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Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler
Michael Freeman - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League - the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original... |
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Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates
Katie Barnes - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women's sports and the controversy surrounding trans athletes by a leading LGBTQ sports journalist.. For decades women have been playing competitive sports thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since passage... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy - Little Brown & Co
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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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 Life You Imagine : Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams
Derek Jeter - Crown Publishers
Format: Book
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When Derek Jeter was eight years old, he walked into his parents' bedroom and told them he wanted to play for the Yankees. Instead of brushing off their young son, Charles and Dorothy Jeter worked out a plan with him to make his dreams a reality. This story is at the heart of The Life... |
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Following Atticus - Forty-Eight Peaks, One Little Dog and an Extraordinary Friendship
Tom Ryan - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Following Atticus - Forty-Eight Peaks, One Little Dog and an Extraordinary Friendship is about a middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaper editor Tom Ryan and a little dog, Atticus M. Finch, are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute... |
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