Sports

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsLong-listed for RBC Taylor Prize 2017.Book InformationISBN 9780143196020Author Dan RobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

George Edward "Rube" Waddell was one of the zaniest characters ever to play baseball. The legendary Connie Mack, who saw quite a few cards during his nearly seven decade stint in the majors, once observed that no other screwball he ever saw could hold a...

Professional football is a very popular sport, and the physical nature of the game of football is part of its appeal, but, at the same time, playing the game can exact a physical and mental toll on players. Violent collisions, as well as other aspects of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600788475Author Mark HoweFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 694g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600788055Author Dallas GreenFormat HardbackPage Count 342Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 608g

Choo Seng Quee is arguably Singapore's greatest football coach. He brought Singapore football to great heights, especially during the 1970s. This larger-than-life footballing icon had already made a name for himself as a no-nonsense defender during the...

As a fourteen year NBA player, Perk earned a reputation as a fierce defender and great teammate. In this powerful memoir, he goes beyond basketball to discuss the reality of being Black in America. Perk reveals his awakening consciousness of larger...

Arnold Palmer: American Hero is the seventh book in our large coffee table book series on the greats in the game. In addition to our definitive history of the Ryder Cup published in conjunction with the PGA of America, we have also published large...

Hoyt Wilhelm's intriguing baseball career lasted two decades. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, the eight-time All-Star from Huntersville, North Carolina was a standout for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982185510Author Oksana MastersFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 233g

The story behind Shohei Ohtani's legendary MVP season as baseball's greatest two-way player-dominant pitcher and DH with otherworldly power at the plate-from his early days in Japan to his historic 2021 season, the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and...

A behind-the-scenes look at baseball history, as told through timeless interviews with major leaguersFor fifty years, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has been interviewing some of the most fascinating figures in baseball. Their conversations are a...

Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races-an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport,...

Isaac Burns Murphy (1861--1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched...

Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to...

From the sandlots of San Francisco to the power centers of baseball, this book tells the story of Joe Cronin, one of twentieth-century baseball's major players, both on the field and off. For most of his playing career, Cronin (1906-84) was the best...

Vertical World details the lives and accomplishments of the most influential climbers of this generation, sharing through casual conversation an intimate portrait of each climber, revealing their personalities and drive with great frankness and intimacy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780620884716Author Barry CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Barry CohenPublisher Barry CohenWeight(grams) 148g

One of America's most beloved sportscasters turns the spotlight on his own life, chronicling his incredible life covering Southeastern Conference football and some of the most iconic moments in sports history over the last five decades Verne Lundquist's...

When Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both shockingly exited Wimbledon in the early rounds of the 2013 championships, the level of expectation on Scotsman Andy Murray to become the first British champion of the men's competition since 1936-already...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922059543Author John MaynardFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Aboriginal Studies PressPublisher Aboriginal Studies PressWeight(grams) 458g

This book shines an admiring spotlight on the accomplishments of women in sport whose life stories are important but not necessarily well known. Research and personal interviews reveal the groundbreaking work of effective administrators, dedicated...

At the age of 20, Dennis Horn won his first English Rose - the emblem of a National track champion. Throughout the 1930s he rapidly graduated from the rough and tumble of makeshift grass track racing at country fairs and gala sports days in provincial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780912158Author Mick WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in the NFL, one of the faces of the league and already a Packers legend, but his journey to the top was far from easy. Rodgers has gone on to win a Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP award, has twice been voted NFL MVP...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629370996Author J. R. RichardFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600787843Author Scott PitoniakFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Describing how NFL great Willie Davis helped define the hard-nosed, in-your-face defense of the original football dynasty, the 1960s Green Bay Packers, this revealing autobiography also illustrates his persona off the field-humble yet ambitious, with an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600789748Author Jay PaternoFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 704g

Speaking candidly to veteran sportswriter Mike Shalin for the first time about his often tumultuous career in Major League Baseball, Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd recounts a life that began in the Deep South of Mississippi, and the events that led him toward...

In Under Pressure, Ray Lucas provides fans with a timely, uncensored look at pro football's play-at-all-costs culture. Overcoming questions about his size and skills as a quarterback, Lucas persevered and went on to play seven seasons in the NFL. His...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600789410Author Alan MaimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 412g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600785191Author Phil RogersFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 552g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600782381Author David Lee Morgan, Jr.Format HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

"This book's going to raise a howl," promises Deacon Jones. "You wait and see!" From a small rural town in Florida to the NFL Hall of Fame, this is the story of Deacon's rise to the top of the heap in the National Football League...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781572439122Author Keith DorneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 207Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 390g

Growing up in a tiny shack in the Dominican Republic, Felipe Alou never dreamed he would be the first man born and raised in his country to play and manage in Major League Baseball-and also the first to play in the World Series. In this extraordinary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781414337272Author Kristhomas, David HoganFormat PaperbackPage Count 253Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

In 2010, Blake Geoffrion was named the best player in college hockey, the first player from the University of Wisconsin hockey team to receive the Hobey Baker Award. Blake was a rising scion of hockey royalty, descendant of legendary Canadian players...

From stocking supermarket shelves and playing in two Super Bowls with the Rams to being consigned to the NFL scrap heap and then starring in a third Super Bowl with the Arizona Cardinals, Kurt Warner's story is a saga of dreams realized and opportunities...