Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE Phil Knight By Phil Knight In 1962, fresh out of business school, phil knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, athletic shoes from japan. Selling the shoes from the...
Maradona: The Hand of God By Jimmy Burns The definitive biography of Maradona, fully updated with new material following his death in 2020.Anyone doubting that Diego Maradona was more than just a soccer player had only to witness the outpourings after his death on...
A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke On 10 November 2009 German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a...
Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew By Shehan Karunatilaka Retired sportswriter W.G. Karunasena is dying. He will spend his final months drinking arrack, upsetting his wife, ignoring his son, and tracking down Pradeep S. Mathew, an elusive spin bowler he considers...
The Premier: Big Business and Great Football By Jimmy Burns The Premier: Big Business and Great Football explores the history and evolution of the world’s most popular football league. Discover the curiosities and stand-out moments of the greatest Premier League...
My Beautiful Sisters: A Story of Courage, Hope and the Afghan Women’s Football Team By Khalida Popal August, 2021: Kabul falls to the Taliban.Overnight, life for women across Afghanistan changes.The national women's football team faces an imminent threat to their...
Beyond the Surface: A Gold Medalist’s Guide to Finding and Loving Yourself By Jessica Long Jessica Long is one of the most compelling figures of our time. From having her lower legs amputated as a toddler, she has gone on to become one of history’s most decorated...
Above the Noise : My Story of Chasing Calm By DeMar DeRozan DeMar DeRozan, six-time NBA All-Star, has been called a “basketball savant” (ESPN) and “the best closer in the NBA” (GQ)—but when he went public with his depression, it sparked a conversation that reached far...
GRIT: The Vishwas Story By Vishwas KS, V.R. Ferose and Sriram Jagannathan Para-Swimmer. Martial Artist. Dancer. Vishwas dons many hats, and he dons them well. At ten, when he loses his arms in a tragic accident, the sudden and debilitating limitations zap the light...
The Neeraj Chopra Story By Norris Pritam Neeraj Chopra was born into a modest family in the village of Khandra, in Panipat district, where agriculture was the primary occupation. Modern sports were virtually unknown here and Neeraj grew up as just one of the village...