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  • Fast Forward

    The world's most famous race tracks and race cars

    by Adam Skinner, James Gilleard ...
    Travel back through time to experience 18 iconic moments in motor racing history in this lavishly illustrated book, which gives you the inside track on classic cars, routes, and racers. Race 'The Green Hell’ in a Porsche 911, complete the course at Le Mans in a Ford GT40, compete in the Festival of Speed at Goodwood in a Jaguar E-type, and take on the Nascar drivers at Daytona’s Speedway. Bursting ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Wealth of Nations

    Books I-III

    by Adam Smith, Andrew Skinner ...
    Series Book 1 - The Wealth of Nations
    Smith's THE WEALTH OF NATIONS was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, the book's publication in 1776 co-incided with America's Declaration of Independence. These volumes include Smith's assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of the freedom of commerce and industry, and his famous prophecy that "America will be ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Wealth of Nations

    Books IV-V

    by Adam Smith, Andrew Skinner ...
    Series Book 2 - The Wealth of Nations
    Smith's THE WEALTH OF NATIONS was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, the book's publication in 1776 co-incided with America's Declaration of Independence. These volumes include Smith's assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of the freedom of commerce and industry, and his famous prophecy that "America will be ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Replay

    25 Greatest Moments in Sports

    by Adam Skinner ...
    In The Replay, sports journalist Adam Skinner and award-winning illustrator Mai Ly Degnan invite you to relive iconic moments from Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, Simone Biles, Team USA Hockey, and more through illustrated replays of 25 of the greatest moments in sports.This richly illustrated book highlights the achievements and stories of notable athletes—male, female, able-bodied and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leisure and Death

    An Anthropological Tour of Risk, Death, and Dying

    Edited by Adam Kaul, Jonathan Skinner ...
    This anthropological study examines the relationship between leisure and death, specifically how leisure practices are used to meditate upon—and mediate—life. Considering travelers who seek enjoyment but encounter death and dying, tourists who accidentally face their own mortality while vacationing, those who intentionally seek out pleasure activities that pertain to mortality and risk, and those ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • The Theory of Moral Sentiments

    by Adam Smith, Ryan Patrick Hanley ...
    The first book from the renowned philosopher investigates the flip side of economic self-interest: the interest of the greater good.Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his classic work The Theory of Moral Sentiments, he advanced ideas about conscience, moral judgment, and virtue that have ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • My Weird School Fast Facts: Sports

    by Dan Gutman ...
    Illustrated by Jim Paillot ...
    Series series My Weird School Fast Facts
    Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School!Did you know that the only sport that’s been played on the moon is golf? Did you know that an NFL quarterback once threw a touchdown pass to himself?!Learn more weird-but-true sports facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman’s bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • What Are the Summer Olympics?

    by Gail Herman, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi ...
    Series series What Was?
    Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands.The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • What Are the Winter Olympics?

    by Gail Herman, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Jake Murray ...
    Series series What Was?
    Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by millions.Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Olympics

    Legendary Sports Events

    by Matt Christopher ...
    Ask most Olympians how their story begins and they will answer, "When I was young, I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. . ." Some will then go on to tell of their great athletic triumphs. Others will recall agonizing near-misses. But for most, the very fact that they reached the Games at all was a dream come true. For the Olympic Games offer athletes something few others sporting events can: ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Sports Spectacular

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    New from the Bathroom Reader: a grand slam, hole-in-one, hat trick collection of sports lore and trivia.Hey, sports fans: Sports Spectacular is bigger and better than ever! The not-so-dumb jocks at the BRI have packed in all the best sports and games articles from the wildly successful Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series--and then bulked the whole thing up with more than 50 fan-tastic new pages. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Great Moments in the Summer Olympics

    by Matt Christopher ...
    The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming. These are the sports that gave us Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton -- tremendous athletes whose Olympic accomplishments thrill us now just as much as they did when they occurred. Now ... Read more

    $5.99 USD