Isserman, Maurice · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
The epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory.At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions - and no mountain...
Christopher McDougall · Knopf Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst DogFrom the best-selling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming...
Adam Rippon · Grand Central Publishing Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America's Sweetheart Adam Rippon shares his underdog journey from beautiful mess to outrageous success in this hilarious, big-hearted memoir.Your mom probably told you it's what on the inside that counts. Well, then she was never a competitive...
Robert F. LaPrade · Da Capo Lifelong Books Pages: 384 Format: Paperback
From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love Knee pain and knee injury happen to people at any age and across...
Gola, Hank · Tatra Press Pages: 465 Format: Hardcover
It was 1939. The Depression loosened its grip on America, yet World War II loomed. Meanwhile, high school football was cresting as one of the country's most popular pastimes. In an era before big money and television engulfed sports, schoolboys shared newspaper headlines and glory...
Albert Chen · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
The story of the rise of daily fantasy sports, and the brilliant entrepreneurs disrupting the way we consume sports.The inside story of the rise, fall, and rise of FanDuel and DraftKings - two companies that began as obscure start-ups and, seemingly overnight, became billion dollar companies,...