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  • LeBron James: An Unauthorized Biography

    LeBron James, The Chosen One, is one of the greatest and most controversial basketball players in the history of the NBA. He is an eight-time NBA All-Star, a three-time league MVP, and now – a champion. Most fans are aware of his amazing accomplishments on the court and of his controversial “Decision” to leave Cleveland for South Beach, but in order to truly understand LeBron James, you must first ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Hitchhiking Across the Atlantic

    A Sailing Adventure

    by Lulu Waldron ...
    A sometimes frightening, more often humorous tale of a grandmother hitchhiking across the Atlantic Ocean.A true story that reads more like an adventure novel. What starts out as a trip crewing on a sailboat destined for New Zealand ends up being a transformative journey where the author must learn to navigate waters and characters, a journey both physical and introspective. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Shook

    An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day

    by Jennifer Hull ...
    Dave Hahn, a local of Taos, New Mexico, is a legendary figure in mountaineering. Elite members of the climbing community have likened him to the Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken, or Michael Phelps of the climbing world. The 2015 expedition he would lead came just one short year after the notorious Khumbu Icefall avalanche claimed the lives of sixteen Sherpas. Dave and his team—Sherpa sirdar Chhering ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Don Revie

    Portrait of a Footballing Enigma

    Don Revie was the football man about whom few were neutral. The Leeds United team he created was possibly the finest in the history of English league football, one of legendary endurance, it characters strong and unyeilding. Yet is remained unpopular, for many felt its voracious pursuit of honours was hallmarked by cynicism and ruthlessness.This fascinating study of Revie, one of English football ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Gqimm Shelele

    The Robert Marawa Story

    by Mandy Wiener ...
    As a young, soccer-mad boy living in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Robert Marawa listened to the commentary of local football derbies on a small, crackling FM radio. As a teenager, he spent hours practising his presenting skills on his family’s home video recorder, reading from newspaper clippings his mother had carefully kept for him while he was at boarding school in Hilton. Marawa’s dream was to be a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • I Love The Work, But I Hate The Business

    by Mel Proctor ...
    I love the work, but I hate the business. Maybe you have said those words about your own job. But if you are a sportscaster, that phrase has probably become your mantra.Known best as the longtime play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Bullets, Proctor also called games for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball and the New Jersey ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Strong Inside

    Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South

    New York Times Best Seller2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition2015 Lillian Smith Book Award2015 AAUP Books Committee "Outstanding" TitleBased on more than eighty interviews, this fast-paced, richly detailed biography of Perry Wallace, the first African American basketball player in the SEC, digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a more complicated and profound story of sports pion... ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coffee First, Then the World

    One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet

    by Jenny Graham ...
    **A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT'An amazing adventure... I was left in total awe' - Lorraine Kelly'Brilliant' - Mark Beaumont'A compelling account of a truly remarkable achievement' - Tim Moore, travel writer16 countries, 124 days and 18,000 miles. This is the story of one woman's solo lap of the planet by bike.**'The relief was immense: no longer was I talking, thinking or ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $11.99 USD

  • Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee

    by Allen Barra ...
    “Allen Barra brings a legendary figure from the true golden age of baseball to life.”—Bob CostasYogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history, and the most quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. Part clown, part feisty competitor, Berra is also the winningest player (fourteen pennants, ten World Series, 3 MVPs) in baseball history. In this revelatory biography, Allen ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Walking Alone

    The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington

    by Dan Taylor ...
    The inspirational story of African American trailblazer Kenny Washington, the first player to reintegrate the NFL.On September 29, 1946, football star Kenny Washington made history. When he trotted onto the field for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington broke the color barrier in the NFL.In Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington, Dan Taylor reveals Washington’s ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Let Me Finish

    by Roger Angell ...
    Essays from the award-winning New Yorker writer and author of This Old Man: “Witty, worldly, deeply elegiac, and…heartbreaking.”—The Boston GlobeFor more than fifty years, as both editor of and contributor for The New Yorker, Roger Angell has honed a reputation as a master of the autobiographic essay—sharp-witted, plucky, and at once nostalgic and unsentimental.In Let Me Finish, Angell reflects o. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ueli Steck

