Very informal biography of the legendary rock climber. Originally published as Spirit of the Age, in 1992. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer
A captivating look into the remarkable career and controversial life of a baseball Hall of Famer. Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, ......
This book tells the incredible stories of a special group of athletes, unheralded men and women of color who broke barriers for those that followed, including Pumpsie Green, the first Black player for the Red Sox; Alice Coachman, the first Black woman to win Olympic gold; Sammy Lee, the great Asian American diver who won Olympic gold, and more.
Reach for the Racquet is the story of a young Sikh man, Meva Dhesi, who overcomes adversity following a horrific car accident and ultimately achieves his dreams of becoming a competitive badminton and Para badminton player.
Ron Taylor’s broad involvement with horse racing from 1948, when he began his journalistic career, to the present day has given him a knowledge of the sport and its participants that is unique in the industry today.
My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degr
Dean Tolson was one of the top prep basketball players in the state of Missouri his junior and senior years at Central High School in Kansas City. So, when the colleges came running, he accepted a full ride to the University of Arkansas. Despite being unable to read or write, he went on to be one of the most prolific players to grace the ......
"My idol growing up, all I wanted to be, was Stan Isaacs." --Tony Kornheiser "Stan Isaacs is directly responsible for my television career--and much of how I approached what I've said and whom I've said it about." --Keith Olbermann Iconoclastic and irreverent, Stan Isaacs was part of a generation that bucked the sports establishment with a ......
The biography of Adrian Noddy Alston, a flamboyant striker who was part of the first Socceroos squad to make the World Cup in 1974, and who has spent his entire non-football working life working with people with a disability.
Peyton Manning won the Super Bowl, hosted Saturday Night Live, and threw 399 touchdown passes during 14 amazing years as an NFL quarterback. Then he got fired. Indianapolis no longer valued Manning, a four-time winner of the league's Most Valuable Player award. Get this: The Colts cut the most-liked athlete in America. "And I'm glad they did," ......
