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Leigh Montville

LEIGH MONTVILLE, a former columnist at the Boston Globe and former senior writer at Sports Illustrated, is the author of the bestselling Ted Williams, At the Altar of Speed, Manute, and Why Not Us? He lives in Boston.

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Dare to Dream
Written by Jim Calhoun and Leigh Montville
Broadway | Trade Paperback | October 1999
$15.00/17.00(Canada) | 978-0-7679-2954-7 (0-7679-2954-3)

The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut reveals the victorious secrets behind his team's breathtaking journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship--and along the way shares his philosophy for winning.

It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for years. Here was the seemingly... Read more






Dare to Dream
Written by Jim Calhoun and Leigh Montville
Broadway | eBook |
$15.00/17.00(Canada) | 978-0-7679-0710-1 (0-7679-0710-8)

The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut reveals the victorious secrets behind his team's breathtaking journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship--and along the way shares his philosophy for winning.

It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for years. Here was the seemingly... Read more






At the Altar of Speed
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | eBook |
$15.00/17.50(Canada) | 978-0-307-48173-3 (0-307-48173-5)

He was The Intimidator. A nightmare in the rear-view mirror. A unique winner in the boardroom. A seven-time Winston Cup champion. A driver whose personal success story and dedication inspired the adoration of millions of fans. Then on February 18, 2001, just seconds from the Daytona 500 finish line, the world... Read more






The Big Bam
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | Trade Paperback | May 2007
$15.95/21.00(Canada) | 978-0-7679-1971-5 (0-7679-1971-8)

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever... Read more






The Big Bam
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Adam Grupper
Random House Audio | Abridged Compact Disc | May 2006
$29.95/39.95(Canada) | 978-0-7393-3273-3 (0-7393-3273-2)

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever... Read more






The Big Bam
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Adam Grupper
Random House Audio | Abridged Audiobook Download |
$14.98/21.00(Canada) | 978-0-7393-3274-0 (0-7393-3274-0)

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever... Read more






The Big Bam
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | eBook |
$15.95/18.95(Canada) | 978-0-385-51870-3 (0-385-51870-6)

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever... Read more






The Big Bam
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Scott Brick
Random House Audio | Unabridged Audiobook Download |
$25.00/33.00(Canada) | 978-1-4159-3489-0 (1-4159-3489-4)

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever... Read more






The Mysterious Montague
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Stephen Hoye
Random House Audio | Unabridged Audiobook Download |
$20.00/23.00(Canada) | 978-1-4159-4970-2 (1-4159-4970-0)

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated... Read more






The Mysterious Montague
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | Trade Paperback | May 2009
$15.00/17.50(Canada) | 978-0-7679-2650-8 (0-7679-2650-1)

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






The Mysterious Montague
Written by Leigh Montville
Doubleday | Hardcover | May 2008
$26.00/30.00(Canada) | 978-0-385-52033-1 (0-385-52033-6)

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated...

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The Mysterious Montague
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Scott Brick
Random House Audio | Abridged Compact Disc | May 2008
$29.95/34.00(Canada) | 978-0-7393-6677-6 (0-7393-6677-7)

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated... Read more






The Mysterious Montague
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Scott Brick
Random House Audio | Abridged Audiobook Download |
$15.00/17.00(Canada) | 978-0-7393-2869-9 (0-7393-2869-7)

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated... Read more






The Mysterious Montague
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | eBook |
$15.00/17.50(Canada) | 978-0-385-52671-5 (0-385-52671-7)

He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated... Read more






Ted Williams
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | Trade Paperback | March 2005
$18.00/22.00(Canada) | 978-0-7679-1320-1 (0-7679-1320-5)

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his... Read more






Ted Williams
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Philip Bosco
Random House Audio | Abridged Compact Disc | July 2006
$19.99/27.00(Canada) | 978-0-7393-3343-3 (0-7393-3343-7)

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his... Read more






Ted Williams
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Philip Bosco
Random House Audio | Abridged Audiobook Download |
$12.95/16.95(Canada) | 978-0-7393-0924-7 (0-7393-0924-2)

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his... Read more






Ted Williams
Written by Leigh Montville
Anchor | eBook |
$18.00/22.00(Canada) | 978-0-385-50749-3 (0-385-50749-6)

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his... Read more






Ted Williams
Written by Leigh Montville, Read by Scott Brick
Random House Audio | Unabridged Audiobook Download |
$29.95/37.95(Canada) | 978-1-4159-0312-4 (1-4159-0312-3)

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his... Read more






Ted Williams
Written by Leigh Montville
Random House Large Print | Hardcover | April 2004
$28.95/43.95(Canada) | 978-0-375-43305-4 (0-375-43305-8)

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his... Read more





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