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  • Australia’s Grand Slam Tennis Champions
    John Coomer
    Australia has a proud history on the world tennis stage. From pioneers like Jack Crawford, Nancye Wynne (Bolton) and Frank Sedgman, through the golden era of champions like Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Margaret Smith (Court) and John Newcombe, and on to more recent success stories like those of Ash Barty and Dylan Alcott.This book highlights the achievements of every A...
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    66,03 €

  • I Don’t Believe It... We’re Good? The New Detroit Lions
    Barry Schumer
    The Detroit Lions are roaring into the new season with a big win. And now lifelong Lions fan Barry Schumer is capturing the excitement and optimism in his new book, I Don’t Believe It, We’re Good! The New Detroit Lions. In this new edition of his previous book, 7 Years Later and 'I Still Don’t Believe It!' Same Old Lions, Barry chronicles the many lows that long-suffering fans ...
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    15,98 €

  • Arthur Gould
    Gwyn Prescott / Prescott Gwyn
    Arthur Gould is the definitive biography of the record-breaking Welsh international player who is widely acknowledged as the first superstar of rugby. Such was his fame and renown, that upon his tragic, early death in 1919, aged just 54, Gould’s funeral in Newport was reported as the biggest Wales had ever seen.Nicknamed ’Monkey’ due to his childhood fondness for climbing trees...
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    38,83 €

  • Jackson Haines
    Ryan Stevens
    'Ryan’s journalistic ability to unearth historical details and mix them into a compelling story is first-class! While balancing accuracy and fairness, he reveals a man whose life demonstrated enormous talent and creativity, celebrity and human frailty.' - Debbi Wilkes, Olympic Silver Medallist, author and figure skating commentator 'Informative, lively and scholarly, without be...
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    21,07 €

  • Baseball, Art, and Dreams
    Scott Christopher
    Baseball, Art, and Dreams is the amazing true story of Scott Christopher, a boy who loved the game of baseball. At age six he falls on the broken soda bottle, severing all seven tendons, median nerve, and both arteries in his throwing hand. Some said Scott had ten minutes to live, and shockingly his team of doctors considered amputation. After years of grueling rehabilitation, ...
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    25,78 €

  • Overcoming Adversity
    Tex Greene
    'Why are these grown men getting paid millions of dollars to play a child’s game?'Inevitably, if you’ve been around the game of basketball long enough, you’ve heard some cynical adult ask this question. It seems fair; getting paid millions to play basketball every night in front of adoring fans does sound like one of the easiest gigs in the world. But there’s a lot more to it t...
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    18,88 €

  • The Dark Side Behind the Wheel
    Patricia Teixeira
    "Behind the exhilarating speed and radiant victories of Formula 1 lies a more subtle, often unseen realm. The Dark Side Behind the Wheel peels back the layers, revealing the intricate tapestry of emotions, aspirations, and vulnerabilities that each racer carries. Amidst the powerful resonance of engines, quieter personal battles wage, often hidden from the world. This book grac...
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    21,32 €

  • Tony Gwynn
    Scott Kingdon
    Tony Gwynn spent his entire professional baseball career with the San Diego Padres. He stands second only to Ty Cobb in batting titles and consecutive .300-plus seasons. As a coach, he preached the Gwynn gospel to his players: do it right, do it with class, and respect others and the game. An extrovert with an unforgettable laugh and wry sense of humor, he was often the cente...
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    42,94 €

  • First Grandmaster of the Soviet Union
    Sergei Tkachenko
    Born in Bakhmut, Ukraine, and brought up in Odessa, Boris Verlinsky (1888-1950) was the first holder of the grandmaster title in the Soviet Union, and he was consistently one of the top Soviet players in the 1920s.He earned the master’s title at the 1924 Soviet Championship and won fourth prize at the 1925 Championship, defeating the tournament winner Bogoljubov along the way. ...
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    62,04 €

  • First Grandmaster of the Soviet Union
    Sergei Tkachenko
    Born in Bakhmut, Ukraine, and brought up in Odessa, Boris Verlinsky (1888-1950) was the first holder of the grandmaster title in the Soviet Union, and he was consistently one of the top Soviet players in the 1920s.He earned the master’s title at the 1924 Soviet Championship and won fourth prize at the 1925 Championship, defeating the tournament winner Bogoljubov along the way. ...
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    50,33 €

