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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Buzz Bissinger - Harper Format: Hardcover
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An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat, from the author ofFriday Night Lights and Three Nights in August.When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity.As the nation geared up for total... |
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The Sixth Man: A Memoir
Andre Iguodala - Blue Rider Press Format: Hardcover
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The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors.Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors' third NBA championship in the last four years, his game has never been stronger.... |
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Hometown Victory: A Coach's Story of Football, Fate, and Coming Home
Keanon Lowe - ?Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover
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The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opiods to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak.Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers... |
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Alone at the Top: Climbing Denali in the Dead of Winter
Lonnie Dupre - Minnesota Historical Society Press Format: Paperback
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What goes through your mind when you're dropped alone in the middle of the Alaska Range, the cold and darkness surrounding you without another human being for miles? Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre had made a career out of working in teams to survive in extreme conditions and places most... |
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Brave Enough
Jessie Diggins - Univ Of Minnesota Press Format: Hardcover
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Travel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from America's heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerve-racking final seconds of the women's... |
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The Dynasty
Jeff Benedict - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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It's easy to forget that the New England Patriots were once the laughingstock of the NFL, a nearly bankrupt team that had never won a championship and was on the brink of moving to St. Louis. Everything changed in 1994, when Robert Kraft acquired the franchise and soon brought on board... |
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True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson
Kostya Kennedy Format: Hardcover
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True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball's -- and America's -- most significant figures.For players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball's singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues... |
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Lonely Planet Grand Canyon National Park
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Grand Canyon National Park is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Go rafting on the Colorado River, explore the Grand... |
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