Biography: sport books

"The baseball term, ""snake jazz"", refers to those squiggly pitches (curve, slider, screwball, etc.) that deviate...  Read More >>

Determined, dedicated and dogmatic, Martyn Williams is the inspiring number seven lynchpin who has steered club...  Read More >>

West Ham United became the first club from the highest echelon of English football to field three black players...  Read More >>

A biography of Trina Gulliver that provides information from her initial struggles to her winning of seven consecutive...  Read More >>

This is well-written and lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia. A must for the Addicks addict in...  Read More >>

"The baseball term, ""snake jazz"", refers to those squiggly pitches (curve, slider, screwball, etc.) that deviate...  Read More >>

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Simon Garner is football's archetypal cult hero. He is a drinker and a heavy smoker with a reputation for preferring...  Read More >>

To those of a certain age, Eddie Waring's trademark trilby and contorted vowels conjure golden memories of 1970s...  Read More >>

This memoir, written by a Junior Varsity oarsman from the class of 1963, relates how a squad of unathletic kids...  Read More >>

In the matter of a few seconds, a strong, promising young Buffalo Bills player lay paralyzed and very mortal after...  Read More >>

Phil ""The Power"" Taylor. Eric ""The Crafty Cockney"" Bristow. Andy ""The Viking"" Fordham.To this great hall of...  Read More >>

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A biography of Peter Norman, a Melbourne born track and field athlete who won a Silver medal in the 200 metres in...  Read More >>

Self-trained for many years, Hogan reached the peak of his athletic career after moving to England in 1960. Under...  Read More >>

A biography of Sugar Ray Robinson and an intellectual expedition into the culture of celebrity in sports  Read More >>

Right fielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first everyday position player from Japan to enter Major League Baseball....  Read More >>

Before 1947, professional baseball was as segregated as the rest of American society. But on April 15, 1947, Jackie...  Read More >>

Describes Walsh's life and 14-year playing career, with special discussion of the spitball, a pitch that profoundly...  Read More >>

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The gritty biography of Matt Dunigan's CFL quarterback career.  Read More >>

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In this critically acclaimed biography, the life and career of Joe Jackson is examined anew. The story of Jacksons...  Read More >>

The bestselling author of The Great Santini reflects on his own youth in this inspiring audiobook about young...  Read More >>