The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Michael LewisBy the author of the bestselling Moneyball: in football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. The young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story will one day be amo...
Belichick and Brady: Two Men, the Pat...
Michael HolleyNew York Times bestselling sportswriter Michael Holley takes readers behind the scenes of the relationship that transformed the Patriots from a middling franchise to the envy of the NFL. No head coach-quarterback pair has been more su...
Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's...
Peter HellerA grand expedition—an elite kayaking team's heroic conquest of the world's last untraveled river The Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet, sacred to the Buddhists and the inspiration for Shangri La, has lured explorers and adven...
Sheep No More: The Art of Awareness a...
Jonathan T. GilliamFormer US Navy SEAL and FBI Special Agent Jonathan T. Gilliam brings his unique professional perspective to teach you the art of awareness and attack avoidance by sharing unconventional warfare techniques and how to think like an atta...
Appalachian Trail Book of Profiles
Appalachian Trail ConservancyA day on the Appalachian Trail is a day of ups and downs. A happy hiker is one who has looked ahead at the elevation changes for her or his day and let's the surprises come from the views or the wildlife or the companions instead. The...
Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life in...
John FeinsteinFrom master sportswriter John Feinstein, author of A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink, a riveting journey through baseball's bittersweet proving grounds: the minor leagues.Minor league baseball is quintessentially American:...
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unl...
Franklin Foer“An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about.” —The New York Times Book Review"An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip." —The Wall Street Journal"Foer’s skills as a narrator are ...
The Match: The Day the Game of Golf C...
Mark Frost"IIt's difficult to beat a good golf book, be it a good yarn or a picture book . . . The golf is spectacular, the course more so, the descriptions luminous."--USA Today"The untold story of golf's greatest money match, featuring Hogan ...
Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil t...
David Goldblatt"Brazil is empty on a Sunday afternoon, right?Look sambão here is the country of football."-Milton NascimentoNo nation is as closely identified with the game of soccer as Brazil. Futebol Nation is the story of Brazil told t...
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, ...
Elizabeth Letts#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty...
Cheating is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed ...
Mike SianiStraight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many infamous stories from the last team to play "outlaw" football.Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the ...
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of ...
Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide R...
Africa United: Soccer, Passion, Polit...
Steve BloomfieldAfrica United is the story of modern day Africa told through its soccer. Travelling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomfield, the former Africa Correspondent for The Independent, meets players and fans, poli...
A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bo...
John FeinsteinTwenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written. Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach Bob Knight and the...
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction Targ...
John AustinAny marksman knows that the key to becoming an accomplished shooter is to practice, practice, practice, and Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction Targets contains more than 100 perforated targets that minimarksmen can use to develop their...
Bold Sea Stories: 21 inspiring advent...
Marlin BreeWho doesn't love a good sea story? Award-winning newspaperman Marlin Bree crafts his true tales about the legends and the lore of the world's wickedest waters, from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, as well as upon (and in the ...
What If?: A Closer Look at College Fo...
Matt BrownWe may look up to our favorite sports heroes as gods: powerful, athletic, and able to do no wrong. Yet their fate is in the hands of decision makers who are far from perfect.Nowhere is this truer than in the storied world of college f...
"Honest, touching, and beautifully rendered . . . Far more than a book about baseball, it is a deeply felt story of triumph and failure, dreams and disappointments. Jim Abbott has hurled another gem."—Jonathan Eig, New Yor...
What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Wa...
Scott CarneyWhat Doesn't Kill Us, a New York Times bestseller, traces our evolutionary journey back to a time when survival depended on how well we adapted to the environment around us. Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans wit...
The Last Best League: One Summer, One...
Jim CollinsEvery summer, in ten small towns across Cape Cod, the finest college baseball players in the country gather in hopes of making it to "The Show." The hopes are justifiably high: The Cape Cod Baseball League is the best amateu...
The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in...
Kevin CookThe inside story of the most colorful decade in NFL history—pro football's raging, hormonal, hairy, druggy, immortal adolescence.Between the Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up. In 1972, Steelers...
A Course Called Scotland: Searching t...
Tom CoyneNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "One of the best golf books this century." —Golf DigestTom Coyne's A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, t...
Championship Fighting: Explosive Punc...
Jack DemspeyFighting techniques and strategies from World Champion and Hall of Fame Boxer, Jack Dempsey.Jack Dempsey, one of the greatest and most popular boxers of all time, reveals the techniques behind his unparalleled success in the ring. Str...
From the top 10 Champions to the most popular matches ever, WWE: Book of Top 10s ranks everything in the world of WWE in fun and bite-sized lists.WWE: The Book of Top 10s is packed with information and trivia and will provide hours of...
Mere Golf: 21 Core Concepts to Improv...
Joseph M. Durso"... A great gift for golfers." Is it time to play your best golf and, more importantly, enjoy it more? If you're confused by conflicting golf tips and strategies that don't help you gain consistency... If you're sick of no...
Falconry and Hawking: The Essential H...
Philip GoldingFalconry & Hawking (recommended)The Essential Handbook - Including Equipment, Training, Health and More Discover everything you need to know about Falconry and Hawking from Philip Golding, a true master. Inside you'll understand exac...
The Natural Navigator: A Watchful Exp...
Tristan GooleyBefore GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdso...
Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing...
Andy HallIn the summer of 1967, twelve young men ascended Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali. Engulfed by a once-in-alifetime blizzard, only five made it back down. Andy Hall, a journalist and son of the park superintende...
Pace: A Book About Running, Not Runni...
Ann Mandt HallBy request, this is a censored version of the original."This is not your typical book about running! Great stories & practical tips on how to pace yourself in life not pacing your run. I laughed, I cried. This author has a great ...
Dwyane Wade: Heart of the Heat
Miami HeraldAfter 16 incredible seasons in the NBA, Dwyane Wade is calling it a career. During his unforgettable run with the Miami Heat, Wade captured three NBA championships, an NBA Finals MVP, and was a 13-time All-Star on his way to establish...