Sport Books

Over the years, I have reviewed and edited many types of writing, as well as written many articles for papers and magazines. Creating a Story Line and maintaining a continuing sense of continuity throughout can be a difficult dilemma. However, some...

This is the stirring biography of George Attla, the little-known Athabaskan Indian from the tiny Koyuk River villge of Huslia, Alaska, who limped to the starting line in the 1958 Fur Rendezvous World Championship sled dog race in Anchorge. Attla's...

In this collection of interviews, baseball players, coaches, and managers speak candidly about their most memorable moments and experiences in baseball's big leagues. Their recollections of the former big leaguers often come from their early years...

Tennis pro Michael Chang shares his personal story of faith, family, and the determination that made him one of America's greatest athletes.

Rudy became the inspiration for millions when a Hollywood film depicting his journey as a Notre Dame football player became one of the most influential sports movies ever made. In Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger's only autobiography, go behind the...

Have you or someone you know had a stroke? tough times in life? You / they may take solace in this hearty read by ex professional musician, Tai Chi Gold medallist "Guy Le Claire"From music master to acknowledged tai chi master status, My kung fu stroke -...

REDFISH."Ina still and shallow surf he fishes sandbar white and shell pink redfish in much the same manner he would fish bonefish in other waters."STRIPED BASS."he is telling about the rumor of a spotter plane out of the Chesapeake reporting a...

In May 2004, Jeremy Lanosga was a talented competitive racquetball player with a promising future in the world of sports. On a beautiful Sunday evening, Jeremy decided to travel to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to take photographs...

DON HASKINS is one of the greatest coaches in the history of college basketball. He won 719 games, seven conference championships and earned a trip to 14 NCAA Tournaments. His biggest feat, however, was coaching Texas Western College to a stunning 72-65...

With a bridge in Boston and a bench in Falmouth dedicated to him, Tommy Leonard has been widely recognized for his many acts of charity and his avid promotion of health and fitness. The journey this affable Irishman took on his way to becoming one of...

The life story of Jake Daubert, who left the coal mines of Pennsylvania to become a two-time major league batting champion.Jake Daubert could have followed the path of two of his brothers and died as a young coal miner. Instead he died as an active...

LEBRON JAMES"LeBron James: La biografía de una superestrella de la NBA" es una lectura obligada para cualquiera que ame el baloncesto y quiera saber más sobre uno de los mejores jugadores de la historia del deporte. Este libro exhaustivo y bien...

Chris LeDoux was a rodeo icon, known for his ability to ride bareback horses and a world championship. But Chris also had a talent with a guitar and an ability to put the life and thoughts of a rodeo cowboy into song. With the help of his family Chris...

REMEMBER: BUM IS A NICKNAME, NOT A DESCRIPTION. Bum Phillips became head coach of the National Football League's Houston Oilers in 1975. He retired from the league 10 years later as one of its most colorful characters of all time. While fans of Luv...

First published in 1993, SPORTSMAN'S LEGACY was the a story of a remarkable relationship between father and son. It could have been the tale of any father and son whose lifelong bond was forged in the outdoors, except that the father was H.G. "Tap"...

Jeffrey Croonen was a force, both on and off the field. As a player for six years with the Canadian Football League, he was determined and unyielding. As a pharmaceutical sales representative, he was a sales award winner many times over and a personality...

He was too small to make it to the National Hockey League, they decided. Too chippy and undisciplined to be of value to a team. Brad Marchand has proven them wrong, helping to lead the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in thirty-nine years, and...

Sheltered in a snow cave on Mount Elbrus, Dan Egan stares into the mouth of a storm on the tallest mountain on the European continent, a merciless mountain that claims more lives per year than Everest. In the belly of the beast, Egan takes stock of every...

We Got to Play Baseball is a remarkable collection of favorite memories from 60 Hall of Famers, All Stars, veteran ballplayers, managers, coaches, umpires and others directly involved in Major League Baseball. Their stories range from the 1950s to...

