Publication date: 2002-06-02
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $49.95
Price: $31.02
Review Colin Chapman, the Man and His Cars: The Authorized Biography / Haynes Publishing:From penniless beginnings as an engineering student in North London, Colin Chapman went on to build the world-famous Lotus car company and establish himself, in Jackie Stewart's words, as the "most creative designer of racing cars in the history of motor racing. " Written with the full cooperation of Chapman's widow and Lotus Company, and reissued to meet continuing public interest, this is the definitive biography of the brilliant engineer. All of Chapman's creations are examined, including the original Lotus Elites, Elans and Europas of the early 1960s; the Eclat and the mid-engine Esprit; and the Lotus Grand Prix cars that became world-famous, winning seven constructors' and six drivers' World Championships.
Publication date: 2001-08-01
Price: $30.39
Review What's Doing? / Penguin Books Australia Ltd:
Edition: SPORT
Publication date: 2007-11-08
Review " " BROWN OUT " " : The Biography of West Ham Chairmen, Terence Brown / PENNANT PUBLISHING LTD:
Authors
- Martin Jarred
- Malcolm McDonald
List Price: $30.55
Price: $30.55
Review The Who's Who of Leeds United (Whos Who of) / Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd:Since the entry of Leeds United FC into the Football League in 1907, hundreds of players have donned a white and blue shirt and represented the club in a competitive first-team fixture. In "The Who's Who of Leeds United", lifelong Leeds United fans Martin Jarred and Malcolm McDonald have painstakingly ensured that every last one of these players is profiled. From club legends to the frequently-forgotten, from long-term regulars to those who only made occasional Elland Road appearances, no player is left out. A valuable resource for football followers and statisticians alike, "The Who's Who of Leeds United" is a must for all fans of United. It offers a compendium of statistics and profiles detailing every player to appear for the team since 1907. It is officially backed by Leeds United Football Club. It includes features and reviews in the local press; as well as strong support from Leeds United FC; POS available.
Authors
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date: 2000-09-15
Dewey code: 796
Price: $4.95
Review Ilia Kulik: Prince Of Blades / Andrews McMeel Publishing:
Creator: Buck Schirner
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2003-03-25
Dewey code: 796.352092
List Price: $82.25
Price: $82.25
Review In Search of Tiger (Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc) (Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc) / Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed: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, commonly regarded as one of the best all-round sports writers in the country, has followed Tiger around the world of golf for more than seven years, enjoying a certain access to the man and his family. He even went so far as to travel to Vietnam to learn the fate of the South Vietnamese soldier who was Earl Wood’s best friend during the war - and his son’s namesake. Tiger is twenty years old when the book opens and twenty-seven when it closes. During those years, Callahan covered Woods at all the Majors, including the Masters, the U. S. Open, and the British Open, culminating in Tiger’s heart-stopping race to make history by clinching the string of Majors affectionately nicknamed the Tiger Slam. Along the way, Tom Callahan hears from everyone who is anyone in the world of Tiger Woods, including Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus, David Duval, Butch Harmon, Ernie Els, and, of course, Tiger’s rather ubiquitous mother and father. As much as we learn about Tiger - how he sees himself in relation to the courses he plays on and the players he has learned from and competed with - we also enjoy a bird’s-eye view of golf as it is now with Tiger on the scene, and as it was for centuries before.
Publication date: 2008-03-18
Price: $27.12
Review Manchester's Finest / Bantam Press:The story of the 1958 Munich air crash, which killed eight players from the Manchester United football team, is not just about the terrible crash, but also the story of its immediate aftermath and its effect on the city of Manchester.
Publication date: 2003-08-18
List Price: $31.00
Price: $30.38
Review Nobby Stiles: After the Ball - My Autobiography / Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books:"After the Ball" is Nobby Stiles' account of a lifetime spent living and breathing football. Signed to Manchester United at the age of fifteen, he progressed to the England team, and had a starring role in the 1966 World Cup. He is one of only two Englishmen (Bobby Charlton is the other) to win both the World Cup and the European Cup. After playing at the highest level, Nobby Stiles became a manager, then a youth coach at Old Trafford, where he dealt with the new United of Beckham, Scholes, Giggs and the Neville brothers. His appraisals of these players from this exciting period are revealed, as well as studies of unforgettable teammates such as George Best and Bobby Charlton. This frank and entertaining autobiography celebrates the remarkable life of one of England's most charismatic of players.
