Glenn Stout: 14 books
Fenway 1912
The Birth of a Ballpark, a Championship Season, and Fenway's Remarkable First Year
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball Research, for the best book of baseball history or biography
"An irresistible look back on Fenway Park's first season, not just for Sox fans . . . a great choice for anyone who enjoys a dip into baseball history at...
The Selling of the Babe
The Deal That Changed Baseball and Created a Legend
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
WINNER of the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) 2017 Larry Ritter Awardfor best baseball book of the Deadball Era
The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports
The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the...
Young Woman and the Sea
How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2009
In 1926, before skirt lengths inched above the knee and before anyone was ready to accept that a woman could test herself physically, a plucky American teenager named Trudy Ederle captured the imagination of the world when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. It was, and still is,...
by Glenn Stout
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Praise for Good Sports:
“Never patronizing, [Stout] captures both grit and glory.” —Kirkus Reviews
Many of the baseball greats overcame huge challenges to be sports heroes—here are five inspiring stories of men who did just that. Baseball is considered America’s pastime, but not all...
The Pats
An Illustrated History of the New England Patriots
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
**A New York Times Bestseller
The first book to tell the complete story of the Patriots, featuring thorough research, archival photos, and essays from notable authors, journalists, and local celebrities**
The New England Patriots have become a dynasty, though it didn’t begin that way....
by Glenn Stout
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Baseball Heroes is the first book in the middle grade nonfiction series Good Sports, about the inspiring life stories of major league athletes who have overcome obstacles in the course of their life and careers. Each book tells the stories of athletes who have encountered and overcome significant...
Able to Play
Overcoming Physical Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other
players didn’t have. With determination and guts, they didn’t just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing...
Jackie Robinson
Legends in Sports
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2009
The story of legendary Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, is recounted in this title.
Chasing Tiger
The Tiger Woods Reader
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2002
From his appearance on the Mike Douglas Show at age three (he putted for Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart) to his winning the U.S Junior Amateur title at fifteen (he was the youngest champion ever) to his recent victories in four Grand Slam events in a row (though not in the same year), Tiger Woods has...
by Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
A biography of Curt Schilling, star pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Nine Months at Ground Zero
The Story of the Brotherhood of Workers Who Took on a Job Like No Other
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Hours after two airplanes hit the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, Charlie Vitchers, a construction superintendent, and Bobby Gray, a crane operator, headed downtown. They knew their skills would be crucial amid the chaos and destruction after the towers fell.
What they...
by Glenn Stout
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Stories of bravery and self-sacrifice from well known athletes who have served in the military.
-Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox outfielder, whose career was interrupted by service as a pilot during both World War II and Korea, where he saw combat and survived a crash landing.
-Rocky Bleier,...
Against All Odds
Never Give up
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos, Roy Reigels in the 1929 Rose Bowl, Frank Reich and the Buffalo Bills during the 1993 NFL playoffs, Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets in 2004, the entire St. Louis Cardinals team in the 2011 World Series . . . What do these players have in common? Every one of...
Yes, She Can!
Women's Sports Pioneers
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Not very long ago, many people said girls and women were too weak and delicate to play sports.
Fortunately, a lot of girls didn't listen. Trudy Ederle, Louise Stokes, Tidye Pickett, Julie Krone and Danica Patrick sure didn't. Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel, Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett...