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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson

By: Albom, Mitch

Price: $6.99

Publisher: Doubleday: 1997-08-18

Seller ID: K9-723w

ISBN: 0385484518

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Highlighting throughout the book

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.

For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for ...
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson

By: Albom, Mitch

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Doubleday: 1997-08-18

Seller ID: K9-517w

ISBN: 0385484518

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Dust jacket has light wear aroun

For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Casey Stengel: A Splendid Baseball Life

By: Bak, Richard

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Taylor Pub: 1997-01-01

Seller ID: F2-101w

ISBN: 0878339299

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Dust jacket has light wear and t

Boundless Horizons

By: Bonington, Chris

Price: $128.95

Publisher: Orion Pub Co: 2003-12-31

Seller ID: N9-130f

ISBN: 0297646354

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Baby Bull: From Hardball to Hard Time and Back

By: Cepeda, Orlando

Price: $21.80

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing: 1998-10-14

Seller ID: F7-803DIA

ISBN: 087833212X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Orlando Cepeda enjoyed a stellar baseball career in the late fifties and throughout the sixties, but after it ended in the mid-seventies, his life fell apart. In Baby Bull, Cepeda shares his story for the first time. He reflects on his baseball career and shares his twenty-year struggle to rebuild his life and regain his reputation.
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I Never Played the Game

By: Cosell, Howard; Bonventre, Peter

Price: $7.31

Publisher: William Morrow & Co: 1985-09-01

Seller ID: L10-603

ISBN: 0688044816

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

Book is like new. Dust jacket in mylar protective cover has light shelf wear.
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Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

By: Cramer, Richard Ben

Price: $11.98

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 2000-10-17

Seller ID: G7-5002y

ISBN: 0684853914

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

A groundbreaking, breathtaking biography of one of the Century's great icons, the late Joe Dimaggio, from the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning author of the bestseller WHAT IT TAKES. Few celebrities have captivated the sport's world for as long, or with such depth, as Joe DiMaggio. Here, for the first time, is the definitive story of his life, as told by the award-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer. In Cramer's hands, DiMaggio's complicated life, from the first game with the Yankees in the 1930's, his marriage to Marilyn Monroe and his rise to hero status, becomes a story of the media, the ...
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Ditka: An Autobiography

By: Ditka, Mike; Pierson, Don

Price: $28.45

Publisher: Bonus Books: 1986-07-01

Seller ID: B7-325f

ISBN: 0933893078

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

Follow the fascinating spurts of growth and introspection that helped a fiery coach with a wild temper learn to control himself and get the most from his players whose salaries and egos exceed his own.
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Tenzing: Hero of Everest

By: Douglas, Ed

Price: $11.95

Publisher: National Geographic: 2004-03-01

Seller ID: R3-6017f

ISBN: 0792265572

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Like New

On May 29, 1953, Tibetan-born Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest and became a legend. Through courage, determination, and ambination, Tenzing transcended the poverty of his early years as the son of an immigrant yak herder in Khumbu. Later, he would surmount the elitism of the climbing world to become Tiger.
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Women's Soccer: Using Science to Improve Speed

By: Dr. Michael Yessis

Price: $13.31

Publisher: Wish Publishing: 2001-09-01

Seller ID: R4-600y

ISBN: 1930546491

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

This title contains information on analysis of women's soccer players' running and cutting actions and how they can most effectively be improved. It introduces the concept of specificity of exercise and how the strength, flexibility, and explosive exercises duplicate exactly what happens in running and cutting actions. Also unique to the book is information on how you can improve running and cutting through the use of specialised strength and flexibility exercises.
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Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America

By: Greenberg, Doreen L.; Hall, Ruth L.; Hill, Karen L.; Johnston, Frances; Oglesby, Carole; Ridley, Sheila

Price: $49.47

Publisher: Greenwood: 1998-03-30

Seller ID: B9-758

ISBN: 0897749936

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

The challenges and achievements of female athletes in the U.S. are the focus of this collection of nearly 300 articles and biographies that portray the diversity, depth, and meaning of their sports experiences. Written by prominent experts as well as by the athletes themselves, these articles offer a unique, authoritative perspective on topics ranging from women's earliest involvement in sports through recent events at the 1997 world and national championships.

