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  Quiet Strength

  The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life

  by Nathan Whitaker, Tony Dungy

  Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach--especially a football coach--to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for... (more)
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  When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi

  by David Maraniss

  More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His... (more)
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  The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery

  by Leigh Montville

  He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation. From three-time New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville ... (more)
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  Hero of the Underground: A Memoir

  by Jason Peter

  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 that I did, the limit to how much heroin or crack you can ingest is not defined in dollar amounts, but in the... (more)
• Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the worldDavid Maraniss

  

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  Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the world

  by David Maraniss

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  13-0: Reflections of Champions

  by Candace E. Salima

  Could a college football team from the Rocky Mountains be crowned the best in the land? The idea was unthinkable—until BYU’s 1984 team took the national championship. The Cougars’ perfect season left traditional college football powerhouses by the wayside, mesmerizing the national media and energizing fans. That year has been the stuff of legends ever since. What made that year so unique—and where are... (more)
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  The Great Swim

  by Gavin Mortimer

  The dramatic story of the four courageous female swimmers who captivated the world in the summer of 1926. Despite the tensions of a world still recovering from World War I, during the summer of 1926, the story that enthralled the public revolved around four young American swimmers—Gertrude Ederle, Mille Gade, Lillian Cannon, and Clarabelle Barrett—who battled the weather, each other, and considerable odds to... (more)
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  Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

  by David Maraniss

  On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero, a book destined to become a... (more)
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  Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography

  by Steve Delsohn

  THE FULL, CANDID STORY OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL COACH! Detailing Bob Knight's most explosive moments on and off the court, and drawing from more than one hundred revealing new interviews with those who have worked and played alongside him, this is the most balanced and comprehensive portrait of the NCAA's infamous coach. Love him or hate him, here is BOB KNIGHT AS HE REALLY IS.
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  It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

  by Sally Jenkins, Lance Armstrong

  The #1 New York Times bestseller with legs as strong as its author's. Lance Armstrong is one of the most talked about- and inspirational-sports figures of all time. He was Sports Illustrated 's 2002 Sportsman of the Year-and now, after his record-shattering string of Tour de France victories, some are proclaiming him the greatest athlete of all time. This is the book in which he shares his journey... (more)
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  The Boys of Summer

  by Roger Kahn

  This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is a book by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to cover the Dodgers for the Herald Tribune . This is a book... (more)