private Inquiry of a Pinkerton Detective into the Death of President Lincoln

    by G.J.A. O'Toole ...
    A unique historical thriller takes on the true mysteries of Lincoln’s assassination "with verve, humor and impressive scholarship” (Time).In 1868, Pinkerton Detective Nicholas Cosgrove is tasked with tracking down John Wilkes Booth, a man who should be three years in his grave. Booth, President Lincoln’s assassin, was also a skilled actor and master of disguise, and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Ida B. Wells Illustrated

    by Ida B. Wells ...
    Series Book 10 - Delphi Series Fifteen
    A Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and civil rights campaigner, Ida B. Wells led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. She dedicated her career to combating prejudice and violence, advocating for African-American equality, especially for women. She was a diligent and resourceful researcher, whose important work exposed the true horrors and injustices ... Read more

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  • Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports

    Sport-Specific Physical Preparation for High Performance, second edition

    by Paul Gamble ...
    Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports is designed to help trainers and coaches to devise more effective high-performance training programs for team sports. This remains the only evidence-based study of sport-specific practice to focus on team sports and features all-new chapters covering neuromuscular training, injury prevention and specific injury risks for different team sports. Fully ... Read more

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  • Lincoln's Lie

    A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House

    by Elizabeth Mitchell ...
    This “delicious, suspenseful . . . and cleverly written romp through a dramatic and forgotten moment in American history” reveals how Lincoln manipulated the media during the Civil War—shining new light on the current ‘fake news’ crisis (Elizabeth Gilbert)In 1864, during the bloodiest days of the Civil War, two newspapers published a call, allegedly authored by President Lincoln, for the immediate ... Read more

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  • Sport and Exercise Science

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    by Philip Watkins, Murray Griffin, Dean Sewell ...
    Sport and Exercise Science: An Introduction provides a broad-based foundation in the major areas that underpin the scientific study of sport and exercise science, thus helping undergraduate students to develop a sound understanding of human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, metabolism, biomechanics and psychology related to sport, exercise and health. It includes a range of useful features in every ... Read more

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