  • Running Marathons in 50 States and 7 Continents
    Robert Preston
    I love to run, and my love for running has taken me all around the world. From Boston and New York to Antarctica and South Africa, I have gotten to see some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet. I have run one hundred fifteen marathons in all fifty states as well as the seven continents. Like all athletes, I have had setbacks. Through faith, perseverance, and determinati...
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    16,03 €

  • Go
    Elizabeth Model / John Wragg / Kevin Mackinon
    They have raced on all seven continents. He has completed almost 300 full-distance triathlon races - 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and 42.2 km of running - more than any other person on the planet. She is one of only two women who have completed more than 100 such events. They are both among a select few who have completed every Ironman race in the world. ...
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    37,65 €

  • Alison C. Ayres
    Alison C. Ayres
    'Alison. What a life story! Truly inspiring!'TREVOR CARDINALFormer VP & Creative Director at Leo Burnett USA and former Ayres mentor.'Proof of what’s possible when you never ever give up on yourself.If you want to be inspired to achieve by one of the Dreamers / Goal Oriented people with whom you share this planet; this is a book for you to read.'MILLIE BURNSFilm Reviewer / Scre...
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    43,93 €

  • The Ballplayer’s Son
    Dell Franklin
    By the time 'The Brawl Heard ’Round the World' blew up baseball on a hot Sunday in 1953, young Dell Franklin had been a regular in Pacific Coast League clubhouses for three years. His father, former major leaguer Murray 'Big Moe' Franklin, was in the middle of the fight, near the end of a nearly 20-year career in professional baseball, with a chip on his shoulder that had been ...
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    14,03 €

  • My Unusual Life
    Laurie Lewis Havel
    Relive action, drama, and romance in My Unusual Life, an autobiography that chronicles a determined spirit with twists and turns - a time, in retrospect, full of life, rife with humor, and not without challenges. This is the story of Laurie, a woman who reinvents herself time and time again.Her love of a challenge and desire to be on the Olympic team after meeting two athletes ...
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    19,24 €

  • A Boy’s Life Journey
    Mark DenDekker
    Midway, it’s a movie about WWII, version 2018. Great movie! So Dick Best and Murray are in a complete dive bomb, bullets flying everywhere. Dick has the aircraft carrier dead in his sights. 'Murray, 1,800 feet, 1,400 feet, 1,000 feet. Well, center cut. Direct hit! Murray, nice shot!' Somehow they are pulling out of the dive, and they have three zeroes on their tail. Best to Mur...
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    14,60 €

  • Thunder & Lightning
    Joe Botti
    Thunder & Lightning: The Fighting Gatti Brothers, by Joe Botti, is a gripping tale of triumph, tragedy, and the dark side of sports. It is a groundbreaking masterpiece that pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary lives of two brothers, Arturo and Joe Gatti, from their childhoods in Montreal, Canada until they arrived in Jersey City, N.J. and battled their way through the cu...
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    43,43 €

  • Keep The Car Door Open And The Engine Running
    John D. Hall
    John D. Hall spent twenty-three years officiating softball and hockey primarily in northwest British Columbia. In this book he describes his journey with all the highs and lows associated with each sport; from achieving his goal of an umpiring berth at a National Championship in 1995 and his induction by Softball Canada into the Canadian Indicator Club in 2001; to his career as...
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    18,41 €

  • Keep The Car Door Open And The Engine Running
    John D. Hall
    John D. Hall spent twenty-three years officiating softball and hockey primarily in northwest British Columbia. In this book he describes his journey with all the highs and lows associated with each sport; from achieving his goal of an umpiring berth at a National Championship in 1995 and his induction by Softball Canada into the Canadian Indicator Club in 2001; to his career as...
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    25,94 €

  • Red Sky
    Minzhi Xing
    Embark on a powerful journey of courage and resilience with Red Sky. This story is set in Mao’s Red China and explores the effects of the Cultural Revolution on a family. Follow Minzhi Xing as she navigates her way through the tumultuous times of Mao’s Red China, from being separated from her family for 10 years, to ultimately reconnecting with the strangers that were once her ...
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    23,82 €

