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(Biography titles are arranged by subject)
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Broadway Books First Edition
2003 ISBN: 0385508719 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Continues the inspiring story begun in his first book, It’s Not About the Bike. LE TOUR DE FRANCE,BYCYCLING,BYCYCLE RACING,CANCER,TEXAS Book #7245 |
US$14.00 |
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Doubleday First Edition
1989 ISBN: 0385249217 Near Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Corner creasing of several leaves - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Foreword by Magic Johnson. Many photos. SPORTS,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,BASKETBALL,NBA,BOSTON CELTICS Book #5531 |
US$12.50 |
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Avon First Edition 1996
ISBN: 0380973065 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. A small, bottom edge remainder mark. DJ in a clear protective cover. Nick Bolletieri is the Vince Lombardi of tennis, the most successful coach in the history of the game, and the most controversial...My Aces, My Faults is the dramatic story of Nick Bolletieri's remarkable life, from law school to lawn tennis, from teaching pro for the Rockefeller family to director of the most successful tennis academy in the world. Photos. TENNIS,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,TENNIS PLAYERS,TENNIS COACHES,MONICA SELES,ANDRE AGASSI, JIM COURIER,BORIS BECKER Book #4299 |
US$9.75 |
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Konecky & Konecky
1992 ISBN: 1568521782 Near Fine Hardcover in Near Fine Dustjacket. Several tiny nicks of binding. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with several tiny closed tears and nicks; in a clear protective cover. The brief career of William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was set against the backdrop of the cattle boom that transformed the West after the Civil War...It is very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction when dealing with Billy... Walter Noble Burns set out to put the record straight. He traveled extensively in New Mexico where he interviewd Billy's contemporaries and witnesses to the events of his life. WILLIAM BONNEY,PAT GARRETT,OUTLAWS,LAWMEN,NEW MEXICO,WILD WEST,WESTERN FRONTIER, AMERICAN WEST,U.S. HISTORY,AMERICAN HISTORY Book #4977 |
US$12.95 |
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Thomas Nelson Second Printing
1997 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. Artifact of printing on two pages which does not interfere with text- else Fine. DJ in a clear protective cover. The Los Angeles Dodger tells of the difficulties that he has overcome including cancer. Photos. BASEBALL,LOS ANGELES DODGERS,CANCER,SPORTS Book #2062 |
US$10.50 |
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Pocket Books First Edition
1992 ISBN: 0671749994 Near Fine Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket. Mild corner bumping and a very small and very faint bottom edge spot - else Fine. Book is tight and bright. DJ with a small, closed tear of back; in a clear protective cover. Illustrated. CHICAGO BEARS,FOOTBALL,NFL,SPORTS Book #1240 |
US$7.50 |
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St. Martin's First Paperback
Edition 1989 ISBN: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Based on original documents, letters, and logbooks of Earhart and her contemporaries, The Sound of Wings vividly captures the drama and mystery behind the most influential woman in "The Golden Age of Flight" - from her tomboy days at the turn of the century and her early fascination with flying, to the unique relationship she shared with G.P. Putnam, the flamboyant publisher and public relations agent who became both her husband and her business manager. Mary S. Lovell is the author of Straight On Till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham. Well illustrated with Maps and many Photos. AVIATION,FLYING,WOMEN AVIATORS Book #4010 |
US$9.50 |
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Simon & Schuster First
Edition 1998 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Stories excerpted from the pages of Sports Illustrated. Many Photos. NFL,FOOTBALL,QUARTERBACKS,DENVER BRONCOS,SPORTS Book #1728 |
US$10.00 |
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Pocket Books First Edition
1999 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. In all her roles - athlete, wife, mother, role model, and cancer survivor - Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming has relied upon the discipline she cultivated as a young skater. Now in this intimate memoir, she eloquently reveals her fascinating life story and shares her secrets to serenity and success. Illustrated. BREAST CANCER,OLYMPICS,FIGURE SKATING,SKATERS,WOMAN ATHLETES,WOMEN'S ISSUES,WOMEN'S STUDIES Book #3715,3716 |
US$16.50 |
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Random House First Edition
1993 ISBN: 0679415432 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. For millions of Americans who came of age in a less cynical time, Frank Gifford remains one of the last genuine heroes. Now, for the first time, this intensely private man talks in detail about his life, with candid appraisals of his fellow broadcasters, poignant reminiscences of his great former teammates, hilarious anecdotes about the NFL, and moving discussion of his families. Illustrated. SPORTS,FOOTBALL,NFL,PROFESSIONAL SPORTS,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,SPORTS BROADCASTING,TELEVISION, SPORTSCASTING,MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Book #4275 |
US$12.50 |
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Warner 1996 ISBN: Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were the most celebrated pairs skaters of all time. Partners in life as well as on the ice, they were rarely apart. Then, tragically, Sergei died at the age of twenty-eight. Now in her own words, his wife, Katia, tells their remarkable story... Many B&W and color photos. SPORTS,PROFESSIONAL SPORTS,SOVIET SPORTS,RUSSIA,FIGURE SKATING,PAIRS SKATING,OLYMPICS Book #3876 |
