Sports Fans
There’s a wide world of sports out there, and an even wider world of sports books. Whether you prefer the hat trick to the touchdown or the hole-in-one to the home run, we’ve got recommendations for to occupy your off-season.
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The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback
by Bruce Arians and Lars Anderson
The 'quarterback whisperer' Bruce Arians has an uncanny ability to both personally connect with his quarterbacks and to locate what the individual triggers are for that player to succeed. In this book, he explains how he does it.
View on CountyCatThey Call Me Pudge
by Ivan Rodriguez
The story of Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez's unforgettable baseball journey, from signing his first professional contract as a 16 year-old in Puerto Rico, to his years in Texas, Detroit, and beyond
View on CountyCatA History of Badger Baseball
by Steven D. Schmitt
This comprehensive history of the University of Wisconsin baseball teams combines colorful stories from the archives, interviews with former players and coaches, and a wealth of historic photographs.
View on CountyCatCrazy Is My Superpower
by AJ Mendez Brooks
Retired WWE superstar AJ Mendez Brooks opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life.
View on CountyCatInside the NFL's First Family
by Bruce Matthews
A memoir about the Matthews family and how eight people over three generations have achieved success in the NFL.
View on CountyCatLong Shot: the Triumphs and Struggles of an NBA Freedom Fighter
by Craig Hodges
In this powerful memoir Hodges shares stories from his lifelong fight for equality for African Americans.
View on CountyCatBloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers
by Debra A. Shattuck
Pulling from newspaper accounts and hard-to-find club archives, this book reconstructs a forgotten era in baseball history.
View on CountyCatAccepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE
by Pat Patterson
A fascinating and revealing memoir of revolutionary talent, pioneer, and creative savant Patterson recalls the trials and tribulations of climbing to the upper ranks of sports-entertainment.
View on CountyCatSnake: the Legendary Life of Ken Stabler
by Mike Freeman
The first NFL player who was unrepentant about having sex, drinking beer, and living life as he wanted, not as the NFL wanted.
View on CountyCatShowboat: the Life of Kobe Bryant
by Roland Lazenby
Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players.
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