Edition: 2Rev Ed
Publication date: 1998-09-24
Review Sir Les: Autobiography of Les Ferdinand / Headline Book Publishing:
Creator: Ken Rogers
Publication date: 2006-09-01
Review Colin Harvey Everton Secrets / Trinity Mirror Sport Media:
Publication date: 1997-07
Dewey code: 796.75092
Price: $34.95
Review Wayne Rainey: His Own Story / Motorbooks International:
Publication date: 2000-05-31
Dewey code: 362
Price: $12.99
Review Kill Me While I Cry / APU Publishing Group:Told in his own words, this is the sobering true account of a young mans severe bout with depression and his desperate fight to regain control of his life. In striking detail and penetrating language, David Creedon, at 23 years of age, tells the naked truth about a time in his life that almost destroyed him. As a teenager, David felt that he was not in control of his own soul. This illness severely affected his self-esteem, character, and his ability to associate with other people. Thus, he was forced to live in a quiet, deprecating turmoil. Ending his life was a frequent notion. And worst, no one knew of the hell he faced everyday.
Publication date: 2006-02-01
Review Wheels and Deals / Pinegen Limited:
Creator: Tiger Woods
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1998-04-02
Review Training a Tiger: The Official Book on How to Be the Best / Coronet Books:
Authors
- Henry Yunick
- Smokey Yunick
Publication date: 2002-10-01
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $29.95
Price: $49.95
Review Sex, Lies & Superspeedways (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) / Carbon Pr Llc:The stories in Sex, Lies & Superspeedways comprise about 20% of the stories in SmokeyÃs autobiography: Best Damn Garage in TownÃThe World According to Smokey. It was originally published as a 3 Volume boxed set with slipcase, with 1,100 pages, 409 photographs and illustrations, all black and white, weighs 11 pounds, indexed. Smokey got the idea for writing a history of stock car racing after giving a talk to explain racing to a group of kids at LoweÃs Motorspeedway, around 1995. He realized that all the people who were a part of the early days were dying and most of the ones who were still alive were too involved with racing to be able to tell the real stories. He started writing this book as a history of stock car racing and ended up with look at American history of the past 60 years through a very unique set of eyes. The first volume, Walkinà Under a SnakeÃs Belly, covers SmokeyÃs life outside racing, beginning with growing up in Neshaminy, Pennsylvania on a farm, dropping out of high school to take care of the family and going off to World War II as a B-17 pilot. The war stories are told through the eyes of a young man who believed all that the Army Air Corps taught him, but he had a mind of his own and was also hell-bent on having fun at all costs. (If that meant irritating a few generals, then that was just par for the course. ) After the racing years, Smokey ended spending most of his time working on his inventions and working in the oil and gold fields of Ecuador. Along the way, Smokey had a knack for finding fun and adventure everywhere he went. [+]Alcohol, women and speed were his main addictions - he eventually gave up alcohol, but never did give up the other two. The second volume, All Right You Sons-a-Bitches, LetÃs Have a Race, chronicles the stock car racing years in living color. The warning on these books, that they are not to be read by those under 18 unless they are with a grandparent who can translate the social and moral implications of the stories, is not to be taken lightly. (Smokey even includes his own dictionary to explain the terms that racers used in the early days to the uninformed. ) Smokey and his band of merry compatriots were racers and there were only two things on their mind when the sun went down à women and booze. Smokey had his share of both during 15 years of racing, when racers were looked down on as the dregs of society. Nothing could stop his dream of being the fastest at the sport he loved, no matter what happened along the way à the sign of a true racer. During his years in stock car racing, Smokey fell in love with a mistress that he would visit every May for over 20 years à The Indianapolis 500. The first half of the third volume, LiÃl Skinny Rule Book, covers his love of this famed event and the wonderful stories of the days before the big corporate sponsors; when it was just men and their machines, sleeping on the floor in the garage and most times coming home with nothing. As the title implies, Smokey loved Indy because the rules were so simple. His inventive mind and knack for thinking way outside the box were at their best when Indy was involved. The second half of the third volume, Eatinà an Elephant, covers his years of inventing inside and outside of racing. SmokeyÃs 10 patents donÃt begin to cover the breadth and depth of his inventing. His work with the car companies and on the racetrack led to a host of developments that have improved surface transportation for everyone. The value of some of his ideas and inventions, like his famous hot vapor engine, were never fully realized. Many books have been written about the last 50 years of American history, but few are this entertaining, revealing and introspective all at the same time. Real stories from World War II, stock cars, the automotive industry and the Mexican Road.
