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Why Baseball Matters
Susan Jacoby - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A best-selling author and passionate baseball fan takes a tough-minded look at America's most traditional game in our twenty-first-century culture of digital distraction Baseball is a clockless game at odds with the shortened attention spans of technology-obsessed modern lives. It is, paradoxically,... |
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Never Cry Halibut: and Other Alaska Hunting and Fishing Tales
Bjorn Dihle - Alaska Northwest Books
Format: Paperback
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From the sharp, comic voice of Haunted Inside Passage, Never Cry Halibut is a collection of humorous and thoughtful short essays about hunting and fishing in Alaska.Accompanied by photographs, each story reflects the author's three-decade relationship with the wildest places left in North... |
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LIFE ALI: A Life in Pictures
The Editors of LIFE - LIFE
Format: Paperback
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For Muhammad Ali, the high drama that he generated within the boxing ring with his athletic prowess was more than matched by the drama that he generated outside of it, and it was stated by many that as the 20th century closed, he was the best known and the most beloved figure in the world.... |
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Leo Durocher: Baseball's Prodigal Son
Paul Dickson - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Print book
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Leo Durocher (1906-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront... |
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Michael Finkel - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality; not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.A New York... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy - Little Brown & Co
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 Mannings: The Fall and Rise of a Football Family
Lars Anderson - Ballantine
Format: Print book
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From New York Times bestselling author Lars Anderson comes the first full biography of the top family in American sports. Two generations of Mannings have produced three star quarterbacks: Archie, the folk hero at Ole Miss and a star with the Saints; Peyton, considered one of the best of all time;... |
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Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
Andrew Forsthoefel - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America.Life is fast, and I've found it's easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I'm slowing... |
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A Guide to 199 Michigan Waterfalls
LAURIE PENROSE - Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Format: Paperback
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A Traveller's Guide to 199 Michigan Waterfalls is a must-have resource for visitors and includes maps, descriptions, pictures, history, and directions for getting to the waterfalls. The 30th Anniversary Edition has a new introduction by the author as well as several new waterfalls... |
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Shut Up and Run: How to Get Up, Lace Up, and Sweat with Swagger
Robin Arzon - Harper Design
Format: Print book
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An ultra marathoner and running coach captures the energy and joy of running in this illustrated, full-color motivational interactive fitness guide and journal that will inspire every type of runner - from beginner to experienced marathoner - to shut up and run.Running isn't just an activity,... |
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Basketball Essentials
Ryan Goodson - Human Kinetics
Format: Paperback
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LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and all of the best basketball players in the world began their careers in the same way: by focusing on the fundamentals. With Basketball Essentials there has never been a better way to learn to play! In Basketball Essentials, you learn... |
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Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream
JOE TONE - One World
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic true story of two brothers living parallel lives on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border - and how their lives converged in a major criminal conspiracy Jos and Miguel Trevio were bonded by blood and a shared vision of a better life. But they chose different paths that would... |
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Benoit Bucks: Whitetail Tactics for a New Generation
Bryce M Towsley - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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Join award-winning author Bryce M. Towsley as he picks the brains of three of the most successful white-tailed deer hunters in America today - Larry, Lane, and Shane Benoit. In this comprehensive volume, Towsley hunts for the real reasons behind the Benoits' unbelievable knack for taking... |
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250 Amazing Hunting Tips: The Best Tactics and Techniques to Get Your Game This Season
Lamar Underwood - Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book
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The very best tactics and techniques that successful hunters use to get their game.With years of hunting experience, Lamar Underwood and Nate Matthews know the best gear, the best tactics, the best times and places to hunt, and what to do once game has been taken. Now, they want you to know... |
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Jeff Gordon: His Dream, Drive & Destiny
Joe/ Cruise Tom Garner (FRW) - Audible Studios
Format: Audiobook
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"I purposely waited until I retired from driving so the book would encompass my entire career," says Jeff Gordon. "People are going to be able to read about me like theyve never read about me before." The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time... |
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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 Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Essential Skills and Tips
Joe Cermele - Weldon Owen
Format: Print book
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From the same team that brought you the Total Fishing Manual , comes the book fly fishing fanatics have been waiting for: The Total Fly Fishing Manual: 307 Tips and Tricks from Expert Anglers. The Total Fly Fishing Manual is the most comprehensive collection of expert fly fishing advice... |
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Banshee
Frank Thomas - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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"Banshee" is a true story of an incredible adventure. It was written to help inspire people, young and old, to follow their dreams and never give up. In 1962, two young men with a big dream to sail around the world left Durban, South Africa in their 25-foot sailboat called Banshee,... |
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The Other Classroom: The Essential Importance of High School Athletics
Michael J. Coffino - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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High school sports programs are not simply one-dimensional after-school recreational diversions from the rigors of academic life. In The Other Classroom: The Essential Importance of High School Athletics, Michael J. Coffino showcases how high school athletics have a positive influence on the student... |
