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Sports

History, Biography & Technique of Popular Spectator Sports

Sections Below: Baseball | Football | Basketball | Horse Racing | Tennis | Golf | Boxing | General Sports

28 titles below ($3.00 to $12.00) including (in alphabetical order): The Athlete * Bad Intentions * Bo Knows Bo * Buried Lies * Do Or Die * The Franchise * How I Played the Game * I Had a Hammer * I Never Played the Game * I Was Right on Time * Kareem * Laughing in the Hills * Magic * Men At Work * The Mick * Monica * None but the Braves * Out of the Blue * Red * Riding for My Life * Road Swing * Shart Attack * The Sporting News Football Trivia Book * Sugar Ray Leonard * The Tennis Partner * A Walk on the Wild Side * Where Have You Gone, Vince Dimaggio * The Wit and Wisdom of George Steinbrenner

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See Also: Outdoor Activities - 15 titles

For active outdoor sports.

 
See Also: Recreation, Art & Leisure 
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Baseball

vincedimag_ Where Have You Gone, Vince Dimaggio (used mass-market paperback)

By Edward Kiersh. 1983, Bantam, 332pp. B+W photos throughout. What happened to famous baseball players after they retired. (VG)

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orelherch_ Out of the Blue (autobiography of Orel Herchiser) (used hardcover)

By Orel Herchiser and Jerry B. Jenkins. 1989, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 217pp. Photo insert. Autobiography of Dodgers pitcher. (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ)

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nonebrave_ None but the Braves: A Pitcher, A Team, A Champion (autobiography of Tom Glavine) (used hardcover)

By Tome Glavine and Tom Cafardo. 1996, HarperCollins, 226pp. (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ)

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steinbren_ The Wit and Wisdom of George Steinbrenner (used mass-market paperback)

By Frank Coffey. 1993, Signet, 209pp. Hilarious compilation of stupid quotes from the owner of the New York Yankees. (VG-)

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themick_ The Mick: An American Hero - The Legend and the Glory (autobiography of Mickey Mantle) (used mass-market paperback)

By Mickey Mantle and Heb gluck. 1985 (1986), Jove, 260pp. (G)

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aaronhank_ I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Store (used hardcover)

By Hank Aaron and Lonnie Wheeler. 1991, HarperCollins, 333pp. (G in G DJ in wraps. Library discard with usual markings)

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oneilbuck_ I Was Right on Time (used hardcover)

By Buck O'neil. 1996, Simon & Schuster, 254pp. 1st. "Buck is a great gift from baseball to the rest of the nation, he is the keeper of some very important memories about the Negro leagues, and he has a quality of being that is as advanced and as generous and as inspiring as that of any individual I have had the great ..". (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG DJ in mylar wraps. FEP removed)

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menatwork Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball (used trade paperback)

By George F. Will. 1990, Harper Perennial, 353pp. "Based on hundreds of hours of conversations with baseball people-----players, managers and coaches----this book treats the elements of the game by examing four men who are exemplars of the games exacting craftsmanship-------the manager, the pitcher, the batter and the defense." (Fine)

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Football

boknowsbo_ Bo Knows Bo (used hardcover)

By Bo Jackson and Dick Schaap. 1990, Doubleday, 218pp. First Edition. The Autobiography of a Ballplayer. Signed by Bo Jackson. (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ)

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foottriv_ The Sporting News Football Trivia Book (used trade paperback)

By Joe Hoppel. 1985, Sporting News, 317pp. (VG)

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Basketball

rodmanwalk_ A Walk on the Wild Side (Autobiography of Dennis Rodman) (used hardcover)

By Dennis Rodman and Micheal Silver. 1997, Delecorte Press, 261pp, Pub. at $22.95. (G+ in G+ DJ in wraps. Xlib with usual markings.)

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kareem_ Kareem (used hardcover)

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mignon McCarthy. 1990, Random House, 233pp. Photo insert. (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. First edition)

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tarkanian_ Shart Attack: Jerry Tarkanian and His Battle with the NCAA and UNLV (used mass-market paperback)

By Don Yaeger and Jerry Tarkanian. 1992 (1993), Harper, 356pp. "Inside the scandal that shocked the sports world." With an all-new chapter. (G.)