Publication date: 2005-08
Review Le Tissier / Thomas Publications:
Creator: Author
Publication date: 1999-10-07
Price: $30.36
Review The Final Score / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:Brian Moore finally hung up his microphone after commentating on the 1998 World Cup finals last year. In this enlightening audiobook he looks back on his distinguished career. He charts his amazing success story, from his beginnings in a council house in Kent to an affirmed place in the nation's affections. Brian Moore has commentated on all the major football games of recent decades - including the 1966 World Cup Final and the unforgettable England-Argentina match in the 1998 World Cup. This is a book of anecdotes, of scrapes and magical moments in the commentary box. After so long at the top, Brian has a wealth of amusing and interesting stories to tell about many of the top names in sports broadcasting. "The Final Score" is both warm and entertaining, and fascinating for anybody interested in sport and television on the inside.
Authors
- George Scanlan
- Eric Cantona
Review Cantona: My Story / Headline Book Publishing:Eric Cantona's autobiography covers his controversial career in France, the impact he made when he arrived at Leeds United in 1992, and his subsequent transfer to Manchester United. The book also details his interest in poetry, art, philosophy and his fashion modelling.
Creator: Jimmy Greaves
Publication date: 2006-10-01
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $39.95
Price: $30.35
Review Peter Swan: Setting the Record Straight / Tempus:Still remembered as one of the biggest scandals in English football, the match-fixing case of the early 1960s robbed Sheffield Wednesday and England centre half Peter Swan of the best years of his career. A four-month prison sentence was just the start of it; upon his release, Peter found he had been banned sine die - that is, indefinitely - by the FA. Forced into a succession of low-paid jobs to make ends meet for himself and his young family, Peter eventually returned to football eight years later after the ban was lifted. No player had ever spent so long out of the game. How had it come to this? Before "The People" newspaper ran its sensational story, Peter had been one of English football's brightest young stars, featuring in a Wednesday team that was one of the strongest in the country and making nineteen consecutive appearances for the national side. In this book, he speaks openly about his life, his career and the scandal that rocked the nation, debunking many of the myths and half-truths that have surrounded the affair. With many rare photographs and a foreword by Jimmy Greaves, it is the inside story of one of football's most controversial episodes.
Edition: Limited ed.
Publication date: 1998-10-01
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $99.95
Price: $30.00
Review Hot Rod Hundley: "You Gotta Love It, Baby!" Limited Edition / Sports Publishing LLC:Limited Leatherbound Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Signed by Hot Rod Hundley, Jerry West, John Stockton and Connie Hawkins. Includes certificate of authenticity. Rod Hundley announces Utah Jazz games on radio, TV, and cable, and he has the distinction of being the only announcer in Jazz history. Rod's unique style and familiar voice have made him one of the most popular and well-recognized broadcasters in the business today. His broadcasting career includes stints with the New Orleans Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Phoenix Suns.
Publication date: 1999-12
Dewey code: 796.83092
Price: $3.00
Review Gentleman Jim Corbett: The Truth Behind a Boxing Legend / Robson Books:
Publication date: 2008-10-31
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $39.95
Price: $30.36
Review Dick Fitzgerald: King in a Kingdom of Kings / Currach Pr:Killarneyman Dick Fitzgerald (1884-1930) is a football legend. He played for Killarney's Dr Croke's club, won five All-Ireland medals for Kerry - including being the first player to captain back-to-back All-Ireland-winning teams in 1913 and 1914. He was also a member of the Irish volunteers, interned in Frongoch after the Easter Rising of 1916. He died tragically after a fall from Killarney courthouse two days before the Kerry-Monaghan All-Ireland final of September 1930. Kerry went on to win that final.
