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    The Courage Of Jill Costello
    The Courage Of Jill Costello

    After a promising junior season as a coxswain at Cal, she learned she was in the late stages of cancer. The next year was her best.

    Mourning Glory
    Mourning Glory
    Fall to Earth
    Fall to Earth

    A First-time Skydiving Experience, a Fall to Earth and a Terrible Accident

    A 15-Year-Old (Sorta-Maybe) Basketball P
    A 15-Year-Old (Sorta-Maybe) Basketball P

    Nico Mannion at 15

    Jeff Hatch Was Dealing Fentanyl. And Helping Addicts. Then a Planned Visit from the VP Blew It All U
    Jeff Hatch Was Dealing Fentanyl. And Helping Addicts. Then a Planned Visit from the VP Blew It All U

    Ex-Ivy Leaguer and NFL-er Jeff Hatch spent years telling audiences of his triumph over opioid addiction, to great acclaim. Then as the rehab center he worked at drew national attention, a tortuous backstory of cops, dealers and deception came to light. Now, for the first time, Hatch, the people who know him and the people who thought they did speak out at length

    Revenge Of the Nerds
    Revenge Of the Nerds

    AFTER DECADES OF IGNOMINIOUS DEFEATS, CALTECH FINALLY HAS A FORMULA FOR TURNING THE TABLES ON ITS CONFERENCE FOES

    The Kiss
    The Kiss
    Out from the Darkness
    Out from the Darkness
    Haverford Hoops
    Haverford Hoops
    Lost Soul
    Lost Soul

    Bison Dele, once known as Brian Williams, left the NBA behind to explore the world. His quest carried him to a mysterious end near Tahiti. More than a decade later, his spirit sails on.

    Love and Lhotse
    Love and Lhotse

    Driven by loss, two of the world’s best mountaineers, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison, set out to make history—and find answers—in the shadow of Mount Everest

    The Wizard Of Kabul
    The Wizard Of Kabul

    LONG AGO, IN A COUNTRY FAR AWAY, A YOUNG PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER TURNED A RAGTAG HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SQUAD INTO A NATIONAL TEAM WITH THE DISCIPLINE AND SKILLS TO BEAT A FOREIGN POWER. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW TOM GOUTTIERRE, WITH ASSISTS FROM BILL BRADLEY AND JOHN WOODEN, BECAME ... THERE WOULD BE MANY MOMENTS WHEN TOM GOUTTIERRE WOULD WONDER HOW HE, A BAKER'S SON FROM A SMALL TOWN IN OHIO, CAME TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, IN AFGHANISTAN. BUT NONE QUITE AS UNLIKELY AS THIS.

    DeWayne Dedmon's Leap of Faith
    DeWayne Dedmon's Leap of Faith
    The Ewing Conspiracy
    The Ewing Conspiracy

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