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1) Range: why generalists triumph in a specialized world

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#1 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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"What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes...

2) Shoe dog: a memoir by the creator of Nike

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Knight, Philip H

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#2 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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"In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling...

3) The Sixth Man: a memoir

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Iguodala, Andre

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#3 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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"The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors. Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors' third NBA championship in the last four years, his game has never been stronger. Off the court, Iguodala has earned respect, too--for his successful tech investments, his philanthropy, and increasingly for his contributions to the conversation...

4) The boys in the boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

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Brown, Daniel James

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#4 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washingtons 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.

5) Wolfpack: how to come together, unleash our power, and change the game

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Wambach, Abby

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#6 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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Abby Wambach became a champion because of her incredible talent as a soccer player. She became an icon because of her remarkable wisdom as a leader. As the co-captain of the 2015 Women's World Cup Champion Team, she created a culture not just of excellence, but of honor, commitment, resilience, and sisterhood. She helped transform a group of individual women into one of the most successful, powerful, and united Wolfpacks of all time. In her retirement,...

6) Barbarian days: a surfing life

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Finnegan, William

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#7 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a writer and...

7) For the good of the game: the inside story of the surprising and dramatic transformation of Major League Baseball

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Selig, Bud

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#9 on the Sports and Fitness list for 2019-09-15.

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The longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans nationwide. More than a century old, the game of baseball is resistant to change--owners, managers, players, and fans all hate it. Yet, now more than ever, baseball needs to evolve -- to compete...