Crown Archetype imprint: 296 books
Loose Balls
Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs, and True Love in the NBA
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2002
The first candid report from a land of fragile egos, available women, unexpected tenderness, intramural fistfights, colossal partying, bizarre humor, inconceivable riches, and desperate competition, Loose Balls does for roundball what Ball Four did for hardball. From revelations about the meanest,...
Da Bears!
How the 1985 Monsters of the Midway Became the Greatest Team in NFL History
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
An acclaimed sports journalist and native Chicagoan tackles what many call the greatest team in NFL history. Da Bears! tells the full story of the ’85 legends—with all the controversy and excitement—on the field and off.
It’s been 25 years since the Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX with...
Driven
From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The legendary NFL receiver, all-time receptions and yards leader for the Green Bay Packers, and Dancing with the Stars champion looks back on his life and career.
When he was picked in the seventh-round of 1999 NFL draft, Donald Driver couldn’t find Green Bay on a map. He was given little...
Ocho Cinco
What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
The moment I walked out of that tunnel that first time I was in the NFL and saw that 70,000 people, I said, "This is me, this is mine, this is what I was meant to do." Some people get scared that first time. Me? Scared my ass. I was loving it.
NFL superstar Chad Ochocinco is one of...
One Breath
Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of America’s greatest freediver
Competitive freediving—a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath—tests the limits of human ability...
Muck City
Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds.
The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much...
An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport
. . .and Other Random Thoughts from Childhood to Fatherhood
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Painstakingly faithful to its title, Kenny Mayne’s book is neither complete nor is it particularly accurate. Ostensibly an A-to-Z encyclopedia of all known sports, many sports are never mentioned. There’s not a word about rugby, volleyball, Roller Derby, swimming, or (shockingly) Basque pelota...
Coaching Confidential
Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
A behind-the-scenes look at the high-pressure lives of NFL head coaches
Coaching Confidential chronicles a year in the life of an NFL head coach. But not just one head coach. A composite portrait is drawn through interviews with at least 20 current and former head coaches (including Super Bowl...
Way Beyond Compare
The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957-1965
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
An answered prayer for Beatles fans and collectors, the first volume of a unique work that exhaustively chronicles all known and available Beatles recordings!
Have you ever watched a Beatles film clip and wondered:
• Where was that filmed?
• Is any more of that footage available?
Have...
by Paul Trynka
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
“Fellow rock stars, casual members of the public, lords and media magnates, countless thousands of people will talk of their encounters with this driven, talented, indomitable creature, a man who has plumbed the depths of depravity, yet emerged with an indisputable nobility. Each of them will share...
It's Time!
My 360-Degree View of the UFC
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
If you’re reading these words, chances are that you, like me, are a fan of the great sport we call MMA.
And if you’re a fan, then you probably recognize my face.
Yeah, that’s right—I’m that guy you see at every UFC match, spinning around and roaring into the microphone and...
What Happens Next
A History of American Screenwriting
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Screenwriters have always been viewed as Hollywood’s stepchildren. Silent-film comedy pioneer Mack Sennett forbade his screenwriters from writing anything down, for fear they’d get inflated ideas about themselves as creative artists. The great midcentury director John Ford was known to answer...
Leading Lady
Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
The definitive biography of movie executive and philanthropist Sherry Lansing traces her groundbreaking journey to become the first female head of a major motion picture studio, sharing behind-the-scenes tales from movie sets and Hollywood boardrooms.
When Sherry Lansing became the first woman...
Going Off Script
How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
A witty, warm, and inspiring memoir from the E News! host, Fashion Police panelist, red-carpet correspondent, author, and reality show star Giuliana Rancic.
Giuliana Rancic is best known for interviewing A-listers on the red carpet and E! News, skewering their shocking style choices on Fashion...