W. W. Norton & Company, January 2022. Hardcover. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design..... More
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, September 2021. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An instant sports classic." --New York Post * "Stellar." --The Wall Street Journal * "A true masterwork...880 pages of sheer baseball bliss." --BookPage (starred review) * "This is a remarkable achievement." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A...... More
Ig Publishing, April 2005. Trade Paperback. That s what this book is about . . . how integration has come to baseball and how it can be achieved in every corner of the land. Jackie Robinson Back in print for the first time since its initial publication in 1964, "Baseball..... More
Bloomsbury Publishing, January 2022. Hardcover. From Insomniac City author Bill Hayes, who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and make you glad he did (SF Chronicle)-a cultural, scientific, literary, and personal history of exercise. Exercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and..... More
St. Martin's Press, January 2022. Hardcover. "Every superhero needs an origin story." -Jeff Pearlman The inside look at one of the most captivating and consequential figures in our culture--with never-before-heard interviews. Kobe Bryant's death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of..... More
Dey Street Books, January 2022. Hardcover. The first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes. 82 World..... More
Dial Press Trade Paperback, January 2022. Trade Paperback. The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she's learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE - "Heartbreaking and hilarious."--Mindy Kaling -..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, June 1999. Trade Paperback. When John McPhee met Bill Bradley, both were at the beginning of their careers. A Sense of Where You Are, McPhee's first book, is about Bradley when he was the best basketball player Princeton had ever seen. McPhee delineates for the reader..... More
Vintage Books, May 1995. Trade Paperback. The stories about Moe Berg - his behavior, his intelligence, his charm - are legion, as are the unanswered questions posed by his life. A baseball player and a spy, he was one of the most colorful men to pursue either line of work..... More
National Geographic, January 2022. Hardcover. Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix..... More
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, September 2021. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An instant sports classic." --New York Post * "Stellar." --The Wall Street Journal * "A true masterwork...880 pages of sheer baseball bliss." --BookPage (starred review) * "This is a remarkable achievement." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A...... More
The New Press, September 2021. Hardcover. Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter"The Kaepernick Effect reveals that Colin Kaepernick's story is bigger than one athlete. With profiles of courage that leap off the page, Zirin uncovers a whole..... More
Easton Press, January 1991. Leather. Gilt-decorative blue leather binding with raised spine bands. Silk endapers and ribbon marker. All edges gilt. Unread; near flawless. More
University Press of Florida, March 2010. First Edition. Cloth. Be a part of the legendary boxing gym in its prime "It was the gym where the Muhammad Ali legend was born. The 5th Street Gym in Miami and those that inhabited it are gone now, but inside these pages their..... More
Easton Press, January 1990. First Edition. Leather. Dark blue full leather with gilt decorations, and raised bands. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers and ribbon marker. Unread, near pristine condition. SIGNED BY GEORGE WILL. More
Easton Press, 1991. First Edition. Leather. Octavo. {5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/2'} 'This leather-bound First Edition is personally Signed by Anatoly Karpov' on special bound in page prior to half title page. Black leather with ribbed spine and gold lettering and gold chess decor. Gold textblock edge. Silk..... More
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Easton Press, January 1995. First Edition. Leather. 'This leather bound First Edition is personally signed by George Foreman' on special bound in page. Moire end pages. Brown umber leather with gold lettering and decorations. Ribbed spine. Gold textblock edges. 262 pages. More
Ten Speed Press, June 2021. Hardcover. Discover the untold story of African surf culture in this glorious and colorful collection of profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations. AFROSURF is the first book to capture and celebrate the surfing culture of Africa. This unprecedented collection is compiled by Mami Wata, a Cape..... More
Cleveland Landmarks Press, January 1981. First Edition. Paper Back. Quarto. {8 & 1/2' x 11'} Brown textured paper cover with silver lettering & illustration on front cover and spine. Light foxing/toning to cover verso. 98 pages. More
Ten Speed Press, June 2021. Hardcover. Discover the untold story of African surf culture in this glorious and colorful collection of profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations. AFROSURF is the first book to capture and celebrate the surfing culture of Africa. This unprecedented collection is compiled by Mami Wata, a Cape..... More
William Morrow, November 2021. Hardcover. The long-awaited photographic memoir from basketball superstar Dwyane Wade, beautifully designed with hundreds of photos from Wade's life on and off the court. For 16 years, Dwyane Wade has dazzled basketball fans with his on-court artistry and has built his personal brand into one of..... More
Penguin Books, February 1993. Trade Paperback. More
Eerdmans, January 1973. Paper Back. Octavo. Mild rubbing and edgewear/spine wear. Previous owner's rubber stamp verso of front cover. 112 page. More
University of Texas Press, October 2021. Hardcover. Since 1935, roller derby has thrilled fans and skaters with its constant action, hard hits, and edgy attitude. However, though its participants' athleticism is undeniable, roller derby has never been accepted as a "real" sport. Michella M. Marino, herself a former skater, tackles..... More
Longstreet Press, November 1988. Hardcover. Second printing. More
