Best Sports Books

The astonishing national bestseller and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run.An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurtIsolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrat...

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At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended.Henrys fight against selfdoubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, h...

Move over, Moneyball a cuttingedge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the hightech quest to build better players. As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking teambuilding strategies to...

When we first meet Michael Oher, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football and school after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. Then two great forces alter Oher: the family's love and the evolution o...

Praise for Mind Gym"Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game."Ben Crenshaw, twotime Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain"Mind Gym hits a home run. If you want to build mental muscle for the major leagues, read this book."Ken ...

Dark Trade: Lost In Boxing, by Donald McRae, awardwinning author of eleven non ction books and staff writer for the Guardian, is widely considered of one of the best boxing books all time. This is a new edition, released in the United States for the rst time, that includes a new chapter by the author, plus a stunning cover that features a pain...

Chances are that whatever athletic level you have achieved there are some serious gaps in your OVERALL strength program. Gaps that stop you short of being able to claim status as a TRUE man.The good news is that?in Convict Conditioning?Paul Wade has laid out a brilliant 6set system of 10 progressions which allows you to master these elite levels. ...

Tired of all the latest exercise "advancements" delivering no results For less than the cost of a day pass to any trendy chain gym, you can get Jailhouse Strong. With innovation and dedication prisoners make incredible strength gains. Jailhouse Strong offers functional strength training with a workout system that is based on the training habits cu...

Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, gamedeciding moments. These athletes prove that raw athletic ability doesn't necessarily translate to a superior onfield experience its the mental game that matters most.Sports participationfrom the recreational to the collegia...

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Five Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the “most significant half decade in the history of the game.” The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others. It also presented one of the best World Series of all time (1975), including still the greatest W...

Master storyteller Joe McGinniss travels to Italy to cover the unlikely success of a ragtag minor league soccer teamand delivers a brilliant and utterly unforgettable story of life in an offthebeatentrack Italian village.When Joe McGinniss sets out for the remote Italian village of Castel di Sangro one summer, he merely intends to spend a seas...

A literary sports classic, finally available in the U.S. Originally published in the Netherlands in 1978, The Rider became an instant cult classic, selling over 100,000 copies. Brilliantly conceived and written at a breakneck pace, it is a loving, imaginative, and, above all, passionate tribute to the art of bicycle road racing. Not a dry history o...

What would happen if two statisticsminded outsiders were allowed to run a professional baseball teamIt?s the ultimate in Fantasy, baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies with real players, in a real ballpark, in a real playoff race. That?s what baseball analysts Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when ...

There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed, and in all of sport it was the elusive holy grail. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three worldclass runners each set out to break this barrier.Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized ...

Lola Levine likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom's cafe con leche, eating her dad's matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with her team, the Orange Smoothies. So what if she doesn't always fit in Lola is fierce on the field, but when a soccer game during recess gets too competitive, she accidentally hurts her classmate Juan Gomez. Now everyo...

Basketball?s most unlikely?and most soughtafter?training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the allstar players whose games he?s helped transform. Where do the best basketball players in the world turn when they want to improve their game Whom does a future NBA Hall of Famer thank at his press conference when he?s named R...

This easytouse, practical guide helps runners safely build strength and endurance, get motivated and set realistic goals, choose the proper footwear and clothing, eat right, and avoid injury. Completely updated, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material. A revised RunWalk program gives runners a choice between running 10K or covering ...

Whether you're an extreme exercise enthusiast or you're just looking to shed a few pounds, this is the last book on training, endurance, health, and life you will ever need.In this book you will learn: The 2 best ways to build fitness fast without destroying your body Underground training tactics for maximizing workout efficiency The best bioha...

For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as any other skater.It wasn't enough to knock himself unconscious more than ten times, fracture several ribs, break his elbow, knock out his teeth twice, compress the vertebrae in his back, pop his bu...

In Strong: A Confidence Journal For Runners and All Brave Women, Kara teaches you how to improve your confidence and mental preparedness while training for a race. Although often overlooked, mental preparation is just as important as physical preparation when it comes to preparing for a race. For the first time ever, twotime Olympian, World Champi...

