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Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game
Dan Barry · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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“Bottom of the 33rd is chaw-chewing, sunflower-spitting, pine tar proof that too much baseball is never enough.” —Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax “What a book—an exquisite exercise in story-telling, democracy and myth-making.”... |
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SEAL Survival Guide: A Navy SEAL's Secrets to Surviving Any Disaster
Cade Courtley · Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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Think and act like a Navy SEAL, and you can survive anything. The world is a dangerous place. You can live scared—or be prepared. “We never thought it would happen to us.” From random shootings to deadly wildfires to terrorist attacks, the reality is that modern... |
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Perfect: The Rise and Fall of John Paciorek, Baseball's Greatest One-Game Wonder
Steven K. Wagner · Breakaway Books
Format: Print book
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THE MAN WHO BATTED A THOUSANDA spectacular debut major-league game—then obscurity.On the final day of the 1963 major-league baseball season, Houston Colt .45s teen sensation John Paciorek—in his one and only big-league game—went three-for-three, giving him a career batting... |
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Super Hawks: The Seattle Seahawks' 2013 Championship Season
The Olympian · Triumph Books
Format: Print book
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In Super Bowl XLVIII, the Seattle Seahawks triumphed over the Denver Broncos to secure the franchise's first championship. This commemorative edition features unique photographs and highlights from the Super Bowl in New Jersey and captures the team's road to the title. Taking readers... |
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The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories
Patrick F. McManus · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories is a hilarious addition to Patrick F. McManus’s existing work in humor. The author weighs in on his childhood, everyday life, and outdoor tales with his typical exaggerated commentary that will elicit a belly laugh from all types of readers.Read... |
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Usain Bolt: My Story: 9.58: Being the World's Fastest Man
Usain Bolt · HarperCollins UK
Format: Book
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Beautifully illustrated with dozens of specially commissioned photographs, the fastest man on the planet tells the story of his life so far A skinny kid from the Jamaican parish of Trelawny, Usain Bolt's life changed in August 2008 when the Olympic men's... |
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The New Rules of Running: Five Steps to Run Faster and Longer for Life
Vijay Vad · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
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The ultimate guide to injury-free running and racing, from renowned sports medicine specialist Vijay Vad with training schedules designed by coach and 2-time NYC Marathon Champion Tom Fleming Whether you're learning to run, trying to lower your Personal Record, recovering from injury,... |
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The King of Sports: Why Football Must Be Reformed
Gregg Easterbrook · Griffin
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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Gridiron football is the king of sports - it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. In The King of Sports, Easterbrook tells the full story of how football became so deeply ingrained in American culture. Both good and bad, he examines its impact on American... |
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Basic Kayaking: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started
Jon Rounds
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2005 National Outdoor Book Award WinnerA fully illustrated introduction to river kayaking with a full-color gear guide plus chapters on river safety and reading the waterStep-by-step instruction on essential techniques, including all major strokes and rollsThis newest title in |
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Body of Water: A Sage, a Seeker, and the World's Most Elusive Fish
Chris Dombrowski · Milkweed Editions
Pages: 232
Format: Print book
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Chris Dombrowski was playing a numbers game: two passions - poetry and fly-fishing; two children, one of them in utero; and an income hovering perilously close to zero. Enter, at this particularly challenging moment, a miraculous email: can't go, it's all paid for, just book a flight... |
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Walking The Himalayas
Levison Wood · Little
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Following his trek along the length of the Nile River, explorer Levison Wood takes on his greatest challenge yet-navigating the treacherous foothills of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range. Praised by Bear Grylls, Levison Wood has been called "the toughest man on TV"... |
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This Old Man: All in Pieces
Roger Angell · Doubleday Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Roger Angell, the acclaimed New Yorker writer and editor, returns with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life. Long known for his range and supple prose (he is the only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame... |
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