books by ESPN     books:       Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: LESSONS FROM A FOOTBALL LIFE2 reviews Bill Curry ESPN, 2008 RICK GOLDSTEIN: "LOMBARDI BEGAN A POWERFUL, PROFANE TIRADE. IN LOUD & UGLY TERMS, HE QUESTIONED OUR MANHOOD, DESIRE & COURAGE!" This autobiography of "OLD-SCHOOL" college and NFL player and Coach Bill Curry, is a must read for every "OLD-SCHOOL" fan of football. It also provides an important link to the past for younger fans, who only know the name Vince Lombardi, because his name is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy. Bill's credentials include ten years in the NFL playing for multiple teams, the most impressive of ...             ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game38 reviews ESPN, 2005 Comprehensive I keep this book chair side throughout the college football season and refer to it other times as well. There is great info on each Div 1 team, and it's great to learn how certain names, traditions, etc. were started. A season by season schedule with scores is great as well. If you love college football, get it today.             What's Your Red Rubber Ball?!2 reviews Kevin Carroll ESPN, 2008 Awesome This author has an amazing story and we have purchased his book for so many people as gifts...I will continue to buy his books in the future             ESPN's 2008 Fantasy Football Guide2 reviews Editors of ESPN Magazine ESPN, 2008 Great Early Season Reference A good guide to player ratings at the start of the season, you will however have to keep an eye on player movements before your draft as this book was probably written around the time of the NFL draft & lots of players have moved or been cut since.             Rules of the Red Rubber Ball: Find and Sustain Your Life's Work28 reviews Kevin Carroll ESPN, 2005 Fantastic little powerful book I loved this book which is cleverly illustrated. It put a big smile on my face! Certainly inspirational in a very light but profound way Kevin Carroll takes us through his journey with the Red Rubber Ball (pages have colorful drawings and excellent design) and how he has found inspiration to shine in his life while making a difference in the world and going for his dreams. With his seven simple ...             ESPN Gameday Gourmet: More Than 80 All-American Tailgate Recipes1 review Pableaux Johnson ESPN, 2007 Good stuff! I got this book because I'm a really big college football fan and I like the idea of learning how to cook better, but, truth be told, I'm not really very good at it. (I've never tailgated in my life, but love the bbq!) There are good tips in it for beginners without it feeling like the writer is talking down to you and the recipes that I've done have all come out GREAT without a lot of fuss. And ...             ESPN Sports Almanac 2008: America's Best-Selling Sports Almanac (Espn Information Please Sports Almanac)4 reviews Gerry Brown, Mike Morrison ESPN, 2007 Can't be beat as a reference tool I believe I am an expert at reviewing reference books because as a freelance writer focusing on sports they are an absoulte essential in my line of work. I find it curious that one of the other reviews would be somewhat critical of the layout or design of this book. All that matters to me is the volume and accuracy of information, and no sports book on the market compares to this one. If you ...             Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting27 reviews Bruce Feldman ESPN, 2007 Amazing look into the forgotten part of College Football Recruiting is where a team is made. You can only take a team so far if you don't have top flight athletes, especially in the SEC. Meat Market is a great look into the recruiting process, and how far teams have to go in order to get the top tier players. Coach O is an amazing character, and fits perfectly into this story. Also, this books works because it shows a team that is trying to get ...             Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children3 reviews Tom Farrey ESPN, 2008 Game On is right on Game On should be required reading for all parents currently spending their weekends in the stands watching their beloved child grind through a hockey, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, baseball or football game. With hard statistical data (don't be counting on that college athletic scholarship after looking at the tables in the back of the book) and revealing anecdotes (the Canadian golfing star at ...             Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, ...108 reviews Bill Simmons ESPN, 2006 If you have ever read Bill Simmons, it's a must read! I have read some of the articles before but not many of them. But I have followed him on ESPN and he is one of the most entertaining sportswriters that I know. I don't even like the Red Sox because I'm an Oakland fan, but he does make it very enjoyable. Definitely a must read if you like the Red Sox but a highly recommended one just based on his writing style!             Man in the Middle27 reviews John Amaechi ESPN, 2007 Better than I expected I originally thought this was another tell-all book on the secret lives of downlow basketball players. But it wasn't and this is a good thing. John goes into great detail explaining his distraught childhood in Manchester to becoming one of the best players in the NBA. It is quite inspiring reading his life experiences. This is a great book for someone who may think they don't amount to anything ...             