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Rapid Ray
Written by John Cooper
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2009
Price: $8.95
Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man – but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson... Read more >
Written by John Cooper
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2009
Price: $8.95
Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man – but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Baseball's Best: Five True Stories
Written by Andrew Gutelle
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $11.99
Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron—five amazing baseball legends. From the first black man to play major-league ball to the longest hitting streak ever, these are some of the game’s most inspiring stories. Find out what unforgettable feats won each player a place in the Baseball... Read more >
Written by Andrew Gutelle
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $11.99
Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron—five amazing baseball legends. From the first black man to play major-league ball to the longest hitting streak ever, these are some of the game’s most inspiring stories. Find out what unforgettable feats won each player a place in the Baseball... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Baseball's Greatest Hitters
Written by Sydelle Kramer
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $11.99
Sports maven S. A. Kramer's backlist favorite has been revised to include a new chapter and a cover featuring Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa--the home run kings who in 1998 broke the most famous record in all of sports, Roger Maris's 61 homers in a single season. Read more >
Written by Sydelle Kramer
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $11.99
Sports maven S. A. Kramer's backlist favorite has been revised to include a new chapter and a cover featuring Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa--the home run kings who in 1998 broke the most famous record in all of sports, Roger Maris's 61 homers in a single season. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Tim Jessell
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $4.99
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst... Read more >
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Tim Jessell
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $4.99
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Tim Jessell
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $11.99
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst... Read more >
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Tim Jessell
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $11.99
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $20.99
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear... Read more >
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $20.99
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $17.99
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear... Read more >
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $17.99
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Nascar's Greatest Drivers
Written by Angela Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $3.99
Young stock car fans looking to learn more about their favorite sport need look no further than NASCAR’s Greatest Drivers, a survey of the greatest drivers in racing history. Featuring in-depth bios of and stats for Glenn “Fireball” Roberts (whose nickname came from playing baseball, not racing cars), Richard Petty (“The... Read more >
Written by Angela Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $3.99
Young stock car fans looking to learn more about their favorite sport need look no further than NASCAR’s Greatest Drivers, a survey of the greatest drivers in racing history. Featuring in-depth bios of and stats for Glenn “Fireball” Roberts (whose nickname came from playing baseball, not racing cars), Richard Petty (“The... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Nascar's Greatest Drivers
Written by Angela Roberts
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $11.99
Young stock car fans looking to learn more about their favorite sport need look no further than NASCAR’s Greatest Drivers, a survey of the greatest drivers in racing history. Featuring in-depth bios of and stats for Glenn “Fireball” Roberts (whose nickname came from playing baseball, not racing cars), Richard Petty (“The... Read more >
Written by Angela Roberts
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $11.99
Young stock car fans looking to learn more about their favorite sport need look no further than NASCAR’s Greatest Drivers, a survey of the greatest drivers in racing history. Featuring in-depth bios of and stats for Glenn “Fireball” Roberts (whose nickname came from playing baseball, not racing cars), Richard Petty (“The... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Knockout!
Written by George Sullivan
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $17.95
Knockout! is a quintessential American story—a humble but hardworking man overcomes poverty and prejudice to become world champion—and an inspiration to millions around the world. George Sullivan’s photobiography tells the powerful story of boxer Joe Louis with evocative period photography and a stirring narrative. This profile of one of America’s favorite... Read more >
Written by George Sullivan
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $17.95
Knockout! is a quintessential American story—a humble but hardworking man overcomes poverty and prejudice to become world champion—and an inspiration to millions around the world. George Sullivan’s photobiography tells the powerful story of boxer Joe Louis with evocative period photography and a stirring narrative. This profile of one of America’s favorite... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Knockout!
Written by George Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $27.90
Read more >
Written by George Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $27.90
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Written by Sue Macy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $27.90
Let the games begin again! Acclaimed sports writer Sue Macy’s comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics has now been fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The new text will also incorporate updates to all... Read more >
Written by Sue Macy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $27.90
Let the games begin again! Acclaimed sports writer Sue Macy’s comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics has now been fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The new text will also incorporate updates to all... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Written by Sue Macy
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $18.95
Let the games begin again! Acclaimed sports writer Sue Macy’s comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics has now been fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The new text will also incorporate updates to all... Read more >
Written by Sue Macy
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $18.95
Let the games begin again! Acclaimed sports writer Sue Macy’s comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics has now been fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The new text will also incorporate updates to all... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Twelve Rounds to Glory
Written by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $19.99
A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived!"
From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold to the day in 1996 when a... Read more >
Written by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $19.99
A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived!"
