Sports & Recreation:

The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Written by Bill Simmons
Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell

Format: Hardcover, 736 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $30.00

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA.* Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, is that writer. And The Book of Basketball is that book.

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Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Written by Christopher McDougall

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $24.95

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance... Read more >

K2
Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Written by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $26.00

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the Top

At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement... Read more >

Ocho Cinco
What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Written by Chad Ochocinco and Jason Cole

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00

The moment I walked out of that tunnel that first time I was in the NFL and saw that 70,000 people, I said, "This is me, this is mine, this is what I was meant to do." Some people get scared that first time. Me? Scared my ass. I was loving... Read more >

Now I Can Die in Peace
How The Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox
Written by Bill Simmons

Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $16.00

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Sixty Feet, Six Inches
A Hall of Fame Pitcher & a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk about How the Game is Played
Written by Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Lonnie Wheeler

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $26.00

Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.

Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored.

Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about... Read more >

Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Written by Jon Krakauer

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 19, 1999
Price: $15.00

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide... Read more >

Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Written by Jon Krakauer

Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $7.99

When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing... Read more >

The First Fall Classic
The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912
Written by Mike Vaccaro

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $26.95

Acclaimed author Mike Vaccaro presents a riveting, must-read account of what remains, nearly a century later, the greatest World Series ever played.

In October of 1912, seven years before gambling nearly destroyed the sport, the world of baseball got lucky. It would get two teams-the Boston Red Sox and the New... Read more >

The Catch
One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
Written by Gary Myers
Foreword by Joe Montana

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00

How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The... Read more >