Biography: sport books

The full story of the man who won two gold Olympic medals and then brought the Olympics to London.  Read More >>

Brings to life a bygone age telling the story of British football from the hardscrabble 1940s and the 'never-had-it-so-good'...  Read More >>

This insiders account blends anecdote, biography, instruction, and social history to celebrate baseball as it was...  Read More >>

Ewald pens a memoir of his friendship with legendary Tigers manager Sparky Anderson, the man who taught him not...  Read More >>

In July 2009, Jim Stynes was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. The diagnosis caught him...  Read More >>

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Stamina by Derek L. Anderson is an inspiring and motivational memoir that chronicles the incredible journey of a...  Read More >>

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More than 350 sets of brothers have played in the Major Leagues, but few have had the skill, the charisma, or the...  Read More >>

La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards--who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series...  Read More >>

The untold Great American Story of three brothers--Joltin' Joe, Dom, and Vince--and the Great American Game of baseball...  Read More >>

The “impeccably researched and thrillingly told” (Globe and Mail) story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the...  Read More >>

In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis became the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail. By hiking 2,181 miles in...  Read More >>

On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history....  Read More >>

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD On a fateful night in 2009, Tyler Hamilton and Daniel...  Read More >>

The author made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he...  Read More >>

Ronda Rousey - Olympic bronze medalist, UFC champion, and world's largest female pay-per-view draw... But it wasn't...  Read More >>

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In this definitive autobiography and document of Celtic's greatest era, Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers tells his life...  Read More >>

""Burleigh Grimes--forever remembered as the ill-tempered spitballer with the perpetual five o'clock shadow. For...  Read More >>

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"When Kirkwood High School's integrated basketball team faced Raytown South's all white team in the 1972 Missouri...  Read More >>

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Originally published in hardcover in 2012.  Read More >>

The author does not come from the leafy suburbs of south Dublin or the rugby hotbeds of Limerick or Cork. As a teenager...  Read More >>