Autobiography: sport books

5963 books were found.

Combat: My 50 Years at the Chessboard

Combat: My 50 Years at the Chessboard

Author: Sidney Norman Bernstein
ISBN: 9780923891305
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Sidney Bernstein, born in the Bronx, learned chess from his father at age 7, and played in his first tournament...  Read More >>

The Games of Robert J. Fischer

The Games of Robert J. Fischer

Author: Robert G. Wade ,  Kevin J. O'Connell
ISBN: 9780923891596
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Robert Fischer was US Champion at 14 and World Champion at 29. This revised survey of his career includes every...  Read More >>

Always by My Side: The Healing Gift of a Father's Love

Always by My Side: The Healing Gift of a Father's Love...

Author: Jim Nantz ,  Eli Spielman
ISBN: 9781592404087
Format: Paperback
$42.24

One of America's most visible sports commentators relives some of the most dramatic moments in sports and pays tribute...  Read More >>

Demons and Cocktails

Demons and Cocktails

Author: Stuart Cable
ISBN: 9781844547265
Format: Hardback
$76.43

Packed full of witty anecdotes, all told in Stuart's usual upbeat and humorous tone, this remarkable book will leave...  Read More >>

The Great Swim

The Great Swim

Author: Gavin Mortimer
ISBN: 9780802717498
Format: Paperback
$42.24

The dramatic story of the four courageous female swimmers who captivated the world in the summer of 1926. <p>During...  Read More >>

I Live For This

I Live For This

Author: Tommy Lasorda ,  Bill Plaschke
ISBN: 9780547237886
Format: Paperback
$39.47

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Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner

Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner

Author: Madelyn Cain
ISBN: 9780615238210
Format: Hardback
$73.79

With unflinching candor, Cain reveals jockey Laffit Pincay's greatest triumphs and fiercest struggles: the famed...  Read More >>

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Author: Philip Gabriel ,  Haruki Murakami
ISBN: 9780099526155
Format: Paperback
$25.85

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, the author began running to keep fit. A year later,...  Read More >>

Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West

Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing...

Author: Rachel Dickinson
ISBN: 9780618806232
Format: Hardback
$63.36

Dickinson profiles falconer Steve Chindgren, a man willing to make extreme sacrifices to continue practicing the...  Read More >>

A-Rod

A-Rod

Author: Selena Roberts ,  L J Ganser
ISBN: 9780061938917
Format: Downloadable audio file
$50.13

Diligent, detailed, and overpowering. This is not a book of conjecture: It s one of bootstrap journalism. </p> <em>New...  Read More >>

From Strength to Strength. The Story of Peter Kipchumba Rono

From Strength to Strength. The Story of Peter Kipchumba...

Author: Kibny'aanko Seroney
ISBN: 9789966769633
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Peter Rono won the 1,500 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympic games beating favourites Peter Elliott and Steve Cram...  Read More >>

Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly: Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly

Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly: Saturday Afternoons in...

Author: Jeff Stelling
ISBN: 9780007281251
Format: Hardback
$79.07

The cult SkySports Soccer Saturday anchorman delivers a volley of entertaining and informative anecdotes about life...  Read More >>

The Marlin Run: The real fight starts at the end...

The Marlin Run: The real fight starts at the end......

Author: Ivan Pacheco, Jr.
ISBN: 9781448624959
Format: Paperback
$42.24

A fascinating coming of age story about Marlin fishing and hunting while growing up with legendary Hemingway type...  Read More >>

32 Minutes Of Greatness: Special Editon

32 Minutes Of Greatness: Special Editon

Author: Daniel McLaurin III
ISBN: 9780964975668
Format: Paperback
$42.11

"In 1965, against impossible odds, a black Durham, North Carolina high school basketball team fights bigotry and...  Read More >>

Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story

Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story

Author: José Torres ,  Bert Randolph Sugar
ISBN: 9780803220560
Format: Paperback
$47.39

In this acclaimed book, hailed by Norman Mailer as an """"impressive event"""", we are brought for the first time...  Read More >>

Korchnoi's Chess Games

Korchnoi's Chess Games

Author: David N L Levy ,  Kevin J O'Connell
ISBN: 9784871878104
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi, one of the world's two leading chess players and five times candidate for the World Championship,...  Read More >>

The Complete Games of Bobby Fischer

The Complete Games of Bobby Fischer

Author: Robert G. Wade ,  Kevin J. O'Connell
ISBN: 9780923891374
Format: Paperback
$79.07

As a massive work of reference to Fischer's chess science and technique, and as a tribute to the delights of Fischer's...  Read More >>

Beyond The Boot Camps

Beyond The Boot Camps

Author: Steve Claridge
ISBN: 9780752897318
Format: Hardback
$113.39

Sequel to bestselling cult football memoir, Tales from the Boot Camps  Read More >>

Minnesotans in Baseball: Players and Personalities

Minnesotans in Baseball: Players and Personalities

Author: Stew Thornley
ISBN: 9781932472806
Format: Paperback
$68.51

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Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics

Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics

Author: Jennifer Sey
ISBN: 9780061351471
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Published in time for the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, this book by a champion gymnast tells her riveting true story...  Read More >>

Life of Spice: The Autobiography of Gordon Spice

Life of Spice: The Autobiography of Gordon Spice

Author: Gordon Spice ,  Jeremy Walton
ISBN: 9781844255689
Format: Hardback
$49.50

Gordon Spice's life and his professional driving career includes politically incorrect, wickedly witty recollections...  Read More >>

Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

Author: Bill Russell ,  Peter Jay Fernandez
ISBN: 9780061778902
Format: Audio
$79.17

In the tradition of Big Russ and Me, basketball legend Russell pays homage to his mentor, coach, and long-time...  Read More >>

True Heroes of Sports: Discovering the Heart of a Champion

True Heroes of Sports: Discovering the Heart of a Champion...

Author: Steve Riach
ISBN: 9781404186996
Format: Hardback
$42.21

Combining the brilliant images of renowned sports photographer Tom DiPace with essays by Riach, this book profiles...  Read More >>

Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball

Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball...

Author: Melvin Juette ,  Ronald J. Berger
ISBN: 9781592134755
Format: Paperback
$55.31

Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that...  Read More >>

Blood Over Water

Blood Over Water

Author: David Livingston ,  James Livingston
ISBN: 9780747595151
Format: Hardback
$66.00

‘The Boat Race is the most divisive event in rowing ... An extraordinary and gripping story of a battle between...  Read More >>

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