US$12.50 |
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Thomas Nelson 1996
ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A biography of the heavyweight champion and an inside look at boxing. BOXING,PRIZEFIGHTING,SPORTS Book #2312 |
US$12.00 |
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Random House First Edition
1999 ISBN: Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Corner creasing of two leaves. DJ in a clear protective cover. David Halberstam takes the first full measure of Michael Jordan's epic career, one of the great American stories of our time. Illustrated. MJ,CHICAGO BULLS,NBA,PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL,PROFESSIONAL SPORTS,PHIL JACKSON, NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS,DEAN SMITH,SPORTS Book #3096 |
US$14.50 |
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Word 2000 ISBN: 0849943051 Near Fine Trade Paperback. Slight wear of wraps - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for twenty-nine years, Tom Landry became one of America’s best loved heroes. Illustrated. DALLAS COWBOYS,NFL,PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,FOOTBALL COACHES Book #7033 |
US$9.00 |
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North Point Ninth Printing
1983 ISBN: 0865471185 Near Fine Trade Paperback. Very slight edge wear of wraps-else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "I wish you could get it and read it because it is really a bloody wonderful book." ___Ernest Hemingway to Maxwell Perkins AVIATION,AFRICA,OUT OF AFRICA Book #4815 |
US$6.95 |
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Pocket Books Second Printing
2000 ISBN: 067104236X New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Sprinkled among her insightful anecdotes, Hana Ali presents a collection of Muhammad Ali's most provocative and profound poetry and quotes - spanning from the turbulent 1960s to today - as well as classic and never-before-published photographs. SPORTS,BOXING,BOXERS,PRIZEFIGHTERS,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES Book #4769 |
US$10.50 |
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William Morrow First Edition
1985 ISBN: Fine Hardcover in Near Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with very slight corner wear and two tiny closed tears; in a clear protective cover. Insights into the game of professional football by the superstar running back who played in five Super Bowls with three different NFL teams. Photos. FOOTBALL,PROFESSIONAL SPORTS,BALTIMORE COLTS,PITTSBURGH STEELERS,DALLAS COWBOYS,SPORTS Book #2787 |
US$14.50 |
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Simon & Schuster First
Edition 1995 ISBN: 0671793365 Very Good Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Bottom edge remainder marks - else fine. Book is tight, bright and otherwise unmarked. When Jackie Robinson took his position at first base in Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, he did more than just end the shameful practice of racial exclusion in major-league baseball; he led a social revolution that altered every aspect of American life, and continues to this day. For one shining moment, organized baseball was in the forefront of social change. Illustrated. SPORTS,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL,BROOKLYN DODGERS,EBBETS FIELD, BRANCH RICKEY,RACIAL ISSUES,BLACK HISTORY,AFRICAN-AMERICAN Book #5110 |
US$7.95 |
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Oxford University Press 2003
ISBN: 0195117611 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. In these memoirs the wildly adventurous Perez Rosales traces his life from his childhood in a well-to-do Santiago family toward the end of Chile’s colonial period, up to the 1860s. MEMOIRS,CHILE,SAILING SHIPS,CAPE HORN,PARIS,GOLD RUSH Book #7205 |
US$10.00 |
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Rodale First Edition
2004 ISBN: 1579549276 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. In this, his first book since his very public fall from grace, Pete Rose speaks with great candor about all the outstanding questions that have kept him firmly in the public eye. Illustrated. SPORTS,PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL,MAJOR LEAGUES,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,GAMBLING Book #6681 |
US$12.00 |
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Word First Edition 1992
ISBN: Fine Hardcover in Near Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with minimal edge wear - else Fine. Illustrated. BASEBALL,SPORTS Book #1142 |
US$12.50 |
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Warner First Edition
2000 ISBN: 0446527351 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. How did Sammy Sosa, who never played an inning of organized baseball until he was fourteen, go from a life of crushing poverty to superstardom in the major leagues? In SOSA, Sammy tells his story in his own words. SPORTS,MEMOIRS,BASEBALL,MAJOR LEAGUES,CHICAGO CUBS Book #4148 |
US$13.75 |
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Jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam
2001 ISBN: 158542109X New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel,...”a man who achieved his dream but didn’t know what to do with it”. Illustrated. SPORTS,SWIMMING,ENGLISH CHANNEL Book #7537 |
US$14.00 |
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Smithmark 1997
ISBN: 0765191199 New Unread Hardcover (4to) in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. From his early years of training through his remarkable stint as an amatuer, to his smashing PGA debut and his stunning 1997 Masters victory, this volume chronicles Tiger's short but illustrious career with an informative text by veteran sportswriter Jack Clary and over 80 color photographs capturing the strength, grace, and charm of this genuine sports hero. GOLF,PROFESSIONAL GOLF,PGA,PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES,SPORTS Book #3341,3342 |
US$15.00 |