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  • Basketball

    A Love Story

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a major ESPN film series, this is an extraordinary oral history of basketball—its eye-opening untold history, its profound deeper meaning, its transformative influence on the world—as told through an unprecedented series of candid conversations with the game’s ultimate icons.This is the greatest love story never told. It has passion and heartbreak, triumph ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD $14.99 USD

  • Hillsborough - The Truth

    This is the definitive, unique account of the disaster in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. It details the appalling treatment endured by the bereaved and survivors in the immediate aftermath, the inhumanity of the identification process and the vilification of fans in the national and international media.In 2012, Phil Scraton was primary ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • America's Game

    It’s difficult to imagine today—when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country’s dominant sports entity—but pro football was once a ramshackle afterthought on the margins of the American sports landscape. In the span of a single generation in postwar America, the game charted an extraordinary rise in popularity, becoming a smartly ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • The Formula

    How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

    Wall Street Journal reporters and authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the riveting saga of how Formula 1 broke through in America, detailing the eclectic culture of racing obsessives, glamorous settings, gearheads, engineering geniuses, dashing racers, and bitter rivalries that have made F1 the world’s fastest growing sport.For decades in America, car racing meant NASCAR, ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition

    Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology

    An entertaining and insightful history of martial arts and the role of the warrior, drawing on pop culture, philosophy, mythology, religion, and spiritualityThe urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • The Anatomy of Liverpool

    A History in Ten Matches

    Jonathan Wilson and Scott Murray provide a forensic analysis of ten key Liverpool games that have shaped the club's fortunes over the last century: from the long-lost triumphs of Tom Watson (a 19th-century Bill Shankly) to 1970s European triumphs over the likes of Borussia Monchengladbach and the mind-blowing 2005 comeback against AC Milan.Aston Villa v. LiverpoolApril 1899Wolves v. LiverpoolMay ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Exploiting College Athletes

    de Walter Byers ...
    Walter Byers, who served as NCAA executive director from 1951 to 1987, was charged with the dual mission of keeping intercollegiate sports clean while generating millions of dollars each year as income for the colleges. Here Byers exposes, as only he can, the history and present-day state of college athletics: monetary gifts, questionable academic standards, advertising endorsements, legal battles ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

  • One for the Ages

    Jack Nicklaus and the 1986 Masters

    de Tom Clavin ...
    Chronicling the unforgettable and improbable triumph of Jack Nicklaus in the 1986 Masters, this celebration recounts how the tarnished Golden Bear,” with his eldest son Jackie as his caddy, won the most prestigious golf tournament for the sixth time at the astonishing age of 46. Though he was not a favorite to win-ranked 160th on the PGA Tour money list and six years without a win at a major ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Giant Win

    Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII

    de Tom Coughlin ...
    Legendary Giants coach Tom Coughlin takes readers inside his coaching masterpiece: Super Bowl XLII when Eli Manning and the underdog Giants beat the undefeated, 18-0 Patriots of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.Super Bowl XLII was the greatest upset in NFL history. In A GIANT WIN, Coach Tom Coughlin recounts the strategies and people that made it possible.Coach Coughlin reveals the intricacies of the ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Awesome Bill from Dawsonville

    Looking Back on a Life in NASCAR

    In this long-awaited autobiography, the legendary Bill Elliott details his childhood in rural North Georgia, building cars from scratch, struggling on the anonymous small-time tracks of the South to his against-the-odds rise to the pinnacle of NASCAR stardom: Winston Cup Champion.From Daytona to Talladega, from Bristol to Sonoma, ride shoulder to shoulder with Elliott as he battles Dale Earnhardt, ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Brady vs Manning

    The Untold Story of the Rivalry That Transformed the NFL

    de Gary Myers ...
    **New York Times BestsellerFrom Acclaimed sports journalist Gary Myers comes the definitive inside account of the greatest rivalry in NFL history**Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are perhaps the two greatest quarterbacks of all time. They are living legends who have come to embody the quarterback position and shape an entire generation of the NFL. They have also been fierce rivals every step of the ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Dust Bowl Girls

    The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory

    de Lydia Reeder ...
    **“A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the stuff of American legend.” —Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of *Liar, Temptress, Soldier, SpyThe Boys in the Boat* meets A League of Their Own in this true story of a Depression-era championship women’s team.**In the early 1930s, during the worst drought and ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Paul Brown's Ghost

    How the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals Are Haunted by the Man Who Created Them

