| 1. |  | The Art of Racing in the Rain
from Harper
Price: $16.29
Customer Review:
Any attempt that I make to describe this book merely makes it sound like the kind of book that I would normally avoid. "It's written from the dog's point of view? The dog longs to be human and is a car racing fanatic?" Well, yes - but somehow this fails to capture its charm.
The plot of this... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | No Limits: The Will to Succeed
from Free Press
Price: $17.16
Customer Review:
I think Michael Phelps has a wonderful and inspirational story. However, after watching a few of his interviews I became convinced that he could not possibly pull off a decent autobiography - I actually felt sorry for him during some of the post-race interviews as he seemed significantly less... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty
from Harper
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
First off - do not purchase this book for your child thinking "He likes football - here is something he will like". No. This book is a true inside look into the locker room & private (formerly private) lives of NFL prima donna's. Lot's of stories about everything available to NFL superstars and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever
from Harper
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
I ordered this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. He is enjoying reading it and is learning some things he didn't know about this part of football. I would recommend this book to any guy who is into football and its history. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
from Harvest Books
Price: $9.75
Customer Review:
Heart warming account of a man and his dog. Loved the conversations with Merle. For those with dogs you can understand the level of communication that goes on. Only downside is that this is an atypical man/dog relationship in that Merle is allowed (and encouraged) to roam freely through town, etc.... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Match, The: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
from Hyperion
Price: $10.87
Customer Review:
The Match is a fantastic read for any golfer, or those who love a great story on sports involving major participants that helped make the game what it is today. This is a telling of a one-of-kind incident that will never happen again! | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph
from Crown
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
When Vivian Stringer recruits players for the Rutgers women's basketball team, she doesn't just promise them that they'll play on a wonderful team. She looks the parents in the eye and promises them that if their daughter plays for her, she'll treat her like a daughter, and do everything she can to... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
from Random House Audio
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
Fun for a golfer with a sense of humor, but you don't have to golf to enjoy. | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season
from Plume
Price: $14.93
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| 10. |  | The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL
from Grove Press
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
Bowden is a tremendous non-fiction writer, and I enjoyed this book tremendously, but it is a quick, light treatment of a subject loaded with nuance and historical context. The subtitle is Giants vs. Colts, 1958 and the Birth of the Modern NFL, but other than an epilog chapter, it does not really... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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