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A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
George Will · Crown Archetype; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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“George Will on baseball. Perfect.”—Los Angeles Times In A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it turns one hundred... |
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Runner's World Big Book of Running for Beginners: Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Have Fun
Jennifer Van Allen · St Martins Pr
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Every day, people are reaching their get-up-or-give-up moments and resolving to change. And they're realizing that running is the simplest, cheapest, and most effective way to lose weight, gain confidence, and relieve stress. For newcomers, the obstacles are fierce. There are fears... |
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The Divine Nature of Basketball: My Season Inside the Ivy League
Ed Breslin · Sports Publishing LLC
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
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The Divine Nature of Basketball: My Season Inside the Ivy League describes a season spent as a virtual coach in the Ivy League. Shadowing head coach of Yale men's basketball James Jones and bird-dogging his team from first practice to final game, Ed Breslin fulfills every college basketball... |
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Scribe: My Life in Sports
Bob Ryan · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Ever since he joined the sports department of the Boston Globe in 1968, sports enthusiasts have been blessed with the writing and reporting of Bob Ryan. Tony Kornheiser calls him the quintessential American sportswriter. For the past twenty-five years, he has also been a regular on various... |
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Tiger, Meet My Sister…: And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said
Rick Reilly · Plume
Format: Paperback
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“Reilly’s is so good, it almost is painful for sportswriters like me to read him.” -- The Sherman Report Rick Reilly is a sports writer like no other. A former ESPN columnist and eleven-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Reilly can make readers laugh, cry, and sometimes... |
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How to Watch Soccer
Ruud Gullit · Penguin Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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An opinionated masterclass in the art and science of "reading" a match from one of professional soccer's most respected and beloved international figures Ruud Gullit knows better than anyone else that to understand soccer you have to understand strategy. When he started playing... |
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I'd Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries
Frank Deford · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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Frank Deford is one of the most beloved sports journalists in America. A contributing writer to Sports Illustrated for more than fifty years, and a longtime correspondent on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, these days, Deford is perhaps best known for his weekly commentaries on NPR's... |
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Every day I fight
Stuart Scott · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 298
Format: Print book
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"A memoir about Scott's fight against cancer"-- |
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Families on Foot: Urban Hikes to Backyard Treks and National Park Adventures
Jennifer Pharr Davis · Falcon Guides
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Down and Dirty Tips and Tricks for Families on the TrailPublished in partnership with the American Hiking Society, Families on Foot offers practical advice and engaging activities to make hiking even more fun for families. You'll find clever ideas and inspiration that apply to kids of all ages--from... |
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National Geographic Walking Washington, D.C.
Barbara Noe Kennedy · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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See the best of Washington with this streamlined walking guide, complete with step-by-step itineraries and maps to help you explore the city like a pro and navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit... |
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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry
Marcus Thompson · Touchstone
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover
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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... |
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Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing
Erin Beresini · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A?fun, funny, fist-pumping?romp through the thriving new fitness culture of obstacle course racing? Obstacle course racing is the fastest-growing sport in U.S. history. Every week, thousands of marathoners, CrossFitters, and casual weekend warriors shell out money to run through mud and fire,... |
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