For the first time, champion Tiger Woods reveals the five secrets to his amazing success a combination of physical, metaphysical and psychological practices he uses daily to keep his game in top shape....

?Gets closer to this marathon than an avenue railbird, and it leaves impressions not fleeting, but lasting.??Sports IllustratedThe New York City Marathon is considered one of the nation?s?and the world's?premier sporting events. A reporter for the New York Times, Liz Robbins brings the color, the history, the electricity of this remarkable annual c...

Not only is it the world's largest and most watched sporting event, but also the most fearsome physical challenge ever conceived by man, demanding every last ounce of will and strength, every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears. If ever there was an athletic exploit specifically not for the faint of heart and feeble of limb, this is it. So you mig...

Written by the late, beloved Dr. George Sheehan, Running & Being tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth. But Running & Being focuses more on life than it does, specifically, on running. It provid...

"If you are a college basketball fan like I am, you?ll understand why I?ve long admired John Calipari?s leadership style. While no coach treasures a win more than John, this terrific book reveals his greater purpose?to lead his young players to better lives, and then challenge them to give back to others." ?President William J. Clinton In Players F...

Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape is the astonishing biography of French cycling star Jacques Anquetil. For the first time since his death in 1987, it reveals the extraordinary truth behind the legend, the man and the cyclist.His list of 'firsts' alone makes him worthy of a place in the cycling pantheon: the first man to win the Tour de France five time...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST SELLER IMPROVE YOUR PHYSIQUE, BUILD LEAN MUSCLE, AND INCREASE STRENGTH For more than twenty years, Bret ?the Glute Guy? Contreras has been on a quest to improve human performance, focusing his research on the gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in the human body. What started as an effort to improve his own weak, flat backs...

Randy Couture voted "The Greatest Fighter of All Time" by viewers' choice recounts his recordbreaking career, which has made him an undisputed UFC legend. Randy Couture wins fights with the seemingly effortless ease with which lesser mortals eat or breathe. He's the only athlete to have held championship titles in both the heavyweight and li...

Whether new to Ashtanga or an experienced student or teacher, readers will find this book to be invaluable. It contains over 650 photos and multiple variations for every asana in the primary and intermediate series plus three short forms. Its spiral binding assures easy use while practicing and the hard cover increases durability.Dimensions:Overall...

The new edition of this successful book continues to present a unique understanding of the role of fascia in healthy movement and postural distortion which is of vital importance to bodyworkers and movement therapists worldwide. Fully updated throughout, Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists will be ideal for all t...

This renowned classic provides unparalleled coverage of manual muscle testing, plus evaluation and treatment of faulty and painful postural conditions. The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition is completely reorganized and has new, expanded treatment and exercise sections in each chapter. Other features include a new section on postpolio syndrome, add...

Run your first marathon or your fastest with Hansons Marathon Method, the revolutionary training program from one of the best running teams in the world, the HansonsBrooks Distance Project.In Hansons Marathon Method, the coaches of the HansonsBrooks Distance Project reveal their innovative marathon training program that has helped thousands of ru...

"Mike Keiser followed his instincts to build courses that speak to golf as a rugged adventure. Steve Goodwin's spirited book will speak to the golfing soul in you." ?Lorne Rubenstein, columnist for The Globe and Mail (Canada) and author of A Season in Dornoch On a wild, windblown bluff high above the Pacific sits one of America?s premier golfing de...

In 1956, a casual bet between two millionaires eventually pitted two of the greatest golfers of the era Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan against top amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi. The year: 1956. Decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the tenyearold caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist comes "the best Jordan book so far" (The Washington Post), the story of Michael Jordan's legendary years with the Chicago Bulls, capped by the 1998 NBA Finals and the team's second threepeat.From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspectiv...

In this inspirational yet practical book, the man Parade called ?the most important coach in America,? subject of the national bestseller Season of Life, Joe Ehrmann, describes his coaching philosophy and explains how sports can transform lives at every level of play, from the earliest years to professional sports.Coaches have a tremendous platform...

This book offers a scientific approach to understanding the practice of hatha yoga. Through fourcolor, threedimensional illustrations of major muscles, tendons, and ligaments, Ray Long describes the practice and benefits of hatha yoga. Specific anatomical and physiological descriptions highlight the agonist, antagonist, and synergist muscles that...

