Sports imprint: 713 books
by Bill Wennington
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Chicago Bulls fans thought they had it so good. From 1991 through 1993 the Bulls won three consecutive NBA titles behind the talents of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. When Jordan retired in the fall of 1993, those fans thought the good times were over. In the fall of 1995, however, Jordan was...
The Champions of Philadelphia
The Greatest Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Flyers Teams
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Since the start of the twentieth century, Philadelphia’s professional teams in four major sports have won a combined total of seventeen championships. All of Philadelphia’s current teams-the Phillies in baseball, the Eagles in football, the Flyers in ice hockey, and the 76ers in basketball-have...
by Dale Ratermann, Brian Brosi
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Basketball has evolved to one of the most commonly played sports worldwide. Regardless of how well you think you know basketball, there’s bound to be questions in this book to challenge and entertain, to stimulate discussion, and to start and settle arguments. Featuring questions from the professional,...
Tales from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline
A Collection of the Greatest Ravens Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Tales from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline examines the history of the Baltimore football franchise since their move from Cleveland to Baltimore in 1996. The book chronicles how the team built itself into the champions of Super Bowl XXXV with what many believe to have been the National Football League's...
Shoot to Thrill
The History of Hockey?s Shootout
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
In 2005, the National Hockey League adopted the shootout to settle ties in regular season games. The shootout is used if the game remains tied after five minutes of overtime.
Ten years later, the shootout is one of the most significant and controversial rule changes in all of sports. Some maintain...
The Divine Nature of Basketball
My Season Inside the Ivy League
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The Divine Nature of Basketball: My Season Inside the Ivy League describes a season spent as a virtual coach in the Ivy League. Shadowing head coach of Yale men’s basketball James Jones and bird-dogging his team from first practice to final game, Ed Breslin fulfills every college basketball fan’s...
Saving Face
The Art and History of the Goalie Mask
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Who was the first goaltender to wear a mask in a game? Who was the last to go without one? When did goalies start painting their masks?
These are just a few of the questions that are answered in this definitive book on goalie masks. Saving Face looks at the development of the mask from its...
Facing America's Team
Players Recall the Glory Years of the Dallas Cowboys
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The Dallas Cowboys were dubbed America’s Team nearly forty years ago, and the label has stuck in the minds and hearts of football fans to this day.
Facing America’s Team takes you onto the field to see what it was like to take on Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Troy...
by Floyd "Pete" Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
Jameer is an inspiring biography of Jameer Nelson, who excelled in sports from an early age and decided to focus on basketball in high school and later completed his college career playing the sport. He is respected and admired throughout the nation for completing college before starting in the NBA,...
by Bill Grigsby
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
It has, most definitely, been A Beauuutiful Life for Bill Grigsby, a Kansas City icon and Grand Master of Ceremony. No one can paint a more illustrious image of Midwestern sports and its famous and not-so-famous participants than the man affectionately known as Grigs. From humble beginnings during...
by Robert Schindler
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Does God care who wins?
If you say, “No,” why no? Are our games not important enough in light of other world issues? This is the common reason given. It trivializes sports and leaves us wondering what else isn’t important enough in our lives to garner God’s concern.
If you say...
Game of My Life San Diego Chargers
Memorable Stories of Chargers Football
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Since their founding in 1959, the San Diego Chargers have tackled their way into the hearts of devoted SoCal football fans. In Game of My Life San Diego Chargers, fans can immerse themselves in all the greatest moments in Chargers history. Die-hard Chargers fan and award-winning sports writer Jay...
Tales from the Cincinnati Bearcats Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Bearcat Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Tales from the Cincinnati Bearcats Locker Room covers 10 coaching eras, from former National Football League standout John Socko” Wiethe (1946-52) to Mick Cronin, the Cincinnati native who returned to his alma mater in 2006 and resurrected the program. Former Cincinnati Enquirer sports editor...
Philadelphia's Big Five
Celebrating the City of Brotherly Love?s Basketball Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
The 2015-16 season marks the 60th anniversary of the Big 5, Philadelphia’s top men’s college basketball teams-LaSalle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova. No other city has schools that participate in a full round robin, which has grown in popularity in such a sports-driven city.
Philadelphia’s...