Crown imprint: 1774 books
Road to Valor
A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Road to Valor is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatestcomeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian resistance during World War II.
Gino Bartali is best known as an Italian cycling legend: the man who not only won the Tour...
The Catch
One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game...
Goose
The Outrageous Life and Times of a Football Guy
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
A hugely popular and beloved football commentator and former player with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens, Tony Siragusa offers his uncensored insider's look at the NFL and his hilarious take on life off the gridiron.
The New York Times called him a "modern-day John Madden."...
Standing Tall
A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
“Lots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer is the dream—a coalminer’s daughter who believed when her Poppa told her there was no obstacle she could not surmount. And she lives that dream, teaching others to rise up to meet challenges, turning underdogs into champions again and again—on...
The Rivals
Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendshi p
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In the annals of sports, no individual rivalry matches the intensity, longevity, and emotional resonance of the one between two extraordinary women: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
Over sixteen years, Evert and Navratilova met on the tennis court a record eighty times—sixty times in...
Tour de Lance
The Extraordinary Story of Cycling's Most Controversial Champion
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Lance Armstrong is a worldwide icon, indisputably one of the greatest cyclists who has ever lived. After battling cancer and becoming an inspiration to millions, Armstrong won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years before retiring from competition in 2005.
Four years later,...
The Pro
Lessons from My Father About Golf and Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2006
Butch Harmon is the world’s number one golf coach. He taught Tiger Woods through one of the greatest stretches of victories in golf history (and, perhaps even more conspicuously, did not teach Tiger Woods following his unprecedented run), as well as superstars like Greg Norman, Adam Scott, Fred...
At Fenway
Dispatches from Red Sox Nation
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Seeing baseball played at Fenway is an experience like no other for Red Sox fans and rivals alike because the park reminds us of what baseball used to be. Fenway may not offer fans the best seats or even adequate parking, but when game-goers walk through the park's gate, the smell of hotdogs and...
Masters of Modern Soccer
How the World's Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
In Masters of Modern Soccer, Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl asks: How do some of the game's smartest figures master the craft of soccer? By profiling players in every key position (American phenomenon Christian Pulisic, Mexican superstar Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, Belgium's Vincent...
by Bill Lee, Richard Lally
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
The return of a sports classic with a new foreword by the author
Finally back in print after many years, here is Bill Lee’s classic tale of his renegade life on and off the mound. Whether walking out on the Montreal Expos to protest the release of a valued teammate or telling sportswriters...
Backyard Brawl
Inside the Blood Feud Between Texas and Texas A&M
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
It happens once a year, creating a seismic divide throughout the country. It pits brother against brother. It breaks up business deals. It ruins relationships. And once it’s finished, all both sides want is for another year to pass by so they can do it again. It is the Texas/Texas A& M football...
Wilt, 1962
The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored one hundred points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers.
As historic and revolutionary as the...
Major
A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of handsome, lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse money was awarded to them. Major Taylor aimed to be the fastest of them all. A prominent...
The Beckham Experiment
How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009
In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of soccer, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, the Los Angeles Galaxy. Under the direction of his manager, Simon Fuller, the mastermind behind American Idol and the Spice Girls, Beckham was ready for...