dx23

Was surprised to see this book for $1 at Dollar Tree today. The book goes into detail about the relationship between Balco, Victor Conte and many professional athletes who used illegal products to enhance their performance.

zekeburger1979

I go to Dollar Tree about once a week to see what they get. I've gotten the following books for $1:

Game of Shadows (no dust jacket, but I wasn't going to complain).
The Missing Ring: How Bear Bryant and the 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide were denied College Football's most elusive prize by Keith Dunnawant.
The Last Season: A team in search of it's soul by Phil Jackson.
The Truth: with jokes by Al Franken.
America: Back on Track by Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation he made by Jim Newton.
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 by Bill Simmons.
Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and how we can and must solve them by Dave Winfield with Michael Levin.
F5: Devastation, Survivial and the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth century by Mark Levine.

Cardsfan111

^ I saw the Bill Simmons book at Big Lots recently - think it was $3 there.


I'll have to keep an eye out for Game of Shadows. I read nearly any baseball-related book. I picked up John Schuerholz's book there a few months back. It was a good read.

planetaire

Thumbs up for books at Dollar Tree as well. Most of these are hardbacks too.

dx23

Got a book by Jayson Starks about underrated and overrated baseball players. Saw a similar one by Sal Palantonio and football players and a coaching kids book by Cal Ripken.

rdf8585

Thanks to this thread, found a couple great $1 finds, including the Simmons and a Baseball Prospectus book (It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: The Baseball Prospectus Pennant Race Book).

Not bad... 2 hardcovers with a combine MSRP of ~$50 for $2.

Keep any additional finds coming.

zekeburger1979

I picked up some more the other day:

Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the pursuit of everything by Charlies P. Pierce.

My War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony Loyd.

The Mad Dog Hall of Fame: The Ultimate Top-Ten Rankings of the Best in Sports by Christopher Russo and Allen St. John.

Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and his criminal associates became America's hidden power brokers by Gus Russo. Amazon has this listed for $52 and up for a used hardcover. Yowsers!

Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005 by James T. Campbell.

Kate Remembered by A. Scott Berg (Katherine Hepburn).

Not counting the Supermob book, since it's Amazon price is extreme, I bought 6 books for $6 that would have cost me at least $62 at Amazon. Some of the prices were for the paperback, not hardcover, so the money spent would have been even more!

Cardsfan111

Picked up:

0:01 Parting Shots From the World of Sports

Desperate Networks by Bill Carter

What About the Big Stuff? by Richard Carlson

What on Earth Have I Done? by Robert Fulghum

Also saw the books by Simmons & Winfield mentioned previously. Also dozens of copies of The Prayer of Jabez

DJLinus

Yesterday I bought a book at the Dollar Tree that I never thought would be sold there:

The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgeman (the "PC guy" from the Mac ads)

rdf8585

Couple other finds

Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and How We Can and Must Solve Them by Dave Winfield and Michael Levin

Clearing the Bases: Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball by Mike Schmidt

Dingers!: A Short History of the Long Ball by Peter Keating

I think I've bought 4 hardcovers with a combined MSRP of like 92 bucks for 4 dollars.

Keep em' coming!

Cardsfan111

Picked up Game of Shadows and Dingers yesterday.

In addition, picked up I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers. Lots of good reviews at Amazon.

dx23

Found ESPN 25: 25 Mind-Bending, Eye-Popping, Culture Morphing Years of Highlights (Hardcover) today at Dollar Tree. The cool thing about the book is that it includes a DVD with over 30 Sportcenter commercials.

RVP

Got Game of Shadows, and Man In the Middle today at DT. Man In The Middle is the auto of John Amaechi so it so be a good read for those interested.

Oh, and thanks OP.

rdf8585

The Mad Dog Hall of Fame: The Ultimate Top-Ten Rankings of the Best in Sports (Hardcover) - Chris Russo (WFAN, Sirius Radio)

DJLinus

Just came back from Dollar Tree and they had Money Shot by Christa Faust.



I'd never read any of the Hard Case Crime books, but had heard good things. I figure for $1, I'd it a try.

They also had one of Ted Kennedy's books, for the mourners out there.

I was hoping to pick up the ESPN book (just for the DVD, to get those absolutely classic commercials), but no dice.

El Talon Del Monstruo

Went to the Dollar Tree near my parents house yesterday and mixed among the bibles there I found

Free Byrd - The Paul Byrd Story by Paul Byrd

Apparently it's heavily christian based but apparently it's also the first autobiography written by an active MLB player written without a ghost writer. Should be a fun read.

Cardsfan111

^ Thanks. I wouldn't mind checking this out. I'll have to swing by the Dollar Tree and take a look.

zekeburger1979

I picked up the following books for $1 each tonight:

American Band: Music, Dreams and Coming of Age in the Heartland by Kristen Laine
Stealing the Wave: The Epic Struggle between Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo by Andy Martin
Warren Beatty: A Private Man by Suzanne Finstad

Pillowhead

Money Shot was a good read. It's the only hard case crime book I've read.

Cardsfan111

Picked up a couple of books over the holiday weekend. Skimmed through the thread and don't think these were mentioned:

Total Access: A Journey to the Center of the NFL Universe by Rich Eisen

Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make a Difference by Cal Ripken, Jr.

dx23

Got these 2 books today at Dollar Tree

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season [Hardcover]

The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia

JP5683

Vindicated by Jose Canseco is at 99 cent Only stores.