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Tiger, Meet My Sister...: And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said
Rick Reilly · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 342
Format: Hardcover
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Rick Reilly has been called "one of the funniÂest humans on the planet - an indescribable amalgam of Dave Barry, Jim Murray, and Lewis Grizzard, with the timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson" (Publishers Weekly) . In Tiger, Meet My Sister, Reilly comÂpiles the best... |
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Mavericks, Money, and Men: The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football
Charles Kenyatta Ross · Temple University Press
Pages: 203
Format: Print book
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The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked players - particularly those who played for historically black colleges and universities - and in the decision by team owners to share television revenues. In Mavericks,... |
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Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer
TOM CALLAHAN · HARPERCOLLINS
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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In this definitive biography, veteran sportswriter Tom Callahan shines a spotlight on one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, Arnold Palmer.The winner of more than ninety championships, including four Masters Tournaments, Arnold Palmer was a legend in twentieth century sports:... |
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Trading Bases: A Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball
Joe Peta · Dutton Adult
Format: Print book
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An ex-Wall Street trader improved on Moneyballs famed sabermetrics to place bets that would beat the Vegas odds on Major League Baseball games--with a 41 percent return in his first year. Trading Bases explains how he did it. After the fall of Lehman Brothers, Joe Peta needed a new employer.... |
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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
KATE FAGAN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From noted on-air commentator and sports journalist Kate Fagan, the heartbreaking and vital story of college athlete Maddy Holleran, whose death by suicide rocked the University of Pennsylvania campus and whose life reveals with haunting detail and uncommon understanding the struggle of young... |
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The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball
Willie Randolph · It Books; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition
Format: Hardcover
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Legendary New York Yankee Willie Randolph tells the story of his life playing and coaching for the most storied professional sports franchise in the world, detailing his career on and off the field with some of baseball biggest stars.In his long-awaited memoir, Willie Randolph shares stories... |
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A Hurting Sport: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing
Thomas Hauser · The University of Arkansas Press, 2015.
Pages: 199
Format: Print book
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A Hurting Sport marks the tenth annual volume of Thomas Hauser's boxing articles to be published by the University of Arkansas Press. Every year, readers, sportswriters, and critics alike look forward to these collections. In 2014, BOOKLIST observed, "This annual series detailing... |
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Voyaging With Kids - A Guide to Family Life Afloat
Behan Gifford · L & L Pardey Books
Pages: 335
Format: Print book
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"A treasure-trove of useful, well-organized information on sea-going parenting." - Gary "Cap'n Fatty" Goodlander, Author of Buy, Outfit and Sail Choosing a boat that is right for your family; handling the naysayers; keeping your children safe, healthy and entertained... |
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Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France
Max Leonard · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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If you complete a bike race of over 3,000 miles in last place, overcoming mountain ranges and merciless weather, all while enduring physical and psychological agony, should you be branded the loser? What if your loss helped a teammate win? What if others lacked the determination to finish?... |
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Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football
Rich Cohen · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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The gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime football team and their lone championship seasonFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever--a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory.... |
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