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A young man's journey through the Philippines' most unlikely obsession: basketball. In Pacific Rims, Rafe Bartholemew, journalist, New Yorker, and veteran baller, ventures through the Philippines to investigate the country's love of basketball.From street corners where diehards fashion hoops out of old car parts to the professional league where pol...

The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first allencompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports? mostrevered?and dominant?dynasties. The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin ?Mag...

If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a fourletter one. After seventeen yearsand countless broken bones and broken promisesshe knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close. But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot s...

When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the ?holy book of baseball.? Now, baseball's beloved ?Sultan of Stats? (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium.Like the original, The New Bill James Histor...

The definitive book on the greatest game in the history of college basketball, and the dramatic road both teams took to get there. March 28, 1992. The final of the NCAA East Regional, Duke vs. Kentucky. The 17,848 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia and the millions watching on TV could say they saw the greatest game and the greatest shot in the histor...

The New York Times bestselling author of Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football "knocks it out of the park" (Vanity Fair) in this captivating blend of sports reportage and memoir, exploring the history of the 2016 World Series champions, the Chicago Cubs.Now a New York Times bestsellerWhen Rich Cohen was eight years old, hi...

The World's Fittest Book is set to become every fitness enthusiast's bible. Dubbed the body's complete user guide, it will become the goto resource for learning all you need to know about building muscle, losing fat, eating (healthy) cake and unlocking your superhuman physical potential. Packed with workouts the author tried and tested in the purs...

Revised edition includes 100 new exercises!The Men?s Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this book is a bodyshaping power tool for both beginners and longtime lifters alike. This book contains hundreds of useful tips, the la...

There's an alternate cover edition hereSeabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crookedlegged racehorse wit...

"Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best." His legacy is towering. Walter Payton?the man they called Sweetness, for the way he ran?remains the most prolific running back in the history o...

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"Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The Philadelphia InquirerDavid Halberstam, bestselling author of THE FIFTIES and THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, turns his keen reporter's eye on the sport of basketball the players and the coaches, the long road trips, what happens on court, in front of television cameras, and offcou...

From the author of the bestselling Golf is Not a Game of Perfect comes a masterly illumination of golf's mental game.When that book was published, Dr Bob Rotella made accessible for the first time what he had learned from working with the best golfers in the world. Dr Rotella follows up the success of Golf is Not a Game of Perfect with a book fille...

Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects at Foster Park in Flatbush. He slept on the floor of a p...

From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail. Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable endurance and speed, accomplished on a vegan diet, he's fi...

The definitive book about soccer. With a new foreword for the American edition. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the ...

"The Triathlete s Training Bible" is the bestselling and most comprehensive guide for aspiring and experienced triathletes. Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven triathlon training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport of triathlon.Joe has completely rewritten this new 4th Edition of "The Triat...

The first biography of the legendary track coach, and founder of Nike, who had an unparalleled impact on the sport of runningDuring his tenure as track coach at the University of Oregon from 1949 through 1972, Bill Bowerman won 4 national team titles, trained dozens of milers to break the 4minute barrier, and his athletes set 13 world and 22 Ameri...

What happened in high school stayed in high school. Until now. Five years ago, Michael Graham betrayed the only person who ever really knew him. Since then, he_x0092_s made an art of hiding his sexuality from everyone. Including himself. So it_x0092_s a shock when his past strolls right into the Harkness College locker room, sporting a bag of hockey gear and t...

Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali, one of the bestknown and bestloved celebrities and an international goodwill ambassador, offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him. "During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing. You saw only a part of me. After I retir...

If you enjoyed seeing Pete Maravich as a boy in The Pistol The Birth of a Legend, then you'll love hearing the rest of the story in this riveting autobiography....

?The best running book ever.? ?Bob Anderson, founder of Runner?s WorldWhether you're a miler or an ultramarathoner, if you want a fit, fast, and injuryresistant running body, there's a better way to train than relentlessly pursuing mileage. This easytouse workout manual draws on the latest research in running physiology to target all the compone...

