Biography: sport books

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Bud Fowler: Baseball's First Black Professional

Bud Fowler: Baseball's First Black Professional

Author: Jeffrey Michael Laing
ISBN: 9780786472642
Format: Paperback
$43.95

""This is the biography of Bud Fowler (ne John Jackson), the first African American to play in organized baseball,...  Read More >>

Stone Cold Truth

Stone Cold Truth

Author: Steve Austin ,  J R Ross
ISBN: 9781476751689
Format: Paperback
$60.69

WWE Superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin shares an unvarnished take on his life and his days as a wrestler from growing...  Read More >>

Getting On Track: The Alyssa Lasater Story

Getting On Track: The Alyssa Lasater Story

Author: Alyssa Lasater ,  Ray Jarrett
ISBN: 9781490324111
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Why Alyssa? When I first met her, I was intrigued about the whole female racing thing, for a minute. It's not like...  Read More >>

The Real Bobby Dazzler: The Bobby Thomson Story

The Real Bobby Dazzler: The Bobby Thomson Story

Author: Simon Goodyear
ISBN: 9781780913230
Format: Paperback
$38.79

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The Playboy and the Rat - the Life Stories of James Hunt and Niki Lauda

The Playboy and the Rat - the Life Stories of James...

Author: Roy Calley
ISBN: 9781780910536
Format: Paperback
$33.61

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Born to Ride: The Autobiography of Stephen Roche

Born to Ride: The Autobiography of Stephen Roche

Author: Stephen Roche
ISBN: 9780224091916
Format: Paperback
$35.00

In June the author won the Giro d'Italia, fighting a ferocious battle against not only his rivals but also against...  Read More >>

Rockin' Steady

Rockin' Steady

Author: Walt Frazier ,  Ira Berkow
ISBN: 9781600788161
Format: Paperback
$27.99

For millions of basketball fans in the 1970s, Walt ""Clyde"" Frazier defined the word cool . An iconic piece of...  Read More >>

Boxing for Cuba: An Immigrant's Story

Boxing for Cuba: An Immigrant's Story

Author: Guillermo Vicente Vidal
ISBN: 9781555919108
Format: Paperback
$50.03

A poignant memoir of a Cuban immigrant who overcomes great obstacles and personal turmoil to succeed in America....  Read More >>

Joe Jennette: Boxing's Ironman

Joe Jennette: Boxing's Ironman

Author: Joe Botti
ISBN: 9780979982279
Format: Hardback
$64.56

"In this first and only biography on the life and boxing career of heavyweight boxing contender Joe Jennette, author...  Read More >>

20/13 -- A Tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson: The Inside Story of Each of Manchested United's Titles

20/13 -- A Tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson: The Inside...

Author: Harry Harris
ISBN: 9781909360167
Format: Paperback
$25.75

SIR ALEX FERGUSON has dominated English football for over 26 years. Now, having decided to call it a day, 20/13...  Read More >>

Batter-Up

Batter-Up

Author: Harry Allen Wenzel
ISBN: 9781484848050
Format: Paperback
$15.71

Batter Up is autobiographical and an inspirational story portraying the lives of young boys as friends, all centered...  Read More >>

Man Versus Ball: One Ordinary Guy and His Extraordinary Sports Adventures

Man Versus Ball: One Ordinary Guy and His Extraordinary...

Author: Jon Hart
ISBN: 9781612344140
Format: Hardback
$65.87

Jon Hart is not a professional athlete. His one major sports victory is a world championship in roller basketball,...  Read More >>

In Their Shadows...

In Their Shadows...

Author: Alondra Poindexter
ISBN: 9781625109859
Format: Paperback
$26.37

Often times we are unaware that what we are doing is being observed by others, some we are acquainted with while...  Read More >>

Ramblers: Loyola Chicago 1963  The Team that Changed the Color of College Basketball

Ramblers: Loyola Chicago 1963 The Team that Changed...

Author: Michael Lenehan
ISBN: 9781572841406
Format: Paperback
$29.99

An enthralling look at the 1963 NCAA national champion University of Loyola-Chicago Ramblers basketball team.  Read More >>

DOC: A Memoir, Library Edition

DOC: A Memoir, Library Edition

Author: Dwight Gooden ,  Ellis Henican
ISBN: 9781455896936
Format: Audio
$184.72

One of the bad boys of the 1986 World Series-winning Mets discusses his life, from his Atlanta childhood with his...  Read More >>

Starry Night

Starry Night

Author: Isabel Suppe
ISBN: 9781937391218
Format: Paperback
$43.56

Starry Night (shortlisted for the Desnivel Award of Literature in 2011) begins with a tragedy and transforms into...  Read More >>

I'm Here To Win: A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance

I'm Here To Win: A World Champion's Advice for Peak...

Author: Chris Mccormack ,  Tim Vandehey
ISBN: 9781455502684
Format: Paperback
$58.05

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The Gaffer: The Trials and Tribulations of a Football Manager

The Gaffer: The Trials and Tribulations of a Football...

Author: Neil Warnock ,  Neil Warnock
ISBN: 9780755364176
Format: Downloadable audio file
$43.96

For the very first time, and straight from the horse's mouth, a top manager's intriguing insights into the daily...  Read More >>

Baseball in '41: "A Celebration of the ""Best Baseball Season Ever""--In the Year America Went to War"

Baseball in '41: "A Celebration of the ""Best Baseball...

Author: Robert W Creamer ,  Professor Grover Gardner
ISBN: 9781470888299
Format: Audio
$79.07

It was the year that Joe DiMaggio set his 56-game hitting streak; Ted Williams batted .406; the Dodgers and the...  Read More >>

Ross Youngs: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend

Ross Youngs: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend...

Author: David King
ISBN: 9781626191105
Format: Paperback
$52.77

""A biography of the life of Ross Young, the only baseball player from San Antonio in the Baseball Hall of Fame,...  Read More >>

Ross Youngs: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend

Ross Youngs: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend...

Author: David King (James Cook University Australia)
ISBN: 9781540221872
Format: Hardback
$84.45

"""A biography of the life of Ross Young, the only baseball player from San Antonio in the Baseball Hall of Fame,...  Read More >>

A Year in the Life of Somerset County Cricket Club: Through the Eyes of its Chairman

A Year in the Life of Somerset County Cricket Club:...

Author: Andy Nash ,  Lord Archer
ISBN: 9780752494432
Format: Hardback
$49.14

Written from the unique point of view of the club chairman, A Year in the Life of Somerset County Cricket Club is...  Read More >>

In the Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir

In the Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir

Author: Amanda Beard ,  Rebecca Paley
ISBN: 9781451644388
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer

Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager...

Author: John C. Skipper
ISBN: 9780786468478
Format: Paperback
$38.50

Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight...  Read More >>

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