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They Pay Me to Catch Footballs

by Tommy McDonald, Ed Richter ...

Football's premier pass-catcher, Tommy McDonald, says of himself, "I'm just a little guy in a big guy's game." This five-foot-ten-inch, 175-pound fireball has proved that speed, balance, and savvy are more than a match for the league of giants in which he plays!Here's McDonald's story.Thomas Franklin McDonald (July 26, 1934 – September 24, 2018) was an American football flanker in the National ... Read more

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Football's premier pass-catcher, Tommy McDonald, says of himself, "I'm just a little guy in a big guy's game." This five-foot-ten-inch, 175-pound fireball has proved that speed, balance, and savvy are more than a match for the league of giants in which he plays!Here's McDonald's story.Thomas Franklin McDonald (July 26, 1934 – September 24, 2018) was an American football flanker in the National
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Badasses

The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders

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A New York Times –bestselling author presents the definitive biography of arguably the last team to play old-fashioned tough-guy football.The 1970s Oakland Raiders were the NFL's badasses, black-clad iconoclasts whose machismo, brotherhood, and blue-collar values mocked pro football corporatism. In this entertaining biography, Peter Richmond tells the rollicking story of this motley crew of ... Read more

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A New York Times –bestselling author presents the definitive biography of arguably the last team to play old-fashioned tough-guy football.The 1970s Oakland Raiders were the NFL's badasses, black-clad iconoclasts whose machismo, brotherhood, and blue-collar values mocked pro football corporatism. In this entertaining biography, Peter Richmond tells the rollicking story of this motley crew of
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Summer of '49

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This #1 bestselling baseball classic of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is "a celebration of a vanished heroic age" ( The New York Times Book Review ).The summer of 1949: It was baseball's Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams's Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, ... Read more

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This #1 bestselling baseball classic of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is "a celebration of a vanished heroic age" ( The New York Times Book Review ).The summer of 1949: It was baseball's Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams's Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment,
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The Roger Angell Baseball Collection

The Summer Game, Five Seasons, and Season Ticket

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From "the clear-eyed poet laureate of baseball"—a definitive collection of three nonfiction classics chronicling MLB into the modern age ( New York Post).In these three classic volumes, legendary New Yorker sportswriter Roger Angell chronicles the triumphs, travails, heroes, and history of America's favorite pastime.In The Summer Game, Angell covers ten seasons in the major leagues from the 1960s ... Read more

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From "the clear-eyed poet laureate of baseball"—a definitive collection of three nonfiction classics chronicling MLB into the modern age ( New York Post).In these three classic volumes, legendary New Yorker sportswriter Roger Angell chronicles the triumphs, travails, heroes, and history of America's favorite pastime.In The Summer Game, Angell covers ten seasons in the major leagues from the 1960s
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Billy Martin

Baseball's Flawed Genius

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The New York Times b estseller . " The sprawling, brawling, no-punches-pulled narrative Martin deserves . . . one of baseball's epic characters." —Tom Verducci, bestselling author of The Cubs WayEven now, years after his death, Billy Martin remains one of the most intriguing and charismatic figures in baseball history. And the mos... ... Read more

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The New York Times b estseller . " The sprawling, brawling, no-punches-pulled narrative Martin deserves . . . one of baseball's epic characters." —Tom Verducci, bestselling author of The Cubs WayEven now, years after his death, Billy Martin remains one of the most intriguing and charismatic figures in baseball history. And the mos...
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Unfinished Business

On and Off the Court with the 1990–91 Boston Celtics

by Jack McCallum ...

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jack McCallum (DREAM TEAM) gives an inside look at the legendary Boston Celtics during a season of change."One of the five best NBA books ever written."—Bill Simmons, ESPNIn the 1990-91 basketball season, the Boston Celtics were a team in transition, both on and off the court. Jack McCallum, also the author of the critically-acclaimed SEVEN SECONDS OR LESS, ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jack McCallum (DREAM TEAM) gives an inside look at the legendary Boston Celtics during a season of change."One of the five best NBA books ever written."—Bill Simmons, ESPNIn the 1990-91 basketball season, the Boston Celtics were a team in transition, both on and off the court. Jack McCallum, also the author of the critically-acclaimed SEVEN SECONDS OR LESS,
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Tales from the Dugout : The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told: The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told

The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told

by Mike Shannon ...

Batter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium. ... Read more

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Batter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium.
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Seasons in Hell

With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and, "the Worst Baseball Team in History"—The 1973–1975 Texas Rangers

by Mike Shropshire ...

"A funny, revealing, Ball Four–like romp through mid-seventies baseball" from the longtime sports columnist and author of The Last Real Season ( Booklist).You think your team is bad? In this "disastrously hilarious" work on one of the most tortured franchises in baseball, one reporter discovers that nine innings can feel like an eternity ( USA Today).In early 1973, gonzo sportswriter Mike ... Read more

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"A funny, revealing, Ball Four–like romp through mid-seventies baseball" from the longtime sports columnist and author of The Last Real Season ( Booklist).You think your team is bad? In this "disastrously hilarious" work on one of the most tortured franchises in baseball, one reporter discovers that nine innings can feel like an eternity ( USA Today).In early 1973, gonzo sportswriter Mike
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Unmasked

Bernie Parent and the Broad Street Bullies

by Bernie Parent, Stan Hochman ...

In a city known as home to some of the sporting world's biggest stars, few have ever shined as brightly as the Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent, and this autobiography shares how he became one of the most sensational goalies in NHL history. The catchphrase "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent" became ubiquitous in Philadelphia as Parent won two Vezina Trophies as the league's top ... Read more

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In a city known as home to some of the sporting world's biggest stars, few have ever shined as brightly as the Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent, and this autobiography shares how he became one of the most sensational goalies in NHL history. The catchphrase "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent" became ubiquitous in Philadelphia as Parent won two Vezina Trophies as the league's top
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All the Way

My Life in Four Quarters

by Joe Namath ...

The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football.Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead the New York Jets to an 18-point underdog victory against the seemingly invincible Baltimore Colts. When the final whistle blew, that promise had been kept.Namath was instantly heralded as a ... Read more

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The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football.Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead the New York Jets to an 18-point underdog victory against the seemingly invincible Baltimore Colts. When the final whistle blew, that promise had been kept.Namath was instantly heralded as a
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The Era, 1947–1957

When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World

by Roger Kahn ...

The author of The Boys of Summer explores the golden age of baseball, an unforgettable time when the game thrived as America's unrivaled national sport.The Era begins in 1947, with Jackie Robinson changing major league baseball forever by taking the field for the Dodgers. Dazzling, momentous events characterize the decade that followed—Robinson's amazing accomplishments; the explosion on the ... Read more

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The author of The Boys of Summer explores the golden age of baseball, an unforgettable time when the game thrived as America's unrivaled national sport.The Era begins in 1947, with Jackie Robinson changing major league baseball forever by taking the field for the Dodgers. Dazzling, momentous events characterize the decade that followed—Robinson's amazing accomplishments; the explosion on the
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The Quarterback Whisperer

How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

by Bruce Arians ...

A master football coach shares the secret to creating and nurturing a legendary quarterback.What is an elite NFL quarterback and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best in the sport: Peyton Manning; Ben Roethlisberger; Andrew Luck; and the ... Read more

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A master football coach shares the secret to creating and nurturing a legendary quarterback.What is an elite NFL quarterback and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best in the sport: Peyton Manning; Ben Roethlisberger; Andrew Luck; and the
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