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  • Duke

    The Musical Life of Duke Ellington

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was one of jazz's greatest innovators. Join Bill Gutman as he explores the fascinating life of this legend from his birth at the turn of the century to his death at the age of seventy‑five. Interviewing Duke's friends, fans, and fellow musicians, Gutman documents the progress of a man who dedicated his life to crafting the ever‑changing sound of jazz. Gutman plunges ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lance Armstrong

    A Biography

    by Bill Gutman ...
    BACK ON THE BIKELANCE ARMSTRONG is the premier cyclist in sports history. But the road to victory has not been smooth, which makes his story all the more compelling. In 1991 he was the National Amateur Cycling Champion, and a professional career seemed guaranteed. But a grim diagnosis of cancer in 1996 threatened to cut the career -- and his life -- short. With the help of family, friends, and a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Being Extreme

    Thrills and Dangers in the World of High-Risk Sports

    by Bill Gutman ...
    As fast-paced as a freefall from a roaring airplane, as thrilling as a towering jump off a ski slope, Being Extreme is a fascinating examination of the adrenaline rush of extreme sports. Here is a world where living life on the edge is the only option, where you are only as good as your last jump . . . and where one false move can take you out of the game permanently.From mountain climbing and ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • All Rise – The Aaron Judge Story

    by Bill Gutman ...
    New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge burst onto the baseball scene in 2017 like a shooting star of the first magnitude. Standing six feet, seven inches tall and weighing 282 pounds, Judge won the right field job in spring training and proceeded to set the baseball world on fire during the first half of the season. He was not only setting rookie records and hitting more home runs than anyone, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Murder on Murderer's Row

    The Mike Fargo Mysteries, #1

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Series Book 1 - The Mike Fargo Mysteries
    When detective Mike Fargo is sent to Yankee Stadium on a hot, May afternoon in 1927 to check out the murder of a stadium groundskeeper, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a dangerous and complex investigation. His first suspect turns out to be the Yankees star slugger and toast of New York, George Herman "Babe" Ruth. And when the Babe is also a suspect in a second murder, that of a local ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murder on Broadway

    The Mike Fargo Mysteries, #3

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Series Book 3 - The Mike Fargo Mysteries
    A Broadway murder is always news, but even more so when the victim is Buddy Barrett, the hottest director of elaborate musicals in 1925 New York City. He's a kid who has captured the fancy of the public with the nickname The Boy Wonder of Broadway. When Buddy is shot on stage during a rehearsal at the Crittendon Theater, it's Mike Fargo's job to wonder just who killed him.Almost immediately, Fargo ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Seven Days To Murder

    The Mike Fargo Mysteries, #4

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Series Book 4 - The Mike Fargo Mysteries
    Mike Fargo never expected to be meeting Texas Guinan on a hot August day in 1926. But when the real-life, irrepressible hostess at the 300 Club, one of New York City's swankiest speakeasies, asks for a detective to check on a missing girl, Fargo gets the call. The missing girl, Brandi Collier, is one of several young hostesses working at the club. Despite Texas's obvious concern, Fargo can't be ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Miracle Year 1969

    Amazing Mets and Super Jets

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Sports fans in New York will always remember the incredible events of 1969. It was the year that two of the city’s underdog teams would rise above all expectations to be crowned world champions.On January 12, 1969, the underdog New York Jets faced the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Up to this point, no former AFL team had ever won a Super Bowl. Leading the Colts were future ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Marion Jones

    The Fastest Woman in the World

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Race for the record!At the Sydney Games, Marion Jones strove to become the first person ever to win five gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics, making headlines for simply believeing she could do it. Driven to succeed at a very early age, Marion won multiple titiles at the Junior National Championships and set a junior record in the 200 meters. A multisport athlete, she helped lead ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Yankees by the Numbers

    A Complete Team History of the Bronx Bombers by Uniform Number

    by Bill Gutman ...
    What do Mark Koenig, Red Rolfe, Frank Crosetti, Sandy Alomar, Bobby Murcer, Wayne Tolleson, and Derek Jeter all have in common? They all wore #2 for the New York Yankees, even though nearly eight decades have passed between the first time Koenig buttoned up a Yankee uniform with that number and the last time Jeter performed the same routine.Since 1929, the Yankees have issued 73 different numbers ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Yankees by the Numbers

    A Complete Team History of the Bronx Bombers by Uniform Number

    by Bill Gutman ...
    What do Mark Koenig, Red Rolfe, Frank Crosetti, Sandy Alomar, Bobby Murcer, Wayne Tolleson, and Derek Jeter all have in common? They all wore number 2 for the New York Yankees, even though nearly eight decades have passed between the first time Koenig buttoned up a Yankee uniform with that number and the last time Jeter performed the same routine.The 1929 New York Yankees were the first Major ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Jeremy Lin

    The Incredible Rise of the NBA's Most Unlikely Superstar

    by Bill Gutman ...
    Who would have thought that an Asian American who majored in economics at Harvard would become the NBA’s most talked about star? While the story seems more like Hollywood fantasy, it has really happened.Undrafted out of college and waived in short order by the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin was signed by the underachieving New York Knicks in December 2011. In his first ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD