Staci Layne Wilson is a master storyteller, and she returns in volume two to share more fascinating tales about rock’s biggest acts – The Who Van Halen The Rolling Stones Jerry Lee Lewis and King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, just to name a few. Wilson’s research is exquisite, as she shares many riveting […]
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From The Athletic, powerhouse of sports reporting, comes the definitive story of the greatest football players of all time. It is a question that has bedeviled football fans for generations: Who’s the best? Of the more than 25,000 men who have suited up during the NFL’s century of existence, which ones stood head and shoulders
By: Bruce Schoenfeld Narrated by: Bruce Schoenfeld Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins Release date: 06-06-23 The world is changing, and that includes professional sports. Bruce Schoenfeld catalogs the diverse changes the sports world has experienced, and the trends that are shaping the industry. The author investigates why we are seeing more investment groups purchase
By: Carlos Acevedo, Thomas Hauser – foreword Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 07-18-23 Talented writer Carlos Acevedo dexterously tells the colorful lives of some of boxing’s greatest fighters in “Sporting Blood.” Acevedo shares the rise and fall of “Iron” Mike Tyson in an entertaining fashion. Boxer Jack
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In light of the recent WWE sale to Endeavor Group Holdings, you might enjoy picking up this title which takes a very analytical examination at the WWE brand becoming a global media empire. This book contains several different essays, which you can enjoy in full or in stand alone chapters. Among the topics covered includes
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The incredible history of how Abbey Road became the most famous recording studio in the world. ‘There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical.’ -Nile Rodgers Many people will recognize the famous crosswalk. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate
The release of the annual NFL schedule has become must see TV for football fans, but believe it or not, former commissioner Bert Bell used to create the schedule simply by using dominoes. In “Present at the Creation,” Bell’s son Upton discusses the early struggles the NFL endured. The league, which was commonly viewed as
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In “Inventing Baseball Heroes,” author Amber Roessner reflects on what was once referred to as the ungodly union between the sports world and the media. Roessner spotlights the media’s mythical, and often exaggerated, portrayals of two of baseball’s dead ball era stars – Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson. Both future hall of famer’s benefited greatly
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The remarkable, must-listen story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman. Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin’s fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War Two,
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On an unseasonably warm April evening in 2001, the headless body of a tiny girl was found discarded in a makeshift dump site in the woods on the southeast side of Kansas City, Missouri. One long night turned into four long years for Sgt. David Bernard and the Kansas City Police Department’s 1020 Squad. They
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