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magicbio_ Magic: More than a Legend - A Biography (used mass-market paperback)

By Bill Gutman. 1992, Harper, 184pp. Bio of Magic Johnson. (G+)

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Horse Racing

laughinghi_ Laughing in the Hills (used trade paperback)

By Bill Barich. 1980, Hungry Mind Press, 229pp. "A year in the life of this writer spent visiting and living at racetracks" . (Fine)

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Tennis

selesmonic_ Monica: From Fear to Victory (used hardcover)

By Monica Seles. 1996, Harper Collins, 240pp. Photo insert. (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG DJ inmylar wraps)

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tennispart The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss (used hardcover)

By Abraham Verghese. 1998, Harper Collins, 343pp. "Touchingly describes the evolution of the mentor relationship and friendship he had with a young student doctor--something quite remarkable, until the younger man's cocaine addiction resurfaces and older man tries to rescue him." (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Remainder mark on bottom of page block. 1-inch shallow knife cut on spine of DJ, else Fine)

"Abraham Verghese has shown us once again that he is an old-fashioned physician of the soul. Most extraordinarily, he finds metaphors for the blessings of humanity in the art of tennis as healing." (7/14/00) - Also listed on Drug and Alcohol Addiction & Recovery.

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Golf

buriedlies Buried Lies: True Tales and Tall Stories from the PGA Tour (used hardcover)

By Peter Jacobsen and Jack Sheehan. 1993, Putnam, 223pp. (Near Fine in Near Fine DJ)

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nelsonbyr How I Played the Game: An Autobiography (used hardcover)

By Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer (foreword). 1993, Taylor, 271pp. Autobio of former golf pro. (Fine in Near Fine DJ)

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Boxing

sugarray Sugar Ray Leonard (used hardcover)

By James Haskins. 1982, Lathrop Lee Shepard Books, 157pp, 8x5.5". B+W photos throughout. (VG in VG DJ)

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badtyson Bad Intentions: The Mike Tyson Story (used mass-market paperback)

By Peter Heller. 1989, Signet, 379pp, 7x4". A profile of Mike Tyson written before his rape conviction and the Holyfield ear-biting incident. (Good)

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doordie Do Or Die (used hardcover)

By Martine Barrat and Martin Scorsese (foreword). 1993, Viking, 125pp, 11x9". A large-format photo book on boxing and boxers. B+W art photos. Each photo occupies a full page, with the caption on the facing page. Publ. At $45. (Library discard with usual markings. VG in VG DJ in library wraps)

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General Sports

sportsfran The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine (used trade paperback)

By Michael MacCambridge. 1997, Hyperion, 434pp. From the magazine's birth in 1954 to the present. (Fine)

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roadswing Road Swing: One Fan's Journey Into the Soul of American Sports (used hardcover)

By Steve Rushin. 1998, Doubleday, 245pp. A Sports Illustrated writer takes a year to visit sports shrines around the country. Includes a promotional sheet from the publisher. (Fine in Fine DJ)

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redbiolp_ Red: A Biography of Red Smith - Large Print Edition (used hardcover)

By Ira Berkow. 1986, G.K. Hall & Co.. Large print edition. (G+ in G+ DJ in wraps. Library discard with usual markings)

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ridinglife_ Riding for My Life (used hardcover)

By Julie Krone. 1995, Little Brown, 212pp. 1st. A reference book about the most celebrated female horse jockey. . (Library discard with usual markings. VG in VG DJ in mylar wraps. FEP removed)

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ineverplay I Never Played the Game (used hardcover)

By Howard Cosell. 1985, William Morrow, 380pp. Willam Morrow, 1985 Hardcover Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Good. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. "Unexpurgated memoirs of the long-time broadcaster as famous for his work as a boxing analyst and Monday Night Football color commentator as he was for his outspoken criticism of the ills of professional sports." (VG in Fair DJ )

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theathlete The Athlete: Writings, Drawings, Photographs and Television Sports. An Original Collection of 25 Years of Work (used hardcover)

By Robert Riger. 1980, Simon & Schuster, 240pp, 11.25x8.75". (VG in Good DJ that is lightly worn along bottom)

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