Special Edition Autographed Collector's Books:
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Lombardi's Left Side
By Herb Adderly, Dave Robinson, and Royce Boyles
Lombardi's Left Side by Herb Adderley, Dave Robinson and Royce Boyles: Lombardi's Left Side is available in an autographed, leather bound, collector's edition. This edition is numbered and guaranteed not exceed 500 copies. Each copy is personally autographed by Green Bay Packers Hall of Famers Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson as well as co-author Royce Boyles, on a specially designed vellum page one, which is exclusive to this special edition. Each copy comes complete with a Publisher's Certificate of Authenticity and a special walnut display easel. Each copy is truly one-of-a-kind and will be a treasured display piece in your library or memorabilia collection. Only Available for a limited time and on a first-come-first-served basis.
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One Man's Dream My Town, My Team, My Time
By Frank Wright, with Bill Althaus
One Man's Dream My Town, My Team, My Time by Frank White with Bill Althaus is available in an autographed, leather bound, collector's edition. This edition is numbered and guaranteed not exceed 500 copies. Each copy is personally autographed by Hall of Fame second baseman and eight time Gold Glove recipient Frank White, on a specially designed vellum page one, which is exclusive to this special edition. Each copy comes complete with a Publisher's Certificate of Authenticity and a special walnut display easel. Each copy is truly one-of-a-kind and will be a treasured display piece in your library or collection.
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Recent Releases:
Between The Lies
By Marv Levy
The Los Angeles Leopards and the Portland Pioneers are on a collision course toward the Super Bowl Championship. One team is led by a take-no-prisoners head coach; the other by a cerebral, slow-and-steady coach who has been thrust into the spotlight because of a tragedy. A tense showdown is about to unfold before the world’s football fans.
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Welcome to the Blue Heaven
: Don't Bet Against the Goalkeeper
By Jimmy Nielsen
with Paolo Bandini
Major League Soccer's Goalkeeper of the Year for 2012, Jimmy Nielsen, has established himself as one of the best players in the league and a fan favorite in Kansas City, playing for Sporting Kansas City. Yet while supporters are familiar with his achievements on the field and larger-than-life personality off it, few are aware of the remarkable story that led him to the US Midwest.
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Dickie V’s ABCs and 1-2-3s
: A Great Start for Young Superstars
By Dick Vitale
Illustrated by Craig Lueck
Do you know a young superstar who’s old enough to begin learning their alphabet and numbers? A budding basketball fan who’s ready to take on the world of reading and hoops?
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Kansas Jayhawks ABCs and 1-2-3s
By Rob Peters
Kansas Jayhawks
ABCs and 1-2-3sK is an alphabet and counting book that
teaches kids ages 2-7 all about KU!
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Lombardi’s Left Side
By Herb Adderley & Dave Robinson
with Royce Boyles
Winning was not the only thing. Something more important
than winning football games occurred during the
Lombardi Dynasty. Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers
ushered the National Football League to the forefront
of American sports popularity during a racially explosive
time, proving that teamwork transcended the
color barrier.
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Getting a W in the Game of Life
: Using my T.E.A.M. Model to Motivate, Elevate, and Be Great
By Dick Vitale
with Reji Laberje
It’s tip-off time and time to get that W, a
WIN, in the most important game of all ...
the game of life! Dick Vitale has been in our
homes for more than 30 years calling College
Basketball on ESPN. Now, invite him in to
share the incredible legacies lived and lessons
learned that have resulted in a formula for
success he’s willing to share with today’s young
men and women.
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One Man’s Dream: My Town, My Team, My Time
By Frank White
with Bill Althaus
When the Kansas City Royals appeared in the 1985 World
Series, manager Dick Howser had to make a difficult, and
controversial, call. Because the series started in the National
League city of St. Louis, there would be no designated
hitter, which meant that Hal McRae would be relegated to
the role of a reserve player coming off the bench.
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Blood, Sweat, & Bears: Putting a “Dent” in the Game I Love
By Richard Dent
with Fred Mitchell
Bears’ overwhelming defense during their
Super Bowl run, and a 2011 inductee into
the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was an
8th-round draft pick out of tiny Tennessee
State in 1983. The tall and skinny rookie
would become a 4-time Pro Bowl selection
who also played for the San Francisco 49ers,
Indianapolis Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles.
Dent wound up his brilliant 15-year career
with 137.5 sacks, eight interceptions, 13
fumble recoveries, and two touchdowns.
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Coming Soon:
Inside the Park
: Running the Base Path of Life
By Willie Wilson
with Kent Pulliam
16 page photo insert
Willie Wilson played baseball with the mentality of a football player — a grimace, on his face. Totally unprepared for the spotlight of being in the major leagues, Wilson experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, sometimes unable to tell them apart. He helped lead the Kansas City Royals to their first World Series in only his second full season in the Major Leagues.
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Tigers vs Jayhawks
: From the Civil War to the Battle for No. 1
By Mark Godich
16 page color photo
insert section
Missouri and Kansas went from unranked at the start of the 2007 college football season to playing for No. 1 in the country on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, so no wonder Brent Musburger
chose his words carefully as he addressed a national television audience moments before kickoff of the rivals’ historic meeting.
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The Fighting Donovans
: The Boxing and Football Family of Mike Donovan, Arthur Donovan, Sr. and Arthur Donovan, Jr.
By Art Donovan
with Kristine Setting Clark
16 page photo insert
Back in the glory days of football, before prime time, big money and Astroturf, Baltimore
Colt and Hall of Fame guard Art Donovan was one of the all-time gridiron greats. But
what most people don’t know is his connection to professional boxing. Not only did Art
train to be a boxing champion, but his father and grandfather were also well known in
the boxing ring.
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Winning with Purpose
: Raising Our Game and Lifting Our Teammates, On and Off the Court
By Satch Sullinger
with John Dauphin
Sports is filled with successful coaches, but Satch Sullinger’s story offers championship-level inspiration to players, parents and coaches who care about values and winning the right way, on and off the court. In an ego-soaked era where highlights and sound bites speak to a “me first” societal mentality, Sullinger’s message cuts through the din, to the core of what matters most: mastering the fundamentals of selflessness that allow us to raise our game, lift our teammates and rise to collective glory.
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At the Hang-Up
: Seeking Your Purpose, Running the Race, Finishing Strong
By Ted Owens
with Jim Krause
and Jesse Tuel
16 page photo insert
This is the inspirational story of Ted Owens — still the coach with the most wins in the history of Allen Fieldhouse — from growing up as a boy on a cotton farm in Southwestern Oklahoma during the Great Depression to coaching at the highest levels of the college basketball world.
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Jimmy Nielsen speaks of his second book, 'Welcome to the Blue Heaven'.
Satch Sullinger speaks about his new book 'Winning with Purpose: Raising Our Game and Lifting Our Teammates, On and Off the Court' and the importance of attitude.
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