Lucy Gilmore

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

This sweet, funny, wonderfully escapist contemporary romance takes a winking view at the year's most anticipated sporting event: Puppy Football. As a production assistant for the Puppy Cup, Hailey Lincoln knows all things puppies and football. So when Seattle Lumberjacks star quarterback Cole Bennett asks for PR help, she agrees. She's not swayed by Cole's good looks or stellar career, but by the puppies they can help. Okay, maybe she's swayed just a tiny bit by his good looks... Winning at puppy football, however, is only the start. If she really wants to win--the game, the man, and the warm, welcoming family he takes for granted--she needs to pull out all the stops. And Cole, who's spent his entire life playing a game, has to realize that losing at football isn't nearly as catastrophic as losing the woman he loves.

Ruff and Tumble

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Maya Hughes

California

A new adult, best friends to lovers romance.

The Fourth Time Charm

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Michael Lewis

In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. 

When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football. 

What changes? He takes up football, and school, after a rich, Evangelical, Republican family plucks him from the mean streets. 

Their love is the first great force that alters the world’s perception of the boy, whom they adopt. The second force is the evolution of professional football itself. 

In The Blind Side, Lewis shows us a largely unanalyzed but inexorable trend in football working its way down from the pros to the high school game, where it collides with the life of a single young man to produce a narrative of great and surprising power. 

New York

Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.

The Blind Side

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focuses on the pioneering 
sportsmen who kept the league 
alive in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s,

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The league

Clint Rutledge

Texas

The Secret Behind a Texas High School Football Dynasty

Does the Scoreboard of your life read: CIRCUMSTANCES - 28 YOU - 7? Bills to pay, decisions to make, bosses to please, commitments to fulfill, relationships to mend, fears to suppress - all circumstances that seem to drive the ball down the field of life poised to score again. We try to fight back but our opponent is relentless, tough, and intimidating. Are you tired of living life day to day, letting your circumstances win, while you fight just to get by? Follow the journey of Mike Shelby as he hits rock bottom and then stumbles upon an old notebook from his past that holds a proven secret to success. Hidden in three simple questions, Mike re-discovers that there are seven traits he must master in order to live the life he is capable of living. As Mike's heart changes so does his will to win as a husband, a father, a business man, and a leader. The time has come for you to take the momentum away from your circumstances and put it back on your side. As you discover the lessons that were the secret behind the success of a Texas High School football dynasty, you will also discover just how relevant those lessons can be for you today...

The Classroom

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Delaware

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Kentucky

The Ultimate Guide for Success in Small and Home-Based Business

"In What Losing Taught Me About Winning, Fran Tarkenton draws from his wealth of experience, with both successful and unsuccessful ventures, to provide, Harvey Penick - style, homespun insight, inspiration, and know-how for all small-business people. Tarkenton's renowned storytelling frames these entertaining lessons, which feature accounts of victories and setbacks in his own enterprises along with those of business people in corporations large and small."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

What Losing Taught Me about Winning

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John Grisham

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Puerto Rico

A Novel

Cut from the Cleveland Browns after the worst performance in the history of the NFL, Rick Dockery, desperate to play football, is hired by the Panthers of Parma, Italy, and finds himself confronted by the confusing diversity of Italian culture, language,a

Playing for Pizza

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#Cancer #Memoir #ChuckPagano #Colts #NFL #Football

Missouri

Overcoming Odds Through Unity, Passion and Perseverance

This moving story of overcoming insurmountable odds follows the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, who was diagnosed with leukemia three weeks into the 2012, as he continued to coach from his bedside and got back into the game with the help of his team and thousands of Colt fans.

Sidelined

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Abby Mendelson

Pennsylvania

The Official Team History

The Pittsburgh Steelers:The Official Team History is the thundering account of a team whose heritage is characterized by the same rugged confidence and gritty determination displayed by their many fans through the years. Combining more than 250 photographs with riveting tex, author Abby Mendelson highlights the players, coaches, games, and legends cherished by fans of the Men of Steel.

The Pittsburgh Steelers

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Super Bowl XLIII Gameday Magzine 

Tim Green

Georgia





New York Times bestselling author and former NFL defensive end Tim Green encourages readers to fight for their dreams in this heartfelt story about a young football star grappling with the stress of living up to his father's name. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica!

Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade season to his Super Bowl champion father, who recently passed away. Danny promises everyone that, just like his dad, he'll dominate the big game at the end of the season and earn a spot on the high school varsity team.

Then his English teacher catches him cheating on a test. Even though Danny can retake it, he knows there's no point. He can't read. And if Danny can't pass this class, he won't be eligible to play in the championship game that could unlock his future.

While his resentment rises against the only person willing to help him win off the field, the pressure to succeed begins to weigh heavily on Danny's shoulders. Danny is being tested on every level now, and to pass, he may very well have to choose a different path from his father's.

The Big Game

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Chicago Bear running back Brian Piccolo died of cancer at age 26, leaving behind a young wife, three daughters, a host of friends -- and a legend. More than 100,000 copies of this classic sports biography have been sold in cloth and mass-market editions. Includes a special 25th anniversary introduction by Jeannie Morris. NOTE: this book doesn’t come with the paper shell for the hardcover. #ChicagoBears #BrianPiccolo #Football #Biography #Sports #Hope #Cancer #SportsBiography #Exclusive #Inspirational 

Florida

A Short Season

Brian Piccolo

How to Be Real in a World Full of Fakes





No one else has what you have. No one else can share what you share. Let the World See You is a blueprint for learning how to be yourself and living a life of genuine authenticity from NFL linebacker, speaker, podcaster, and humanitarian Sam Acho. 

