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Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius

Bill Pennington - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered...
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The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats: In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Little, Brown
Format: Hardcover

A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball, for players as well as their fans. It's a house where legends live; it's...
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Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit

Tom Stanton - ‎Lyons Press; No Statement of Edition
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerForeword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True CrimeDetroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group...
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The Hoops Whisperer: On the Court and Inside the Heads of Basketball's Best Players

Idan Ravin - Gotham; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Basketball’s most unlikely—and most sought-after—training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the all-star players whose games he’s helped transform. Where do the best basketball players in the world turn when they want to improve their...
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Belichick and Brady: Two Men, the Patriots, and How They Revolutionized Football

Michael Holley - Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook

New York Times best-selling sportswriter Michael Holley takes listeners 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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The Secrets of My Life

KATHERINE SUE NEWPORT - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

In this remarkable memoir-written during her pivotal first years of becoming her authentic self-Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future.
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The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse

Molly Knight - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

"From the outside looking in, the Dodgers have been a bubbling cauldron of personality, talent and moods, with the occasional dollop of jealousy. In The Best Team Money Can Buy, it's as if Molly Knight ushers you behind the closed clubhouse doors to see it for yourself." - Buster...
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma

Kostya Kennedy - Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover

"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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26.2 Miles to Boston: A Journey Into The Heart Of The Boston Marathon

Michael Connelly - Lyons Press; Revised edition
Format: Paperback

117 years Strong…and Counting!This all-new edition, which follows the Boston Marathon into the 21st century and through the tragedy of the 2013 race, is a colorful and moving portrait of what it feels like to run the world’s oldest annual marathon, escorting the reader...
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Carry on.

Lisa Fenn - Harperwave
Format: Print book

In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer's unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds - blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family - would...
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A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf

James R. Hansen - Gotham
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of modern golf’s foremost architect from the New York Times bestselling author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong  Robert Trent Jones was the most prolific and influential golf course architect of the twentieth century and became the archetypical...
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Lonely Planet Nicaragua

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

#1 best-selling guide to Nicaragua * Lonely Planet Nicaragua is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Kayak through Central America's largest mangrove forest, experience life on a coffee farm, or chill out on idyllic...
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Club Soccer 101: The Essential Guide to the Stars, Stats, and Stories of 101 of the Greatest Teams in the World

Luke Dempsey - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Book

Everything any fan needs to know.Club Soccer 101 is the essential guide to 101 of the most storied soccer clubs in the world. The book covers the history of European powerhouses like Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, and Real...
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Epic Bike Rides of the World

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated hardback. From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's...
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Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

John Branch - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback

"Shows us, in tender detail, a life consumed by our unholy appetites." -- Steve Almond, New York Times Book Review The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions...
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Football: Great Writing About the National Sport: A Special Publication of The Library of America

Various - Library of America
Format: Hardcover

An All-Pro line-up of writers including Red Smith, Frank Deford, Jimmy Breslin, George Plimpton, Richard Price, Charles Pierce, Michael Lewis, and Roy Blount Jr tackle our most popular pastime: Since football’s meteoric rise in the mid-twentieth century, the standout writers on the sport...
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Michael Finkel - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality; not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.A New York...
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1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever

Bill Madden - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

1954: Perhaps no single baseball season has so profoundly changed the game forever. In that year - the same in which the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education, that segregation of the races be outlawed in America's public schools - Larry Doby's...
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The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them

Tim Howard - Harper
Format: Hardcover

In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith...
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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant

Roland Lazenby - Little
Format: Print book

Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan...
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Run Fast Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes

Shalane Flanagan - Rodale
Format: Print book

From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. Finally here's a cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavor and performance...
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Soccer without borders : jrgen klinsmann, coaching the u.s. men's national soccer team and the ... quest for the world cup.

Erik Kirschbaum - Picador
Format: Print book

A GAME-CHANGING AND FASCINATING BOOK ON HOW TO USE WISDOM FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS SOCCER TEAM, ABOUT ONE OF THE SPORT'S MOST ICONIC AND EFFECTIVE COACHES Jurgen Klinsmann, head coach of the U. S. men's national soccer team, has become a household name after the United...
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After The Wind : 1996 Everest Tragedy--One Survivor's Story

Lou Kasischke - Good Hart Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. Now he tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before - including why the climbers were desperately late and out of time....
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Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

Steve Almond - Melville House; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best SellerPowerful...an important read. Publishers WeeklyNew York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on Americas biggest sacred cow footballIn Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves....
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Why Soccer Matters

Pelé - Celebra
Format: Hardcover

Soccer. Football. The beautiful game. The world's most popular sport goes by many names, but for decades, fans have agreed on one thing: the greatest player of all time was Pel. Now the legendary star, ambassador, and humanitarian shares a global vision for what soccer can accomplish....
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Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection

George Karl - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history - and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever - reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoirA man of deep...
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Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer

George Vecsey - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Hardcover

On the eve of the 2014 World Cup, New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey offers a personal perspective on the beautiful gameBlending witty travelogue with action on the field--and shady dealings in back rooms--George Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globe-trotting account of the last...
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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

