July 2009

Booklists · Summer Sports

The Tour de France...the British Open...the 2nd half of the baseball season...mid-summer is a great time for sports fans! Here are some hot new sports titles to compliment the action on the track, the pitch, the course, the field, the road, and in the pool.

Tour de France

cover of Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion

Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion

John Wilcockson

We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind Eight Tour de France Victories

Johan Bruyneel

Auto Racing

One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept the Nation

Liz Clarke

Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans

A.J. Baime

Golf

cover of Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open

Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open

Rocco Mediate

The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport

Carl Hiaasen

Walking with Friends: An Inspirational Year on the PGA Tour

D.J. Gregory

Soccer

Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town

Warren St. John

The Beckham Experiment: How the Worldï¿½s Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America

Grant Wahl

Tennis

cover of Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self

Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self

Monica Seles

Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played

L. Jon. Wertheim

A Championï¿½s Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis

Pete Sampras

Swimming

No Limits: The Will to Succeed

Michael Phelps

Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life

Dara Torres

Baseball

cover of Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

Larry Tye

Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Zeï¿½ev Chafets

Miracle Ball: My Hunt for the Shot Heard 'Round the World

Brian Biegel

The Yankee Years

Joe Torre

As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires

Bruce Weber

Running

cover of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir

Haruki Murakami

Need more suggestions? Contact your local library and a reference librarian will be happy to assist you.