Random House New Releases - Sports & Recreation - Essays

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

Hardcover, 288 pages | Crown Archetype | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Humor - Topic - Sports; Biography & Autobiography - Sports | $26.00 | 978-0-8041-3789-8 (0-8041-3789-7)

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

eBook, 288 pages | Crown Archetype | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Humor - Topic - Sports; Biography & Autobiography - Sports | $12.99 | 978-0-8041-3790-4 (0-8041-3790-0)

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Humor - Topic - Sports; Biography & Autobiography - Sports | $35.00 | 978-0-8041-4952-5 (0-8041-4952-6)

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

2013-10-29T00:30:00-05:00

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Humor - Topic - Sports; Biography & Autobiography - Sports | $20.00 | 978-0-8041-4953-2 (0-8041-4953-4)

Loopers by John Dunn

2013-05-14T00:30:00-05:00

Loopers A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn

Hardcover, 304 pages | Crown | Sports & Recreation - Golf; Sports & Recreation - Essays; Family & Relationships - Fatherhood | $25.00 | 978-0-7704-3718-3 (0-7704-3718-4)

Loopers is a treasure of a memoir about the uncommon world of the club caddy and the improbable journey it resulted in for one man. It is a perennial account that touches on the animating force of the game itself, reminding us of the reason we continue to tee the ball up, year in and year out.

John Dunn never expected that his summer job as a caddy at the local course in Connecticut might turn into something more. The lifers - as in "caddies for life" - that plied the loops were an ensemble of misfits and degenerates that made the caddy yard look more like an OTB parlor than anything near a country club. But Dunn came of age in those yards and on those courses, and after an eye-opening experience caddying in Aspen during college the magnetism of the game and the lifestyle proved irresistible. One adventure after another kept him coming back summer after summer, until - out of college - he found himself migrating with the seasons, looping at some of the most exquisite and exclusive golf locations in the world; Sherwood, Augusta, Bandon Dunes, Shinnecock, and St. Andrews to name a few. Dunn criss-crossed the country on his own big loop; working inside the privet hedges while camping on the mountains; following the back roads and stumbling across unexpected moments of profound natural beauty; embracing the freedom of what he calls the last vagabond existence in America, all while trying to decide whether to quit the loop and get a real job. Maybe next season...

Loopers by John Dunn

2013-05-14T00:30:00-05:00

Loopers A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn

eBook, 304 pages | Crown | Sports & Recreation - Golf; Sports & Recreation - Essays; Family & Relationships - Fatherhood | $12.99 | 978-0-7704-3719-0 (0-7704-3719-2)

Dangerous Games by Andrew Todhunter

2013-02-13T00:30:00-05:00

Dangerous Games Ice Climbing, Storm Kayaking, and Other Adventures from the Extreme Edge of Spor ts
Written by Andrew Todhunter

eBook, 192 pages | Anchor | Sports & Recreation - Essays | $8.99 | 978-0-307-83199-6 (0-307-83199-X)

In this elegant and exciting collection Andrew Todhunter, himself an extreme sportsman and the author of the critically acclaimed Fall of the Phantom Lord, takes readers along as men and women push themselves to their limits in the world’s riskiest sports.

In several of these essays Todhunter writes from personal experience, joining his subjects as they free fall from cliffs, wriggle through narrow underground crevices, and dive deep beneath the ice of a frozen lake. In these adrenaline-laced accounts of extreme sportsmanship, Todhunter captures not only the thrill of conquest but the deep pleasure of being someplace few others have gone as well.

Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay) by George Dohrmann

2012-02-07T00:30:00-05:00

Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay) Father, Son, and the Burden of Basketball
Written by George Dohrmann

eBook, 36 pages | Ballantine Books | Sports & Recreation - Basketball; Sports & Recreation - Essays; Sports & Recreation - Sociology Of Sports | $0.99 | 978-0-345-53012-7 (0-345-53012-8)

In this eBook exclusive essay, Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist George Dohrmann follows a father and son separated by prison bars—but bonded by their pursuit of basketball glory.

