Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated September 8, 2024
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The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir
Caster Semenya
Paper Book
Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by...
A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers
Russ Bengtson
Paper Book
A celebration of the iconic shoes and superstars who have defined the sport for decades, A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers tells the story of hoops as only shoes can. The ultimate book for both hoops fans and sneaker obsessives, A History of...
Unforgiving : lessons from the fall
Jacobellis, Lindsey
Paper Book
In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoe's One Life, the winningest snowboardcross rider of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win...
The big time : how the 1970s transformed sports in America
MacCambridge, Michael
Paper Book
"Indispensable history." -Sally Jenkins, bestselling author of The Right Call A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports moved from the margins to the mainstream of American culture.
Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs
Sasha DiGiulian
Paper Book
World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story--from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs--and shares the power of perseverance and positivity. At age six, Sasha DiGiulian...
The Resilient Athlete: A Self-Coaching Guide to Next Level Performance in Sports & Life
Andrejs Birjukovs
Paper Book
The Resilience Athlete presents a series of self-coaching sessions, much like ones people would have with a performance coach. These are not geared towards one particular sport, but rather focus on creating an ultimate athletic experience, one where physical and emotional states are in balance with...

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