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By Andre Agassi, 2009
ISBN 0307268195
A stunning memoir by one of the world’s most beloved athletes—a nuanced self-portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour.
- Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
By Jon Krakauer, 2009
ISBN 0385522266
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey. Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible...
- It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
By Lance Armstrong, 2001
ISBN 0425179613
The #1 New York Times bestseller with legs as strong as its author's. Lance Armstrong is one of the most talked about- and inspirational-sports figures of all time. He was Sports Illustrated 's 2002 Sportsman of the Year-and now, after his record-shattering string of Tour de France victories...
- The Yankee Years
By Joe Torre, 2009
ISBN 0385527403
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years. When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in...
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
By Michael Lewis, 2004
ISBN 0393324818
"One of the best baseball—and management—books out....Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."—Forbes Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange...
- When the Game Was Ours
By Larry Bird, 2009
ISBN 0547225474
From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s -- Celtics vs Lakers, East...
- The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
By Bill Simmons, 2009
ISBN 034551176X
There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA.* Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, is that writer. And The Book of Basketball is that book.
- Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
By Tony Dungy, 2008
ISBN 1414318022
Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach--especially a football coach--to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the...
- Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time
By Ray Robinson, 2006
ISBN 0393328821
Lou Gehrig will go down in history as one of the best ballplayers of all time; he was elected to the Hall of Fame and played in a record-setting 2,130 consecutive games. ALS--known today as "Lou Gehrig's Disease"--robbed him of his physical skills at a relatively young age, and he died in 1941. Ray...
- Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong
By The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts, 2007
ISBN 0465005470
For baseball fans young, old, and in between, the ultimate guide to the new statistical thinking that's revolutionizing the game. The revolution in baseball statistics that began in the 1970s is a controversial subject that professionals and fans alike argue over without end.
- Got Fight?: The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat
By Forrest Griffin, 2009
ISBN 0061721719
Wondering why you should purchase this book when there are other titles on the shelves written by much higher-caliber fighters? Well, Forrest Griffin is not as good-looking as those guys. He's not as smart as them. He's also not as athletically endowed.
- Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager
By Buzz Bissinger, 2006
ISBN 0618710531
Three Nights in August captures the strategic and emotional complexities of baseball's quintessential form, the three-game series. As the St. Louis Cardinals battle their archrival Chicago Cubs, we watch from the dugout through the eyes of legendary manager Tony La Russa, considered by many to be...
- The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
By Michael Lewis, 2007
ISBN 0393330478
"Lewis has such a gift for storytelling...he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons."—Janet Maslin, New York Times One day Michael Oher will be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League.
- Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
By Mark Fainaru-Wada, 2007
ISBN 1592402682
The blockbuster New York Times bestseller that caused a media firestorm and stayed in the headlines for weeks at last arrives in paperback--with a new afterword about the Barry Bonds perjury investigation. This is the complete inside story of the BALCO steroids scandal from the award-winning...
- Getting into Guinness: One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book
By Larry Olmsted, 2008
ISBN 0061373486
A fascinating mix of participatory journalism and history, Getting Into Guinness is the never-before-told story of the bestselling copyrighted book of all time. Veteran reporter Larry Olmsted began a personal quest to break an existing world record, then to set another one, and soon he was fully...
- The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
By Bill James, 2003
ISBN 0743227220
When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the "holy book of baseball." Now, baseball's beloved "Sultan of Stats" (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new...
- Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance
By Tony Dungy, 2009
ISBN 1414326815
Super Bowl–winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. He is looked to by many as the epitome of the success and significance that is highly valued in our culture.
- That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory
By John Eisenberg, 2009
ISBN 0618904999
In the late 1950s the once vaunted Green Bay Packers were a laughing stock. They hadn't fielded a winning team in more than a decade and were very nearly in jeopardy of losing their franchise to another city. The ultimate low came in 1958, when, with 7 future Hall of Famers on the team, they went a...
- Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
By Marty Appel, 2009
ISBN 0385522312
Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next … Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him.”—Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee StadiumThurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough, and—most of all—inspiring Yankee...
- Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life
By Michael Lewis, 2008
ISBN 039333113X
"[Lewis] has such a gift for storytelling."—New York TimesThere was a turning point in Michael Lewis's life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident...
- How to Succeed in the Game of Life: 34 Interviews with the World's Greatest Coaches
By Christian Klemash, 2006
ISBN 0740760653
What would Super Bowl Champ Tony Dungy say is the most critical quality for a person to be successful? Would his advice differ from 4 time World Series winner Joe Torre's? What would each say to a young person just starting out in pursuit of their dreams? What is the best advice they were ever...
- Sports Illustrated 50 Years: The Anniversary Book
By Editors of Sports Illustrated, 2004
ISBN 1932273492
For 50 years, Sports Illustrated has set the standard for sports writing and action photography. Now, for the culmination of the magazine's 50th Anniversary celebration, some of the finest writing and most memorable pictures from Sports Illustrated's archives have been collected in a lavish...
- Dugout Wisdom: Life Lessons From Baseball
By Dan Migala, 2008
ISBN 0615213960
In Dugout Wisdom: Life Lessons From Baseball, author Dan Migala finds the heart in baseball, collecting and sharing words of wisdom from 55 greats of the game. These first person accounts of baseball's pivotal life moments feature noted players such as Sparky Anderson, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, Whitey...
- The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
By Frost Mark, 2007
ISBN 9781401302788
The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman.
- Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End
By Rosabeth Moss Kanter, 2006
ISBN 1400052912
From the locker room to the living room to the boardroom—how winners become winners . . . and stay that way. Is success simply a matter of money and talent? Or is there another reason why some people and organizations always land on their feet, while others, equally talented, stumble again and...
- Hard Work: My Life On and Off the Court
By Roy Williams, 2009
ISBN 1565129598
Coach Roy Williams, one of the most respected, successful, and dominant basketball coaches in the nation, had an unlikely rise to the Hall of Fame and a career that boasts the highest winning percentage among all active college coaches. Now, for the first time, Williams tells the story of his life...
