Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's&YA) books

Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings began his NFL career with a bang! For much of the 2007 season, Adrian was...  Read More >>

Asante Samuel displayed natural athletic talent from a young age. He grew up in a community affected by drugs and...  Read More >>

Colorful, exciting photos, a handy glossary and index, and lots of information in carefully translated and adapted...  Read More >>

Hockey's first superstar, Fred -Cyclone- Taylor, was often caught up in the politics and turmoil of hockey's early...  Read More >>

Soccer is probably the world's most popular spectator sport. Yet Major League Soccer has never been more than a...  Read More >>

Details Jeff Gordon many successes, both on and off the racetrack. This book discusses how he rose to NASCAR fame,...  Read More >>

Danica Patrick's breakthrough moment came at the 2005 Indy 500, when she led for a total of 19 laps. She also finished...  Read More >>

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Basketball sensation Tony Parker wasn't even interested in playing the sport at first. During his childhood in France,...  Read More >>

Venus and Serena Williams grew up in Compton, California, where they sometimes heard gunfire as they learned how...  Read More >>

"Chris ""Jesus"" Ferguson is one of the best poker players in the world, plus he has a PhD in computer science....  Read More >>

"Doyle ""Texas Dolly"" Brunson is sometimes called ""The Godfather of Poker."" Born in 1933 in a small Texas town,...  Read More >>

After qualifying in an online tournament, Greg won the World Series of Poker Main Event and became a world champion....  Read More >>

Johnny Chan is arguably the famous poker player in the United States. Even the uninitiated knew his name long before...  Read More >>

In 1989, Phil Hellmuth Jr became the youngest World Series of Poker championship in history. He is tied with legends...  Read More >>

"Daniel Negreanu, called ""Kid Poker"" on the professional poker circuit, is a dangerous high-stakes player. Since...  Read More >>

In the glitzy world of high-stakes poker, Phil is a reluctant star who prefers privacy to fame. His goals - to play...  Read More >>

In 2003, an unknown accountant showed up at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. He'd never played in a live...  Read More >>

Dwyane Wade learned basketball, but not academics. Because of Dwyane's low test scores, only three colleges recruited...  Read More >>

Steve Nash, one of the greatest point guards in NBA, joined the star-studded class of MVPs in 2005. Then, in 2006,...  Read More >>

Shaun White has won a number of professional skateboarding competitions, and in 2007 he became the first athlete...  Read More >>

Yao Ming is a giant of a man. The Rockets were hoping that Yao's athletic ability and strong work ethic, combined...  Read More >>

Offers information about celebrity's personal lives and romantic relationships, in addition to his or her professional...  Read More >>

Tim Duncan might just be the greatest power forward in NBA history, and strangely enough, he almost never learned...  Read More >>

Many basketball experts consider Michael Jordan the greatest player in the history of the game. During his 15 seasons...  Read More >>