Biographie & Autobiographie / Sportifs

Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball

de Molly O'Neill

Molly O'Neill's father believed that baseball was his family's destiny. He wanted to spawn enough sons for an infield, so he married the tallest woman in Columbus, Ohio. Molly came out first, but eventually...

Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball

de Jose Canseco

In 2005, Jose Canseco blew the lid off Major League Baseball's steroid scandal -- and no one believed him. His New York Times bestselling memoir Juiced met a firestorm of criticism and outrage from the media,...

Unplayable: An Inside Account of Tiger's Most Tumultuous Season

de Robert Lusetich

The definitive chronicle of the most stunning year in the legendary career of Tiger Woods, when the worlds greatest golfer returned to competitive play following major knee surgeryonly to have his personal life...

The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine

de Fay Vincent

On a beautiful July morning in 1991, three men gathered in a hotel suite for an informal breakfast and conversation. The discussion ranged widely over events and characters of the past, famous names and fabled...

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball

de Chamique Holdsclaw & Jennifer Frey

She has been called the best woman basketball player ever, the player with the power to decide the direction of the WNBA. But the popularity of twenty-three-year-old Chamique Holdsclaw is rooted not only in...

The Smart Money: How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions

de Michael Konik

A riveting inside look at the lucrative world of professional high-stakes sports betting by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key operative in the world's most successful sports gambling ring.

When...

Called to Coach: Reflections on Life, Faith, and Football

de Mark Schlabach, Bobby Bowden & Tony Dungy

Coach Bobby Bowden is an icon of college football who ran his legendary, top-ranking program with a trademark southern charm. With his recent retirement, Bowden is ready to give fans and readers the behind-the-scenes...

Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life

de Misty May-Treanor & Jill Lieber Steeg

The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medal–winning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor.

More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world’s...

The Grace to Race: The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete Known as the Iron Nun

de Sister Madonna Buder & Karin Evans

SISTER MADONNA BUDER is 80 years old, has run more than 340 triathlons, and doesn’t know what all the fuss is about. In The Grace to Race, she shares the no-nonsense spirit and deep faith that inspired her...

Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend

de James S Hirsch

Willie Mays is arguably the greatest player in baseball history, still revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the...

King of the Cowboys

de Ty Murray & Steve Eubanks

The most famous rodeo champion of all time tells his amazing true story -- and opens a fascinating window into the world of the professional cowboy.

Ty Murray was born to be a rodeo star -- in fact, his first...

Welcome to My World

de Johnny Weir

In a memoir as candid and unconventional as Johnny Weir himself, the three-time U.S. National Champion figure skater who electrified the 2010 Winter Olympics shares his glamorous, gritty, heartbreaking, hopeful,...

Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in UFC History

de Matt Hughes & Michael Malice

If you know anything at all about mixed martial arts and the UFC, then you know the name Matt Hughes. With devastating slams and ground-and-pound -- and nine championship belts to his credit -- Matt is the most...

Ted DiBiase

de Ted DiBiase & Tom Caiazzo

Everyone's got a price.

Everyone's got to pay.

'Cause the Million Dollar Man always gets his way.

After proving his point, Ted DiBiase would laugh and fan out his large roll of hundreds, worsening the degradation...

Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask

de Jeremy Roberts

He's called the human highlight reel of professional wrestling. His high-flying acrobatics have thrilled fans on every continent. He's been crowned champion of the world's greatest wrestling promotions, from...

Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey

de Evander Holyfield & Lee Gruenfeld

History's only four-time world heavyweight boxing champion and one of America's most admired and beloved athletes reveals the dramatic story of his rise from poverty to the very pinnacle of the toughest sport...

Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography

de Steve Delsohn & Mark Heisler

Brilliant, intimidating, charming, or profane, Coach Bob Knight is an enduring contradiction who has long fascinated and repelled basketball fans, for whom he has provided as much to dislike as to respect.

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The Leaderboard: Conversations on Golf and Life

de Don Wade, Amy Alcott & Jim Nantz

Every golfer has a story. And for many, sharing stories about the game's challenges and pleasures, legends and lore, is as much a joy as playing the game itself. Amy Alcott, one of golf's great personalities...

Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage, and Redemption

de Dan Clark

Aggressive, explosive, and boasting awesome athletic ability, Dan Clark rose to tremendous fame as Nitro on American Gladiators. He quickly emerged as the most popular cast member and became a reality television...

Playing a Round with the Little Pro: A Life in the Game

de Eddie Merrins & Mike Purkey

In the world of professional golf, everyone knows "the Little Pro" -- Eddie Merrins, the head professional at the Bel-Air Country Club. A living bridge between the Golden Age of the sport and the greatest champions...