  • Unsinkable
    Alan Corcoran
    FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR of MARATHON MAN'BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2023'Kirkus Reviews (awarded Starred Review)LoveReading (awarded Star Book)UNSINKABLE is an inspirational, humorous, and heart-wrenching tale of persevering after facing life’s most difficult realities. Weeks after a joy-filled footballing trip around France, joined by family and friends, Alan Corcoran lear...
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    18,57 €

  • Homicide Hank
    Kenneth Bridgham
    They called him 'Homicide Hank,' 'Hammerin’ Hank,' 'Hurricane Henry,' 'The Black Blitzkrieg,' and 'The Human Buzz-Saw,' for he was the most ruthless destroyer of champions and challengers the sport has known.In all of boxing history, only one man has held the championships of three weight divisions at once: Henry Armstrong. This was in an era where there were only eight weight ...
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    50,91 €

  • Sooners Forever
    Dennis G. Kelly
    The OU Radio broadcast team was in the Cotton Bowl press box in 2011, waiting for the obligatory 11 AM kick off between OU and Texas. Coach Merv Johnson was talking of the rain soaked 15-15 game in 1984, and how OU actually won. 'We had the ball on a fumble before the (controversial) Stansberry play', Merv said. I later looked at the highlights and he was correct.It dawned on m...
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    16,04 €

  • Hail to the Redskins
    Adam Lazarus
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    15,98 €

  • A Vagabond Life
    Tom Peart
    When it comes to a career in coaching sports, there is no teaching without doing-and practice doesn’t just make perfect, it makes a whole life.In this heartfelt memoir, first-time author Thomas H. Peart recounts the story of his experiences growing up in Alexandria, Minnesota, playing hockey, joining the US Marine Corps, attending college, and eventually entering a lengthy and ...
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    27,09 €

  • A Vagabond Life
    Tom Peart
    When it comes to a career in coaching sports, there is no teaching without doing-and practice doesn’t just make perfect, it makes a whole life.In this heartfelt memoir, first-time author Thomas H. Peart recounts the story of his experiences growing up in Alexandria, Minnesota, playing hockey, joining the US Marine Corps, attending college, and eventually entering a lengthy and ...
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    40,13 €

  • Go-to Girl
    Jenyth 'JJ' Gearhart / Jenyth Gearhart
    Mothers and daughters, coaches and players, athletic vs. academic cultures: Go-to Girl provides a portrait of student-athlete J.J. Gearhart as she navigates life at an elite school. One of the first female athletics scholarship recipients at Stanford University, J.J.’s ambitions are simple: she wants an Olympic volleyball career and a medical school degree. She hopes to find a ...
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    19,06 €

  • Obsession
    Alexander Konstantinopolsky
    Vsevolod Rauzer, born in Kiev in 1908, was one of the world’s leading chess opening theoreticians and thinkers in the 1930s. As a player, he was an uncompromising attacker, trying to avoid draws as well as to prove that 1.e4 wins by force. According to Mikhail Botvinnik, 'His opening research...with linked middlegame plans, gives us every reason to place V. Rauzer among the fou...
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    31,60 €

  • Obsession
    Alexander Konstantinopolsky
    Vsevolod Rauzer, born in Kiev in 1908, was one of the world’s leading chess opening theoreticians and thinkers in the 1930s. As a player, he was an uncompromising attacker, trying to avoid draws as well as to prove that 1.e4 wins by force. According to Mikhail Botvinnik, 'His opening research...with linked middlegame plans, gives us every reason to place V. Rauzer among the fou...
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    43,31 €

  • The Morse Code
    Brendan Buckley
    Triumph over hardship. Pay it forward. The power of community. These were the moral codes of Dave Morse (1937-2015), a beloved Vermont Sports Hall of Fame journalist who spent 20 years at the Hardwick Gazette writing 'The Morse Code,' an all-sports, all-ages column. This biography, with color photos and a foreword by Ross Connelly, editor and co-publisher of the Gazette from 19...
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    17,53 €


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