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The Eternal Summer
Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year
Written by Curt Sampson
Foreword by Dan Jenkins
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $13.99
Was there ever a year in golf like 1960?
It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the workingman's hero, "sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying"; Ben Hogan, the greatest... Read more >
Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year
Written by Curt Sampson
Foreword by Dan Jenkins
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $13.99
Was there ever a year in golf like 1960?
It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the workingman's hero, "sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying"; Ben Hogan, the greatest... Read more >
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Falling Hard
A Journey into the World of Judo
Written by Mark Law
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.95
On his fiftieth birthday, British journalist and self-described “indolent sportsman” Mark Law decides to take up judo on a whim and ends up getting hooked on the sport. Falling Hard is Law’s love letter to judo—the culture, drama, history, and practice. With journalistic zeal, he delves deeply into the sport’s history... Read more >
A Journey into the World of Judo
Written by Mark Law
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.95
On his fiftieth birthday, British journalist and self-described “indolent sportsman” Mark Law decides to take up judo on a whim and ends up getting hooked on the sport. Falling Hard is Law’s love letter to judo—the culture, drama, history, and practice. With journalistic zeal, he delves deeply into the sport’s history... Read more >
Satchel
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $11.99
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Through dogged research and extensive interviews, award-winning author and journalist Larry Tye has tracked... Read more >
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $11.99
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Through dogged research and extensive interviews, award-winning author and journalist Larry Tye has tracked... Read more >
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Satchel
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $25.00
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through... Read more >
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $25.00
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through... Read more >
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A Champion's Mind
Lessons from a Life in Tennis
Written by Pete Sampras and Peter Bodo
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $15.00
Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourteen Grand Slam titles. While his more vocal rivals sometimes grabbed the headlines, Pete always preferred to... Read more >
Lessons from a Life in Tennis
Written by Pete Sampras and Peter Bodo
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $15.00
Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourteen Grand Slam titles. While his more vocal rivals sometimes grabbed the headlines, Pete always preferred to... Read more >
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Hard Driving
The Wendell Scott Story
Written by Brian Donovan
Format: Trade Paperback, 328 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $16.99
Hard Driving is the dramatic story of one man’s dogged determination to live the life he loved, and to compete, despite daunting obstacles, at the highest level of his sport.Wendell Scott figured he was signing up for trouble when he became nascar’s version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s. Some... Read more >
The Wendell Scott Story
Written by Brian Donovan
Format: Trade Paperback, 328 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $16.99
Hard Driving is the dramatic story of one man’s dogged determination to live the life he loved, and to compete, despite daunting obstacles, at the highest level of his sport.Wendell Scott figured he was signing up for trouble when he became nascar’s version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s. Some... Read more >
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The Mysterious Montague
A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery
Written by Leigh Montville
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $15.00
John Montague was a boisterous enigma. In the 1930s, he was called “the world's greatest golfer” by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice. He could drive the ball 300 yards and more, or he could chip it across a room into a highball glass. He played golf with everyone from Howard Hughes and... Read more >
A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery
Written by Leigh Montville
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $15.00
John Montague was a boisterous enigma. In the 1930s, he was called “the world's greatest golfer” by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice. He could drive the ball 300 yards and more, or he could chip it across a room into a highball glass. He played golf with everyone from Howard Hughes and... Read more >
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Age Is Just a Number
Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
Written by Dara Torres and Elizabeth Weil
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $11.99
From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.
Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired... Read more >
Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
Written by Dara Torres and Elizabeth Weil
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $11.99
From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.
Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired... Read more >
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Age Is Just a Number
Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life
Written by Dara Torres and Elizabeth Weil
Read by Rebecca Lowman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $17.50
From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.
Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired... Read more >
Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life
Written by Dara Torres and Elizabeth Weil
Read by Rebecca Lowman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $17.50
From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams.
Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired... Read more >
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Tunney
Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $11.99
Among the legendary athletes of the 1920s, the unquestioned halcyon days of sports, stands Gene Tunney, the boxer who upset Jack Dempsey in spectacular fashion, notched a 77—1 record as a prizefighter, and later avenged his sole setback (to a fearless and highly unorthodox fighter named Harry Greb). Yet within a... Read more >
Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $11.99
Among the legendary athletes of the 1920s, the unquestioned halcyon days of sports, stands Gene Tunney, the boxer who upset Jack Dempsey in spectacular fashion, notched a 77—1 record as a prizefighter, and later avenged his sole setback (to a fearless and highly unorthodox fighter named Harry Greb). Yet within a... Read more >
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The 33-Year-Old Rookie
My 13-Year Journey from the Minor Leagues to the World Series
Written by Chris Coste
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.00
Chris Coste dreamed of playing major-league baseball from the age of seven. But after eleven grueling years in the minors, a spot on a major-league roster still seemed just out of his reach–until that fateful call came from the Philadelphia Phillies in May 2006. At age thirty-three (“going on eighty”), Coste... Read more >
My 13-Year Journey from the Minor Leagues to the World Series
Written by Chris Coste
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.00
Chris Coste dreamed of playing major-league baseball from the age of seven. But after eleven grueling years in the minors, a spot on a major-league roster still seemed just out of his reach–until that fateful call came from the Philadelphia Phillies in May 2006. At age thirty-three (“going on eighty”), Coste... Read more >
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Standing Tall
A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph
Written by C. Vivian Stringer and Laura Tucker
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $15.99
“Lots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer is the dream—a coalminer’s daughter who believed when her Poppa told her there was no obstacle she could not surmount. And she lives that dream, teaching others to rise up to meet challenges, turning underdogs into champions again and again—on and off... Read more >
A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph
Written by C. Vivian Stringer and Laura Tucker
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $15.99
“Lots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer is the dream—a coalminer’s daughter who believed when her Poppa told her there was no obstacle she could not surmount. And she lives that dream, teaching others to rise up to meet challenges, turning underdogs into champions again and again—on and off... Read more >
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My Life
Written by Earvin Magic Johnson
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 25, 2009
Price: $7.99
"A true emotional phenomenon...Entertaining...Of particular interest to fans will be the evolution of Johnson's relationship with Bird, his great karmic partner in the game."
