Biography & Autobiography - Sports

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Quiet Strength: The Principles, Pract...

Tony Dungy

Visit coachdungy.com to pre-order your copy and for release information! Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach....

Abridged CD
Published: Jul 2007

Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of L...

Jonathan Eig

A baseball icon, as never before portrayed....Yes, Gehrig is depicted as a man who faced death without complaint, but he’s also outstandingly portrayed as a fallible man with faults and peccadilloes. Eig’s highly readable ...

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Published: Jan 2005

Every Second Counts

Lance Armstrong

The champion cyclist and author of IIt's Not About the Bike continues the inspirational story of his life and accomplishments in the wake of his recovery from testicular cancer and describes what fuels his pursuit of personal and prof...

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Published: Jan 2003

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, S...

Jose Canseco

When Jose Canseco burst into the Major Leagues in the 1980s, he changed the sport -- in more ways than one. No player before him possessed his mixture of speed and power, which allowed him to become the first man in history to belt m...

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Published: Mar 2006

The Right Steph: How Stephen Curry Is...

Mike Yorkey

In the last couple of years, Stephen Curry has reshaped the way basketball is played, been proclaimed the best shooter in basketball history (with the stats to back him up), morphed into the baby-faced face of the NBA, and has been la...

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Published: Nov 2016

The Last Season

Eric Blehm

Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada—mounta...

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Published: Feb 2007

My Greatest Day in Baseball: Forty-Se...

John P. Carmichael

My Greatest Day in Baseball, one of the earliest collections of the game's oral histories, presents forty-seven famous stars from the golden age of baseball relating their most unforgettable moments in the sport. Ty Cobb vividly recre...

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Published: Jan 1996

The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friend...

David Halberstam

As baseball legend Ted Williams lay dying in Florida, his old Boston Red Sox teammates Johnny Pesky and Dom DMaggio piled into a car and drove 1,300 miles to see their friend. Another member of the close-knit group, Bobby Doerr, remai...

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Published: May 2004

Ted Williams: The Biography of an Ame...

Leigh Montville

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 controve...

Abridged CD
Published: Apr 2004

You Can't Make This Up CD: Miracles, ...

L. Jon Wertheim

No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels—the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup Final—as well as the Olympic Games, Triple Crown, and many more. He has witnessed firsthand some of ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2014

Pep Guardiola

Guillem Balague

This fully updated edition of the international bestseller includes Pep Guardiola's Bayern years and his decision to join Manchester CityPep Guardiola is the most successful and sought after football coach in the world. After being ap...

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Published: May 2017

In Search of Tiger

Tom Callahan

Tom Callahan has written the seminal book on golfing great Tiger Woods. Woods, who has gone out of his way to protect his privacy, has never allowed himself to get close enough to a writer to be properly examined on the page. Callahan...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2003

Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: ...

Teddy Atlas

'Of all the people who have affected by my life and influence the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father.' So begins the autobiography of legendary boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas, who grew from...

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Published: May 2007

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Der...

John Branch

"Shows us, in tender detail, a life consumed by our unholy appetites."―Steve Almond, New York Times Book Review The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 ...

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Published: Oct 2015

Branch Rickey: A Life

Jimmy Breslin

A grand-slam combination: an iconic bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball.

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2011

Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Stor...

Sam Carchidi

In a matter of a few seconds, a strong, promising young Buffalo Bills player lay paralyzed and very mortal after a violent collision on the second-half kickoff return during the opening weekend of the 2007 NFL season. Kevin Everett, s...

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Published: Feb 2008

Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Da...

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom is a self-portrait of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a twentieth-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convi...

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Published: Aug 2013

Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Batt...

Daniel Coyle

Lance Armstrong's War is the extraordinary story of greatness pushed to its limits; a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of perhaps the most accomplished athlete of our time as he vies for a historic sixth straight victory in the tough...

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Published: Apr 2010

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

Richard Ben Cramer

In this revealing look at the life and career of baseball superstar Joe DMaggio, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the ways in which fame helped and hurt the American hero. Cramer clearly admires DMaggio's achievements as a pla...

Abridged CD
Published: Apr 2005

Managing My Life: My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson

This book is about the beginning of Sir Alex's football career, until the year 2000.1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson - not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club in the world, to a unique and outstan...

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Published: Oct 2017

Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of F...

Franklin Foer

2012 National Jewish Book Award WinnerJEWISH JOCKS: AN UNORTHODOX HALL OF FAME is a timeless collection of biographical musings, sociological riffs about assimilation, first-person reflections, and, above all, great writing on some of...

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Published: Oct 2013

My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad...

Tom Foreman

CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poignant and warm-hearted tale of parenti...

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Published: Jun 2016

One Second to Glory: The Alaska Adven...

Lew Freedman

Dick Mackey, one of Alaska's great storytellers and one of its toughest men, approaches life in the North as one continuous adventure. It seems as if he has been everywhere and done everything in Alaska, soaking up more adventure and ...

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Published: Nov 2001

Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stab...

Mike Freeman

The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League—the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken "The Sn...

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Published: Aug 2017

Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir

Alan D. Gaff

The lost memoir from Lou Gehrig—“a compelling rumination by a baseball icon and a tragic hero” (Sports Illustrated) and “a fitting tribute to an inspiring baseball legend” (Publishers Weekly). At the t...

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Published: May 2021

Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Ho...

John Gilbert

The U. S. hockey team's victory at the 1980 Olympics was a "Miracle on Ice"--a miracle largely brought about by the late Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged that invincible team.  Famously antagonistic toward the ...

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Published: Oct 2010

James Salerno, Boxer

John Greenburg

James Salerno, Boxer is a hard hitting true story in the mold of a Greek tragedy, with the world of the fight game as its backdrop. It pulls no punches in describing Salerno's wars in the ring, his experiences with the women he encou...

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Published: Jun 2014

Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend

James S. Hirsch

Authorized by Willie Mays, the definitive biography of one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Abridged CD
Published: Feb 2010

Elston: The Story of the First Africa...

Arlene Howard

Beginning with his early years as a St. Louis teenager, Elston tells of Elston Howard’s love of baseball and his encounters with racism. His three decades with the New York Yankees include numerous anecdotes about fellow Yankee lege...

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Published: Jan 2018

Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survi...

Nate Jackson

Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America—and the most damaging to its players—the National Football League.After playing college ball at a...

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Published: Sep 2014
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