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  • Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford’s remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in…
    Over Time

    Over Time - My Life As a Sportswriter

    By Frank Deford rating of short cover   ( 177 customer ratings) Grove/Atlantic, Inc., May 2012 ISBN: 9780802194565 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories is a hilarious addition to Patrick F. McManuss existing work in humor. The author weighs in on his childhood, everyday life, and outdoor tales with his typical…
    The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories

    The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories

    By Patrick F. McManus rating of short cover   ( 2 customer ratings) Skyhorse Publishing, Inc, October 2012 ISBN: 9781620877555 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • In this eBook exclusive essay, Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist George Dohrmann follows a father and son separated by prison bars—but bonded by their pursuit of basketball glory.   The dream…
    Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay)

    Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay) - Father, Son, and the Burden of Basketball

    By George Dohrmann rating of short cover   ( 11 customer ratings) Random House Publishing Group, February 2012 ISBN: 9780345530127 Sports, Reference Language:  English
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  • They were World Heavyweight Champions: Bob Backlund, Superstar Billy Graham, and Bruno Sammartino. They were fan favorites: "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Andre the Giant. They were…
    WWE Legends

    WWE Legends

    WWE By Brian Solomon rating of short cover   ( 73 customer ratings) Gallery Books, June 2010 ISBN: 9781451604504 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • The PGA Tour is the most interesting subculture in sports, though you wouldn't know it from most golf books. The Tour is home to rowdy, randy young men often drunk with money and fame; fueled by…
    Bud, Sweat, And Tees

    Bud, Sweat, And Tees - Hootie, Martha, and the Masters of the Universe

    By Alan Shipnuck rating of short cover   ( 88 customer ratings) Simon & Schuster, June 2008 ISBN: 9781439128022 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • Richard L. Proennekea modern-day Henry David Thoreaubuilt a cabin in Twin Lakes, Alaska, during the spring of 1968, sparking thirty years of personal growth in which he spent the majority of his time…
    More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke

    More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke

    By John Branson Skyhorse Publishing, February 2012 ISBN: 4170000001134 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • In Body Politic, David Shields looks at contemporary America and its mythology through the lens of professional and college sports. The result is an unusually insightful and provocative book about an…
    Body Politic

    Body Politic - The Great American Sports Machine

    By David Shields rating of short cover   ( 18 customer ratings) Simon & Schuster, May 2010 ISBN: 9781439141571 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • True, or mostly true, stories of the road from: John Cena, Mark Henry, Teddy Long, Shannon Moore, Matt Hardy, The Hurricane, Dr. Tom Prichard, Molly Holly, Dave Hebner, Rico, Brooklyn Brawler, Kane…
    Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet? - Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superst

    WWE By Robert Caprio World Wrestling Entertainment, May 2010 ISBN: 9781439121788 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet.What is the stupidest sport in the world? Not content to…
    Sports from Hell

    Sports from Hell

    By Rick Reilly rating of short cover   ( 177 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, May 2010 ISBN: 9780385532693 Reference, Essays Language:  English
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  • Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. It’s an inquiry into why we swim—the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. It’s a look at how swimming has…
    Swim

    Swim - Why We Love the Water

    By Lynn Sherr rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) PublicAffairs, April 2012 ISBN: 9781610390477 Water Sports, Swimming Language:  English
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