Sports category: 37872 books
by Susan Fornoff
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
New edition! Now in development for the silver screen by CBS Films, “Lady in the Locker Room” represents one woman’s account of the days when locker room sentries ignored credentials and observed tradition. Upon its release in 1993, the book took on not only men’s pro sports, but the male-dominated...
Muhammad Ali
Through the Eyes of the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2007
Many regard Muhammad Ali simply as The Greatest” heavyweight of all time. Others admire his battles against racial injustice and religious intolerance. A few just call him Dad.” They are all here in this book-fifty men and women of note coming together to celebrate the man Sports Illustrated...
Fathers & Sons & Sports
Great Writing by Buzz Bissinger, John Ed Bradley, Bill Geist, Donald Hall, Mark Kriegel, Norman Maclean, and others
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Powerful stories about the way sports can bring together fathers and sons, to work out their differences and express their love for each other.
Fathers & Sons & Sportspresents apowerful lineup of real-world stories about fathers and sons playing one-on-one in the game of life, written...
Tales from the Baltimore Orioles Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Orioles Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
For several decades, the Baltimore Orioles were the envy of every Major League Baseball team. Stars like Rick Dempsey and Cal Ripken, Jr. brought life and power to a team full of dedication and fun. Since 2012, the team has regained momentum under Buck Showalter, boasting winning seasons and clinching...
Odd Man Rush
A Harvard Kid?s Hockey Odyssey from Central Park to Somewhere in Sweden?with Stops along the Way
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
In his hilarious, gritty, and touching debut, Bill Keenan-a hockey star once on the fast-track to the NHL-tells of how he overcame multiple obstacles to find fulfillment and redemption in the strange world of European minor-league professional hockey.
Keenan’s hockey obsession begins as a...
From Sports Fan to Sportscaster
The Everyman Sports Junkie Turned Announcer Shares His Thoughts on the Job
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
"From Sports Fan to Sportscaster" is written as if told to you over dinner. The stories are first-hand accounts of working as a Sportscaster at various sporting events. You will feel what it is like to be in the winning clubhouse of a playoff baseball team. You will learn what goes on when...
by Steve Hartman, Matt "Money" Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
With multiple franchises in pro sports—Lakers and Clippers (NBA), Dodgers and Angels (MLB), and Kings and Ducks (NHL)—plus major interest in UCLA and USC athletics, LA’s fans are some of the most sports-crazed in the country. Matt “Money” Smith and Steve Hartman—two of the leading authorities...
This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them)
How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Steve Dangle’s incredible odyssey, from self-starting Leafs lover to sports-media star
How do you turn ranting about hockey into a career? Steve “Dangle” Glynn is a YouTuber, podcaster, and sports personality from Toronto, who managed to turn a 16-second online rant about the Maple Leafs...
by Dan Coughlin
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
“Fascinating and fun . . . If you love Cleveland sports—in spite of the records—you will love this book.” — The Morning JournalDan Coughlin isn’t crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Cleveland, which means he lived life under a full moon. In this book, the award-winning...
David Halberstam on Sports
Summer of ’49, October 1964, The Amateurs, Playing for Keeps
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Four New York Times bestsellers by a “remarkable” Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist capture and celebrate America’s passion for sports (The Seattle Times).
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Halberstam, preeminent chronicler of the American experience, focuses his meticulous narrative...
Welcome to the Terrordome
The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
“Dave Zirin is the best young sportswriter in America.”—Robert Lipsyte
This much-anticipated sequel to What’s My Name, Fool? by acclaimed commentator Dave Zirin breaks new ground in sports writing, looking at the controversies and trends now shaping sports in the United States—and...
Cheated
The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
In 2010 allegations of an utterly corrupt academic system for student-athletes emerged from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus, home of the legendary Tar Heels. As the alma mater of Michael Jordan, Larry Brown, Marion Jones, Lawrence Taylor, Rashad McCants, and many others; winner...
My Olympic Life
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Growing up in a family active in promoting civil rights, Anita L. DeFrantz knew the importance of letting her voice be heard as an African American and as a woman. Her activism for individual rights and her ascent as a leader began in earnest at Connecticut College, where she was sophomore class president,...
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2004
"Fresh and funny… St. John has crafter a winner.” —Tony Horwitz, author of Confederates in the Attic
In the life of every sports fan, there comes a moment of reckoning. It may happen when your team wins on a last-second field goal and you suddenly find yourself clenched in a loving...