Biography: sport books

In the Shadow of Ben Nevis is the story of Ian 'Spike' Sykes. Already a keen climber as a teenager, he was posted...  Read More >>

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of...  Read More >>

And Eddie Eagan, a heavyweight boxer and brilliant lawyer, remains the only man to win gold at both the Summer and...  Read More >>

Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the Great Escape, a sporting equivalent...  Read More >>

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Jose Mourinho's life could hardly be bettered if it had been written as a film script. A football crazy youngster...  Read More >>

Austin 'Clarence' Farrar saw an opportunity for innovation in almost everything. Although not a well known public...  Read More >>

In this New York Times bestseller, WNBA, Olympic, and NCAA star Tamika Catchings shares how her faith helped her...  Read More >>

Sir Walter Winterbottom was arguably the most influential man in modern English football. He is known as the first...  Read More >>

Shortly before he passed away, on January 4, 2015, Stuart Scott completed work on this memoir. Struck by appendiceal...  Read More >>

In the dirty business of track & field, Calvin Smith was the sprinter who always ran clean. He strongly believes...  Read More >>

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Golpes de gracia is a tale of two parallel lives: Paulino Uzcudun who is a European heavyweight champion, and Isidoro...  Read More >>

Offers a refreshing and innovative perspective on strengthening performance and achieving success in both the business...  Read More >>

"It was deep in the Fall of 1978. All progressive sportsmen of the city of Leningrad, including the coaches of wrestling...  Read More >>

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Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed ""The Hammer of Thor""--was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's...  Read More >>

Hans Gmoser played a major role in creating North America's vibrant mountain community. Although known internationally...  Read More >>

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The story of one man's extraordinary comeback in search of Olympic gold  Read More >>

For three decades, Louis Norman “Bobo” Newsom (1907-1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball. Drawing...  Read More >>

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