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Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping
Dan White · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 401
Format: Print book |
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"The definitive book on camping in America. . . . A passionate, witty, and deeply engaging examination of why humans venture into the wild." -- Cheryl Strayed, author of WildAn irreverent history of American campingFrom the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, Dan White... |
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The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch
Jonathan Gottschall · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover |
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An English professor begins training in the sport of mixed martial arts and explores the science and history behind the violence of menWhen a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym moves in across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall sees a challenge, and an opportunity. Pushing forty,... |
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Sports Illustrated Basketball's Greatest
Editors of Sports Illustrated · Sports Illustrated
Format: Hardcover |
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Whos the greatest center of all time, Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Where does Shaquille ONeal land in the rankings? Would you pick Tim Duncan or Charles Barkley as the better power forward? Whos your best Sixth Man? Where does LeBron James rank among small forwards? Sports... |
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The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes
Jorge Posada · Dey Street Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover |
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The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game.For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York... |
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Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, A Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective
Pat Head Summitt · Crown Archetype; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease.Pat... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover |
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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst... |
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The Steelers Experience: A Year-by-Year Chronicle of the Pittsburgh Steelers
David Aretha · MVP Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Many middle income industrializing economies in Latin America are today beset by price inflation at rates close to or exceeding previous records. In this book Vincent Parkin sets out to explain the nature and causes of chronic inflation in such economies by focusing on the Brazilian experience... |
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Mr. Hockey: My Story
Gordie Howe · G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The definitive autobiography from hockeys greatest living legend—Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe.  Big, skilled, tough on the ice, and nearly indestructible, Howe dominated both the sport and the record books like no one has before or since. Over an incredible six decades, the Hall... |
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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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