Sports Books

An acclaimed sports journalist and native Chicagoan tackles what many call the greatest team in NFL history. "Da Bears!" tells the full story of the '85 legends--with all the contro-versy and excitement--on the field and off. It's been 25 years since the Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX with what Bil...

Published annually for more than eighty years, and with overseven million copies sold worldwide, Shooter's Bible is the mostcomplete and sought-after reference guide for new products, specifications, and current prices on thousands of firearms and relatedequipment. The 102nd edition contains up-to-d...

Legendary sportswriter Red Smith characterized Ben Hogan'scomeback from a near-fatal automobile crash in February1949 as "the most remarkable feat in the history of sports." Nearlysixty years later, that statement still rings true. The crowningmoment of Hogan's comeback was his dramatic victory in t...

One of America's most acclaimed writers and journalists, Gay Talese has been fascinated by sports throughout his life. At age fifteen he became a sports reporter for his Ocean City High School newspaper; four years later, as sports editor of the University of Alabama's "Crimson-White," he began to e...

Written by a journalist who has extensive experience in skiing and snowboarding and in writing about these subject, 'Skiing and Snowboarding - The Essential Guide' is for everyone, regardless of age or fitness. It introduces the reader to both of these outdoor sports, describes equipment needed and...

How do you teach a multi-faceted subject like Sport and Leisure? Drawing on years of teaching and lecturing experience, Huggett and Manley explain the growing importance of Sport and Leisure within society - from the government's policies to combat obesity to the London Olympics - then look at the v...

This new Five-Star book presents a collection of defensive skill training, drills and coaching strategies from a selection of the Five-Star coaching staff. The purpose of this book is to inspire thought and to give both experienced and aspiring coaches the tools, techniques and philosophies that hav...

From its earliest days on frozen ponds, hockey has been a sport of speed and elegance, but also one demanding courage and physical will. The Hockey Book goes deep into the heart of the game, celebrating with astounding photographs and insightful words the great players and the inspiring teams, as we...

In Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, editor Alex Belth of BronxBanterBlog.com collects personal essays by some of the most well-known and respected voices in sportswriting and entertainment today. In these revealing, sometimes hilarious, oft-touching essays, the contributors recount their favorite mo...

Here is how Chris Klineburger and his brothers teamed up with PresidentEisenhower's People-To-People Sports Mission to bring people of the worldtogether. Read about how Chris lived with the Eskimos and trekked across partsof Afghanistan, Mongolia, Nepal, Siberia, China, and the Soviet Union and befr...

More than two million people a week rush to SI.com to read Peter King's column, Monday Morning Quarterback. There they find a potent mix of analysis, opinion, humor and inside-the-NFL locker- room information delivered as no one else can. In this book, King, the award-winning Sports Illustrated pro ...

For anyone who has ever dreamed of "truly" experiencing America's unique Everglades National Park, there is only one way: by canoe or kayak. And "Paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway" is the all-in-one guide for safe adventure on this spectacular 99-mile route. No time for such days-long expe...

Sir Alex Ferguson is undoubtedly the greatest British football manager in living memory. With a reign at Manchester United approaching 25 years, Sir Alex has brought countless trophies and records to Old Trafford and has transformed United into the most popular football club in the world. Born in G...

Originally published in 1886. Illustrated with designs and plans of small yachts and sailing boats, and numerous diagrams. The detailed contents deal with every aspect of this popular pastime. Many of the earliest sailing books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extreme...