Price: $30.49
Review I Should Have Been at Work:
Publication date: 2002-10
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $35.95
Price: $31.01
Review Coaching Excellence / Authorhouse:
Publication date: 2005-02-01
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $28.56
Price: $42.82
Review Thierry Henry: The Biography / John Blake:He is unquestionably the greatest striker in the game today—and perhaps the greatest ever. Thierry Henry is the enigmatic multi-millionaire Frenchman who has put the va-va-voom into the Premiership. Adored by fans of Arsenal and France worldwide, he has twice been voted Player and Footballer of the Year. But this living legend started his career with a pair of borrowed boots and endured hardship in his childhood on the tough streets of Paris. Oliver Derbyshire reveals for the first time the full story of a footballer destined to be ranked among such giants as Pele and Maradona.
Authors
- Sally Jenkins
- Marla Runyan
Edition: Abridged
Publication date: 2001-10-01
Dewey code: 796.424092
List Price: $61.25
Price: $61.25
Review No Finish Line : My Life As I See It (Library Edition Abridged) / CD Library Edition:"Blind? I think there's no doubt that Marla Runyan can see things much clearer than most of us with 20/20 vision. " - Lance ArmstrongMarla Runyan was nine years old when she was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease, an irreversible form of macular degeneration. With the uneasy but unwavering support of her parents, she refused to let her diagnosis limit her dreams. Despite her severely impaired, ever-worsening vision, Marla rode horseback and learned to play the violin. And she found her true calling in sports. A gifted and natural athlete, Marla began to compete in the unlikeliest event of all: the heptathlon, the grueling women's equivalent of the decathlon, consisting of seven events: the 200-meter dash, high jump, shot put, 100-meter hurdles, long jump, javelin throw, and 800-meter run. In 1996, she astonished the sports world by qualifying for the U. S. Olympic Trials and, along the way, set the American record for heptathlon 800. It was then that she decided to concentrate on her running. [+]Four years of intense effort paid off. In 2000, she qualified for the U. S. Olympic team by finishing third in the 1,500 meters. In Sydney, she placed eighth in the finals, the top American finisher - the highest women's placing for the United States in the event's history. With self-deprecation and surprising wit, Marla reveals what it's like to see the world through her eyes, how it feels to grow up "disabled" in a society where expectations are often based on perceived abilities, and what it means to compete at the world-class level despite the fact that - quite literally, for her - there is no finish line.
Publication date: 1997-11-03
Dewey code: 796.352092
Price: $50.00
Review Bobby Jones: THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL (Classic Golf Champions) / Broadway:The name Bobby Jones brings to mind not only a legendary golfer but also a legendary era in the history of golf. Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. earned 23 tournament victories in a 13-year competitive period that ended in 1930 when he was just 28 years old. He was the only player ever to carry off the Grand Slam, winning all four majors in one year, and he co-designed the Augusta National course. Jones also set a standard for character and was so committed to fair play that he called penalties on himself, causing him to lose two major competitions. Bobby Jones combines some of the greatest voices in sports writing with photographs so dynamic you can almost hear the astonished crowds cheering Jones on. Close-ups demonstrating Jones's technique are also included. Printed in Italy in six colors, including two eight-page double gatefolds and approximately 150 photographs, this elegant oversize edition is a cornerstone volume for every golf lover's library. Together with companion tomes on Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, this oversize homage to Bobby Jones forms golf's most imposing threesome of photographic celebrations. The only golfer ever to win the elusive Grand Slam, Jones was among the most dominant sporting personalities of the Roaring '20s and early '30s, an athlete of unsurpassed grace and charisma. [+]As much as the photographs capture Jones's enormous accomplishment, the forward by Alistair Cooke, and accompanying essays by Dave Anderson, Ben Crenshaw, Peter Dobreiner, Nick Seitz, and Larry Dorman put those accomplishments in perspective and offer insight on the man and his legacy. "What we are left with in the end," supposes Cooke, "is a forever young, good-looking Southerner, an impeccably courteous and decent man with a private ironical view of life who, to the good fortune of people who saw him, happened to play the great game with more magic and more grace than anyone before or since. " Thankfully, Bobby Jones manages to preserve much of that in its pages. -Jeff Silverman.
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