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The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier
The unknown story of the Black pioneers who collectively changed the face of the NFL in 1946.THE FORGOTTEN FIRST chronicles the lives of four incredible men, the racism they experienced as Black players entering a segregated sport, the burden of expectation they...
$28.00
Beyond Baseball's Color Barrier: The Story of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Past, Present, and Future
A fascinating history celebrating Black players in Major League Baseball from the 1800s through today, with special insight into what the future may hold. In Beyond Baseball's Color Barrier: The Story of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Past, Present, and...
$32.00
Afrosurf
Discover the untold story of African surf culture in this glorious and colorful collection of profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations.AFROSURF is the first book to capture and celebrate the surfing culture of Africa. This unprecedented collection is compiled by Mami...
$40.00
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the Nhl's First Black Player
Publisher: Viking An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight for them.In 1958, Willie O'Ree was a lot like any other player toiling in the minors. He was good. Good enough...
$26.00
The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues
Publisher: Abrams Image The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell (1903–1991) was a legend in black baseball, a lightning fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in...
$29.99
The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics
Publisher: Hachette Books New York Times bestselling sportswriter Michael Holley tells the inside story of how Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett joined together to form the most dominant team in basketball and lead the Boston Celtics to their first...
$28.00
Sparring with Smokin' Joe: Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers An intimate portrait of Joe Frazier, whose ferocious rivalry with Muhammad Ali made them both boxing legends and cultural touchstones for an era. Just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Fight of...
$24.95
Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball
Publisher: Flatiron Books The riveting story of four men―Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige―whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball and beyond.In July...
$29.99
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympic
Publisher: Atria Books Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South.Set against the...
$28.00
My Brother, Muhammad Ali: The Definitive Biography
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world’s most-loved sportsman. At the height of his celebrity, he was the most famous person in the world....
$26.95
Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players
Publisher: Gallery Books The uplifting, unlikely, and inspirational true story of the friendships formed between Cam Perron—a white, baseball-obsessed teenager from Boston—and hundreds of former professional Negro League players, who were still awaiting the recognition and compensation that they deserved...
$27.00
Cassius X: The Transformation of Muhammad Ali
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books Although Muhammad Ali's decision to assume a new name has often been portrayed as a sudden transformation, Cassius Clay's conversion to Islam was a process, not an event. For many months he received guidance from Malcolm...
$18.99
All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy
Publisher: Hanover Square Press Winner of the Gold Medal for Memoir/Biography from the Military Writers Society of AmericaA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“A whale of a tale, told clearly and quickly. I read the entire book in almost one sitting.”—Thomas...
$27.99
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team
Publisher: Flatiron Books Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary MazzioThe moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the...
$27.99
42 Today: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy
Publisher: New York University Press Explores Jackie Robinson’s compelling and complicated legacyBefore the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto...
$27.95
The Deep End
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams An instant #1 USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller! In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road...
$14.99
Sooley
Publisher: Doubleday Books NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams—and even bigger challenges off the court.“Hard to...
$28.95
The Hero In The Helmet: Colin Kaepernick
Publisher:Joa Macnalie Pub Date: 05/13/2018 The Hero in the Helmet is a biographical children's short-story, written in a third-person narrative, to educate both children and parents alike on the life and legacy of super-star athlete Colin Kaepernick. Colin Kaepernick or 'Kap'...
$18.00
Walking in the Cordillera Cantabrica
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Publisher : CICERONE EXPLORE THE (January 1, 2003)
ISBN-13 : 9781852843632
$18.43
We Matter: Athletes and Activism (Edge of Sports)
"Before Kaepernick, there was Etan Thomas."--New York Times "In We Matter, Thomas strives to show the influence professional athletes can have when they join the conversation on race, politics, and civil rights. Thomas conducted 50 interviews, which included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill...
$16.95