There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influence within his profession.
A century before Lance Armstrong captured headlines around the world by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France, another American dominated the world of competitive cycling.
Nineteen sixty-two-it's been called "e;the end of innocence,"e; as America witnessed the Cuban Missile Crisis and the following year saw the Kennedy assassination and the early stirrings of Vietnam.
He was a small-town boy who burst onto the international golf scene with a dramatic hook shot from deep in the woods to win the Masters before the game he loved almost killed him.
Completely updated with full-color maps and photographs throughout, Hiking Pennsylvania offers a unique look into the history, culture, and incomparable beauty of Pennsylvania.
Fully revised and updated, Hiking Waterfalls Montana, Second Edition includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for 100 of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes.
Wildflowers of Shenandoah National Park is an easy-to-use field guide to help you identify more than 230 of the parks most common species - from the iconic large-flowered trillium, with its trio of white to pink petals, to the showstopping blooms that adorn the mountain laurel shrubs that decorate trails in June.
Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country features concise descriptions and detailed maps for 22 easy-to-follow trails in the Black Hills region of South Dakota and Wyomingthat allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the region's history.
Revered pass catcher Don Hutson played for three Green Bay Packers championship squads between 1935 and 1945 and was a charter-class member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Focusing on the ten most influential baseball books of all time, this volume explores how these landmark works changed the game itself and made waves in American society at large.
Exotic Betting at the Racetrack is unique as it covers the efficient-inefficient strategy to price and find profitable racetrack bets, along with handicapping that provides actual bets made by the author on essentially all of the major wagers offered at US racetracks.
This fourth edition of Best Easy Day Hikes Olympic National Park features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for thirty-one short, manageable hikes.
Skiing in movies, like the sport itself, grew more prevalent beginning in the 1930s, when it was a pastime of the elite, with depictions reflecting changes in technique, fashion and social climate.
The Handbook of Human Motion is a large cross-disciplinary reference work which covers the many interlinked facets of the science and technology of human motion and its measurement.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, situated in Californias rugged Sierra Nevada, boast some of the most spectacular landscapes on the continent: towering groves of giant sequoia trees, crystalline trout rivers, jagged peaks and alpine meadows, and Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48.
Having already penned Getting in the Game, his inside scoop on the mayhem within baseball's winter meetings, Josh Lewin once again gives baseball fans a window into the big leagues.
This seminal work by historian Alexander Bennett presents a broad overview of the Japanese "e;Way of the Warrior"e; as it is expressed in scores of classical Japanese texts written by famous Samurai themselves.
This book highlights inconsistencies within the field of sports scholarship and provides an opportunity to open up and extend conversations about the intersection of sports media and race - particularly surrounding athletes of East Asian descent.
This book looks at the potential of sport to contribute to wide-ranging development outcomes, which have been recognized across international policy declarations, most significantly in the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This is not just an instructional book---it's an insight into a sailor's approach to the sea, boats, and the ever-changing dynamic of wind on the water "e;A learn-to-sail book with heart.
Von den Menschen, die im Hamburger Hafen leben und arbeiten, ihrer Geschichte und ihren Geschichten berichten die Reportagen in diesem Buch, bei denen der Leser "ganz nah dran" ist: Man ist u.
This field guide dedicated to wildlife of Shenandoah National Park is an information-packed book that introduces park visitors to animals, plants, insects and more that reside in the Shenandoah Valley in a colorful, easy-to-use package.
