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Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men

Jean-Jacques Taylor - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

An exclusive insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders, his staff, and players, who are shattering expectations weekly and changing the culture of college football."At Colorado in his new role as head coach, Coach Prime's mission remained the same [as it was at Jackson...
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Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Roland Lazenby - Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life.Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and at times controversial, athletes in history. His iconic smile lifted the dowdy...
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The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir

Caster Semenya - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms.Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know...
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When Your Back's Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity

Michael Oher - Avery
Format: Hardcover

The NFL champion whose life inspired the hit movie The Blind Side is back with an inspiring and motivating book on overcoming any obstacle, no matter how tough the odds. Millions of people became part of Michael Oher's story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read...
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Lady Ref: Making Calls in a Man's World

Shannon Eastin - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The eye-opening and inspiring memoir of Shannon Eastin, the first female official for the NFLShannon Eastin was used to breaking new ground. As a teenager, she was a six-time national judo champion before women were allowed to compete in her sport in the Olympics. Years later, she became...
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Living the Vanlife: On the Road Toward Sustainability, Community, and Joy

Noami Grevemberg - S&S/Simon Element
Format: Audio CD

Discover what it's really like to live and work full-time on the road in a camper van from eco-vanlifer and founder of the Diversify Vanlife movement, Noami Grevemberg.. Feeling dissatisfied with her office job and her "stationary home," in 2016 Noami Grevemberg took a bold...
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The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football: The NFL's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up)

Dan Patrick - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover

Celebrated sports commentator Dan Patrick and comedy writer Joel H. Cohen team up with some of America's greatest* comedy writers to tell you everything and nothing about America's sport!**. *"greatest" is actually just a bad type-o for "mediocre" **No, not darts,...
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The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

Adam Lazarus - Citadel
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history.. It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men - already experts...
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Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A love letter to baseball, and the follow-up to last year's runaway bestseller The Baseball 100. The Baseball 100 was a must-have look at 100 memorable baseball players. Joe Posnanski's new book, Why We Love Baseball, is equally essential reading, now about the game's top 50 moments.....
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No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood

Erin Carlson - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of how A League of Their Own - one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time - developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes memories from the original cast and creators.No...
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