In Let the World See You, Sam Acho helps you break free from society's perceived limits and embrace the freedom of living as the genuine you. By sharing lessons and interactions with others throughout his life, Acho reveals how you can overcome your fears and discover the freedom of living as the genuine you.

Many of us hide in our everyday lives. We put on masks, we play small--and we don't live up to our full potential. Sam Acho was one of those people. After years of hiding behind the "tough-guy" footballer persona, the Sam he had become to the world had no connection to the true Sam he knew himself to be. It was only when he lost a friend and mentor that he realized he was doing it all wrong. Like many of us do when we try to be someone we're not, Acho was ignoring the unique gifts, talents, and personality he truly possessed while trying to be what the world wanted him to be. 

While sharing personal stories, entertaining anecdotes, and hard-learned lessons, Let the World See You will encourage you to:

*              Identify the nature of your fears  

*              Discover how to take off the masks that hide who you are

*              Learn to lean on the God who knows you, names you, and loves you

You don't have to hide. There is another way of living. Let the world see you. Your quirks, your passions, and your inner desires were not given to you by accident. The world needs your gifts.

Let the World See You

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Kandi Steiner

From bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a sexy, hilarious, opposites-attract sports romance set in the lively city of Chicago...

I have a three date rule -- but it's not what you think.

See, I've been told I'm the "good time girl," not the one you take home to Mom. And while that label stung at first, I've since embraced it -- living the wild and free life and sticking to a three date max. That's just enough time to have some fun and snuff out the possibility of catching feelings. And it's been working for me for years...

Until Makoa Kumaka.

Sadly, he also has a three date rule -- and it's the exact opposite of mine. From the second I meet him, all I can think about is stripping down that six-foot-five Herculean hunk of a man. But like the gentleman I wish he wasn't, he's making me wait.The more time we spend together, the more I feel those pesky emotions creeping in. I'm even tempted to trust him, but blame it on my past or my instincts, I can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something...

I've been playing the game forever, and no man has ever won my heart -- which meant they never had the power to break it.

But maybe I just hadn't met the right player.

Maybe I'll wish I never did.

The Right Player is a sexy, fun sports romance set in Chicago and packed with humor and heat!

The Right Player

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Sarah Adams

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Discover the heartwarming friends to lovers romance that became a sensation on TikTok--now with a new chapter and a Q&A with the author!

The friend zone is not the end zone for Bree Camden, who is helplessly in love with her longtime best friend and extremely hot NFL legend, Nathan Donelson. The only problem is that she can't admit her true feelings, because he clearly sees her as a best friend with no romantic potential, and the last thing Bree wants is to ruin their relationship. But those abs . . .

Nope! Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for Bree. In any case, she has other things to worry about. After a car accident ended her chance at becoming a professional ballerina, Bree changed paths and now owns her own dance studio, with big dreams to expand it. But one more rent increase could mean the end of the studio entirely.

Then, as usual, Nathan comes to the rescue and buys the entire building. A stubborn Bree is not happy about it and decides to rebel with a couple--okay, maybe more than a couple--of tequila shots. Then her plan backfires as she spills her deepest, darkest secret to a TMZ reporter. One viral video later, the world thinks Nathan and Bree are the perfect couple. Before they can really talk about her confession, Nathan's publicist proposes a big opportunity that could mean financial security for Bree. The catch? They have to pretend to be in love. For three whole weeks.

What will happen when Bree gives in to the feelings she's been desperately hiding for so long, and could she be imagining that Nathan is actually enjoying it? Sarah Adams scores more than touchdowns in this exciting romantic comedy.

The Cheat Sheet

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H. G. Bissinger

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A Town, a Team, and a Dream

Chronicles a football season in Odessa, Texas, a depressed all-American town that lives and dies with the fortunes of its high school football team.

Friday Night Lights

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The only flaw is someone’s name on the inside front cover. 

2008 Retailer's Choice Award winner!
Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach―especially a football coach―to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, and the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for anyone to be successful without compromising faith and family? In this inspiring and reflective memoir, now updated with a new chapter, Coach Dungy tells the story of a life lived for God and family―and challenges us all to redefine our ideas of what it means to succeed. 

The softcover edition of this #1 New York Times best-seller includes a new chapter! In it, Coach reflects on the 2007 football season and last year's successful hardcover release of Quiet Strength. Also features a foreword by Denzel Washington and a 16-page color-photo insert.

Kansas

The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

A biography of the coach of the Indianapolis Colts and the first African American football coach to lead his team to a Superbowl victory concentrates on his religious life as well as his career in football.

Quiet Strength

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After he is cut from the Cleveland Browns, Rick Dockery is hired by the Panthers of Parma, Italy, and finds himself confronted by the confusing diversity of Italian culture, language, and romance.

Jennifer Echols

"When yearbook photographer Harper and the star player of the high school football team get voted "the perfect couple that never was" by their senior class, the unlikely pair start falling for one another. But a handful of obstacles, including Harper's boyfriend, stand in the way of their perfect ending"--

Perfect Couple

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South Carolina

Louisiana

John Feinstein

#sports #nonfiction #basketball #football

Massachusetts

Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game

John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends. John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and John McEnroe. Since his days as a young Washington Post journalist, Feinstein has written twenty-eight books and countless magazine articles and newspaper columns, covering college basketball, golf, tennis, baseball, and very nearly every sport in between. He has told us of victory and defeat, of athletes and coaches we love--and love to hate. But some of his best stories have been left untold, until now. One on One is an incredible portal into the sports we love-from the box scores and the pageantry of game night and into the hard work and intensity that turn players and coaches into legends.

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