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Pudge
The Biography of Carlton Fisk
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Carlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and 80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game.
A homegrown...
The Perfect Game
How Villanova’s Shocking 1985 Upset of Mighty Georgetown Changed the Landscape of College Hoops Forever
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Critically acclaimed veteran sportswriter Frank Fitzpatrick takes readers courtside for one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, the 1985 Villanova/Georgetown national championship showdown
A veteran Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Frank Fitzpatrick...
Clearing the Bases
The Greatest Baseball Debates of the Last Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2002
Who was better, Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays? Who was the best right-hander of the '60s, Bob Gibson or Juan Marichal? Who is the greatest starting pitcher of all time? At his peak, who was more valuable, Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams? If Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, and Roger Clemens had pitched at the...
Blue Blood
Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
"To Hell with Carolina*,"*
--From the Duke Fight Song
"Go to Hell, Duke!"
--Last line, Tar Heel Fight Song
For fifty years the rivalry between Duke and Carolina has featured famous brawls, endless controversy, long-nurtured hatred—and some of the best basketball...
by Doug Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Finalist for the 2014 Casey Award!
Selected by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the 2014 author's series
Brooks Robinson is one of baseball's most transcendent and revered players. He won a record sixteen straight Gold Gloves at third base, led one of the best teams of the era,...
Sparky and Me
My Friendship with Sparky Anderson and the Lessons He Shared About Baseball and Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
In the tradition of Tuesdays With Morrie, Dan Ewald pens a memoir of his friendship with legendary Tigers manager Sparky Anderson, the man who taught him not only the nuances of baseball, but the importance of life's unwritten rules.
Few sports figures, regardless of their position, have generated...
Twelve Mighty Orphans
The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
Jim Dent, author of the New York Times bestselling The Junction Boys, returns with his most powerful story of human courage and determination.
More than a century ago, a school was constructed in Fort Worth, Texas, for the purpose of housing and educating the orphans of Texas Freemasons. It...
The Kids Got It Right
How the Texas All-Stars Kicked Down Racial Walls
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
New York Times bestselling author Jim Dent pens the compelling story of how a black and white player came together to break the color barrier in Texas football in 1965. Jerry LeVias and Bill Bradley bonded as friends at the Big 33 high school all-star game, producing a dramatic finish that fans still...
Light Blue Reign
How a City Slicker, a Quiet Kansan, and a Mountain Man Built College Basketball's Longest-Lasting Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
The 09'–10' NCAA college basketball season marks the 100th anniversary of North Carolina basketball. The Tar Heels have earned top-five rankings in preseason polls four of the last five years, twice at #1. But they weren't always seen as a power - house team. Their strength has been decades in the...
A Fire to Win
The Life and Times of Woody Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Woody Hayes is one of the greatest football coaches in history—and one of the most fascinating. More than a brilliant coach, he was a complicated, contradictory man. The former history teacher would tout the ideals of democracy yet run his football empire as an absolute monarchy. But he had a surprisingly...
When Saturday Mattered Most
The Last Golden Season of Army Football
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
When Saturday Mattered Most is the stirring story of the 1958 undefeated Army football team and the controversial coach who inspired Vince Lombardi
It was the end of an era, the last season before the surge of professional football began to lure the nation's best young student-athletes away...
Ruler of the World
Empire of the Moghul
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Alex Rutherford's internationally bestselling series continues with the story of the third great Moghul emperor, Akbar, leader of a triumphant dynasty that contained the seeds of its own destruction.
Akbar, ruler of a sixth of the world's people, colossally rich and utterly ruthless, was a...
by Tony Hawks
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
It doesn't take much - "£100 is usually sufficient" - to persuade Tony Hawks to take off on notoriously bizarre and hilarious adventures in response to a bet. And so it is, a pointless argument with a friend concludes in a bet - that Tony can't beat all eleven members of the Moldovan soccer...
Season of the 76ers
The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2002
Destroying a dynasty.
That was the mission of Wilt Chamberlain and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers.
For eight straight years, the Boston Celtics had dominated the National Basketball Association. Each and every season during that stretch, a new NBA championship flag was hoisted to the top...