From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold to the day in 1996 when a... Read more >
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History Chapters: Jackie Robinson Plays Ball
Written by Robyn O'Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.90
Some sports stars are born to break the records. Jackie Robinson broke the social and racial barriers of his sport and of his age. On April 15, 1947 Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League baseball, and his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers changed American sports forever. Discover how... Read more >
Written by Robyn O'Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.90
Some sports stars are born to break the records. Jackie Robinson broke the social and racial barriers of his sport and of his age. On April 15, 1947 Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League baseball, and his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers changed American sports forever. Discover how... Read more >
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The Champ
Written by Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.99
Muhammad Ali is one of the world’s best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. From his unlikely beginnings as a skinny, young Cassius Clay learning to box at a local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world at the famous “Rumble in the Jungle,” where even... Read more >
Written by Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.99
Muhammad Ali is one of the world’s best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. From his unlikely beginnings as a skinny, young Cassius Clay learning to box at a local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world at the famous “Rumble in the Jungle,” where even... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Strong Man
Written by Meghan McCarthy
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $15.99
He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars into giant Us, and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas wasn't always one of America's most famous strong men. Once upon a time, he was a "97-pound weakling" who was picked on by neighborhood bullies.
Using her... Read more >
Written by Meghan McCarthy
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $15.99
He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars into giant Us, and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas wasn't always one of America's most famous strong men. Once upon a time, he was a "97-pound weakling" who was picked on by neighborhood bullies.
Using her... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Strong Man
Written by Meghan McCarthy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $18.99
He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars into giant Us, and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas wasn't always one of America's most famous strong men. Once upon a time, he was a "97-pound weakling" who was picked on by neighborhood bullies.
Using her... Read more >
Written by Meghan McCarthy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $18.99
He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars into giant Us, and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas wasn't always one of America's most famous strong men. Once upon a time, he was a "97-pound weakling" who was picked on by neighborhood bullies.
Using her... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Matchless Six
Written by Ron Hotchkiss
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2006
Price: $16.95
It is July 1928, and Canada’s first women’s Olympic team — “The Matchless Six” — is heading to Amsterdam, the site of the ninth Olympiad of the modern era. Canada’s finest female track-and-field athletes, having survived rigorous training and the grueling selection process at the Olympic Trials, were determined to take... Read more >
Written by Ron Hotchkiss
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2006
Price: $16.95
It is July 1928, and Canada’s first women’s Olympic team — “The Matchless Six” — is heading to Amsterdam, the site of the ninth Olympiad of the modern era. Canada’s finest female track-and-field athletes, having survived rigorous training and the grueling selection process at the Olympic Trials, were determined to take... Read more >
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Freeze Frame
Written by Sue Macy
Foreword by Peggy Fleming
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $18.95
This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows the stunning visual format of the first book to capture the heroics of the Winter Olympics. From the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team to the unforgettable U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. hockey clash at Lake Placid... Read more >
Written by Sue Macy
Foreword by Peggy Fleming
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $18.95
This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows the stunning visual format of the first book to capture the heroics of the Winter Olympics. From the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team to the unforgettable U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. hockey clash at Lake Placid... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Freeze Frame
Written by Sue Macy
Foreword by Peggy Fleming
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $28.90
This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows the stunning visual format of the first book to capture the heroics of the Winter Olympics. From the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team to the unforgettable U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. hockey clash at Lake Placid... Read more >
Written by Sue Macy
Foreword by Peggy Fleming
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $28.90
This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows the stunning visual format of the first book to capture the heroics of the Winter Olympics. From the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team to the unforgettable U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. hockey clash at Lake Placid... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
|
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The Champ
Written by Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: December 28, 2004
Price: $17.95
Muhammad Ali is one of the world’s best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. From his unlikely beginnings as a skinny, young Cassius Clay learning to box at a local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world at the famous “Rumble in the Jungle,” where even... Read more >
Written by Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: December 28, 2004
Price: $17.95
Muhammad Ali is one of the world’s best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. From his unlikely beginnings as a skinny, young Cassius Clay learning to box at a local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world at the famous “Rumble in the Jungle,” where even... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Climbing Everest
Written by Audrey Salkeld
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2003
Price: $21.00
Read more >
Written by Audrey Salkeld
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2003
Price: $21.00
Read more >
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Rapid Ray
Written by John Cooper
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $8.95
Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man – but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson... Read more >
Written by John Cooper
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $8.95
Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man – but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
|
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Baseball's Greatest Hitters
Written by Sydelle Kramer
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2000
Price: $3.99
Here are the fascinating stories of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron, and their rise to superstardom. This newly updated edition includes the recent record-breaking home run seasons, the alleged wrongdoings that threaten to alter the game of baseball, and the current crop of hard-hitting stars. Read more >
Written by Sydelle Kramer
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2000
Price: $3.99
Here are the fascinating stories of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron, and their rise to superstardom. This newly updated edition includes the recent record-breaking home run seasons, the alleged wrongdoings that threaten to alter the game of baseball, and the current crop of hard-hitting stars. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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