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Are you a sports fanatic? Not until you've read these books! Check out our classic sports list below- featuring biographies and historical facts which will keep you current on all the information you need to know to impress your buddies!
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Scheduled for release in July 2007 as an ESPN original miniseries, starring John Turturro as Billy Martin, Oliver... |
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St. Martin's Griffin
Is This a Great Game, or What?From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in BaseballESPN’s Tim Kurkjian has spent more than twenty-five years covering almost three thousand major league baseball games and interviewing about that many players,... |
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Feared by pitchers and loved by baseball fans of all stripes, David “Big Papi” Ortiz wields a big bat, a huge smile, and an even bigger heart. In this... |
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An inspiring portrait of the extraordinary high-school football team whose quest for perfection sustains its hometown in the heartland The football team in... |
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Little-known facts, statistics, stories, quotes, nicknames, all-time leaders, rosters, puzzles, and more from over one hundred years of Red Sox history The... |
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For celebrated sportwriter Peter Golenbock, Wrigleyville is a symbol of America's fidelity to its greatest sport. As he did with classics of sports... |
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A Struggle for the Ages. . . BOSTON GLOBE JANUARY 6, 1920 RED SOX SELL RUTH FOR $100,000 CASH -------- Demon Slugger of American... |
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St. Martin's Press
A Passion to LeadSeven Leadership Secrets for Success in Business, Sports, and LifeMotivation…Success…Leadership…Passion. Hall of Fame college basketball coach Jim Calhoun shares his secrets for success for the first time ever. Coach Jim... |
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Rich Eisen always wanted to write a book, not only because he has a lot of fun, interesting stories he’s been dying to share with everyone, but also because... |
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Woody Hayes was one of the greatest football coaches in history---and one of the most fascinating. More than a brilliant coach, he was a complicated,... |
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St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books
The UndefeatedThe Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College FootballFor three perfect seasons (1954-1956), the Oklahoma Sooners won every football game they played - home or away - and over the course of five years they won 47... |
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St. Martin's Griffin
The Pittsburgh SteelersFor this book, Pittsburgh sportswriter Ed Bouchette has compiled a Steelers trivia celebration, featuring hundreds of questions, puzzles, lists, nicknames,... |
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A YOUTH SOCCER COACH'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGINS OF SOCCERMANIA Before his son enlisted for a season of Youth Soccer at the neighborhood Boys and... |
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St. Martin's Press
Around the World in 80 RoundsChasing a Golf Ball from Tierra del Fuego to the Land of the Midnight Sun“Jealous. That’s what I am. Green with golf envy…Why didn’t we think of that? I mean, what golfer worth his, or her, balls wouldn’t want to trade all the... |
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“Bobby Clampett is one of the most knowledgeable golfing minds in the game.” —Tom Lehman, 1996 British Open Champion, 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup team captain ... |
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Throughout her teaching career, Kellie Stenzel has been continually asked to recommend a beginning golf instruction book for her female students to read. She... |
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St. Martin's Press
Golf Etiquette, Revised EditionA revised, more focused edition of the essential golf etiquette handbook. Tiger Wood's popularity has introduced golf to thousands. Very few, however know... |
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Full of exclusive interviews, One Last Shot not only explains why Michael Jordan came back to the court but also looks at his transition from Wizard's... |
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“To Hell with Carolina,” --From the Duke Fight Song “Go to Hell, Duke!” --Last line, Tar Heel... |
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St. Martin's Paperbacks
Shaq Talks BackThe world has followed Shaquille O'Neal's amazing career for years. Now this All-Star and Most Valuable Player--the towering 7' 1", 330-lbs. center for the... |
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Times Books
Headless HorsemenA Tale of Chemical Colts, Subprime Sales Agents, and the Last Kentucky Derby on SteroidsA pointed and irreverent critique of thoroughbred racing’s breakdown, by a prominent journalist turned horse breeder Jim Squires was in trouble. He had gone... |
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Times Books
Bottom of the NinthBranch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from ItselfFifty years ago, as baseball faced crises on and off the field, two larger-than-life figures took center stage, each on a quest to reinvent the national... |
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