General Sports
FORBIDDEN GAME: GOLF AND THE CHINESE DREAM
Written by Washburn, Dan
In October 2015, the Chinese Communist Party banned its 88 million members from excessive drinking, improper sexual relationships... and holding golf club memberships. But, with "the rich man's game" about to appear in the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, they also began to spend unprecedented sums on their own national golf team.
500 BALLPARKS: FROM WOODEN SEATS TO RETRO CLASSICS
Written by Pastore, Wendy
Everything there is to know about the greatest baseball stadiums in America.
BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 2016
Written by Stout, Glenn
For more than twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has curated the year's finest sports journalism. Continuing the tradition in a long line of notable guest editors is Rick Telander, acclaimed journalist, author, and champion of the written word. His choices are defined by one shared thread: effort, on the part of athletes and writers alike.
FIELDS OF BATTLE: PEARL HARBOR, THE ROSE BOWL, AND THE BOYS WHO WENT TO WAR
Written by Curtis, Brian
A riveting and emotional tale of the boys who played in the 1942 Rose Bowl and then served on the WWII battlefields--a story of football, wartime, and boys becoming men. In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham, North Carolina, out of fear of Japanese attacks on the West Coast.
SNAKE: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF KEN STABLER
Written by Freeman, Mike
The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League--the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.
NFL CONFIDENTIAL: TRUE CONFESSIONS FROM THE GUTTER OF FOOTBALL
Written by Anonymous, Johnny
A pro player takes fans on a pseudonymous trip through one of the most infamous years of football--the very long, sometimes funny, often controversial 2013-2014 season--sharing raucous, behind-the-scenes, on-the-field, and in-the-locker-room truth about life in the National Football League."Well, to hell with being safe. I'm going to be honest."
MANNINGS: THE FALL AND RISE OF A FOOTBALL FAMILY
Written by Anderson, Lars
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Lars Anderson comes a revealing portrait of the first family of American sports. What the Kennedys are to politics, the Mannings are to football.
99: STORIES OF THE GAME
Written by Gretzky, Wayne
In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him.
GAME WORN: TREASURES OF BASEBALL'S GREATEST HEROES AND MOMENTS
Written by Grob, Dave
Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game's Greatest Heroes and Moments is a richly illustrated exploration and first-of-its-kind compendium study of the world's most coveted and precious baseball uniforms worn by Major League ballplayers during the twentieth century.
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