By 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...

Originally drawn to the game by his father, Carl Hiaasen wisely quit golfing in 1973. But some ambitions refuse to die, and as the years–and memories of shanked 7-irons faded, it dawned on Carl that there might be one thing in life ...

When I die and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. That is the way it should be. For reasons known only to God, I was asked to write an autobiography. Most people who knew me growing up ...

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts...

Into Thin Air is the definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Mount Everest--told by acclaimed journalist, and bestselling author of Into the Wild and Eiger Dreams, Jon Krakauer. On assignment for Outsid...

ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo, and a rinky-dinky clip show called Sports Center. Today the empire stretches far beyond television into radio, magazines, mobile phones,...

A survivor of the horrific 1972 plane crash that stranded his rugby team in the Andes for seventy-two days--popularized in the best-selling Alive--provides his own chilling account of the ordeal and of his desperate expedition across ...

New 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...

Mike Shannon delivers a brand-new collection of true stories and never-before-told anecdotes that come straight from the insider's circle.

The author of MONEYBALL intertwines the true life story of a young man from the inner city with the changing game of football, especially in regard to the position of quarterback and the offensive linemen who block those intent on sac...

This book provides you with an understanding of how the mental game works and details the concrete strategies for developing such elusive skills as concentration, mental pre- paratin and staying in control under pressure.

A 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...

Bestselling author David Maraniss weaves sports, politics, and history into a groundbreaking tour de forceThe athletes competing in the 1960 Rome Olympics included some of the most honored in Olympic history: decathlete Rafer Johnson,...

In June of 2002, the U.S. Open was played, for the first time in history, on a true public golf course. Bethpage State Park is owned by the state of New York, and no membership is required to play there. This is golf at its most popul...

Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 consecutive weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourtee...

Former 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...

A 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...

ESPN's star comedic duo – Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg – bring their radio and TV sports shtick to the listener in this hilarious audio book: their definitive list of rules to live by. This is for all ESPN devotees, all Mike & Mi...

America's favorite sportswriter teams up with Red Auerbach, the most successful and admired coach in basketball history, to tell the best stories of a legendary life.Living legend Arnold "Red" Auerbach led the Boston Celtics...

Daniel Coyle spent the last few years traveling around the world and meeting with top coaches, teachers and neurologists in order to unlock the secret of how greatness happens. Now, he has taken his groundbreaking research and boiled ...

From 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:...

“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 ...

"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 ...

"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...

#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...

A collection of breathtakingly exquisite essays born of a lifetime of fishing.

The funniest and most popular sportswriter in America abandons his desk at Sports Illustrated to caddy for some of the world's most famous golfers—and some celebrity duffers—with hilarious results. Who knows golfers best? Who's w...

Straight 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 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...

Stories from the National Public Radio archives honor America's national pastime. Stories so compelling you'll stay in your car to hear them through—even if you're sitting in your own driveway. Peabody-winning Talk of the Nation hos...