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The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football
S C Gwynne · Scribner
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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New York Times bestselling, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how Hal Mumme and Mike Leach - two unknown coaches who revolutionized American football in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s - changed the way the game is played at every level, from high school to the NFL.Hal... |
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The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How To Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods
Krebill · St. Lynn's Press
Pages: 176
Format: Print book |
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Ever seen a tasty-looking plant or mushroom in a yard or forest but weren't sure if it would taste good ... or even be edible? In The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles, renowned forager Mike Krebill profiles 40 widely-found edible wild plants and mushrooms of North America, in a guide... |
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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant
Roland Lazenby · Little
Pages: 608
Format: Print book |
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Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan... |
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Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present
Gail Buckland · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 344
Format: Print book |
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From the creator/editor of Who Shot Rock & Roll ("I loved this book" - Dwight Garner, The New York Times. "Whatever Gail Buckland writes, I want to read") , a book that brings together the work of 165 extraordinary photographers, most of their images heralded, most... |
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
David Goldblatt · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 516
Format: Print book |
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The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"... |
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Tiger, Meet My Sister...: And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said
Rick Reilly · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 342
Format: Hardcover |
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Rick Reilly has been called "one of the funniÂest humans on the planet - an indescribable amalgam of Dave Barry, Jim Murray, and Lewis Grizzard, with the timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson" (Publishers Weekly) . In Tiger, Meet My Sister, Reilly comÂpiles the best... |
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Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America
Bruce Weber · Scribner Book Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover |
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Based on his popular New York Times series, bestselling author Bruce Weber shares the adventures of his solo bicycle ride from coast to coast. Riding a bicycle across the United States is one of those bucket-list goals that many dream about but few fulfill. During the summer and fall of 2011,... |
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101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider
Jec Aristotle Ballou · Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition
Format: Print book |
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The exciting new discipline of Western Dressage lets riders of Western pleasure work or competitive horsesxAenjoy the benefits of traditional dressage while using Western tack and attire This book -- the very first on the topic -- offers fun and effective exercises that will improve every... |
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The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea
Chris Jericho · Gotham; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The New York Times bestselling author, wrestler, metal rocker, and over-the-top media personality shares his latest wild and hilarious adventures World Wrestling Entertainment has named Chris Jericho as one of the top ten wrestlers—and one of the top five talkers—of all time. Certainly,... |
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Archery-4th Edition: Steps to Success
Kathleen Haywood · Human Kinetics Publishers
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback |
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Master the skills, techniques, and strategies you need to shoot accurately, consistently, and safely. This resource contains exercises for each phase of the shot, for both recurve and compound bows. |
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Anders Ericsson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 307
Format: Print book |
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From the world's reigning expert on expertise comes a powerful new approach to mastering almost any skill. Have you ever wanted to learn a language or pick up an instrument, only to become too daunted by the task at hand? Expert performance guru Anders Ericsson has made a career studying... |
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Boy who runs : the odyssey of julius achon.
Julius Achon · Ballantine
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's charity."Julius... |
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Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
John Carlin · Harper
Format: Hardcover |
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The definitive account of the rise and fall of South African Olympic and Gold Medal-winning Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his personal and athletic success to the murder charge that rocked the world and put both the man, and post-Apartheid South Africa, on trial.Oscar Pistorius... |
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Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War
Brian Curtis · Flatiron Books
Pages: 308
Format: Print book |
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In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham, North Carolina, out of fear of Japanese attacks on the West Coast. It remains the only Rose Bowl game to ever be played outside of Pasadena. Duke University, led by legendary coach Wallace... |
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The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life
Nicholas Romanov · Penguin Books
Format: Book |
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From a two-time Olympic coach and creator of the Pose Method who has trained the running elite, an essential guide for all runners seeking to go faster and farther without injuryChristopher McDougall’s Born to Run—and the wildly popular natural running trend it sparked—changed... |
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