$17.00
ISBN: 9780593184226
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Published: Dutton - November 17th, 2020
Although recently republished (2020), Russell's memoir actually dates back to 1966 which makes it a remarkable time capsule for both basketball fans and students of civil rights struggles in the U.S. Russell is a straight shooter who pulls no punches and has many a tale to tell of his formative and college ball years, but mainly of his time, achievements, and adventures in the young and newly-founded league that was the NBA in the '50s and '60s. ~ Reviewed by Jon Fine
$32.50
ISBN: 9781476748412
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Published: Simon & Schuster - August 9th, 2022
Great from the first page to the last. Thorpe's colossal athletic achievements propelled him to a nearly mythological status, which belied his post-Olympic false starts, bad marriages, and financial insecurity. Yet it is not Thorpe the myth, but Thorpe the flawed man that achieves, through his innate decency, a hard-won dignity. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143125471
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Published: Penguin Books - May 27th, 2014
A gritty tribute to friendship, dedication, and teamwork. Brown brings the University of Washington's 1930s eight-oar crew into dazzling light, while juxtaposing the sinister elements at work half a world away that sought, and ultimately failed, to extinguish that light. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982169978
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Published: Scribner - November 16th, 2021
In a world before the ultra-hype and glitz and mega-salaries of the modern NBA took over, there dwelled a now nearly unimaginable world where the press traveled with teams they covered. Shaughnessy's first hand experiences not only covering but also interacting with the storied Celtics team of the mid-1980s make for a story that is chock- full of golden moments from his daily coverage of that incredible team and, most significantly, its leader, the once-in-a-lifetime talent and competitor, Larry Bird. ~ Reviewed by Jon Fine
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593237939
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Published: Ballantine Books - November 9th, 2021
Slam-dunk account of college basketball's brassiest, baddest conference. O'Neil's resurrection of the backroom deals, pressures, and determination to get the league on its feet and land on top is as engaging as her evocation of the volatile coaches and players that brought thrill and heartbreak to the court. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
$28.00
ISBN: 9781637580387
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Published: Permuted Press - November 2nd, 2021
Raw, unfiltered, and rough around the edges, just like the man himself. Jon Moxley was once WWE champion Dean Ambrose, but those days are dead and gone. Moxley has struck out on his own into the dark world of independent professional wrestling, and takes the reader along for the ride, thumbtacks and all. A Hunter S. Thompson-esque carnival of drugs, sex, and rock n roll. A unique entry into the pantheon of wrestling memoirs, told through journal-like, stream of consciousness. ~ Reviewed by Chris Linendoll
