Elegant and perceptive musings on the world's greatest game from the dean of American golf writersThis illuminating collection features many of Hebert Warren Wind's most famous essays, including "e;Jones Breaks Through,"e; his masterful portrait of Bobby Jones's first major championship, won in an epic eighteen-hole playoff against Bobby Cruickshank at the 1923 US Open, and "e;North to the Links of Dornoch,"e; an evocative travelogue that established the venerable course in the Scottish Highlands as one of golf's premier destinations.
Count the Helmets is the completion of athirty-year goal to write a highly accuratestory about the people that made up the1985 AFA Falcon football team, its coachesand players, their journey through anextraordinary 12-1 season, and how theirshared experiences at the academy resultedin the development of leaders of character, ina culture of commitment, and a climate ofrespect, ready to serve their country.
It has been said that the Red Sox are part of the patrimony of the New England; generation after generation has inherited a fidelity to the cause of the men of Fenway, known throughout New England as The Sox.
Bart Starr was the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, the most meaningful and successful era of one of footballs most storied franchises.
The sounds of spectators at football (soccer) are often highlighted - by spectators, tourists, commentators, journalists, scholars, media producers, etc.
The sounds of spectators at football (soccer) are often highlighted - by spectators, tourists, commentators, journalists, scholars, media producers, etc.
';A great and insightful' (Keith Hernandez, New York Mets legend and broadcaster) New York Times bestselling account of an iconic team in baseball history: the 1969 New York Metsa last-place team that turned it all around in just one seasontold by '69 Mets outfielder Art Shamsky, Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, and other teammates who reminisce about that legendary season and their enduring bonds decades later.
La inspiradora y verdadera historia del pobre obrero de factoría puertorriqueño Benjamín Molina Santana, quien contra viento y marea crió a la mayor dinastía de béisbol de todos los tiempos.
If you ever wanted to win against the fiercest competition, if you ever wanted to have the best friends there could be, if you ever wanted to be the best coach or teacher, then you should read this book.
This book ranks the greatest players in history overall and by position by using the All- Pro Awards and recognition that they received during the era in which they played.
Roberto Clemente, one of history's greatest and most memorable Hispanic baseball stars, led a remarkable professional and personal life, until he met an untimely death in 1972 in a plane crash while on a mission of mercy to the site of a disastrous earthquake in Nicaragua.
There's an interesting point at which the psychological and technical sides of golf meet--and Tom Nieporte and Don Sauers discover this by talking with America's leading golf professionals.
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.
Volunteers are unpaid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless ANONYMOUS Volunteers dont necessarily have the time, they just have the heart.
Football FAQ is a fast, furious, and opinionated guide to the world's most popular game, an all-encompassing history that introduces readers to the biggest clubs, the greatest games, the finest players, and the fiercest rivalries.
Dieses praxisorientierte Handbuch bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die Welt des Tennis, wobei der Fokus auf taktischer Spielführung und mentalem Training liegt.
An Inspiring True Story Set in the Midst of the Civil Rights EraBy 1970, racial tension was at a breaking point in the southern town of Gallatin, Tennessee.
RIGHT HANDERS GOLF MANUALThe Right Handers Golf Manual is intended to provide players at all levels step-by-step instructions on how to play golf and is designed to help you develop your skills and ability.
The author has played golf for over fifty years, played to scratch, won the club championship at golf clubs in two different countries, and had a best-ever round of 64 on a par 72 course in America.
A psychotherapist and pool columnist breaks new ground by applying good science to the mental game of billiards and gives invaluable insight on competitive play.
The 50 Greatest Players in Cleveland Browns History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League's oldest and most iconic and franchises.
This book covers the entirety of franchise history, from their birth and struggles as the Highlanders to the bludgeoning bats of Murderer's Row and the first Yankees dynasty to the juggernauts of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, to the anomalous mediocrity that followed, to the championships and circus of the Steinbrenner, Jackson and Billy Martin era to, the run of crowns two decades later, to the years of frustration and missed opportunity through the second decade of the twenty-first century.