The dream of playing big-time basketball never came true for Bruce Nelson, so he passed it on to his son Roberto. His every waking moment as a father was devoted to securing Roberto a Division I scholarship. Oftentimes he worried that his son’s lack of competitive fire might put that dream in jeopardy—when in fact it was Bruce’s own actions that would do so. When Bruce is forced to monitor Roberto’s progress from behind penitentiary walls, his influence recedes—and so too does Roberto’s commitment to the aspirations they once shared. In a story that combines deep insight into family relationships with the deft storytelling that distinguished his award-winning Play Their Hearts Out, George Dohrmann follows Roberto as he addresses his life’s most difficult decisions in the absence of his best friend and most constant companion. In doing so, Dohrmann sheds new light on the larger story of basketball dreams and the pressures they place on young athletes.

Includes an excerpt from George Dohrmann’s Play Their Hearts Out, winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting and the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth Sports.

Praise for Play Their Hearts Out

“Often heartbreaking, always riveting.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Tremendous.”—The Plain Dealer

“Indispensable.”—The Wall Street Journal

“A tour de force of reporting, filled with deft storytelling and vivid character studies.”—The Washington Post

“One of the finest sports books of all time.”—Harper’s Magazine

“Amazing stuff . . . the Friday Night Lights of youth basketball.”—Leigh Montville, author of The Big Bam

“A landmark achievement in basketball journalism.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES • THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR • KIRKUS REVIEWS

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk by Sports Illustrated

2011-11-22T00:30:00-05:00

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-Between
Written by Sports Illustrated

Trade Paperback, 352 pages | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Sports & Recreation - Essays | $22.99 | 978-0-7710-8322-8 (0-7710-8322-X)

From the leader in sports writing comes a collection of stories that examine just about every aspect of the game: the players, the league and what it means to the fans.

For true hockey fans, there is no sport as great, as fast, as competitive, or as important as their beloved hockey game. The teams, the organizations, and the players are a part of their family and Saturday night is better known as hockey night. As children, we hockey fans would wake at 6am, jump into the back of a cold station wagon and head off with Dad or Mom at the wheel to our hockey games. Sleep deprived, cold and tired - it didn't matter how low we felt because as soon as those skates were laced, it was game-on! We traded the cards, we followed the players, and we watched as our team fought through the regular season to earn their rightful place in the post season. There is nothing like the feeling of seeing your team go all the way, seeing them hoist that cherished Cup that Lord Stanley so kindly gifted to the Dominion of Canada, seeing the tears in the eyes of these grown men, these ice warriors. We love this game of ours, and we can't get enough, so thank you Sports Illustrated for bringing us more.

In this book, Sports Illustrated's most prolific hockey writers give us the honest goods on hockey. They tell us about the players, the infractions, the best series, the most contentious of battles and the most glorious of victories. This is hockey in its truest form. This is hockey writing for hockey lovers and with an array of Sports Illustrated photos throw in for added benefit. This is just about the best damn book available on hockey, anywhere, period.

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk by Sports Illustrated

2011-11-22T00:30:00-05:00

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-Between
Written by Sports Illustrated

eBook | FENN-M&S | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Sports & Recreation - Hockey | $17.99 | 978-0-7710-8323-5 (0-7710-8323-8)

The Only Game in Town by David Remnick

2011-06-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick

Trade Paperback, 512 pages | Modern Library | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Sports & Recreation - History; Sports & Recreation | $18.00 | 978-0-8129-7998-5 (0-8129-7998-2)

For more than eighty years, The New Yorker has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest, and most moving sportswriting around. The Only Game in Town is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench, including such authors as Roger Angell, John Updike, Don DeLillo, and John McPhee. Hall of Famer Ring Lardner is here, bemoaning the lowering of standards for baseball achievement—in 1930. John Cheever pens a story about a boy’s troubled relationship with his father and the national pastime. From Lance Armstrong to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in The Only Game in Town. At The New Yorker, it’s not whether you win or lose—it’s how you write about the game.

Golf Dreams by Paul Szep

2011-02-16T00:30:00-05:00

Golf Dreams Writings on Golf
Written by John Updike
Illustrated by Paul Szep

eBook, 208 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Sports & Recreation - Golf; Sports & Recreation - Essays; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs | $13.99 | 978-0-307-78412-4 (0-307-78412-6)

John Updike wrote about the lure of golf for five decades, from the first time he teed off at the age of twenty-five until his final rounds at the age of seventy-six. Golf Dreams collects the most memorable of his golf pieces, high-spirited evidence of his learning, playing, and living for the game. The camaraderie of golf, the perils of its present boom, how to relate to caddies, and how to manage short putts are among the topics he addresses, sometimes in lyrical essays, sometimes in light verse, sometimes in wickedly comic fiction. All thirty pieces have the lilt of a love song, and the crispness of a firm chip stiff to the pin.

