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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Catching heat Catching heat Jim Leyritz "Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz's life story from national sports hero to vehicular manslaughter charge knocks 'compelling' out of the park.The year is 1996. Location, Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. In … OL15933325W
Hacksaw Hacksaw Hacksaw (Wrestler) "Offering professional wrestling fans a ringside seat into his adventurous life, WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jim Duggan recounts for the first time key moments and legendary bouts both inside and outsi… OL16318682W
Mookie Mookie Mookie Wilson "They said it was the "Curse of the Bambino." They said "the bad guys won." Now one of baseball's all-time good guys, New York Mets legend Mookie Wilson, tells his side of the story--from the ground … OL17893345W
What makes Olga run? What makes Olga run? Bruce Grierson "Olga Kotelko is not your average ninety-three-year-old. She not only looks and acts like a much younger woman, she holds over twenty-three world records in track and field, seventeen in her current … OL19666861W
Every day I fight Every day I fight Stuart Scott Shortly before he passed away, on January 4, 2015, Stuart Scott completed work on this memoir. It was both a labor of love and a love letter to life itself. Not only did Stuart relate his personal st… OL19997315W
The best team money can buy The best team money can buy Molly Knight "The inside-the-clubhouse story of two tumultuous years when the Los Angeles Dodgers were re-made from top to bottom, from the ownership of the team to management to the players on the field, becomin… OL20006574W
Find a way Find a way Diana Nyad "On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. … OL20008561W
My year of running dangerously My year of running dangerously Tom Foreman "CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poign… OL20020313W
Counting the days while my mind slips away Counting the days while my mind slips away Ben Utecht "After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughte… OL20032873W
Strong inside Strong inside Andrew Maraniss Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites … OL20049304W