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Pedro
Pedro Martinez · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A bold, no-holds-barred memoir from one of the most dominant and dynamic pitchers to ever play the game Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from... |
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The Top of His Game: the Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz:
W. C. Heinz · Library of America
Format: Hardcover
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Bill Littlefield (NPR's Only a Game) presents the second installment in the Library of America series devoted to classic American sportswriters, a defintive collector's edition of the pathbreaking writer who invented the long-form sports story. Like his friend and admirer Red Smith,... |
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Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk
Doug Wilson · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Carlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and 80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game.A homegrown... |
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The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life
Margaret Guroff · University of Texas Press
Pages: 216
Format: Print book
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With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle.... |
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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 funniest 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 compiles the best... |
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Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Tim Moore · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The 1914 Giro d'Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders started and only eight finished after enduring cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, and even the loss of an eye by one competitor. And now Tim Moore is going to ride it. And he's committed to total... |
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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life
Charles Jardine · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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With over 100 movies and two Academy Awards to his credit over six decades, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career--and now his 85th year. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred in a huge... |
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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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99: Stories of the Game
Wayne Gretzky · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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"The Great One" weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at the sport of professional hockey, and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming... |
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Lasting Impact: One Team, One Season. What Happens When Our Sons Play Football
Kostya Kennedy · Sports Illustrated Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author Kostya Kennedy sets this captivating, character-rich story against the back-drop of one of the most pressing questions in sports: Should we let our sons play football? At the high end of America's most popular game is the glittering NFL, a fan-stoked money... |
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Time Home Entertainment
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today.Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of Fame inductee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become... |
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