While the Games Are Away
List by Adult Services Librarian Richard
Watching sports with a loved one is a fun tradition enjoyed by many people across the world. My favorite sport has always been baseball. Growing up, I can remember watching countless games with my grandpa during the summer.
While several major sports (MLB, NBA, NHL) have cancelled or postponed games because of the Coronavirus pandemic, that doesn’t mean you can’t get your sports fix. The Niagara Falls Public Library has plenty of books on whatever sport(s) you like. Check out the list below and let us know your favorite sports book. Did we miss something? Send your suggestions our way!
Click here for borrowing procedures during Covid 19 crisis.
Watching sports with a loved one is a fun tradition enjoyed by many people across the world. My favorite sport has always been baseball. Growing up, I can remember watching countless games with my grandpa during the summer.
While several major sports (MLB, NBA, NHL) have cancelled or postponed games because of the Coronavirus pandemic, that doesn’t mean you can’t get your sports fix. The Niagara Falls Public Library has plenty of books on whatever sport(s) you like. Check out the list below and let us know your favorite sports book. Did we miss something? Send your suggestions our way!
Click here for borrowing procedures during Covid 19 crisis.
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Ball Four: my life and hard times throwing the knuckleball in the Big LeaguesAuthor: Jim Bouton
When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold, and a "social leper" for having violated the "sanctity of the clubhouse." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn't true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn't read it, denounced the book. It was even banned by a few libraries. Almost everyone else, however, loved Ball Four. Fans liked discovering that athletes were real people-often wildly funny people. Today Ball Four has taken on another role-as a time capsule of life in the sixties. The ebook version of Ball Four includes the first edition, the 1980, 1990, and 2000 updates, and 138 photos. Available Formats: book, Hoopla ebook |
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Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair gameAuthor: Michael Lewis
Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers, and physics professors. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win . . . how can we not cheer for David? Available Formats: Book, DVD, Overdrive audiobook |
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When the Game Was OursAuthors: Larry Bird & Earvin Magic Johnson with Jackie Macmullan
From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s — Celtics vs Lakers, East vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime, even white vs black. Each pushed the other to greatness — together Bird and Johnson collected eight NBA Championships, six MVP awards and helped save the floundering NBA at its most critical time. Available Formats: book, Hoopla ebook |
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The Boys in the Boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Olympics
Author: Daniel James Brown
The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary "The Boys of '36". For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. Available Formats: book, Overdrive ebook |
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99: Stories of the GameAuthor: Wayne Gretzky with Kirstie McClellan Day
"The Great One" weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at the sport of professional hockey, and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed "The Great One," he is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player who ever lived. No one has seen more of the game than he has—but he has never discussed in depth just what it was he saw. For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him: mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Available Formats: book, Overdrive ebook |
