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1	It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life more books like this by Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong won the 1999 Tour de France in spectacular style, taking four stages and both a mountain and a time trial. His story is even more remarkable because he was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular cancer in October 1996. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster more books like this by Jon Krakauer (Introduction by) The story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions struggled for survival when they were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst, single-season death toll in the peak's history. see all copies from £1.83! new only from £6.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling more books like this by Bret Hart Written without collaborators and based on decades of tape recordings he made throughout his career, "Hitman" is Hart's brutally honest, perceptive, and startling account of his life in and out of the WWE ring. see all copies from £13.77! new only from £14.51! \| first editions
4	Every Second Counts more books like this by Lance Armstrong The five-time Tour de France winner and Number 1 "New York Times" bestselling author returns with an inspirational account of his recent personal and professional victories--and some failures--and an intimate glimpse into how almost dying taught him to really live. Since the release of his megabestseller, "It's Not About the Bike," Lance ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Ultramarathon Man more books like this by Dean Karnazes Marathon runner Dean Karnazes, who despite his awesome achievements, insists he's just a "regular guy," writes about his life, emphasizing the joys (and woes) of running, which he sees as a challenge, an escape, a physical pleasure, and a way of exploring parts of the world he would otherwise never know. Karnazes began running as a young child ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich more books like this by Mark Kriegel Pete Maravich, the basketball virtuoso who battled personal demons off the court, is the focus of this narrative by the bestselling author of "Namath: A Biography." of photos. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.36! \| first editions
7	My Losing Season more books like this by Pat Conroy An intensely personal account of the season of '67 when Pat Conroy played basketball at the Citadel, the military college in Charleston, South Carolina, My Losing Season is no ordinary sporting memoir. It is an American classic of young men, their dreams, their ambitions, the friendships they forged, and the losses they suffered, both on and off ... see all copies from £4.21! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks more books like this by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But" No Shortcuts to the Top" is as much ... see all copies from £5.71! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Touching the Void more books like this by Joe Simpson Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf more books like this by Harvey Penick, Ben Shrake Harvey Penick's life in golf began when he started caddying at the Austin, (Texas), Country Club at age eight. Eighty-one years later he is still there, still dispensing wisdom to pros and beginners alike. His stature in the golf world is reflected in the remarkable array of champions he's worked with, both men and women, including U.S. Open ... see all copies from £2.82! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Best Game Ever: Giants Vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL more books like this by Mark Bowden The bestselling author "Black Hawk Down" writes the remarkable story of the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Colts and the Giants--considered by many to be the greatest football game ever played. see all copies from £9.88! new only from £9.88! \| first editions
12 view cover	Inside Power more books like this by Gary Sheffield, David Ritz This above-average sports memoir is peppered with engaging on-the-field anecdotes, forays inside the competitive mind of a world-class athlete, and thoughtfully presented glimpses of the harsh, often uncaring world of big-time sports. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex more books like this by Chris Jericho Chris Jericho, the first undisputed champion in wrestling history, tells all in an inspiring, no-holds-barred memoir that takes readers around the world on his quest to make it to the WWE.Grand Central Publishing see all copies from £6.49! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Fever pitch more books like this by Nick Hornby This book, chronicled from the perspective of a fanatical ten-year-old soccer fan, through disillusioned adolescence, to an adult "who should know better", examines the absurdities, idiosyncrasies and traumas of everyday life and football. While Chelsea were undoubtedly the football team at the heart of fashionable London in the late 1960s, it ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Dove more books like this by Robin L Graham In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in his 24-foot sloop, Dove. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he had accomplished what few would dare attempt, returning to port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book. Originally published in ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior more books like this by Phil Jackson Advice from Phil Jackson, coach of the Chicago Bulls, as well as a former player for the New York Knicks and the New Jersey Nets. Jackson begins the book with Michael Jordan's return to the Bulls, and goes on to discuss his own life, growing up as the child of fundamentalist Christians, and his adoption of Zen principles in life and in coaching. see all copies from £4.94! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival more books like this by Joe Simpson Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend to safety. Finally, Yates was forced to cut ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.21! \| first editions
18 view cover	Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home more books like this by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause The harrowing personal story of the hero of the international bestseller "Alive" gives a day-by-day account of what happened during the 1972 Andes plane crash and its aftermath and shows how Parrado coped with the stresses; how he kept from giving up; and where he found strength to climb out alive. see all copies from £1.83! new only from £2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Go for the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life more books like this by Mia Hamm "When I was playing, they said soccer was a man's world and that women should remain on the sidelines. All I can say is I'm glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm."-- Pele For the more than seven million girls -- from knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college stars -- who are tearing across the of country chasing a soccer ball and dreams ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.14! \| first editions
20 view cover	Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season more books like this by Jonathan Eig This detailed, authoritative account of one of the most important seasons in baseball history chronicles the day when, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and played first base for the Dodgers. "Opening Day" is being published on that 60th anniversary of the game. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero more books like this by David Maraniss From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "When Pride Still Mattered" comes a book destined to become a modern classic--a full-scale biography of great baseball player and humanitarian Roberto Clemente, who lived, played, and died with enduring passion and grace. of photos. see all copies from £2.82! new only from £2.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg more books like this by Nicholas Dawidoff The biography of Moe Berg, sometime major-league catcher, sometime spy, sometime lawyer, and full-time enigma. Berg, a Princeton graduate and Wall Street lawyer who played sporadically (and not very well) with the major leagues between 1923 and 1939, was recruited by Wild Bill Donovan for the OSS during World War II, and he eventually was awarded ... see all copies from £4.17! new only from £8.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	You Cannot Be Serious more books like this by John McEnroe, James Kaplan Tennis pro John McEnroe dominated the tennis world in the 1980s with his top-ranked play and his acerbic, sometimes explosive, on-court shenanigans. McEnroe recalls those days in this candid memoir. He replays major matches and rivalries, including those with Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors. He writes of his personal struggles and his marriages to ... see all copies from £4.94! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Yogi Book: I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said! more books like this by Yogi Berra At last they're all together, in celebration of one of America's most beloved figures: from "It ain't over 'til it's over" to "You can't think and hit at the same time" here are all the famous Yogisms, those pithy-as-poetry legendary words that are among the most popularly quoted sayings ever. Compiled by Yogi Berra and his family, "The Yogi Book ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places more books like this by David Breashears For generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's other greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But the question remains: Why climb? In "High Exposure," elite mountaineer and acclaimed "Everest" filmmaker David Breashears answers with an intimate and ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions

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