The ultimate keepsake for every pickleball fan—from a dink shot to the kitchen, everything a pickleballer needs to know in this fully illustrated guide to the world’s greatest recreational sport, packed with lots of joy, good humor, and even a little bit of wisdom.\nPickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. Easy to learn, but impossible to master, it’s no wonder that nearly 5 million people nationwide have picked up their paddles and taken to the court. But people aren’t just dabbling in this up-and-coming activity, they are obsessed; some hit the court as many as five, six, even seven times a week. As Vanity Fair put it, pickleball has “won over everyone, from Leonardo DiCaprio to your grandparents.” 
Pickleball Is Life is the first book of its kind celebrating the weird and wonderful world of pickleball. It will take readers on a journey from the sport’s quirky origins to its modern-day cult following. Along the way, visual info graphs and illustrations will share even more pickleball knowledge, including etiquette tips, a DIY court, obscure rules, and pointers for (good-natured) trash talk. Also included are interviews with members of the three founding families from Bainbridge Island who are still very much involved in the sport and its growth. 
People of all ages, athletic abilities, and backgrounds have fallen in love with pickleball. Sure, it’s a good workout, but it’s also a cheerful way to interact with others—something folks crave now more than ever. So, whether they’re uninitiated or obsessed, this book will help readers find even more to love about the world’s greatest sport.

Pickleball Is Life: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Obsession

Humor & Entertainment

McHugh, Erin

Humor

Harvest

Calling all Junior Rangers! This fun-filled guide explores the wonders and weirdness of more than 75 U.S. parks, monuments, and landmarks, from Acadia to Zion. From Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, from Gettysburg National Battlefield to Mount Rushmore, National Parks is the only kid-friendly, family-oriented book that covers all of the 60 U.S. national parks, plus other famous monuments and landmarks. With a lively text and hundreds of color illustrations and photographs throughout, this updated edition offers fascinating, memorable information on every aspect of the parks, such as the history, geography, natural wonders, native wildlife and birds, and unique features that make each park special. Organized alphabetically by state, National Parks takes readers on a whirlwind trip to 75 locations, including Denali National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Everglades National Park, Fort McHenry, White Mountain National Forest, Ellis Island, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Zion National Park, Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, Mt. Hood National Forest, and many more.

National Parks: A Kid's Guide to America's Parks, Monuments, and Landmarks, Revised and Updated

Children's Books

Geography & Cultures

Black Dog Leventhal

Are the Tea Baggers simply rabble-rousers from the right who hate not getting their way? Is the Coffee Party just a bunch of jittery java nuts without enough money to afford to hire star politicians? Coffee, Tea, or Kool-Aid is the one book that examines the issues and helps Americans tell the parties apart (they agree more times than they may care to admit!) while they laugh all the way to the polls. Filled with party history and characters, side-by-side comparisons and contradictions, as well as memorable quotes, slogans, and Venn diagrams, this handy guide spells it all out and injects some humor back into the political dialogue.

Coffee, Tea, or Kool-Aid: Which Party Politics Are You Swallowing?

Harry N. Abrams

I Left My Fat Behind

Zara, Barbara

Xs Books

From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world's greatest philosophers are.

The 5 W's: Who? An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World (The 5 Ws)

Reference

Union Square & Co.

Musical instruments in an orchestra, Pulitzer Prize categories, and events in an Olympic decathlon: this is an entertaining and enlightening diverse anthology of facts. From the longest word currently listed in any Oxford dictionary to inventions, fashions and ketchup ice cream, all the sundries of life appear on these vivid pages.

The 5 W's: What? An Omnium-Gatherum of Moby-Dick & the Mobius Strip, the Theremin & The Hague, Umlauts & Unguents, Space Food & Sea Monkeys & More of Life's Incidentals

Sterling_Publishing

When...Did a bank put out first ATM? Were the three major attacks of the Bubonic Plague? Were the amendments of the Bill of Rights enacted? Travel through different eras for a glimpse of what each period has brought us and a fun and all-inclusive overview of landmark events that's irresistibly intriguing.

The 5 W's: When? An Omnium-Gatherum of the Garden of Eden & the Macintosh Apple, the Fruit-of-the-Month & the Seventh-Inning Stretch, the Summer of Love & April Fool's Day & More of Life's Milestones

Sterling

From Arsenic Tubs, Mexico to Big Ugly, West Virginia, here's where you'll find plenty of fun facts. Discover the ins and outs of places almost unknown, locales that have captured your imagination, and spots worth finding out about--including the world's best and most beautiful beaches.

The 5 W's: Where? An Omnium-Gatherum of Penny Lane & Blueberry Hill, Area 51 & Route 66, Foxholes & Catacombs & Other of Life's Fascinating Places

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Why do mosquitos love to bites us so much? Why does baseball have a seven-inning stretch? And why do some countries drive on the left of the road? Get the details and data needed to answer an incredible range of questions, from everyday queries to philosophical conundrums.

The 5 W's: Why? An Omnium-Gatherum of World Wars & World Series, Superstitions & Psychoses, the Tooth Fairy Rule & Turkey City Lexicon & Other of Life's Wherefores

On the road again! The car, the highway, and the thrill of finding whatever comes your way: the great American road trip is every citizen’s birthright. Here’s the perfect guide for trippers ready to get their kicks on Route 66and beyond. It’s got advice for making sure your ride is safe, that the traveling companions are compatible and the music awesome, and that you stay out of trouble. (Except for trouble you want!) Maps, itineraries, and top trip tips make this a glove compartment staple!

The Little Road Trip Handbook

Travel

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