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The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

JEFF PEARLMAN - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime - the source for HBO's Winning Time - the definitive biography of mythic multi-sport star Bo Jackson.From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums...
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The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

Tyler Kepner - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly entertaining, revelatory history of the WorldSeries, filled with gripping behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic.The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American...
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The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life

Joe Maddon - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

Lessons in baseball enlightenment from three-time MLB Manager of the Year Joe Maddon. No one sees baseball like Joe Maddon. He sees it through his trademark glasses and irrepressible wit. Raised in the "shot and beer" town of Hazleton, PA, and forged by 15 years in the minors,...
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Men in Blazers Present Gods of Soccer: The Pantheon of the 100 Greatest Soccer Players (According to Us)

Roger Bennett - Chronicle Prism
Format: Hardcover

From the hosts of the popular podcast and tv show Men in Blazers, comes their completely scientific, 100% definitive, defend-to-the-death list of the greatest soccer players of all time.Every fan has their own list of the 100 soccer players they consider the greatest ever to play the game....
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