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Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em
Phil Gordon · Gallery Books; 1st edition
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Phil Gordon plays poker with the best players in the world. He has won-and lost-in tournaments and cash games around the globe, all the while studying the game and learning from every hand dealt. As the resident expert and cohost of "Celebrity Poker Showdown", Phil has quickly... |
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When It Was Just a Game: Remembering the First Super Bowl
Harvey Frommer · Taylor Trade Publishing, 2015.
Pages: 312
Format: Print book
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Written by acclaimed sports author and oral historian Harvey Frommer and with an introduction by pro football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, When It Was Just a Game tells the fascinating story of the ground-breaking AFL-NFL World Championship Football game played on January 15, 1967: Packers... |
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Canoeing and Kayaking Ohio's Streams: An Access Guide for Paddlers and Anglers
Richard Combs · Countryman Press
Pages: 194
Format: Paperback
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Whether you are looking for a quiet float along a rural stretch of flat water or an exciting paddle through Class IV rapids, this book will guide your way. As well as being a comprehensive guide to the many rivers and streams in the state, Canoeing & Kayaking Ohio's Streams includes... |
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The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
Charles Fountain · Oxford University Press
Pages: 290
Format: Print book
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In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless Joe Jackson--agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein.... |
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The Selling of the Babe: The Deal That Changed Baseball and Created a Legend
Glenn Stout · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 294
Format: Print book
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The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports. The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied... |
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Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
James Andrew Miller · Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. But the inside... |
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Last Hours on Everest: The gripping story of Mallory and Irvine's fatal ascent
Graham Hoyland · Collins
Format: Print book
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Dawn broke fine on that fatal day. A couple of thousand feet above the tiny canvas tent the summit of the world’s highest mountain stood impassively, waiting for someone to have the courage to approach.Inside the ice-crusted shelter, two forms lay still as death. Then there was a groan,... |
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A People's History of Baseball
Mitchell Nathanson · University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Baseball is much more than the national pastime. It has become an emblem of America itself. From its initial popularity in the mid-nineteenth century, the game has reflected national values and beliefs and promoted what it means to be an American. Stories abound that illustrate baseball's... |
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