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The soul of a butterfly: reflections on life's journey
By Muhammad Ali, Hana Ali. 2005
Muhammad Ali's memoir focuses largely on his spiritual evolution from his childhood to his years as a boxing star, through…
fatherhood and into his role as a Parkinson's disease advocate and peace activistThe fields of fall: small-town high school football in Iowa
By Todd Weber. 2011
The Fields of Fall follows several high school football dynasties in Iowa for a year. The book is an enlightening…
and entertaining ride through the 2010 season; dissecting the teams' philosophies and telling the stories of the people and the communities that make the game so special. Fields of Fall captures the emotional power of the game, detailing the teams' journeys through a season of highs and lows - and describes the fun that everyone was having. 2011Stadium stories: Washington State Cougars (Stadium stories series)
By Bud Withers. 2006
Deep drive: a long journey to finding the champion within
By Mike Lowell. 2008
When the Boston Red Sox won the 2007 World Series, their third baseman Mike Lowell was named MVP. He had…
overcome many challenges to win that night. He had learned to be a fighter, growing up in Miami, the son of a refugee of Castro's Cuba. He had fought and survived testicular cancer and returned to the game. After helping the Forida Marlins win their 2003 championship, he had lost his swing and his career had plummeted. But he fought back to won the sport's highest honor in 2007. Contains some strong language86 years: the legend of the Boston Red Sox
By Melinda R Boroson. 2005
The Boston Red Sox had won five World Series by 1918. Then Babe Ruth was traded to the Yankees, and…
every year afterward the Red Sox lost. Until 2004. Here is the story of the baseball team's history and spectacular comeback. For grades 4-7 and older readersGo, team, go!
By John R. Tunis. 1991
When one player from the overconfident team, the previous year's champions, is expelled for gambling and the other four are…
penalized for breaking training, they angrily quit the basketball varsity and leave the inferior B team defending the school's recordReversing the curse: inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox
By Dan Shaughnessy. 2005
After nearly a century of close misses, the historic 2004 Boston Red Sox team finally beat their long-time rivals, the…
New York Yankees, and won the World Series. Shaughnessy, a Boston sports writer who knows the Sox well, chronicles their journey. Some strong languageSeeing lessons: 14 life secrets I've learned along the way
By Tom Sullivan. 2003
Motivational speaker and author of If You Could See What I Hear (DB 35991) offers advice on living with purpose,…
passion, and fulfillment. Sullivan, blind since birth, interweaves personal experiences with reflections on lessons learned, including turning disadvantages into advantages, facing fears, and creating a life plan. 2003Diary of a Red Sox season
By Johnny Pesky. 2007
Johnny Pesky, highly-respected former player, coach, and manager for the Boston Red Sox, celebrates the team and its stellar 2007…
season. Beginning with the signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka in December of 2006, Pesky traces the team's entire 2007 year, and shares a wealth of game commentary and insider informationAdventures in darkness: the summer of an eleven-year-old blind boy
By Tom Sullivan. 2006
Memoir of actor, singer, and entertainer Tom Sullivan, who has been blind since birth. Sullivan describes the summer before his…
twelfth birthday when he experienced life through sports and adventure. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2006Julie Krone, a winning jockey (Taking part books)
By Dorothy M Callahan. 1990
Chicken soup for the NASCAR soul: inspirational stories of courage, speed, and overcoming adversity (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jeff Aubery, Matthew E. Adams, Kirk Autio. 2003
Rough magic: riding the world's loneliest horse race
By Lara Prior-Palmer. 2019
At nineteen, the author entered an annual endurance event where dozens of riders race wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of…
the Mongolian steppes. She describes the grueling days that she rode through heat and storms in her bid to become the race's first female winner. Some strong language. 2019Driven: an autobiography
By Larry H. Miller, Doug Robinson. 2010
Seven months before Larry Miller passed away, he began working with Deseret News writer, Doug Robinson, on his autobiography. It…
covers his early life, his legendary rise in the car business, his ownership of the Utah Jazz, as well as his other ventures as an entrepreneur and humanitarian. The book also contains a thoughtful section on lessons learned along the wayHoop dreams
By Paul R. Walker. 1995
Two fourteen-year-old boys from Chicago dream of becoming NBA stars. For five years, they struggle to turn their playground skills…
into basketball mastery. Based on the documentary film. For grades 4-7. 1995K: a history of baseball in ten pitches
By Tyler Kepner. 2019
The baseball columnist for the New York Times presents a history of the sport, told through the ten major pitches…
of the game. Includes commentary from some of the best pitchers in baseball history, such as Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, Bob Gibson, and Mariano Rivera. Some strong language. 2019Author tells the true story of her great-uncle, Sam Babb, who went from farm to farm in Oklahoma during the…
Great Depression, recruiting young women to play for his basketball team. The women left their families, finding a passion for the sport and camaraderie with teammates. 2017After the shot drops
By Randy Ribay. 2018
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018The games: a global history of the Olympics
By David Goldblatt. 2016
An expert on the sociology of sports looks at the history of the modern Olympic Games. From the founding of…
the contemporary Olympics in 1896 in Athens through the grand spectacles of more recent years, he stresses the political and social forces that impacted the games. 2016Finding Gobi: a little dog with a very big heart
By Dion Leonard. 2017
An Australian marathon runner tells the story of finding a stray dog while on a race across the Gobi desert.…
After keeping him company for many of the 155 miles of his ultramarathon in China, the dog disappeared, leaving the author determined to find her again. 2017