NEW YORK NEWSDAY
He's faced challenges all of his life, but now Magic Johnson faces the biggest challenge of all, his own brave battle with HIV. In this dramatic... Read more >
Written by Earvin Magic Johnson
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 25, 2009
Price: $7.99
"A true emotional phenomenon...Entertaining...Of particular interest to fans will be the evolution of Johnson's relationship with Bird, his great karmic partner in the game."
NEW YORK NEWSDAY
He's faced challenges all of his life, but now Magic Johnson faces the biggest challenge of all, his own brave battle with HIV. In this dramatic... Read more >
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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
Written by John Ed Bradley
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $11.99
"The best sports book of the year."
- Sports Illustrated
"John Ed Bradley says that all he ever wanted to do was to leave behind a pretty piece of writing. Here it is-a wonderful blend of honest introspection, passionate reporting, and superb storytelling. One of the best books I have read in... Read more >
Written by John Ed Bradley
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $11.99
"The best sports book of the year."
- Sports Illustrated
"John Ed Bradley says that all he ever wanted to do was to leave behind a pretty piece of writing. Here it is-a wonderful blend of honest introspection, passionate reporting, and superb storytelling. One of the best books I have read in... Read more >
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $26.95
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $26.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen...
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Tom Verducci
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $34.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen... Read more >
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Tom Verducci
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $34.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen... Read more >
Also available as an
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Tom Verducci
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $17.50
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen... Read more >
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Tom Verducci
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $17.50
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen... Read more >
Also available as an
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $13.99
The definitive story of one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, Joe Torre's New York Yankees.
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the Yankees in 1996, they had not won a World Series title in eighteen years. In that time seventeen others had tried to take the helm of... Read more >
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $13.99
The definitive story of one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, Joe Torre's New York Yankees.
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the Yankees in 1996, they had not won a World Series title in eighteen years. In that time seventeen others had tried to take the helm of... Read more >
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $26.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen... Read more >
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $26.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen... Read more >
Also available as an
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Michael Kramer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $22.50
A dramatic and revelatory account of Joe Torre’s twelve years as manager of the New York Yankees.
Joe Torre is the most successful–and most respected–baseball manager of the modern era, steering the Yankees to six American League pennants and four World Series championships. When he left the team in 2007, it was... Read more >
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Michael Kramer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $22.50
A dramatic and revelatory account of Joe Torre’s twelve years as manager of the New York Yankees.
Joe Torre is the most successful–and most respected–baseball manager of the modern era, steering the Yankees to six American League pennants and four World Series championships. When he left the team in 2007, it was... Read more >
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Instant Replay
The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
Written by Jerry Kramer
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $9.99
In 1967, when Jerry Kramer was a thirty-one-year-old Green Bay Packers offensive lineman, in his tenth year with the team, he decided to keep a diary of the season. “Perhaps, by setting down my daily thoughts and observations,” he wrote, “I’ll be able to understand precisely what it is that draws... Read more >
The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
Written by Jerry Kramer
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $9.99
In 1967, when Jerry Kramer was a thirty-one-year-old Green Bay Packers offensive lineman, in his tenth year with the team, he decided to keep a diary of the season. “Perhaps, by setting down my daily thoughts and observations,” he wrote, “I’ll be able to understand precisely what it is that draws... Read more >
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Giants Among Men
The Smartest Football Team There Ever Was
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $14.99
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >
The Smartest Football Team There Ever Was
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $14.99
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >
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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
Written by John Ed Bradley
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $15.00
"The best sports book of the year."
- Sports Illustrated
"John Ed Bradley says that all he ever wanted to do was to leave behind a pretty piece of writing. Here it is-a wonderful blend of honest introspection, passionate reporting, and superb storytelling. One of the best books I have read in... Read more >
Written by John Ed Bradley
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $15.00
"The best sports book of the year."
- Sports Illustrated
"John Ed Bradley says that all he ever wanted to do was to leave behind a pretty piece of writing. Here it is-a wonderful blend of honest introspection, passionate reporting, and superb storytelling. One of the best books I have read in... Read more >
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The Bus
My Life in and out of a Helmet
Written by Jerome Bettis and Gene Wojciechowski
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
He was one of pro football’s most beloved and respected stars, admired not only by NFL fans and his own teammates, but by his opponents as well. Super Bowl champion; six time Pro Bowler; NFL Comeback Player of the Year; NFL Man of the Year; fifth all-time leading rusher in the... Read more >
My Life in and out of a Helmet
Written by Jerome Bettis and Gene Wojciechowski
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
He was one of pro football’s most beloved and respected stars, admired not only by NFL fans and his own teammates, but by his opponents as well. Super Bowl champion; six time Pro Bowler; NFL Comeback Player of the Year; NFL Man of the Year; fifth all-time leading rusher in the... Read more >
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The Express
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $14.00
“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy
Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $14.00
“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy
Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >
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