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Provides a history of baseball along with rules of the game, focusing on the most important specialties - hitting, fielding and base running. Includes valuable tips on using techniques for both infield and outfield positions.

Describes the operation of the U.S. Air Force's crack aerial demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, including the team's history, selection and training of pilots, and planning and executing a show.

This book is about managing business risks by examining worst-case scenarios and putting safeguards into place to mitigate loss of revenue, market share, customers, and other assets.

An introduction to cross-country running, including the history of this "natural sport, " equipment, training, strategy, and how to improve one's performance.

Discusses the equipment, techniques, and game strategy of a variety of billiard games.

A biography of the record-setting hitter who is part of a baseball family.

Examines the life, career, and personal characteristics of the man who served as vice-president for eight years under Ronald Reagan and was then elected to follow him as the nation's forty-first president.

Describes the fundamentals of four strokes, dives, and turns used in competitive swimming. Also discusses basic water safety.

Describes a wide variety of racing cars and the races in which they are used.

An introduction to women's volleyball, including discussions of its growth in popularity, how it is played, the style of play today, and the difference in women's and men's volleyball.