Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Little giants of pro sports Little giants of pro sports Nathan Aaseng Biographies of seven sports figures who have excelled despite being small in stature. Includes Calvin Murphy, Greg Pruitt, Tracy Austin, Pelé, Marcel Dionne, Joe Morgan, and Fred Patek. OL15216169W
From Peanuts to the Pressbox From Peanuts to the Pressbox Eli Gold In this behind-the-scenes look at sports broadcasting Eli Gold tells how a kid from Brooklyn, New York, went from selling peanuts at Madison Square Garden to being one of the most recognizable voices… OL15368330W
Hawk Hawk Tony Hawk The grand master of extreme skateboarding, a.k.a. "The Birdman", shares the trials and tribulations that have made him a legend in skateboarding. OL16061030W
An accidental athlete An accidental athlete John Bingham "John Bingham is a beloved evangelist of running. Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his gentle humor and back-of-the-pack speed, Bingham's memoir An Accidental Athlete explores with wit and poignanc… OL16342119W
Run! Run! Dean Karnazes A'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' The New York Times In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more mind-blowin… OL16415910W
Cash and carry Cash and carry Jim Reisler "C.C. "Cash and Carry" Pyle was a true American original. A dreamer and a schemer, Pyle made several fortunes by representing professional football and tennis players before quickly losing everything… OL1929286W
Running with Raven Running with Raven Laura Lee P. Huttenbach The Amazing Story of One Man, His Passion, and the Community He Inspired. In 1975 Robert "Raven" Kraft, a high school dropout and aspiring songwriter, made a New Year's Resolution to run eight miles … OL19719523W
The ride of my life The ride of my life Mat Hoffman,Mark Lewman I had seriously reached a point in my life where I wasn't scared of anything. Panic was replaced by awww, shit, how can I fix this before I hit the ground? Childhood for Mat Hoffman was packed with h… OL19818597W
Called again Called again Jennifer Pharr Davis In 2011, Davis became the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail. By hiking 2,181 miles in 46 days-- an average of 47 miles per day-- she became the first female to ever set that mark. But th… OL19973408W
Rowing for my life Rowing for my life Kathleen Saville By the first woman to row across the North Atlantic and to row across two oceans, an account of seeking adventure and fulfillment on the high seas in a twenty-five-foot rowboat, of her Guinness Book … OL20058576W
GIMP GIMP Mark Zupan,Tim Swanson,Mark Zupan Mark Zupan was a college soccer star, out drinking one night with friends. Tired from the game and from a few too many beers, he decided to take a nap in the back of his best friend's pickup truck. S… OL277995W
Always By My Side Always By My Side Jim Nantz From February to April 2007, starting with his play-by-play call of Super Bowl XLI, Jim Nantz had a historic 63-day broadcasting run as he became the first commentator to broadcast the Super Bowl, th… OL8469102W