Rodale Books imprint: 800 books
The Long Run
A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
A New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident
On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries...
My Life on the Run
The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
With My Life on the Run, Bart Yasso--an icon of one of the most enduringly popular recreational sports in the United States--offers a touching and humorous memoir about the rewards and challenges of running. Recounting his adventures in locales like Antarctica, Africa, and Chitwan National Park in...
Keep The Faith, Change The Church
The Battle By Catholics For The Soul Of Their Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2004
A Defining Moment in the Life of the Church
Even before the terrible revelations of sexual misconduct and the cover-up that allowed such atrocities to continue happening, the Catholic Church was in trouble. With a devout but aging congregation giving way to a generation of so-called lapsed...
Confessions of a She-Fan
The Course of True Love with the New York Yankees
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Two months into the 2007 baseball season, novelist Jane Heller, an obsessed Yankee fan heartsick over their poor play, announced her intention to divorce the team, on grounds of mental cruelty, in the pages of the New York Times. Her words inflamed the passions of sports lovers across the country,...
Golden Girl
How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
The story of Natalie Coughlin's remarkable battle back from injury and burnout to be-come America's Golden Girl—a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in swimming and the most decorated female athlete at the 2004 Olympics
Five years ago, Natalie Coughlin's promising swimming career was all...
Meb For Mortals
How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Train like Olympic marathoner and 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi
With his historic win at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi cemented his legacy as one of the great champions of long-distance running. Runners everywhere wanted to know how someone two weeks away from his 39th...
Grow It, Heal It
Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Where there's a symptom, there's also a homegrown cure. With just a windowsill, container, or small space, it's easy to grow an instant herbal remedy.
Whether it's a cough, heartburn, joint pain, or neuralgia, readers will discover how easy it is to treat 40 ailments and conditions using herbs...
Uncommon Wisdom
True Tales of What Our Lives as Doctors Have Taught Us About Love, Faith and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
In light of the escalating costs of healthcare in the U.S. and the on-going debate about appropriate health insurance reform, it's easy to forget about the human side of medicine and the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. In Uncommon Wisdom, neurologists John Castaldo and Lawrence Levitt...
by Dennie Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2004
Smart, hip, funny, and frank dating advice-from the woman whose USA Weekend RelationTips column is devoured by 49 million readers every week.
Just about everyone wants to be part of a couple-to be loved and be in love. Dating, a process that can be fraught with disaster, may be a necessary...
Qaddafi's Point Guard
The Incredible Story of a Professional Basketball Player Trapped in Libya's Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A Nigerian native who emigrated to the United States at age 11, Alex Owumi's exploits on the basketball court led him to a successful career as a small college player. Undrafted by the NBA, Owumi pursued his pro basketball dream overseas, eventually signing with Al-Nasr of Libya, a state-run athletic...
Yes, It's Hot in Here
Adventures in the Weird, Woolly World of Sports Mascots
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Yes, It's Hot in Here explores the entertaining history of the mascot from its jester roots in Renaissance society to the slapstick pantomime of the Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin, all the way up to the mascots of the slam-dunk, rock-and-roll, Jumbotron culture of today. Along the way, author...
Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders
A Year Inside the Professional Bull Riders Tour
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
In Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders, award-winning sports journalist Josh Peter takes readers along on the Professional Bull Riders tour to witness the death-defying confrontation between man and beast that has made bull riding the fastest growing sport in the world. Success in this...
The Road to Sparta
Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told—and experienced—by ultramarathoner and New York Times bestselling author Dean Karnazes.
In 490 BCE, Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta...
Duel in the Sun
Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
The 1982 Boston Marathon was great theater: Two American runners, Alberto Salazar, a celebrated champion, and Dick Beardsley, a gutsy underdog, going at each other for just under 2 hours and 9 minutes. Neither man broke. The race merely came to a thrilling, shattering end, exacting such an enormous...