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• Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
  Author: Cox, Lynne
  Publisher: Knopf $ 24.95 ISBN: 0375415076 Date: 2004
  Kirkus
  The famous long-distance swimmer, known for her ability to withstand cold temperatures that might kill others, now tells the fascinating story of how she braved the frigid waters of Antarctica.
  Suggested Reading: Adult Books for Teens
  Updated 11.12.03
• Savage Summit: The True Stories of the Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain
  Author: Jordan, Jennifer
  Publisher: Morrow $ 24.95 ISBN: 0060587156 Date: 2005
  LJ
  An exhilarating story of victory and disaster, success and heartbreak, Savage Summit is a moving tribute to the five brave women who achieved the near-impossible by climbing the world's most feared mountain.
  Suggested Reading: Women's History Stars
  Updated 12.27.04
• The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High-stakes Business of High School Ball
  Author: O'Connor, Ian
  Publisher: Rodale $ 23.95 ISBN: 1594861072 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  One of America's great sports writers follows high school point guard phenom Sebastian Telfair on his quest for NBA stardom and exposes all that big-time sports in America has become, the good and the bad.
  Suggested Reading: Adult Books for Teens
  Updated 3.16.05
• Cliffs of Fall: A Life in Mountain Climbing Reexamined
  Author: Roberts, David
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster $ 26 ISBN: 0743255186 Date: 2005
  PW
  One of the world's best-known writers on mountaineering recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career and reconsiders the costs of this most perilous sport.
  Updated 7.11.05
• Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox
  Author: Simmons, Bill
  Publisher: ESPN $ 24.95 ISBN: 1933060050 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  ESPN's beloved Sports Guy replays the years leading up to the Boston Red Sox historic championship season and says goodbye to a lifetime of suffering--at least for now.
  Updated 9.17.05
• Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan
  by Simon, Scott
  Publisher: Hyperion $ 23.95 ISBN: 078686415x Date: 2000
  Booklist
  The best of NPR's Weekend Edition comes through with the perfect Father's Day gift: a memoir of Scott Simon, devout sports fan, proud son of Chicago, and a devoted son and stepson - an ideal blend of wit, reportage, and plain old-fashioned storytelling.
  Suggested Reading: Memoir Stars
• The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, And the Golden Age of Basketball
  Author: Taylor, John
  Publisher: Random $ 25.95 ISBN: 1400061148 Date: 2005
  Kirkus Booklist
  Journalist John Taylor offers a masterly and brilliantly written account of basketball's golden age, as viewed through its greatest rivalry: the one between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.
  Updated 9.17.05