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Recommendations... Golf Is . . .: Defining the Great Game
by Paul Dickson
Enhanced by historical and modern photographs, this gift book collects witty, incisive golf-related quotations. Sources range from duffers to pros, including Wodehouse, Chesterton, Churchill, Hogan, and many others.
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| |  Joe Louis: Black Champion in White America
by Chris Mead, Chris Mead
This "stunning" (Kirkus Reviews) biography of the popular pugilist recounts his triumphant and often tragic tale against the background of America in the 1930s and '40s. Includes 14 photographs.
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 The Field and Forest Handy Book
by Daniel C. Beard
Written by a co-founder of the Boy Scouts, this appealing guide offers illustrated instructions for building kites, birdhouses, boats, igloos, and other fun projects, plus numerous helpful tips for campers.
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 Scouting for Boys: The Original 1908 Edition
by Robert Baden-Powell
This blueprint for the Boy Scout movement not only provides energetic tips on camping, tracking, and woodcraft, but offers proper Victorian-era advice on manners, self-discipline, and good citizenship. Includes the original illustrations.
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| |  Sports Science for Young People
by George Barr
Does a curve ball really curve? Why does a golf ball have dimples? Find answers to these and hundreds of other questions in this entertaining discussion of the scientific principles underlying sports.
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Products in Other Sports, Outdoor Activities | | |  | 25 Kites That Fly
by Leslie Hunt
Detailed instructions for creating standard two-stick kites, six-point stars, figural kites, balloon kites, tetrahedral kites, box kites, and many other varieties. Includes directions for making tails, reeling and stringing, and much more. 70 illustrations.
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| | |  | The Art of Horsemanship
by Xenophon, Morris H. Morgan
Among the earliest known works on choosing, caring for, and riding horses, this book is still hailed as one of the most complete, thoughtful, and accessible guides of its type.
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|  | Athletics in the Ancient World
by E. Norman Gardiner
Concise, convincing book emphasizes relationship between Greek and Roman athletics and religion, art, and education. Colorful descriptions of the pentathlon, foot-race, wrestling, boxing, ball playing, and more. 137 black-and-white illustrations.
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|  | Boat-Building and Boating
by Daniel C. Beard
Construction and operation dos and don'ts for everything from simple rafts and birch-bark canoes to a small sailboat and a speedy motor-boat. 238 illustrations.
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|  | Boomerangs: How to Make and Throw Them
by Bernard S. Mason
Outstanding primer combines native methods and author's new designs — all safe and easy to make and throw. Includes cross-stick boomerangs from 14 inches to 3 feet, pinwheel boomerangs, bird- and airplane-shaped boomerangs, and more.
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|  | Camp-Lore and Woodcraft
by Daniel C. Beard
Easy-to-follow advice for boys and girls on building campfires; packing, saddling, and mounting a horse; choosing a campsite, pitching a tent, cutting down a tree, chopping wood, and much more. 377 black-and-white illustrations.
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|  | The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo)
by H. Irving Hancock, Katsukuma Higashi
The best and most comprehensive guide to learning jiu-jitsu, this study features the complete system of 160 holds and throws. It is clearly illustrated by 487 photographs and four charts.
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|  | Cowboy Roping and Rope Tricks
by Chester Byers
An old-time champion shows how to spin a rope into rolls, figure 8s, zigzags, and other impressive formations. Includes photos, figures, and a Foreword by Will Rogers.
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|  | A Dictionary of the Martial Arts
by Louis Frédéric, Paul Crompton
From popular forms such as ju-jutsu, karate, and kung-fu to the less familiar practices of kyudo, kendo, and yabusame, this reference contains the rules of contest for all the major martial arts. 301 illustrations.
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|  | The Fair Weather and Rainy Day Handy Book
by Daniel C. Beard
This book features dozens of indoor and outdoor activities, with simple instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams for building a backyard clubhouse, setting up a workshop, picnic games, papercrafts, and other diversions.
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| | The Field and Forest Handy Book
by Daniel C. Beard
Written by a co-founder of the Boy Scouts, this appealing guide offers illustrated instructions for building kites, birdhouses, boats, igloos, and other fun projects, plus numerous helpful tips for campers.
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| | | Golf Is . . .: Defining the Great Game
by Paul Dickson
Enhanced by historical and modern photographs, this gift book collects witty, incisive golf-related quotations. Sources range from duffers to pros, including Wodehouse, Chesterton, Churchill, Hogan, and many others.
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|  | Great African-American Athletes
by Taylor Oughton
Forty-five expertly rendered illustrations of Willie Mays, Jim Brown, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, Arthur Ashe, many other remarkable athletes. Fact-filled captions.
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| |  | I Love Sports
by Steven James Petruccio
Twenty-six ready-to-color illustrations depict kids playing soccer and volleyball, doing graceful turns on ice skates, and much more. Includes 20 sports-related stickers to use wherever you want.
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| | Joe Louis: Black Champion in White America
by Chris Mead, Chris Mead
This "stunning" (Kirkus Reviews) biography of the popular pugilist recounts his triumphant and often tragic tale against the background of America in the 1930s and '40s. Includes 14 photographs.
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|  | Kites for Everyone: How to Make and Fly Them
by Margaret Greger
Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions show how to create more than 50 awesome, airborne objects — everything from simple bag kites to Vietnamese, Snake, Dutch, Dragon, Bullet, Delta, and Flowform flyers.
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