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L'autobiographie du meilleur basketteur français de l'histoire. Formé en France, Tony Parker est le premier basketteur à avoir conquis l'Amérique, le pays du basket. Il est le premier joueur français à avoir été sacré champion NBA (quatre fois) et est également le premier joueur européen récompensé par un titre de MVP des finales. Fer de lance de l'équipe de France, il l'a menée en 2013 au titre de championne d'Europe. Il est, de par ses statistiques et son palmarès, considéré comme le meilleur basketteur français de tous les temps.

New York Times bestseller — A "piercing account" (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs — especially if you're an Olympic figure skater. "A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career." — People — Best Books to Read in February 2024.

Courir pour survivre ou survivre pour courir. Lorsque la série de Netflix sur la Formule 1, Drive to Survive, est sortie, le public a découvert le directeur de l'écurie Haas, Günther Steiner. Il était certes, déjà, très respecté dans le milieu du sport automobile, mais il était un directeur d'équipe anonyme. Depuis la diffusion de la série, Günther et surtout ses apparitions spectaculaires et sans filtre, sont suivis par de nombreux fans autour du globe. Dans ce livre, l'auteur nous offre encore une autre facette de ce sport et de la réalité de ses coulisses.

New York Times bestseller — A Time must-read book of the year — From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. "Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner's time held captive in Russia. Coming Home reads as a deeply personal, publicly powerful documentation of what happened—what is still happening—to her body and mind." - Slate.

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh, illuminating his company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like.

In this news-breaking narrative, decades of women who brought down sexual predator Larry Nassar offer groundbreaking new insight, with the first known survivor and many others sharing their stories exclusively for the first time. We think of Larry Nassar as the despicable sexual predator of Olympic gymnasts—but there is an astonishing, untold story. For decades, in a small-town gym in Michigan, he honed his manipulations on generations of aspiring gymnasts. Kids from the neighborhood. Girls with hopes of a college scholarship. Athletes and parents with a dream.

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant's personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game—a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar - In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary "Mamba mentality" - Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devo

« Pendant des années, je me suis senti défié par le sujet, la mémoire et la réalité du football, et j'ai eu l'intention d'écrire quelque chose qui fût digne de cette grande messe païenne — qui est capable de parler tant de langages différents et qui peut déchaîner tant de passions universelles. C'est de ce défi et de ce besoin d'expiation qu'est né ce livre. Hommage au football — célébration de ses lumières — dénonciation de ses ombres.

Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography. Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters from Harlem, she stood atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.

In Courage to Soar – the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles – Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has made her one of the top athletes and gymnasts in the world – and how you too can overcome challenges in your life.