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  • Stardust International Raceway

    Motorsports Meets the Mob in Vegas, 1965-1971

    Professional motorsports came to Las Vegas in the mid-1950s at a bankrupt horse track swarmed by gamblers--and soon became enmeshed with the government and organized crime. By 1965, the Vegas racing game moved from makeshift facilities to Stardust International Raceway, constructed with real grandstands, sanitary facilities and air-conditioned timing towers. Stardust would host the biggest racing ... Leer más

    $425 MXN

  • Audiolibro

    Malinski

    Narrado por Gerry Cannon ...

    Completo

    6 hora 52 minutos

    First published in Ireland and later in Poland, Malinski returns in a new audiobook edition at a moment when its themes feel strikingly contemporary. The novel begins in Lviv–once Polish Lvov and now in Ukraine– as the Nazis advance. Young Henryk persuades his mother to return to the family home rather than flee west, a decision that will shape both their lives. After the fall of communism fifty ... Leer más

    $225 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Caesars Palace Grand Prix

    Las Vegas, Organized Crime and the Pinnacle of Motorsport

    The path of Grand Prix racing in America wound through raceways at Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, and finally Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At each stop, the influence of organized crime seemed no more than a handshake away. But at Caesars the vast crime syndicate appeared deeply involved in the operations of the luxury-branded resort. The Caesars Palace Grand Prix then culminated in ... Leer más

    $425 MXN

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    The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos

    de Jonah Keri ...
    The definitive history of the Montreal Expos by the definitive Expos fan, the New York Times bestselling sportswriter and Grantland columnist Jonah Keri.2014 is the 20th anniversary of the strike that killed baseball in Montreal, and the 10th anniversary of the team's move to Washington, DC. But the memories aren't dead--not by a long shot. The Expos pinwheel cap is still sported by Montrealers, ... Leer más

    $274 MXN

  • You Can't Make This Up

    Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television

    In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels. Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he has logged more hours on ... Leer más

    $210 MXN

  • Grandissimo: The First Emperor of Las Vegas

    How Jay Sarno Won a Casino Empire, Lost It, and Inspired Modern Las Vegas

    Jay Sarno built two path-breaking Las Vegas casinos, Caesars Palace (1966) and Circus Circus (1968), and planned but did not build a third, the Grandissimo, which would have started the mega-resort era a decade before Steve Wynn built The Mirage. As mobsters and accountants battled for the soul of the last American frontier town, Las Vegas had endless possibilities-if you didn't mind high stakes ... Leer más

    $104 MXN

  • The Card

    Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card

    The "lively and well researched" of the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner baseball card, the most sought-after collectible in the world (Sportsillustrated.com)." The Card is a compelling tale . . . illustrating the obsessive nature of collectors while sprinkling in the history of players who spawned the obsession." — Newsday (New York)Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist, having been ... Leer más

    $193 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Dallas Cowboys

    The Outrageous History of the Biggest, Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America

    The definitive, must-have account of the all-time players, coaches, locker rooms and boardrooms that made the Dallas Cowboys "America's Team."Since 1960, the Cowboys have never been just about football. From their ego-driven owner and high-profile players to their state-of-the-art stadium and iconic cheerleaders, the Cowboys have become a staple of both football and American culture since the ... Leer más

    $193 MXN

  • Interference

    How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football

    de Dan E. Moldea ...
    Series Libro 3 - Forbidden Bookshelf
    A shocking exposé of widespread corruption and mob influence throughout the National Football League—on the field, in the owners' boxes, and in the corporate suitesAccording to investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea, for decades the National Football League has had a strong and unspoken understanding with a dangerous institution: organized crime. In his classic exposé, Interference, Moldea bares ... Leer más

    $193 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Ecstasy to Agony

    How the best team in baseball ended up in Washington ten year later

    Ecstasy to Agony:The 1994 Montreal Expos: How the Best Team in Baseball Ended up in Washington Ten Years Later traces the fortunes of the Expos from that day in 1989 when the organization's original owner Charles Bronfman decided to sell the team and step away from baseball, through to the team's climb to glory in 1994 and then its final descent into oblivion ten years later.Written by Danny ... Leer más

    $120 MXN

  • Upon Further Review

    The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History

    de Mike Pesca ...
    From Mike Pesca, host of the popular Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way."Intriguing...thought provoking...delightful." --The Washington PostNo announcer ever proclaimed: "Up Rises Frazier!" "Havlicek commits the foul, trying to steal the ball!" or "The Giants Lose the ... Leer más

    $156 MXN

  • Forever Blue

    The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles

    Read Michael D'Antonio's posts on the Penguin BlogFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a revealing biography of "one of the most polarizing figures in baseball history" (The New York Times).If ever there was a figure who changed the game of baseball, it was Walter O'Malley, owner of the Dodgers. O'Malley was one of the most controversial owners in the history of American sports, ... Leer más

    $113 MXN