History of Sports

A celebration of the top 14 greatest boxers of all time, as well as an overview of the new stars of the 21st century, in a fascinating history peppered with...

Don Cherry has become a broadcasting legend, garnering millions of fans around the world with his "Coach's Corner" segment on Hockey Night in Canada. For o...

Look back at all 20 World Cup tournaments, starting from the very first game, in the only officially endorsed history from FIFA! No event in the sporting w...

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...

Overview: Acclaimed Since Its Original Publication, Coming On Strong Has Become A Much-cited Touchstone In Scholarship On Women And Sports. In This New Edit...

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...

Mick Foley is a nice man, a family man who loves amusement parks and eating ice cream in bed. So how to explain those Japanese death matches in rings with e...

The Stories Of Men Who Played One Game Of Their Careers In The National Hockey League.Categories: Sports & Outdoors Winter SportsHockey

The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told—and experienced—by ul...

The Definitive Ranking Of The Greatest Football Players Of All Time-- Provided By Publisher.Categories: HistoryUnited States

For Diehard Football Fans And Even Some Casual Observers, Three-time Super Bowl-winning Strategist Michael Lombardi Offers Expert Calls On The Most Influent...

This Book Tells Stories From Jon Falk's 40 Years With The Michigan Football Program--Categories: History United StatesState & Local

Broadcasting Icon Don Cherry Is Back To Give Fans More Of What They Want: Behind-the-scenes Access To Hockey's Greatest Heroes. For The Last Sixty Years, Do...

Blue Monday Delves Into The Unforgettable Day In Canadian Baseball History That Saw The La Dodgers Go On To The World Series After Sending The Montreal Expo...

When Jimmy Raye enrolled at Michigan State University in 1964, he did more than just enroll in a university hundreds of miles from his native Fayetteville, ...

A Pioneering And Beloved Canadian Legend Comes To Life. Father David Bauer Changed Lives - At The Rink, In The Classroom, And At The Pulpit. Bauer's Dream C...

Figure skating is one of the world's most thrilling sports, boasting breathtaking performances, captivating stars, and electrifying competitions. Dan Gutma...

In a much-anticipated annual rite of spring, the members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association conduct a secret ballot. They answer only one decep...

An Oral History Of Basketball-- Inspired By A Landmark Espn Film Series, This Is An Extraordinary Oral History Of Basketball--its Eye-opening Untold History...

For nearly fifty years, Jack Whitaker has brought style, grace, and wit to the American sporting scene through his reporting, his commentaries, and his ess...

For thirty years Bob Scott's Lacrosse has been the ultimate guide to the "fastest game on two feet," explaining the men's game at its highest level and pro...

“Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit.”―James Hill, Washington Post Harnessing nature’s most powerful fo...

Finally, nine-hole golf courses are getting their due! The goals of this colorful, practical book is to recognize and celebrate the US and Canadian courses...

Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter!Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, Hockey: A Peo...

By the early 1960s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in...

Ed Willes. Includes Index.Categories: Sports & Outdoors Winter SportsHockey

About the Author\Gary J. Smith was a diplomat at the Canadian embassy in Moscow in 1972. He was instrumental in making the 1972 Canadian-Soviet Hockey Serie...

Terry Fox Defined Perseverance And Hope For A Generation Of Canadians. Forty Years After Terry's Run Ended, Forever Terry Reflects What Terry's Legacy Means...

Documents The 1810 To 1813 Expedition, Financed By Millionaire John Jacob Astor And Encouraged By Thomas Jefferson, To Establish Fort Astoria, A Trading Pos...

Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the wo...

It’s difficult to imagine today–when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country’s dominant spor...

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...

?The Toronto Argonauts have been a beloved football team since its beginnings in 1873, when players first donned the double blue uniforms (so popular, blue ...

We May Never See A Playoff Series Like It Again. Before Gary Bettman, The Lockouts, And The Explosion Of Salaries. Before All The Nhl's Old Barns Were Torn ...

In this poignant memoir, Claudia Williams, the last surviving child of legendary Boston Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Ted Williams, tells her father’s ...