Publication date: 2002-07-25
Price: $49.95
Review Sachin Tendulkar / BPI (India) PVT Ltd:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2001-11-05
Review If They Only Knew / HarperCollinsWillow:
Publication date: 2004-09-01
List Price: $31.00
Price: $52.61
Review Manchester United 100 Greatest Players (Manchester United) / Manchester United Books:In 2000, the Manchester United magazine invited its readers to vote on their top Reds player of all time and Manchester United 100 Greatest Players was published the following year to celebrate the club's centenary as Manchester United. This all-new edition will contain the result of a new poll, carried out by United, the Official Manchester United Magazine, during summer 2003. With players such as Juan Sebastian Veron, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Fabien Barthez, Diego Forlan, Laurent Blanc, John O'Shea and Rio Ferdinand appearing after the last book was published this new list will have a very different feel to it.
Publication date: 1999-04
Dewey code: 796.962092
List Price: $19.65
Price: $82.29
Review Peter Forsberg (Ice Hockey Legends) / Chelsea House Publications:A biography of the Swedish skater who scored the gold medal-winning goal in the 1994 Olympics and went on to play in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, later the Colorado Avalanche.
Creator: Grover Gardner
Publication date: 2005-11
Price: $81.00
Review Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History / Books On Tape:Includes a one-hour interview from 1970 with boxing legend James Braddock! Lost in the annals of boxing is the sport's true Cinderella story. James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to correspond with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. The diminutive, loquacious Jew and the burly, quiet Irishman made one of boxing's oddest couples, but together they staged the greatest comeback in boxing history. In less than twelve months Braddock went from the relief rolls to face heavyweight champion Max Baer, the Livermore Butcher Boy, renowned for having allegedly killed two men in the ring. A charismatic, natural talent and in every way Braddock’s foil, Baer was a towering opponent, a Jew from the West Coast who was famously brash and made great copy both in and out of the ring. A ten-to-one underdog, Braddock carried the hopes and dreams of the working class on his shoulders. And when boxing was the biggest sport in the world, when the heavyweight champion was the biggest star in the world, his unlikely upset made him the most popular champion boxing had ever seen. [+]Against the gritty backdrop of the Depression, Cinderella Man brings this dramatic all-American story to life, evoking a time when the sport of boxing resonated with a country trying desperately to get back on its feet. Rich in anecdote and color, steeped in history, and full of human interest, Cinderella Man is a classic David and Goliath tale that transcends the sport. From the Compact Disc edition.
Publication date: 2005-01-21
Dewey code: 305
List Price: $49.95
Price: $49.95
Review The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary / McFarland & Company, Inc.:For a dozen years in the 1940s and 1950s, more than 700 women played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Though some saw their brand of ball as a sideshow or wartime diversion, the women were all tough competitors and superb athletes. They set records that remain unequaled by their male counterparts, including Sophie Kurys' 201 stolen bases in a single season and Joanne Winter's 63 consecutive scoreless innings. And the 1944 AAGPBL All-Star game was the first night game at Chicago's Wrigley Field. This is the most comprehensive look ever at the players of this women's league. From Velma Abbott to Agnes "Aggie" Zurkowski, over 600 players are profiled. For each player, vital dates, place of birth, height, weight, defensive position, teams played for and seasons active are provided, along with complete career statistics. These data are followed (in most cases) by a brief biographical sketch that details the player's career, how she came to play in the league and information on her post-baseball career. Most of the photographs are from the personal files of the players and have never before been published.
