Sports & Recreation
The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest
This is the adventure story of the year - how Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, casting an entirely new light on the mystery of the explorer who may have conquered Everest seventy-five years ago.
Values of the Game
Professional sports seems to offer the cynics among us plenty of reasons to shake their heads in disgust.
Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders: A John Gierach Fly-fishing Treasury
This is the first anthology of John Gierach's work, a collection that is sure to delight both diehard fans and new readers alike.
Putting Out of Your Mind
This old adage is familiar to all golfers but is especially resonant with Dr. Bob Rotella, the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and one of the foremost golf authorities today.
Riverbank Tweed and Roadmap Jenkins: Tales from the Caddie Yard
For nearly as long as there have been golfers, there have been men walking alongside them, carrying their clubs, holding the flagstick, offering advice, smelling not so faintly of old sweat and very new wine.
Unguarded: My Forty Years Surviving in the NBA
For forty years, he has been the Quiet Man of the NBA. As a rookie, he was overshadowed by two pretty fair guards who entered the league at the same time: Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.
Where They Ain't
Greedy owners, spoiled players, disillusioned fans - all hallmarks of baseball in the 'nineties. Only in this case, it's the 1890s.
Sports Science
Dive headfirst into the science behind sports — and come up a winner! Have you ever wondered if there’s a secret to stopping a soccer ball, why ice skates have metal blades, or how a boat can sail into the wind?
Classic Golf Hole Design
Through historical research and precise artwork, the legendary team of Robert Muir Graves and Geoffrey Cornish search their vast experience and design talents to provide coverage of classic holes, their components, and their replicas.
Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball
The integration of baseball in 1947 had undeniable significance for the civil rights movement and American history.