Anatomy of Movement presents a dynamic, integrated approach to the study of the physical structures of the musculoskeletal system and their functional relationship to the movements of the human body. In clear and concise text illustrated with more than a thousand graphic drawings, the author guides the reader on a lively tour of the muscles, bones,...

Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a leader both on and off the court. He's led the Duke Blue Devils to five straight Final Four appearances, culminating in backtoback championships in 1991 and '92. He has received five National Coach of the Year Awards and many of the players he coached in college have ...

In only a few short years, power meters have become an essential training tool for amateur and pro cyclists and triathletes. The first edition of Training and Racing with a Power Meter was largely responsible for popularizing what was once an arcane Technology, understood by only a few elite coaches and trainers. Now the updated and revised second e...

The Masters. For any golf fan, the words evoke the immortal greats of the game and their quest for the most prized trophy of all the green jacket of Augusta National Golf Club. But behind the legendary links and timeless traditions is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood figures in the history of the Masters and Augusta National: Cliffor...

If you want to be muscular, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without steroids, good genetics, or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on supplements...then you want to read this book.Here's the deal:Getting into awesome shape isn't nearly as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe.You don't need to spend h...

"Periodization," nutrition, stretching, peakingwho knew that so much went into riding a bike Joe Friel's The Cyclist's Training Bible is jampacked with information, easily the most authoritative book on cycling to date. Friel, a lauded coach and masters athlete from Colorado, adopts the principles of Dr. Tudor Bompa, whose periodization trainin...

Beloved German cyclist Jens Voigt isn?t a superstar in the traditional sense of the word. Although he won three stages of the Tour De France?and wore the yellow jersey twice?Voigt never claimed an overall victory. He became a star because he embodies qualities that go beyond winning and losing: sacrifice, selflessness, reliability, and devotion. Eu...

Almost two decades after its original publication and more than fifteen years after its author retired from the New York Knicks to become a United States senator, Bill Bradley's account of twenty days in a pro basketball season remains a classic in the literature of sports, unparalleled in its candor and intelligence.Bradley takes readers from the ...

The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have known this for decades and now science is learning why it s true. In his fascinating new book "How Bad Do You Want It," coach Matt Fitzgerald examines more than a dozen pivotal races to discover the surprising ways elite athletes strengthen their mental toug...

In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer to the sport and a complete unknown to the press, Chrissie's win shook up the sport. A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS is the story of her rise to the top, a journey that has taken her around the world, from a childhood in England, to th...

The legendary longdistance runner details his historic victory in the 1975 Boston Marathon that launched the modern running boomWithin a span of two hours and nine minutes, Bill Rodgers went from obscurity to legend, from Bill Rodgers to "Boston Billy." In doing so, he instantly became the people?s champ and the poster boy for the soulful 1970s di...

The story of the 1969 Miracle Mets, unlikely world champions against the backdrop of the space race and Vietnam, on the 50th anniversary of their Cinderella season In 1962, the New York Mets spent their first year in existence racking up the worst record in baseball history. Things scarcely got any better for the ensuing six yearsthey were baseba...

"A Season on the Brink" chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach, Bob Knight. Knight granted Feinstein an unprecedented inside look at college basketball with complete access to every moment of the season. Feinstein saw and heard it all practices, team meetings, strategy s...

With incredible skill, passion, and insight, Pulitzer Prize?winningauthor David Halberstam returns us to a glorious time when the dreams of a now almost forgotten America rested on the crack of a bat.The year was 1949, and a warweary nation turned from the battlefields to the ball fields in search of new heroes. It was a summer that marked the beg...

"Did I ever tell you about Wilt Chamberlain" "Did I ever tell you about Bob Cousy" "Did I ever tell you about Joe DiMaggio" Whenever Arnold "Red" Auerbach starts a sentence with those six words "Did I ever tell you about . . ." anyone within earshot should prepare to hear a marvelous story. As a living legend among sports fans, Red Auerbac...

For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and teambuilding challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry, sensible, wise way, Coach Smith takes us through every...

Is there life after baseball Starting from this simple question, The Wax Pack ends up with something much bigger and unexpected?a meditation on the loss of innocence and the gift of impermanence, for both Brad Balukjian and the former ballplayers he tracked down. To get a truly random sample of players, Balukjian followed this wildly absurd but fu...