Carli Lloyd - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there In 2015, the U.S .Women's National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified...
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball

Roger Kahn - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate, second-hand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other...
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The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide, Second Edition: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail

Andrew Skurka - National Geographic
Format: Paperback

Whether you're a first-time backpacker, an occasional weekend warrior, or a seasoned long-distance trekker, this guide is a must for any backpacking, hiking, or camping trip. Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka - accomplished adventure athlete, speaker, guide, and writer - shares...
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Strong Is the New Beautiful: Embrace Your Natural Beauty, Eat Clean, and Harness Your Power

Lindsey Vonn - Dey St.
Format: Print book

Lessons in strength, fitness, food, and attitude from the popular world champion skier and beauty icon - Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. Olympic Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn wants women to stop thinking about "losing weight fast," and instead focus on loving their bodies for what...
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Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America

Bruce Weber - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover

Based on his popular New York Times series, bestselling author Bruce Weber shares the adventures of his solo bicycle ride from coast to coast. Riding a bicycle across the United States is one of those bucket-list goals that many dream about but few fulfill. During the summer and fall of 2011,...
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The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights

Shaun Assael - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book

A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days.On January...
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Return of the King: LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History

BRIAN WINDHORST - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in Cleveland. What really happened when LeBron James stunned the NBA by leaving a potential dynasty in Miami to come home to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers? How did the Cavs use secret...
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Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero

Rock G Positano - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

The real Joe DiMaggio, remembered by the man who knew him best in the last decade of his life - candid and little-known stories about icons from Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and his Yankees teammates on the field to Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other great celebrities off the field.Dr....
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Undisputed Truth

Mike Tyson - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world—and a legend both in and out of the ring. Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during...
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Tiger, Meet My Sister...: And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said

Rick Reilly - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

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 of his columns...
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The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry

Mark Ribowsky - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Hardcover

A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2013 An action-packed biography of a man, his team, and the league he helped create -- in the tradition of Maraniss's When Pride Still Mattered. Tom Landry, the coach during professional football's most fabled era, transformed the gridiron from...
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The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes

Jorge Posada - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game.For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York...
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Inside the NFL's First Family: My Life of Football, Faith, and Fatherhood

Bruce Matthews - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

From the man who has played in more NFL games than any non-kicker in the football league's history comes a memoir about the Matthews family and how seven people over three generations have achieved success in the NFL - more than any other family in sports history.No family has qualified...
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Running with the Champ: My Forty-Year Friendship with Muhammad Ali

Tim Shanahan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A personal tribute to the remarkable friendship between Tim Shanahan and Muhammad Ali, including dozens of never-before-told stories about Ali, his family, his entourage, and various celebrities along the way - as well as never-before-published personal photos.In 1976 Tim Shanahan was a medical-instruments...
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Ballplayer

Chipper Jones - Dutton
Format: Print book

Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones - one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history - shares his remarkable story, while capturing the magic nostalgia that sets baseball apart from every other sport. Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame-worthy...
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Time Home Entertainment
Format: Print book

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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Forward: A Memoir

Abby Wambach - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." - NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." - Sheryl Sandberg,...
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Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre

Jeff Pearlman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

From a New York Times best-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering figure on the field for two decades who breezed into the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game's last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused to give...
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Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500

Art Garner - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Book

Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most important days in auto-racing...
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The Closer

Mariano Rivera - Little Brown & Co.
Format: Hardcover

The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted...
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Running Man: A Memoir

Charlie Engle - Scribner
Format: Print book

A compulsively readable, remarkably candid memoir from world class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction ... and an unjust stint in federal prison.After...
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Lonely planet new zealand

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

"Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher" "Lonely Planet New Zealand" is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience Maori culture, be wowed by beautiful glaciers...
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Sports Illustrated Almanac 2015

Editors of Sports Illustrated - Sports Illustrated
Format: Book

America's best-selling sports almanac, now in its 24th year, is as fact-filled and fun as ever. Packed with stats, standings and historical data from Sports Illustrated's award-winning staff, this is the essential reference book for every fan. From pro and college football to Major...
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The Big Fix: The Hunt for the Match-Fixers Bringing Down Soccer

Brett Forrest - William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Game of Shadows meets Among the Thugs in this revelatory true-to-life crime thriller and expose involving greed, corruption, an Asian crime syndicate, and the fixing of international soccer matches at the highest levels of the game, including the UEFA Champions League and the World Cup.In...
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On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments

Alison Levine - Business Plus
Format: Hardcover

FOREWORD BY LEGENDARY DUKE BASKETBALL COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKIOn the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt Everest to the South Pole. By reflecting on the lessons learned from her various expeditions,...
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Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

Jeff Pearlman - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports' most-revered - and dominant - dynasties. The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade...
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99: Stories of the Game

Wayne Gretzky - Penguin Audio
Format: Audiobook

In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at 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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Ted Williams, My Father: A Memoir

Claudia Williams - Ecco; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition
Format: Hardcover

