The bestselling author of Sprawlball, Kirk Goldsberry returns with a visual feast of a book - equal parts Book of Basketball and Shea Serrano - that uses sharp writing, his signature graphics, and cutting-edge statistical analyses to unpack how a handful of NBA superstars - MJ to Lebron to Jokic - have reshaped pro basketball and charted the course to the future of the NBA.Every few years a talent comes along that disrupts everything we think we know about how the NBA should work. Whether it's scoring, playmaking, or shooting, these are players and tactics that fundamentally challenge how the game is played and what greatness looks like on a basketball court. For a period of time, these players each become an "Atlas" for the league, carrying the weight of the NBA on their shoulders, but also providing the roadmap that points the way to the future of the sport.
Mariner Books
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9780063329621
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Hardcover
Sports Analytics
By Alamar, Benjamin
Data and analytics have the potential to provide sports organizations with a competitive advantage both on and off the field. Yet even as the use of analytics in sports has become commonplace, teams regularly find themselves making big investments without significant payoff.
This book is a practical, nontechnical guide to incorporating sports data into decision making, giving leaders the knowledge they need to maximize their organization’s investment in analytics. Benjamin C. Alamar―a leading expert who has built high-performing analytics groups―surveys the current state of the use of data in sports, including both specifics around the tools and how to deploy them most effectively. Sports Analytics offers a clear, easily digestible overview of data management, statistical models, and information systems and a detailed understanding of their vast possibilities. It walks readers through the essentials of understanding the value of different types of data and strategies for building and managing an analytics team. Throughout, Alamar illustrates the value of analytics with real-world examples and case studies from both the sports and business sides.
Publisher: n/a
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9780231205207
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The Last of His Kind
By Mccullough, Andy
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape - from the former Los Angeles Times national baseball writer, now a senior writer at The Athletic. More than any baseball player of his generation, Clayton Kershaw has embodied the burden of athletic greatness, the prizes and perils that await those who strive for it all. He is a three-time Cy Young award winner, the first pitcher to win National League MVP since Bob Gibson, and a surefire, first-ballot Hall of Famer. Many of his peers consider him the greatest pitcher to ever climb atop a big-league mound.
Hachette Books
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9780306832598
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Hardcover
The Yankee Way
By Martino, Andy
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team ownership, and insights into the World Series wins and day-to-day running of the team that fans never get to see.. When Brian Cashman arrived in the Bronx as an intern in 1986, he discovered a team in chaos, run on impulse and emotion and lacking the sheen that had defined the Yankees in earlier eras. Decades later, Cashman had risen through the ranks of the front office, earned the trust of the Steinbrenner family, and become the longest-serving GM in the Yankees' storied history, helping to transform the Yankees to glory with a string of World Series championships and an unmatched streak of winning seasons.
Doubleday
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9780385549998
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Hardcover
Fix It Yourself
By Leadbetter, David
A contemporary look at the most common faults that plague golfers today and the simple and effective solutions based on Leadbetters groundbreaking A-Swing technique. From the worlds number one golf coach, the pro who teaches the pros, comes Fix It Yourself: The Ultimate Guide to Correcting Your Golf Swing, the only guide youll need to improve your game, whatever your level of play. Leadbetters Faults and Fixes, published in 1993, remains one of the most important golf guides to players all over the world. Twenty years later, he brings us a modern approach to this revolutionary format, based on the extraordinary innovations in performance and technology in recent years. Yet while golf superstars push the boundaries of performance, most recreational golfers lack access to the technology that would enable them to take their game to the next level. If you are serious about golf, you will forever be in search of clear-cut remedies to the various faults that plague your game. This comprehensive fault-finding guide, containing easy-to-understand solutions to the games most common errors, is invaluable for any aspiring player.In this manual, you will find:- Solutions to 72 of the most common problem areas in golf- Drills and exercises specially designed to cure even the most persistent faults- Full color illustrations to take you step-by-step through your grip and swing- A unique instruction package that will enable you to identify the weaknesses in your game - and then systematically eliminate them.Golfs #1 instructor has reimagined his bestselling book, to the benefit of golfers everywhere!