The Only Game in Town by David Remnick

2010-06-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick

Hardcover, 512 pages | Random House | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Sports & Recreation - History; Sports & Recreation | $30.00 | 978-1-4000-6802-9 (1-4000-6802-9)

For more than eighty years, The New Yorker has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest, and most moving sportswriting around. Featuring brilliant reportage and analysis, profound profiles of pros, and tributes to the amateur in all of us, The Only Game in Town is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench.

Including such authors as Roger Angell and John Updike, both of them synonymous with New Yorker sportswriting, The Only Game in Town also features greats like John McPhee and Don DeLillo. Hall of Famer Ring Lardner is here, bemoaning the lowering of standards for baseball achievement—in 1930. A. J. Liebling inimitably portrays the 1955 Rocky Marciano–Archie Moore bout as “Ahab and Nemesis . . . man against history,” and John Cheever pens a story about a boy’s troubled relationship with his father and “The National Pastime.”

From Tiger Woods to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in The Only Game in Town. At The New Yorker, it’s not whether you win or lose—it’s how you write about the game.

The Only Game in Town by David Remnick

2010-06-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick

eBook | Random House | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Sports & Recreation - History; Sports & Recreation | $13.99 | 978-0-679-60366-5 (0-679-60366-2)

Sports from Hell by Rick Reilly

2010-05-18T00:30:00-05:00

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition
Written by Rick Reilly

Trade Paperback, 320 pages | Random House Large Print | Sports & Recreation - Essays | $26.00 | 978-0-7393-7743-7 (0-7393-7743-4)

The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet.

What is the stupidest sport in the world? Not content to pontificate from the sidelines, Rick Reilly set out on a global journey—with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, England, and even a maximum security prison at Angola, Louisiana—to discover the answer to this enduring question.

From the physically and mentally taxing sport of chess boxing to the psychological battlefield that is the rock-paper-scissors championship, to the underground world of illegal jart throwing, to several competitions that involve nudity, Reilly, in his valiant quest, subjected himself to both bodily danger and abject humiliation (or, in the case of ferret legging, both).

These fringe sports offer their participants a chance to earn a few bucks and achieve the eternal glory that is winning—even when the victory in question might strike some as pointless, like the ability to sit in an oven-hot sauna for the longest time. It's debatable whether these sports push the body or just human idiocy to the outermost limits, but one thing is for sure: Sports in Hell is laugh-out-loud hilarious and will deliver plenty of unabashed fun.

From the Hardcover edition.

Fathers & Daughters & Sports by Rebecca Lobo

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

Fathers & Daughters & Sports Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and others
Written by ESPN
Introduction by Rebecca Lobo

eBook, 336 pages | ESPN | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Family & Relationships - Fatherhood; Sports & Recreation | $14.99 | 978-0-345-52207-8 (0-345-52207-9)

Thank heavens for Title IX. That dusty piece of 1970s legislation not only made an entire generation of American women fitter and stronger and more self-confident, but it also gave fathers throughout the country a greater opportunity to bond with their daughters.

The evidence fills the covers of this collection of essays by a stellar roster of sports journalists, champion athletes, and celebrated writers. In the Introduction, basketball star Rebecca Lobo recalls how her dad’s advice continued to ring in her ears long after she last played hoops with him on the gravel driveway of their Massachusetts home. Sportswriting legend Dan Shaughnessy celebrates his daughters’ eye-opening softball exploits. Chris Evert recounts how her tennis coach father, Jimmy, taught her coolness under fire. Bill Simmons proudly bequeaths his love of the NBA to his preschool-aged daughter. Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how the not-so-simple act of filling in a scorecard for a father can be an act of love. Mike Veeck, minor-league team owner (and son of baseball’s great impresario, Bill Veeck), writes about the terrifying disease that blinded his daughter, Rebecca, and how they learned from his own father’s example in dealing with disability.

A companion volume to the acclaimed ESPN Books anthology, Fathers & Sons & Sports, Fathers & Daughters & Sports will appeal to everyone who has been either a father or a daughter, or can see himself or herself in these engaging and emotional vignettes. Whether the stories take place on a court, rink, diamond, in the dressage arena, or in the press box, they are universal in appeal, and will touch the hearts of anyone who has ever shot hoops, kicked the ball around, or played catch with a parent or child—and has seen the positive effect these games have on us.