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With its threehourlong contests, 162game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to selfreflection and obsessive analysis. It's a thinking game. It's also a shifting game. Nowhere is this more evident than in the statistical revolution which has swept through the pastime in recent years, bringing metr...

A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind...

In this candid autobiography, Syracuse head coach and long time college basketball fixture Jim Boeheim reflects on his life, his teachers, and the game he loves.Jim Boeheim walked onto the Syracuse campus as a freshman in 1963 . . . and never walked off. A man who has been written off at various stages of his career and criticized for being disagre...

HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO HAVE THE BODY YOU?VE ALWAYS WANTED, A HUGE BOOST IN ENERGY, AND THE MINDSET TO KEEP IT FOREVER Have you ever felt frustrated about not getting the results you want Do you feel you are eating the right foods and doing the correct workouts but your body still isn?t changing as quickly as you want Are you grinding through your ...

In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees seventeenyear old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyone is so hopeful. Mickey?s autism?a disorder still not truly understood even today?has alie...

This acclaimed sports biography, researched and written by the experienced and multilingual tennis writer Chris Bowers, considers who Federer is as a person and what place he will occupy in tennis and sporting history. Roger Federer is a legend not only in the world of tennis but also in the wider sporting arena. With a recordbreaking tally of 16 ...

Finally, the solution to the #1 reason we don't exercise: time. Everyone has one minute.A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiologywith little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for highintensity interval training (HIIT), allowing him to stay in shape with just a few ...

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Alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here The sport she loves is out of reach. The boy she loves has someone else. What now She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead. Across the hall, in the other handicappedaccessible dor...

Twotime All Star Shawn Green shows how the surprising lessons the game has taught him transcend baseball and compose a life well lived.Shawn Green?s career statistics can be found on the backs of baseball cards in shoeboxes across America: 328 home runs, 1,071 RBIs, .282 career batting average, AllStar, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger...but numbers te...

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If anyone knows tough, it?s Jay Bilas. A fouryear starter at Duke, he learned a strong work ethic under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. After playing professionally overseas, he returned to Duke, where he served as Krzyzewski?s assistant coach for three seasons, helping to guide the Blue Devils to two national championships. He has since become one of bask...

In his memoir, written with awardwinning journalist John Carlin, tennis star Rafael Nadal reveals the secrets of his game and shares the inspiring personal story behind his success.What makes a champion What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport Rafael Nadal has the answers.It begins in Mallorca, where the tightknit Nadal famil...

In the world of strength and conditioning, learning how to move othersnot just physically, but also psychologically and emotionallyis paramount to getting the most out of them. People are the ultimate performance variable, and understanding how to effectively blend knowledge of proper training with the nuances of human behavior is integral to hel...

With a famous NHL player for a stepbrother, Violet Hall is well acquainted with the playboy reputation of many a hockey star. So of course she isn't interested in legendary team captain Alex Waters or his pretty, beatup face and rockhard sixpack abs. But when Alex inadvertently obliterates Violet's misapprehension regarding the inferior intellec...

occer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions around the world, an international lingua franca.Simon Kuper traveled to twentytwo countries to discover the sometimes bizarre effect soccer can have on politics and culture. At the same time he tried to discover what makes different coun...

Dave Pelz's Putting Bible is the second book in a fourbook series, the Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series.Over 150,000 readers have purchased Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible after just its first year of release publication, making the book an instant classic. Now, let Dave help you shape up your game on the greens with his new Putting Bible, which is sur...

Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the gym Many guys devote so many hours to lifting weight yet end up with so little to show for it. In many cases the problem is simple: they aren't doing exercises based on the movements their bodies were designed to do. Six basic movements the squat, deadlift, lunge, push, pull and twi...

An ultra marathoner and running coach captures the energy and joy of running in this illustrated, fullcolor motivational interactive fitness guide and journal that will inspire every type of runner?from beginner to experienced marathoner?to shut up and run.Running isn?t just an activity, it?s a lifestyle that connects runners with the world around...

"Volponi, a multiple awardwinning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ...The Final Four is definitely a winner." ?VOYA, starred reviewMarch Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first gam...