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Fly the W: The Chicago Cubs' Historic 2016 Championship Season
TRIUMPH BOOKS. - TRIUMPH BOOKS
Format: Print book
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Curse broken. For the first time since 1908, the Chicago Cubs are champions of the baseball world Following a dominant regular season and a thrilling playoff performance, the Cubs captured their long-anticipated World Series title in dramatic fashion and fulfilled the dreams of generations... |
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Adventure Cats: Living Nine Lives to the Fullest
Laura Moss - Workman
Format: Print book
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Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate - and unexpected - guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing... |
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Cubs Triviology: Fascinating Facts from the Bleacher Seats
Christopher J Walsh - Triumph Books
Format: Print book
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Interspersing exciting history and fun quizzes, this trivia book ranges from basic questions to challenges that will teach even the most die-hard fans a thing or two about Cubs baseball. The facts presented are grouped into categories that include positions, the early years, and championship... |
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Running with the Champ: My Forty-Year Friendship with Muhammad Ali
Tim Shanahan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A personal tribute to the remarkable friendship between Tim Shanahan and Muhammad Ali, including dozens of never-before-told stories about Ali, his family, his entourage, and various celebrities along the way - as well as never-before-published personal photos.In 1976 Tim Shanahan was a medical-instruments... |
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Baseball: Steps to Success
Kenny Thomas - Human Kinetics Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Become a fundamentally sound player in every aspect of the game with Baseball: Steps to Success. For years, the Steps to Success series has helped people around the world master the fundamentals of sport. Its unique progressive instructional approach to every skill makes learning the game... |
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Bowling Fundamentals 2nd Edition
Michelle Mullen - Human Kinetics; 2 edition
Format: Book
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Hit the lanes and enjoy every frame! With Bowling Fundamentals, Second Edition, you'll learn the skills, and tactics so you can play and compete. With almost three decades of experience that includes multiple PWBA titles and collegiate championships, former Team USA Coach, Michelle... |
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Derek Jeter: Born to Be a Yankee
New York Post - Harper Paperbacks; Cmv edition
Format: Book
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In celebration of one of the most widely beloved Yankees on the eve of his retirement, a handsomely designed, lavishly illustrated full-color commemorative keepsake volume that showcases his outstanding nineteen-year career.In the fourth grade, Derek Jeter told his teacher that he was going... |
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Find a Way
Diana Nyad - Knopf
Format: Print book
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Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election: "When you're facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison."... |
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Relentless: Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days
DAVID GETHING - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
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The World Marathon Challenge - seven marathons on seven continents in seven days - is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations... |
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
KEITH O'BRIEN - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and cities... |
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unPHILtered: The Way I See It
Phil Robertson - Howard Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved patriarch of AEs Duck Dynasty series, Phil Robertson, shares his thoughtfuland opinionatedphilosophy on life. In Phil Robertsons 1 New York Times bestseller, Happy, Happy, Happy, we learned about Phils colorful past and the wild road to becoming the beloved patriarch of AEs smash... |
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Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971
LEIGH MONTVILLE - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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An insightful portrait of Muhammed Ali from the New York Times bestselling author of At the Altar of Speed and The Big Bam. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military - and the key moments in a life that was as high... |
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The Art of the Fishing Fly
TONY LOLLI - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate book for fly fishing enthusiasts, featuring stunning photography of flies and the fishermen who use them.Features a foreword by President Jimmy Carter! For the millions of fly fishers who are passionate about their sport, this gorgeous book is both a visual feast and the perfect... |
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Lombardi Dies, Orr Flies, Marshall Cries: The Sports Legacy of 1970
Brad Schultz - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The year 1970 was grim in the United States and worldwide. Vietnam, continuing civil and political divisions, a fear of growing lawlessness, all seemed to point to a bleak future. The 70s were also a time when traditional boundaries were being challenged, from the color of skin to the length... |
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No Bathroom Breaks in the NFL: What it Takes to Play in Today's National Football League
Jason Babin - Fortitude Graphic Design and Printing
Format: Paperback
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No Bathroom Breaks in the NFL: What it Takes to Play in the National Football League, is an All Pro's perspective of what goes on behind the scenes in the NFL. Today's football league-and its players are entirely different than when the game originated. Authors Jason Babin and Matthew... |
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Before the Ivy: The Cubs' Golden Age in Pre-Wrigley Chicago
Laurent Pernot - University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: eBook
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All Cub fans know from heartbreak and curse-toting goats. Fewer know that, prior to moving to the north side in 1916, the team fielded powerhouse nines that regularly claimed the pennant. Before the Ivy offers a grandstand seat to a golden age BEHOLD the 1871 team as it plays for the title... |
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Time Home Entertainment
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today.Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of Fame inductee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become... |
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The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports
Jeff Passan - Harper Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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Yahoos lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports - the pitching arm - and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors.Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers... |
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The Man I Never Met: A Memoir