In this poignant memoir, Claudia Williams, the last surviving child of legendary Boston Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Ted Williams, tells her father’s story, including never-before-told anecdotes about his life on and off the field that reveal the flesh and blood man behind “The...
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Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV

Joe Buck - Dutton
Format: Print book

In his debut memoir, Joe Buck talks about his life, his career, and his memorable relationship with his father, legendary sportscaster Jack Buck.Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, doing the World Series every year, announcing...
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Throwback: A Big-League Catcher Tells How the Game Is Really Played

Jason Kendall - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Ever Wonder What's Being Said at Home Plate?How a Team Silently Communicates?What Goes on in the Clubhouse Behind Closed Doors?America's pastime has always left fans and amateur players alike yearning for the answers to questions about how pros play the game. Jason Kendall is an All-Star...
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Gordie: The Legend of Mr. Hockey

Detroit Free Press - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback

Michigan will never forget Gordie Howe's presence on and off the ice - he combined skill, savvy, strength, meanness and longevity like no other hockey player. Known to generations of fans as Mr. Hockey, Howe passed away on June 10, 2016 at the age of 88. The Detroit Red Wings legend's...
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Why Football Matters: My Education in the Game

Mark Edmundson - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its menFootball teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic...
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Qb : an autobiography

Steve Young - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become a super-elite professional...
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Parcells: A Football Life

Nunyo Demasio - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated...
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The Hero's Body: A Memoir

William Giraldi - Liveright Publishing Corp
Format: Print book

A memoir of motorcycles and muscles, of obsession and grief, and of a young man who learned how to stay alive through literature. At just forty-seven years old, William Giraldi's father was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash while racing on a country road. This tragedy, which forever...
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Lonely Planet Fiji

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

#1 best-selling guide to Fiji* Lonely Planet Fiji is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Say bula to the locals at a dance ceremony; trek to hidden waterfalls on 'Garden Island' Taveuni or ride a bamboo...
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The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score from Nadia to Now

Dvora Meyers - Touchstone
Format: Print book

Just in time for the 2016 Olympic Games and the fortieth anniversary of Nadia Comaneci's "Perfect 10," an exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport...
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Lasting Impact: One Team, One Season. What Happens When Our Sons Play Football

Kostya Kennedy - Sports Illustrated
Format: Hardcover

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 Americas most popular game is the glittering NFL, a fan-stoked money...
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Wooden: A Coach's Life

Seth Davis - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Book

A provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writers. No college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like John Wooden. His UCLA teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s capped...
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Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

Mark Schultz - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot...
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Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball

John Feinstein - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 bestselling author . . . a riveting journey through the world of minor-league baseball "No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they're pitching or hitting in Triple-A." - Chris Schwinden, Triple-A pitcher "If you don't like it here,...
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Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong

Juliet Macur - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of Lance Armstrong's spectacular rise and fall.In June 2013, when Lance Armstrong fled his palatial home in Texas, downsizing in the face of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Juliet Macur was there—talking to his girlfriend and children and listening to Armstrong's...
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Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention

Jay Williams Ph. D. - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness.Ten years...
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Coming Out to Play

Robbie Rogers - Penguin Books
Format: Book

“Rogers made history.” —Sports IllustratedRobbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie lived in paralyzing fear that sharing his big secret would cost him the love of his family and his career as a professional...
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Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court

Jay Bilas - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

If anyone knows tough, it's Jay Bilas. A four-year starter at Duke, he learned a strong work ethic under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. After playing professionally overseas, he returned to Duke, where he served as Krzyzewski's assistant coach for three seasons, helping to guide the Blue...
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Chris Chelios: Made in America

Chris Chelios - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover

From being inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in to serving in an executive role on the Detroit Red Wings and signing on to become an NHL analyst for Fox Sports Chris Chelios has proven himself to be a man of many talents and here he tells his story Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens...
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Return to Glory: The Story of Ford's Revival and Victory in the Toughest Race in the World

MATTHEW DEBORD - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

In January 2015 at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford unveiled a new car and the automotive world lost its collective mind. This wasn't some new Explorer or Focus. Onto the stage rolled a supercar, a carbon-fiber GT powered by a mid-mounted six-cylinder Ecoboost engine that churned out over 600 horsepower....
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Lonely planet belize

Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book

#1 best-selling guide to Belize * Lonely Planet Belize is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the ancient Maya site of Caracol, dive the world-renowned Blue Hole,...
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Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer

TOM CALLAHAN - HARPERCOLLINS
Format: Print book

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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Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out

John Calipari - Penguin Group USA
Format: Hardcover

"If you are a college basketball fan like I am, you'll understand why I've long admired John Calipari's leadership style. While no coach treasures a win more than John, this terrific book reveals his greater purpose - to lead his young players to better lives, and then...
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Sports Illustrated College Football's Greatest

Editors of Sports Illustrated - Sports Illustrated Books
Format: Print book

Sports Illustrated is about sports and the human spirit that makes us who we are. With a total reach of over 25 million per month (web, social media, and print) , emotional storytelling and fierce independence, Sports Illustrated is committed to providing sports fans with a deeper, richer...
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