General Sports
BASEBALL REBELS: THE PLAYERS, PEOPLE, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS THAT SHOOK UP THE GAME AND CHANGED AMERICA
Written by Elias, Robert
Finalist for the 2023 Seymour Medal In Baseball Rebels Peter Dreier and Robert Elias examine the key social challenges--racism, sexism and homophobia--that shaped society and worked their way into baseball's culture, economics, and politics.
CHARLIE MURPHY: THE ICONOCLASTIC SHOWMAN BEHIND THE CHICAGO CUBS
Written by Cannon, Jason
Finalist for the 2022 CASEY Award You don't know the history of the Chicago Cubs until you know the story of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of this historic franchise from 1905 through 1914. Originally a sportswriter in Cincinnati, he joined the New York Giants front office as a press agent--the game's first--in 1905.
RED BARBER: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A BROADCASTING LEGEND
Written by Walker, James R
A Booklist Top 10 Sports & Recreation Book Finalist for the 2023 Seymour Medal
ALTHEA GIBSON: I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE SOMEBODY
Written by Gibson, Althea
I Always Wanted To Be Somebody is the intimate and candid story of a girl who grew up in the asphalt environs of Harlem, skipping school, drinking hard liquor, stealing and fist-fighting, but went on to break the color barrier in tennis and achieving the pinnacle of the sport by winning Wimbledon and the U.S.
HOW BASEBALL HAPPENED: OUTRAGEOUS LIES EXPOSED! THE TRUE STORY REVEALED
Written by Gilbert, Thomas W
The fascinating, true, story of baseball's amateur origins.
SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT: THE WISDOM OF WAVES, ANY TIME, ANYWHERE, ANY WAY
Written by Lopez, Gerry
The saying goes, "The second best thing about surfing is talking about it afterward." Gerry Lopez, one of the most revered surfers of all time brings readers into the intimately personal sport with Surf Is Where You Find It, a collection of stories that recount harrowing waves, epic wipeouts, and heroes encountered over a lifetime on the water.
WOLFPACK WAY: WINNING IS AN ATTITUDE. AND HARD WORK
Written by Deceuninck-Quick-Step
- A behind-the-scenes look at the world champion Belgian cycling team Deceuninck - Quick Step (the Wolfpack) during the year 2021 - Top photographer Wout Beel followed this dream team for the entire year - Intimate, gripping, glorious, a rollercoaster of emotions in words and images The year 2021 was another amazing year for the Wolfpack, the dream cycling team of Patrick Lefevere.
EURO CUP: PANINI FOOTBALL COLLECTION 1980-2020
- A collection of the famous Panini sticker albums dedicated to the European Football Championship since 1980, now all together in one volume Since 1980 a collection of Panini stickers has accompanied each edition of the popular UEFA Euro Cup held every four years.
150 GOLF COURSES YOU NEED TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE: A SELECTION OF THE 150 MOST MARVELOUS GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD
Written by Waldek, Stefanie
- A gift for every golfer who dreams of traveling the world to the most beautiful golf courses - The 150 golf courses that every enthusiast will want to visit - Sixth book in the internationally successful '150' series (over 40.000 copies sold) - Selected and written by Stefanie Waldek, contributor to Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, among others Following 150 Bars, 150
SO HELP ME GOLF: WHY WE LOVE THE GAME
Written by Reilly, Rick
Beloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the game in a treasure trove of original pieces about what the game has meant to him and to others. This is the book Rick Reilly has been writing in the back of his head since he fell in love with the game of golf at eleven years old.
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