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|  | Spirit of Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong, Simon Boughton, William Maughan
Description not available.Sir Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team's journey to the Antarctic continent in 1914 goes terribly wrong after their boat is trapped and crushed by ice, leaving them stranded in the most harsh conditions and fighting for their very lives with every step they took. AUTHOR: Jennifer Armstrong, Simon Boughton, William Maughan
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Travel 
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 | Precision Wedge & Bunker Shots by David Gould
From fairway bunker escapes, to high lob wedge approaches, to bump-and-run chip shots from the fringe, Precision Wedge and Bunker Shots teaches how to use creative shotmaking to turn problem shots into pars and routine shots into birdies. Fifty-three real short-game situations and more than 100 photographs and 50 illustrations help you visualize the required shot and learn how to execute it. Covering club selection, correct technique, course management, and drills for each situation, this book contains everything you need to improve your short game. AUTHOR: David Gould
PUBLISHER: Human Kinetics Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | The Baseball Coaching Bible by Jerry Kindall, John Winkin, Tony La Russa
Description not available.Covers all aspects of coaching baseball including creating effective practive sessions, motivating players, and building a successful program. AUTHOR: Jerry Kindall, John Winkin, Tony La Russa
PUBLISHER: Human Kinetics Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Private Tuscany by Elizabeth H. Minchilli, Simon McBride
Private Tuscany offers a privileged visit inside the homes and along the magnificent garden paths of Italy's most romantic region. Full-color photographs evoke the simple, sensual way of life in Tuscany. In houses that have been renovated and furnished lovingly by their owners. A delightful text details their stories and methods. Here is the rustic simplicity of the rural retreats so often associated with Tuscany, but the author also tours richly furnished palaces and noble villas, classically elegant gracious homes, and minimal interiors whose clean lines set off the bare beauty of Tuscan architecture. Sun-drenched courtyards and hidden gardens and patios complete this picturesque vision of real life in paradise. AUTHOR: Elizabeth H. Minchilli, Simon McBride
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Travel
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 | Runs, Hits, & an Era by Mark D. Medeiros, Paul J. Zingg
For Six Decades the Pacific Coast League reigned supreme for West Coast baseball fans, launching the careers of future luminaries such as Ted Williams, Ernie Lombardi, Minnie Minoso, and Joe DiMaggio. Until the Dodgers and Giants moved west in 1958, the PCL was the only game in town for fans from Seattle to San Diego. The PCL offered something for everyone, from tight pennant races and intense rivalries to great ballparks, stable franchises, dazzling pitching, and spectacular hitting. Salt Lake City shortstop Tony Lazzeri set all-time PCL records for home runs (60), RBIs (222), and runs scored (202) in 1925. His 60 homers occurred two years before Babe Ruth did the same in the majors. Oakland Oaks outfielder Roy Carlyle hit one of the longest home runs in professional baseball history on July 4, 1929. The ball traveled over two rooftops and into the gutter of a house 618 feet away from home plate. The PCL also delighted fans with a host of zany characters. A favorite was Lou The Mad Russian Novikoff, who won the Triple Crown in 1940 (batting .343, with 171 RBIs and 41 homers) while playing for the league runner-up Los Angeles Angels - thanks in no small part to his wife, Esther, who could be heard from her box seat behind home plate verbally abusing Lou during each of his appearances at the plate. Another was Hollywood Stars player-manager Bobby Bragan, who was tossed from a game in 1953 against the rival San Diego club after slamming his chest protector to the ground to protest what he considered some bad calls by the umpire. Ordered to pick up his equipment, Bragan refused and instead proceeded to remove his shin guards, mask, glove, and cap. Banished to the dugout, he added hisuniform top, shoes, socks, and a few towels to the pile. Bragan and the Stars survived the ensuing fine and suspension to win the pennant handily. In Runs, Hits, and an Era Paul Zingg's engaging text plays off more than 90 illustrations and Mark Medeiros's anecdotal sidebars. Published AUTHOR: Mark D. Medeiros, Paul J. Zingg
PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Kayaking Georgian Bay by Heather Smith, Jonathan Reynolds
It would be hard to design waters more suited to sea kayaking than those of Georgian Bay. For expert kayakers, there are the large waves and deep water off the Bruce Peninsula. For kayakers of more modest skills, there are the sheltered waters of the 30,000 Islands. This book contains over 30 individual kayaking routes divided into four areas: the North Shore, the Eastern Shore, the Southern Bay and the Bruce. Jonathon Reynolds and Heather Smith`s adventure company, Nomadic Adventures, offers tours in the Canadian wilderness and abroad. AUTHOR: Heather Smith, Jonathan Reynolds
PUBLISHER: Boston Mills Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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