Follow the 2011 LSU Tigers through their perfect regular season, their SEC Championship, and onto their quest for the BCS Title against Alabama. Relive the Tigers' 12 regular season wins, including 8 victories over Top-25 Ranked Teams, and 3 victories...

In Cold Water immerses the reader in the challenges, sights, sounds, triumphs and disappointments of swimming the English Channel--and one man's fixation on the feat. First conquered in 1875 by Matthew Webb, the choppy, 22-mile Channel presents one of...

Hand-In-Hand Figure-Skating is a book written by Norcliffe G. Thomson and published in 1896. The book is a comprehensive guide to the sport of figure skating and covers all aspects of the sport, including technique, training, and competition. The author...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

For The Game's Sake is a novel written by Lawrence Perry and published in 1920. The story revolves around a young man named John Harcourt, who is a talented athlete and a star player on his college football team. However, John's passion for the game is...

""Meister im Schachspiel"" ist ein Buch von Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Thon, das 1863 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein Handbuch f�����r Schachspieler und enth�����lt detaillierte Anweisungen und Strategien f�����r das Spiel. Das Buch ist in...

Le livre ""Le Chien De Chasse"" (1860) �����crit par Robinson, H. est un roman qui raconte l'histoire d'un chien de chasse nomm����� Old Dan et de son propri�����taire, un jeune gar�����on nomm����� Billy. Ensemble, ils partent ������ la recherche de la...

In this captivating memoir, Snaffle reflects on his experiences as a soldier and a sportsman, revealing the emotions and challenges he faced on and off the battlefield. With his compelling writing style and candid storytelling, the reader is transported...

This is the third book in Adam Pollack's series on the heavyweight champions of the gloved era. Bob Fitzsimmons was boxing¿s first pound for pound great, winning the world middleweight title before becoming the world heavyweight champion (and later...

The 2010/11 season will go down as a memorable one for Goalkeeper Richard Lee.After more than ten years at Watford FC, Richard signed for League One outfit Brentford FC, but soon found himself cast aside. Dropped after one game and behind three other...

An inspiring book about dedication, the love of dogs, and the physical endurance and mental toughness needed to run the Iditarod sled dog race -- from a female perspective. Lisa Frederic didn't set out to run the Iditarod. She just fell in love with the...

When Bob "Bull" Watson was hired as general manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, his orders were to give the club a title it had not had since 1977 and 1978 World Series Champions -- to do it as soon as possible, preferably that same year.Watson...

In Alabama, football is king. It dominates many aspects of life in the southern state. For Jerry Glover, the former head student manager for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide, life was rolling along at a strong and desirable clip despite some of...

When John Kaminsky graduated from high school in Republic, Pennsylvania, in 1954, he found himself at a crossroads. Limited by his choices-and not wanting to be a coal miner-Kaminsky decided to join the Army. He eventually got a job supervising the...

Verlen Kruger and Steve Landick came up with the idea of a canoe trip that would surpass all others, and they did it. Paddling their canoes or carrying them on the connecting land passages, they toured North America, from Montana to Manhattan, from New...

After a successful career as an attorney and business executive, Jason Romero hit rock bottom when he found himself divorced, unemployed, and in a deep depression after a degenerative eye condition rendered him blind with limited light perception...

The One Is Jack Hurley is an epic three-volume bio-history of boxing’s Golden Age beginning with Jack Dempsey in the 1910s and ending with the emergence of George Foreman in 1970, as filtered through the life experience of legendary manager and...

The 5th Lap is about breaking barriers to achieve short term and long term goals. This could apply to everyday life. Manuel Ruiz, against all odds achieved the ultimate American Dream. He came to this country without knowing the language and lived at the...

He never should have made it in the NFL... Growing up, Blake Moore never really dreamed of playing professional football. Sure, he watched the NFL stars on TV on Sundays, and pretended to be one of them in pickup games with his friends. And of course he...

Learn about one of the most controversial figures in baseball history with this captivating biography of Leo Durocher. From his early days as a player to his legendary managerial career, Durocher's story is one of triumph and controversy. This book is a...