General Sports
SHIFTING CURRENTS: A WORLD HISTORY OF SWIMMING
Written by Carr, Karen Eva
A deep dive into the history of aquatics that exposes centuries-old tensions of race, gender, and power at the root of many contemporary swimming controversies. Shifting Currents is an original and comprehensive history of swimming. It examines the tension that arose when non-swimming northerners met African and Southeast Asian swimmers.
DIEGO MARADONA: THE LAST INTERVIEW: AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS
A series of provocative, moving and illuminating interviews with (arguably) the greatest soccer player ever... Diego Armando Maradona's death on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, was a death that had been foretold many times.
WOMEN MAKING WAVES: TRAILBLAZING SURFERS IN AND OUT OF THE WATER
Written by Einzig, Lara
A visually stunning journey across the world's oceans, featuring soulful surfers living with purpose "The women in this book are my sea sisters and I believe that by sharing these remarkable stories, we inspire other women to make wiser and more empowered choices in their own lives."--Kassia Meador, former pro-longboarder and founder of Kassia+Surf Women Making Waves i
NBA IN BLACK AND WHITE: THE MEMOIR OF A TRAILBLAZING NBA PLAYER AND COACH
Written by Ray Scott
A memoir of hard lessons learned in the racially segregated and sometimes outright racist NBA of the early '60s by celebrated NBA player and the first Black Coach of the Year, Ray Scott. Introduced by Earl "the Pearl" Monroe.
ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Vollers, Maryanne
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.
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 2023 Larry Ritter Book Award
RED BARBER: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A BROADCASTING LEGEND
Written by Walker, James R
2023 SABR Baseball Research Award 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
How baseball evolved with shocking speed from a casual folk game into a serious adult activity, an instrument of national unification and then a national entertainment industry.
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