Sports
Chess for dummies
James Eade
794.1 /Eade
Sports
Your quick and easy guide to the rules, strategies, and etiquette of chess. Offers easily understood explanations of the game and its components, to provide a one-stop resource for improving your chess skills.
Let's get physical : how women discovered exercise and reshaped the world
Danielle Friedman
613.7045 /Friedman
History, Sports
"A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power"--
This is a super enjoyable and informative read about the history of women's fitness and so many of the players who started the programs and clothes and mindsets we have today. I couldn't put it down! -Amanda
Fans : how watching sports makes us happier, healthier, and more understanding
Larry Olmsted
796 /Olmsted
Sports, Health, Self Help
"Research into sports fandom makes the sometimes counterintuitive case for why being a fan is good for us individually and is a force for positive change in our society"--
This book is for the fan devastated by loss, the skeptic who sees no value in sports fandom, and the fan making the case to that skeptic. -Tom
Furia
Yamile Saied Méndez
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Mendez Yamile
Diverse Characters, Sports, Young Adult
Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila dreams of getting an athletic scholarship to a North American university. But her parents wouldn't allow a girl to play fúbol-- and she needs their permission to go any farther. Can she make her way in a world with no place for the dreams and ambition of a girl like her? -- adapted from jacket
Furia is passionate, driven and a character I think many will be able to identify with. This is a story of defying expectations and rising about to become your best self! -Victoria
Danza! : Amalia Hernández and el Ballet Folklórico de Mexico
Duncan Tonatiuh
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Sports
"This is a picture book biography for children ages 6-10 about Amalia Hernandez (1917-2000), the dancer and choreographer who founded the Mexican Folkloric Ballet, a dance organization that continues to perform today. The author/illustrator is Duncan Tonatiuh"--
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The crossover : a basketball novel
Kwame Alexander
eBOOK
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Sports, Poetry
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Poetry that is devastatingly beautiful and fabulous storytelling make this 2014 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winner a powerful read. Pick this one up, you'll be glad you did. -Casey
Running with the mind of meditation : lessons for training body and mind
Rinpoche Sakyong Mipham
eAUDIO
Nonfiction, Sports
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Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness, and the quest for Olympic gold
Mark Schultz
eBOOK
Nonfiction, Sports, History
"On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold-medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured. How did such a horrifying senseless murder happen?...Mark Schultz takes us through his remarkable wrestling career from high school to world and Olympic championships, revealing both the triumphs of his career and the personal and financial struggles that gave him no choice but to join forces with the eccentric, controlling du Pont."--Provided by publisher.
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The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown
eAUDIO
Nonfiction, Sports, History
This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
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War fever : Boston, baseball, and America in the shadow of the Great War
Randy Roberts
eBOOK
Nonfiction, Sports, History
American culture in upheaval and a sweeping account of the conflict, War Fever is narrative history at its best."--
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Learn to chess! If you've been too intimidated to start, this book teaches the rules and goes lightly into theory and strategies. -Mykle