 | Thierry Henry: The Biography: The Amazing Life of the Greatest Footballer on Earth
By: John Blake Price: $ 14.95 $ 8.93
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 | Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona, Soccers Fallen Star
By: The Lyons Press Price: $ 16.95 $ 2.81 Reviews: 37 Average Rating: 4.0
The playing fields of the 80s and 90s are sadly littered with the unfulfilled promises of athletic greatness deterred by self-destruction. Soccer star Diego Maradona rose from the slums of Buenos Aires to teenage fame and a career that blazed its way across Europe before reaching apotheosis in the 1986 World Cup. That World Cup performance, in which Maradona raised his already magnificent game an impossible notch or two, elevated him to a sporting pantheon reached only by a supernatural handful: think Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, and... |
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 | The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Womens Soccer Team and How It Changed the World
By: Harper Paperbacks Price: $ 14.00 $ 2.28 Reviews: 17 Average Rating: 4.5
On July 10, 1999, the world of womens sports changed forever as the U.S. defeated China in the Womens World Cup soccer final in front of 90,000 spectators at the Rose Bowl--and millions more watching on television around the world. In The Girls of Summer, Jere Longman tells the story of the womens team, their rise to world dominance, and their struggle with the United States Soccer Federation (U.S.S.F.) for the support, respect, and salary they deserve. Drawing on extensive personal interviews recorded before,... |
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 | Arsene Wenger: Pure Genius
By: John Blake Price: $ 34.95 $ 21.92
Few can match the tremendous impact that Arsene Wenger has had since his arrival at Arsenal. In his 12 seasons at the club, the world-class Frenchman has developed the Gunners into a team capable of challenging for top domestic and European honors every year. His three Premiership titles—two of which came in Double winning campaigns—are evidence of Wengers unique tactical skill and his famous ability to spot talented young spccer players. After a modest playing career in France, Wenger gained managerial experience in his... |
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 | David Beckham: Born to Play: Born to Play (All Aboard Reading)
By: Grosset & Dunlap Price: $ 3.99 $ 1.19
David Beckham—the world-famous soccer star, celebrity, and sports icon—has joined the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team! As captain of England’s famous soccer team, Manchester United, Beckham singlehandedly scored 85 spectacular goals and became the only English player to score in three World Cups. With an easy-to-follow narrative and actionpacked full-color photos, this book is sure to score with young readers. |
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 | Blessed: The Autobiography
By: Ebury Press Price: $ 9.19 Reviews: 3 Average Rating: 3.5
George Best was blessed with an extraordinary gift; he brought beauty and grace to soccer never before seen. But he was unable to cope with the success and fame his genius brought and his life story is littered with tales of women, sex and, of course, drink. George Best here tells his own dramatic and inspiring story. |
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 | Michael Ballack: The Biography
By: John Blake Price: $ 34.95 $ 23.07
One of Germanys leading sports icons and an outstanding national captain, Michael Ballack is one of the best soccer players in Britain. With fascinating insight into his gameplay and philosophy, as well as how he combines being the highest-paid soccer player in the world with a father to his three sons, this is the long-awaited, definitive story of one of Europes most talented and entertaining athletes. |
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 | Pele, My Life and the Beautiful Game
By: Doubleday Price: $ 85.15 $ 54.28 Reviews: 11 Average Rating: 4.5
This is a book about a man who excelled in a game of soccer. Pele is a athlete best know throughout the world. He is the only three-time world champion in soccer. "I dedicate this book to all the people who have made this great game the Beautiful Game." - Pele |
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 | Beyond Suspicion
By: Harpercollins E-books Price: $ 6.00 Reviews: 32 Average Rating: 4.5
When Jack Swytechs former girlfriend asks him to defend her in a case brought by investors who advance payment on insurance policies when their beneficiaries have been diagnosed with a terminal condition, it looks like an easy win; Jessie Merrill wasnt dying after all, but since Viatical Settlements accepted her doctors somewhat equivocal diagnosis, they dont stand a chance of getting their money back. Still celebrating his victory, Jack learns that Jessie has lied to him; like the shady, possibly Mob-connected company that... |
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 | Manchester United Ruined My Life
By: Headline Book Publishing Price: $ 15.00 $ 8.98 Reviews: 1 Average Rating: 3.0
Colin Shindler recalls the problems of growing up in an Orthodox Jewish family in central Manchester in the 1950s and 1960s as a Manchester City fan, permanently under the shadow of Manchester United. |
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