Open Road: 9207 books
Hidden Terrors
The Truth About U.S. Police Operations in Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
A “devastating” exposé of the United States’ Latin American policy and the infamous career and assassination of agent Dan Mitrione (Kirkus Reviews).
In 1960, former Richmond, Indiana, police chief Dan Mitrione moved to Brazil to begin a new career with the United States Agency for International...
Israel Journal
June, 1967
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
An honest and stark account of life on the battlefield during the Six-Day War
When the historic Six-Day War breaks out in June 1967, Yaël Dayan finds herself on the front lines in the Sinai desert, fighting for her country. Dayan, a journalist, an author, and the daughter of the renowned Israeli...
Gautama Buddha
In Life and Legend
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
A “reverential and revealing” biography of Siddhartha, the ancient Indian spiritual teacher upon whose teachings Buddhism was founded (Kirkus Reviews).
The legendary story of Gautama Buddha, told by Betty Kelen in this riveting book, captures the essence of both a man and a spirit. His...
Do Not Go Gentle
My Search for Miracles in a Cynical Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
**A “**breathtaking” memoir of a daughter’s quest to find a miracle for her dying father, by the bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most (Publishers Weekly).
When her beloved father was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, Ann Hood—the author Comfort: A Journey Through Grief—refused...
The Hidden Pope
The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Changed the Relationship Between Catholics and Jews
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
From a PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author: The true story of Pope John Paul II, his Jewish childhood friend, and a milestone in religious history.
In October 1978, Karol Wojtyla, Polish Archbishop of Krakow, became Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff in 455 years. He had a mission...
Playing for Keeps
Michael Jordan and the World He Made
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist looks at the life and times of the Chicago Bulls superstar— “The best Jordan book so far” (The Washington Post).
One of sport’s biggest superstars, Michael Jordan is more than an internationally renowned athlete. As illuminated through David Halberstam’s...
Sunny Jim
The Life of America's Most Beloved Horseman, James Fitzsimmons
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
An evocative portrait of the Triple Crown–winning racehorse trainer: “sportswriting as good as it could ever possibly be” (New York Daily News).
At seventy-seven, James “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons should have been considering retirement. His six-decade career stretched back...
About Three Bricks Shy of a Load
A Highly Irregular Lowdown on the Year the Pittsburgh Steelers Were Super but Missed the Bowl
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Now celebrating its fortieth anniversary, Roy Blount Jr.’s classic account of the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers—a team on the cusp of once-in-a-generation greatness
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s are mentioned in any conversation about the greatest dynasties in NFL history. A year before...
A Nice Tuesday
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
A middle-aged man tries to return to baseball—and become a better husband and father—in this funny, heartfelt memoir by the author of A False Spring.
One of baseball’s original “bonus babies,” Pat Jordan signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959—and then proceeded to struggle mightily...
Babe Ruth
His Life and Legend
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The most famous baseball player in history, and the most enduring legend, Babe Ruth is remembered for his dramatic heroism not only on the baseball diamond but also in his life. Kal Wagenheim illustrates this larger than life athlete in his book Babe Ruth: His Life and Legends, and describes him as...
Muscle
Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
From skinny scholar to muscle-bound showman. “Easily the best memoir ever written about weight training, steroids and all” (Men’s Journal).
When blue-blooded, storklike Samuel Wilson Fussell arrived in New York City fresh from the University of Oxford, the ethereal young graduate seemed...
The Story of American Golf
Its Champions and Championships, 1888–1975
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
The classic history of golf in America beginning with the first clubs to arrive on the coast—from “golf’s most respected and authoritative writer” (Golf magazine).
Widely regarded as the definitive account of America’s love affair with the world’s greatest game, this magisterial...
by Pat Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
The acclaimed author of A False Spring profiles athletes famous and obscure in this captivating and incisive anthology
Once a young pitching prospect with the Milwaukee Braves, Pat Jordan went on to become one of America’s most revered sports journalists, writing for Sports Illustrated, Esquire,...
Greed and Glory on Wall Street
The Fall of the House of Lehman
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
The inside account of a financial meltdown that reshaped Wall Street
In 1983, Lew Glucksman, then co-CEO of the heralded investment bank Lehman Brothers, demanded the resignation of chairman Pete Peterson, with whom he had long argued over how to manage the company. Shockingly, Peterson, who...