Biography: sport books

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Jock McAvoy: Portrait of a Fighting Legend

Jock McAvoy: Portrait of a Fighting Legend

Author: Brian Hughes
ISBN: 9781901746204
Format: Paperback
$25.75

Jock McAvoy was influenced by his poor 1930s background. A ferocious fighter, a special kind of person who fought...  Read More >>

Dusty: Journey of a High School Coaching Icon

Dusty: Journey of a High School Coaching Icon

Author: Bob Hodges
ISBN: 9780595324712
Format: Paperback
$47.39

An amazing and captivating story of how a kid on a farm in the depression years who never played the game rose to...  Read More >>

Yao: A Life in Two Worlds

Yao: A Life in Two Worlds

Author: Yao Ming ,  Ric Bucher
ISBN: 9781401352141
Format: Undefined
$60.59

Spanning sports, politics, business, and popular culture, Yao Ming's fascinating memoir reveals the humble, profoundly...  Read More >>

The Rest of the Iceberg: An Insider's View on the World of Sport and Celebrity

The Rest of the Iceberg: An Insider's View on the World...

Author: Robert Smith (University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9781592990771
Format: Paperback
$52.67

See Robert run. See Robert take you behind the curtain of a violent game. See Robert, on his own, write the book...  Read More >>

Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race

Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race

Author: Dick Beardsley ,  Maureen Anderson
ISBN: 9780816637591
Format: Paperback
$31.95

The gripping memoir of a record-holding marathoner - now in paperback!  Read More >>

7 Years from Start to Finish: The Baja 1000--The Early Years

7 Years from Start to Finish: The Baja 1000--The Early...

Author: Rod Koch
ISBN: 9780595315468
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Ride with the author, Rod Koch, and share his adventures as he struggles to win the epic Baja 1000. Seven Years...  Read More >>

Beating the Breaks: Major League Ballplayers Who Overcame Disabilities

Beating the Breaks: Major League Ballplayers Who Overcame...

Author: Rick Swaine
ISBN: 9780786418282
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Few baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors. More than...  Read More >>

Gabby Hartnett: The Life and Times of the Cubs' Greatest Catcher

Gabby Hartnett: The Life and Times of the Cubs' Greatest...

Author: William F. McNeil
ISBN: 9780786418503
Format: Paperback
$43.95

Gabby Harnett is believed by many to be the greatest catcher of all time.  Read More >>

Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball

Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball

Author: Dale Brown
ISBN: 9781582617619
Format: Undefined
$65.87

Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball provides an inside look at Coach Brown's 25 years of coaching at Louisiana...  Read More >>

Making the Running: A Racing Life

Making the Running: A Racing Life

Author: Ian Balding
ISBN: 9780755312788
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Deals with the upbringing and career among the best horsemen and women of the world as recounted by a great trainer....  Read More >>

A Test of Will: One Man's Extraordinary Story of Survival

A Test of Will: One Man's Extraordinary Story of Survival...

Author: Warren MacDonald ,  Geert Van Keulen
ISBN: 9781553650645
Format: Paperback
$44.75

The gripping tale of one man's survival in the wilderness. On the night of April 9, 1997, Warren Macdonald took...  Read More >>

Flex Ability

Flex Ability

Author: Flex Wheeler ,  Cindy Pearlman
ISBN: 9781401901745
Format: Paperback
$36.83

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Shankly: From Glenbuck To Wembley

Shankly: From Glenbuck To Wembley

Author: Phil Thompson ,  Steve Hale
ISBN: 9780752429434
Format: Paperback
$60.59

The illustrated biography of the most iconic manager of all time.  Read More >>

Playing God: The Rise & Fall of Gary Ablett

Playing God: The Rise & Fall of Gary Ablett

Author: Garry Linnell
ISBN: 9780732274498
Format: Paperback
$27.99

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A Game of Golf

A Game of Golf

Author: Francis Ouimet ,  Ben Crenshaw
ISBN: 9781555536008
Format: Paperback
$65.87

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Goat: a Tribute to Muhammad Ali

Goat: a Tribute to Muhammad Ali

Author: Helmut Sorge
ISBN: 9783822816271
Format: Hardback
$11880.00

Muhammad Ali is one of the most remarkable personalities of our time and the greatest sportsman ever to walk the...  Read More >>

Arthur Lydiard: Master Coach

Arthur Lydiard: Master Coach

Author: Garth Gilmour
ISBN: 9781927147405
Format: Undefined
$9.99

Arthur Lydiard was the most successful and influential running coach of the last fifty years. Worldwide adoption...  Read More >>

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on...

Author: John Wooden ,  Steve Jamison
ISBN: 9781932378467
Format: Audio
$63.36

An inspirational classic, Coach Wooden is above all a teacher, and the lessons he imparts here are derived from...  Read More >>

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on...

Author: John Wooden
ISBN: 9781932378474
Format: Audio
$73.92

An inspirational classic, Coach Wooden is above all a teacher, and the lessons he imparts here are derived from...  Read More >>

Jim Clark

Jim Clark

Author: Eoin Young
ISBN: 9781844250295
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Jim Clark and the Lotus 25 were a very successful combination, winning the 1963 Formula 1 World Championship. This...  Read More >>

Tom Finney Autobiography

Tom Finney Autobiography

Author: Tom Finney
ISBN: 9780755311064
Format: Paperback
$26.99

The remarkable autobiography of England's greatest living footballer  Read More >>

Chris Eubank: The Autobiography

Chris Eubank: The Autobiography

Author: Chris Eubank ,  Martin Roach
ISBN: 9780007122325
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Love him or loathe him, Chris Eubank is one of life’s more eccentric personalities who has transcended the world...  Read More >>

India's Captain: From Nayudu to Ganguly

India's Captain: From Nayudu to Ganguly

Author: Partab Ramchand
ISBN: 9780143031673
Format: Paperback
$43.56

The Indian cricket team captain faces intense scrutiny and pressure due to the passionate following of the sport...  Read More >>

Beckham

Beckham

Author: Ellis Cashmore (Staffordshire University)
ISBN: 9780745633671
Format: Paperback
$32.95

Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural...  Read More >>

Steve Redgrave - A Golden Age

Steve Redgrave - A Golden Age

Author: Nick Townsend ,  Steven Redgrave
ISBN: 9780563538219
Format: Paperback
$32.99

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