SPORTS BIOGRAPHIES

As the weather gets colder, we have plenty of sports to keep us occupied.  The World Series just ended, but Football is underway along with hockey and basketball.  What better way to enjoy the cold than to learn a little bit more about some of your favorite athletes, coaches, and sports?

Adult Biographies:
Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field by Donald Driver
Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays: the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age by Allen Barra
Dream Team by Jack McCallum
Rafa by Rafael Nadal
The John Carlos Story: the Sports Moment That Changed the World by Dave Zirin
Solo: A Memoir of Hope by Hope Solo
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel Brown
The Yankee Years by Joe Torre
Brett Favre: The Tribute by Sports Illustrated
Opening Day: the Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season by Jonathan Eig
The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream by Thomas Clavin
Packers: Green, Gold, and Glory by Sports Illustrated
Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Tradition by William Povletich
Eleven Rings: the Soul of Success by Phil Jackson
Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective by Pat Summitt
One Last Strike by Tony LaRussa
Alan Ameche: the Story of "the Horse" by Dan Manoyan
Dr. J: the Autobiography by Julius Irving

Children's Biographies:
Joyce Westerman: Baseball Hero by Bob Kann
Shaun White by Blaine Wiseman
Henry Aaron's Dream by Matt Tavares
Raising the Bar by Gabrielle Douglas
The Story of the Green Bay Packers by Sara Gilbert
The Milwaukee Brewers by Mark Stewart
Something to Prove: the Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe DiMaggio by Robert Skead

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