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Ted Strong Jr. (1917-1978) was a two-sport athlete, a major star of the Negro Leagues and one of the original Harlem Globetrotters. His prominence in the Negro Leagues led Branch Rickey and other wh……続きを見る

When Jose Bautista homered and flipped his bat in the 2015 playoffs, Blue Jays frenzy reached a fever pitch not seen since Joe Carter’s 1993 World Series home run. Those two home runs still bring te……続きを見る

In these days of highly-paid football celebrities, Brian Owen isn’t a household name, yet over the course of the last six decades he has become the only man to have held four different positions; pl……続きを見る

Francis Ponder grew up with football and loved the game from the moment he first kicked a ball. He also spent nearly thirty years as a football commentator, reporting on the fortunes of his beloved ……続きを見る

Now filmed as The Mercy starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz Windcheck Magazine (Nov/Dec 2016): Absorbing and insightful ... utterly unforgettable. Practical Sailor Magazine (January 2017): [DESPER……続きを見る

Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fightersーMicky Ward, a humble, hardscrabble, blue-collar Irishman fr……続きを見る

Spätestens mit dem WM-Finale 2014 ist Bastian Schweinsteiger zur lebenden deutschen Fußball-Legende aufgestiegen. Sichtlich gezeichnet, mit blutendem Cut unter dem rechten Auge, nach Schlusspfiff im……続きを見る

PSV Eindhoven, FC Chelsea, Real Madrid es standen bereits einige namhafte Vereine im Lebenslauf von Arjen Robben, als er 2009 zum FC Bayern wechselte. Doch erst bei den Münchnern stieg der Niederlän……続きを見る

In this definitive biography, veteran sportswriter Tom Callahan shines a spotlight on one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, Arnold Palmer. The winner of more than ninety championships, ……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR, SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2018 The full story of the man who brought unprecedented – and since unmatched – success to Liverpool FC. Bob Paisley was the quiet ……続きを見る

• Loretan is often credited with bringing fast-and-light style to the highest mountains • New foreword by bestselling writer David Roberts On October 5, 1995, Erhard Loretan became the third person ……続きを見る

With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry Blanchard chronicles his transformation from a poor Metis (half-breed) kid from the wrong side of the tracks to one of t……続きを見る

Esta es mi historia puede sonar a telenovela pero no, así es mi vida y de todos los trancazos que me tuve que meter para entender que lo que estaba haciendo no me llevaba al camino del bien y claro ……続きを見る

The 11th installment of GymnStars profiles USA’s Final Five, the acclaimed gymnastics squad that earned team gold in record-setting fashion at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The award-winning children’s bio……続きを見る

For nearly sixty years, Bud Furillo wrote and talked about sports in Southern California. For fifteen of those years, he authored a popular column for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner called The Stea……続きを見る

WINNER - READERS' FAVORITE BOOK ABOUT SPORT In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of pre-war Italy and Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads alo……続きを見る

Voetbalkunstenaar Johan Cruijff is een icoon. Hij was misschien wel de beste speler aller tijden. De invloed van zijn speelstijl en voetbalfilosofie was en is groot. Hij is een held, een voorbeeld, ……続きを見る

First published in 1997 and now available as an ebook. Controversial, hard-hitting, and thought provoking. In The Botham Report, the man who for nearly two decades thrilled cricket fans all over the……続きを見る

Originally published in 2000 and now available as an ebook. The bestselling autobiography of cricketing legend Ian Botham, includes his first-hand insight into the 1999/2000 winter tour to South Afr……続きを見る

Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first wom……続きを見る

He stayed out of the spotlight, but Leafs fans know J.P. Bickell cast a long shadow. A self-made mining magnate and the man who kept the Maple Leafs in Toronto and financed Maple Leaf Gardens, J.P. ……続きを見る

Alpiniste d'exception, passionnée de poésie, engagée dans de nombreuses causes humanitaires, Chantal Mauduit a marqué le monde de la montagne dans les années 90. Alexandre Duyck lui consacre une bio……続きを見る

" Nous avons tous un destin à découvrir, à inventer, à construire... " Jean-Louis Étienne fait l'éloge de la ténacité et nous livre une leçon de vie. En 1986, Jean-Louis Étienne entreprend d'atteind……続きを見る

" Stéphanie Bodet redonne à la littérature alpine une fraîcheur et une intensité que l'on croyait perdues. " Jean-Christophe Rufin C'est l'histoire d'une enfant asthmatique qui serre très fort un ca……続きを見る

Hockey's most polarizing figure takes us inside the game, shedding light not only on what goes on behind closed doors, but also what makes professional athletes tick. As one of the NHL's most polari……続きを見る

Dieser Roman handelt von Jürnjakob Swehn, einen von Gillhoff aus dem Urbild des tatsächlichen Auswanderers Carl Wiedow (1847–1913) entwickelten jungen Mann aus Mecklenburg, der sich auf die Reise in……続きを見る

Im Sport ist alles möglich - im Leben auch 2016 war das Jahr des Fabian Hambüchen, auch wenn es alles andere als gut begonnen hatte: Eine Schulterverletzung wirft ihn Anfang des Jahres so weit zurüc……続きを見る

„A ​nyugalom erő. Hatalom és tekintély van a nyugalomban és a kimértségben."  Carlo Ancelotti minden idők egyik legnagyszerűbb edzője, öt Bajnokok Ligája-győzelemmel büszkélkedhet. De személyis……続きを見る

For more than a decade, Tim Raines patrolled left field for the nascent Montreal Expos, igniting the powder keg of what would become one of the most innovative, entertaining, and talented teams of t……続きを見る

With 14 All-Star appearances, 13 Gold Gloves, a Most Valuable Player Award, and, of course, a World Series ring, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez has more than earned his spot in Cooperstown as one of the bes……続きを見る