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Books are listed by author's surname.
Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World's First Female Sports Superstar
by
Sasha Abramsky
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781617758263
Publication Date: 2020
What It Means to Be a Wolverine: Michigan's Greatest Players Talk About Michigan Football
by
Kevin Allen; Nate Brown; Art Regner
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781623685584
Publication Date: 2013
Alou: My Baseball Journey
by
Felipe Alou; Peter Kerasotis
ISBN: 9781496201522
Publication Date: 2018
All the Dreams We've Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side
by
Rus Bradburd
ISBN: 9781613739310
Publication Date: 2018
Major League Turbulence: Baseball in the Era of Drug Use, Labor Strife and Black Power, 1968-1988
by
Douglas M. Branson
ISBN: 9781476680583
Publication Date: 2021
From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States
by
Brian D. Bunk
Call Number: EBSCO
ISBN: 9780252043888
Publication Date: 2021
Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life
by
Diane Cardwell
ISBN: 9780358067788
Publication Date: 2020
Serena Williams : Tennis Champion, Sports Legend, and Cultural Heroine
by
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett
ISBN: 9781538109663
Publication Date: 2020
Kettlebell Training
by
Steve Cotter
ISBN: 9781492597476
Publication Date: 2021
When the Cheering Stops: Life after the NFL
by
Gay Culverhouse
ISBN: 9781538145821
Publication Date: 2021
Run Mummy Run: Inspiring Women to Be Fit, Healthy and Happy
by
Leanne Davies; Lucy Waterlow
ISBN: 9781786852373
Publication Date: 2018
Valley Walls: A Memoir of Climbing and Living in Yosemite
by
Glen Denny
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781930238695
Publication Date: 2016
Brave Enough
by
Jessie Diggins; Todd Smith
Call Number: Project MUSE
ISBN: 9781517908195
Publication Date: 2020
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess
by
Evan Drellich
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780063049055
Publication Date: 2023
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport
by
Rob Eastaway; John Haigh
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781911622741
Publication Date: 2021
Kung Fu Basics: Everything You Need to Get Started in Kung Fu - From Basic Kicks to Training and Tournaments
by
Paul Eng
ISBN: 9780804847025
Publication Date: 2018
The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL
by
Doug Farrar
ISBN: 9781629375793
Publication Date: 2018
The Back Roads to March: The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season
by
John Feinstein
ISBN: 9780385544481
Publication Date: 2020
Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing
by
Jeremy Fuchs
ISBN: 9781523508389
Publication Date: 2020
KG A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between
by
Kevin Garnett; David Ritz
ISBN: 9781982170325
Publication Date: 2021
Legacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympics
by
Michael Gillard
ISBN: 9781448217410
Publication Date: 2019
The Ultimate Detroit Tigers Time Machine Book
by
Martin Gitlin
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781493068012
Publication Date: 2022
How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
by
Nick Greene
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781683359203
Publication Date: 2021
Wrestling with Angels: A True Story of Addiction, Resurrection, Hope, Fashion, Training Celebrities, and Man’s Oldest Sport
by
John Hanrahan
ISBN: 9781644281147
Publication Date: 2020
A Dangerous Journey: Inside Another Year in Boxing
by
Thomas Hauser
ISBN: 9781682261071
Publication Date: 2019
The Perfect Run: A Guide to Cultivating a near-Effortless Running State
by
Mackenzie L. Havey
ISBN: 9781472968654
Publication Date: 2020
Sweat: A History of Exercise
by
Bill Hayes
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781620402290
Publication Date: 2022
Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball
by
Richard Hershberger; Hershberger Thorn
ISBN: 9781538121146
Publication Date: 2019
My Way
by
Moana Hope
ISBN: 9780522871524
Publication Date: 2017
Fever Pitch
by
Nick Hornby
ISBN: 9781573226882
Publication Date: 1998
The Game is Not a Game: The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports
by
Robert Scoop Jackson
ISBN: 9781642590951
Publication Date: 2020
The Black Fives
by
Claude Johnson
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781683359081
Publication Date: 2022
Women on Waves: A Culture History of Surfing—From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions
by
Jim Kempton
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781643137254
Publication Date: 2021
Krav Maga Extreme Survival
by
Gershon Ben Keren
ISBN: 9780804850285
Publication Date: 2018
The Great Outdoors: A User's Guide
by
Brendan Leonard
ISBN: 9781579657079
Publication Date: 2019
Sparrin' with Smokin' Joe: Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali
by
Glenn Lewis
ISBN: 9781538136799
Publication Date: 2021
Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Fan
by
Jessica Luther; Kavitha Davidson
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781477313138
