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Mr. All-Around: The Life of Tom Gola
David Grzybowski · Temple University Press
Pages: 204
Format: eBook
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Tom Gola is a Philadelphia Big Five basketball icon. He led La Salle to the NIT championship in 1952 and the NCAA championship in 1954, and holds the NCAA record for most rebounds in a career. Gola also helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the NBA championship as a rookie in 1956 and was named... |
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The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey
Rowan Ricardo Phillips · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An energetic, lyrical, genre-defying account of the 2017 tennis season.In The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey, the award-winning poet -- and Paris Review sports columnist -- Rowan Ricardo Phillips chronicles 2017 as seen through the unique prism of its pivotal, revelatory, and historic tennis... |
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Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated History
DK · DK
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
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This DK visual guide to ballet history goes beyond other ballet books, with beautiful photography that captures famous dancers and key stories.Discover more than 70 of the most famous ballet dances, from The Nutcracker and Swan Lake to The Rite of Spring. Learn the stories behind renowned... |
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Fearless: How an Underdog Becomes a Champion
DOUG PEDERSON · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Doug Pederson's winning and inspiring memoir of becoming the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and their against-all-odds march to the Super Bowl championship. Doug Pederson took the Philadelphia Eagles to their first championship in 58 years with his fearless approach. With rare candor,... |
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl
Jase Robertson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover
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The closer we look at the Robertson family, the more we discover the substance and authenticity below the surface of these well-known TV characters. In this enlightening book, Jase Robertson gives us a deep look behind his funnyman exterior. In addition to stories of life in the Robertson... |
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Baseball's Top 10: Ranking the Best Major League Players by Position
Robert Kuenster · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Comparing major league players has always been a popular topic among baseball fans. Debating the strengths and weaknesses of such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, or Tom Seaver and Greg Maddux continues to stir up controversy... |
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Touching All the Bases: Baseball in 101 Fascinating Stories
Thomas D. Phillips · Scarecrow Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Around 1863, William “Candy” Cummings discovered he could make clamshells curve when thrown—a skill he transferred to baseball as a pitcher for the New York Excelsiors. In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first team in baseball to place all of their players... |
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Masters of the Games: Essays and Stories on Sport
Joseph Epstein · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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In this collection, his twenty-fifth book, Joseph Epstein departs from writing about literature and culture to indulge his fondness for the world of sport in all its forms. In these essays and stories on such subjects as saving Joe DiMaggio's reputation from the clutches of an iconoclastic... |
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