Sports & Recreation:

ESPN Sports Almanac 2009

Edited by Gerry Brown and Mike Morrison

Format: Trade Paperback, 976 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $12.99

For more than ten years, the ESPN Sports Almanac has been the go-to reference for answers to nearly every sports question. From all-time record holders to yearly champions, from auto racing to the Iditarod, from the Australian Open to the Super Bowl—the ESPN Sports Almanac 2009 covers all the bases, with... Read more >

Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Written by Jon Krakauer

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 19, 1999
Price: $14.95

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide... Read more >

The Express
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $13.00

“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy

Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >

Meat Market

Written by Bruce Feldman

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.00

"One of the most insightful books ever written about college football."
- The New York Times

"Easily among the best sports books of the new millennium."
- Paul Finebaum, columnist and radio host



In this unprecedented look at college football’s secret season, Bruce Feldman rips the cover off the game’s frenzied pursuit of raw... Read more >

Bloody Confused!
A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer
Written by Chuck Culpepper

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $13.95

Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer.

After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was...

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The Downhill Lie
A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
Written by Carl Hiaasen

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.00

Ever wonder how to retrieve a sunken golf cart from a snake-infested lake? Or which club in your bag is best suited for combat against a horde of rats? If these and other sporting questions are gnawing at you, The Downhill Lie, Carl Hiaasen’s hilarious confessional about returning to the fairways...

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The GM
A Football life, a Final Season, and a Last Laugh
Written by Tom Callahan

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95

A LOOK AT THE NFL’S TOUGHEST JOB, A MAN WHO MASTERED IT, AND THE ART OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS

With a New Chapter on the Giants’ Super Bowl Triumph

The GM is a chronicle of the NFL spanning the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of legendary general manager Ernie... Read more >

A Team to Believe In
Our Journey to the Super Bowl Championship
Written by Tom Coughlin and Brian Curtis

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $25.00

After a tough 2006 season, the New York Giants appeared to be heading for more disappointment–and potential shake-ups–in the coming season. Instead, they fought their way to an unforgettable Super Bowl finish against the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

In A Team to Believe In, head coach Tom Coughlin gives the ultimate... Read more >

The Inner Game of Tennis
The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
Written by W. Timothy Gallwey
Preface by Zach Kleinman
Foreword by Pete Carroll

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: May 27, 1997
Price: $15.00

The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition, this classic bestseller can change the way the game of tennis is played. Read more >

It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium

Written by John Ed Bradley

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $15.00

"The best sports book of the year."
- Sports Illustrated

"John Ed Bradley says that all he ever wanted to do was to leave behind a pretty piece of writing. Here it is-a wonderful blend of honest introspection, passionate reporting, and superb storytelling. One of the best books I have read in... Read more >