Publication Date: 2020
The Baseball Book of Why: The Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered about from America's National Pastime
by
John McCollister
ISBN: 9781493048878
Publication Date: 2020
The Baltimore Black Sox: A Negro Leagues History, 1913-1936
by
Bernard McKenna
ISBN: 9781476677712
Publication Date: 2020
Who Says I Can't?: The Astonishing Story of a Fearless Life
by
Rob Mendez; Joe Layden
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780785239413
Publication Date: 2021
Buying In: Big-Time Women's College Basketball and the Future of College Sports
by
Aaron L. Miller
ISBN: 9781538166420
Publication Date: 2022
The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer (Updated and Expanded Edition)
by
Caitlin Murray
Call Number: EBSCO eBooks
ISBN: 1419743015
Publication Date: 2019
The Art of Football: The Early Game in the Golden Age of Illustration
by
Michael Oriard
ISBN: 9780803290693
Publication Date: 2017
The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
by
Anika Orrock
ISBN: 9781452173641
Publication Date: 2020
Infractions: Rule Violations, Unethical Conduct, and Enforcement in the NCAA
by
Jerry Parkinson
ISBN: 9781496205476
Publication Date: 2019
Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit, and Leveling the Playing Field
by
Susie Petruccelli
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781948062831
Publication Date: 2021
The Brown Bullet: Rajo Jack's Drive to Integrate Auto Racing
by
Bill Poehler
ISBN: 9781641602297
Publication Date: 2020
Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier
by
Ted Reinstein
ISBN: 9781493051212
Publication Date: 2021
US Open: 50 Years of Championship Tennis
by
Rick Rennert
ISBN: 9781419732188
Publication Date: 2018
Sleeping Bags to S'mores: Camping Basics
by
Heather Balogh Rochfort; William Rochfort; Laura Fisk (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780358100317
Publication Date: 2020
A Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and Life
by
Amy Saltzman
ISBN: 9781684030217
Publication Date: 2018
A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps: A Sportswriter's Memoir
by
Diane K. Shah
Call Number: EBSCO eBooks
ISBN: 9781684351152
Publication Date: 2020
Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen
by
Samantha N. Sheppard
ISBN: 9780520973855
Publication Date: 2020
Stand up and Shout Out: Women’s Fight for Equal Pay, Equal Rights, and Equal Opportunities in Sports
by
Joan Steidinger
ISBN: 9781538125977
Publication Date: 2020
The Football Book of Why (and Who, What, When, Where, and How)
by
Wayne Stewart
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781493068586
Publication Date: 2022
Rowdy Rousey
by
Mike Straka
ISBN: 9781629372396
Publication Date: 2015
The Best American Sports Writing 2019
by
Glenn Stout (Editor); Charles P. Pierce (Editor)
ISBN: 9781328507853
Publication Date: 2019
The Best American Sports Writing 2020
by
Glenn Stout (Editor); Jackie MacMullan (Editor)
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780358196990
Publication Date: 2020
Women on Wheels: The Scandalous Untold History of Women in Bicycling
by
April Streeter
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781621062073
Publication Date: 2021
Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football
by
Roger R. Tamte
ISBN: 9780252041617
Publication Date: 2018
We Matter: Athletes and Activism
by
Etan Thomas
ISBN: 9781617755910
Publication Date: 2018
The Next Ones: How McDavid, Matthews and a Group of Young Guns Took Over the NHL
by
Michael Traikos
ISBN: 9781771621984
Publication Date: 2019
Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football
by
John Urschel; Louisa Thomas
ISBN: 9780735224865
Publication Date: 2019-05-14
Running Smart: How Science Can Improve Your Endurance and Performance
by
Mariska van Sprundel
Call Number: MIT Press Direct
ISBN: 9780262542449
Publication Date: 2021
The Road to Ann Arbor: Incredible Twists and Improbable Turns Along the Michigan Recruiting Trail
by
Tom VanHaaren
ISBN: 9781629375922
Publication Date: 2018
Rise: My Story
by
Lindsey Vonn
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780062889485
Publication Date: 2022
Hebrew Hammer: A Biography of Al Rosen, All-Star Third Baseman
by
Joseph Wancho
ISBN: 9781476643939
Publication Date: 2021
Olympia : The Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
by
Robin Waterfield
ISBN: 9781786691903
Publication Date: 2018
Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever
by
L. Jon Wertheim
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781328637901
Publication Date: 2021
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Jake Gaither, Florida A&M, and the History of Black College Football
by
Derrick E. White
ISBN: 9781469652443
Publication Date: 2019
Michigan Motivations: A Year of Inspiration with the University of Michigan Wolverines
by
Cyle Young; Del Duduit
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780253048233
Publication Date: 2020
The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World
by
Dave Zirin
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781620976753
Publication Date: 2021
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