L Jon Wertheim: 8 books
This Is Your Brain on Sports
The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
This is Your Brain on Sports is the book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them. Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers to take readers on a wild ride...
Blood in the Cage
Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Based on unique access to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and its rival organizations, Blood in the Cage peers through the chain-link Octagon into the frighteningly seductive world of mixed martial arts, which has exploded in popularity despite resistance. Wertheim focuses on Pat Miletich,...
Scorecasting
The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played,...
Venus Envy
Power Games, Teenage Vixens, and Million-Dollar Egos on the Women's Tennis Tour
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
A behind-the-scenes look at the hugely popular and often controversial world of women's tennis featuring such household names as Venus and Serena Williams and Anna Kournikova. At a time when attendance and TV ratings for women's tennis are at an all-time high, Sports Illustrated writer L.Jon Wertheim,...
Running the Table
The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2008
“A tremendously satisfying road story. What makes Running the Table so special is not the pool prowess of its protagonist but the unlikely bond between two wildly different young men who find each other through an exhilarating, often infuriating game.”—Los Angeles Times
Running the Table...
by L. Jon Wertheim
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
In the 2008 Wimbledon men’s final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So in the last few moments of...
by L. Jon Wertheim, Tobias J. Moskowitz
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Using the tips, truths, and stats they explore in their New York Times bestseller Scorecasting, two dads pack super sports savvy and important math and financial concepts into a fun and heartwarming first novel for kids.
New kid Mitch Sloan wants to fit in, but his nerdy love of statistics...
You Can't Make This Up
Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.
No sportscaster has covered more major...