Penguin Books imprint: 2816 books
Catch Them Being Good
Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2003
This guide to coaching female athletes of all ages shows how to build a team and provides invaluable advice on the differences between coaching males and females. The authors include exercises that foster teamwork and develop essential skills. They also answer parents' most common questions, such...
Players First
Coaching from the Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Now with a new chapter on the Wildcats' legendary comeback in the 2014 Final Four
John Calipari, one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, presents the world of college basketball from the coach's chair, unvarnished and straight from the heart. Players First is Calipari's account...
Draft Animals
Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
From the author of the cult favorite Pro Cycling on $10 a Day and Ask a Pro, the story of one man’s quest to realize his childhood dream, and what happened when he actually did it.
Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete. But unlike countless...
by Robbie Rogers, Eric Marcus
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
**The first openly gay professional athlete in North America tells the story of his landmark decision to come out of the closet and how he changed the playing field of professional sports forever.
“Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated**
Robbie Rogers knows better than most...
by Mark Kriegel
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of the few sports heroes to transcend the game he played. Novelist and former sports-columnist Mark Kriegel’s bestselling biography of the iconic quarterback details his journey from steel-town pool halls to the upper reaches of American...
For the Glory
The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII
Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film...
Why Football Matters
My Education in the Game
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men
Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic...
A Few Seconds of Panic
A Sportswriter Plays in the NFL
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
"An insightful and . . . amusing look at the inner workings of pro football" (The New York Times) from the bestselling author of Word Freak
In Word Freak, Stefan Fatsis invaded the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving an expert-level ranking. Now, in his new book,...
Second Wind
A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two.
“There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the...
by Ruud Gullit
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
**An opinionated masterclass in the art and science of “reading” a match from one of professional soccer’s most respected and beloved international figures.
"For Americans new to European soccer, terms like 'false striker,' 'double accordion' or 'moving trios' need Mr. Gullit’s...
You Are a Badass at Making Money
Master the Mindset of Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
**“A cheerful manifesto on removing obstacles between yourself and the income of your dreams.” —New York Magazine
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass®, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you’ve only ever dreamed of—an excellent holiday...
The House of Rothschild
Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1999
**From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower
In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals...
Ahead of the Curve
Two Years at Harvard Business School
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2008
Two years in the cauldron of capitalism-"horrifying and very funny" (The Wall Street Journal)
In this candid and entertaining insider's look at the most influential school in global business, Philip Delves Broughton draws on his crack reporting skills to describe his madcap years at Harvard...
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and HowIt's Transforming the American Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
Wal-Mart isnt just the worlds biggest company, it is probably the worlds most written-about. But no book until this one has managed to penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual polemics to analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers, and suppliers. Drawing on unprecedented...