    Paul Brown was a football genius and the father of two NFL franchises?the Cleveland Browns, who carry his name, and the Cincinnati Bengals. Arguably the most important figure in the history of the sport, he was a renowned coach and owner, and when he passed away on August 5, 1991, the game lost a giant. But for the Browns and Bengals, his death would herald a new era of bad luck, poor judgment, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Dreamers and Schemers

    How an Improbable Bid for the 1932 Olympics Transformed Los Angeles from Dusty Outpost to Global Metropolis

    de Barry Siegel ...
    How one man brought the Olympics to Los Angeles, fueling the city's urban transformation.Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles’s pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depression helped fuel the city’s transformation from a seedy frontier village to a world-famous metropolis. Leading that pursuit was the “Prince of Realtors,” William May (Billy) ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Ancient Greek Athletics

    Primary Sources in Translation

    The Sourcebook of Ancient Greek Athletics offers the most comprehensive collection to date of primary sources in translation for the study of ancient Greek athletics. Because Greek athletics was such an essential feature of both Greek and Roman culture, there is an especially strong need for proper treatment and understanding of the texts and other media used to reconstruct practices and ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Doping

    A Sporting History

    A gripping, provocative history of doping in sports—packed with examples—that proposes a new emphasis for modern anti-doping efforts.Why is doping a perennial problem for sports? Is this solely a contemporary phenomenon? And should doping always be regarded as cheating, or do today’s anti-doping measures go too far?Drawing on case studies from the early twentieth century to the present day, Doping ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • Redemption

    A Rebellious Spirit, a Praying Mother, and the Unlikely Path to Olympic Gold

    de Bryan Clay ...
    This is the story of the most unlikely Olympic decathlete in history. Despite size and stature, Bryan Clay is the defending champion of the 2008 Olympic gold medal and winner of the 2004 Olympic silver medal in the decathlon. His journey is as inspiring as it is gritty, as troubled as it is triumphant.Far more than just a sports memoir, Redemption details the drudgery, devastation, and ultimate ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • World in Their Hands

    The Story of the First Women's Rugby World Cup

    de Martyn Thomas ...
    Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Rugby Book of the Year 2023 World in their Hands recounts the remarkable events that led to a group of friends from south-west London staging the inaugural Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991. The tournament was held just 13 years after teams from University College London and King’s contested a match that catalysed the growth of the women’s game in the UK, and the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Nine Waves

    The Extraordinary Story of How India Took Over the Cricket World

    de Mihir Bose ...
    The Nine Waves is a tour de force. The most entertaining and up-to-date history of Indian cricket ever published, it tells the story of the nine great waves of the game from 1932 to the present day. Each wave in Indian cricket was chock-full of mesmerising stars, thrilling moments, great victories, heartbreaking losses and significant turning points. The first wave of Indian cricket rolled in ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Cellar Dwellers

    The Worst Teams in Baseball History

    In 1890, baseball’s Pittsburgh Alleghenys won a measly 23 games, losing 113. The Cleveland Spiders topped this record when they lost an astonishing 134 games in 1899. Over 100 years later, the 2003 Detroit Tigers stood apart as the only team in baseball history to lose 60 games before July in a season. These stories and more are told in Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History, a ... Leer más

    $67.99 USD

  • The Best Game Ever

    Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL

    de Mark Bowden ...
    The NFL championship game that changed the history of football: a New York Times bestseller by the author of Black Hawk Down.Yankee Stadium, December 28, 1958. What was about to go down on this Sunday evening in front of sixty-four thousand fans and forty-five million home viewers—the largest viewership ever assembled for a live televised event—was the first sudden death overtime in NFL history. ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL

    The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League

    de Sean McIndoe ...
    Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments--especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons--in this warts-and-all history of the NHL.The NHL is, indisputably, weird. One moment, you're in awe of the speed, skill and intensity that define the sport, shaking your head as a player makes an impossible play, or ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Walking Alone

    The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington

    de Dan Taylor ...
    The inspirational story of African American trailblazer Kenny Washington, the first player to reintegrate the NFL.On September 29, 1946, football star Kenny Washington made history. When he trotted onto the field for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington broke the color barrier in the NFL.In Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington, Dan Taylor reveals Washington’s ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • Sky Girls

    The True Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race

    de Gene Jessen ...
    "A beautiful and inspiring book...fascinatingly told." — Donna Shirley, former head of the U.S. Mars program, NASAThe exhilarating story of the first women who boldly conquered the skies in the first female cross-country air raceThe year is 1929, and on the eve of America's Great Depression, nineteen gutsy and passionate pilots soared above the glass ceiling in the very first female cross-country ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD