The previously untold legacy of Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb is a baseball immortal, considered by many the greatest player who ever lived. In an age when the game was young and tough, he cultivated a reputation as the fiercest...
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Author:Cobb, HerschelSummary: - Author:Gregoire, L. Waxy, Dupuis, David M., Pilote, PierreSummary:
“The book is a sympathetic and detailed account of Pilote’s journey to Hockey immortality . . . Hockey fans — especially old time Hawks devotees — will delight in the portraits offered here of Pilote’s equally famous...
- Author:Howarth, JerrySummary:
An honest memoir about life, family, and baseball from the longtime, legendary Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster For 36 years, Jerry Howarth ushered in eternal hope each spring and thrived in the drive of each fall as the voice of the...
- Author:Thompson, Hunter S.Summary:
A provocative collection of rants and reflections from Thompson's columns at ESPN.com offers outrageously brilliant insight on topics ranging from the 2000 election to his unconventional take on professional sports ("eliminate the...
- Author:Hall, BrianSummary:
Through the seventies and into the mid-eighties a cohort of young climbers challenged the siege mentality of their seniors on high mountains in the Greater Ranges with fast moving, lightweight expeditions run on a shoestring. Brian Hall...
- Author:DesLauriers, KitSummary:
Centered on her quest to climb and ski the "Seven Summits," Higher Love is a hero's journey, rich with personal insights, life-threatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo. Spanning seven continents in just two years, this is Kit...
- Author:Leadem, TimSummary:
The rugged west coast of Vancouver Island offers some of the most spectacular and storied hiking in the Pacific Northwest. Home to the world-famous West Coast Trail, once a lifeline for marooned sailors and still among the most breath-...
- Author:Jenkins, DanSummary:
The colorful, sentimental, funny, affectionate, cantankerous memoir by the most colorful, funniest, most cantankerous-- and probably the most revered-- sportswriter of the last fifty years. Dan Jenkins is accepted as one of the greatest...
- Author:Commito, MikeSummary:
A hockey history moment for every day of the year! A few seconds can make a game, even a season, and behind each play is a piece of history. Mike Commito marks every day of the year with a great moment in hockey and shows how today...
- Author:Vollman, RobSummary:
Making advanced stats simple, practical, and fun for hockey fans Advanced stats give hockey's powerbrokers an edge, and now fans can get in on the action. Stat Shot is a fun and informative guide hockey fans can use to understand...
- Author:Vollman, RobSummary:
Making advanced stats simple, practical, and fun for hockey fans Advanced stats give hockey's powerbrokers an edge, and now fans can get in on the action. Stat Shot is a fun and informative guide hockey fans can use to understand and...
- Author:Vollman, Rob, Awad, Tom, Fyffe, IainSummary:
Making advanced stats simple, practical, and fun for hockey fans
Advanced stats give hockey’s powerbrokers an edge, and now fans can get in on the action. Stat Shot is a fun and informative guide hockey fans can...
- Author:Baillargeon, Normand, Boissinot, Christian, Irving, ScottSummary:
Does hockey provide a better understanding of the differences between Canadian and Québécois nationalisms? Is there a fundamental relationship between the hockey arena and the political arena? What have we lost as a society in...
- Author:Reid, KenSummary:
Hockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favourite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards are definitely worth a few bucks, some a few cents — but every story...
- Author:Reid, KenSummary:
Hockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favourite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards are definitely worth a few bucks, some a few cents — but every story...
- Author:Hamptonstone, Isabelle, Lidster, DougSummary:
A game-changing guide to help hockey players of all ages gain the confidence they need to excel at the sport.
Confidence affects how we deal with stress and how we fulfill our potential to achieve the results we desire. In...
- Author:Stott, Jon C.Summary:
During the 1980s, the geography of minor-league professional hockey changed radically, moving from its roots in the Canadian Maritime provinces, New England and the Midwestern states into the American south. In addition to cities like...
- Author:Boer, PeterSummary:
This book has everything kids need to know about the hockey rules.
- Author:Diamond, Dan, Zweig, EricSummary:
For 25 years prior to expansion in 1967, big-league pro hockey consisted of only six teams and about 120 players. A document called the "C-Form," signed by young, often poor, Canadian boys, could bind a player to one franchise for life...
- Author:Rodell, ChrisSummary:
The golfer lines up the shot. It's a long one, and the chances of acing it are nil. He says a prayer, swings and — hallelujah! — he scores a hole in one. Many golfers confess to murmuring earnest prayers that they, too, may join the 42,...
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