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SPORTS & RECREATION

SPO000000   SPORTS & RECREATION / General

SPO001000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Air Sports

SPO078000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / General

SPO062000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Dog Racing

SPO057000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Equestrian

SPO021000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Horse Racing

SPO055000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Polo

SPO065000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Rodeos

SPO002000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Archery

SPO003000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General

SPO003020   SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings

SPO003030   SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History

SPO003040   SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Statistics

SPO004000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball

SPO006000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Bodybuilding & Weightlifting

SPO007000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Bowling

SPO008000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing

SPO068000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects

SPO009000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Camping

SPO074000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Caving

SPO070000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Cheerleading

SPO077000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Children's & Youth Sports

SPO061000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General

SPO003010   SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Baseball

SPO061010   SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Basketball

SPO061020   SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Football

SPO061030   SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Soccer

SPO082000   SPORTS & RECREATION / College Recruiting

SPO083000   SPORTS & RECREATION / College Sports

SPO054000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket

SPO066000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects

SPO011000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling

SPO076000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Disability Sports

SPO063000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Equipment & Supplies

SPO012000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays

SPO064000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Extreme Sports

                     SPORTS & RECREATION / Fantasy Sports see GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Fantasy Sports

SPO071000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Fencing

SPO073000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Field Hockey

SPO014000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing

SPO086000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Flying Discs *

SPO015000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Football

SPO016000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Golf

SPO017000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Gymnastics

SPO075000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Health & Safety

SPO018000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking

SPO019000   SPORTS & RECREATION / History

SPO022000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Hunting

                       SPORTS & RECREATION / In-Line Skating see Roller & In-Line Skating

                       SPORTS & RECREATION / Jogging see Running & Jogging

                       SPORTS & RECREATION / Judo see Martial Arts / General

                       SPORTS & RECREATION / Juggling see GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Juggling

SPO026000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Lacrosse

SPO027000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General

SPO027010   SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / Karate

SPO028000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports / General

SPO028010   SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports / Automobile Racing

SPO028020   SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports / Motorcycle Racing

SPO029000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering

SPO058000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics

SPO030000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills

SPO060000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Pool, Billiards, Snooker

SPO031000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / General

SPO084000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / Pickleball

SPO032000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / Racquetball

SPO042000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / Squash

SPO044000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / Table Tennis

SPO045000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Racket Sports / Tennis

SPO033000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference

SPO079000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Rock Climbing

SPO034000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Roller & In-Line Skating

SPO056000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Rugby

SPO035000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Running & Jogging

                       SPORTS & RECREATION / Self-Defense see SELF-HELP / Safety & Security / Personal Safety & Self-Defense

SPO037000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Shooting

SPO038000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Skateboarding

SPO040000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer

SPO067000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Softball

SPO041000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology

SPO046000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Track & Field

SPO047000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Training

SPO048000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Triathlon

SPO049000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Volleyball

SPO050000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking

SPO051000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / General

SPO005000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Boating

SPO010000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Canoeing

SPO025000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Kayaking

SPO080000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Rowing

SPO036000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Sailing

SPO059000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Scuba & Snorkeling

SPO069000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Surfing

SPO043000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Swimming & Diving

                       SPORTS & RECREATION / Weightlifting see Bodybuilding & Weightlifting

SPO052000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / General

SPO081000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Curling

SPO020000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Hockey

SPO023000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Ice & Figure Skating

SPO039000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Skiing

SPO072000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Snowboarding

SPO085000   SPORTS & RECREATION / Women in Sports

SPO053000    SPORTS & RECREATION / Wrestling

If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area. NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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