Sports imprint: 713 books
The Baseball Maniac's Almanac
The Absolutely, Positively, and Without Question Greatest Book of Facts, Figures, and Astonishing Lists Ever Compiled
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniac’s Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled—all verified...
Tales from the Wisconsin Badgers Sideline
A Collection of the Greatest Badgers Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
This newly revised edition of Tales from the Wisconsin Badgers Sideline weaves together a series of anecdotes, personal recollections, and research to bring readers a taste of the stories that make Badgers football so interesting. There are the Heisman Trophies hard-earned by running backs Alan Ameche...
The New York Mets Encyclopedia
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The New York Mets Encyclopedia provides the full and exciting story of modern-era baseball’s most popular expansion-age franchise. From those lovable losers of 1962 and 1963, to the Miracle Mets of 1969 and 1973, and on to year-in and year-out contenders of the 1980s and 1990s, New York’s National...
Game of My Life Tennessee Volunteers
Memorable Stories of Volunteer Football
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
In Game of My Life Tennessee Volunteers, several prominent Tennessee players of the past share their fondest single-game experience and memories, largely in their own words. In each case, it is the player who singles out the game, that moment in time which to him is the most defining of his Volunteer...
by Rob Rains
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Albert the Great: The Albert Pujol's Story is a book that describes how Pujols moved from the Dominican Republic when he was just 15 years old and worked hard in the US to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the best players in Baseball today. Take a look at how this down-to-earth and motivated player...
Pitching
The Keys to Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 1993
The ultimate instruction for young pitchers. In addition to covering all the basic pitches, it also includes sections on proper motion, strength development, and pitching control.
Tony Gwynn
Mr. Padre
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
An easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Tony Gwynn. When San Diego earned a trip to the 1998 World Series, outfielder Tony Gwynn was perhaps the happiest Padre. Gwynn has been one of baseball's best hitters since arriving in the Majors, and has had many opportunities to...
Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room
A Collection of the State's Greatest Basketball Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
It’s often said that while Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Massachusetts, the sport was raised and ultimately came of age in the high schools of Indiana, the state where politics, religion, and sweet corn fall in line behind the game played with the round orange ball.
Tales from...
The Speed Bag Bible
The ultimate speed bag training program
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1996
The Speed Bag is normally viewed as "boxing equipment" but it is a great fitness activity for the home. The Speed Bag Bible is a comprehensive training program for the Speed Bag that covers all aspects of the equipment and how to use it, including punching with fists and elbow strikes from all around...
Andy Russell
A Steeler Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Andy Russell, two-time Super Bowl champion and seven-time Pro Bowler with the great Pittsburgh Steelers' teams of the '70s, writes about his career and his teammates on those great teams. Russell writes, "The stories about my teammates are not a recounting of their many records, awards, and other...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
- Swimming A Training Program sets out the 300 swimming schedules and 115 weight schedules making up a single six-month training cycle. While David Wright's and Garth Gilmour's Swim to the Top provided the training theory, this book sets the theory into practice. Each week's program, which in most...
A Season for the Ages
How the 2016 Chicago Cubs Brought a World Series Championship to the North Side
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
No doubt, you’ve heard about the Cubs’ decades-long run of futility. They hadn’t won a pennant in seventy-one years or a World Series in a record 108 years. To the frustration of Cubs fans everywhere, the team often missed chances with soul-crushing defeats.
But after a complete teardown...
Tales from the Detroit Pistons Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Pistons Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Some call them the Bad Boys, others just call them bad news—either way, few teams carry the passion, power, and determination exuded by the Detroit Pistons. A collection of incredible basketball talent revered in Detroit and despised throughout the rest of the NBA, the Pistons are anything and everything...
by Grosser, Manfred
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2001
Although speed is, along with technique and coordination, one of the most important performance-limiting factors in tennis, apart from a few exceptions it is mentioned only sporadically if at all in the specialist tennis literature. In the rare cases when hints for practical training are given, they...