St. Martin's Press
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9781250189783
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Hardcover
Pack Light
By Curtis, Shilletha
After losing her job due to the coronavirus pandemic, a vet tech decides to confront the roots of her childhood traumas by hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Pack Light follows a woman's journey changing the narrative of Hiking While Black - because the Great Outdoors belongs to everyone.
This memoir will trace Shilletha's thru-hike from Georgia to Maine as she decided to confront the roots of her trauma. Growing up, Curtis suffered from a fractured family life, bullying at school, indifferent teachers, and abuse from people she trusted. Then she discovered the Appalachian Trail, which she successfully hiked in 2021. It took her eight months and four seasons to hike through 14 states, even more impressive given her lifelong struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD.
Andscape Books
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9781368094696
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Hardcover
Golf Wars
By Carter, Iain
'If John le Carré decided to take on a golf story, this is the book he'd write.'Geoff Shackelford. 'A superbly detailed account of an uprising in professional golf.'Andrew Cotter. Golf is at war. PGA vs LIV. Establishment vs upstart.This is the compelling story of how golf was ripped apart. . The battle for the future of professional golf has been blazing. The Saudi-backed organisation LIV Golf has struck at the very heart of the golfing establishment, setting up rival tournaments with enormous prize pots and pitting the game's most famous players against each other. Led by legend Greg Norman, it has enticed the likes of Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Jon Rahm, parking its tanks on the manicured greens of the traditional game. Its tagline: Golf but louder.
Bloomsbury Sport
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9781399410168
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Hardcover
A North Country Life
By Lea, Sydney
Publisher: n/a
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9781510780071
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Tai Chi Dynamics
By Ph.d., Robert Chuckrow
Tai Chi Dynamics is intended for intermediate and advanced Taiji players. The author Robert Chuckrow Ph.D. experimental physics, has been a Taiji practitioner for over forty years. He applies logic and basic scientific principles of anatomy, physiology, and physics to muscular action, breathing, and alignment in Taiji movement and push-hands.He clarifies many perplexing concepts such as "correct force" by utilizing detailed explanations, illustrations, and photographs.Sayings from the Taiji Classics are quoted throughout, and exercises are provided to give readers a chance to confirm their understanding.Over a dozen self-defense applications of the basic Taiji movements are illustrated, and the effectiveness and completeness of Taiji as a martial art is candidly analyzed.
Hoop Atlas
By Goldsberry, Kirk
The bestselling author of Sprawlball, Kirk Goldsberry returns with a visual feast of a book - equal parts Book of Basketball and Shea Serrano - that uses sharp writing, his signature graphics, and cutting-edge statistical analyses to unpack how a handful of NBA superstars - MJ to Lebron to Jokic - have reshaped pro basketball and charted the course to the future of the NBA.Every few years a talent comes along that disrupts everything we think we know about how the NBA should work. Whether it's scoring, playmaking, or shooting, these are players and tactics that fundamentally challenge how the game is played and what greatness looks like on a basketball court. For a period of time, these players each become an "Atlas" for the league, carrying the weight of the NBA on their shoulders, but also providing the roadmap that points the way to the future of the sport.
Sports Analytics
By Alamar, Benjamin
Data and analytics have the potential to provide sports organizations with a competitive advantage both on and off the field. Yet even as the use of analytics in sports has become commonplace, teams regularly find themselves making big investments without significant payoff. This book is a practical, nontechnical guide to incorporating sports data into decision making, giving leaders the knowledge they need to maximize their organization’s investment in analytics. Benjamin C. Alamar―a leading expert who has built high-performing analytics groups―surveys the current state of the use of data in sports, including both specifics around the tools and how to deploy them most effectively. Sports Analytics offers a clear, easily digestible overview of data management, statistical models, and information systems and a detailed understanding of their vast possibilities. It walks readers through the essentials of understanding the value of different types of data and strategies for building and managing an analytics team. Throughout, Alamar illustrates the value of analytics with real-world examples and case studies from both the sports and business sides.
The Last of His Kind
By Mccullough, Andy
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape - from the former Los Angeles Times national baseball writer, now a senior writer at The Athletic. More than any baseball player of his generation, Clayton Kershaw has embodied the burden of athletic greatness, the prizes and perils that await those who strive for it all. He is a three-time Cy Young award winner, the first pitcher to win National League MVP since Bob Gibson, and a surefire, first-ballot Hall of Famer. Many of his peers consider him the greatest pitcher to ever climb atop a big-league mound.
