History of Sports

the Bestselling Author Of the Greatest Game Ever Played Returns With The Story Of The Little-known Match That Forever Changed The History Of Golf. the Year...

The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in AmericaThe National Footba...

A masterful ode to America's game--and an unforgettable portrait of its greatest legends written by America's best sportswriters. It is a question that has...

Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion: a roughhewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. But, thanks to th...

For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin O...

There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be entirely beyond the limits of human foot speed. And in all of sport it was the elu...

The late 1960s and early 1970s, in New York City and America at large, were years marked by political tumult, social unrest—and the best professional bas...

drawing Together Many Histories-of Anatomical Evolution And City Design, Of Treadmills And Labyrinths, Of Walking Clubs And Sexual Mores-rebecca Solnit Cre...

Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell   Newly updated with fresh takes on LeBron, Kobe, the Celtics & more*   *Including even more footnotes! Bill Simmons, the...

Renowned sportswriter Stephen Brunt reveals how “the Great One,” who was bought and sold more than once, decided that the comfortable Canadian city wher...

Written during his days as a ranchman in the Dakota Bad Lands, these two wilderness tales by Theodore Roosevelt endure today as part of the classic folklor...

It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably ...

From the moment these two legendary players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. In Celtic green ...

New York Times Bestseller“Fascinating.”—Men’s Health, Best Beach Reads for Sports FansOn the Origins of Sports is an illustrated book built around the orig...

Robert Kemp Adair. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Reference Encyclopedias & Subject GuidesSports Science & MathHisto...

A New York Times Bestseller “If you are a real soccer player—then this is the book for you to read . . . Inspiring and uplifting. ”—GoalNation In 2015, the...

From its inception, Sports Illustrated has chronicled hockey's greatest spectacle: the pursuit of the Stanley Cup. Now, SI celebrates the incomparable gr...

Retraces The Journey Of Seabiscuit, A Horse With Crooked Legs And A Pathetic Tail That Made Racing History In 1938, Thanks To The Efforts Of A Trainer, Owne...

Michael Holley.Categories: History United StatesState & Local

In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero. Hawk speaks of being a su...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic...

Product Description One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4...

A former Augusta National caddie recounts the invaluable life lessons he learned from the late Freddie Bennett, the fabled club’s legendary caddie master...

Seabiscuit Was One Of The Most Electrifying And Popular Attractions In Sports History And The Single Biggest Newsmaker In The World In 1938, Receiving More ...

The 50 Greatest Players in Green Bay Packers History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League’...

Brian Kendall ; Introduction By Ron Maclean.Categories: Sports & Outdoors Winter SportsHockey

The remarkable true story of a lone genius whose quest to unlock the science behind the perfect swing changed golf forever In 1939, Homer Kelley played go...

Terry Bradshaw -- Evander Holyfield -- Jerry West -- Byron Whizzer White -- Danielle Green -- Bill Yoast -- Joey Cheek -- Dwayne The Rock Johnson -- Dorothy...

In Foley Is Good, Mick Foley — former Commissioner of the World Wrestling Federation, aka Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and Mankind — picks up right where his s...

"I'm not a scratch golfer. I don't know how to bowl. I can't read the stock market. Hell, I have a hard time remembering my wife's cell phone number. But I...

In 1957 the Dodgers broke the hearts of blue-collar Brooklyn for the embrace of booming Los Angeles. Thus began a new era for the fabled Bums, whose exploi...

History Of The Game Of Hockey And The Teams Who Pursued The First Stanley Cup During The Early 1900's. The Old Order In Hockey's Second City : From Good Beg...

An Account Of The 1964 World Series Baseball Championship Between The New York Yankees And The St. Louis Cardinals. David Halberstam. Includes Index. Includ...

There is no greater authority on all things sports than Sports Illustrated magazine. Now, they turn their expert eye to the action on the ice in the fourth ...

Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more, tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the Greatest of All Tim...

Published in collaboration with the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest), organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours, this official book celebrates the centenary of th...

100 years of love, celebration, heartbreak, and even parades On December 19, 2017, the Toronto Maple Leafs officially turn 100. In the spirit of the centen...

Bringing Jurrasic Park To Your Home, A Celebration Of The 25th Anniversary Of Canada's Most Exciting Team. Comprising Twenty-five Chapters To Mark The Team'...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six ac...

In The NHL in Pictures and Stories, authors Bob Duff and Ryan Dixon recount the events that have shaped the NHL. From its madcap early years all the way t...

For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as an...

Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years....

From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on year...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six ac...

An all-encompassing look at the penalty kick, soccer’s all-or-nothing play—its legendary moments and the secrets to its successNo stretch of grass has ...

Napoleon Fenced. So Did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, And President Truman, Who Would Cross Swords With Bess After School. Lincoln Was A Canny Dueler...

harvey Penick's Life In Golf Began When He Started Caddying At The Austin, (texas), Country Club At Age Eight. Eighty-one Years Later He Is Still There, St...

Winner of the 2007 Banff Mountain Festival Book Awards Grand Prize (The Phyllis & Don Munday Award): A riveting account of a long-ago mountaineering dis...