Browsing the "Sports & Recreation" category: 548 books
The ultimate little golf gift features the best tips, thoughts, and quotations from the greatest names in the game. No one knows exactly when the first golf quotation was spoken; nonetheless, we can be very sure it was unprintable. The game is a s ...more »
ISBN: 0743211928 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: Nov 2000 / File Size: 165K
"You drive for show, you putt for dough". This old saying is familiar to all golfers and Bob Rotella, one of the foremost authorities on golf today, is a firm believer in its truth. Here, he reveals the unique mental approach that great putting requi ...more »
ISBN: 0743216733 / Prentice Hall Direct / Pub Date: Jun 2001 / File Size: 240K
His fans don't need to be told, because it has already happened to them. All it really takes is a few paragraphs. Open up any one of John Gierach's perennially popular fishing tales, and just like that, it's all over. He's got you -- hook, line, and ...more »
ISBN: 0743215397 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: Sep 2000 / File Size: 530K
This is the absolutely guaranteed 100% mostly true story of Terry Bradshaw: the man who gained sports immortality as the first quarterback to win four Super Bowls -- and the man who later became America's most popular sports broadcaster. ...more »
ISBN: 0743424336 / Pocket Books / Pub Date: Aug 2001 / File Size: 383K
A two-time winner of the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year Award, and one of the best known and most loved TV fishing personalities, Jimmy Houston is a bass legend. Whether he's fishing with sports or political celebrities or with his children, Jimmy's tip ...more »
ISBN: 0671036890 / Pocket Books / Pub Date: Nov 2000 / File Size: 318K
"All eat from the bowl of life. Tiger Woods just has a bigger spoon. So writes Curt Sampson in his ground-breaking account of the current state of golf. Tiger Woods has changed golf forever. His mix of power and skill combines with his extraordinary ...more »
ISBN: 0743448111 / Atria / Pub Date: Jun 2002 / File Size: 300K
Simply put, Jim Dent has resurrected the historical sports genre. He established himself with his bestselling THE JUNCTION BOYS, and now he proves himself a master with his winning and powerful history of the Oklahoma Sooners' run of glory. ...more »
ISBN: 0312702779 / St Martins / Pub Date: Sep 2001 / File Size: 263K
An acclaimed journalist tells the story of a girls' high school basketball team in Montana that carries the hopes and dreams of a Native American tribe on its shoulders for an entire season. ...more »
ISBN: 0446924008 / Warner Books / Pub Date: Sep 2000 / File Size: 395K
A private war is being waged on city playgrounds and in high school gyms in the never-ending search for the next big player--and the potential millions in sales that player could bring to the major athletic shoe companies by endorsing their products. ...more »
ISBN: 0759580235 / Warner Books / Pub Date: Jan 2000 / File Size: 411K
With extraordinary candor, passion, and insight, basketball legend Larry Bird talks about the incomparable sport that made him an international superstar and one of the most respected figures in the game. ...more »
ISBN: 0759580200 / Warner Books / Pub Date: Sep 1999 / File Size: 341K
Parent-tested and AYSO-approved, this book is filled with advice and anecdotes for soccer parents who want their children to know that soccer isn't just about winning, but also about life's long-term goals. ...more »
ISBN: 0743217659 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Oct 2001 / File Size: 887K
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 coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establis ...more »
ISBN: 0375506950 / Random House / Pub Date: Jan 2001 / File Size: 1102K
Weaving stories of her medal-winning trips to the Olympics and her experience as a college coach, Summit delivers an uplifting message for anyone with the desire to succeed in sports, business, and life. ...more »
ISBN: 0767999282 / Broadway Books / Pub Date: Apr 1999 / File Size: 938K
On June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were last seen climbing toward the summit of Mt. Everest. Clouds soon closed around them, and they vanished into history. Ever since, mountaineers have wondered whether they reached the ...more »
ISBN: 0743201922 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: Dec 2000 / File Size: 697K
Richard Louv fly-fished for sharks with an ex-surfer on the West Coast. He broke the gender barrier with Bass 'n Gals, a Southern women's fishing group. He found out from one of Hemingway's sons what it was really like to fish with "Papa". He got to ...more »
ISBN: 0743225759 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: Jul 2001 / File Size: 3561K
Retiring on a pension after being torpedoed in WWII, Tristan Jones embarks on a test of endurance that will last over two years, nearly killing him more than once. Attempting to sail farther North than anyone ever has, he embarks from Iceland on the ...more »
ISBN: 0759200246 / e-reads.com / Pub Date: Mar 2001 / File Size: 586K
An immediate success when it was first published in 1653, Walton's classic celebration of the joys of fishing continues to captivate anglers and naure lovers with its timeless advice and instruction. Originally cast in the form of a dialogue between ...more »
ISBN: 0679642064 / Modern Library / Pub Date: Oct 2000 / File Size: 2684K
Joshua Slocum, one of the most famous of American sea captains, really was "The First" to single-handedly circumnavigate the world. The epitome of Yankee independence, he had been captain of his own single-decker, the Aquidneck, and built the Liberda ...more »
ISBN: 078650434X / Penguin / Pub Date: Jun 2001 / File Size: 3277K
The town of Dornoch, Scotland, lies at nearly the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska. A bit too far removed for the taste of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club has never hosted a British Open, but that has hardly ...more »
ISBN: 0743226224 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: Nov 2001 / File Size: 282K
Greedy owners, spoiled players, disillusioned fans -- all hallmarks of baseball in the nineties. Only in this case, it's the eighteen-nineties. We may think that business interests dominate the sport today, but baseball's early years were an even har ...more »
ISBN: 0684859173 / The Free Press / Pub Date: Dec 2000 / File Size: 1052K
From the mini-tours to the thrilling PGA Tour Qualifying School, a young journalist and scratch golfer chronicles his year competing against the pros in an effort to quality for the PGA tour. What results is an enlightening look at the obsession with ...more »
ISBN: 0767908953 / Doubleday / Pub Date: May 2001 / File Size: 293K
The Duke of Havana is the inside story of Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, fallen hero of the Cuban revolution. Banned by the Castro government for plotting to defect and shunned by Cuban society, the finest pitcher in Cuba's history fearlessly turned h ...more »
ISBN: 0375506691 / Random House / Pub Date: Jan 2001 / File Size: 836K
The Hall-of-Fame former second baseman and now leading on-air play-by-play analyst provides a highly opinionated and astute analysis of baseball's turbulent recent history, plus a controversial take on where it must go from here.A highly opinionat ...more »
ISBN: 0609607014 / Crown / Pub Date: Sep 2000 / File Size: 540K
When Tiger Stadium began its 88th and final season, Tom Stanton vowed to attend all 81 home games in order to explore his attachment to the place where four generations of his family have shared baseball. Both rollicking and introspective, The Final ...more »
ISBN: 0312701829 / St Martins / Pub Date: Jun 2001 / File Size: 1382K
An investigative and inspiring journey with the 2000 Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe. ...more »
ISBN: 0312703082 / St Martins / Pub Date: Oct 2001 / File Size: 2191K