Publication date: 2002-06-01
Price: $20.55
Review Has Anybody Got a Whistle?: A Football Reporter in Africa / Parrs Wood Press:
Publication date: 1999-01
Review Sailing My Dream: A Voyage Around the World in a Small Sailing Boat / Longfellow Publishers:
Authors
- David Middleton
- Laurie Daley
Review Laurie: Always a Winner / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd:Daley has developed into one of Australia's most admired sporting identities - as much for his ability with the oval ball as for an endearing personality which has remained unspoiled by the capricious nature of modern professional sport. Veteran Laurie Daley's versatility is like a bottle of fine red wine - it gets more valuable and appreciated with age. Laurie Daley is hero to thousands of rugby league supporters throughout Australia. His class and uncanny anticipation have been admired at football stadiums and on television screens for over a decade - from the time he stepped from the rural town of Junee as a teenager and into first grade with the Canberra Raiders - and then onto to the national and international stage. Joining the Canberra Raiders in 1987, 'Lozza' is an inspirational leader and a great player. His achievements are many, having played nearly 200 games, scoring over 400 points. In 1995, he was named the Dally M Player of the Year, and in 1997 was awarded the Telstra Medal, for being the Super League Player of the Year. In addition to this, he has played 24 tests for Australia and over 20 State of Origin games for New South Wales. He has captained the NSW Tri-Series.
Publication date: 2007-05-21
Review Legends of Golf / Green Umbrella Publishing:
Publication date: 2001
Review Soccer-- my life, my passion / Joe Di Lillo:
Publication date: 2006-09-01
Review And Nobody Woke Up Dead: The Life and Times of Mabel Barker - Climber and Educational Pioneer / Ernest Press:This is a biography of a pioneering woman climber. Mabel Barker, a child of the 1880's grew up with a secret passion for the hills. To her, rock climbing was the sport of the gods; she could not believe her luck when Millican Dalton, famous caveman of the Lake District, invited her to do a roped climb. Supremely talented and naturally fearless, she was soon climbing with the best climbers of the day, making a stunning fourth ascent of Central Buttress with her dear friend and climbing partner, C. D. Frankland. Even when tragedy struck, Mabel refused to become dispirited. This book tells the heart-warming story of a woman who lived life to the full and fought for what she believed in, whether rescuing a starving Austrian boy from the chaotic aftermath of the Great War, or founding her own school in Caldbeck, where pupils were taught respect and knowledge of their environment. Much of her writing was prophetic, giving insights into the origins of outdoor and experimental education. Her ideas are surely as relevant today as they were a century ago particularly her insistence that human beings must live in close harmony with the earth they depend so much upon.
Creator: Robert Forster
Edition: Abridged
Publication date: 2007-10-02
Dewey code: 794.72092
Price: $29.95
Review Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, The Last Great American Pool Hustler / Random House Audio:"A tremendously satisfying road story. What makes Running the Table so special is not the pool prowess of its protagonist but the unlikely bond between two wildly different young men who find each other through an exhilarating, often infuriating game. "—Los Angeles TimesRunning the Table spins the outrageous tale of Kid Delicious, an affable skilled pool shark from New Jersey, and his studly if less talented setup man, Bristol Bob. Wertheim follows this mismatched pair of sidekicks as they go underground to learn the art of the hustle while experiencing the highs and lows of life on the road. Their four-year odyssey takes them from podunk pool halls to slick urban billiard rooms across America, some nights taking down as much as $30,000 and others ending up with just enough gas money to get home. With every stop the action gets hotter, the calls get closer, and Delicious's prowess with a cue stick becomes more widely known. Ultimately the Kid sheds his cover, becoming perhaps the biggest sensation in professional pool since Minnesota Fats. Wertheim paints a lasting portrait of an insanely talented and magnetic hustler who is literally larger than life. "Renders the trappings of a road player's life. [+]readers are taken on a sweet and varied ride. "—Sports Illustrated.
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