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A Skating Life
Hyperion 2007; US$ 11.95The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. "America's Sweetheart" Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: winning Olympic gold in figure skating. But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be. Dorothy faced a painful inner struggle from the time she was a young... more...
Chuck Taylor, All Star
Indiana University Press 2006; US$ 17.55His is the name on the label of the legendary Converse All-Star basketball shoe. Though the shoe has been worn by hundreds of millions, few, if any, know a thing about the man behind the name. Some even believe that there is no such person, that he is a marketer's fabrication like Betty Crocker. But... more...
I Had a Hammer
HarperCollins 2008; US$ 11.99Henry Aaron left his mark on the world by breaking Babe Ruth's record for home runs. But the world has also left its mark on him. "Hammering Hank" Aaron's story is one that tells us much about baseball, naturally, but also about our times. His unique, poignant life has made him a symbol for much of the social history of twentieth-century... more...
I Had a Hammer
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99The man who shattered Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record, Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him. I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sports?it is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century... more...
Imperfect
Random House Publishing Group 2012; US$ 14.00?Honest, touching, and beautifully rendered . . . Far more than a book about baseball, it is a deeply felt story of triumph and failure, dreams and disappointments. Jim Abbott has hurled another gem.??Jonathan Eig, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Man NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott... more...
What is a Wommett?
Andrews UK 2010; US$ 11.49Mick Abrahams first rose to fame as a guitarist during the 1960s and was a founder member of Jethro Tull, although his time with the band was to prove short lived owing to the vividly contrasting musical styles of himself and Ian Anderson. In his autobiography What is a Wommett Mick finally puts the record straight about this parting of the ways and... more...
Fifty-nine in '84
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 13.99?All fans of baseball, all fans of a good story, will love this book." ? Professor Gordon Wood, Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winner ?This is a beautifully written, meticulously researched story about a bygone baseball era that even die-hard fans will find foreign, and about a pitcher who might have been the greatest of all time.? ? Joseph J. Ellis,... more...
Fifty-nine in '84
HarperCollins 2010; Not Available?All fans of baseball, all fans of a good story, will love this book." ? Professor Gordon Wood, Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winner ?This is a beautifully written, meticulously researched story about a bygone baseball era that even die-hard fans will find foreign, and about a pitcher who might have been the greatest of all time.? ? Joseph J. Ellis,... more...
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey
PublicAffairs 2013; US$ 26.99Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life?s savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important?and funniest?figures in the game?s history. Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason?to sell more beer. Then... more...
Curveball
Chicago Review Press 2010; US$ 19.95Documenting multiple challenges at every turn?as a target for racism from society at large and sexism both inside and outside of the Negro League?this is the unique story of the first woman to play professional baseball on a men's team, breaking barriers in sports while believing, "There's got to be a first in everything. Maybe it will be me." Highlighting... more...









