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"Valerie Wyatt is at the top of her game--she has parlayed her talent for entertaining and home decorating into a multimedia empire, and her name is synonymous with class and exquisite taste. And yet, though she has achieved enviable professional success, her ambition and hard work have given her little room for a personal life. She is divorced, and though she has a strong relationship with her daughter, she finds herself alone as her 60th birthday...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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First edition.
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The SEC. The Masters. The Olympics. March Madness. The Dallas Cowboys. Yes sir, Uncle Verne has seen it all.
Over the last fifty years, few voices have epitomized the sound of sports television quite like that of Verne Lundquist's. A fixture on air since the 1960s-first broadcasting University of Texas baseball and Dallas Cowboys football games on radio before eventually joining the legendary CBS Sports team-Verne has covered just about every sport...
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"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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English
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WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY
A riveting, insightful memoir of never-before-told stories from Jim Gray, twelve-time Emmy Award-winner, Hall of Fame sports broadcaster, and renowned interviewer— that explores the author's career and the inside stories and memorable moments of the famous legends he has covered including, Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson.
In Talking to GOATs, award-winning broadcaster...
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Hanover Square Press
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The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture.
He's one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large.
Yet few people know the real...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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First edition.
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Michaels, one of television's most respected broadcasters, interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports. Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he is the only play-by-play commentator to have covered all four major sports championships: the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final. He gives readers unique insight...
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Henry Holt and Company
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First edition.
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English
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A wrenching memoir by Atlantic journalist and former SportsCenter coanchor Jemele Hill about surviving a heritage of trauma and carving out a new path to create a powerful legacy
Jemele Hill's life began in upheaval. Born in the middle of a vicious Monopoly game to a teen mother and a heroin-addicted father, Hill constantly adjusted to the harsh realities of not only her own childhood, but the inherited generational pain of her mother and grandmother....
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Little, Brown and Co
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Presents the history of sports channel ESPN based on interviews with nearly five hundred current and former employees, featuring announcers and analysts as well as sports stars including LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Gordon.
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Blue Rider Press
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"Shortly before he passed away, on January 4, 2015, Scott completed work on this memoir. He relates his personal story: his childhood in North Carolina, his supportive family, his athletic escapades, his on-the-job training as a fledgling sportscaster, his being hired and eventual triumphs at ESPN. Struck by appendiceal cancer in 2007, Stuart battled this rare disease with an unimaginable tenacity and vigor. Scott continued defying fate, pushing himself...
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Entertainment One Films Canada Inc
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This follow-up to the highly successful Keep your head up kid: The Don Cherry story follows Cherry's later years and his evolution into one of Canada's cultural media icons, uncovering who Don Cherry really is, the events that shape his past, and the key moments in his life that allow him to continue to stay relevant to people today.
16) Jason Benetti
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Cherry Lake Press
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"Say hello to sportscaster Jason Benetti, the voice of the Chicago White Sox, in this biography for early readers. This book examines his life and impact in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Developed in partnership with Easterseals and written by a member of the disability community, this title helps all readers learn from those who make a difference in our world. The My Itty-Bitty...
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Simon & Schuster
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In February 2008, Bill Walton, after climbing to the top of every mountain he ever tried, suffered a catastrophic spinal collapse--the culmination of a lifetime of injuries--that left him in excruciating, debilitating, and unrelenting pain. Unable to walk, he underwent pioneering surgery and slowly recovered. The ordeal tested Walton to the fullest, but with extraordinary determination and sacrifice, he recovered. Now Bill Walton shares his life story...
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Gallery/13A
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America's most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, dishing out his signature uninhibited opinions and revealing the challenges he overcame in childhood - and, later, on, at his TV home, ESPN.
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