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Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History
Molly Schiot · Simon and Schuster
Pages: 309
Format: Print book
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"A thoughtful, exhaustively researched, and long-overdue tribute to the women who have paved the way for the likes of Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, Simone Biles, and more." - espnW "A stirring tribute to the record setters, barrier breakers, and milestone makers who opened... |
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Return to Glory: The Story of Ford's Revival and Victory in the Toughest Race in the World
MATTHEW DEBORD · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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In January 2015 at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford unveiled a new car and the automotive world lost its collective mind. This wasn't some new Explorer or Focus. Onto the stage rolled a supercar, a carbon-fiber GT powered by a mid-mounted six-cylinder Ecoboost engine that churned out over 600 horsepower.... |
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Shark Drunk: The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean
Morten Andreas Strøksnes · Knopf
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the Norwegian Brage Prize 2015Winner of the Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature 2015Winner of the Norwegian Reine Ord Prize at Lofoten International Literature Festival 2016A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the ocean, for readers... |
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Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling
JIM ROSS · Sports Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that's just not JR.Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid, with... |
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Dr. Z: The Lost Memoirs of an Irreverent Football Writer
Paul Zimmerman · Triumph Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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During his nearly 50 years of sportswriting, including 28 at Sports Illustrated, readers of Dr. Z came to expect a certain alchemical, trademark blend: words which were caustic and wry, at times self-deprecating or even puzzling, but always devilishly smart with arresting honesty. A complex... |
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Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE
Pat Patterson · ECW Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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"Pat is one of the greatest mentors I've ever had in the world of sports-entertainment." - Dwayne "The Rock" JohnsonWhen Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love . . . with a man. Moving from Montreal to the United... |
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Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Tim Moore · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The 1914 Giro d'Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders started and only eight finished after enduring cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, and even the loss of an eye by one competitor. And now Tim Moore is going to ride it. And he's committed to total... |
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The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks
Bruce Feldman · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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With unparalleled access to the recruits coaches and gurus shaping footballrsquos future Bruce Feldman has written a modern-day tale about the making of the next superstars in the gamersquos most important position the quarterbackIn the world of modern football with NFL teams worth more... |
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Camping Activity Book for Families: The Essential Guide to Fun in the Outdoors
Linda Hamilton · Falcon Guides; Act edition
Format: Print book
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The Camping Activity Book for Families offers up a wide variety of activities, games, recipes, songs, and good old-fashioned fun for parents and children together to share in the wonders of the outdoors. Whether it's creating art using leaves and pine cones or belting out your favorite... |
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Unsportsmanlike conduct : college football and the politics of rape
Jessica Luther · Edge Of Sports
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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"Luther's research into rape on campuses is an important exposé demonstrating that the problem still lies within the male locker room...Highly relevant, hard-hitting, much-needed information that reveals the widespread existence of rape by sports players on college campuses."--Kirkus... |
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The Mannings: The Fall and Rise of a Football Family
Lars Anderson · Ballantine
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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From New York Times bestselling author Lars Anderson comes the first full biography of the top family in American sports. Two generations of Mannings have produced three star quarterbacks: Archie, the folk hero at Ole Miss and a star with the Saints; Peyton, considered one of the best of all time;... |
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