The Horse God Built
By: Lawrence Scanlan
4.71
Format: 595 pages, Hardcover
He was the perfect horse, it was said . . . "the horse God built." Most of us know the legend of Se…
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1. The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
By: Elizabeth Letts
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable true st… read more
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- history
- biography
- animals
- nonfiction
- horses
"An old adage says that a good rider can hear his horse speak and a great rider can hear his horse whisper."-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
"Great dressage demands more than skill; it engages a rider's inner wisdom and his ability to communicate with a mount in the silent language of horsemanship."-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
"Just as ballroom dancing and pair skating command partners to work together seamlessly, in the sport of dressage, the rider performers an intricate pas de deux with his partner—a twelve-hundred-pound…"-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
"The stallion’s crest was arched, his nose was perpendicular to the floor, and his hind legs were gathered underneath him, showing off the powerfully developed muscles in his massive hindquarters. His…"-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
2. Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
By: William Nack
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The … read more
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"Despite the tendency toward laziness that Turcotte sensed in him, Secretariat thrived on work, and he devoured his hay and oats and sweet feed and mash after even strenuous workouts, never backing of…"-William Nack, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
"[Charles] Hatton had no way of knowing it then as he sat on the bench, but there was a young racehorse turning the corner of the racetrack--perhaps 150 yards away--who would fulfill some ideal that h…"-William Nack, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
3. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
By: Laura Hillenbrand
4.22
Format: 457 pages, Mass Market Paperback
There's an alternate cover edition here Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular … read more
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"The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"He grasped for hope in Emerson's vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"There's more than one thing I can't do and there are a lot more things than that that you can't do or you wouldn't be in the newspaper business. You'd be a jockey and a scholar and a connoisseur of f…"-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
4. Horse Tradin'
By: Ben K. Green
3.43
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Here are the yarns of a true cowboy for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, an… read more
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5. Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
By: Kate Chenery Tweedy , None , None , Leeanne Meadows Ladin
4.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Presents the story of how the Chenerey family came to breed and race Secretariat along with the his… read more
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6. The Horse God Built
By: Lawrence Scanlan
4.71
Format: 595 pages, Hardcover
He was the perfect horse, it was said . . . "the horse God built." Most of us know the legend of Se… read more
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7. Secretariat
By: Raymond G. Woolfe Jr. , Ronald Turcotte
3.99
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Accompanied by stunning photographs, here is the behind-the-scenes story of Secretariat Horse of th… read more
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8. The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
By: Elizabeth Letts
3.95
Format: 620 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER November 1958: the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New… read more
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9. Ruffian: Burning From the Start
By: None
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
During two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all… read more
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11. The Transfer (Divergent, #0.1)
By: Veronica Roth
3.46
Format: None pages, ebook
Complete your Divergent library with the Four stories! Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York … read more
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13. Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
By: Conor Knighton
4.26
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
From the Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, an entertaining chronicle of his year spent… read more
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"Shelton Johnson may just be the best park ranger who ever lived."-Conor Knighton, Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
"...tell me again about how you used to watch movies in a car. It sounded so cool to me. And so, on one of the last nights of that summer, my parents decided to re-create a drive-in movie in our drive…"-Conor Knighton, Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
"In letter after letter, misfortunes great and small are blamed on the wood. "I don't know how much I buy that," Matt [Smith] said.."If you're the kinda person who would take something from a national…"-Conor Knighton, Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
14. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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15. Becoming Madam Secretary
By: Stephanie Dray
4.45
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more
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16. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Beller
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more
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17. The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel
By: Mark Paul
4.03
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly who broke th… read more
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18. Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse
By: Kim Wickens
4.32
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
“A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, … read more
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19. Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings
By: Linda Carroll
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of the The Eighty-Dollar Champion , the propulsive, inspiring Cinderel… read more
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20. Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
By: Shane McCrae
3.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable memoir by an award-winning poet about being kidnapped from his Black father and ra… read more
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"When she told me why she was divorcing my grandfather, I was surprised - all my life, I had thought he could do anything he wanted. But after a few long moments of silence, I realized: he had only ev…"-Shane McCrae, Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
21. Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing’s Golden Age
By: Fred M. Kray
4.21
Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition
One fateful winter night, a famous racehorse mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall. A… read more
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