Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Biography

Who is the Greatest Sportsmen of the Modern Era?    by Frank Oliver
Price: $2.99 USD. 53930 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Sports biography.

Who is the greatest sportsman of the modern era? In this great value book Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Andre Agassi, Michael Schumacher, Tiger Woods, and Valentino Rossi are analysed in seven detailed biographies; they are then compared against each other in the categories of Dominance, Popularity, Mental Toughness, Athleticism, Achievement, and Longevity to determine an overall winner.
The Cassius Clay Story    by David W. Coleman
Price: $9.99 USD. 50210 words. Language: English. Published on August 14, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Biography.

This biography of the boxer better known as Muhammad Ali, details the early part of his career, when he was still called Cassius Clay. The book focuses on the action inside the ring, but also spotlights the men who fought Cassius Clay: who they were, where they came from, how they got to fight Clay, and what happened to them. As such, it is a pocket history of heavyweight boxing during the 1960's.
The Return of King Kenny - Liverpool FC's 2010-2011 Season from a Fan's Perspective (Unauthorised)    by Oliver Smith
Price: $4.75 USD. 104320 words. Language: English. Published by Punked Books on July 20, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Biography.

At over 100,000 words, The Return of King Kenny is the most comprehensive guide yet published to Liverpool Football Club’s 2010-2011 season, arguably the most tumultuous of any in the club’s history. The previous lacklustre year had ended with the sacking of Rafael Benitez, which led the author of this book to believe that things could only get worse…
Collingwood's 50 Most Sensational Games    by Jeff Dowsing
Price: $4.95 USD. 101860 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Biography.

The Collingwood Football Club is the biggest show in Australian professional sport for a reason. Loved and reviled in equal measure, The Club is steeped in a rich, sometimes turbulent 120 year history. Here, fifty of the seminal on-field moments have been identified, described and analysed for posterity - historical snapshots that go some way to explain the Magpie mystique.
Bobby Murdoch, Different Class    by David Potter
Price: $5.95 USD. 86780 words. Language: English. Published by Empire Publications  on December 9, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Biography.

The rise of Celtic's Bobby Murdoch mirrored his club's emergence in the Sixties. With Murdoch in midfield, the Hoops became one of the most formidable teams in British football history - winning an unprecedented 9 Scottish titles in a row, 5 Scottish Cups, 5 Scottish League Cups to add to their immortal triumph in Lisbon in 1967.
Chasing the Runner's High    by Ray Charbonneau
Price: $2.99 USD. 82720 words. Language: English. Published on October 29, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Running & jogging.

In "Chasing the Runner's High", Ray Charbonneau tells the story how he pushed his addiction to running up to, and then past, his limits. It's a memoir that shares what he learned, what he should have learned, and what he still has to learn from running. Marshall Ulrich, 4 time winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon calls Chasing the Runner's High "a hard look at the mind of a runner".