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Yoga for Runners

Christine Felstead - Human Kinetics; Second edition
Format: Paperback

You already know that running can be invigorating, therapeutic, fun, and challenging. And you are likely painfully aware that it can lead to stiffness, muscle imbalances, and overuse injuries such as knee pain, shin splints, sciatica, and hamstring and groin strains. Let Yoga for Runners...
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The Incomplete Book of Running

Peter Sagal - Simon & Schuster
Format: eBook

"Sagal has created a new genre - the five-minute-mile memoir. Combining commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you." - Susan Orlean In the midpoint...
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New Kids in the World Cup: The Totally Late '80s and Early '90s Tale of the Team That Changed American Soccer Forever

Adam Elder - University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover

In 1990, though no one knew it then, a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulleted, they were America's finest athletes in a sport that America loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this team defied...
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The Sports Book

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for sports buffs in need of an ultimate quick-reference guide, or anyone looking to update their sports knowledge.The ultimate guide to games, this fully revised visual companion explains the rules, tactics, and techniques for more than 200 of the world's greatest sports.From...
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Black Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962

William J. Plott
Format: Paperback

The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major...
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Camper Heaven: Van life on the open road

Dee Campling - CICO Books
Format: Hardcover

Showcasing amazing vans and their owners from around the world, Camper Heaven will inspire you to take off on the road trip of a lifetime.The pandemic has led to a massive surge in sales of motorhomes, as vacationers have chosen to avoid busy airports, crowded resorts and the risks of Covid-related...
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Republicans Buy Sneakers Too: How the Left Is Ruining Sports with Politics

CLAY TRAVIS - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground.Have you ever tuned into your favorite sports highlights show, only to find the talking heads yammering about the newest Trump tweets or what...
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MOX

Jon Moxley - Permuted Press
Format: Hardcover

Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where...
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Pilates Anatomy

Rael Isacowitz - Human Kinetics, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Take a detailed look at your Pilates practice with the superbly illustrated exercises in Pilates Anatomy, Second Edition. Choose from 46 exercises to target a particular body region and delve deeper to stretch, strengthen, and finely coordinate specific muscles. See which key muscles are activated,...
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Sidney Crosby: The Hat Trick Edition

Paul Hollingsworth - Nimbus Publishing
Format: Print book

Sidney Crosby: The Story of a Champion follows the young Cole Harbour hockey phenomenon through his early years in minor hockey, his dominating run through the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, his record-breaking play with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and his spectacular contributions to Team...
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