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Basketball Junkie
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
I was dead for thirty seconds.
That's what the cop in Fall River told me.
When the EMTs found me, there was a needle in my arm and a packet of heroin in the front seat.
At basketball-crazy Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts, junior guard Chris Herren carried his family's...
Death by Fame
A Life of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
"A well-written, thoroughly researched story of a popular and beautiful empress, who, while self-indulgent, sought a life of privacy and peace, and showed sympathy and charity toward the poor." - Kirkus Reviews
In 1898 Luigi Lucheni fatally stabbed Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on...
by Benjamin Lorr
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Author Benjamin Lorr wandered into a yoga studio—and fell down a rabbit hole
Hell-Bent explores a fascinating, often surreal world at the extremes of American yoga. Benjamin Lorr walked into his first yoga studio on a whim, overweight and curious, and quickly found the yoga reinventing his...
Hero of the Underground
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
I wasn't afraid of death.
How could I be? I lived under death's shadow every day. When you swallow eighty Vicodin, twenty sleeping pills, drink a bottle of vodka, and still survive, a certain sense of invulnerability stays with you. When you continually use drugs with the kind of reckless determination...
Game 7, 1986
Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
New York Times Bestseller
Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for Game Seven of the World Series. Ron Darling got to live that dream - only it didn't go exactly as planned. In New York Times bestselling Game 7, 1986, the award-winning...
Yes
My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
YES! YES! YES! Daniel Bryan is the real deal. Everyone's favorite underdog, he's proven to the world and to all of WWE that looks can be deceiving. Just ask everyone who's ever underestimated him…right before he went out and whipped the WWE Universe into a frenzy.
This is Bryan's behind-the-scenes...
Big Papi
My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
Raised in the Dominican Republic, signed by the Seattle Mariners, and released by the Minnesota Twins, David Ortiz landed in baseball-crazy Boston, of all places. Generally regarded as an underachiever to that point in his career, Ortiz blossomed into one of the most feared and adored sluggers in...
A Life Well Played
My Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
The instant New York Times bestseller
This book is Palmer’s parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player has had...
Throwback
A Big-League Catcher Tells How the Game Is Really Played
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Ever Wonder What's Being Said at Home Plate?
How a Team Silently Communicates?
What Goes on in the Clubhouse Behind Closed Doors?
America's pastime has always left fans and amateur players alike yearning for the answers to questions about how pros play the game.
Jason Kendall is an All-Star...
Marcus
The Autobiography of Marcus Allen
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Now, in his eloquent words, hear mega-football superstar Marcus Allen---Heisman trophy winner, Superbowl MVP, and record-breaking running back--tell his inspiring and unforgettable story, rom his triumphant rise to athletic stardom, to his rocky 11-year relationship with Los Angeles Raiders coach...
Run to Win
Vince Lombardi on Coaching and Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Vince Lombardi, whom many believe to be the greatest football coach in the history of the sport, is both a household name and an icon. He is not only renowned in the sports world, but also in business and industry for his exceptional leadership skills. In Run to Win, acclaimed author Don Phillips...
True Boo
Gator Catchin', Orangutan Boxin', and My Wild Ride to the PGA Tour
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
From the deep South to the PGA Tour, the hilarious and inspiring memoir of golfer Boo Weekley
Ever since his breakout performance at the 2008 Ryder Cup, professional golfer Thomas Brent Weekley, known affectionately as "Boo," has captivated fans with his eccentric, Southern-fried...
America's Girl
The Incredible Story of How Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
America's Girl is an intimate look at the life and trials of Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926 not only became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, but broke the record set by men. The feat so thrilled America that it welcomed her home with a ticker tape parade that drew two million people....
108 Stitches
Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
New York Times Bestseller
This is New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated broadcaster Ron Darling's 108 baseball anecdotes that connect America’s game to the men who played it.
In 108 Stitches, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ron Darling...