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  • Southern Breads

    Recipes, Stories, and Traditions

    by Marilyn Markel, Chris Holaday ...
    "Mouthwatering bread recipes . . . The authors bring heartwarming stories of Southern kitchens, told by hushpuppies, biscuits, and everything in between." — Southern LivingThe warmth of the oven and the smell of fresh-baked bread conjure comforting memories of tradition and place. Aside from being a staple on every table in the South, these breads and their recipes detail the storied history of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Classic Restaurants of Chapel Hill and Orange County

    by Chris Holaday, Patrick Cullom ...
    Series series American Palate
    Once upon a time, Chapel Hill, a town synonymous with the University of North Carolina, offered little more than simple cafés. In recent years, it has developed a diverse restaurant culture and today is home to some of the country's most creative chefs. From legendary student hangouts to one of the South's most famed barbecue joints to the birthplace of shrimp and grits, all of these ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Classic Restaurants of Durham

    by Chris Holaday, Patrick Cullom ...
    The story of the restaurant industry in Durham is also the story of a once prosperous tobacco town that suffered through a long decline only to undergo a stunning rebirth. Legendary barbecue restaurants such as Little Acorn, Bullock's and Dillard's and small cafés like Lewis' served generations of tobacco industry workers. Establishments such as Annamaria's and the Ivy Room were aimed at the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cracks in the Outfield Wall

    The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas

    by Chris Holaday ...
    The best-known story of integration in baseball is Jackie Robinson, who broke the major league color line in 1947 after coming up through the minor leagues the previous year. His story, however, differs from those of the many players who integrated the game in the Jim Crow South at all professional levels. Chris Holaday offers readers the first book-length history of baseball’s integration in the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Tobacco State League

    A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946-1950

    by Chris Holaday ...
    The Tobacco State League played an important role in eastern North Carolina for five summers (1946-1950), giving small-town communities a chance to be a part of professional baseball and offering a return to normalcy after World War II. Years later, the players' names were spoken with reverence, their exploits the subject of impassioned discussion.This book tells the story of the short-lived ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

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  • The Forgotten League: A History of Negro League Baseball

    by Frank Foster ...
    Rube Foster, Cool Papa Bell, Monte Irvin, Buck Leonard…they are some of the greatest players to ever play the game; so why have so few people heard of them? Because they never played in the MLB; they were the heroes of a baseball league often forgotten: The Negro League.This book traces the history of the league from the early days of Professional Black Baseball and the formation of leagues to ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Back Roads to March

    The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season

    by John Feinstein ...
    **#1 New York Times bestselling author John Feinstein returns to his first love--college basketball--with a fascinating and compelling journey through a landscape of unsung, unpublicized and often unknown heroes of Division-1 college hoops."Uplifting...[A] heartfelt missive to college basketball." —The Wall Street Journal**John Feinstein pulls back the curtain on college basketball's lesser-known ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Raise a Fist, Take a Knee

    Race and the Illusion of Progress in Modern Sports

    by John Feinstein ...
    Based on dozens of shocking interviews with some of the most influential names in sports, this is the urgent and revelatory examination of racial inequality in professional athletics America has been waiting for.Commentators, coaches, and fans alike have long touted the diverse rosters of leagues like the NFL and MLB as sterling examples of a post-racial America. Yet decades after Tommie Smith and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Turning of the Tide

    How One Game Changed the South

    by Don Yaeger, Sam Cunningham, John Papadakis ...
    New York Times bestselling author Yaeger tells the electrifying story of the game that broke down the last racial division in college football. ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Forty Minutes of Hell

    The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson

    by Rus Bradburd ...
    "Nolan Richardson's extraordinary life and success as the University of Arkansas' coach are an important chapter in the history of our country's struggle for racial equality, with all the excitement of the Final Four. What an incredible journey!"—President Bill ClintonForty Minutes of Hell by Rus Bradburd is an intricate exploration of the politics of race and sports, from the Jim Crow era until ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Big East

    Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History

    by Dana O'Neil ...
    The definitive, compulsively readable story of the greatest era of the most iconic league in college basketball history—the Big East“This book, full of long-standing rivalries, unmatched moments in the lives of coaches and players, and juicy insider gossip, is, like the game of basketball, a ton of fun.”—Philadelphia magazineThe names need no introduction: Thompson and Patrick, Boeheim and the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Heads of State

    Pennsylvania's Greatest High School Basketball Players of the Modern Era

    by Mark Hostutler ...
    The history of basketball spans more than a century, from its humble origin as a simple diversion during the harsh winters in America to today's perennial, rim-rattling show of international renown. Throughout the last 60 years, Pennsylvania has been at the forefront of the sports evolution, supplying the world with a steady stream of stars, from Wilt Chamberlain to Kobe Bryant, who have proven to ... Read more

    $8.69 USD