From the Hardcover edition.

Fathers & Daughters & Sports by Rebecca Lobo

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

Fathers & Daughters & Sports Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and others
Written by ESPN
Introduction by Rebecca Lobo

Hardcover, 272 pages | ESPN | Sports & Recreation - Essays; Family & Relationships - Fatherhood; Sports & Recreation | $25.00 | 978-0-345-52083-8 (0-345-52083-1)

Sports from Hell by Rick Reilly

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

Sports from Hell
Written by Rick Reilly

eBook, 224 pages | Anchor | Sports & Recreation - Essays | $11.99 | 978-0-385-53269-3 (0-385-53269-5)

Sports from Hell by Mike Chamberlain

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition
Written by Rick Reilly
Read by Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Sports & Recreation - Essays | $30.00 | 978-0-307-57794-8 (0-307-57794-5)

Sports from Hell by Mike Chamberlain

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition
Written by Rick Reilly
Read by Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Sports & Recreation - Essays | $15.00 | 978-0-307-57795-5 (0-307-57795-3)

Random House New Releases - Sports & Recreation - Essays

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't SayWritten by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't SayWritten by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't SayWritten by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't SayWritten by Colin Cowherd

Loopers by John Dunn

Loopers A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf OdysseyWritten by John Dunn

Loopers by John Dunn

Loopers A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf OdysseyWritten by John Dunn

Dangerous Games by Andrew Todhunter

Dangerous Games Ice Climbing, Storm Kayaking, and Other Adventures from the Extreme Edge of Spor tsWritten by Andrew Todhunter

Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay) by George Dohrmann

Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay) Father, Son, and the Burden of BasketballWritten by George Dohrmann

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk by Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-BetweenWritten by Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk by Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-BetweenWritten by Sports Illustrated

The Only Game in Town by David Remnick

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New YorkerEdited by David Remnick

Golf Dreams by Paul Szep

Golf Dreams Writings on GolfWritten by John Updike Illustrated by Paul Szep

The Only Game in Town by David Remnick

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New YorkerEdited by David Remnick

The Only Game in Town by David Remnick

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New YorkerEdited by David Remnick

Sports from Hell by Rick Reilly

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest CompetitionWritten by Rick Reilly

Fathers & Daughters & Sports by Rebecca Lobo

Fathers & Daughters & Sports Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and othersWritten by ESPN Introduction by Rebecca Lobo

Fathers & Daughters & Sports by Rebecca Lobo

Fathers & Daughters & Sports Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and othersWritten by ESPN Introduction by Rebecca Lobo

Sports from Hell by Rick Reilly

Sports from Hell Written by Rick Reilly

Sports from Hell by Mike Chamberlain

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest CompetitionWritten by Rick Reilly Read by Mike Chamberlain

Sports from Hell by Mike Chamberlain

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest CompetitionWritten by Rick Reilly Read by Mike Chamberlain

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

You Herd Me! Things About Sports and Life I Think but Probably Shouldn't Say
Written by Colin Cowherd

Loopers A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn

Loopers A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn

Dangerous Games Ice Climbing, Storm Kayaking, and Other Adventures from the Extreme Edge of Spor ts
Written by Andrew Todhunter

Hand-Me-Down Dream (Essay) Father, Son, and the Burden of Basketball
Written by George Dohrmann

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-Between
Written by Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Hockey Talk From Hat Tricks to Headshots and Everything In-Between
Written by Sports Illustrated

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick

Golf Dreams Writings on Golf
Written by John Updike
Illustrated by Paul Szep

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick

The Only Game in Town Sportswriting from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition
Written by Rick Reilly

Fathers & Daughters & Sports Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and others
Written by ESPN
Introduction by Rebecca Lobo

Fathers & Daughters & Sports Featuring Jim Craig, Chris Evert, Mike Golic, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sally Jenkins, Steve Rushin, Bill Simmons, and others
Written by ESPN
Introduction by Rebecca Lobo

Sports from Hell
Written by Rick Reilly

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition
Written by Rick Reilly
Read by Mike Chamberlain

Sports from Hell My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition
Written by Rick Reilly
Read by Mike Chamberlain