Sports category: 37872 books
by Timothy William O'Shei
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Readers won’t believe it when they learn about such weird sports as the Rock Paper Scissors championships, Worm Charming, and Cheese-Rolling races. Dozens of fun photos and trivia facts in The World’s Zaniest Sports let young readers discover the wildest and craziest sporting competitions the world has to offer.
by Suzanne Buckingham Slade
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Athletes are some of the highest paid professionals in the world. The top players command salaries worth tens of millions of dollars, but the buck doesn’t stop there. Money is everywhere in sports, from ticket prices and merchandise to endorsements and advertisements. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.
by Turner, Tracey
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Theres nothing wrong with being a wimp! At times, it makes perfect sense to be terrified. This funny, fact-filled new series will let you know exactly when those times are. You'll get the scoop on staying safe and surviving under even the most hazardous circumstances...by harnessing the power of your...
by Per-Henrik Gurth
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
An adorable cast of colorful animal characters bundles up to showcase the wonderful world of winter sports.
by Davies, Monika
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The No Way! Weird and Wild Sports Moments e-Book offers an exciting nonfiction reader that builds critical reading skills while students are immersed in engaging subject area content. This text is purposefully leveled to increase comprehension with different learner types. No Way! Weird and Wild Sports...
by Amy Popalis
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
In Everyone Plays Sports, readers will learn about different sports around the world and the people who play them. The real-world examples celebrate diversity and prove that we are all more alike than we realize. Children will love learning about the differences and similarities of people and places...
And Nobody Got Hurt!
The World's Weirdest, Wackiest True Sports Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
An Olympian who sacrificed a medal to save a competitor, a professional soccer player who was bribed out of retirement with pizza, a runaway pig who disrupted the start of a baseball game -- truth is stranger than fiction, especially in sports! In this sequel to his first compilation of sports bloopers...
You Herd Me!
I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
There are really two games, the one you see and the one you don't. The way I see it, the best way to use access to both worlds is to illuminate and reveal, not idolize and adore. It's better to be wrong than to be played for a fool. – Colin Cowherd
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In this age of billion dollar athletic marketing...
The Champion's Mind
How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, game-deciding moments. These athletes prove that raw athletic ability doesn't necessarily translate to a superior on-field experience—its the mental game that matters most.
Sports...
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – by the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.
The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic...
Forty Million Dollar Slaves
The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An explosive and absorbing discussion of race, politics, and the history of American sports.”—Ebony
From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired...
One on One
Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends.
John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob...
Learning to Breathe Fire
The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.
One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, Learning to Breathe Fire combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it...
Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay)
Father, Son, and the Burden of Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
In this eBook exclusive essay, Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist George Dohrmann follows a father and son separated by prison bars—but bonded by their pursuit of basketball glory.
The dream of playing big-time basketball never came true for Bruce Nelson, so he passed it on to his son...