SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION
SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION
Make It Count: My Fight to Become the First Transgender Olympic Runner
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH PICKBy turns harrowing and hopeful, MAKE IT COUNT is the inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, following her traditional upbringing in Jamaica, her fight to become...
$30.00
The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National: Inside Stories from Golf’s Greatest Stage
Starting in the 1930s, the Black caddies of Augusta National walked the course with the world’s greatest golfers. This book tells their stories, forever entwined with the history of the game. They used nicknames like Stovepipe, Burnt Biscuits, Skillet, Skinny,...
$19.95
The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback (coming soon - September 24, 2024)
The story of two pioneering Black quarterbacks--one who became the first to win a Super Bowl, and one who couldn't make it in the racist world of the NFL—and how they changed the face of America’s game for generations to...
$30.00
Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field
Instant New York Times BestsellerDeion “Coach Prime” Sanders is one of the greatest motivators and inspirational leaders of all time—on the field, in business, with family, and in his community. Now, he delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies,...
$29.98
Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods
Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win.In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won the...
$30.00
Cardinal Dreams: The Legacy of Charlie Peete and a Life Cut Short
The untold story of one of the first Black players for the St. Louis Cardinals, who dreamed of leaving a lasting impact on Major League Baseball. Charlie Peete was poised for greatness. After a meteoric rise through the minor...
$120.00
Coming Home
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.“Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner’s time held captive in Russia. Coming...
$30.00
Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion
Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport’s early days through the...
$240.00
The Beautiful Dream: A Memoir
“A captivating read from one of our country’s greatest athletes.”―Christine Sinclair, former captain of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team and National Bestselling Author of Playing the Long GameOut of the Toronto suburb of Brampton comes an irresistible story of trials, perseverance,...
$26.00
All You Need is Rhythm & Grit: How to Run Now―for Health, Joy, and a Body That Loves You Back
$27.95
All You Need is Rhythm & Grit: How to Run Now―for Health, Joy, and a Body That Loves You Back
An infectiously positive and inclusive guide to running, from everyone's favorite Apple Fitness+ and Nike trainer, Coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm."Everything Wharton-Malcolm does has the aim of helping people achieve the best version of themselves."—Evening StandardThink running isn't for you? Cory Wharton-Malcolm...
$27.95
All in Stride: A Journey in Running, Courage, and the Search for the American Dream
The inspiring stories of distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir and their determination to build meaningful lives as new American citizens. Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in...
$40.00
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel (Shot Clock, 2)- Coming Soon, September 10, 2024
Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds deliver another superstar performance in this companion novel to Shot Clock about KO, a budding AAU basketball star as he attempts to find redemption on the court and reconnection with his...
$19.99
English-Yoruba Sports / Àwọn eré ìdárayá Children’s Bilingual Picture Dictionary
About the Book: Learn different types of sports with this children’s bilingual picture dictionary.
About the Author: Richard Carlson is an author of bilingual children’s books.
$12.90
Casting Forward
In Casting Forward, naturalist, educator, and writer Steve Ramirez takes the reader on a yearlong journey fly fishing all of the major rivers of the Texas Hill Country.This is a story of the resilience of nature and the best of...
$30.00
Negro League Baseball Playing Cards
Negro League Baseball Playing Cards ~ The Negro National League Illustrations on Every Card 54 Historical Portraits Poker sized playing cards Portraits by Jan Padover The Legacy of Negro League BaseballThe Negro National League was formed in 1920 by Rube Foster,...
$12.50
When Lions Roared: The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971
By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971 tour party was...
$14.95
Wales and the All Blacks: An off-field history
From the first match between Wales and New Zealand in 1905, a mutual bond of rivalry and respect has developed between these two rugby-loving countries. This book documents all the matches played, but unlike other histories it shifts the focus...
$22.99
Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We're Afraid To Talk About It
In virtually every sport in which they are given opportunity to compete, people of African descent dominate. East Africans own every distance running record. Professional sports in the Americas are dominated by men and women of West African descent. Why...
$31.00
Sport, Difference and Belonging: Conceptions of Human Variation in British Sport
This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the ‘impulsive’ black sportsman (and the ‘impulsive’ black male more...
$220.00
The Skin I`m In: Racism, Sports and Education
This book discusses the role that sport participation plays in the lives of black male high school students. As a former professional athlete himself, the author brings a first-hand personal quality to this study. As an educator he strives to...
$25.99
Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONChampions do extra.They sweep the sheds.They follow the spearhead.They keep a blue head.They are good ancestors.In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of...
$21.99
Heroics and Heartbreak: Twelve Months With the All Blacks
The 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign is shaping up to be the most intriguing World Cup campaign ever for the All Blacks, because they're going for their third title in a row. It will cap a decade of dominance for...
$24.95
The TB12 Method
The #1 New York Times bestseller by the 7-time Super Bowl championThe first book by NFL legend Tom Brady, former quarterback with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who reached unimaginable heights of excellence into his forties—a gorgeously illustrated and...
$24.00
Facing the Haka
This brilliant selection of photographs and stories describes what it means to stare down the most famous ritual in sport, from the perspective of those who have been there. Facing the Haka examines the significance that the All Blacks' haka has in...
$39.95
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business
How a young man with a solid work ethic carried himself out of poverty to the pinnacle of professional sports and business.Before he turned sixteen, Edgerrin James had already developed the critical thinking and mental discipline required for him to...
$29.98
Dave Bing: Attacking the Rim: My Journey from NBA Legend to Business Leader to Big-City Mayor to Mentor
“In this fraught time of cutthroat business and financial dealings, racial animosity, and heartless political leaders, Dave’s remarkable story has lessons for us all.” —Jalen Rose, former professional basketball player, current analyst for ESPN A narrative of chance and purpose that touches...
$28.00
The Black Migrant Athlete: Media, Race, and the Diaspora in Sports
The popularity and globalization of sport have led to an ever-increasing migration of Black athletes from the global South to the United States and Western Europe. While the hegemonic ideology surrounding sport is that it brings diverse people together and...
$62.50
Behind the Silver Fern: The All Blacks in their Own Words
Behind the Silver Fern is a comprehensive history of rugby’s most famous yet enigmatic team, the New Zealand All Blacks, told by the men who have had the honour of wearing the iconic black jersey. From the legendary 1905 ‘Originals’...
$28.99
The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
This New York Times bestselling biography tells the life story of the most iconic men's tennis player of the modern era. There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his...
$21.99
The Story of Golf in Fifty Holes
"The latest golf book from Dear (Every Golf Question You Ever Wanted Answered) meets the formidable challenge of trying to tell the 600-year history of golf.... a Masters-level celebration of the game."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The people and events...
$19.95