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The Mosquito Bowl

A Game of Life and Death in World War II

by Buzz Bissinger ...

Instant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it.” — John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Se... ... Read more

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Instant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it.” — John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Se...
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3 Nights in August

Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager

by Buzz Bissinger ...

This inside view with the Cardinals' Tony La Russa by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Friday Night Lights "should appeal to any baseball fan" ( Publishers Weekly).A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year"Plenty of books have taken us inside baseball, but August takes us directly inside players' heads." — Entertainment Weekly3 Nights in August captures the strategic and... ... Read more

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This inside view with the Cardinals' Tony La Russa by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Friday Night Lights "should appeal to any baseball fan" ( Publishers Weekly).A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year"Plenty of books have taken us inside baseball, but August takes us directly inside players' heads." — Entertainment Weekly3 Nights in August captures the strategic and...
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Father's Day

A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son

by Buzz Bissinger ...

"Every father of a special needs child should read" this memoir by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Friday Night Lights (Temple Grandin).Buzz Bissinger's twins were born just three minutes apart, yet life couldn't have dealt them more different hands. Now grown, Gerry is a graduate student at Penn, preparing to become a teacher. His twin brother, Zach, has spent his life attending ... Read more

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"Every father of a special needs child should read" this memoir by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Friday Night Lights (Temple Grandin).Buzz Bissinger's twins were born just three minutes apart, yet life couldn't have dealt them more different hands. Now grown, Gerry is a graduate student at Penn, preparing to become a teacher. His twin brother, Zach, has spent his life attending
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The Classic Mantle

by Buzz Bissinger, Marvin E. Newman ...

Filled with stunning photos, this book by the #1 New York Times–bestselling sportswriter tells the story of Mickey Mantle's legendary career.Mickey Mantle has long been considered one of baseball's most memorable figures—playing his entire eighteen-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1951-68), winning three American League MVP titles, playing in twenty All-Star games, and winning seven ... Read more

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Filled with stunning photos, this book by the #1 New York Times–bestselling sportswriter tells the story of Mickey Mantle's legendary career.Mickey Mantle has long been considered one of baseball's most memorable figures—playing his entire eighteen-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1951-68), winning three American League MVP titles, playing in twenty All-Star games, and winning seven
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A Prayer for the City

by Buzz Bissinger ...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights, the heart-wrenching and hilarious true story of an American city on its knees and a man who will do anything to save it.A Prayer for the City is acclaimed journalist Buzz Bissinger's true epic of Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell, an utterly unique, unorthodox, and idiosyncratic leader willing to go to any length for the sake of his city: ... Read more

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights, the heart-wrenching and hilarious true story of an American city on its knees and a man who will do anything to save it.A Prayer for the City is acclaimed journalist Buzz Bissinger's true epic of Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell, an utterly unique, unorthodox, and idiosyncratic leader willing to go to any length for the sake of his city:
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The Mosquito Bowl

A Game of Life and Death in World War II

by Buzz Bissinger ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it.” — John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat, from the author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it.” — John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat, from the author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August...
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Father's Day

A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son

by Buzz Bissinger ...

Narrated by Buzz Bissinger ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

Acclaimed Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger shares the moving and uplifting tale of his cross-country journey with his adult savant son who suffered brain damage at birth.Buzz Bissinger’s twin sons were born three minutes—and a world—apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. He’ll never ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Acclaimed Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger shares the moving and uplifting tale of his cross-country journey with his adult savant son who suffered brain damage at birth.Buzz Bissinger’s twin sons were born three minutes—and a world—apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. He’ll never
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Three Nights in August

Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy: Inside the Mind of a Manager

by Buzz Bissinger ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Nordling ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights follows 2004 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa through a three-game series with the arch-rival Chicago Cubs. Bissinger chronicles the process by which the manager leads his players to victory and distills the essence of the game from locker room and front office to dugout and field of play. ... Read more

$24.47 USD

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights follows 2004 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa through a three-game series with the arch-rival Chicago Cubs. Bissinger chronicles the process by which the manager leads his players to victory and distills the essence of the game from locker room and front office to dugout and field of play.
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Shooting Stars

by LeBron James, Buzz Bissinger ...

Narrated by Moe Irvin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 13 min

**The celebrated memoir from LeBron James - a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including his own"A book that will incredibly move and inspire you.” —Jay-Z"A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball's greatest star." — John Grisham* ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**The celebrated memoir from LeBron James - a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including his own"A book that will incredibly move and inspire you.” —Jay-Z"A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball's greatest star." — John Grisham*
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Across the River

Life, Death, and Football in an American City

by Kent Babb ...

Narrated by Kent Babb, Ryan Vincent Anderson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized residents find joy on Friday nights when the Cougars of Edna Karr High School take the field. For years, this football program has brought glory to Algiers, winning three consecutive state championships and sending dozens of young men to college on ... Read more

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On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized residents find joy on Friday nights when the Cougars of Edna Karr High School take the field. For years, this football program has brought glory to Algiers, winning three consecutive state championships and sending dozens of young men to college on
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Taking Berlin

The Bloody Race to Defeat the Third Reich

by Martin Dugard ...

Narrated by Samuel Roukin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, comes a nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies and Soviets to conquer the heart of Nazi Germany.“Gripping, popular history at its page-turning best.”—Alex Kershaw • “With the precision of a smart bomb, Martin Dugard puts the reader directly into the campaign to destroy Hitler.”—Bill O ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, comes a nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies and Soviets to conquer the heart of Nazi Germany.“Gripping, popular history at its page-turning best.”—Alex Kershaw • “With the precision of a smart bomb, Martin Dugard puts the reader directly into the campaign to destroy Hitler.”—Bill O
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Some Assembly Required

A Journal of My Son's First Son

by Anne Lamott, Sam Lamott ...

Narrated by Anne Lamott, Sam Lamott ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

**From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, and Almost Everything“If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—Time**In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about ... Read more

$17.50 USD

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**From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, and Almost Everything“If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—Time**In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about
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