Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these ten gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism.
Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America's Sweetheart Adam Rippon shares his underdog journey from beautiful mess to outrageous success in this hilarious, big-hearted memoir that the Washington Post calls "comedic gold."
The 1920s are justly considered the golden era of college football.
The powerful story of a college basketball team who carried an era’s brightest hopes—racial harmony, social mobility, and the triumph of the underdog—but whose success was soon followed by a shocking downfall
“A masterpiece of American storytelling.”—Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the Grove
The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America$29.95ISBN: 9781496217110Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: University of Nebraska Press - November 1st, 20192020 SABR Seymour Medal
2019 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year
Buck O’Neil once described him as “Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one.” Among experts he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime he became a legend in Cuba and one of black America’s most popular figures.$28.00ISBN: 9780316485302Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Hachette Books - October 8th, 2019**Winner of the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award**$17.99ISBN: 9780785221616Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Thomas Nelson - October 8th, 2019Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s only authorized book revealing the inside track on his final year of racing and retirement from the driver's seat.
"Time was running out on my charade. . . . My secrets were about to be exposed to the world."
$24.99ISBN: 9781510754973Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Skyhorse - November 5th, 2019Further Details into the Criminal Life of a Former Football Star
From teenage gang member to $40 million star of the New England Patriots, from All-American college player to drug addict, murderer, dead by suicide in his jail cell at age twenty-seven…you think you know the Aaron Hernandez story?$28.00ISBN: 9781546085843Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Center Street - November 26th, 2019The surprising story of how wrestling superstar Glenn "Kane" Jacobs beat all the odds to become the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.
