Sports category: 37872 books
More Than Just a Game
Sports in American Life Since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
More Than Just a Game tracks the explosion of the sports industry in the United States since 1945 and how it has shaped class, racial, gender, and national identities. By examining both professional and intercollegiate sports such as baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and stock car racing,...
Incredible Baseball Stats
The Coolest, Strangest Stats and Facts in Baseball History
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture. But for some, the experience can be less sensory. Some, such as Ryan Spaeder and Kevin Reavy, live for baseball statistics. Stats give the game historical context...
Game of My Life Virginia Tech Hokies
Memorable Stories of Hokie Football and Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Virginia Tech’s Shayne Graham trots onto the field at West Virginia on November 6, 1999, with two thoughts in his mind. One is a missed field goal that would have beaten Miami a year earlier. The other is the 44-yard field goal he is about to try against the Mountaineers, a kick he must make if...
Baltimore Orioles
Where Have You Gone? Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Other Orioles Greats
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? is a unique look at what a number of former Orioles personalities have gone on to do in life since their playing careers ended. Author Jeff Seidel spoke with a wide-ranging number of former Baltimore players, from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson,...
Semi-Tough
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
"Dan Jenkins is a comic genius."--Don Imus
Made into a hilarious and timeless film starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh, and recently named number seven on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time, Semi-Tough is Dan Jenkins's masterpiece and...
Amazin' Again
How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
They were coming off a seemingly endless string of losing records. They were considered years away from legitimate contention. They were derided and disregarded as a matter of course. But in 2015 the New York Mets changed their course and changed their story. The result was the best kind of amazin’....
No Such Thing as Failure
My Life in Adventure, Exploration, and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
If there's an adventure to be had, it's likely that David Hempleman-Adams has been there first.
Ranking alongside Ranulph Fiennes and Chris Bonnington in the pantheon of British explorers, David Hempleman-Adams is the first person in history to achieve what is termed the Adventurers' Grand...
Hoop Crazy
The Lives of Clair Bee and Chip Hilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Clair Bee (1896–1983) was a hugely successful basketball coach at Rider College and Long Island University with a 412 and 87 record before his career was derailed in 1951 by a point-shaving scandal. In the trial that sent his star player, Sherman White, to prison, the judge excoriated Bee for creating...
Tales from the New York Jets Sideline
A Collection of the Greatest Jets Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Ideal for fans of the Mark of a Lion series and Bill Parcells
Pro football chronicle of the New York Jets
Covers the successes and losses of the Jets
For over 55 seasons, the New York Jets have not enjoyed large doses of pride and glory. Yes, Joe Namath led them to a stunning Super Bowl III upset...
Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Braves Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The newest addition to the Tales from the Team series, Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout includes stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Author Cory McCartney includes stories about Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom...
Tales from the Seattle Mariners Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Mariners Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Larry Andersen, Richie Zisk, and Joe Simpson made sure that everywhere bewildered manager Rene Lachemann went during the 1982 season, some JELL-O was sure to follow-from his hotel bathroom sink, tub, and toilet (filled to the brim) to a postgame can of beer. Jay Buhner, one of the stars in the Seattle...
Best Seat in the House
Mark Rosen's Sports Moments and Minnesota Memories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Mark Rosen was hired by WCCO television at the age of 17 and has been a part of the ’CCO team for more than four decades. During that time he has become one of the most popular and respected sports media celebrities in the Twin Cities, state, and region—a true icon on the Minnesota sports scene....
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Jake Hehl, the subject of my e-book, was a German-American athlete from Brooklyn's Williamsburg section. He was a standout all-around athlete at Brooklyn Prep High School. Hehl's father was a bartender, whose parents were native Germans. Jake married a German-American woman and, in later...
Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Dugout
Remembering ?The Fam-A-Lee?
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The year is 1979. America is in a funk. And Pittsburgh was no exception.
Double-digit inflation, a near disaster at nearby Three Mile Island, and the decline of downtown businesses all placed over the city of Pittsburgh a cloud that grew darker than the smoke that rose from the Homestead Works 25...