General Sports
COMPLETE BOOK OF SOCCER
Written by Malam, John
The Complete Book of Soccer captures all of the exciting action, color and passion of the world's most popular sport, comprehensively telling the story of the game and its greatest exponents. It is packed with information about clubs and players around the world, statistics galore, and hundreds of fascinating archival images, and exciting color action photographs.
MURDER OF SONNY LISTON: LAS VEGAS, HEROIN, AND HEAVYWEIGHTS
Written by Assael, Shaun
A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days. On January 5, 1971, Sonny Liston was found dead in his home--of an apparent heroin overdose.
BILLION-DOLLAR BALL: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIG-MONEY CULTURE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Written by Gaul, Gilbert M
"A penetrating examination of how the elite college football programs have become 'giant entertainment businesses that happened to do a little education on the side.'"--Mark Kram, The New York Times Two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Gilbert M.
FIGHT
Written by Mailer, Norman
In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible "professor of boxing." The other was George Foreman, who was as taciturn as Ali was voluble. Observing them was Norman Mailer, a commentator of unparalleled energy, acumen, and audacity.
JUVENTUS STORY: BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES
Written by La Villa, Mauro
The comprehensive story of the legendary Italian soccer club. A companion to the acclaimed documentary film Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story, this book chronicles the team's dramatic journey alongside its longtime devoted owners, the Agnelli family.
SOCCER TRIBE OE
Written by Morris, Desmond
A lavishly illustrated revised edition of the '70s cult book, updated by the author and with a bold new design and contemporary images. Before Franklin Foer, Bill Bryson, and Simon Kuper wrote about soccer, best-selling author and highly respected academic Desmond Morris became a director of a soccer club in order to properly analyze the world's most popular sport.
1001 BICYCLES TO DREAM OF RIDING
Lavishly illustrated, comprehensive, and authoritative, this guide to the 1,001 most important and groundbreaking bicycles is the perfect book for cycling enthusiasts and bike experts alike. This latest volume in the hugely popular 1001 series surveys the world's most popular mode of transport-the bicycle.
STRING THEORY: DAVID FOSTER WALLACE ON TENNIS: A LIBRARY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PUBLICATION
Written by Wallace, David Foster
An instant classic of American sportswriting--the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, "the best mind of his generation" (A. O. Scott) and "the best tennis-writer of all time" (New York Times)
SOCCER: WATCH: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Written by Roberto
- A truly international selection of the great soccer players of all times: from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands, France, Sweden, Hungary, Spain, Austria- The perfect gift for all soccer fans: magic moments and great stories that will inspire- A beautiful package, hardcover in cloth, with splendid illustrations of our favorite soccer heroesGreat spor
SHADOW BOX: AN AMATEUR IN THE RING
Written by Plimpton, George
George Plimpton makes his riskiest foray into participatory journalism -- stepping into the ring against a champion boxer -- in Shadow Box, repackaged and including never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. Stepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, George Plimpton pauses to wonder what ever induced him to become a participatory journalis
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