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The Guy's Guide to Pocket Knives: Badass Games, Throwing Tips, Fighting Moves, Outdoor Skills and Other Manly Stuff

MIKE YARBROUGH · Ulysses Press
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Once the proud possession of schoolyard boys and the at-the-ready tool of choice for men everywhere, the trusty pocket knife still rests in the pocket of American men young and old. But the knowledge and respect for this worthwhile tackle, which used to be handed down in the fields and farms,...
 
 
Inside the NFL's First Family: My Life of Football, Faith, and Fatherhood

Bruce Matthews · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

From the man who has played in more NFL games than any non-kicker in the football league's history comes a memoir about the Matthews family and how seven people over three generations have achieved success in the NFL - more than any other family in sports history.No family has qualified...
 
 
The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories

Cathy Byrd · Hay House
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"Mommy, I used to be a tall baseball player.""Yes, you will be a tall baseball player someday."With a look of exasperation, he stomped his foot and hollered."No! I was a tall baseball player - tall like Daddy!" What was my son trying to say to me? Did he mean...
 
 
Gary Player's Black Book: 60 Tips on Golf, Business, and Life from the Black Knight

Gary Player · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Gary Player's Little Black Book contains fifty questions and detailed responses from eighteen-time major winner Gary Player. The book, divided into three parts, focuses on specific scenarios and problems that arise in golf, life, and business.In the first section on golf, topics include...
 
 
Violated: Exposing Rape at Baylor University and College Football's Sexual Assault Crisis

PAULA LAVIGNE · Center Street
Pages: 355
Format: Hardcover

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Touched by God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup

Diego Armando Maradona · Penguin Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

The long-awaited firsthand account of the most remarkable - and controversial - World Cup triumph in history, from the legendary player who made it that way "This is Diego Armando Maradona speaking, the man who scored two goals against England and one of the few Argentines who knows...
 
 
The World Cup in 100 Objects

IAIN SPRAGG · Andre Deutsch
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

See the 85-year history of the World Cup as never before: through 100 iconic objects associated with the game. This fabulous photographic history boasts the most fascinating collection of artifacts from the FIFA World Cup. The 100 objects include: the ball used in the final of the very...
 
 
Coleman The Outdoor Adventure Cookbook: The Official Cookbook from America's Camping Authority

Coleman · Oxmoor House
Pages: 271
Format: Paperback

A new cookbook from the brand that is the authority on the best camping experiences delivers the ultimate guide for creating wow-worthy campsite meals.As you'd expect from the experts at Coleman, The Outdoor Adventure Cookbook is both useful and beautiful. It's filled with 100 delicious...
 
 
Dennis Maruk: The Unforgettable Story of Hockey's Forgotten 60-Goal Man

DENNIS MARUK · ECW Press
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback

 
 
Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

Marcus Thompson · Touchstone
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover

The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen, and the ascension of the Golden State Warriors, a team on the verge of being an NBA dynasty, by long-time Warriors beat reporter and Bay Area News Group sports columnist Marcus Thompson.When...
 
 
You're Welcome, Cleveland: How I Helped Lebron James Win a Championship and Save a City

Scott Raab · Harpercollins
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Scott Raab's big-hearted companion to his darkly comic "sports-jeremiad-slash-memoir" The Whore of Akron follows the first two years of LeBron James's return to Cleveland, where everybody just loves a good story of forgiveness - especially when you fulfill your promise...
 
 
Lifelong Yoga: Maximizing Your Balance, Flexibility, and Core Strength in Your 50s, 60s, and Beyond

Sage Hamilton Rountree · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Yoga offers vital tools for healthy aging: strength, flexibility, balance, and peace of mind. In this one-of-a-kind book, Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato describe the poses and routines that can help keep people of any age fit and injury free. In addition to demonstrating simple ways...
 
 
My First Coach: Untold Stories of NFL Quarterbacks and Their Dads

Gary Myers · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - a book that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers.Tom Brady's father is an estate planner. Jim Harbaugh's father had a long career...
 
 
Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball

Keith Law · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law's iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data...
 
 
My Cubs: A Love Story

Scott Simon · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured - and now triumphant - franchise.No metaphor is necessary;...