The Yankee Way
By Martino, Andy
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team ownership, and insights into the World Series wins and day-to-day running of the team that fans never get to see.. When Brian Cashman arrived in the Bronx as an intern in 1986, he discovered a team in chaos, run on impulse and emotion and lacking the sheen that had defined the Yankees in earlier eras. Decades later, Cashman had risen through the ranks of the front office, earned the trust of the Steinbrenner family, and become the longest-serving GM in the Yankees' storied history, helping to transform the Yankees to glory with a string of World Series championships and an unmatched streak of winning seasons.
Fix It Yourself
By Leadbetter, David
A contemporary look at the most common faults that plague golfers today and the simple and effective solutions based on Leadbetters groundbreaking A-Swing technique. From the worlds number one golf coach, the pro who teaches the pros, comes Fix It Yourself: The Ultimate Guide to Correcting Your Golf Swing, the only guide youll need to improve your game, whatever your level of play. Leadbetters Faults and Fixes, published in 1993, remains one of the most important golf guides to players all over the world. Twenty years later, he brings us a modern approach to this revolutionary format, based on the extraordinary innovations in performance and technology in recent years. Yet while golf superstars push the boundaries of performance, most recreational golfers lack access to the technology that would enable them to take their game to the next level. If you are serious about golf, you will forever be in search of clear-cut remedies to the various faults that plague your game. This comprehensive fault-finding guide, containing easy-to-understand solutions to the games most common errors, is invaluable for any aspiring player.In this manual, you will find:- Solutions to 72 of the most common problem areas in golf- Drills and exercises specially designed to cure even the most persistent faults- Full color illustrations to take you step-by-step through your grip and swing- A unique instruction package that will enable you to identify the weaknesses in your game - and then systematically eliminate them.Golfs #1 instructor has reimagined his bestselling book, to the benefit of golfers everywhere!
Pack Light
By Curtis, Shilletha
After losing her job due to the coronavirus pandemic, a vet tech decides to confront the roots of her childhood traumas by hiking the Appalachian Trail. Pack Light follows a woman's journey changing the narrative of Hiking While Black - because the Great Outdoors belongs to everyone. This memoir will trace Shilletha's thru-hike from Georgia to Maine as she decided to confront the roots of her trauma. Growing up, Curtis suffered from a fractured family life, bullying at school, indifferent teachers, and abuse from people she trusted. Then she discovered the Appalachian Trail, which she successfully hiked in 2021. It took her eight months and four seasons to hike through 14 states, even more impressive given her lifelong struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD.
Golf Wars
By Carter, Iain
'If John le Carré decided to take on a golf story, this is the book he'd write.'Geoff Shackelford. 'A superbly detailed account of an uprising in professional golf.'Andrew Cotter. Golf is at war. PGA vs LIV. Establishment vs upstart.This is the compelling story of how golf was ripped apart. . The battle for the future of professional golf has been blazing. The Saudi-backed organisation LIV Golf has struck at the very heart of the golfing establishment, setting up rival tournaments with enormous prize pots and pitting the game's most famous players against each other. Led by legend Greg Norman, it has enticed the likes of Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Jon Rahm, parking its tanks on the manicured greens of the traditional game. Its tagline: Golf but louder.
A North Country Life
By Lea, Sydney
Tai Chi Dynamics
By Ph.d., Robert Chuckrow
Tai Chi Dynamics is intended for intermediate and advanced Taiji players. The author Robert Chuckrow Ph.D. experimental physics, has been a Taiji practitioner for over forty years. He applies logic and basic scientific principles of anatomy, physiology, and physics to muscular action, breathing, and alignment in Taiji movement and push-hands.He clarifies many perplexing concepts such as "correct force" by utilizing detailed explanations, illustrations, and photographs.Sayings from the Taiji Classics are quoted throughout, and exercises are provided to give readers a chance to confirm their understanding.Over a dozen self-defense applications of the basic Taiji movements are illustrated, and the effectiveness and completeness of Taiji as a martial art is candidly analyzed.