Sports

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891369308Author Garth BattistaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Breakaway BooksPublisher Breakaway BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

A simple mistake at an indoor climbing gym sentenced 28-year-old Robby to a year in a wheelchair, shattering his aspirations of becoming a mountaineer. In the months that followed, Robby faced depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and a complete loss of...

Wayne Rooney, England's record goal scorer, is one of the most feared and respected strikers to have graced the Premier League in the last decade. He is certainly its most famous icon, appearing on the front pages of the newspapers nearly as often as on...

"It all comes down to making the right life choices," says the NHL's legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in hockey history. Nicknamed the Riverton Rifle for his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629371115Author Frank PomaricoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Mark Judge has written a book that is at once a touching memoir of his grandfather, star first baseman for the Old Washington Senators; a history of baseball in its golden age and an exciting account of the Senators' 1924 World Series victory.Book...

The untold story of one of the first Black players for the St. Louis Cardinals, who dreamed of leaving a lasting impact on Major League Baseball.Charlie Peete was poised for greatness. After a meteoric rise through the minor leagues, the rookie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510758964Author Henry HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143198161Author Bob ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin Books Canada LtdPublisher Penguin Books Canada LtdWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771022057Author Jael Ealey RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Thomas Allen Publishers, Inc.Publisher Thomas Allen Publishers, Inc...

From legendary basketball coach John Wooden’s life lessons and “pyramid of success” philosophy to musings on his favorite sport—baseball—this engaging account chronicles the friendship between Wooden and fellow University of California, Los Angeles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550175462Author Bob LenarduzziFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Harbour PublishingPublisher Harbour PublishingWeight(grams) 521gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

"A compelling rumination by a baseball icon and a tragic hero." -Sports Illustrated The lost memoir from baseball icon Lou Gehrig-a sensational discovery, published for the first time as a book.At the tender age of twenty-four, Lou Gehrig decided to tell...

With 363 victories, Warren Spahn is the winningest lefty in baseball history. Over 21 years, he won 20 or more games 13 times, was a 17-time All Star, won a Cy Young-award, then, of course, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Spahn was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629371276Author Jeff SnookFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600788239Author Jim HawkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501183447Author Keith DunnavantFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592404087Author Jim NantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin Adult Hc/TrPublisher Penguin Adult Hc/TrWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Before Gretzky, before Russians played in the National Hockey League, before multimillion-dollar salaries, there was Gordie Howe: the greatest star ever to play hockey. This richly illustrated, thoroughly researched and completely unauthorized...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770413672Author L. Waxy GregoireFormat PaperbackPage Count 357Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 599g

"Marcel was the most underrated defenceman ever to play in the league. When he hit you, you were hit. He was a tremendous skater and defensively, he was as good as anyone. He might have been overlooked by the press, but he was never overlooked by his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681771694Author Thomas HauserFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 408g

The remarkable life story of the first Jewish superstar athlete, by New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky One of the reasons baseball fans so love the sport is that it involves certain physical acts of beauty. And one of the most beautiful...

A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival and the winner of the 2021 and 2022 World Drivers' Championships.No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless,...

Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for WritingA physical and philosophical mediation on why we are drawn to fight each other for sport, what happens to our bodies and brains when we do, and what it all meansAnyone with guts or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953368461Author Marshall W Major TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 441Imprint Belt PublishingPublisher Belt PublishingWeight(grams) 544g

One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O'Malley (1903-79) is best remembered-and still reviled by many-for moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Yet much of the O'Malley story leading...

In her extraordinary swimming career, Shirley Babashoff set 39 national records and 11 world records. Heading into the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Babashoff was pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and followed closely by the media. All of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618931283Author Jenny LongFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Time Inc Home EntertaimentPublisher Time Inc Home EntertaimentWeight(grams) 318g

Were it not so carefully documented, the remarkable football career of former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach would seem more fiction than truth. From his All-Star days as an Ohio schoolboy to All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning heights at...

The autobiography of the first designated hitter to play in the MLB-- now in paperback! On April 6, 1973, Ron Blomberg took a swing at home plate that changed baseball history. Through a quirk of fate the young Jewish Yankee became the first designated...

From his start as an owner in the World Hockey Association at the age of 28 ("slim and none" was a Boston sportswriter's assessment of Howard's chances when he was first awarded the New England Whalers franchise), to winning the Stanley Cup with the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939511235Author Daniel J BoyneFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Mystic Seaport MuseumPublisher Mystic Seaport Museum

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600781049Author Ira BerkowFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925927986Author Ron ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Wilkinson PublishingPublisher Wilkinson Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385659413Author Walter GretzkyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House CanadaPublisher Random House CanadaWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062667052Author Jim BrosnanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683584247Author Rob SmythFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Sports Publishing LLCPublisher Sports Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600785931Author Tom PanzenhagenFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 472g