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Teenage Kicks - The Story of Manchester City's 1986 FA Youth Cup Team    by Phill Gatenby
Price: $6.99 USD. 103260 words. Language: English. Published by Empire Publications  on May 20, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

There wasn't much to cheer about for Manchester City fans during the mid-1980s. With the club's coffers empty following a disastrous series of signings at the start of the decade, City seemed in decline as attendances dwindled and interest waned. The only relief from the gloom came in the form of a talented crop of youngsters that arrived at the club from 1983 onwards.
Hunting the Dream    by M. R. James
Price: $3.99 USD. 81680 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting.

A Man, His Magazine, the Adventures - "Hunting the Dream" is much more than the typical info-packed book artfully crafted by award-winning journalist and Hall of Fame archer, M. R. James. Much more, it’s a candid and reflective memoir spotlighting the storybook life, remarkable career, and unforgettable outdoor adventures of a man whose millions of published words have inspired and guided readers.
Chelsea Chronicles volume one    by Mark Worrall
Price: $2.99 USD. 70650 words. Language: English. Published by Gate 17  on May 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

An anthology based on the Mark's writings for CFCnet and the legendary cfcuk fanzine, Chelsea Chronicles volume one captures in heartfelt, humorous, diary format prose a period in Blues history when many fans couldn't quite believe what was going on at Stamford Bridge.
Speed Kills: Who killed the Cigarette Boat King, the fastest man on the seas?    by Arthur Jay Harris
Price: $3.99 USD. 121960 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder.

Don Aronow built the fastest boats—for royalty, the rich, spies, smugglers, Feds, and a former U.S. President. Then came six shots. After ten years of dogged work, did Miami police get it right? Or were they dead wrong?
Soulful Horsemanship    by Stef Perkins
Price: $7.95 USD. 69070 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help.

Are you seeking a partnership with your horse that is empowering and liberating for you both? Soulful Horsemanship weaves together traditional and natural horsemanship methods, the emerging wisdom of the equine assisted growth and learning field, and spiritual theory to present a powerful means of building partnership between horse and human.
Fly Low Fly Fast    by Robert Gandt
Price: $4.99 USD. 96490 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Motor sports.

Robert Gandt’s inside account of the National Championship Air Race ignites with the fierce rivalries, the heroic struggles to keep hypertuned ex-fighter planes flying, and the heart-stopping drama of the world’s fastest motorsport.
The Sporting Stings    by Dave Heeren
Price: $7.99 USD. 75530 words. Language: English. Published by Black Rose Writing  on May 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Sociology of Sports.

If you loved motion pictures like The Hustler and The Sting, and books on which they were based, you'll love The Sporting Stings. This book is full of amazing stories about prominent athletes and coaches like Muhammad Ali, Evel Knievel, Joe Namath, Pete Rose, John Madden, Red Auerbach, Lee Trevino, Casey Stengel, Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King.
Some Voyages Around New Zealand & Elsewhere    by Perce Harpham
Price: $9.99 USD. 89170 words. Language: English. Published on May 10, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Sailing.

In over seventy years of sailing Perce has made many voyages around New Zealand, solo return across the Tasman Sea, to the South Pacific Islands and elsewhere. He weaves observations about people, places, boats and the sea into an unusually acute feeling for the fascination of cruising in small boats.In his time GPS, chartplotters,autopilots and roller furling have revolutionised cruising.
The Red Eye    by Empire Publications
Price: $4.99 USD. 156110 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Trip Journals.

For any normal individual, a round the world trip of a lifetime would mean abandoning all thoughts of everyday life and embracing a jetset lifestyle. Not so David Blatt. While his long-suffering wife Hélène embarked upon a 90,000 mile global odyssey with thoughts of tickingoff as many of the world's wonders as possible, David felt the magnetic pull of the other love of his life, Manchester United.
It's All Uphill From Here    by Alastair Currie
Price: $2.99 USD. 77690 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Start cycling again after a twenty-year break, lose weight, get fit. Then ride a thousand miles in nine days. Two middle-aged men, two bikes, one Bob. And an improbable number of cakes. What could possibly go wrong?