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The Psychology of Software Teams

The Escape

The Book of Basketball

The Inner Game of Tennis

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Range

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

The Mindful Athlete: Second Edition

Your Short Game Solution

Beyond Training, 2nd Edition

Every Shot Must Have a Purpose

Le Mental Au Poker

The Art of Captaincy

Good for a Girl

Bad Blood

Extraordinary Putting

Summer of '49

Breaking The Chain

A Whole New Game

This Is Not About Running

Endure

The Business of the FIFA World Cup

Leading Under Pressure: The inside story of Ian Foster's All Blacks for fans of LEGACY and THE ART OF WINNING