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The Negro Leagues
David Craft · Crescent
Format: Hardcover
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Uses old photographs and personal accounts to summarize the history of African Americans in baseball during the days of the old Negro Leagues and includes such legends as Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, and Jackie Robinson. |
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The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea
Chris Jericho · Gotham; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author, wrestler, metal rocker, and over-the-top media personality shares his latest wild and hilarious adventures World Wrestling Entertainment has named Chris Jericho as one of the top ten wrestlers—and one of the top five talkers—of all time. Certainly,... |
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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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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover
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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst... |
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A World of My Own
Robin Knox-Johnston · W.W. Norton
Pages: 240
Format: Book
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Originally published in 1970, Robin Knox-Johnston's A World of My Own has become a treasured classic - the dramatic account of the first nonstop, single-handed voyage around the world, for which Knox-Johnston won the Sunday Times Golden Globe trophy. On June 14, 1968, Suhaili, a tiny... |
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Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
Frances Mayes · Broadway Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebrated bard of Tuscany New York Times lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with Tuscanys people, art, cuisine, and lifestyle. Frances Mayes offers her readers a deeply... |
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The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback
Bruce Arians · Hachette Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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What is an elite NFL QB and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best in the sport: Peyton Manning; Ben Roethlisberger; Andrew Luck;... |
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Soccer IQ: Things That Smart Players Do, Vol. 1
Dan Blank · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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Named a Top 5 Book of the Year by the NSCAA Soccer Journal!Soccer iQ is the first book for soccer PLAYERS! In a world saturated with books about how to coach soccer, Dan Blank finally gives players a book on how to think it. Standing on two decades of collegiate coaching experience, Blank... |
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The Blanco River
Wes Ferguson · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 170
Format: eBook
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For eighty-seven miles, the swift and shallow Blanco River winds through the Texas Hill Country. Its water is clear and green, darkened by frequent pools. But Spanish explorers named it the White River for the pale limestone they encountered along its banks and dramatic bluffs. Over the last... |
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Where Have All Our Cowboys Gone?
Brian Jensen · Taylor Trade Publishing
Pages: 261
Format: Paperback
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In Where Have All Our Cowboys Gone?, Dallas sports broadcasting veteran Brian Jensen tracks down over 100 of the franchise's most popular players, bringing readers up to speed on their post-gridiron experiences. |
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What It Means to Be a Longhorn: Darrel Royal Mack Brown and Texas's Greatest Players
Bill Little · Triumph Books
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
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Taking a decade-by-decade approach to the University of Texas football tradition, this collection brings together over 40 stories from the most outstanding voices of the program. The spirit of Longhorn football is not captured by just one phrase, one season, or one particular game; instead,... |
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