ADAM SCHEFTER - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful true story of loss and hope by one of the biggest names in sports media.On September 11, 2001, Joe Maio went to work in the north tower of the World Trade Center. He never returned, leaving behind a wife, Sharri, and 15-month old son, Devon. Five years later, Sharri remarried,... |
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Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto
Steve Almond - Melville House; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best SellerPowerful...an important read. Publishers WeeklyNew York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on Americas biggest sacred cow footballIn Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves.... |
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Trammell: Detroit's Iconic Shortstop
Todd Masters - Mcfarland
Format: Print book
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Recognized in his prime as one of baseball's best, Alan Trammell was a World Series hero and a central figure in one of the greatest pennant races in the American League. For nearly two decades he played an all-around game as a fielder, hitter, and baserunner--rare for shortstops of his era.... |
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Every day I fight
Stuart Scott - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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"When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live." - Stuart Scott The fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott's unrelenting fight against cancer, with a foreword... |
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Big Buck Secrets
Steve Bartylla - Krause Publications
Format: Book
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Steve Bartylla has never relied on outfitter to put him on trophy bucks. Instead, he relies on his own scouting and hunting skills. Big Buck Secrets draws from Bartylla's years of successful do-it-yourself hunting for trophy whitetails on both public and private land. This book is grounded... |
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Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For
Craig Sager Sr. - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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"Time is something that cannot be bought, it cannot be wagered with God and it is not in endless supply. Time is simply how you live your life." -- Craig SagerThanks to an eccentric wardrobe filled with brightly-colored suits and a love of sports that knows no bounds, Craig Sager... |
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The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories
Bob Duff - Firefly Books
Format: Print book
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In The NHL -- 100 Years in Pictures and Stories, authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30-team elite professional sport that it is today. From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear... |
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Ali: A Life
JONATHAN EIG - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Winner of The Times Sports Biography of the Year "Stunning . . . Eig's brilliant, exhaustive book is the biography the champ deserves." - NPR.orgThe definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times... |
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Sports Illustrated College Football's Greatest
Editors of Sports Illustrated - Sports Illustrated Books
Format: Print book
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Sports Illustrated is about sports and the human spirit that makes us who we are. With a total reach of over 25 million per month (web, social media, and print) , emotional storytelling and fierce independence, Sports Illustrated is committed to providing sports fans with a deeper, richer... |
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The Secrets of My Life
KATHERINE SUE NEWPORT - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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In this remarkable memoir-written during her pivotal first years of becoming her authentic self-Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future. |
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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Riding the Iron Curtain
Tim Moore - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Tim Moore and a rickety metal steed are back together -- riding the entirety of the Iron Curtain, where history, mechanical failures, physical endurance, and humor come together for "the Bill Bryson on two wheels." Not content with tackling the Italian Alps or the route of the Tour... |
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Geocaching Handbook: The Guide for Family-Friendly, High-Tech Treasure Hunting
Layne Scott Cameron - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback
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This book introduces the reader to the fast-growing outdoor sport of geocaching, which combines aspects of treasure hunting, high-tech navigation, and exploration.New to this book:--Updates to technology and use of social media. --Full chapter on smartphone apps.--Updates to photography... |
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The Closer
Mariano Rivera - Little Brown & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted... |
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101 Cheerleading Drills
Pam Headridge - Coaches Choice
Format: Print book
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Cheerleading is a physically challenging sport and 101 Cheerleading Drills is an authoritative collection of cheerleading-specific and functional exercises for building and maintaining the flexibility, strength, and technique that the sport requires. The drills and exercises in this book... |
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Dust Bowl Girls: A Team's Quest for Basketball Glory
Lydia Reeder - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book
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At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance... |
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One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together
Amy Bass - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and Outcasts United, ONE GOAL tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state--and ultimately national--glory.When... |
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Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life
J. Christopher Schutz - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Jackie Robinson's story is not only a compelling drama of heroism, but also as a template of the African American freedom struggle. A towering athletic talent, Robinson's greater impact was on preparing the way for the civil rights reform wave following WWII. But Robinson's story has always... |
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Reaching Higher: Mark Dantonio and the Rise of Michigan State Football
Michigan State University. State News. - Triumph Books LLC
Format: Print book
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After winning 13 games in 2013 and 11 in 2014, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio was anything but satisfied. Dantonio announced in the summer that his 2015 team's motto would be, "reach higher." The Spartans did just that. Behind quarterback Conner Cook and one of the nation's... |
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
David Goldblatt - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"... |
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
SCOTT JUREK - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable... |
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Carry on.