The Education of a Coach

By: Halberstam, David

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Hyperion: 2005-11-01

Seller ID: A23-302y

ISBN: 1401301541

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

Pulitzer Prize-winner David Halberstam's bestseller takes you inside the football genius of Bill Belichick for an insightful profile in leadership.

Bill Belichick's thirty-one years in the NFL have been marked by amazing success--most recently with the New England Patriots. In this groundbreaking book, David Halberstam explores the nuances of both the game and the man behind it. He uncovers what makes Bill Belichick tick both on and off the field.
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By the Grace of the Sea : A Woman's Solo Odyssey Around the World

By: Henry, Pat

Price: $19.99

Publisher: McGraw-Hill: 2002-08-09

Seller ID: F1-60016mf

ISBN: 0071355278

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

On May 5, 1997, when Pat Henry anchored her 31-foot Southern Cross sailboat in Acapulco Harbour, she became the first American women to sail around the world alone. At 56, with two adult daughters and three grandchildren, she is also the oldest woman in the world to have done so. Her voyage began in 1989 and took her through 40 countries, 27,000 miles and eight years. Her longest passage at sea was her first, 36 days from Acapulco to the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific. Sailing without sponsorship and with little money, learning as she went, Henry encountered storms, near collisions, fa...
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Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield

By: Hotaling, Ed

Price: $27.93

Publisher: McGraw-Hill: 2004-10-01

Seller ID: A20-101f

ISBN: 0071418628

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

After 22-year-old Jimmy Winkfield won his second consecutive Kentucky Derby in 1902, black jockeys were banned from American racing. Sick at heart, Winkfield began an odyssey that historian Ed Hotaling brings to life in this captivating biography. This title presents the history of this American racing champion who found a new life in Europe.
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LIKE IT IS

By: Howard Cosell

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Playboy Press: 1974-01-01

Seller ID: R4-312f

ISBN: 0872234142

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

By: Karnazes, Dean

Price: $4.96

Publisher: TarcherPerigee: 2005-03-17

Seller ID: Q6-5036f

ISBN: 1585422789

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step."

"UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days," a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean s incredible step-by-step journey across the country.

There are those of us whose idea of the ultimate physical challenge is the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon. And then there is Dean Karnazes. Karnazes has run 226.2 miles nonstop; he has completed the 135-mile Badwater Ultr...
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The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports

By: Kilmeade, Brian

Price: $8.26

Publisher: It Books: 2005-10-04

Seller ID: A5-604ke

ISBN: 0060736763

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his years spent interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top businesspeople, popular sportscaster and Fox & Friends cohost Brian Kilmeade has discovered that nearly everyone shares a love of sports and has a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment of competition changed his or her life.

These vignettes...
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Colin Chapman Wayward Genius

By: Lawrence, Mike

Price: $63.98

Publisher: Breedon Books Pub Co Ltd: 2003-02-01

Seller ID: G2-619LORI

ISBN: 1859832784

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

New book. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover.
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Lady Magic: The Autobiography of Nancy Lieberman-Cline

By: Lieberman-Cline, Nancy; Jennings, Debby

Price: $23.70

Publisher: Sagamore Pub Llc: 1991-09-01

Seller ID: P1-3035f

ISBN: 0915611430

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Like New

Foreword by MARTINA NAVRATILOVA. The story of a 'street-smart New York kid' who parlayed her physical talents, determination, and drive into an outstanding basketball career, Pan American and Olympic Game medals, and a million-dollar bank balance.
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When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi

By: Maraniss, David

Price: $5.39

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 2000-09-03

Seller ID: R1-602f

ISBN: 0684870185

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Very Good

underlining and annotations
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Category: Sports