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A Differing View
"It's a wise child, etc.," and one wonders with what wisdom James Roosevelt undertook to produce (I use the word "produce" advisedly) yet another volu...
Memoirs of New World Icelanders
My Parents: Memoirs of New World Icelanders is a collection of essays written by second-generation Icelandic immigrants in North America, describing t...
A brief history of the Stanley Cup accompanies accounts of the stars and events of some of the most outstanding playoffs....
Profiles of five home run heroes: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jimmy Foxx, Ted Williams and Willie Mays....
This classic book on coaching has been used as a reference guide for generations of coaches in football, baseball, soccer, gymnastics and swimming. Sp...
The Story of a Champion
Traces the career of this heavyweight champion from its beginnings to his tragic death in a plane crash....
Nancy Reagan describes her life from her happy childhood to her exciting stage and film career to her experiences as the wife of a famous actor, gover...
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Profiles of twenty-four hockey stars including goalies, scoring leaders, and defensemen....
A Story of Auto Racing
The story of Parnelli Jones is the story of American auto racing. Jones grew up in Torrance, a tough city on the edge of Los Angeles. A teenage love a...
The Three Million Dollar Pitcher
On New Year's Day, 1975, Catfish Hunter left the Oakland A's for a $3,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, becoming, at the time, the highest-p...
Brief biographies of twelve stock car drivers including Lee and Richard Petty, Pops Turner, A. J. Foyt, and Bobby Allison....
The Spencer Haywood Story
The Men who Have Won More Than Once
Examines the lives and careers of nine racing drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500 more than once....
Racing Champion
A biography of the race driver who has won more kinds of races in more kinds of cars on more kinds of tracks than any other other driver ever....
The life story of Joe Louis, heavyweight champion boxer, with the complete history of his career in the ring....
A biography of the controversial baseball player who has led teams to five pennants and four World Series championships and who has been Most Valuable...
The Rick Barry Story
The story of the near rookie who became a sensational baseball player for the Oakland A's....
Brief biographical sketches of nine major league pitchers: Tom Seaver, Juan Marichal, Dennis McLain, Jim Maloney, Don Drysdale, Jim Bunning, Hoyt Wilh...
The Autobiography of My Little Margie
Formerly a star of "B" movies and one of the most popular of the early television stars, Gale Storm tells the story of her struggle with, and eventual...
Traces the development of auto racing and recounts the careers of America's greatest race drivers. Covers the Indianapolis 500, the World 600, and the...
Biography of a man regarded as the greatest auto racing driver in history....
Three Auto Racing Champions
Biographical sketches of three American racing car drivers: Rodger Ward, Lee Petty, and Don Garlits....
Southpaw Passer
A biography of southpaw Ken Stabler who has become an outstanding professional football quarterback....
All time great screen performances....
Fireballer
A biography of the pitcher who developed one of the best fastballs in baseball history....
Known as a daring stuntwoman and as the holder of several land and water speed records, O'Neil recounts the formidable obstacles, both physical and em...
Getting in Shape, Playing Your Best, and Preventing Injuries
Explains all that the weekend athlete needs to know about safe, progressive body conditioning, including individualized training programs for such spo...
A biography of the baseball player who became the first "Rookie of the Year" to also win the "Most Valuable Player" award in the major leagues....
A biography of the hometown boy who became a well-known player for the Cincinnati Reds....
The Story of Football's Fabulous O. J. Simpson
Traces the football career of the winner of the Heisman Trophy and college and professional Player of the Year awards who has set many rushing records...
Pressure Player
A biography of the New York Yankee catcher whose unlikely appearance belies his outstanding athletic ability and achievements....