Written by Captain Lou Albano, the "godfather of wrestling," this book tells you the history of the stars, leagues, and moves of pro-wrestling. It includes updated coverage of WCW and WWF, of wrestling as a business, and of today's hottest stars and biggest promoters. If you want to be a wrestler, this book tells you how to get started in the ...
This book provides a fantastic and far-flung compilation of stats, figures, and little-known nuggets about our national pastime. An addictive read, sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, "The Baseball Maniac's Almanac" is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser - and absolutely the greatest, most unusual and thorough ...
Boxing's greatest trainer reveals all. Angelo Dundee has lived half-a-century of boxing history. During that period he trained, mentored, and worked the corner of 15 world champions - including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and George Foreman. In "My View from the Corner", Dundee delivers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at his involvement in ...
For all boxers and fans, this step-by-step guide to successful boxing by a two-time World Heavyweight Champion will be educational and entertaining. Floyd Patterson set out to "pass along to you what I've learned, to unlock some of the secrets of the greatest sport in the world." He succeeded, creating a classic that's one of the most ...
For the first time ever, a collection of essays gives voice to what America thinks of the Dallas Cowboys. Bert Randolph Sugar, whom "The New Yorker" calls "the best kibitzer in New York", has assembled a group of noted contributors--including Kenny Stabler, Sonny Jurgensen, Irv Cross, and Steve Bartowski--who offer the reasons why they hate the ...
This book features inside stories of some the greatest prizefights of all time, including Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson II, Joe Frazier-George Foreman I, and the Fight of the Century: Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier I. Referee and elder statesman of boxing Arthur Mercante gives behind-the-scenes glimpses into his world, and into the lives and careers ...
92 authentic cards on heavy stock, full color, perforated for detaching. Hornsby, Stengel, Gehrig, Williams, Koufax, Clemente, etc. No duplication of cards with Sugar's "Classic Baseball Cards."
Fink's inimitable style captures the grace, beauty, and paternal love that are the foundations of this brutal contact sport. He creates stunningly lyrical static snapshots which reveal the divine -- the hope, the dignity, the perseverance, and the respect -- in a fighter's soul.
Fatten your wallet and have a good time at the gaming tables with this easy-to-understand guide to blackjack's basic strategy and card counting. Illustrations throughout.
This is a behind the scenes look at the business and pleasure of horse racing. Horse racing may be known as "the sport of kings," but it's big fun for everyone and even bigger business. A perfect mixture of beauty and excitement, action and refinement, it's a booming business that peaks annually when the Kentucky Derby turns Churchill Downs into ...
Here is an entire collection of "rain delay" stories, an anecdotal history of baseball that's as fun to read as they were to hear the first time around. Features some of the greatest names in baseball and told in wonderful, yarn-spinning fashion.
98 classic cards on heavy stock, full color, perforated for detaching. Ruth, Cobb, Durocher, DiMaggio, H. Wagner, others. Rare originals cost thousands.
In this book boxing's greatest trainer reveals all. In "My View from the Corner", Dundee delivers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at his involvement in some of boxing's most controversial and historic moments. Pulling no punches and telling it like it really was, Dundee breaks decades of silence to reveal how he had to talk Ali into not quitting ...
Called the Guru of Sports, Burt Randolph Sugar has covered the sports scene for more than three decades, both in print and on television. In this book Sugar has attempted what no sportswriter has ever dared to do: He has selected those athletes whom he considers the best who ever played throughout the history of sports. Whether it's baseball, ...
In "The Sweet Science Goes Sour, " boxing writer Thomas Myler recounts some of the sport's most controversial fixes, fakes, and frauds. Like a ringside seat at the sport's greatest and most troubled bouts, the book brings to life boxing's many outrageous characters. They include Primo Carnera, tragically manipulated and ultimately destroyed by ...
It's finally here: the greatest compendium of baseball trivia ever. As well as charting the fascinating achievements (and shortcomings) of individual players, an entire section is dedicated to team trivia; also included are sections on the Hall of Fame, awards, managers, player-relatives, World Series, and an astonishing "miscellany" section.
This title presents the memoirs of a respected referee of boxing. It covers the Golden Days of the sport, spanning half a century. It includes thrilling and touching stories about all the great boxers from Dempsey to Ali to Tyson.
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