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Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail
Melanie Radzicki McManus · Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Pages: 293
Format: Paperback
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In thirty-six thrilling days, Melanie Radzicki McManus hiked 1,100 miles around Wisconsin, landing her in the elite group of Ice Age Trail thru-hikers known as the Thousand-Milers. In prose that's alternately harrowing and humorous, Thousand-Miler takes you with her through Wisconsin's... |
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Temporary Refuge, A: Fourteen Seasons with Wild Summer Steelhead
Lee Spencer · Patagonia
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover
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As featured in the documentary, DamNation (Patagonia, 2014) . During his first summer, Spencer built a sheltered viewing platform, a place to sit with Sis and his notebook, and observe the denizens of the pool for months, and, finally, years on end. Shortly before setting up camp during... |
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Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
Alva Noe · Oxford University Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to shorten games, and to tailor baseball... |
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The Runner's Cookbook: More than 100 delicious recipes to fuel your running
Anita Bean · Bloomsbury Sport
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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Whether you're training for an ultra-distance event or just looking to improve your performance as you jog in the park, this book will help you achieve your running goals. This is the ultimate sports nutrition guide and cookbook for runners, packed with easy, delicious recipes and practical... |
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SprawlBall: A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA
Kirk Goldsberry · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From the leading expert in the exploding field of basketball analytics, a stunning infographic decoding of the modern NBA: who shoots where, and how.The field of basketball analytics has leaped to overdrive thanks to Kirk Goldsberry, whose visual maps of players, teams, and positions have... |
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Latino Stars in Major League Baseball: From Bobby Abreu to Carlos Zambrano
Jonathan Weeks · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Some of the best players in Major League Baseball were born outside the United States, with Latino players representing one of the fastest growing ethnicities in the league. Current and former stars such as Albert Pujols, Rod Carew, and Miguel Cabrera all found incredible success in MLB.... |
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The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead
KRISTEN ULMER · Harper Wave
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In this conversation-changing book, a former professional extreme skier revolutionizes our understanding of fear and provides the tools we need to build a healthy relationship with this complex emotion - and use it as a positive force in our lives.We all feel fear. Yet we are often told... |
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When Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game
Douglas Stark · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In the 2015-16 NBA season, the Jewish presence in the league was largely confined to Adam Silver, the commissioner; David Blatt, the coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers; and Omri Casspi, a player for the Sacramento Kings. Basketball, however, was once referred to as a Jewish sport. Shortly... |
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Gator: My Life in Pinstripes
RON GUIDRY · Crown Archetype
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry recounts his years playing for one of the most storied and celebrated teams in sports history--the world champion New York Yankees during their heyday in the Bronx Zoo years, with manic manager Billy Martin, headline loving owner George Steinbrenner,... |
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Soccernomics
Simon Kuper · Nation Books
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
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The 2018 World Cup edition of the international bestseller and "the most intelligent book ever written about soccer" (San Francisco Chronicle) is updated throughout and features new chapters on the FIFA scandal, why Iceland wins, and women's soccer.Named one of the Best... |
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