Steroid Nation: Juiced Home Run Totals, Anti-aging Miracles, and a Hercules in Every High School: The Secret ...6 reviews Shaun Assael ESPN, 2007 Must Read For Sports Fans. Shaun Assael, in his book Steroid Nation*, does a great job of weaving the threads of the steroid story from its less than humble beginnings as part of the Venice Beach bodybuilding underground to the Tour de France scandal, use by NFL stars and Major League Baseball players and Olympic champions. Assael tells the story of how the Dan Duchaine, the original steroid guru, opened up Pandora's Box ...             The Big Jump: The Tao of Travis Pastrana9 reviews Travis Pastrana, Alyssa Roenigk ESPN, 2007 heck yeah This book is written very much in Pastrana's own voice, which leads it to be not only personal at times, but also hilarious. Actually some of my favorite parts of the book were the little notes on the side either from Travis himself or his friends/colleagues/parents. It gives readers a view of what its like living his life, something I certainly don't envy. He covers everything from his ...             Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship23 reviews David Fleming ESPN, 2007 An Amazing True Story I have read a lot of sports books over the years, but this one just might be the best. The story of the Pottsville Maroons is one that you will not soon forget.             Online Ace: A World Series of Poker Champion's Guide to Mastering Internet Poker33 reviews Scott Fischman ESPN, 2006 Improved my INSIGHT and MIND! ****1/2 This was my second poker book and first online book. I have been playing off and on for about 7 years now and this book has helped my game tremendously, specifically online, but not exclusively either. Scott gives you a lot to think about during the game and also helps you to think on different levels and how your emotions and mind come into play whether playing online or live games. ...             Ruffian: A Race Track Romance9 reviews William Nack ESPN, 2007 Wonderfully Written, Intimate Account of Ruffian and the Horseracing Industry Nack's personal account of his life in the horseracing industry is a perfect backdrop for this intimate, well-written account of Ruffian. Nack's insight and research is top-notch given his perspective as a reporter covering horseracing for Newsday in the early 70's; we meet his friends and experience first-hand the people who surround these wonderful animals - from Alfred Vanderbilt to Frank ...             It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium: Football and the Game of Life27 reviews John Ed Bradley ESPN, 2007 If You Don't Cry, You're Not a Football Fan Bradley has written a thoughtful, somber, and poetic memoir that reads as the flip-side to Jason Peter's drug-fueled Hero of the Underground. Every page is brimming with emotion, whether it's love or hate of the game of football. While the cover prominently features an LSU logo and colors, don't be fooled--this book is for all college football fans, not just LSU fans. As some other reviewers ...             Fathers & Sons & Sports: Great Writing By Buzz Bissinger, John Ed Bradley, Bill Geist, Donald Hall, Mark ...1 review Mike Lupica ESPN, 2008 RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "FATHER & SON SHORT SPORTS STORIES: SOME GREAT-SOME NOT." ESPN has put together twenty previously published "short" stories built around the FATHER & SON dynamic with sports as the stage and or backdrop. Some stories are twenty plus pages and some are one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half pages. And unlike the old saying "size doesn't matter", in this collection of stories, coincidentally, the diminutive stories are the ones that noticeably do not pack the ...             Third and a Mile: From Fritz Pollard to Michael Vick--an Oral History of the Trials, Tears and Triumphs of ...7 reviews William C Rhoden ESPN, 2007 (RAW Rating: 4.5) - On top of their game I'm hardly a football connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, however THIRD AND A MILE is written in such a manner that captivates the reader from start to finish. As a passerby of sports, just having heard the great names such as Warren Moon and Doug Williams, my interest was initially peaked to see what this book was about. Challenged by an avid sports fan to try it because I might ...             Fairway to Hell: Around the World in 18 Holes9 reviews Franz Lidz ESPN, 2008 A sharp and subtle voice Lidz is a true satirist with an eye for the ridiculous, the bogus and the vain. He is deeply skeptical about many things and his humor can be savagely cutting, but I do not think it is ever cruel. He is hard but fair. It is encouraging to find that he has lost none of the wickedly sharp powers of observation that have distinguished his work in the New York Times.              search for books addiction, all-american, american, anti-aging, best-selling, bissinger, champion, champions, championship, children, complete, encyclopedia, football, greatest, hercules, information, internet, lessons, mastering, miracles, pastrana, pollard, quarterback, recruiting, salvation, shawshank, smash-mouth, steroid, tailgate, triumphs books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The World Market for Railway or Tramway Maintenance or Service Vehicles ... home  impressum - about us