Lisa Fenn - Harperwave
Format: Print book
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In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer's unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds - blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family - would... |
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WWE Encyclopedia Of Sports Entertainment
Steve Pantaleo - WWE Books/Dorling Kindersley
Format: Print book
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The most expansive, all-encompassing chronicle unleashed on the WWE Universe, this New York Times bestseller includes over 400 full-color pages and over 1,200 Superstar and event profiles. The WWE all-time roster in this book has been expanded to unprecedented proportions, and now features... |
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Complete Conditioning for Volleyball
Steve Oldenburg - Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Book
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From more powerful attacks to higher block points at the net, you will reach new levels of performance on the court with Complete Conditioning for Volleyball. In this one-of-a-kind video-enhanced resource, University of Illinois volleyball and strength and conditioning coach Steve Oldenburg... |
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100 Things Michigan State Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Michael Emmerich - Triumph Books (IL)
Format: Paperback
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100 Things Michigan State Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of Michigan State football and men's basketball. Whether a die-hard booster from the days of Jumpin' Johnny Green or a new supporter of football coach Mark Dantonio,... |
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The Total Boating Manual
Kevin Falvey - Weldon Owen
Format: Print book
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If you spend some serious time (or want to start spending serious time) on the water, this is the book you need. Whether you're actively chasing trophies in a bass boat, or prefer a lazy afternoon in a pontoon, the Total Boating Manual has everything for the active, passive, new or old boater.... |
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Watch Your Back: How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Moments in Daily Life
Roger Eckstine - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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Concrete Strategies for Staying Safe and Protecting Yourself from AssailantsDo you ever feel the urge to furtively look over your shoulder to check if someone's following you? Have you second-guessed a decision to walk in a poorly lit area late at night? When you see crime reports on the news,... |
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Si-renity: How I Stay Calm and Keep the Faith
Si Robertson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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America's favorite uncle and bestselling author of Si-cology 1, Duck Dynasty's Si Robertson, opens up about how his faith has brought him peace and serenity throughout his many not-so-peaceful adventures.Si Robertson has gone from chief duck call maker to beloved star of A&E's... |
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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl
Jase Robertson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The closer we look at the Robertson family, the more we discover the substance and authenticity below the surface of these well-known TV characters. In this enlightening book, Jase Robertson gives us a deep look behind his funnyman exterior. In addition to stories of life in the Robertson... |
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Boy who runs : the odyssey of julius achon.
Julius Achon - Ballantine
Format: Print book
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In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's... |
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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 legendMr. 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 of Famer... |
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A Year of Forest School: Outdoor Play and Skill-building Fun for Every Season
Jane Worroll - Watkins Publishing
Format: Paperback
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More games, crafts and skills Forest School style, building on the success of Play the Forest School Way. This book is organized by season to encourage kids to get outdoors come rain, shine or snow!Following on from the bestselling Play the Forest School Way, here is a brilliant... |
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A Hole in the Wind: A Climate Scientist's Bicycle Journey Across the United States
DAVID GOODRICH - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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An epic bicycle journey across the American hinterland that engages the challenges of climate change alongside a diverse array of American voices. After a distinguished career in climate science as the Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva, David Goodrich returned... |
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The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
John Eisenberg - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $13 billion in annual revenue. Yet its current dominance has obscured... |
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Bizarre Competitions: 101 Ways to Become a World Champion
Richard Happer - Firefly Books Ltd.
Format: Print book
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You don't have to be Usain Bolt to be a champion of the world. This book describes 101 bizarre and eccentric events that call themselves "World Championships". They are open to anyone who dares to try but it also takes skill, a lot of passion and even more madness to become crowned... |
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Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
Juliet Macur - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of Lance Armstrong's spectacular rise and fall.In June 2013, when Lance Armstrong fled his palatial home in Texas, downsizing in the face of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Juliet Macur was there—talking to his girlfriend and children and listening to Armstrong's... |
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Derek Jeter #2: Thanks for the Memories
David Fischer - Sports Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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This book commemorates The Captains career in pinstripes through words and images. David Fischer traces Derek Jeters legendary baseball career, from his early minor-league struggles, through his exhilarating days as a Yankees superstar, to his status as an enduring symbol of the steroid-free... |
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