    My Life in Climbing

    by Ueli Steck ...
    Steck was considered by many to be one of the strongest climbers who ever livedThe holder of six amazing speed-climbing recordsThe first and only English-language book by this much loved alpinistA climber of incredible strength, Ueli Steck set climbing records for speed and endurance that no one had previously thought possible. This deeply personal and revealing memoir, Ueli Steck: My Life in ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Brave Enough

    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 glitterPyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerve-racking final seconds of the women’s team sprint freestyle race, Jessie Diggins dug deep. Blowing past two of the best sprinters in the world, she ... Read more

    $17.99 USD $13.99 USD

  • The Fall Line: America's Rise to Ski Racing's Summit

    “Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit.”—James Hill, Washington PostHarnessing nature’s most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until this century the US Ski Team could not claim a lasting foothold on the roof of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Stephen Curry

    He was the son of shooting guard Dell Curry, who played for the Charlotte Hornets. Dell Curry often took his two sons, Stephen and Seth, to his games. The boys developed a passion for basketball early on through their father's fame and their frequent visits to his games, where they sometimes had the opportunity to shoot around with the Hornets during warm-ups and chat about the game. Curry also ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Surf and Rescue

    George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture

    by Patrick Moser ...
    Series series Sport and Society
    The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement. Patrick Moser places Freeth’s inspiring life story against the rise of the Southern California beach ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Judge and Jury

    The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

    Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is most famous for his role as the first Commissioner ever to rule organized baseball. But before he came into his legendary position as baseball's final say, Landis already had built a reputation from his Chicago courtroom as the most popular and most controversial federal judge in World War I-era America. Judge and Jury is the first complete biography of the Squire, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • More in Hope Than Glory

    by Chris Dunphy ...
    Football is a game that is loved throughout the world at every level. It’s a game that is all-encompassing whether it be the enjoyment of a kick about in the local park or the magnificent spectacle of a World Cup final. Well, this is a football story that lies somewhere between those two extremes, and to be honest more towards the bottom end of the spectrum. This is a light-hearted true story of a ... Read more

    $4.50 USD

  • Veeck--As In Wreck

    The Autobiography of Bill Veeck

    Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Stephen Curry

    The Inspiring Story of NBA Superstar Stephen Curry

    by David Bowes ...
    STEPHEN CURRYThis book covers the topic of NBA superstar Stephen Curry, and aims to serve as a biography to date of his incredible life and career.As you will soon discover, Steph Curry wasn’t expected by many to even make it to the NBA. He was an undersized, un-athletic point guard, who didn’t appear to be NBA material. Despite all odds, he persevered and has gone on to change he game of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Señor Sack

    The Life of Gabe Rivera

    by Jorge Iber ...
    Series series Texas Sports Heroes
    Gabriel “Gabe” Rivera was one of the greatest players in the history of Texas Tech football. He earned All American status, was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, and saw his name elevated to the Texas Tech Ring of Honor. After his college career, Rivera became a first-round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1983, but his career would be tragically cut short by an accident ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Mantle

    The Best There Ever Was

    by Tony Castro ...
    "Mantle’s life story has been told many times, but it’s never received as loving a treatment as this one." Booklist**, Starred Review**Mickey Mantle is one of baseball’s all-time greats. Playing for the New York Yankees for his entire professional career, Mantle was named to the All-Star team for 11 consecutive seasons, won three MVP awards, and was a seven-time World Series champion. He quickly ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Medal Maker

    A Biography of Victor Kovalenko

    by Roger Vaughan ...
    Victor Kovalenko, who's teams have won more Olympic medals in sailing than those of any other sailing coach in history, grew up in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s. THE MEDAL MAKER tracks his development from top sportsman in the Soviet Union to his initial Olympic success as a sailing coach of the Ukrainian team. But Victor s innate curiosity and broad philosophical outlook clashed with post ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Unscripted

    The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary

    Ernie Johnson Jr. has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sports broadcasting, he is a tireless perfectionist when it comes to preparing and delivering his commentary. Yet he knows that some of sports' greatest triumphs--and life's greatest rewards--come from those unscripted moments you never anticipated.In this heartfelt, gripping autobiography, the three-time ... Read more

    $12.99 USD