The Outsider
Connors ignited the tennis boom in the mid O70s with his aggressive style of play, his vulgar antics, and his renegade behavior. He sets the record straight–about his mother, his life, and the game he dominated for so long.
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The Power of Negative Thinking
In this pragmatic and inspirational book, legendary firebrand basketball coach Knight, the second-winningest coach in the history of the NCAA, turns conventional thinking on its head and challenges people to use negative thinking instead.
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Francona: The Red Sox Years
An insightful, honest, and entertaining narrative of Francona’s tenure with the Red Sox franchise, during which time he managed two teams to World Series victories (including their first in 86 years) and oversaw some of the most iconic and colorful players in the game.
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Shaq Uncut: My Story
Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. The Real Deal. The Big Shamrock. Shaq. You know him by any number of names, and chances are you know all about his legendary basketball career: Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal is a four-time NBA champion and …
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Paterno
Joe Posnanski’s biography of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno follows in the tradition of works by Richard Ben Cramer on Joe DiMaggio and David Maraniss on Vince Lombardi. Having gained unprecedented access to Paterno, as well as the coach’s personal notes and files, Posnanski spent the last …
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