Blind Descent
The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth
Written by James M. Tabor
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $16.00
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern Mexico. Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk targeted Krubera, a freezing nightmare of a supercave in the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia. Both men spent months almost two...
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One Helluva Ride
How NASCAR Swept the Nation
Written by Liz Clarke
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $14.99
From its raw beginnings on Southern dirt tracks, NASCAR smacked of a slightly depraved spectacle, as if nothing but trouble could come from the unbridled locomotion of a V8 engine. By the time NASCAR roared into the twenty-first century, it had grown into a billion-dollar sports and marketing colossus, its races...
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The Ultimate Sports Handbook
Written by Richard O'Brien
Foreword by Jack McCallum
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $14.95
“How do they do that?!?”
It’s the question every sports fan asks. How does Serena Williams deliver such crushing serves? How does Michael Jordan slam dunk? How did Pelé perform his amazing gravity-defying bicycle kicks?
In
The Ultimate Sports Handbook, you’ll learn how today’s biggest sports stars play to...
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