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Knuckleball: The History of the Unhittable Pitch
Lew Freedman - Sports Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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"It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike."This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball's most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing... |
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The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running
Adharanand Finn - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth, and home to a unique running culture unlike anything Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans, has even experienced.It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth.... |
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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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Best Hikes Milwaukee: The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls
Kevin Revolinski - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback
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Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? Best Hikes Near Milwaukee features the best hiking within an hour's drive of the Milwaukee area. Perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. With these information-packed... |
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The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games
Ron Kaplan - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Having grown from 390 athletes from fourteen countries to nine thousand athletes from seventy-eight countries, the Maccabiah Games or the Jewish Olympics, as it has come to be known continue to gain popularity. The Maccabiah Games, which take place in Israel, first began in 1932, and the latest... |
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The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America's Pastime
Kirk McKnight - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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With careers spanning two to three times that of an average player, baseball's best broadcasters have no shortage of history to offer. They have witnessed opening days, no hitters, slugfests, and perfect games, all from arguably the best seats in the house. From former Baltimore Orioles... |
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The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
Kevin Baker - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game's beginnings to the end of World War II.. Baseball is "the New York game" because New York is where the diamond was first laid out, where... |
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AMC's Quiet Water Mid-Atlantic: AMC's Canoe And Kayak Guide To The Best Ponds, Lakes, And Easy Rivers, from Pennsylvania to Virginia
Rachel Q Cooper - Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Format: Paperback
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Explore the scenic lakes, ponds, and rivers of the Mid-Atlantic region with this brand new guide from AMC's trusted Quiet Water series. Quiet Water Mid-Atlantic features 60 of the best flat-water paddling locations in eastern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington,... |
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