The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game
By: Georgia Cloepfil
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spo…
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4.75
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
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2. All Fours
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3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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3.63
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5. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
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4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
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3.43
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3.95
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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8. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
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4.49
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4.19
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4.42
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3.60
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3.65
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13. State of Paradise
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3.51
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15. An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work
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3.28
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17. The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game
By: Georgia Cloepfil
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Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
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20. Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon
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