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The Edge: The War against Cheating and Corruption in the Cutthroat World of Elite Sports
Roger A Pielke Jr. · Roaring Forties Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Roger Pielke reveals how sports stars break the rules in their search for a competitive edge.Both entertaining and thought-provoking, THE EDGE not only visits the battlefields in the war against cheating and corruption, but also explores ways to ensure that "the spirit of sport"... |
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Stealing Games: How John McGraw Transformed Baseball with the 1911 New York Giants
Maury Klein · Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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The 1911 New York Giants stole an astonishing 347 bases, a record that still stands more than a century later. That alone makes them special in baseball history, but as Maury Klein relates in Stealing Games they also embodied a rapidly changing America on the cusp of a faster, more frenetic... |
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Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence
Karen Crouse · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country - and whose citizens provide a model for achieving excellence while leading a well-rounded life.Norwich, a charming Vermont town of roughly three thousand... |
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Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer
K Adam Powell · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Lyman Bostock Jr. had baseball in his blood. The son of a former Negro League standout, Bostock began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975. Two years later, he became one of the first players in major league baseball to cash in on the new era of free agency, signing... |
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The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes
Jorge Posada · Dey Street Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game.For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York... |
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Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas
Michael Hurd · University of Texas Press
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
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At a time when "Friday night lights" shone only on white high school football games, African American teams across Texas burned up the gridiron on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The segregated high schools in the Prairie View Interscholastic League (the African American counterpart... |
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball
Roger Kahn · Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate, second-hand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other... |
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Concussion Inc.: The End of Football As We Know It
Irvin Muchnick · ECW Press
Format: Paperback
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Inside the controversial and newsworthy issue of concussions in American football — Muchnick’s trademark no-holds-barred investigation reveals the corruption and scandals in real timeTraumatic brain injury in football is not incidental, but an inevitable and central aspect of the sport.... |
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Lennyball: A Memoir of Life on the Edge
Lenny Dykstra · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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A TOP-TEN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AN INSTANT CLASSIC OF HUSSLE AND EXCESS ..."Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES I'VE EVER READ. It comes from the heart." - Stephen King"THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND! Obviously... |
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Belichick & brady
Michael Holley · Hachette Books
Pages: 410
Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling sportswriter Michael Holley takes readers behind the scenes of the relationship that transformed the Patriots from a middling franchise to the envy of the NFL. No head coach-quarterback pair has been more successful in NFL history than Bill Belichick and Tom Brady... |
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