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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
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Into Thin Air

By Jon Krakauer ,

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Endurance
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Endurance

By Alfred Lansing ,

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Among the Thugs
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Among the Thugs

By Bill Buford ,

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The Tennis Partner
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The Tennis Partner

By Abraham Verghese ,

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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
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The Catcher Was a Spy

By Nicholas Dawidoff ,

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Fever Pitch
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Fever Pitch

By Nick Hornby ,

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When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
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When Pride Still Mattered

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Jackie Robinson: A Biography
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Jackie Robinson

By Arnold Rampersad ,

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Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
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Wilma Unlimited

By Kathleen Krull , David Diaz (illustrator) ,

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Long Ago in France: The Years in Dijon
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Long Ago in France

By M.F.K. Fisher ,

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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf
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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book

By Harvey Penick ,

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My Sergei: A Love Story
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My Sergei

By Ekaterina Gordeeva , E. M. Swift ,

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First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living
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First You Have to Row a Little Boat

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I Was Right on Time
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I Was Right on Time

By Buck O'Neil , Steve Wulf , David Conrads

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In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle
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In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle

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Albatross: The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea
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Albatross

By Deborah Scaling Kiley , Meg Noonan ,

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Prophet of the Sandlots: Journeys With A Major League Scout
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Prophet of the Sandlots

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Running & Being: The Total Experience
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Running & Being

By George Sheehan ,

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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
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Wooden

By John Wooden ,

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High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
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High Exposure

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Zero Tollerance: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Revolutionized Figure Skating
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Zero Tollerance

By Toller Cranston ,

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Facing the Music: The Autobiography
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Facing the Music

By Jayne Torvill , Christopher Dean ,

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Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
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Playing for Keeps

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Rain Men: Madness of Cricket
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Rain Men

By Marcus Berkmann ,

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The Death of Ayrton Senna
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The Death of Ayrton Senna

By Richard Williams ,

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Bruce Lee Artist of Life: Inspiration and Insights from the World's Greatest Martial Artist
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Bruce Lee Artist of Life

By Bruce Lee , John Little (editor) ,

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To the Linksland
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To the Linksland

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Desperate Voyage
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Desperate Voyage

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Winterdance: the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
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Winterdance

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The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
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The Climb

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